(episode 357) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // Today, #BountyBobStrikesBack 7800 was made available on the #AtariVCS! This is an awesome #homebrew#port of the #atari5200#sequel to #Miner2049'er! Featuring #YukonYohan and such! A fantastic #game! Let's take a look & see some gameplay from back in December 2024 when I did a #gamereview on #BCB! Also: #AtariNewsline#ThePodcast... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE: THE PODCAST Now Available on APPLE PODCASTS!
TODAY is an awesome day... #AtariNewsline#ThePodcast is NOW AVAIL on @ApplePodcasts! (as well as @Spotify) Tune in on the go, while at work, in your car or ANYWHERE u get #Podcasts! More #Atari News than you can shake a #CX40 joystick at! #Gaming Click: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/atari-newsline-the-podcast-by-ballistik-coffee-boy/id1811930267
05.01.25 ATARI Price Hikes Pt 2: BCB Does the Math! Let’s Break out the 1985 Atari Calculator & Ponder… (Atari Newsline Ep 356)
(episode 356) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // In part 2 of my #Atari#PriceHikes reporting & discussion, I #dothemath & whip out my 1985 @atari #calculator & ponder what a few items might cost going forward after May 4, when Atari will raise #gamecart prices by 10%! I got some numbers slightly wrong last episode, let's... Continue Reading →
05.01.25 Atari Announces 10% Price Hike on All Game Carts Starting May 5 + Special ATARI Delivery! (Atari Newsline Ep 355)
(episode 355) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // #Atari announces a 10% #pricehike on all #game carts, including both #atari2600 & #7800 #games for sale in their store. This takes effect on May 5th. Let's read the press release & discuss! What do YOU think? Plus: Special #Atari #Delivery! And a slight #redecoration! Join me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWocGxch78s... Continue Reading →
04.30.25 ‘Doom’ on the ATARI ST? ‘Drip Drop’! Atari Announces Spring 2025 Merch! Plus: 7800+ for $65 on WOOT! (Atari Newsline Ep 354)
(ep 354) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, have you ever considered playing #Doom on the #AtariST? Let's read this article by @techspot! Plus: #Atari announces #Spring2025 #Merch entitled #DripDrop! What's in store? And: the @atari #7800plus on sale for $65 on #woot for a limited time! Article by @CNET ! Let's... Continue Reading →
04.29.25 “PROTOBEAST – by Abstract Polygon, for the “I, Rebel” Game Jam by Atari (Alternating Gameplay) 4/21
Here is the alternating 'backdrop' of gameplay (from myself & the dev) for my interview with Abstract Polygon, who created "Protobeast" in ONE week, along with Obsidian Contraption & others ! in the Jeff Minter & Atari GameJam, 'I, Rebel'! This was held April 11-18, 2025. He's also the dev for the fabulous 'Roasty Buds'... Continue Reading →
04.25.25 ATARI Article Roundup 2! Ataris Gameband Fiasco, Easter Eggs, Renting Consoles, 2019 VCS Hate, Op-Eds in Disguise (Atari Newsline Ep 351)
(ep 351) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On my 2nd #Atari #Article #Roundup, I discuss 5 #articles by @timeextension64โ, @RetroDodo, #themirrorUS, @kotaku & @Mashable! The stories are: #easteregg #origins (for younger #gamers), #Rentingconsoles is back?, 2019 #VCS #Hate, #Atari's #Gameband #Fiasco & an #OpEd in Disguise! Let's take a look! (And get your whip ready!)... Continue Reading →
04.21.25 “I, REBEL” Game Jam by Atari / Exclusive Interview w/ Participant ABSTRACT POLYGON, Dev of Roasty Buds (Atari Newsline Special Edition, Ep 351)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // This episode of #AtariNewsline, I interview โช@AbstractPolygonโฌ, dev of #RoastyBuds on the #AtariVCS, as well as #Protobear for the #IRebel #GameJam, a week-long #contest for #devs to create a full game in ONE Week only. We discuss his game & the challenges, as well as the fun, of participating in... Continue Reading →
04.20.25 ‘I, REBEL’ Game Jam by Atari / Exclusive Interview w/ participant Obsidian Contraption, Heart of Neon! (Atari Newsline Special Edition, Episode 350)
ATARI NEWSLINE, BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline Special edition, I delve into the #IRebel #GameJam by #Atari, a cool week-long #contest for #devs new & old alike, to publish a #game within one week, centered around a central theme. This episode, #ObsidianContraption joins us to discuss his journey in the 'jam,' as well as... Continue Reading →
04.17.25 I,ROBOT Launch Day! Wheres the VCS Version? + Review by NintendoLife! And: HEART OF NEON & New Game? (Atari Newsline ep 349)
(ep 349) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, it's #IRobot#Game#LaunchDay! I read a #gamereview from โช@nintendolifeโฌ & also... where's the #AtariVCS version?? Plus: 2 More #Atari2600#Homebrews coming to the #VCS thru Sat! Which ones? And: #HeartofNeon on #BluRay & a new #JeffMinter#Llamasoft game?! Let's discuss it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVcQ2ntA_v4 Subscribe, Like & Comment! Thanks... Continue Reading →