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Category: Games

Play a New First Person Shooter on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (10-15 mins)

January 16, 2022 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play a New First Person Shooter on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Web Browser, emulator, or real hardware with SD card device Time: 10-15 mins Introduction Castle Wolfenstein (3D) and Doom were my first experiences with first person shooters (FPS). I also loved Rise

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Play Seven Forgotten Atari 8-Bit Computer Gaming Classics (30-60 mins)

January 1, 2022 moorejh Games, Magazines

Task: Play Seven Forgotten Atari 8-Bit Computer Gaming Classics Needed: Web Browser, Emulator Time: 30-60 mins Introduction One of my favorite things to do is to play an Atari 8-bit game I have never played before. Benj Edwards reviews seven classics in this PC Magazine

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Play Gold Rush! from Compute! Magazine on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (10-15 mins)

November 26, 2021 moorejh Games, Magazines, Software

Task: Play Gold Rush from Compute! Magazine on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Web Browser, Emulator, and/or Floppy Disk Time: 10-15 mins Introduction It was common in the early 1980s to get software by typing in program listings from magazines like Antic or Compute!. This

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Play Prince of Persia on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (30-60 mins)

November 13, 2021 moorejh Demos, Games, Software

Task: Play Prince of Persia on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Altirra emulator or Atari 8-bit computer with 128K of RAM Time: 30-60 mins Introduction Prince of Persia is a platformer game developed and released for the Apple II in 1989. It was soon after

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Play Pitfall! on an Atari 8-Bit Computer or Video Game Console (30-60 mins)

July 4, 2021 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play Pitfall! on an Atari 8-Bit Computer or Video Game Console Needed: Emulator, SD Card Device, or Cartridges and Original Hardware Time: 30-60 mins for watching several videos Introduction I first played Pitfall! when it came out in 1982 at a friend’s house on

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Purchase and Play the New Circus Convoy Game for the Atari 2600 (30-60 mins)

June 30, 2021 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Purchase and Play the New Circus Convoy Game for the Atari 2600 Needed: Web Browser, Atari 2600 Console or Emulator Time: 30-60 mins Introduction The homebrew scene has been active for years developing new games for the Atari 2600. Many of these are really

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Play the Temple of Apshai Games on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (1-2 hours)

June 27, 2021 moorejh Games

Task: Play the Temple of Apshai Games on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Emulator or Floppy Disks Time: 1-2 hours Introduction I played Dungeons and Dragons as a kid and was thrilled to discover roguelike and roguelike-inspired games on the Atari. The first one I

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Listen to the Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast (1-2 hours)

May 23, 2021 moorejh Games, History, Media, Podcasts

Task: Listen to the Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast Needed: Web browser Time: 1-2 hours Introduction If you are like me you can’t get enough Atari. Podcasts are one way to satisfy the Atari itch. I have previously posted about the Antic, Floppy Days,

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Purchase an Evercade Retro Handheld Console (10-15 mins)

April 16, 2021 moorejh Emulators, Games, Hardware

Task: Purchase an Evercade Retro Handheld Console Needed: Web browser Time: 10-15 mins Introduction Playing Atari games on modern handheld devices has a lot of appeal. I have been particularly excited about the cartridge-based Evercade handheld device which was released in 2020. I got one

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Play Caverns of Mars on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (10-15 mins)

April 10, 2021 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play Caverns of Mars on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Altirra or Caverns of Mars cartridge or disk Time: 10-15 mins Introduction Caverns of Mars is one of my favorite games because of its simple yet effective graphics and relatively simple and fun gameplay. The

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Download the Atari 8-Bit ROM Collection by Ghostware (5-10 mins)

January 16, 2021 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Download the Atari 8-Bit ROM Collection by Ghostware Needed: Web browser Time: 5-10 mins Introduction There are tons of game and utility ROMs available online for download. We have previously posted about the Atarimania resource, for example. Downloading multiple ROMs can be tedious. Fortunately,

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Play Joust on an Atari 8-bit Computer (10-15 mins)

December 27, 2020 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play Joust on an Atari 8-bit Computer Needed: Joust ROM and emulator or cartridge and computer Time: 10-15 mins Dedication: My good friend Steve Nash (RIP) Introduction I turned 16 in 1984 and was fortunate enough to be able to drive a 1980 Formula

