All Things Atari, Vintage Gaming & More
On this episode of #UNBOXD, #BCB unboxes some cool gadgets, toys & items by #tigerelectronics! This is in preparation for #TigerBling, his new series that airs every other Wed at noon here on #BCB! There's also a HUGE #UFO #crashlanding & #Blazer returns to play havoc with the #LaBamba #HitClips #party! Items unboxed include: #HitClips,... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #Crank, #Playdate 5-Minute #GameReviews, I play #ExecutiveGolfDX, a 2003 Season 1 game by #Davemakes! This game is a total 80's leisure suit office #golf #game! Featuring crisp, clean graphics & awesome sound and level design. How does the #gameplay stack up though? Tune in to find out, and sharpen up that... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // The #Circus is coming to town! (#AtariVCS town, that is!) #CIrcusInterstellar by @ettinsoft will be dropping this Friday on May 10, 2024! In this #AtariNewsline special, I show you the NEW #gametrailer by #Ettinsoft & take a look at this awesome #game, including a very special clip from a recent... Continue Reading →
Last week, I was honored to be a surprise part of #RetroBlissGaming's #RetroBlissRewind #Podcast! Check it out below! Feat. Dr Scott w/ #GameCloset, #MrPoestyle, #MikesGamingGala & of course #RetroBlissGaming from #YouTube! We discuss our experiences with being #nominated for #YTOTM (#YoutuberoftheMonth!) Check out the good times, and wait for me as I make a surprise... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #BCB's #JavaJunction, I unbox 2 new #Evercade #games, and show off the #VCamNow by #TigerElectronics, a cute portable little #videocamera! Plus: I play #BiomechanicalToy & #MoonPatrol on the #iiRcade, chat about what's to come on the channel, feature a #book, #RetroHell, show off some new old skool #boardgame pickups & much... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline #update, I pose the question: Is @Google systematically #erasing #Atari's #history? Well, their #BorregasAve offices have all been #demolished for #parkinglots & huge glass monstrosities. I read this #article by @KezaMacDonald with @timeextension64. See for yourself & let me know what u think in comments! Pretty disgraceful... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #NoFilterHD, I play #CashCowDX by @PixelGames & #BlockEmSockEm by @johnhancockretro on the #AtariVCS! #CashCow is a fantastic game in the style of #DonutDodo which is also amazing, and Block 'Em Sock 'Em is a cool #puzzler you'll enjoy. Let's play the #games, chat & have some fun on the #Atari #VCS!... Continue Reading →
On this inaugural episode of #TigerBling, I take a look at #ThePoochi, which was produced from 2000-2002 by #tigerelectronics. It was a take on the #idog which they previously sold. The #Poochi (or Poo-Chi) is more or less a #robotic #dog, who would #bark, #pant, #growl & more! Finally, after some history, I rank this... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline #Update, #AIGATRIO by @sunomo73 Drops Today for #AtariVCS! Let's see that #trailer for these new #puzzlers! Plus: NEW May #Merch in the #Atari.com #store, let's take a look! And: MORE #AtariXP #Cart #Delays?! YES. Let's read the e-mail from #Atari & chat about this. Subscribe, Like &... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #Xpresso, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #Gorf by #CBSElectronics back in 1982! This is the 2600 port of the #Midway 1981 #ArcadeGame. This version integrates elements from #SpaceInvaders to #Galaxian, and more! How does this version stack up to the rest? I play the game, you be the judge! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTHvfgXEHQg&t=110s
Coming this #Summer to #BCB! #TigerBling! My new series about the most outrageous #toy & #game#company ever! #TigerElectronics, of course! I unbox some rare items, talk about the history & give a review of these items from Zero to Hero, and 8 mediocre grades in between. From the #idog to the #gigapet to the #Furby... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #ThatAtariShow, I give my #review for #The400Mini by #RetroGames & #Atari after using the device for 30 days. Do I still feel the same as in my 1st Impressions video a month ago? Plus: Get free games on the 400 easily! Plus: @SheLionGaming is my featured #contentcreator & tons of @Atari... Continue Reading →
