RickR

There is much to be thankful for, including friends and fun at Atari.io.  Peace to all.  Have a happy Thanksgiving.
 

There is much to be thankful for, including friends and fun at Atari.io.  Peace to all.  Have a happy Thanksgiving.
 

🕹️🤯 We now live in a world where Swordquest: Airworld exists. Let that sink in.

🐸 2600 FROGGER High Score Squad Challenge is LIVE!: 
 

😂 Waiting for YT influencers to begin referring to the new Frasier show “as part of the Cheers multiverse”

🥳 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the legendary @RickR!

Here's our most recent Twitter poll for modern Atari VCS users:
 

Let's Rewind to Episode 42! Voodoo Chilly played Pac-Man 4K for the Atari 2600 & set a new TG record with 160,060. That score broke the old record by almost 50,000!
 

Of course with the relative visiting us this morning from Vancouver at 4 1/2 hour drive away we awoke to this scene. Was expecting snow but not quite this much needless to say he is going  to be somewhat delayed. 😬

Realized it was 40 years ago this week that E.T. "happened" 😐

Happy Halloween Atari I/O! 🎃

One day left in the Donut Dodo Recharged Squad Challenge at ClubVCS!
A reminder, the winner gets a copy of developer Pixel Games' excellent Sir Lovelot on Switch!
How cool is that?!
 

Here's your Tournament Roundup for October 29, 2022! Final standings for the 80th Master System Challenge, updates on Club VCS, MAME Gaming League, EverythingC64 High Score Challenge, Mamemeister's High Score Kerfuffle, Atari.io Squad Challenge, and Antstream Arcade!
 
 

A very happy birthday to @CrossBow!

A very happy birthday to @CrossBow!

PSA: The Atari VCS store is now fixed! 🙌

This week's show, originally postponed one day, has been postponed until next week. My partner was diagnosed with COVID over the weekend. She does have severe symptoms, fortunately. We also reside in a townhome which affords ample space. So I will be spending this week tending to her and ensuring she regains her health. To that end, she was prescribed Paxlovid and it is helping her recovery.
 
The new show dates will be Wednesday, October 26 and Wednesday, November 9. I will then take a short break due to personal matters before returning for a show in early-to-mid December which will be the "Season 3" finale. I hope to return in January for the start of "Season 4".
 
I'll upload a few videos in the meantime, including a head-to-head video which I planned to air as a segment.

#SeaUsRise One more to go! Let's do it, Robbie Ray!
While working for Amazon, I traveled to Toronto several times. The office was located in a building next to the Sky Dome (I think it's called Rogers something now). Every time I looked down on the Sky Dome from the office, my insides would just tear me up.
Both the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays entered the league in 1977, but the histories written by the two franchises could not be more different. One franchise enjoys a lauded history and the other franchise's history is characterized by futility and mediocrity. While one francise was winning not one but two World Series titles, the other franchise was celebrating the finishing of a season with .500 or better wins record for the first time and later reaching the playoffs for the first time. In the same number of years, the two teams took opposite trajectories. Each visit to the Toronto office was a stinging reminder of the futility of the team and franchise that I rooted for.
But winning this wildcard matchup will do much to heal and comfort the pain that I've carried for so long. It would be so poetic for Robbie Ray, who pitched for the Blue Jays last year and won the Cy Young, to close out this series tomorrow.

Congratulations to @Joe for winning our Yars: Recharged Squad Challenge with an amazing 128,700 points! 
October's Recharged Squad Challenge is Donut Dodo!  If you haven't played this game, I highly recommend it whether on the VCS, Steam, or iiRcade.   If you have it on another platform, feel free to join in as a shadow player. 
 

Anyone know if JUSTIN our site / community creator is OK? Concerned with the chaos of Hurricane Ian in Florida. I attempted to message him here and INSTAGRAM and noticed he had not visited here in a while so just wondering. Hope is is well. 🙁🤷‍♂️

I'm getting over a stomach issue from Sunday, so this week's show has been pushed back to Thursday, September 22 at 9pm ET. See you then!
 

Who else knows the joy of receiving a package with Atari Pilfer Proof Tape? Puts a smile on my face every time!

Last Saturday, I went to PAX West with my son. I wasn't planning to go this year, but when I found out that there was a panel featuring Ken and Roberta Williams, I had to go. The panel was titled Adventure Games: Heroes and Legends. The Williams were joined by Jane Jensen, Al Lowe, Ron Gilbert, and Dave Gilbert. I took this photo before the panel started. They all masked up once they started speaking. The lady on the far left is the local gamer who organized the panel.
To be honest, I've never played a King's Quest game. However, I remember seeing it on my friend's PC Jr. back in the day. I have played the first Gabriel Knight and first Leisure Suit Larry games. Besides those, I have not (yet) played any of the other games made by these legends of adventure gaming.
It was a fanboy thrill to see these folks. I got in line about 90 minutes before the panel started in order to ensure myself a good seat. It was a good thing I did that because the place was packed.
These gaming industry legends and their works are an inseparable part of my childhood, and I cherish them for that alone. I wish I could have gotten a photo with them, but oh well. This will have to do (for now).