When 8-bit Atari emulation became a thing, the games I downloaded (and continue to play regularly) were/are: Star Raiders (NOT Star Raiders II) M.U.L.E. Caverns of Mars Jumpman \ Best video game Jumpman Jr. / until Portal Captain Beeble (deserving of far more love than it gets) Lode Runner Karateka Boulder Dash Popeye They are, unintentionally, my top 10 Atari 8 bit games. (Didn't know there were 10 until I typed them here!)
We had an atari (forget the model but I believe it was an ####XL) with 5.25" floppy drives and my neighbors older brother was in the "Computer Club" at school. He would bring home their library of games all on 5.25" floppies. Boulder Dash was one of my favs, also Spelunker and Miner 4029'er. At one point they had pirated arcade games that we needed to used this special cartridge with a little switch on it. You had to flip that switch at a certain time when the game was loading. Man I miss the 80's!
Lots of games yet some of my favorites missing: Alternate Reality, Aztec, Montezuma's Revenge, Ninja, The Great American Cross-Country Road Race. The Atari 8-bit platform often escapes discussion but it had a decent library.
I've noticed that some of the ganes were either ported to the C=64 or vice versa from the sane code. Gyruss being one of them. It looks almost exactly as i remember my C=64 version.
Love me some Atari.. never had a 400/800 computer. I do have the emulators and theres some pretty decent games for it. I also got the new Atari 50 compilation only paid 19 pounds for it which was a steal.
I always had the Atari VCS and a C=64. Never knew some of the Atari 8 bit computers games looked like slightly better versions of the Atari VCS game system version.
@@RandallHayterlol it wasn’t even a coherent understatement. Yes some looked slightly improved, some looked orders of magnitude better… just like c64 versions sometimes looked slightly better than the vcs and some looked much better. lol. Now how a guy lived through this era and didn’t know any of this… not a sound mind I should think.
I think its a real missed opportunity that could have and should been so much more. For a start I think they should have done 2 models, like they did with TheC64 (same company behind it) a mini and a full size. One for the true Atari 8-bit enthusiast and one for the general consumer. Both should have been based on the 800XL as that's the most highly regarded and by far the best selling model in the range so would be the most recognised too. But when I was working with Retro Games Limited I suggested the idea of a XEGS Mini and even drew up a whole concept design and proposal for it, they told me it was really good but they didn't think an Atari 8-bit Mini would "sell enough units to make it viable." So it was quite galling to see them come up with this version afterwards. I actually posted the whole proposal on Facebook where people agreed it was much better than what's being offered. The 800XL (or XEGS) Mini should have had at least 50 games, or 64 games the same as the TheC64 did with a USB port in the cartridge slot to add more games. Retro Games Limited used the excuse of licensing for the tiny amount of games but this is total rubbish, as just including Atari's own games they could have easily hit the 50 (which would obviously require no licensing at all) and once you include I.P. owned by Retro Games Limited and their sister company Pixel Games, this number could be double that. Whilst the amount of games doesn't matter too much to the tech nerd who knows how to side load, perform mods and collects all these things it does to the general consumer. If you walked into a branch of Menkind or Game wanting a cheap plug and play console for a nostalgia hit are you going to buy a system with just 25 games or one with 64? RGL stated that there would be a full size in the future if this was a success, but their decisions seem to be setting it up to fail. For the price they are charging, which is actually MORE expensive than the 2600+ which plays real games, I expected a lot more. Plus the name is AWFUL - it should have been The Atari 8-bit, for brand recognition alone.
As I said, this isn't an Atari product as such, it's being done by Retro Games Limited, who also did TheC64 Mini and the Amiga A500 Mini. And unless this is a success they won't do anymore, they already said that. I wish Atari had done it themselves, as I'm sure it would have been a lot better (if the 2600+ is anything to go by!).
Maybe Blaze Entertainment will add Atari's 8-bit line of computers to the Evercade's computer line of carts. We already have the first C64 collection, and in 2023 they will be adding Amiga games. Of course there are many computers I'd like to see them cover.
@@TheLairdsLair Still lazy editing. Many of the titles are hard to see. It would have been better if you still put in the titles on a fixed part of the video even if it pops up a few seconds into the game. That way those who prefer to guess will still have the time before the title shows.
Some goodies in this roundup. Tail of Beta Lyrae had great music from Philip Price if I am remembering right. They could have done a better job on Robotron. I think the new 2600 version was better.
An interesting video; but it would make easier to identify the games, if a title was shown. The sometimes the title screens don’t clearly show the name. Today was ok because the games were very well known, but is tricky with the obscure games and systems. Watched it again and realised the games looked ok compared to other platforms. The two computers looked funky. I never played them as I was a console gamer at the time.
