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 →
11.29.24 AMAZON on STRIKE! Will This Affect Your 7800+ Order? Plus: Meeting a Great Friend & Supporter @ NVGM! (Atari Newsline)
95 views Premiered Nov 29, 2024 UNITED STATESATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, @amazon on STRIKE?! (Article by @ABCNews) In #Atari terms, will this affect your @Atari #7800Plus#Amazon order? Plus: Meeting a great #friend & #supporter @ the #NationalVideoGameMuseum ! (#NVGM() In Frisco, TX! Let's discuss! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZYO6UuS38&t=50s Subscribe, LIke & Comment! Thanks... 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 →
11.16.24 Atari Stories #8: “The Joy of Atari Podcasts!” (Part 2) Incl: Into the Vertical Blank, Atari Bytes, Atari 5200 & 7800 Podcasts & more!
On this episode of #AtariStories, I continue on with "The Joy of #Atari #Podcasts"! In part 2, I discuss some more of my faves! (In no particular order!) These include: #IntotheVerticalBlank, #AtariBytes, #Atari5200 Podast, #Atari7800 #Podcast & The Official #AtariGames Podcast! I talk about some of the latest episodes, personal insights & more! https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GKnxfThm6rSQ16L8uFSWO?si=6QcB_iN5RJanvMtKUbkCXA
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 →
11.12.24 That Atari Show 83: “SEVEN of 7” (Interview w/ Atari Content Creator. “From Art to Atari”) + Atari Newsline!
On this episode of #ThatAtariShow, I interview @Sevenof7, #Atari #ContentCreator & #Artist. He details his journey from #Art on #Mixer & #YouTube and his creative evolution of focusing on @Atari! We discuss his childhood #gaming memories, what he thinks about the #AtariVCS, #WadeRosen & more! This double episode is fun & easy going, you know,... Continue Reading →
10.24.24 ATARI Special Deliveries! Incl. Atari Special Edition, Super Pocket, Haunted House Dad Hat, Yars Rising & More! (Atari Newsline)
On this episode of #AtariNewsline, it's a fun-filled #Atari #SpecialDelivery episode! In this one, I unbox the latest @Atari mail & unbox some of the coolest stuff, ranging from the NEW Atari #SpecialEdition #SuperPocket by #HyperMegaTech (aka #Blaze), an Atari #FannyPack, #YarsRising from @WayForward & Atari, a #game for the #Arcadia #Supercharger for the #Atari2600,... Continue Reading →
10.08.24 That Atari Show 81: Top 30 Atari Games for The 400 Mini! (M.A.D. Review, Podcasts & 8Bit, Atari 5200)
On this episode of #ThatAtariShow! Top 30 #Atari#Games for the #Atari #400Mini! I use the #AtariAge list as a basis & change a few around, including #Atari5200 and @Atari #8bitcomputer#games, from #Megamania to great #homebrews like #Flob to #Turmoil, #Arkanoid, #PrinceofPersia, to #pitfall2 #LostCaverns to #Qbert & more! Which are your favorites? And# #AtariNewsline is... Continue Reading →
10.05.24 BCB 141: ‘ATARI 50: THE WIDER WORLD OF ATARI’ Review! (DLC #1, Talkthru & Gameplay, Pt 2 of 2)
On this episode of #BCB, I continue on with my 2 part #talkthru, #gameplay & #review of the NEW #DLC content for #Atari50 #TheAnniversaryCelebration, #TheWiderWorldofAtari! Feat. more than 19 games, ranging from 4 verzions of #Berzerk, #AtariVideoCube, #SuperFootball, #OffTheWall, #MotoRodeo, #doubledunk, #Aquaventure, #Atari #Homebrew & much, much more! What's my final verdict on this new... Continue Reading →
09.25.24 XPO2 (Ep1) “Asteroids” (1982; Atari, Inc.) for 5200 (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari Game Reviews)
(Premieres WED 9/25 @ 8a MDT!) On this first episode of #Xpresso Squared, I take a look at #Atari5200 #games & review them with a modern eye, but also with a nostalgic eye. In this first episode, I play the #unreleased launch title, #Asteroids for the #Atari5200, which never made it to a public release... Continue Reading →