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CLIPS FROM SOME OF MY VARIOUS CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS!

 

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You have reached the internet home of Atari Joe - the quirkiest classic video gaming character around! This website serves as both home to Atari Joe and the entire Atari Super-Gang, as well as a retrogaming resource. This website is anything but conventional, but then again so is Atari Joe. Here you will find accurate Atari information and history mixed in with fun feature articles, edgy humor and a perspective of life through the eyes of Atari Joe. We will strive to deliver the richest retrogaming experience possible.

Atari Joe has profound pride in his website and truly believes he has the best Atari site online. Atari Joe launched his first Atari web page in 1993 just as the internet was coming into acceptance. In 2001 Joe was personally invited to bring his web page and antics to be hosted at Atari 7800.com and has been part of the family ever since. Joe brings a deep perspective and personality unlike any other. Atari Joe's other interests include 50's and 60's nostalgia, classic and exotic cars, Coca-Cola collectables, Doo Wop music, classic movies, sci-fi adventures, television, the circus, walking, bicycling, and Chicken Pot Pie.

 
   

 

 

 

 

It all began in 1972 with Nolan Bushnell's dream of “Innovative Leisure” - creating electronic games harnessing a video display as a play field. With help from friends Ted Dabney and Larry Bryan, Bushnell took advantage of his amusement park experience coupled with his agility in electronics and created a company that would one day grow synonymous with video entertainment. The introduction of Pong into the market soon blossomed into a slew of new coin-ops that would introduce the world to the concept of the video arcade. Bushnell was the head of the world's most revolutionary start-up which would change the course of history as we know it. Atari began producing Pong units for the home, which quickly rose to success through Sears department stores. In 1976 Gene N. Landrum, Ph.D. of the Atari Super-Gang joined Nolan to launch Atari Home Consumer Division to begin work on what would become the world’s first cartridge-driven video game system – the Atari 2600. Landrum brought in his entire team, foremost being Gene Lipkin, from National Semiconductor where they were already underway on a game system. With a massive influx of capital from Warner Communications, Atari was well on the way to shaping the video game industry as we know it today.

 

 


Simply put, the Atari 2600 Video Computer System is the quintessential classic home gaming system that has won over the hearts of millions upon millions of game players for thirty years. Introduced in 1977 as the first commercially successful cartridge-loaded video game system, the Atari 2600 soared to success after bringing the first “killer app” home to game players with the 1980 introduction of Space Invaders for the 2600. Atari Home Consumer Division continued to support the Atari 2600 with classic hits and arcade favorites throughout the 80’s with games like Asteroids, Missile Command, Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Defender, Stargate, Star Raiders, Yar’s Revenge, and Centipede. The 2600 saw its share of infamous flops as well, the most famous of which being E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. Activision supported the 2600 along with other third-party companies, releasing games such as Pitfall, River Raid and Chopper Command. The 2600 utilized peripherals and controllers such as joysticks, paddles and keypads. Although the 2600 remains one of the most ancient of systems, it also remains one of the most charming. The 2600 is rich with simple games that are fun for all ages such as Super Breakout and Warlords, games that prove to be easy to learn yet difficult to master. This may quite possibly be what has attracted so many to fall in love with this quintessential classic.*System photo blatantly stolen from AtariAge.com please visit their website and show them your support.

 

