Tag: Atari 8bit

The Rescue Expedition – Upcoming Atari 8bit action platformer accepting pre-orders

Putting aside the Amiga and C64 news now, as thanks to a heads up by a good friend of ours, we’ve been told Gorgh and Retronics Publishing action packed platformer of ‘ The Rescue Expedition ‘, is now ready for pre-orders priced at PLN 149 (EUR 39, USD 49) for a […]

Great Green Adventure 2: Prologue – A very chippy Atari 8bit game comes 1st at Lost Party 2019

If you’re looking for a nice game to play with a very cool soundtrack, then you might be interested in playing Dely and Zlews latest Atari 8bit game ‘ Great Green Adventure 2: Prologue ‘. which came first in the Lost Party 2019 Wild Competition. This game according to the detailed info, puts […]

Yamo Revenge – Action platformer featuring the protagonist from Bruce Lee (WIP)

We’ve certainly featured the 1984 game of Bruce Lee more than a few times this year, especially with games such as Eel Ecurb announced for the Atari XL/XE. But now we look towards something slightly different for our retro kicks, as Yaron Nir has released an early work in progress version of […]

Atari: A Visual History – A Visual History Compendium book about the Atari 8-bit!

While the crowdfunding platforms are being flooded with projects for retrocomputing greats such as the C64 or Spectrum, the scene has been a little light on products for the Humble Atari 8-bit. Seemingly unloved by people targeting the frothing hoards of retro fans of other 8bit systems which has been […]

Bosconian – 1980’s multi-directional scrolling shooter gets a great Atari 8bit 64KB port!

It’s the Atari’s time to shine as another game has been given the port treatment and it’s the Arcade game ‘ Bosconian ‘ developed by Namco all the way back in 1981. Currently available as a 64KB final version 1.2f for the Atari 8bit by shanti77. Bosconian is a multi-directional […]

Rodman Special Edition – It’s kinda like Pac-Man but it blows things up!

If you’re not into those festive games but still want to buy a damn fine game for Christmas then look no further than Misfit’s ‘ Rodman ‘, a super duper Pac-Man style game with some very cool yet unique differences. This game released in multi-format for the VIC-20,C64,C16,ZX Spectrum,Atari 8bit,Oric,MSX and […]

Donkey Kong – Atari 8-bit Arcade HACK has finally been released for all to enjoy!

Way back in 2016 we mentioned Darryl1970’s Atari 8-bit Arcade hack of Nintendo’s 1981 original classic ‘ Donkey Kong ‘, in which you played as Mario that must avoid obstacles across a number of platforms, with sometimes a hammer in hand to save a damsel in distress from a giant […]

Flimbo’s Quest – A fun filled platformer is coming to the Atari XL/XE (Alpha Available)

This weekend has just got even better as solo/ng has announced that the Alpha conversion of ‘ Flimbo’s Quest ‘ for the Atari XL/XE, has been released via a New Generation for Silly Venture 2018! A game that was first released by System 3 for the C64, Amiga, Atari ST and Amstrad […]