Missed the news? On this #Atari Newsline, I discuss a few topics that have come up in recent days. #JoustingHeroes, an upcoming #AtariVCS #game, has a name change, Atari re-releases #MissileCommandReplicade by #NewWaveToys, #GDC Fun (Gaming Dev Conference) & #VCS Game Rumors! Some of the games I feel 'for sure' about, and why I don't cover every single rumor.
03.27.23 Atari Releases Limited Edition XP Cart & VCS Collector Sets! Ends Apr 9! (Atari Newsline)
ENDS TODAY! #Atari releases limited edition #AtariXP Cart (Standard & Limited Edtiions) as well as #AtariVCS Collector (Backer) systems! I read you the email, show you the website & discuss these products & if they're worth it. I'm seriously considering the Limited Edition 3 #Atari XP cart set! Let me know what you think! Also: an update to my "Steam/Atari" games story. #VCS #Gaming
03.27.23 That Atari Show #35: Jani Penttinen, Father of Utopos (Interview, Computer Monsters, “Toki” on Lynx) (YouTube)
On this episode, the legendary dev, Jani Penttinen joins us! He's been involved with #Atari since #Utopos on the #AtariST back in 1993, until today, with #Guntech2 on the #AtariVCS! We talk about game development, COVID, his early years & what he's been working on lately. Also: "Computer Monsters" is my Book Nook review, and "#Toki" is reviewed, a game for the Atari #Lynx I enjoy very much.
02.26.23 “Bloo Kid” Coming to Atari VCS! Plus: Speculated Games – Neg, Vampire Hunters & Super Hamster Havoc! (YouTube)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. Atari announces #BlooKid as coming to the #AtariVCS! I show you the 2011 trailer. Plus: Some speculated games may be on the horizon, too. We have #NegtheThreefoldCord, #VampireHunters & #SuperHamsterHavoc! No official confirmations of those last three, but YT user AIR seems to think so, and he has been right in the past! I show you those trailers. BlooKid is def coming, what about the rest? What do you think? #90degreegames
03.25.23 30 (er, 29) Atari Games on Steam Not Yet on the VCS! (YouTube)
Don't you hate it when you get something wrong? ๐ In such a public way? lol. So apparently there are 30 (er, 29) #Atari #games on #Steam not yet on #AtariVCS! Which are they? I go over the list with you. Will these be coming to the #VCS anytime soon? #Games like #RollercoasterTycoon & #Qomp, #CastlesandCatapults, #BubbleGhost & more! Let me know in comments what you think! Correction: "Harriet Jump Jet" IS on the VCS, my apologies.
03.23.23 No Filter HD {SE} #17: “Gunslugs 2” on the Atari VCS! Launch Day Exclusive & First Look! (YouTube)
On this NO FILTER HD Special Edition, I play #Gunslugs2 (2015) on it's #launchday on the #AtariVCS! It's my launch day exclusive! I play the #game & show the #trailer. According to #OrangePixel, "Gunslugs 2 takes the action chaos genre further than ever before... into space and beyond. Rockets, tanks, choppers, train crashes, huge metal robots, aliens and hordes and hordes of the #BlackDuckarmy minions ! It's fun, over the top, action movie parody in a not-so-serious way" #Atari #VCS
03.26.23 No Filter HD #17: “Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan” (2021) on Atari VCS! (Gameplay) (YouTube)
On this episode of NO FILTER HD, I play '#SydneyHunter and the Curse of the Mayan' on my #AtariVCS! This is by #Collectorvision Games for $9.99 on the #VCS currently. It's my first time playing it! "Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan is a love-letter to 8-bit action adventure games with challenging platformer gameplay and a huge number of Maya-inspired bosses. You play as Sydney Hunter, adventure supreme, who by sheer luck manages to get trapped inside a massive Maya pyramid!" I play the game, you be the judge. What do you think? #Atari
03.23.23 Atari Acquires Night Dive Studios! A Full Service Studio! Plus: ‘Gunslugs 2’ out today on Atari VCS! (YouTube)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. #Atari acquires #NIGHTDIVESTUDIOS! A FULL SERVICE game studio based in Vancouver! I read you the article. Plus: #Gunslugs2 by #OrangePixel, is out today on the #AtariVCS! I show you the trailar and briefly disuss the purchase of this game studio! What does it mean for Atari? Exciting times to be an Atari fan!!
03.22.23 UNBOX’D #33: “More Random Atari Stuff from eBay, a Fisher Price Toy Clock, Vectron, Thunderball, and a budget Surface Laptop!” (YouTube)
On this episode of UNBOX'D, I go over my March 2023 #pickups & #unboxings. In ""More Random #Atari Stuff from #eBay, a #FisherPrice #ToyClock, #Vectron, #Thunderball & a budget #SurfaceLaptop," I uncover... well, that, plus a lot more! Come along, too, as #8BitBubba unbxoes his '8 Bit Bubba Box' for March of his favorite finds! #CoopKitty also makes an apperance! Sort of. (Note: this is the final episode of #UNBOXD until Fall 2023. Enjoy!) Episode Length: 55 min.
03.21.23 Atari goes Virtual!! Atari teams up w/ Arvore for “Pixel Ripped 1978!” (YouTube)
Did you catch this? ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. #Atari teams up with #Arvore for #PixelRipped1978! A new #VirtualReality #experience coming soon for #PC, #PSVR2, #MetaQuest2, and #PlayStation5! You play a variety of '#games within a #game' and you can even visit the old #Atari HQ just like in #ClubDrive on the #Jaguar! Let's watch the trailer & discuss in comments! ๐ WOW. The news just keeps on dropping daily!