Developed to be the 2600’s successor to the Atari throne, the Atari 5200 SuperSystem was introduced in 1982 as the the next generation in home gaming from Atari. Originally entitled "Atari Video System X," the 5200 was engineered from existing Atari technology borrowed from the 8-Bit computer line. The 5200 introduced a slew of new concepts and ideas, many of which would revolutionize our expectations of a game system. New functions first introduced in the 5200 such as pause and quad controller ports have since become industry standard, while other 5200 firsts like controller-mounted reset and keypad buttons, and console-mounted joystick storage bays never took root in gaming culture. The system was capable of displaying sixteen colors out of a palate of 256 on screen simultaneously through comparably-high resolution graphics. Some fair criticism of the 5200 cites the cumbersome analog joystick as the source of many MacGuffins and the lack of out-of-the-box reverse compatibility with the existing line of 2600 software. The 5200, designed by Super-Gang member “Silicon’ Regan Cheng, introduced the “Atari slab” product design motif which would remain popular through the end of the decade. Software for the 5200 was rich with ports from existing Atari 2600 and computer franchises, such as Missile Command, Centipede, Pac-Man and Pole Position. *System photo blatantly stolen from AtariAge.com please visit their website and show them your support.

 


The Atari 7800 ProSystem was first introduced in 1984 as the next big leap in home video games, and is considered by many to be the true successor to the 2600. The Atari 7800 was the culmination of a vast amount of R&D, as early in 1983 Atari surveyed consumers to find out what they wanted in a game system. More importantly, Atari listened. The result was a new determination on part of Atari to deliver a powerful yet simple game system that could produce arcade-quality graphics, be easy to use with sleek, responsive controllers free of any excessive clutter of unnecessary buttons, and would offer out of the box reverse-compatibility with the existing line of Atari 2600 software, all to be packaged within a sleek compact design. From this knowledge came the Atari 7800 providing a big punch in a little package, released to the market with two sleek ProLine joysticks that were backwards-compatible with the 2600, and the formula racer Pole Position II which performed its function of demonstrating the 7800’s bright colors and capabilities quite well. The software lineup for the Atari 7800 was rather thin when compared to its main competitor of the time, however it did offer a potent list of arcade classics in true-to-arcade quality graphics, color and sound, such as Centipede, Asteroids, Galaga, Dig Dug, Ms. Pac-Man, and the popular Food Fight among others. The 7800 also featured a small line of extremely quirky games that went well past the cusp of creativity with games such as Midnight Mutants and Ninja Golf. A high score cartridge and computer component had also been designed for release with the system, adding a game save option and full computer capabilities to the already powerful system. The 7800 also served up the entire 2600 library of games as the system was reverse-compatible with its predecessor. The Atari 7800 was more than a mere game system, it was a window into the dream world of Atari. *System photo blatantly stolen from AtariAge.com please visit their website and show them your support.

 

 

The Atari Lynx Color Portable Video Game System was Atari's entry into the handheld gaming market. The first portable game system ever, the Atari Lynx boasted a powerful 16-Bit graphics chip capable of producing a palate of 4,096 colors on a large full-color backlit LCD display. Lynx boasted unique features such as "Lynx Flip Mode" which enabled the screen and controls to be rotated a full 180* degrees to allow for left handed gamers to play with greater ease, and its "Com-Lynx" connection making 8-player games and portable co-op action a reality. The Lynx is also known for its unique "Game Cards," miniature game cartridges of thin wafers about half the size of a credit card. The Lynx was popular for many of its great titles, including Roadblasters, S.T.U.N. Runner, Blue Lightning, Xybots, and not the least of which, California Games. The Lynx met with moderate sales success in the retail market, which continued into the 1994 holiday season. *System photo blatantly stolen from AtariAge.com please visit their website and show them your support.

 

 

In 1991 Atari was set to unleash their second kitten, aptly titled Panther. Panther was to be Atari's entry into the 16-Bit home console market to compete against Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and TurboGrafx-16. However at the last minute, Atari decided to quantum leap past the 16-Bit era and set coordinates for the 64-Bit galaxy. Working with partners Flare II and IBM, Atari introduced the Atari Jaguar in November of 1994 as the world's first 64-Bit home video game system. The Jaguar became a niche-market system not unlike its counterpart 3DO, as the Jaguar arrived quite late to the 16-Bit party but three years too early for that of the 64-Bit era. The Jaguar was the recipient of vast amounts of criticism, some for its lack of games and others who debated the 64-Bit nature of the Jaguar. However, the system provided a handful of stellar titles including Alien vs. Predator, Cybermorph, Atari Karts and Tempest 2000. This marked the first commercial release of the Atari Coin-Op smash-hit Tempest on any Atari home system. A CD-Rom peripheral was released in 1995 boosting the power and capabilities of the Jaguar. *System photo blatantly stolen from AtariAge.com please visit their website and show them your support.

 

 

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Greetings! My name is Atari Joe and I am very excited about video games. This is my website and I created it to help promote awareness about Atari systems and to let you get to know me a little bit better. As I mentioned, my name is Atari Joe Rivera and I serve as Captain of the Atari Super-Gang. I know all there is to know about Atari. I have an extensive background in Atari History journeying into all aspects of video game and computer markets. I also serve as Super-Gang Commandant and am our Resident Atari 2600 Specialist and Liaison to the Admirals. I have a big collection of classic games including a sizeable Atari and NES collection in addition to Pong, 2600, 5200, 7800, Lynx, Jaguar, Flashback, Coin-Op and Computer systems. I even have an autographed 7800 signed by Nolan Bushnell and a boxed Ms. Pac-Man signed by 2600 pioneer Gene Landrum.

 

  • I know all there is to know about the Atari. Nobody knows more than me.

  • I am a world class celebrity. I am what I am.

  • I am a raving heterosexual.

  • I am captain of the Atari Super Gang.

  • My favorite Atari games include Circuits Atari, Super Breakout, Tempest, Pole Position, Pac-Man, Asteroids, Mrs. Donkey Kong, and Mario Bros.

  • I have appeared on Sesame Street talking to kids about computers. I got to meet Big Bird and Snofolofogous and all them guys. Grover is my favorite. The children sat around and I told them the story of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Nolan Bushnell and how computers are the wave of the future. I taught kids how to use them and how computers can be used to solve mysteries like in the Bloodhound Gang at the end of 321 Contact.

  • One of my favorite new systems is the Atari Flashback and Flashback 2. I am very excited for Curt Vendel to work with Atari to make Flashback 3. I am "on the scene" of what's happening in Atari Flashback news.

  • I really like the Flashback 2 because it has some of my favorite homebrew games on there from Mr. Dennis Debro, my favorite homebrewer who was responsible for programming Climber 5. My other favorite is XYPE. Mr. Debro is very talented.

  • My favorite Atari web sites are Atari7800.com, AtariAge, Atari Historical Society. I still visit them every day and love to interact with the Atari community. That is why I started the Super-Gang.

  • My favorite shows are My Classic Car, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Icons, Car Crazy, Beverly Hillbillies, Happy Days, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Old Batman, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Strangers With Candy, Dr. Katz, Dog The Bounty Hunter, and anything with Mr. T.

  • I also like game shows, especially the kind that use wheels. Match Game '74 is one of my absolute favorites with Gene Rayburn, Brett Somers, and Charles Nelson Reilly.

  • Charles Nelson Reilly, or CNR as I call him, is my favorite professional game show professional contestant, stage actor, and gay personality along with Bea Arthur.

  • I am a master of Feng Shui. I always like to rearrange the furniture in my house every other week or two so that I am more comfortable.

  • I have my very own MySpace page you can see it if you click right here.

  • My best friends on line are Justin, Corinne, Stan Junior, Bratwerst, Moycon, and all my other AtariAge friends.

  • Scrambled eggs all over my face, what IS a boy to do?

  • I like the good ole days of the 50s and 60s with rock & roll and doo-wop.

  • My dream one day is to apply to Starfleet Academy and maybe join Red Squadron. Once I get my GED I will apply and maybe work at the San Francisco ship yards and maybe even transfer up to Utopia Planitia when I graduate.

  • I like muscle cars... and I mean LOUD muscle cars.

