(episode 382) ATARI NEWSLINE. ATARI SPECIAL DELIVERY! / On this episode, I #unbox a cool #book about our favorite company, @atari! The #Atari 2600/7800 #AVisualCompendium by @BitmapBooks is a phenomenal value for about $50 that encompasses over 500 pages & over 200 Atari #games! Let's unbox it & take a look! Is this a good... Continue Reading →
06.03.25 [AN-369] Atari Spring Sale @ GOG! + THAT ATARI SHOW Season 3 Promo! + Latest 2 Merch Drops + BIGPEMU Update! (Atari Newsline Episode 369)
(episode 369) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, #Atari is having a #SpringSale on #GOG, let's go take a look! Plus: #ThatAtariShow Season 3 #Promo#SneakPeek! Lots of fun coming! + The latest 2 @Atari #Merch Drops! + #BIGPEMU gets a nice #update! Let's discuss it all.. on this Newsline update! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rbA5QcYMfo Subscribe,... Continue Reading →
05.31.25 [AN-368] NEW Atari ‘Plus’ Console Feedback! What do U wanna see? Plus: Atari Needs a Roadmap! (Viewer Feedback Special!)
(episode 368) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // More #Atari#Plus#Console#Feedback! I share viewer feedback with you! Atari recently announced they are working on NEW #AtariPlus hardware additions! What are they? Let's discuss it all! New #IntellivisionPlus? Or a #5200Plus? #VCSPlus? #JagPlus? #LynxPlus?! Also: Atari Needs a #Roadmap! Yes or no? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tjUF-VJwk4 Subscribe, Like & Comment! Thanks... Continue Reading →
05.03.25 BOUNTY BOB STRIKES BACK:7800 now on ATARI VCS! Bob Decrescenzo’s Awesome Homebrew Port! Let’s play! (Atari Newsline Ep 357)
(episode 357) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // Today, #BountyBobStrikesBack 7800 was made available on the #AtariVCS! This is an awesome #homebrew#port of the #atari5200#sequel to #Miner2049'er! Featuring #YukonYohan and such! A fantastic #game! Let's take a look & see some gameplay from back in December 2024 when I did a #gamereview on #BCB! Also: #AtariNewsline#ThePodcast... Continue Reading →
12.26.24 XPO2: (Ep7) Deep Dive! “Super Breakout” (1982) by Atari (XpressO: 5-Min Atari 5200 Game Reviews)
On this #deepdive! double episode of #XpressO2, #Atari5200 #GameReviews, I play #SuperBreakout, a pack-in title for the console back in 1982. It's a port of the famous #sequel to #Breakout, which was created by #SteveWozniak, co-creator of #applecomputers. It's the classic brick busting game of #Atari lore. How did this pack-in version compare to the... Continue Reading →
12.23.24 Atari Stories #9: “It’s a Holly, Jolly Atari Christmas!” (Spotify Audio-Only Podcast)
On a NEW #AtariStories! "It's a Holly, Jolly #Atari#Christmas!" Feat. 4 listener stories, incl. one from @YorkiesTV! Plus: #BCB's most favorite new @Atari game, ways to live more #mindfully in 2025 & more! Only on @Spotify! Subscribe today! #Gaming Click: https://tinyurl.com/pbuadwv6
12.11.24 XPO2: (Ep6) “QIX” (1982) by Atari, Inc. (XpressO2: 5-Min Atari 5200 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO2, I play #QIX for the #Atari5200! This game, first developed by a husband/wife team & later #Taito, was a commercial hit in the #arcades in the early 80's. In fact, it was the first #arcade game I ever played back in the day. In this #puzzler, you're drawing lines, claiming... Continue Reading →
11.19.24 ATARI Theatre Vol. 4: ATARI 5200 SuperSystem Videos & More! (Commercials & Promos, 1982-1984) (Atari Newsline Special)
It came in like a lion and left like a lamb. The #Atari5200 #SuperSystem was lauded as the 'next best thing,' but in fact, was cancelled in 1984 to make way for the #Atari7800, which did not appear on store shelves until two full years later. There are only a handful of #commercials & #videos... Continue Reading →
11.13.24 XPO2: (ep5) “Frisky Tom” (1983: Unreleased) by Jorudan (XpressO2: 5-Minute Atari 5200 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO2, 5-Minute #Atari5200 #GameReviews, I play #FriskyTom by #Jorudan in 1983. This is a port of a game by Nichibutsu based on a boy who is trying to repair damaged pipes... damaged by deranged mice, and his one goal is to keep the water flowing to an assumingly pretty woman in... Continue Reading →
03.30.24 BCB 132: THE 400 MINI – UNBOXING & GAMEPLAY! MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS!
On this episode of #BCB, I unbox & play #The400Mini by @atari! This cool, miniaturized retro-#games #console/#computer was released on March 28, 2024. I unbox the mini console, play the #games & give you my final impressions score at the end. (This is in lieu of a FULL REVIEW which will be coming in the... Continue Reading →