On this final episode for #LLamasoft #TheJeffMinterStory by @DigitalEclipse, we continue on with Chapter 4, The #Tempest, on this awesome interactive documentary #game detailing one of history's most prolific #game #Developers! I play the #games & read the stories, show the videos, From #Tempest2000 to #AttackoftheMutantCamels89 on the #Konix and more! How does Jeff's story... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #BCB, #8bitBubba has taken over the channel! On this one, he unboxes & plays Red #Evercade Cart #35, including #GoodboyGalaxy & #WitchNWiz! Plus: a unique look at #OutofBodyAdventures (an 80's #audiobook), #PacMan Handheld by #MyArcade (for good #turlet #gamin'!) & a recipe for 8-Bit Bubba's Brew (a special coffee blend. Shhh!)... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this episode of #AtariNewsline, it's #Asteroids #AtariVCS #Weekend! Today, #AsteroidsDeluxe was released by #BobDecrescenzo! He's an amazing #indiedev who has been a guest on #ThatAtariShow in the past. Great game & some cool #gameplay! Plus: #AsteroidVClaw by @metgangames was released earlier this week! #WIN A COPY for the #Atari... Continue Reading →
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 →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline Update, @Atari has announced it's reviving #Infogrames as a publishing company again! Plus: #lunarlanderbeyond drops today for #AtariVCS, #Steam, #PS5, #PS4, #Steam, #NintendoSwitch, #EpicGamesStore & more! And: #totallyreliabledeliveryservice news! #Atari announces it's purchasing the IP for this game under it's revived Infogrames label! What do u think?... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // #LunarLanderBeyond launches today on #AtariVCS, #PS4, #PS5, #Xbox, #Nintendo #Switch, #Steam & #PC! Let's dive into this NEW #Launch #Trailer from @Atari & @dreamsuncorporated4952#DreamsUncorporated! Will you be purchasing it? This is a modern reimagining of the classic #Atari #arcade #game! Subscribe, Like & Comment! Thanks for watching! BCB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdbQnoSd3BE
On this episode of #BCB's #JavaJunction, I take you into my "#CoffeeCade" (#homearcade) & show you some of my favorite #faux #homearcade #cabs! Mostly by @Arcade1UpOfficial & @AtGamesGaming! These include #Tron, #StarWars by #Atari & more. I play some SW & discuss my history with the series. Plus: My $10 5 Game OG Nintendo #GameHaul!... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline #update, #YarsRising was announced today, by @WayForward & @atari! Let's read an #article by @inverse & read the press release, and discuss! What do you think about this HOT new sequel to the old #Atari2600 #classic? Subscribe, Like & Comment! Thanks for watching! BCB ** Inverse Article:... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
On this season 3 premiere of #ThatAtariShow, I talk @ettinsoft, devs for #circusinterstellar which is about to be released on the #AtariVCS soon! The twin brothers talk #gaming #memories, inspirations, and working with #Atari and the #VCS community. This is a DOUBLE episode you won't wanna miss, chock full of laughs, inside stories & more!... Continue Reading →
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 →
On this 3rd #season trailer, #ThatAtariShow is BACK! For #SeasonThree! In this season, more #Atari, more #interviews, more #fun! Join me on my quest to talk @Atari to death twice per month. Interviews range from #indiedevs to #publishers, #musicians, #hobbyists, #YouTube #contentcreators & more! Stay tuned to season 3 for MORE CX40 Goodness! Coming up... Continue Reading →
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 →
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
On this episode of #Xpresso, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #Marauder by #Tigervision from 1982. (Yes, the very same #TigerElectronics we've come to love/hate!) This #game is very similar to #Berzerk, but it offers up some extended #gameplay! Does it do enough to justify the lacking graphics? What do YOU think? Subscribe, Like & Comment!... Continue Reading →
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 →
On this episode of #NoFilterHD, I continue on with #Llamasoft The #JeffMinter Story by #DigitalEclipse! In Part 3, I continue on with Chapter 2 -"The Hairy Years," which sees a constant avalanche of fascinating & popular Llamasoft tiltes in 1983-85, including: #AttackoftheMutantCamels, #Ancipital, #Hellgate, #RevengeoftheMutantCamels & more! I read the text bits of the game,... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this episode, I read a new #CreativeBloq #interview w/ #TimLapetino, #Atari's new #creativedirector! In this #article, Tim discusses the psychological Atari #Ethos, the #Art of @Atari, the past & future of the iconic company, #SteveJobs, #Wozniak, former creative director #Opperman, #Atari50, #DigitalEclipse & a look at the iconic Atari... Continue Reading →
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
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 →
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 →
