Atari Games & Hidden Gems
William Morrow asks: Do you play any AtariAge homebrews, hacks, and or games reproductions? What is your opinion of these games? The Immortal John Hancock helps me answer this question by showing you some of his amazing boxed AtariAge 2600 and 7800 games!
https://www.atariage.com/store/
Games shown:
Atari 2600
Space Rocks
Halo 2600
Boulder Dash
Princess Rescue
Zippy the Porcupine
Starcastle
IXION
Turbo
Atari 7800
Dungeon Stalker
K.C. Munchkin!
Frenzy / Berzerk
Armor Attack II
Take a rare look at our favorite vintage Atari 2600 boxes and cover art with The Immortal John Hancock & Metal Jesus Rocks.
GAMES SHOWN:
Marauder
Demon Attack
Tanks but no Tanks
Threshold
Pitfall!
Mega Force
Missile Command
Radar Lock
Vanguard
Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle
Gyruss
Space Invaders
Tac/Scan
Dark Chambers
The Jaguar was Atari’s last hurrah into the video game console market. And while it only sold for a couple short years, this sleek console left an impressive with its powerful processors, quirky joystick and a handful of classic games.
Even more awesome Atari 2600 games that are actually fun to play today!
Sometimes when you rediscover your childhood treasures, they aren’t quite as polished when you are an adult. Have no fear! I take it upon myself this week to compile the Atari 2600 games that are still a lot of fun even today. In an age of 3D HD graphics, surround sound and multi-core processors, there is still a lot of fun to be had in many old Atari games from 30 years ago.
The Atari 5200 is a forgotten console from the early 80s, that had some cool design ideas, fun games and shoddy controller. This retrospective goes over what makes the console great and not so good…
Atari’s 7800 gaming console is often misunderstood, slightly flawed, and yet a lot of fun to collect for. I review the history of the 7800, show some gameplay footage and celebrate 8-bit gaming goodness!
The Starpath SuperCharger was a powerful add-on for the Atari 2600 that allowed games to be loaded from cassette with better graphics and deeper gameplay. The Immortal John Hancock shows us all the games for it plus much more.
Activision made some of the BEST Atari 2600 games & here is my Top 10 Favorites! What other 2600 game developers did you also enjoy? Imagic, Parker Bros, Froggo, etc…
