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 →
04.16.24 More Merch Up @ Atari.com! Let’s Dig in! Plus: March 2024 2600+ FREE GAME Contest Winner! Who won?! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline Update, there's MORE MERCH up @ Atari.com! What is it? Let's Dig In! More #RollercoasterTycoon#merch & more! Plus: Who won my #atari2600+ #FreeGame#Contest for March 2024? Let's Find Out! Also: Enter HERE for April 2024's Game Contest! Watch & Find Out How! Subscribe, Like & Comment! Thanks... Continue Reading →
04.14.24 No Filter HD 93: “LLAMASOFT: THE JEFF MINTER STORY” by Digital Eclipse (Pt 4) Complete Talkthru & Gameplay
On this episode of #NoFilterHD, I continue on with #Llamasoft The #JeffMinter Story by #DigitalEclipse! In Part 4, we delve into Chapter 3 of this amazing interactive #documentary about #indie #dev #minter, including his work with "The Light Fantastic," creating visual images that correspond to music and user's commands. A fantastic segue to an otherwise... 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
04.08.24 BCB 133: 1,000th Video Special! (Retrospective, Ballistik Coffee Boy YouTube Channel, 2021-2024)
On this special edition of #BCB, it's my 1,000th #video on #YouTube! I'm #celebrating by picking up right after where my very first episode of #BallistikCoffeeBoy aired, back in Sept 2021! I discuss my favorite YouTube #memories of creating the channel, in all its glorioius (and not so glorious) incarnations. Come along w/ me and... Continue Reading →
04.05.24 UNBOX’D #40: “Staycations, Palmtops & Atari 400 Minis!” (Unboxings: Atari 400 Mini, HP 620 LX, Color CoCo, HP 660LX, Tandy & Radio Shack.
On this chock-full episode of #Unbox'd, #8BitBubba is back! But he's trapped from going on #vacation! Meanwhile, #BCB unboxes #The400Mini by #Atari, opens up his first #Commodore in years! And: #BoogeyBall by #TigerElectronics, memories of #TandyCenter in #FortWorth #TX, more #RadioShack #games & Goodness & an #HP #660LX #Palmtop #Computer! What else?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-trebq1b_ME
04.05.24 “BLOCK ‘EM, SOCK ‘EM” Available NOW on Atari VCS! A 7800 Homebrew Game by John Hancock & 2nd Dimension!
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, #BlockEmSockEm, a #homebrew by @johnhancockretro & #2ndDimension #Games! There's an #Atari #Jaguar port & a #Genesis port, now an #AstariVCS port! Let's take a look at some #gameplay courtesy of @theforeseenarcade! What do you think? Will you be picking this puzzler up? Subscribe, LIke & Comment!... Continue Reading →
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 →