All Things Atari, Vintage Gaming & More
This wk! To Celebrate moving my #Atari7800 #GameReview show, #XpressO3, to WED's @ 7p MST, I'll b showing a NEW ep EACH NIGHT this wk only! Mon-Fri @ 7 pm MST! (6p PST/9p EST). Feat: #ScrapyardDog, #RealsportsBaseball, #Joust, #Asteroids & #PolePosition2! Join Us Tonight! Only on #BCB! #Gaming #Atari Watch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=p6GulLPQNaU
On episode 6 of #XpressO3, 5-Minute #Atari7800 #gamereviews, on the #Atari7800Plus, I play #ScrapyardDog by #Atari from back in 1990. In this #platformer, who some call the 'poor man's #Mario', you're dumpster diving & going from city to city, trying to rescue your poor dog Scraps, the infamous #Junkyard #Dog! Your name is Louie &... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, there's some new #firmware #updates in town & they're for the #Atari #SuperPockets by #HyperMegaTech! and for the #Atari2600Plus! This is version 2.0.1.3 for the #2600Plus aned 1.4.0 for the Super Pockets! Let's install 'em & discuss what's changed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTtkYoXg79Q Thanks for watching! Subscribe, Like &... Continue Reading →
On this episode of Atari Stories, I read you an article on Kotaku.com titled "Sex, Pong & Pioneers: What Atari Was Really Like, According to the Women Who Were There." By Cecilia D'Anastasio from 2018. According to this article, there was some wild sexism going on and perhaps while Nolan Bushnell, reportedly, turned a blind... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. / On this #AtariNewsline update, @Atari has announced the #IRebel #GameJam! Inspired by legendary #dev #JeffMinter! THE original #Indiedev! There's a cool contest for #game #developers, from intermediate to advanced, where you can grab 2 of Jeff's most recent games as well as enter for some pretty cool prizes! Let's take... Continue Reading →
(ep 332) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this special edition of #AtariNewsline: Honoring #Atari's #Irish Connection... with the #Ireland #Collection! In two articles, one by @medium & the other by @arcadeblogger feat. Atari's illustrious #history manufacturing #arcade #cabinets in Ireland... in a small town called #Tipperary. Let's dig into the history & take a... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #AtariNewsline, I peel back the covers on the unreleased & legendary #AtariMirai console. It was discovered only recently in an #Atari warehouse after the company shuttered some offices. Was it a partnership with #SNK to released #NeoGeo like collaboration #games or was it meant to be the #16bit successor to the... Continue Reading →
Next Fri! 3/7 on #BCB! It's Vol 8 of #AtariTheatre! "INSIDE #ATARI & #News Reports of the 80s!" Feat: HQ @Atari Employee Christmas vid from 82, #Asteroids Tourney, 83 #VideoGame Crash stories, #Arcade Cab & #Atari2600 Manufacturing & more! 7p MDT! Watch: https://youtu.be/7NuedI0I53M
On episode 4 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 #GameReviews, I play #FoodFight, a #game released in 1986 for the #Atari 7800. (Yes, it's another #DeepDive double episode!) This #arcade style #game featuring #CharleyChuck has you involved in various #foodfights with a cast of zany #chefs! How does this version hold up to the arcade original? I also... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #AtariTheatre, I take a look @ the #AtariJaguar, the world's first #64bit home #videogame console! Through a series of zany #commercials, #promos, #infomercials & more, let's analyze the cultural significance of such a crazy console. From #Doom to #TrevorMcFur to #Cybermorph to #KasumiNinja to #AliensVsPredator to #Tempest2000 to much, much more!... Continue Reading →
Ballistik Coffee Boy. 