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 episode 17 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800#GameReviews in 5-10 Minutes on the #Atari7800Plus!... we take a crack @ #MarioBros by #Nintendo! This one came out in 86 but the manual says 88. Which one is it? It's quite odd to think about a time when #Atari was the big dog & NIntendo was just another gaming... 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 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 episode 14 of #XpressO3, 5-Minute #Atari7800 #GameReviews on the #Atari7800Plus, I play #Xevious from 1986 by #Namco & #Atari. In this port of the classic 1982 #arcadegame, you play the pilot of the Solvalou trying to defend earth from its original inhabitants, who are back to reclaim what's theirs! One things for sure... you'll... Continue Reading →
On episode 14 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 #Game Reviews on the #Atari7800 (using the #Atari7800plus), I play #DesertFalcon by #Atari from 1987. In this original #Atari game designed loosely around #egyptian #mythology, you're tasked as #Falcon with gathering the #Pharaoh's lost #jewels in the #desert! They're scattered everywhere! Let's play this game & rank it nearly... Continue Reading →
On episode 13 of #XpressO3, 5 minute #Atari7800 #GameReviews, it's a #DEEPDIVE! so I'm playing for 10 minutes instead! This time, I play #MsPacMan for the #Atari7800, developed by #Atarisoft and ported to the 7800. It's the classic game of female ghost-eater meets male ghost-eater, and a love is born. Or is it? How does... Continue Reading →
On episode 12 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 #gameReviews, as played on the NEW #Atari7800Plus, I play #Centipede by #Atari from back in 1986 for the glorious #Atari7800 #ProSystem! (It's another #DeepDive double episode!) This is such as #classic & #iconic title, right? I go over the #manual and a #review from makes this version better or... Continue Reading →
On episode 11 of #XpressO3, my #Atari7800 #GameReview series, it's another #DeepDive (double episode!) I play #Robotron2084 by #Atari Inc/Corp in 1986 for the 7800, based on the famous #Williams #arcadegame. Developed by #VidKiz, which were former Williams employees #EugeneJarvis & #Demay. It's a highly influential twin-stick #shooter with lots of history & legacy. How... Continue Reading →
On episode 10 of #XpressO3, I play #PolePositionII, a pack-in title for some, for the #Atari7800 #gameconsole! On this #deepdive double episode, I go more into detail on some titles. This one's a classic for sure, the sequel to 1983's #PolePosition by #Namco, it's a cool #game many enjoy to this day. Is it unflawed... Continue Reading →
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