ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, I'm excited to announce that the #Atari #400Mini is NOW UP for #Preorder on #Amazon here in the #USA & in the #EU! Yes, in Europe, too! Let's discuss. AND: @Atari & #GFuel #Twitter #Contest... Who Won? Let's Find out! Subscribe, Like & Comment! Thanks for... Continue Reading →
01.09.24 MY ARCADE ANNOUNCES 4 NEW REMIXED ATARI DEVICES @ CES! PLUS: ETTINSOFT ART CONTEST & G-FUEL UPDATE!
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, @MyArcaderetro announces 4 NEW @atari REMIXED device at @CES! Let's take a look! Plus: @ettinsoft Announes #ArtContest for @CircusInterstellar! Check out the links below. And, finally: @GFuelEnergy & #Atari products now up for preorder! Let's see that promo clip! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8_6KtLvJIM
01.03.23 XPO 48: (DEEP DIVE!) “Q-Bert” (1983) by Parker Bros. (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #Qbert! One of my most favorite childhood #games, in the #arcades & on the 2600! In this game, you're an orange creature named QBert with the goal of filling in colors on the pyramid, while avoiding Coily & other menacing foes. Will this game have... 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 →
12.27.23 XPO 47: “The Challenge of Nexar” (1982) by Spectravision (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
2On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #TheChallengeofNexar (1982) by #Spectravision. This is one of my favorite #Atari #games & in this #deepdive, I'll read you the entire manual & discuss why I think it's amongst my top 20 @atari gems! Spectravision made some great ones, and this #game is no different!.... Continue Reading →
12.13.23 XPO 44: SPACE INVADERS (1980) by Atari, Taito & Midway (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #SpaceInvaders, a 1980 port for the #Atari #2600 published by #Atari, and licensed by #Taito & #Midway. In this classic, you're blasting away aliens and UFO's... it's a classic game for sure. Does it hold up well on the ol' VCS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMuP3F0tzys
11.30.23 Atari CEO Wade Rosen Speaks Out: Acquisitions, AtariAge, Digital Eclipse, MobyGames, Playmaji, 2600+ (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // @atari CEO #WadeRosen Speaks Out! In a new article by #GamesIndustry.Biz by Brendan Sinclair, the CEO talks about a wide variety of topics, including: #Acquisitions, #AtariAge, #DigitalEclipse, #MobyGames, #Antstream, the #Playmaji #Polymega #Investment, the #Atari2600Plus & more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx3vNlFJBAc
11.28.23 FATAL RUN: 2600 is the Latest Atari XP Cart! + Jeff Minter’s GRIDRUNNER! + A Holiday ATARI STORIES! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On a new #AtariNewsline update, #FatalRun 2600 is the latest #AtariXP cart release up for #preoder on #Atari.com! Interested? (w/ #gameplay footage by the great @Highretrogamelord!) Plus: #Gridrunner by #JeffMinter is the feature of a NEW #RTFM, only here on #BCB! And, finally: a NEW #Holiday episode of #AtariStories will... Continue Reading →
11.26.23 No Filter HD 78: “Stardash” by Orangepixel on the Atari VCS! (Gameplay & Chat)
On this episode of #NoFilterHD, I play #Stardash by @orangepixelgames on the #AtariVCS! In this #platformer, reminiscent of a #gameboy #game from 'back in the day," you're running through menacing punishing levels and attempting to find the temple keys to proceed to secret extra levels, while picking up coins and fighting off baddies. What do... Continue Reading →
11.20.23 BCB’s Java Junction 14: Meta Quest 3, Atari 2600+ Preorder Delays, Giving Thanks!
On this special #holiday episode of #JavaJunction, I'm home in #Dallas for #Thanksgiving (#OnLocation! Haha) & thought I'd give you some quick updates. There are #Atari #2600Plus #Predorder #Delays (& TOTAL #FOMO!), I'll soon be featuring the #MetaQuest3 here on #BCB, Giving #Thanks to you, the viewer & more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze9VveDqwSw