Category: Into The Vertical Blank
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Atari ST SHOW #1: Did Atari Knowingly Give Away Pirate Software? + ST News
In 1989 Atari Distributed a 4 disc game collection with new STs called “2- Great PD Games” that notoriously include some non-pd content. The Atari ST Show #1 we deep dive into the contents of these 4 disks and answer the question “Did Atari Knowingly do this?” We also look…
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PC-Man and The Spark Of Childhood Wonder
Teenager Greg Kuperberg wrote three fast-action arcade games for the IBM-PC in 1982 and 1983 (an almost impossible of feat at the time) and then took another path. In this rare examination of his work, we look at the legacy and inspiration of this “would-be” game programming auteur, who…
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Atari Now! November 2025
Audio Version Notes:NEWS HOMEBREWS Filippo ‘Philsan’ Santellocco Reports Atari 2600 Atari 8bit Atari ST / Falcon Jaguar 7800 Atari XL/XE https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-endless-bugs-from-mount-oread_44667.html – It;s not new as far as I can tell, but it’s a cool Omega Race style game Homesoft Antic Podcast https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/10/nuevas-aventuras-de-texto-italianas.html “The Wrath of Anubis , ” “Caribbean…
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Atari ST Archeology Games Published By Storm / Sales Curve
We are starting to do things a little different here at Into the Vertical Blank Towers. To comb6at AI slop, and are going to be trying to record and publish live videos as much as possible. We will still create and edit canned videos, but we want to bring a…
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#148 Atari Now! October 2025 News and Home brew for all Atari systems
September 2–5, 2025 September 4: Sep 4, 2025 — AtariAge Store adds 15 new physical releases AtariAge’s store blog lists Akalabeth (Intellivision), A/W/A Anthology (8-bit & 5200), plus new 2600 & 7800 carts (full list below). Orders ship in November (PRGE prep cited). AtariAge Store Highights: Atariage should have all…
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Atari Now! September 2025
New monthly show about everything Atari is doing in the modern era, plus new homebrew for all Atari platforms. Monthly update about the world of Atari.Atari Now! News and Homebrews, September 2025 https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
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What The Heck Is “The Vertical Blank” Anyway?
In this video we play the long versions of our two songs, mixed with a segment from our movie “The Best *#@! Christmas Ever: An Atari 8-bit Journey Into The Vertical Blank” To lay out just what The Vertical blank means to us and why we use it as the…
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How Well Did We Predict Atari’s Future In 2008?
In October 2008 almost 16 years ago, we embarked on quest to “save Atari”. The Atari IP was languishing under Infogrames at the time, and they seemed to have no idea what to do with it. Since we had a semi-successful indie-game blog at the time named “8bitrocket.com”. we decided…
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The Worst Game Ever For The Atari 2600
To get the game, source code, assets visit our itch.io page: Worst Game by Into The Vertical Blank
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#134 Atari ST Special: SSI on the ST and a STOS STE game engine
Welcome to episode 134 of the Into The Vertical Blank Podcast. Today we have a special treat. It’s the 40th anniversary of the Atari ST this year, so we will be confusing most of the audio and video channels on the Atari computers and especially the ST. First up we…
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131: The First Atari 2600 Homebrew Cartridge? Ed Federmeyer And The Story of Sound-X and Edtris
This one was a labor of love of sorts. About 4 weeks ago, I did not even know Ed Federmeyer existed. But after a I did a deep dive into Atari 2600 Action Pack For Windows and found out he had found a way to use it for his own…
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130 : The Curious Case Of Atari 2600 Action Pack For Windows 3.1
What started as simple “crack the seal” to open and play a 30 year old Windows game, became journey to discover, what might be, the origins of retro gaming itself. Many Thanks to Eclectic Lee for creating the archive page used in this story. See Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Sge_pELco&feature=youtu.be Music: All…
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127: The Essential: Atari ST Michtron’s Time Bandit from 1986.
