ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, I discuss #AlienAbduction, the #awesome #AtariVCS #game by the legendary #Activision #devs #JohnVanRyzin, #DavidCrane, #GarryKitchen & #DanKitchen reunite for great new #Atari2600 #games! This one was previously released on the #AtariVCS! Let's take a look at the #gameplay from #NoFilterHD! Plus: #Atari's new Partners? https://youtu.be/xIlrJerzfb8 Subscribe,... Continue Reading →
03.20.24 XPO 60: “Commando” (1988) by Activision (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XPresso, 5-Minute #Atari2600#GameReviews, I play #Commando by #Activision in 1983, on the #Atari 2600. In this port of the super popular 1985 arcade game, you're gunning down foes as a commando in the desert. This version is obviously graphically inferior to the popular #NES version. How does it hold up 39... Continue Reading →
03.11.24 That Atari Show 65: G-Fuel Atari 2600 + Collector Box / Baud Day 2024 / Activision / Floppy Deep Dive
On this G-Fueled episode of #ThatAtariShow, I unbox & try out the @GFuelEnergy#Atari2600Plus Collectors Box! Plus: #BaudDay 2024! What's it all about & how to connect! #FloppyDeepDive is my featured content creator, #IntoTheVerticalBlank is the #Podcast, #AtariNewsline & a #gamereview for #Activision's #Atari2600#ActionPack2! For #Windows! Also: What is a #BBS? And #AtariBBS Corner w/ @ballyalley!... Continue Reading →
03.01.24 ATARI 2600+ Game Night #1! Playing 7 Random 2600 Games on the 2600 Plus! Old Skool Style! (Plus Fave 80’s Commercials)
On thie #oldskool episode of #BCB, I play 6 (er, 7!) random #games on my #Atari2600Plus, in real time, without any weird video editing or proper mic! Aand: some cool 80's #cartoons from my childhood! These games include: #HERO & #PrivateEye by #Activision, #FrogsandFlies by #MNetwork, #RoomofDoom by #CommaVid, #Alien by #20thCenturyFox & #MidnightMagic by... Continue Reading →
01.14.24 XPO 49: (DEEP DIVE!) “Enduro” (1983) by Activision (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this #deepdive episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #gamereviews, I'm playing my favorite #Atari #game from my youth, received on #Christmas morning in 1983, #Enduro! by #Activision from 1983. It's a FANTASTIC game, even 40 years later! I show a cool #commercial & discuss the game at length. What do you think? Will this one... Continue Reading →
1.06.24 Atari 2024 Predictions, Wants & Needed Improvements (w/ ‘Ethacade’ on YouTube!) (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this special episode, @ethacade (#Atari #investor & fan) comes along for the ride as we discuss our #predictions for 2024, what we WANT to see, and what @atari should change or improve! We discuss possible game compilations, possible company acquisitions, and how Atari could leverage its acquired IP's &... Continue Reading →
10.11.23 XPO 36: FISHING DERBY (1980) By Activision (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #FishingDerby by #Activision way back in 1980. This #game was created by legendary #gamedesigner #DavidCrane, who made many classic #Atari 2600 games, created #Activision, the first 3rd party game publisher & more! Will this #fishing game turn up a big catch or a wrecked old... Continue Reading →
08.22.23 XPO 29 “Barnstorming” (1982) by Activision (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #Game #Reviews, I play #Barnstorming, by #SteveCartwright & #Activision in 1982. In this game, you're #flying a #biplane & your mission is to #race to the end of the level, dodging #geese & #windvanes, whilst trying to make it through each #barn. How does this #Atari #game fare... Continue Reading →
08.16.23 XPO 27: “Oink!” (1983) by Activision (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #Game #Reviews, I play #Oink! by #Activision from 1983! This game is a take on the #kids story, #thethreelittlepigs & you play either the 3 #pigs in 1 player mode vs the CPU #wolf, or in #2player #mode you take on a combination of the two! It's an... Continue Reading →
07.11.23 BCB’s Java Junction 5: Homebrews & Atari Age / Microsoft-Activision / Blizzard Acquisition Nears Approval
It's 7/11! Know what that means? It's time for #JavaJunction!! This episode, I discuss #AtariAge getting out of the #unlicensed #Atari #homebrew #sales biz AND what this means for homebrew collectors & lovers as well as for #AtariVCS fans! There are many sides to this story! Plus: It was announced today that the #Microsoft Acquisition... Continue Reading →