I know nothing about this atari .... is this basically as powerful as the 2600? Oh hang on there's some hi res like games here and games like the 2600... So is it as powerful as a 5200?!
The Atari 5200 is basically an Atari 400 in a console case. Watch the Atari 400/800 Amazing facts video that I did a few weeks ago, it's linked in the description.
Cor thats like the newest raid shadow legends.... I reckon that established title is a con. How much land can you sell at 1ft by 1 ft. How would you even know what patch is yours?
@@TheLairdsLair all of Ms Pac-Man is not right (sound or motion) but at 13:48 it really takes a dump, I don't think that's a RUclips or internet issue, looks like something was struggling when the video was being created.
I had a look again, I see no issues at all on Ms. Pac-Man, it seemed perfect to me. There was a slight pause just after the timestamp you left but that was on a transition, so I didn't really see it as an issue. :-/
Pac-Man has a terrific feel on the 800... Alley Cat is one of the all-time non-arcade greats too! 👍Atari had so many greats...
The Atari Pole Position occasionally looks like you're going backwards - 17.59 - it's weird.
When 8-bit Atari emulation became a thing, the games I downloaded (and continue to play regularly) were/are:
Star Raiders (NOT Star Raiders II)
M.U.L.E.
Caverns of Mars
Jumpman \ Best video game
Jumpman Jr. / until Portal
Captain Beeble (deserving of far more love than it gets)
Lode Runner
Karateka
Boulder Dash
Popeye
They are, unintentionally, my top 10 Atari 8 bit games. (Didn't know there were 10 until I typed them here!)
We had an atari (forget the model but I believe it was an ####XL) with 5.25" floppy drives and my neighbors older brother was in the "Computer Club" at school. He would bring home their library of games all on 5.25" floppies. Boulder Dash was one of my favs, also Spelunker and Miner 4029'er. At one point they had pirated arcade games that we needed to used this special cartridge with a little switch on it. You had to flip that switch at a certain time when the game was loading. Man I miss the 80's!
Lots of games yet some of my favorites missing: Alternate Reality, Aztec, Montezuma's Revenge, Ninja, The Great American Cross-Country Road Race. The Atari 8-bit platform often escapes discussion but it had a decent library.
I cover the A8 regularly on this channel!
Awesome so many games I never heard of.
Whichever way you slice it, that's a pretty good version of Pacman.
That's a nice selection of titles and I plan to download many of those to play on my 800XL. Thanks! 🙂
I've noticed that some of the ganes were either ported to the C=64 or vice versa from the sane code. Gyruss being one of them. It looks almost exactly as i remember my C=64 version.
Gauntletak is the best Atari 8-bit game you’ve never heard of.
Love me some Atari.. never had a 400/800 computer. I do have the emulators and theres some pretty decent games for it. I also got the new Atari 50 compilation only paid 19 pounds for it which was a steal.
I have it as an Xmas present, can't wait to play it!
I always had the Atari VCS and a C=64. Never knew some of the Atari 8 bit computers games looked like slightly better versions of the Atari VCS game system version.
Slightly is an understatement!
@@RandallHayterlol it wasn’t even a coherent understatement. Yes some looked slightly improved, some looked orders of magnitude better… just like c64 versions sometimes looked slightly better than the vcs and some looked much better. lol. Now how a guy lived through this era and didn’t know any of this… not a sound mind I should think.
Actually some games on Atari 800 looked like better versions of C64: River Raid, Dropzone, Star Raiders II, Montezuma's revenge, Amaurote
Games of my childhood.. Great & sweet memories 🙂
I’m just here deciding whether to pre order the 400 mini. I’m leaning towards a Yes.
I'm leaning towards no, despite being a huge Atari fan. I think it's a real missed opportunity.
I think its a real missed opportunity that could have and should been so much more. For a start I think they should have done 2 models, like they did with TheC64 (same company behind it) a mini and a full size. One for the true Atari 8-bit enthusiast and one for the general consumer.
Both should have been based on the 800XL as that's the most highly regarded and by far the best selling model in the range so would be the most recognised too. But when I was working with Retro Games Limited I suggested the idea of a XEGS Mini and even drew up a whole concept design and proposal for it, they told me it was really good but they didn't think an Atari 8-bit Mini would "sell enough units to make it viable." So it was quite galling to see them come up with this version afterwards. I actually posted the whole proposal on Facebook where people agreed it was much better than what's being offered.