  • If Meg Griffin weren't a cartoon she would be my dream woman. And I would make sweet passionate love to her beneath the stars.

  • For the longest time my Uncle Gary lived with me at my fabulous estate in South Florida. For almost ten years my mom let him live with me with free room and board as long as he kept after me. Well in spring 2006 Uncle Gary broke his hip and mom sent him to the old people's home because he was of no use to her because he's to old to look after me. Now, my Aunt Vonnie moved in and looks after me. She is very nice and I like her a lot.

  • I work as a bagger at Publix and its my pleasure to serve.

  • I pulled that little girl out of that well that one time when she fell in, that was me. I made a harness out of four 2600 joystick cables and pulled her out. That was the first time I saved the day but certainly not the last.

  • I have a neighbor named Carl. He likes to barbecue and makes some really good spare ribs. Uncle Gary and I go over there a lot. for dinner and to swim.

  • I call Uncle Gary "Unc" for short.

  • When Unc still lived with me he used to do ebay all the time. He always wanted me to go on my ebay too and bid against his stuff so he would get more money. That's when we would go shelling or whatever. He made a lot of money that way but I never won any of my auctions. I suppose if I did he could have saved on shipping by just giving it to me instead of mailing it to my room.

  • Unc used to take us back out to his special tool shed and give it to us and then we would just walk it off like mom told us to.

  • Unc doesn't like foreign people or ethnics. He says they are a drain on the economy.

  • I don't like racists. White Power Bill once asked me to join his White Power Club but I said no. One reason is because I already have the Atari Super-Gang and don't want to join any other social clubs. Another reason is because I am part Spanish and half Israeli, so his White Power Club would probably want to clobber me two times instead of one. That and I don't care for honkeys.

  • I always liked those episodes of Saved By The Bell where they'd mix things up by having Kelly and Zack break up at the same time as Jessi and Slater, and then have them switch dates. Kelly would date Slater and Jessi would date Zack, one of them would kiss the other and the audience would ooooooo as if it was a big deal. By the end of the show everything would go back to normal and the whole time poor Lisa would have been stuck with Screech.

  • I like to drink Canada Dry ginger ale because I'm not allowed to drink liquor.

  • My girlfriends call me "SLOPPY SECONDS."

  • I don't take jibbar jabbar from anyone. I'll put you up against the wall and say hey look I am a celebrity you don't talk to a celebrity like that.

  • I am very verbal. I like to talk, and ALOT.

  • All of your games are belong to me.

  • If you don't get me that's your problem, not mine. If you don't know how to have a sense of humor about life and you have some problem with me because I have silly pictures and play old video games and know more than you do or whatever else, then you can just kiss it.

 

 
   

 

The Atari Super-Gang is the world's premier Atari user group that goes far beyond playing video games. They are an elite squadron of electronic goodness, a real force to be reckoned with. I started the Atari Super-Gang in 1981 to defend the legacy of Atari and spread video goodness across the land. We do volunteer work and other things and remain active within our communities. The idea is to continue the spirit of Atari onward into the future, as more than just a user group but a force for truth, justice and the American way. We operate much as a starship would, and I am the Captain. The Atari Super-Gang can handle almost any task no matter how large or small. We can provide technology solutions faster than Kevin Mitnick, score more points than Billy Mitchell, and solve a mystery faster than the gang from Scooby-Doo.

If there's ever trouble, we're there on the double! We're the Atari Super-Gang!

 

 

 

07-14-06 :

Site Refit - I have made may major updates to my entire website. We underwent our first site refit for the first time in five years since I brought my site over from geocities to Atari 7800.com. The main structure of the site is pretty much the same but we now have many new graphics that are crisp and clean. We also have new pages and a slew of new content. I hope you like the new site!

