Atari

This is a per-source directory for Atari-related Randy commentary in the corpus.

Catalogued sources

1. Atari 2600 Joystick
   Role: randy commentary
   Randy relationship: Randy is reviewing and comparing Atari accessories.
   Sentiment: mixed

   Randy talks about the Atari 2600 joystick and compares it with the Atari 5200 joystick, praising the 2600 controller overall while criticizing its single button.

   I liked the 2600 joystick, except for the fact that it only had one button.

2. Space Jockey For The Atari 2600
   Role: randy commentary
   Randy relationship: Randy is reviewing an Atari 2600 game.
   Sentiment: positive

   Randy reviews Space Jockey for the Atari 2600, says he disagrees with people who trash it, and calls it a good game.

   I do think and I've always thought that Space Jockey is a really good Atari 2600 game.

3. Atari Video Cube & Rubiks Cube 3D
   Role: randy commentary
   Randy relationship: Randy is criticizing specific Atari 2600 puzzle games.
   Sentiment: negative

   Randy discusses two Atari 2600 Rubik's Cube games and argues that they were not practical purchases compared with buying a real Rubik's Cube.

   I don't think they were very good

4. Impressive Atari 2600 Title Screens
   Role: randy commentary
   Randy relationship: Randy is commenting on Atari 2600 games and their presentation.
   Sentiment: mixed

   Randy highlights several Atari 2600 games with notable title screens and contrasts the impressive screens with games he thinks are weaker.

   the game itself isn't so impressive

5. Space Jockey: Atari Game
   Role: randy commentary
   Randy relationship: Randy is reviewing an Atari 2600 game and describing his ownership of it.
   Sentiment: positive

   Randy revisits Space Jockey, describes his copy and retail purchase history, and discusses how the game can be interpreted from different perspectives.

   let's look at it from a different perspective

6. The Failure Of The Atari Jaguar
   Role: randy commentary
   Randy relationship: Randy is criticizing an Atari console while acknowledging one game he liked on it.
   Sentiment: negative

   Randy argues that the Atari Jaguar failed, questions claims about its technical power, and says its controller was terrible, though he does say he liked Doom on it.

   the atari jaguar a video game console that flopped

7. The Failure Of The Atari 7800
   Role: randy commentary
   Randy relationship: Randy is evaluating an Atari console and comparing it with other systems.
   Sentiment: mixed

   Randy compares the Atari 7800 with the 5200, notes advantages such as backward compatibility, and says the system was hurt by the NES and stronger competing libraries.

   there were things that were better about the atari 7800 than the 5200

8. The Failure Of The Atari 5200
   Role: randy commentary
   Randy relationship: Randy is criticizing an Atari console and comparing it with competitors.
   Sentiment: negative

   Randy explains why he thinks the Atari 5200 failed, focusing on price, the video game crash, and its controller, while also comparing it to the ColecoVision.

   the bad controller which nobody liked

9. U.S. / VIDTEC GAMES For The Atari 2600
   Role: randy commentary
   Randy relationship: Randy is surveying a set of Atari 2600 games.
   Sentiment: negative

   Randy introduces a run-through of 14 Atari 2600 games made under the U.S. Games and Vidtec labels and notes that none of them were successful.

   now none of their games were successful

10. Atari 800 Arcade Games
    Role: randy commentary
    Randy relationship: Randy is reviewing Atari computer game ports.
    Sentiment: mixed

    Randy discusses several arcade games on Atari computers, including Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Popeye, and offers mostly favorable appraisals with some criticism of missing features.

    this version of Donkey Kong is really good