BOMBER – C64 release coming to the Atari 8bit with enhanced graphics!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1992 Active Developments released a C64 game called ‘Bomber’ on a Commodore Format demo tape, in which you are tasked with the catching of bombs thrown by the “Mad Bomber” through 48 levels of increasing difficulty and intense speed. Well that same game inspired the developers José Pereira, Xuel, Poison and Powersoft/Pro to make an Atari 8bit
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 8bit, Bomber, c64, HOMEBREW, José Pereira, Labels: Arcade, Poison, Powersoft/Pro, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, work in progress, Xuel
Victorians Run Boy Run – A very retro styled music video
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Here in the UK the weather is currently very “naff”! It’s cloudy, it’s raining and generally just not worth going outside for. So to cheer up the Brits and probably everyone else too, we’ve came across a music video that’s unlike anything we’ve seen before. A heavy metal based track, blended in with multiple retro
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 8bit, GAMING, Labels: 8BIT, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Run Boy Run, Victorians, Youtube
Total Eclipse – 1980’s Adventure previewed for the Atari 8bit
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Our good friend Alex has just informed us of the work in progress preview of the C64 – Atari 8bit port: Total Eclipse. Originally released in 1988, Total Eclipse is a first person adventure game with the ability to shoot released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, PC and ZX Spectrum, however
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 8bit, beta, c64, DOWNLOAD, FIRST PERSON, Labels: Adventure, MariusZW, REMAKE, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, shooter, Total Eclipse
Donkey Kong Jr – Atari 8-bit Arcade HACK released!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Welcome to Donkey Kong Junior, originally released in 1982 for Arcades and later released for home systems such as the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit , ColecoVision, Coleco Adam, Intellivision, NES and BBC Micro, with a C64 overhauled version released by Mr Sid at the end of last year (link). In this game you
- Published in ATARI
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arcade, atari, Atari 8bit, Donkey Kong Jr, DOWNLOAD, GAMING, HACK, HOMEBREW, Labels: 8BIT, Mario, Platformer, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming
Star Raiders II – Unreleased almost-finished sequel sees light of day on the Atari 8bit!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Year after year we usually go on about the latest C64 games and unreleased titles seeing the light of day for the very first time, well now it’s the Atari 8-bits turn with ‘ Star Raiders II ‘ released for the first time today as a free holiday present from Aric Wilmunder. This is the
- Published in ATARI
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Action, Aric Wilmunder, atari, Atari 8bit, DOWNLOAD, Labels: 8-BIT, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, SCI-FI, shooter, Space, Star Raiders, Star Raiders II
Lost In Space – Atari 8bit up to 4 player release!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and is looking forward to 2016. I’d also like to say a huge thank you to Dan Thoresen, Godfrey’john Sheridan, Matthias Loges, Ryan Simister and D King who helped us out into next year and possibly beyond! But enough about that it’s a new game time, and this one comes directly from
- Published in ATARI
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atari, ATARI 400, Atari 800, Atari 8bit, GAMING, HOMEBREW, Labels: Arcade, Lost In Space, Mr-Atari, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Sijmen Schouten
E-Type – BBC Micro racer conversion for the Atari 8bit!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Searching through the atariage 8bit forums for more games to play, as we took some time off over the Christmas period, we came across a rather interesting racing game that might be worth a play via an emulator or even an original Atari 8bit system. This is E-Type ( no not R-Type ) by Fandal,
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 8bit, BBC MICRO, Conversion, E-Type, Fandal, Labels: Arcade, RACER, REMAKE, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming
Ultimate Play The Game : Pentagram – WIP port release for the Atari 8bit
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Although I am not a fan of the Ultimate Play the Games, even if they still do have a huge cult following with some titles going over £100 on Ebay. We couldn’t help but notice the work in progress Atari 8bit port of ‘ Pentagram ‘ which is being ported from the ZX Spectrum version
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 8bit, DOWNLOAD, GAMING, Labels: ALPHA, MariusZ, Pentagram, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Ultimate Play The Game, Zx Spectrum
Blowsub – Destroy lots of subs in this Atari 5200 conversion
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Originally for the Atari 8bit as a homebrew for this year’s A8 New Year Disk, ‘ Blow Sub ‘ has been converted to the Atari 5200 by the same developers Playsoft and Harvey. Classed as an arcade game to reach an ever high score, you must manoeuvre your boat across the high seas, dropping depth
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 5200, Atari 8bit, Blowsub, DOWNLOAD, Harvey, HOMEBREW, Labels: Arcade, Playsoft, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, shooter
Bobby Bearing – Ball bouncy retro game gets a finished Atari 8bit port!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1986 The Edge released an isometric 3D game by the name of ‘Bobby Bearing’ for the C64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC that had a very similar vibe to Marble Madness.Well that same game, in which your goal was to find your missing brothers across the vast 3D environment, and then bounce them along
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 8bit, Bobby Bearing, DOWNLOAD, José Pereira, Labels: Arcade, MariusZW, PORT, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming