Posted on August 26, 2023
The Old Fart Plays Atari 2600 Homebrews: Oh No! More Peril
Oh No! More Peril is a new homebrew game from VHC Games. You must fly through a maze-like robotic factory and rescue the trapped workers before your helicopter runs out of gas. Your final score is defined by… Read More
Posted on August 21, 2023
Top 10 Atari 2600 Games – According to ChatGPT
I asked ChatGPT to tell me the top 10 Atari 2600 games of all time. It replied with a list of several games from Atari, Activision, and Imagic. Let me know in the comments if you agree with… Read More
Posted on August 13, 2023
Activision’s Enduro Ported to the Atari 8-Bit Home Computer
Enduro is a racing video game designed by Larry Miller for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1983. The object of the game is to complete an endurance race, passing a certain number of cars each… Read More
Posted on July 23, 2023
YouTube Short: Conquest of Mars – Atari 2600
This game is a remake of the popular Atari 8-Bit home computer game, Caverns of Mars. Conquest of Mars was developed by and is sold by Champ Games. In the year 4114, the planet Earth and the planet… Read More
Posted on May 21, 2023
Star Raiders for Atari 8-Bit: Blow Up Your Own Starbase
Occasionally, you’ll find yourself overwhelmed and about to lose a star war(s). That’s when you might as well go rogue and blow up your own starbases! Star Raiders is a first-person space combat simulator for the Atari 8-bit… Read More
Posted on May 21, 2023
Mappy for the Atari 2600 – YouTube Short
Here’s a “short” little peek of Mappy for the Atari 2600. It’s an excellent game, pushing the Atari 2600 to its limits. I’ll be reviewing Mappy in the near future. Follow me on Twitter. Follow me on Instagram…. Read More