The 800XL (or XEGS) Mini should have had at least 50 games, or 64 games the same as the TheC64 did with a USB port in the cartridge slot to add more games. Retro Games Limited used the excuse of licensing for the tiny amount of games but this is total rubbish, as just including Atari's own games they could have easily hit the 50 (which would obviously require no licensing at all) and once you include I.P. owned by Retro Games Limited and their sister company Pixel Games, this number could be double that.
Whilst the amount of games doesn't matter too much to the tech nerd who knows how to side load, perform mods and collects all these things it does to the general consumer. If you walked into a branch of Menkind or Game wanting a cheap plug and play console for a nostalgia hit are you going to buy a system with just 25 games or one with 64? RGL stated that there would be a full size in the future if this was a success, but their decisions seem to be setting it up to fail.
For the price they are charging, which is actually MORE expensive than the 2600+ which plays real games, I expected a lot more. Plus the name is AWFUL - it should have been The Atari 8-bit, for brand recognition alone.
As I said, this isn't an Atari product as such, it's being done by Retro Games Limited, who also did TheC64 Mini and the Amiga A500 Mini. And unless this is a success they won't do anymore, they already said that.
I wish Atari had done it themselves, as I'm sure it would have been a lot better (if the 2600+ is anything to go by!).
Roklan's Deluxe Invaders is a far more faithful version of Space Invaders than Atari's official Space Invaders for the Atari 400/800 ever was.
Agreed, but's still a good game.
Cool . I miss my old 8-bit Atari's. I had a 1200xl, 600xl, 800xl, and a xe game system, and well over 500 games.
Maybe Blaze Entertainment will add Atari's 8-bit line of computers to the Evercade's computer line of carts. We already have the first C64 collection, and in 2023 they will be adding Amiga games. Of course there are many computers I'd like to see them cover.
ETA Prime has a video showing how to play Atari 8-bit computer games on a Raspberry Pi if you don’t have original hardware.
Fujinet, side 3 or AVG cart
Thank you. Great video 👌. It brings back a lot of memories. And now I know...I'm getting old...🤭🧓
You and me both!
Wish you'd have added the title of each game in the beginning :(
A lot of people prefer them after, because they like to try and guess the games.
Can't please everyone :-(
@@TheLairdsLair Still lazy editing. Many of the titles are hard to see. It would have been better if you still put in the titles on a fixed part of the video even if it pops up a few seconds into the game. That way those who prefer to guess will still have the time before the title shows.
Ballblazer is amazing! Not as good as the 7800 version (the best version ever), but still impressing!
Agreed!
Some goodies in this roundup. Tail of Beta Lyrae had great music from Philip Price if I am remembering right. They could have done a better job on Robotron. I think the new 2600 version was better.
Beta Lyrae is a seriously underrated game!
Interesting video but why no game title ? Didn’t really help much because of that
If you are unsure of the names of the games there is a time stamped list in the description, you just have to expand it.
Funny how Atari's ET game for their home computer line had more time and effort put into it than its 2600 predecessor.
Ironically I find the 2600 version more playable! 😶
The 2600 game is a miracle and a lot more fun to play
Just missing Scram!
An interesting video; but it would make easier to identify the games, if a title was shown. The sometimes the title screens don’t clearly show the name. Today was ok because the games were very well known, but is tricky with the obscure games and systems. Watched it again and realised the games looked ok compared to other platforms. The two computers looked funky. I never played them as I was a console gamer at the time.
With cases where it's not clear I put a games list in the description.
I know nothing about this atari
.... is this basically as powerful as the 2600?
Oh hang on there's some hi res like games here and games like the 2600...
So is it as powerful as a 5200?!
The Atari 5200 is basically an Atari 400 in a console case. Watch the Atari 400/800 Amazing facts video that I did a few weeks ago, it's linked in the description.
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I must be the only UK RUclipsr who isn't sponsored by them! Pretty ironic when you consider my channel name . . . .
Cor thats like the newest raid shadow legends....
I reckon that established title is a con. How much land can you sell at 1ft by 1 ft. How would you even know what patch is yours?
The video in places stutters a bit
holy crap, spam fire much
Not at this end it doesn't, must be a RUclips or internet issue.
@@TheLairdsLair all of Ms Pac-Man is not right (sound or motion) but at 13:48 it really takes a dump, I don't think that's a RUclips or internet issue, looks like something was struggling when the video was being created.
I had a look again, I see no issues at all on Ms. Pac-Man, it seemed perfect to me. There was a slight pause just after the timestamp you left but that was on a transition, so I didn't really see it as an issue. :-/
Alphabetical order approved!
Huh,no nintendo games??? Shame on it👎
It has many, just not in this particular video - Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., Popeye, Donkey Kong Jr. etc.