The Atari VCS Podcast
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A podcast ALL ABOUT the Atari VCS. No, not the Atari 2600/VCS, I mean the 2020 Atari VCS. The revamped 'AtariBox' console that contains over 200 cool games, from indie to 4 star titles and retro re-releases you won't find like this anywhere else. On this podcast, I talk about VCS games, feature some cool interviews with Atari VCS devs, discuss listener feedback, talk about expanding the system, and much, much more! Join BCB and his robot FUJI as they honor a cool, underrated modern Atari console.
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The podcast focuses on the modern Atari VCS console, discussing its unique game library that includes over 200 games, covering indie developers, retro re-releases, and hidden gems. Episodes may feature in-depth game reviews, listener feedback segments, and interviews with VCS developers, such as episode one that explores personal connections to the console and game recommendations.
A podcast ALL ABOUT the Atari VCS. No, not the Atari 2600/VCS, I mean the 2020 Atari VCS. The revamped ‘AtariBox’ console that contains over 200 cool games, from indie to 4 star titles and retro re-releases you won’t find like this anywhere else. On this podcast, I talk about VCS games, feature some cool interviews with Atari VCS devs, discuss listener feedback, talk about expanding the system, and much, much more! Join BCB and his robot FUJI as they honor a cool, underrated modern Atari console.
On this holly-jolly episode of ‘The Atari VCS Podcast,’ it’s a special Christmas celebration, featuring Fuji’s Storytime with “Fuji – The Atari Robot: 5 Minisode Collection” about Fuji’s origins & some of the fierce battles he’s lived through since the 70’s (in the voice of BCB, courtesy of the Voice Changer app on the VCS Phone), Feature: The best Holiday games to play on the Atari VCS, awesome listener (ahem! ‘user’) feedback about everything from the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800 and to Atari computers and the joy of gaming during the holidays! (Feat: Carm3D, Pac-Man, AtariVCSOnyxUser, Sherrie and her son Jakob & MindThreat!) & TI994/A – my first computer! Also: a cool Christmas Atari VCS Quiz by BCB Coffee Club member Brian Jonson and more! Plus some awesome Christmas music by some artists that have provided some DRM-Free music that’s amazing for the holidays. ‘Vectaguard Zero’ & ‘Maze Lab Redux’ are my standout games of the year! By Retroninja & Liminalist Contraptions! And: ‘Runaway Sleigh 84’ by Birdtek Games is announced in real time for the Atari VCS! A cool new holiday game! Sit next to your faux fireplace & lets get started! Don’t miss it!
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Recorded Dec 12-14, 2025
Thanks to those who left feedback! I appreciate you greatly!
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A special thanks to my co-host Fuji ;)
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Have a great and safe holiday! See you in January 2026 for another fun-filled episode!
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Music by: Holiday Magic, Christmas Classics Remix, Quincas Moirera, Aaron Kenny, E’s Jammy Jams, RKVC, Kevin MacLeod, Christmast Music Legends, The Christmas Jazz Playlist, Twin Musicom, Unicorn Heads & Vibe Mountain with the show theme “February.” These tracks are all available as ‘free’ & DRM-Free in YouTube Music as of Dec 14, 2025 and have infinite licenses as free tracks. Support them if you can !
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Special kudos to Metgan Games, JD Video Games Productions, Tony Longworth, Tim Lapetino, Orangepixel, Birdtek, Ben Jones w/ Plaion UK, Obisidian Contraptions / Liminalist Contraptions, Tony Barnes, KRAZ Productions, Yorkies TV, Bally Alley, Mindthreat, Brian Jonson, AtariVCSOnyxUser, Abstract Polygon, Unicorn Heads,The Nifty Polygon, Megan McDuffee, Pac-Man, Sherri, AACE, ABQ Retro Computing Group, and many more! You know who you are! Mucho Atari VCS love comin’ your way!
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-BCB & Fuji-
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