Tag Archives: atari

A Review of Tempest 2000, One of Gaming’s Greatest Masterpieces, And its Arcade Forbear Tempest

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Brian

I decided to try to review some of my favorite games.  I’m starting with the classic console game I have played the most this year so far, and one of the all-time best. Title: Tempest 2000 Platform: Atari Jaguar Release … Continue reading →

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Atari 5200 Game Opinion Summaries Series II: Part III

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Brian

There are only six games covered this time, but what this update may lack in quantity of games it makes up for with quality: several of these are among the very best games I have played on the 5200, and … Continue reading →

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Atari 5200 Game Opinion Summaries Series II: Part II

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Brian

Yes, after a bit too long here it is, part two of my new, three-part Atari 5200 Game Opinion Summaries series. I’ve only got eight summaries this time, but some of them are fairly long so while this is shorter … Continue reading →

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Atari 5200 Game Opinion Summaries Series II: Part I, and the Atari 5200 Trak-Ball Controller

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Brian

Yes, after far far too long, it’s an actual update on this website that people might want to read. (Yes, I have kept making Mario Maker levels, and will have more posts on my levels in the future. But that … Continue reading →

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Console Opinion Summaries, Part 2: The Third Generation – Atari 5200 and 7800, NES, Master System, and Colecovision

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Brian

That’s right, it’s not a mirage, it’s an actual update to my ‘Console Opinion Summaries’ list!  This took way too long, so for future entries I probably should cut back on the history portions that are done much more completely … Continue reading →

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Opinion List: Update to the Consoles Ranking List and new Platform Favorite Games Lists ‘new’ platforms

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Brian

In 2015, I made a list of how much I like all of the consoles I had at the time. Additionally, that list also includes lists of my favorite games for every console I own.  I did not attempt to … Continue reading →

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Opinion List: Comparing the 3DO, Jaguar, and 32X Game Libraries

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Brian

I have had a lot going on recently so I have not gotten nearly as far with that Genesis Game Opinion Summaries update list as I’d like, though I do have the list of titles I’ll be covering together.  But … Continue reading →

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Atari 5200 Game Opinion Summaries – Unpopular or no, I like this system!

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Brian

Table of Contents Background & My Thoughts on Getting the System System History The Controller Astro Chase Berzerk Centipede Defender Dig-Dug Galaxian Joust Missile Command Kangaroo Pac-Man Pengo Pole Position Popeye Qix Space Invaders Star Raiders Super Breakout Super Cobra … Continue reading →

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List: Console Save Types: Listing How Consoles Store Data

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Brian

I first wrote this guide in 2008.  Finally, I’m posting it on my site as well.  This is one of my two longest lists, the most complete ones I have and the first lists I’ve posted here.  The changes made … Continue reading →

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System and Game Opinion Summaries: Atari 7800 (& 2600 Games): 3rd-Gen Console, 2nd-Gen Games?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Brian

The Atari 7800: My Thoughts & System Overview I’d never owned an Atari system before, and had barely ever played one, but that changed when I got an Atari 7800 back in April. It’s an interesting system to have… and … Continue reading →

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