On this episode of #Xpresso, #Atari2600 5-Minute #GameReviews, I pop in #FastEddie (1982) by #20thcenturyfox! This game screams #DonkeyKong #clone but oh wow, it's amazing fun! You go up and down stairs in search of #treasures, but can you avoid the pesky #sneakers? And what's this #key I keep hearing about? Tune in to find... Continue Reading →
04.17.24 CRANK #15: “QUESTY CHESS” by Dadako (Playdate 5-Minute Game Reviews) Plus Updates! Double Episode! Season 2 Premiere
On this season 2 opener of #Crank, my 5-Minute #Playdate #gamereview series, I tackle #QuestyChess by #Dadako. This came out in the later part of Season 1 for the Playdate #handheld. This game has great industrial design, with some cool characterization, but... every zone I go to is a dead end! Plus: Updates galore! Let's... Continue Reading →
04.12.24 TANKS BUT NO TANKS & TILE CROSS by Set Sail Games! Out Today on the Atari VCS! Let’s Play ‘Em! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline Update, 2 New #Games were released today for the #AtariVCS! These are: #TanksButNoTanks & #TileCross by #SetSailGames! #Tanks is a reimagining of the ZiMag 1983 #Atari2600 #rare #game! This new version packs a #multiplayer punch! And another #puzzler in #Tile is always a welcome addition. Let's play... Continue Reading →
04.11.24 NEW “Rollercoaster Tycoon” 25th Anniversary Merch by Atari! Let’s Take a Look! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, it's #RollercoasterTycoon's 25th #Anniversary! @Atari recently purchased the publishing rights again for the series, which now celebrates 25 years! There's new #RCT #merch in the #Atari store, let's go take a look! Will you be purchasing any of these? Let me know below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9PRDYul7J4
04.04.24 NEOSPRINT, the 1st Atari Sprint Title in 35 Yrs, Goes Big! + Missing 400 Mini Manual & A Review (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update (on a very busy #Atari news week!), #Neosprint by @Headlesschickengames & @atari, the first major #Sprint title since 1989, comes to major consoles this Summer! (Psst! It's already on the #AtariVCS!) 2 Articles! Plus: A New #The400Mini #Review, by @TheVerge... And: The 'LOST" #400Mini #UserGuide! (Thx... Continue Reading →
04.03.24 XPO 62: “Mouse Trap” (1982) by Exidy/Coleco (Xpresso: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews!)
On this episode of #Xpresso, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #MouseTrap by #Exidy & #Coleco from 1982! In this #deepdive episode, I play the game, play a vintage 80's #commercial for the game, as well as play a bit of #BucknerandGarcia's "Mouse Trap" song on their #PacManFever #LP from 1982. What do u think about... Continue Reading →
03.31.24 NO Filter HD 91: “LLAMASOFT: The Jeff Minter Story” by Digital Eclipse (Pt. 2) Complete Talkhru & Gameplay
On this episode of #NoFilterHD, I continue on with "#Llamasoft: The #JeffMinter Story"! In part 2, we begin chapter 2, 'The Hairy Years,' in which young Jeff Minter grows a fascination with 'hairy beasties' (aka sheep, camels & llamas) and is even called one himself! Games featured include the classic #Gridrunner, #Gridrunner2: #Matrix and more,... Continue Reading →
02.27.24 That Atari Show 64: “Frantic For ANTIC!” (Pt. 2) (w/ Bally Alley) + Podcasts, News, Dirty Larry & More
On this packed episode of #ThatAtariShow, @ballyalley returns with FRANTIC FOR ANTIC (Part 2)! We go over the rest of the #Atari#Magazines he gifted me. All 50+ issues! Plus: #Atari Newsline, #PodcastBlast, #Game#Review for #DirtyLarry#RenegadeCop (1992) on the #Lynx, @TheTenthArt on #YouTube & more! Subscribe, Like & Comment! Thanks for watching! BCB LINKS ATARI XEGS... Continue Reading →
02.21.24 XPO 56: (DEEP DIVE!) “China Syndrome” (1982) by Spectravision (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600#GameReviews, I play #ChinaSyndrome from 1982 by #Spectravision! In this special 10 minute #DeepDive episode, I read you the manual & discuss. You're tasked with completing a nuclear reactor simulation in the town of #Spectraville, on #SpectraIsland! WTH. How does this one hold up today? Let's take a gander!... Continue Reading →
02.02.24 NO FILTER HD 84: FRENZY 7800 on Atari VCS! Gameplay & Chat! Launch Day Exclusive!
On this episode of #NoFilterHD, I play #Frenzy7800, which is a #port by #BobDecrescenzo for the #Atari7800! This is a port of the 1982 sequel to #Berzerk, which is a classic #Arcade #game! Playing it here on the #AtariVCS on #launcheday (the game was originally released back in 2013). What do you think? I play... Continue Reading →