ATARI NEWSLINE SPECIAL PRESENTATION. // #HeartOfNeon is an exciting, amazing new #documentary coming in 2024 about #legendary#game#designer, #JeffMinter (#Tempest2000, #AkkaArrh.) On this special edition, I show you 2 #trailers for the upcoming #movie, plus #promo clips (4 minutes each) of my #interviews w/ #TonyLongworth, musical composer for the film, and #PaulDocherty, director and editor for... Continue Reading →
10.05.23 BERZERK: RECHARGED Announced Today! Plus: HAUNTED HOUSE Coming Oct 12th! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // Today, @atari announced #BerzerkRecharged by #Sneakybox! Coming soon! Let's take a look @ that trailer! Plus: #HauntedHouse by #OrbitStudio will be dropping Oct 12th, just in time for #Halloween! This is the new take on #Atari's classic #spooky retro game! Let's discuss! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2shyx3jjIFg
08.20.23 Atari Newsline Dev Spotlight Vol 3: “Metgan Games” (Interview w/ Can & Obsidian Contraption) (Atari Newsline Special)
*Update: Sun 8/20 @ 10a MDT: @metgan_games is the subject of my latest #dev#spotlight, for his awesome game #DoodleTaxi on the #Atari#VCS (w/ HUGE updates!) Now on #Steam! Join us & @Uncle_Flip1 (Obsidian Contraption) in chat! We're also giving away 15 digital copies 4 Steam! Join us!* On this #AtariNewsline #Dev #Spotlight Vol 3, I... Continue Reading →
06.03.23 “Metgan’s Traffic Mission” Coming Fri, June 9 to ATARI VCS! + “Sneak Peek” Video + Interview Teaser! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline, I'm announcing that #MetgansTrafficMission by @metgangames is coming out on June 9th on the #AtariVCS! It's a "pick up and play" #car #racing #game! I show you a #sneakpeek #video #teaser of the #game PLUS: another #teaser of our upcoming interview on #ThatAtariShow, airing Monday, June 12th!... Continue Reading →
03.29.23 “Jousting Heroes” Name Change; Missile Command Replicade Re-Release; GDC Fun & Atari VCS Game Rumors (Atari Newsline)
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 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.
01.25.23 Jeff Minter – From Deflex to Akka Arrh & Beyond: The Man & His Legacy (Atari Newsline Dev Spotlight V1) (YouTube)
In Case You Missed It! ...On the first volume of #AtariNewsline Dev Spotlight, I peel back the layers on #JeffMinter, founder of #Llamasoft & developer of many groundbreaking #games throughout #videogame history. From #Deflex to #Tempest2K to #MooseLife & beyond! I also discuss the freshly announced #AkkaArrh reimagining due out soon. Jeff Minter has been an influencial force in #videogames for over 40 years! Come along with me as I discover this amazing game developer & his awesome creations. #AtariVCS