The Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast
The 2600 Game By Game Podcast will delve into the history, gameplay, and personal stories of every game made for the Atari 2600.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 290
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Episode 87 - Star Raiders by Atari
Well hello. Today's episode is about Star Raiders by Atari. Fun game, but I did find some other games in this style to be better (spoilers). You can win a Star Raiders cart with manual, touch pad con…
Episode 86 - Rabbit Transit & The Official Frogger by Starpath
Happy New Year everyone, it is great to be back doing the podcast! This week I cover two Starpath cassette games, Rabbit Transit and the Official Frogger. In my opinion both of them are really fun. N…
Episode 85 - Toyshop Trouble & Your Christmas Memories
Merry Christmas everyone! Today's episode is about the homebrew game called Toyshop Trouble, and also your Christmas Atari 2600 memories! I was absolutely not expecting more submissions than last yea…
Bonus (debatable) Episode - Arcade Memories
This episode was totally unplanned (you can tell by listening) and I lay the blame at the feet of No Quarter podcast. I just wanted to talk about arcade games for a bit, so here it is. I hope you can…
Episode 84 - Raiders of the Lost Ark by Atari
Today I am discussing in horribly long detail Raiders of the Lost Ark by Atari. This is the result of 2 weeks of research and 3 hours of recording, probably the most I've put into a show so far. I re…
Episode 83 - Assault & Great Escape by BOMB!
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, if you celebrate that sort of thing. Thank you for your patience waiting for a new episode, it will be much worse this month. :( Speaking of…
Episode 82 - Chopper Command & Starmaster by Activision
Eh up! Today I discuss Chopper Command and Starmaster, two Activision games that were formerly Atari games. Next week I will be taking off for Thanksgiving, but I will resume the following week with …
Episode 81 - Mega Force & Alien by 20th Century Fox
Hi everyone, this episode is about the 20th Century Fox games Mega Force and Alien, both based on their movies. Congratulations to Matthew Edwards for winning the Strudders' Score contest! Thanks to …
Episode 80 - Math Gran Prix & Basic Math by Atari
Hi there Mathletes! This week we are looking at two math-based games for the VCS, Math Gran Prix and Basic Math (aka Fun With Numbers). I hear your rapturous applause, thank you so much. Next week wi…
Episode 79 - Fire Fighter & Sky Patrol by Imagic
I apologize for the delay, I ran out of space on Libsyn. I will make sure it doesn't happen again. Hello once again, today I talk about the Imagic games Fire Fighter and Sky Patrol (which went unrel…
Episode 78 - Sssnake and Airlock by Data Age
Hi there! To-day I discuss Sssnake and Airlock by Data Age, for all of 18 minutes. There just wasn't much to say about these games. Next week I'll be talking about Fire Fighter and Sky Patrol, both b…
Episode 77 - Swordquest: FireWorld by Atari
This week, the Swordquest saga continues with Swordquest: Fireworld. Two games left in the series, and only one was actually made. It will be coming up soon. Well, soon in the grand scheme of things.…
Episode 76 - Frogger and Amidar by Parker Brothers
Hiya kids! Today I wax moronic about Frogger and Amidar by Parker Brothers, and also get a little creative all up in here. Very little. Despite that, I hope you enjoy the episode. Next week, the Swor…
Episode 75 - AD&D Treasure of Tarmin; BurgerTime; In Search of the Golden Skull
Hi! Today I am talking about 3 M Network games, AD&D Treasure of Tarmin, BurgerTime, and In Search of the Golden Skull. The middle one was released, but the other two never were. Next week is Frogger…
Episode 74 - SoundX and Edtris 2600 by Ed Federmeyer
This time I talk about the first two homebrew games made for the Atari 2600, SoundX and Edtris 2600, both written by Ed Federmeyer. There are arguments that some other games are the first, but these …
Episode 73 - Swordquest: Earthworld by Atari
This week I am looking at Swordquest: Earthworld and the ill fated contest that this game started off for Atari (SPOILERS). Very interesting stuff, please make sure you check out the links for great …
Episode 72 - Death Trap and London Blitz by Avalon Hill
Hi there. Thank you for your patience for this show, I had some issues that I talk about in the episode. Today's episode talks a little about Avalon Hill and the first of their games on my show, Dea…
Episode 71 - Barnstorming and Grand Prix by Activision
Greetings programs! This week I'm looking at Barnstorming and Grand Prix, both by Activision. Next week I'll be discussing the Avalon Hill company and two of their games, Death Trap and London Blitz.…
Episode 70 - Haunted House and Yars' Revenge by Atari
Today I look at two of my favorites for the 2600, Haunted House and Yars' Revenge. There's a lot to talk about, and now that I've finished recording I forgot to mention the Kids Stuff records. Yars' …
Episode 69 - Custer's Revenge, Bachelor Party, & Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em by Mystique
This week's episode is about the adult games released by Mystique, Custer's Revenge, Bachelor Party, and Beat 'Em and Eat 'Em. Controversial games all, please be advised that this episode has the exp…