On the Into The Vertical Blank’s The Essential Atari ST, we investigate, discuss and evaluate Atari ST Computers games and try to uncover titles worthy of play by all who are interested in the platform. We are also looking for gems in 80’s computer libraries that bridge or fill the…
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#124: 10 Mid-80’s “Euro” Action Platformers on the Atari ST (and other 80’s computers) Audio Version
Audio cut version of the video #atari #atarst #actionplatformer #amiga #msx #c64 #speccy #amstradcpc #dos The Euro Platformer. Today the term is used with much derision, mostly by console game fans but even by some many 80’s computer games, and well now, now even by me, and we all probably…
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10 Good “Euro” Action Platformers for the Atari ST Including Sun Su Si and Switchblade 2
Last time I took a look at 10 early Action Platformers for the ST and other 80s computers that were mostly of poor to acceptable quality. This time I have found 10 that I find fun to technically good excellent specimens that show off the ST’s capabilities in the right…
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S3:E9: One Left Turn: An Atari Mother’s Day Story
A story about the day in 1981 when our mom made a split decision that helped us discover Atari computers. Written, engineered, and produced by Steve Fulton and Jeff Fulton Additional music from Tony Longworth Branding by Daryl Litts Subscribe Links Tunes Google Play Player FM Spotify
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S3:E8 Westworld Redux 1976: Our First Venture In An Arcade
In this episode we discuss the affect the movie Westworld on us as kids, and try to figure out why its’ “anti-technology” message did not resonate. This episode also includes a remastered version of “Sharpshooter”, the Westworld themed story from way back in Season 1. PS: We will soon have…
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S3:E7 Discussion with Curt Vendel about the Atari 7800 XM Module
Into the Vertical Blank Generation Atari Season 3 Episode 7: Discussion with Curt Vendel about the Atari 7800 XM Module In this Episode we dive deep into the 7800 Expansion Module with Curt Vendel. We also discuss some history of the 7800, the original development and why it took Atari…
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S3:E6: I Want Candy. Atari’s Biggest Mistake Part 3: A Discussion with Curt Vendel
Subscribe Links Tunes Google Play Player FM Spotify Show Notes Into the Vertical Blank. Generation Atari Season 3, Episode 6. I Want Candy. A Discussion with Curt Vendel : Part 1 In this episode we go into a deep discussion with Atarimuseum.com’s Curt Vendel about what Atari could have been…
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S3:E5: Monthly News and Notes for those who grew up Atari.
Subscribe Links Tunes Google Play Player FM Spotify Show Notes The Vertical Blank: Generation Atari. Season 3 Episode 5: Monthly News and Notes for those who grew up Atari. Or Atari News and HomeBrew Update for Q1 of 2020. Apocalypse Edition.In this episode we cover news from the Official Atari…
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S3:E4: Atari’s Biggest Mistake Part 2: Game Player Non Expandable
Subscribe Links Tunes Google Play Player FM Spotify Show Notes In part 2 of “Atari’s Biggest Mistake” we explore the core reasons why Atari blundered in 1982 with their biggest releases and explore a “what if” scenario right out of The Vertical Blank. What really was Atari’s biggest mistake? Was…
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S3:E3: Dan Kitchen Interview Part 2: The First “Pro Brew” Game Developer
In the 2nd part of our Dan Kitchen interview, we discuss the ground-breaking title “Garry Kitchen’s Game Maker”, Dan’s new game “Gold Rush” and try to figure out what to call new games that are made by original developers for vintage systems. Http://www.dankitchen.com http://www.garrykitchen.com/ Subscribe Links Tunes Google Play …
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S3:E2 Dan Kitchen Interview Part One: The Rise Of The Kitchen Brothers
Summary In our quest to discover the secrets of programming 8 and 16 bit computers this season, we caught up with Dan Kitchen, a true survivor of the 80’s video game crash, still making games today. In fact, he’s on a quest to build and publish a brand new set…
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S3:E1: Atari’s Biggest Mistake (part 1)
Atari’s Biggest Mistake (part 1): The Day Atari Lost The Video Game War Summary What was Atari’s biggest mistake? To truly be inside The Vertical Blank is to ruminate on “what could have been.” For Atari, there are many “what could have been” moments. What if they produced The Amiga…
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S2:E19 : It’s A Clip Show! “Best Of” moments From Season 1 and Season 3 Preview
Remember back in the 70’s, after May sweeps, when in the TV Guide it would say Happy Days had a (New) episode, but when you watched, it was just Fonzie, Ritchie and Laurie Beth reminiscing about what-not or whatever, as an excuse to play old clips and save money on…
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s2:18 Bonus #2: Pork Chops And Retro Games Sizzle At CES 2020
In this season 2 bonus episode, Steve makes a visit to CES 2020 and looks in all corners for signs of retro games. Subscribe Here Tunes Google Play Player FM Spotify Photos Below
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S2:E17: Bonus – Book Review Of Galaga From Boss Fight Books And More!
This episode is a quick apology for mixing an episode of The Alarm podcast into the Into The Vertical Blank Feed. This episode contains content that never made it into season 2 including book reviews for Galaga from Boss Fight Books and American Nerd, The Story Of My People, as…
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S2:E16 Finale: The Best Atari Christmas Ever
The Season 2 finale of Into The Vertical Blank. In this episode we pull out all the stops and explain exactly why Atari means so much to us. This honest, naked, all-cards-on-the-table, frank episode includes an Eponymous Story named “The Best #*@! Christmas Ever” that tells all. There is also…
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Season 2: Episode 15: The Atari 7800 and ST. Our Next Gen Super Systems
Notes: Season 2: Episode 15: The Atari 7800 and ST. Our Next Gen Super Systems In this episode we dig into American Thanksgiving 1986 and discuss our transition from the Atari 800 to the Atari ST with the Atari 7800 squeezed in between. Tony Longworth: https://patreon.com/tonylongworth Some of the music…
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