Tag Archives: Atari 5200

Box Art: Xevious Atari 7800 (1988)

Posted on January 21, 2012 by VicSage

I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Xevious, even back in my youth when I would try to last more than a minute while playing it in the arcades. I still feel it was way too hard, … Continue reading →

Atari 2600: Galaxian Commercial (1983)

Posted on December 14, 2011 by VicSage

Last week I ran the Arcade Flyer for Galaxian. Today I was pulling out a box from the closet that contained some Atari 2600 cartridges and I found one for Galaxian. I honestly didn’t remember ever owning this…so this might … Continue reading →

Programmer Dave Comstock Talks About the Atari 5200 Version of Cloak and Dagger

Posted on July 19, 2010 by The Retroist

Some great insights from Programmer Dave Comstock about his work on the Atari 5200 version of Cloak and Dagger. Many thanks to James Peyton for putting this up on YouTube and making me aware of it. Great stuff.

Arcade Classic Sinistar Now Available for the Atari 5200

Posted on June 23, 2010 by The Retroist

Fast-paced space shooter, Sinistar, is NOW available in cartridge form for the Atari 5200. This game was an arcade classic (at least in my book). The game was finished back in the day for the 5200, but was never released. … Continue reading →