In this episode Steve and Jeff discuss their favorite games and memories of the Bronze Age of arcade video games, a period that spans 1971 (pong) to 1978 (Space Invaders).  The pair talk about what was special about those games, and why they matter today. Also included: new music by Jeff, Atari Haiku, a remix by Jeff, and brand-new story by Steve named “Sharpshooter”.

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S1:E8:  The Bronze Age  of Arcade Video Games

In this episode Steve and Jeff discuss their favorite games and memories of the Bronze Age of arcade video games, a period that spans 1971 (pong) to 1978 (Space Invaders).  The pair talk about what was special about those games, and why they matter today. Also included: new music by Jeff, Atari Haiku, a remix by Jeff, and brand-new story by Steve named “Sharpshooter”.

Games Mentioned

• Pac-Man 256:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F86_pplPreo
• Bard’s Tale 4: https://store.steampowered.com/app/566090/The_Bards_Tale_IV_Barrows_Deep/
• Atari Flashback Classics 1: https://www.atari.com/games/atari-flashback-classics-volume1/
• Atari Flashback Classics 2: https://www.atari.com/games/atari-flashback-classics-volume2/
• Atari Flashback Classics 3: https://www.atari.com/games/atari-flashback-classics-volume3/
• Atari Flashback Classics Switch: https://www.atari.com/games/atari-flashback-classics-switch/
• Atari Vault: https://store.steampowered.com/app/400020/Atari_Vault/
• Atari Baseball (Arcade) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLsAjY_aNho
• Atari Basketball (Arcade) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KlJieawWcQ
• Atari Soccer (Arcade) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyHn73nrx3k  
• Avalanche (Arcade) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VDvRlNuaX4
• Canyon Bomber (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdpo5jgxtSk
• Destroyer (Arcade) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kuJfqVG_A
• Dominos (Arcade) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSt2gMQ2U9w
• Fire Truck / Smokey Joe (Arcade)
• Maze Invaders (Arcade) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSja0y0N-N8  
• Monte Carlo (Arcade)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLjgkwCu1Lk
• Pool Shark (Arcade) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lco2tW-X9Ms
• Super Bug (Arcade)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBPe14I13Lk&t=12s
• Wild Gunman (Nintendo, 1974).  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmdOHmnbYHw&t=30s
• Breakout (Atari, 1976)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW7Sg5pXAok
• Space Wars (Cinematronics, 1977). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNNrzEGgpCs
• Hercules (Atari,  1979)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=d9gvtl3o1no
• Fire Truck (Atari,  1978 ).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMol8ES3DGM
• Sky Raider (Atari, 1978) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=34&v=u-u5FA3Rqho
• Speed Freak (Vectorbeam, 1978).  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syDQ1GEM-s8
• Stunt Cycle  (Atari, 1976):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU_Up648_kU
• Video Pinball (Atari, 1978).  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oI5oDBSQM8  
• Freeway: http://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=192
• Crossyroad: https://www.crossyroad.com/

Books Mentioned

• Beautiful Boy :  https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Boy-Fathers-Journey-Addiction/dp/0547203888?keywords=beautiful+boy&qid=1540508310&sr=8-1&ref=sr_1_1
• Breakin The Borders Vol. 1: https://www.microzeit.com/atari-store/volume-1/
• Beyond The Borders Vol. 2: https://www.microzeit.com/atari-store-1/volume-2/
• Vintage Game Consoles: https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Game-Consoles-Commodore-Platforms/dp/1138428388?keywords=matt+barton&qid=1540510167&sr=8-5&ref=sr_1_5

Generation X/Generation Atari Podcasts

• The Essential Growing up 80’s Podcast – https://player.fm/series/growing-up-80s
• Gen X Grownup Podcast: http://genxgrownup.com/
• More 80’s podcasts on Player FM – https://player.fm/en/podcasts/80’s-podcasts

Atari ST and 400/800/XL/XE Podcasts

• Antic – https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/
• XE Game By Game – http://xegs8bit.com/
• XL/XE – https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/xlxe-xlxe-uvPGcxAZnHD/
• Player / Missile – https://playermissile.com/
• Inverse ATASCII – https://inverseatascii.info/

Atari Game Podcasts

• Ferg’s amazing Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast – https://player.fm/series/the-atari-2600-game-by-game-podcast
• Atari Bytes – https://player.fm/series/atari-bytes
• The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast (classic episodes) – https://player.fm/series/the-atari-7800-game-by-game-podcast
• Shinto’s Jaguar game by game Podcast – https://player.fm/series/the-atari-jaguar-game-by-game-podcast
• The Atari 5200 Podcast – https://player.fm/series/the-atari-5200-podcast
• The Atari 7800 Homebrew Podcast – https://player.fm/series/the-atari-7800-homebrew-podcast
• The Atari Lynx Handy Cast – https://player.fm/series/the-atari-lynx-handycast
• The Atari 5200 Super Community Podcast – https://player.fm/series/the-atari-5200-super-community

The Best of the rest (if you are not listed an want to be , please contact us)

• The Amazing Intellivisionaries Podcast – https://player.fm/series/the-intellivisionaries-podcast
• Intarivisions – Atari, Intellivision and Coleco common games – https://player.fm/series/intarivisions
• The Pie Factory Podcast – https://piefactorypodcast.wordpress.com/
• The Floppy Days Podcast –  https://player.fm/series/floppydays-vintage-computing-podcast

Essential Podcasts that might be of interest to this community

• Writer Types Podcast: http://swlauden.com/writer-types-podcast/
• Reply-All – https://player.fm/series/reply-all
• The Moth – https://themoth.org/podcast
• Story Corps – https://storycorps.org/podcast/
• Never let the fires die The official Alarm Podcast – http://thealarm.com/feed/podcast/
• Comfortable Place on the Couch The Midnight Oil Podcast – http://darrenfoulds.com/podcasts/index.html