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 →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // Today, @Atari announced that is has acquired the #publishing rights to the #rollercoastertycoon #franchise from #Frontier! This game has a very storied 20+ year history, let's discuss the press release, what this could mean & more! Thanks for watching! Subscribe, Like & Comment! BCB *** Official Atari Press Release: https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resou...... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #AtariNewsline, #AsteroidVClaw by @metgangames is COMING SOON to the #AtariVCS! Let's watch some #gameplay sent over by Kan with #MetganGames! This is a shooter strategy game, which should be arriving April 12th! Plus: #Ettinsoft's #CircusInterstellar #update for #Atari #VCS! Let's check it out! Subscribe, Like & Comment! Thanks for watching! BCB... Continue Reading →
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 →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline Update: #CashCowDX by @pixelgamesSARLS is out TODAY on #ATARIVCS! Let's Check it out! I Show some Gameplay! Plus: #The400Mini is #NowShipping! Have you gotten yours? Where's my #unboxing? And: What's coming up on #BCB! Including #Llamasoft The #JeffMinter Story on #NoFilterHD this #Sunday & my latest @arcade1up... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #BCB, I unbox & play #The400Mini by @atari! This cool, miniaturized retro-#games #console/#computer was released on March 28, 2024. I unbox the mini console, play the #games & give you my final impressions score at the end. (This is in lieu of a FULL REVIEW which will be coming in the... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, the #reviews are out! Reading a review from #KeithStuart with @theGuardian about the new #Atari400Mini by @RetroGames1004#RetroGames, @atari & #Plaion! I read the article about the new #Atari device, from it's initial feelings to the reviewer plus what he thought about all the included games &... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #BCB, I take a look at the #WheelofFortune#Casinocade by @Arcade1UpOfficial! This cool #casino styled #faux#homearcade#cabinet feat. 4 main games, plus 20 others you can purchase w/ #game money as unlockables. I discuss the pros & cons of the cab, as well as the full assembly. What are my thoughts after 1... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #FrontLine (1984) by #Taito! This is the precursor to #Commando, which we covered last time, which influenced this #game. The #arcade version was the highest grossing #game in 1982. Taito stormed the scene with #SpaceInvaders & #Coleco dominated with hits like #DonkeyKong... but how does... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #ThatAtari Show, the devs of #CosmicPanic (on #Steam & #AtariVCS), @SSBFgames, joins us! (aka Justin & Kyle.) We talk all about working with #Atari, inspiration for the #game, future ideas, past #gaming memories & much, much more! Join us for a fun, lively chat about the #VCS, #gamedevelopment & more! Subscribe,... Continue Reading →
On this very special series for #NoFilterHD, I play #Llamasoft #TheJeffMinterStory by @DigitalEclipse, on the #Nintendo #Switch! (2nd in the #GoldMasterSeries!) This is a complete "#talkthrough" of the #game, including all the #videos & #games from Chapters 1-4 of the awesome #documentary-styled #game about one of the world's most amazing #gamedevelopers! Join me on this... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #NoFilterHD, I play 2 #games on the #AtariVCS! One is the recently released #SnakeCore (2020) by @orangepixelgames & the other is an older one on the #VCS, #Dogfight #Dosbox (1993) by #Microprose & #Atari! (SnakeCore is a modern take on #Snake, while #Dogfight is more of an #Aerial #Sim #Combat game.... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #BCB's #JavaJunction, I delve into #BBS'ing on my #Atari1200XL, show you a little bit of #PCMode on my #AtariVCS using #Debian, unbox a cool #AtariClub item, play on my #WheelofFortune#Casinocade by @Arcade1UP & chat about the upcoming #Atari#400Mini & why I hate half-baked "#reviews" 😉 Subscribe, LIke & Comment! Thanks for... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this episode of #AtariNewsline, there are 2 GREAT #Atari#HomebrewGames out today for the #AtariVCS! Both by #BobDecrescenzo! (aka #PacManPlus!) These are: #SpaceDuel7800 & #CrystalQuest7800! I show you some #gameplay! Plus: March #AtariVCS#Update is out! What's in it? Do you know? 🙂 Plus: Exciting news about #Llamasoft The #JeffMinter Story... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #XPresso, 5-Minute #Atari2600#GameReviews, I play #Commando by #Activision in 1983, on the #Atari 2600. In this port of the super popular 1985 arcade game, you're gunning down foes as a commando in the desert. This version is obviously graphically inferior to the popular #NES version. How does it hold up 39... Continue Reading →
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this episode of #AtariNewsline, I detail my local #Atari #UserGroup's GTG on #BaudDay, which was held all day on 3.12.24! On this day, you connect to an #AtariBBS using your 8 bit #Atari computer, or iOS/PC using #Muffinterm or #Syncterm. I detail our day & show a cool video... Continue Reading →
Ballistik Coffee Boy. 