Not sure why electronic betting or table games were so popular in the late 70’s/early 80’s but there were a … Continue reading Atari Strategy and Table Games – Blackjack, Casino, Othello, Video Pinball

An eclectic mix for sure, but all 6 games on this list saw some level of minor success in arcades … Continue reading Arcade Hits for the Atari, Vol. 2 – Battlezone, Crystal Castles, Kangaroo, Phoenix, Popeye, Tapper

My last post covered many of my pop culture influenced video games for the Atari 2600 but I left out … Continue reading Game of the Week (5/14/17) – E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

It should come as no surprise that some of the greatest pop culture moments of the late 70’s and early … Continue reading Pop Culture and Atari – Journey Escape, King Kong, M.A.S.H., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: The Arcade Game

There are shocking number of pornographic Atari 2600 cartridges, 8 by my count, released in the early 80’s. All were created … Continue reading Atari Porn – Custer’s Revenge

There are almost too many classic games for the Atari VCS/2600 than it is possible to cover in a month so … Continue reading Atari Classics – Asteroids, Combat, Defender, Galaxian, Missile Command, Yar’s Revenge

What more can be said about Space Invaders that hasn’t already been written? Not sure I can emphasize enough how … Continue reading Game of the Week (5/7/17) – Space Invaders

This is what the VCS/2600 did so well, port arcade hits to a home console. More than any other competing … Continue reading Arcade Hits for the Atari, Vol. 1 – Berzerk, Centipede, Dig Dug, Joust, Jungle Hunt

There are certainly other iconic games for the Atari 2600 not listed in the title of this post but the 5 … Continue reading The Icons – Donkey Kong, Frogger, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Man, Q*bert

For the month of May, I will be paying my respects to the granddaddy of the home video game consoles … Continue reading Console of the Month (May 2017) – Atari VCS/2600