Rick Dangerous - An all time favourite game gets an Atari 8-bit port update trailer!

Atari 8-bit owners prepare yourselves for a great update, as the classic platforming game ' Rick Dangerous ', which was developed by Core Design and published by Firebird in 1989 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and DOS, is still coming to the Atari XL and Atari XE! Yes you heard that right, a game that has lived on in the hearts of many and a gem in the retro

HeliCommander - Action game inspired by Choplifter coming to the Atari 8-bit

The above screenshot might not like much (it is only from a 240p video the developer uploaded), but this is the first tease for a new game peteym5 is developing called ' HeliCommander ' inspired by the arcade version of Choplifter and the Activision game Chopper Command. According to peteym5 this side scrolling shooting game will be coming to the Atari 400/800/XL and XE and will be available

Fairlight - A brilliant 8-bit Isometric Adventure gets an Atari XL/XE port!

We have just had a really good bit of info in our email box thanks to Bartekh84, as the 8-bit Adventure classic ' Fairlight ' which appeared on the Amstrad CPC, C64 and ZX Spectrum has been converted over to the Atari XL/XE by Mariusz „mariuszw” Wojcieszek, José Pereira, and Bartłomiej „Wieczór” Wieczorkowski. First released in 1985 on the ZX Spectrum and selling over 50,000 copies with awards

Tempest Elite - Dave Theurers 1980's shooter is coming to the Atari 8-bit

Possibly the last news of the day as I seriously need a break, is the latest news from the Atari 8-bit community, is Dave Theurers tube based shooter ' Tempest ' which is coming to the Atari 8-bit as Tempest Elite. First released in 1981 on the Arcades, Tempest was released by Atari Inc and puts you in control of a claw like spaceship blasting enemies on a three-dimensional surface, divided

Bosconian - 1980's multi-directional scrolling shooter gets an Atari 8bit 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 work in progress for the Atari 8bit by shanti77. Bosconian is a multi-directional scrolling shooter arcade game with similarities to Star Control, it requires you as the space ship pilot to score as many

Pang - Enjoyable Arcade classic ported over to the Atari XL/XE

In 1989 the Mitchell Corporation released the brilliant Arcade game ' Pang ', which was later ported over to a multitude of systems by Ocean including the C64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum Amiga, MS-DOS and Atari ST. However it wasn't until this years Silly Venture 2016 event, that an Arcade port was announced and shown off for the Atari XL/XE. So yes finally Atari XL/XE owners who haven't seen

Robbo - The Atari 5200's latest Atari XL/XE port that's in development

It is the Atari's time to shine this week, especially after the recent Donkey Kong hack overhaul, as the Atari XL/XE action puzzle game ' Robbo ' published by LK Avalon in 1989, is coming to the Atari 5200! Currently in development by tdididit, you control the robot Robbo, who, after being insidiously trapped, must travel through 56 different planets to escape!




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Ultimate Play The Game : Pentagram - Final port release for the Atari 8bit!

This is just madness, in just one week we've had the classic Manic Miner released for the Atari XL/XE, Ocean Software's 1987 isometric hit game 'Head Over Heels', which was remade for the MSX2, and now Ultimate Play The Game's 1986 of ' Pentagram ', has finally been released as a port for the Atari 8bit by Mariuszw. If you don't remember the game Pentagram, It is the fourth in the Sabreman

Hot News - Manic Miner released for the Atari XL/XE!

In 1983 Matthew Smith and published by Bug-Byte released the well known classic of Manic Miner for the ZX Spectrum. Although it was later released again by Software Projects, it was the first game in the willy series and was inspired by the Atari 800 game 'Miner 2049'. Not only was it voted number 25 in the Your Sinclair official top 100 Spectrum games of all time, but it had in game music,