One thing that the Atari 5200 was not necessarily known for was its list exclusive titles. A lot of what … Continue reading Game of the Week (8/12/18) – Countermeasure

Real arcade graphics, real arcade action. That’s what the Atari 5200 promised gamers in 1982 and damn if it didn’t … Continue reading Arcade Hits on the 5200 Part 1 – Joust, Jungle Hunt, Pole Position

Parker Brothers licensed a number of top notch ports from arcade developers such as Sega, Nintendo, Konami, and Gottlieb during … Continue reading Parker Bros Titles – Frogger, Gyruss, Popeye, Q*bert,

As most of us know, the original home port of “Pac-Man” for the VCS/2600 was nowhere near arcade faithful thanks … Continue reading Game of the Week (8/5/18) – Pac-Man for the Atari 5200

Ah, the Atari 5200. Atari’s poor, misguided attempt to make a next generation console (good idea!) using awful analog controllers … Continue reading Console of the Month (August 2018) – Atari 5200