 

07-12-06 :

After six years they're finally here! THE ALL-NEW RAIDERS OF THE LOST CARTS! There are a whole bunch of new cartridges on line. Great titles from Golden Girls to Twin Peaks, to games about Yuppies and Napoleon Dynamite. Raiders was first placed up on the original incarnation of Atari 7800.com in November of 2000 to rave reviews, however the page and related files were accidently lost during a transition that involved the domain changing hands and an overhaul of the entire site. Fortunately I was able to save this page from the scrap heap when I moved my webpage to be hosted here at Atari 7800.com.Click the Golden Girls 7800 cartridge below to see more.

 

 

 

07-05-06 :

Hey kids, back with some new picture updates! I added a lot of new pictures to my photo gallery. There are new pictures from 4th of July when everyone came down and pictures of me with my new sandals. There are also all of the new pictures of me with the Mercedes-Benz S500 sedan! You can see the pictures by visiting my "Joes Glorious Photo Gallery" page or by clicking on the picture below. I hope you like them. More updates to come soon! (Can't wait to post all these new "Raiders of the Lost Carts" pictures! I know you will like them a lot.!)

 

07-03-06 :

Hey everyone! It's me Joe here. It has been a really really long time since I last updated my page like maybe three years now. I thought after so long it was about time I get back on to my site and make a few updates. I would also like to take this time to say hi to all my friends and fans who I miss very much. I get lots of messages and fan mail from all around the world asking me about my page and what i'm going to do today. I would like to answer each and every one but I have not had the time and i have not had the computer that I used to so i don't get on very much. But hello to everybody! I love you all! Everyone like Justin and Corinne and all my Gs back at AtariAge.com!

My new updates today are buttons at the top and some new links. My web page here is made from a web template that Justin gave me when he first started Atari7800.com about five years ago. He changed his site since then to a whole new style a few years ago but I never changed mine to the new style. So some of the links on this page were bad and it looks more like the old Atari7800.com pages than the new ones that are fancy and sleek. I had to change some of the link buttons that no longer work right or go to web pages that Justin no longer supports because the store closed in 2002.

You will also see I made a new link to our new sister site TurboGrafx-16.com. It's a really good page for TurboGrafx, Express, Duo, and Bonk fans. You should go check it out.

I started my very own MySpace.com page. I have over 1,000 friends and growing. If you like Atari, AND you like MySpace, you should go there and add me as your friend.

I put my new video up at the top of my page. The video is new but its a clip show of my greatest hits and celebrity interviews, so most of what's on the new video isn't new but is about four years old. But its new and its up there and everyone says its insanely great and funny. I hope you like it. It might take a minute to load so you need to give it some time to load because its a big movie.

In my personal life things have been good but some things have changed. My health was not good for the past year but now I am doing much better. Also, my Uncle Gary had to move out. Unc fell and broke his hip after Christmas time and my mom said he was now to old to live with me and so she put him in the old peoples home. Now my Aunt Vonnie has moved in with me. She is a lot younger than Uncle Gary and she's a lot nicer too. My mom lets her live with me for free and eat for free and not have to pay for anything as long as she keeps after me and makes sure I eat my dinner and go to work on time and stay out of mischief.

I have some new pictures but I will have to load them later. It was nice being back for a while I hope everything is good in all of your lives too!

Love always,

Joe

 

02-07-03 :

I made some changes to this page to make things better.

Me as "The Cosby Show's" Rudy Huxtable

Do you like my sausage links?

 

08-02-02 :

Today I start doing more updates to my web page I am working on the raiders of the lost carts and I got lots of fabulous ideas for new games. I have loaded 3 new interviews with me, Atari Joe, that you can download if you want to they are in wav format and are quick to download. You can listen to them on my Media Downloads page.

 

03-21-02 :

This is the first day I got my site all done and I got the Raiders page started and everything looks good and stuff like that. I just deleted my wonderful fabulous site that was the best ever but ya know That's okay because Now I got this one. I also got my first batch of fan mail today at this email. I get lots of fan mail because I am world-famous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 


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