All Things Atari, Vintage Gaming & More
On episode 18 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 #GameReviews in 5-10 Minutes, I play #Hattrick by #BallySente & @Atari from back in 1987. This #icehockey #sports #game gets overlooked by many, but how does it hold up today, especially when compared to so many others at the time, like #Nintendo's #IceHockey, or #BladesofSteel on the #NES? Let's... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #AtariTheatre, I take a look at the #AtariST #HomeComputer #commercials, #Dealerpromos, #Featurettes & more! From the intial 520 ST line on up to the Atari 1040STF & STFM, the ST line of Atari home computers made a definite splash in 1986 & beyond! Let's take a look at some of the... Continue Reading →
On episode 99 of #ThatAtariShow, my good friend #BallyAlley stops by to discuss a unique #Atari#computer from 1986, the #Atari#1040STF#HomeComputer! I obtained this recently & haven't learned about it until now. I also discuss a listing at #GiantBomb & show some cool #AtariST#commercials! Plus: #AtariNewsline... the #TigerHeli promo & more! And, finally, in #creatorspace I... Continue Reading →
On episode 16 of XpressO3, 5-Minute #Atari7800 #GameReviews, I play #DigDug, a classic #arcadegame by #Namco that rocked the scene! It's an awesome game of pumping up baddies and digging for fruit! How does the 7800 #port hold up on the #Atari7800Plus? Does it work well with the #gamepad? Let's take a look in this... Continue Reading →
On episode 165, it's #Ballistik's #Birthday Special! (He turns the big 5-Oh! Where is HE??) Featuring Special Host #FannyOnTech! He's Back. He's Bold. He's British! Fanny is well known in the #UK (by fewer than u might think!) as an 80's child-star, who starred in 2 major series & had decades of #tabloid coverage on... Continue Reading →
On episode 15 of #XpressO3, 5-Minute #Atari7800 #GameReviews, its another #DEEPDIVE double episode! In this one, I play #Galaga by #Namco & #Atari from back in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty seven! It's Atari's take on the classic #arcade #sequel to #Galaxian! How does this version hold up? That box art... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #ThatAtariShow... I discuss the #TimeOut#Arcades from the 70's, 80's & 90's. It was a feature of many shopping #malls across #America at one time & displayed some amazing #arcade#games! Let's read some articles by the #ArcadeBlogger & others. Plus: In #BookNook, a special delivery! What could it be? Something #Atari related... Continue Reading →
(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 →
(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 →
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 →
Ballistik Coffee Boy. 