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Play Frogger on the Atari 8-Bit Computers and Consoles (10-15 mins)

November 26, 2020 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play Frogger on the Atari 8-Bit Computers and Consoles Needed: Web browser, Emulator Time: 10-15 mins Introduction I have about a dozen Atari games I love to play over and over again for decades and decades. Frogger is definitely on that list for both

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Play an Atari Game You Have Never Played Before (10-15 mins)

November 26, 2020 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play an Atari Game You Have Never Played Before Needed: Web browser, Emulator Time: 10-15 mins Introduction There are hundreds and hundreds of games for the Atari 8-bit computers and video game consoles. One of my favorite things to do is to try new

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Explore Homesoft’s Collection of Games for the Atari 8-Bit Computers (10-15 mins)

August 30, 2020 moorejh Games, Web Resources

Task: Explore Homesoft’s Collection of Games for the Atari 8-Bit Computers Needed: Web browser Time: 10-15 minutes Introduction The Internet Archive and Atari Mania are awesome source of Atari software and games. These are certainly good places to start if you are looking for something.

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Explore Atari Software and Games on Atari Mania (10-15 mins)

August 30, 2020 moorejh Games, Software, Web Resources

Task: Explore Atari Software and Games on Atari Mania Needed: Web browser Time: 10-15 minutes Introduction It can be challenging to find comprehensive and safe sources of Atari software and games online. The Internet Archive is certainly one of my favorites. Another go-to source is

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Learn About Checksum Programs for Checking Type-In Programs (15-30 mins)

July 25, 2020 moorejh Games, Magazines, Programming

Task: Learn About Checksum Programs for Checking Type-In Programs Needed: Web browser, Altirra Time: 15-30 mins Introduction It was common in the early 1980s to get software by typing in program listings from magazines like Antic or Compute!. This was partly because new Atari home

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Play Infocom’s Planetfall on an Atari 8-bit Computer (1-2 hours)

July 12, 2020 moorejh Games

Task: Play Infocom’s Planetfall on an Atari 8-bit Computer Needed: Planetfall Disk or ATR file Time: 1-2 hours Introduction Infocom was king of the text-based adventure games in the 1980s. I played Zork I with a friend and was instantaneously hooked. He had already played

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Play Bowling on the Atari 2600 (10-15 mins)

June 7, 2020 moorejh Games

Task: Play Bowling on the Atari 2600 Needed: Bowling cartridge or Altirra emulator Time: 10-15 mins Introduction Everyone has played classics like Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and Missile Command on the Atari 2600. But, have you played Bowling? If not, you are missing out on one

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Explore Atari XL BASIC Listings (15-30 mins)

May 17, 2020 moorejh Games, Software, Web Resources

Task: Explore Atari XL BASIC Listings Needed: A web browser Time: 15-30 mins Introduction I recall several friends remembering when they got their first Atari 8-bit computer. They brought it home, took it out of the box, and quickly discovered they had no software to

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Read the Book “Unofficial Atari: A Visual History” (15-30 mins)

April 18, 2020 moorejh Books, Games, History

Task: Read the Book “Unofficial Atari: A Visual History” Needed: The book Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction “Unofficial Atari: A Visual History” is ~400-page book written by Darren Doyle and published by Greyfox Books. Much of the book consists of two-page visual layouts of 162 third-party

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Play The Goonies on an Atari 8-bit Computer (30-60 mins)

February 8, 2020 moorejh Games

Task: Play The Goonies on an Atari 8-bit Computer Needed: The Goonies disk or ATR file Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction The Goonies is an American kids movie that was released in 1985 and written and produced by Steven Spielberg. I recall really enjoying the movie

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Learn How to Make a Game in BASIC XE (30-60 mins)

December 21, 2019 moorejh Games, Graphics, Programming, Software

Task: Learn How to Make a Game in BASIC XE Needed: BASIC XE and extensions Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction My previous posts have demonstrated many of the programming techniques needed to make a game in Atari BASIC. A common theme is how slow BASIC is

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Explore the Antic Software Archive (30-60 mins)

November 29, 2019 moorejh Games, Magazines, Programming, Software, Web Resources

Task: Explore the Antic Software Archive Needed: Web browser Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction As I mentioned in my last post about Antic Magazine, one of the great features of Antic was the software that came in each and every issue. Most of these were software

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