ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // Spin that wheel! So, an @Atari #gameshow is in the works? Let's read the press release! What do u think? Plus: I go #Frantic for #Antic with my buddy @ballyalley on #ThatAtariShow this week! AND: won my January 2024 #Atari2600 #game #contest? I spin the wheel! Also, enter the February... Continue Reading →
02.02.24 FRENZY 7800, a Port of the 1982 Sequel to BERZERK, is OUT NOW on Atari VCS! Let’s Take a Look! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline, I'm proud to report that #Frenzy7800 is out NOW on the #AtariVCS! This is a 2013 port of #Frenzy, the 1982 sequel to #Berzerk, the #arcade #classic! This #game by #BobDecrescenzo is an amazing port! This version also features his version of Berzerk! What do u think?... Continue Reading →
01.29.24 NEW Atari & Numskull Releases! New CX78+ Gamepad & More! Ninja Golf, Food Fight & Fatal Run 7800! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // Today, @Atari officially announced the brand new #CX78+ #Gamepad (aka #Joypad) for the #Atari2600Plus! This is backwards compatible, of course! Plus: New #games announced thru #atarixp! #FatalRun, #NinjaGolf & #FoodFight 7800 are now up for preorder! These play on the #2600Plus and more! Also: #Numskull announces #Atari physical cart releases!... Continue Reading →
01.19.24 ATARI Files for Trademark for ROGUE, a 44-Year-Old Game by Epyx! What does it all mean? (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. My good friend @ethacade gave me the heads up on this story today! @Atari has filed to acquire the #traedemark & IP for #Rogue, a 44-Year-Old #game by now defunct #Epyx! What does it all mean? Let's read the press release & discuss! Is #Atari in the process of buying some... Continue Reading →
01.18.24 ATARI Sneakers, an ATARI Movie & more about the ATARI 400 MINI! (Plus: LUNAR LANDER BEYOND!) (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, let's discuss the latest: #Atari #Sneakers by #Curiuma, a possible @Atari #Movie?! Let's read the press release! And: a new article about the #400Mini by #BenjEdwards @ #ArsTechnica! Let's read it! Bonus: a NEW #LunarLanderBeyond #trailer has dropped... but what's it missing?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENd2_XuFPTo
01.15.24 That Atari Show 61: “30 Atari 2600+ Gems” (400 Mini/My Arcade, G-Fuel, Mr Run & Jump, Berzerk, Book)
On this episode of #ThatAtariShow, I delve into 30+ #Atari #Gems for your #Atari #2600Plus! These include #Atari7800 & #Atari2600 Classics! (Think: #Asteroids, #Bowling, #Solaris, #Moonsweeper, @FoodFight & the like.) Plus: Creator Space (@highretrogamelord & @maqkarra), Book Nook ("Your Atari Computer" by Poole, McNiff & Cook), and I feature 2 #gamereviews: #MrRunandJump & #BerzerkEnhanced for... Continue Reading →
01.11.24 Atari & Plaion Announce Atari 400 Mini Personal Computer Console! Plus: What My Arcade Didn’t Say (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline early update, I'm SUPER excited to announce that @Atari & #Plaion have officially announced the #Atari400Mini! This is an awesome recreation of the classic #Atari400 #8bitcomputer that launched in 1979! Let's take a look! Plus: What @MyArcaderetro didn't tell us in those initial promo reels for the... 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 →
01.05.23 ATARI & G-FUEL Enter Partnership! + “HARPY’S CURSE,”CIRCUS INTERSTELLAR,” “SKYFRIZZ” & “POLYGUNR” Atari VCS News! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this jam-packed #AtariNewsline update for the new year, I discuss @Atari & #GFuel's #Partnership! More news broke as I was recording this, let's take a look! Plus: #HarpysCurse is OUT NOW for the #AtariVCS! by the great Todd Furmanski (who created the #DragonTrilogy #Atari7800 #Games which came out recently... Continue Reading →
01.01.24 THAT ATARI SHOW 60: Paul Docherty, Director on HEART OF NEON (Jeff Minter Documentary), New 2600+ Firmware, Ferg’s Back!
On this first #ThatAtariShow of 2024, I sit down with #PaulDocherty, #director & #editor on @heartofneon, a new #documentary about #JeffMinter due out early this year! We discuss his first meeting with Jeff, #gamingmemories, his favorite #Llamasoft #games, what's in store & much more! Plus: #PodcastBlast is back! #Ferg's return! And: #AtariNewsline is here with... Continue Reading →