All Things Atari, Vintage Gaming & More
On this episode of Atari Stories, I read you an article on Kotaku.com titled "Sex, Pong & Pioneers: What Atari Was Really Like, According to the Women Who Were There." By Cecilia D'Anastasio from 2018. According to this article, there was some wild sexism going on and perhaps while Nolan Bushnell, reportedly, turned a blind... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #AtariNewsline, I peel back the covers on the unreleased & legendary #AtariMirai console. It was discovered only recently in an #Atari warehouse after the company shuttered some offices. Was it a partnership with #SNK to released #NeoGeo like collaboration #games or was it meant to be the #16bit successor to the... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #BCB, I #review the #Sears #Telegames #VideoArcadeII! This system came out in 1983 and was actually my very first #Atari #gameconsole as a kid in the early 80's. (It came with some funky controllers, to be sure!) Being reunited with the #console after all these years is very nostalgic. But how... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #Unboxd, I give you a slew of #unboxings going back to #October through #December 2024! These include the #raw & #unedited#videos I created for some of my most recent, timely #Atari videos! Including the #Atari7800Plus, some cool #retro#Vinyl, the #SuperPockets (#Atari & #Technos), the #R1 by #Rabbit, some #PacMan, and much,... Continue Reading →
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 →
On this special #Thanksgiving episode, I go down the rabbit hole of #AtariHotels. Fact or Fiction? Are they actually being built or is this just some crypto pipe dream? Plus: The Future of #Arcades & #atarinewsline. Also: The latest news on #AtariNewsline, and!!! a bonus... #AtariShow#Cinema returns with "#ADayForThanksgiving" from 1951 to celebrate the #holidays... Continue Reading →
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 →
On this episode of #BCB, I play #Atari50 #TheWiderWorldofAtari! This is the NEW #DLC content for #Atari50 #TheAnniversaryCelebration by @DigitalEclipse! In this 2 part series, I play the #classic new additions to this amazing collection, including #Avalanche & #SubmarineCommander, and read the extra info, plus, #interviews with #EvelynSoto, #WadeRosen, #AlAlcorn, #TodFrye & more! Subscribe, LIke... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #BCB, I take you on a #tour of the #NationalVideoGameMuseum on my nephew Damian's 12th #birthday! The trip includes older consoles like #Atari, #Intellivision, #Fairchild, #Nintendo, #Sega & more! Plus: #Pokemon exhibit, 70's & 80's bedrooms, #Atari #prototypes, #NES & #vintagecomputing goodness! And at the end, a cool #retro 80's #arcade!... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. SPECIAL REPORT. // On this #AtariNewsline#specialreport, I take you back to #1983, where #Atari#ComputerCamps were a thing. I show you an #NBC#TheTodayShow piece titled #AtariCamps & then follow it up with the full 30 minute #documetnary, #TheMagicRoom from 1983, which showcases a series of vignettes with kids enjoying learning how to #program, ride... Continue Reading →
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