ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // It leaked last night on @MichaelBtheGameGenie's #YouTube channel that #Atari & #Arcade1Up are Teaming up for the #Atari50 #HomeArcade #Cabinet! This will drop this Fall for around $500 & features 14 Atari #Arcade #Games & 40 #Atari2600 classics, as well! Plus WIFI & other Deluxe Cab enhancements! Let's discuss! Interested?!... Continue Reading →
07.27.23 XPO 21: “Pac-Man” (1982) by Atari, Inc. (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play one of Atari's most talked about and profitable #games of all-time, an iconic #Atari #2600 #game, #PacMan. This game was licensed by #Namco & released in 1982 to great anticipation, which the game unfortunately did not live up to. However, it's a classic one for... Continue Reading →
07.25.23 XPO 22: “Dishaster” (1983) by ZiMag (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I'm taking a mini break from my #Summer theme of related games. This time, I dare to play #Dishaster by #ZIMAG from back in 1983. In this game, you're this creepy blonde-haired little (evil?) girl balancing #plates. Yep. #BalancingPlates. That's about it! I read you a bit... Continue Reading →
07.24.23 That Atari Show #48: GameFreak (Interview Pt. 1 & 2) Atari, Evercade, Home Arcade, Punk Rock & More!
On this episode of #ThatAtariShow, Brad w/ @GameFreak1976 here on #YouTube joins me for a 2-parter! He's a #contentcreator on YT & covers #Atari, #Evercade, #PS5, #SuperPocket & more! Brad discusses being in a #punkrock #band & his childhood #memories of #gaming, which span from the #Atari2600 all the way to current times with the... Continue Reading →
07.20.23 XPO 20: “River Patrol” (1984) by Tigervision (XpressO: Atari 5-Minute Game Reviews)
This time, we're moseying down the river in #RiverPatrol, a 1984 #Tigervision #game for the #Atari2600 based on a popular 1981 #arcade game. In this one, you're a captain on a leaking boat, rescuing crewmates from #crocodiles, vicious #whirlpools & other #river #terrors, while trying to make it to the #dam. Floating #logs & #boulders... Continue Reading →
07.18.23 XPO 19: “Lochjaw” AKA “Shark Attack” (1982) by Apollo (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #Lochjaw, AKA #SharkAttack, by #Apollo in 1982. It's shark season! For a fun #Summer #Atari #game, I decided to dive into the murky depths of this little lost jewel. You're picking up diamonds from a crashed Spanish Galleon from the early sixteenth century, but a... Continue Reading →
07.17.23 No Filter HD 22: “Putzing Around the Atari VCS” Plus: Tower of Rubble & Amoeba Jump Re-Play!
On this episode of #NoFilter HD, I #putz around the #AtariVCS, showing #newusers some #game #trailers & do a little #friendslist #management. I also show #newusers around the OS, giving a general #overview of the #VCS. I play #TowerofRubble & #AmoebaJump AGAIN, which are 2 amazing #Atari2600 #homebrew #games recently ported to the #Atari #VCS!... Continue Reading →
07.13.23 XPO 18: “Glacier Patrol” (1988) by Telegames (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
In episode 18, I decided to take a slippery #diversion during our #hot #Summer, the super-rare #GlacierPatrol! It's a 1983 game that was made by #Apollo but never released until 1988 by #Telegames when they purchased it. In this chilly romp around the ice, you're protecting Earth from a mysterious #Aquafreeze craft in the sky,... Continue Reading →
07.13.23 “Lunar Lander Beyond” Announced! A Reimagining of the 1979 Arcade Classic by Atari! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // #Atari just announced that #LunarLander, a 1979 #classic #arcadegame, will be #reimagined as #LunarLanderBeyond! By #DreamsUncorporated! Let's watch that #Trailer! What do you think? Is this game overdue for a reimagining? Let me know below in comments! #AtariVCS #VCS #arcade #arcadegame #game #classicgame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmSBLmwUYhA&t=1s
07.12.23 XPO # 17: “Reactor” (1983) by Parker Bros (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #Game #Reviews, I take a look at #Reactor, which was released in 1983 by #ParkerBrothers for the #Atari #2600! This is based on the 1982 #Gottlieb #arcade game! In this game, your job is knock particles into rods which slow down the overheating of the reactor core! Will... Continue Reading →