Category: Videos
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Atari 8bit + C64 LA Swat and Panther 2 on One pack
Atari 8bit + C64 LA Swat and Panther 2 on One pack This #Atari #8bit #Computers and #Commodore64 Double game pack 2-sided multi-format disk was developed by sculptured software and released in 1988 by Mastertronic. We go through history, open my boxed version, play all 4 games, and compare these…
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RAVING MAD! 1992 Atari ST Action Platformer Collection
Watch as we discuss history, crack the seal, play on my STE and also in Launchbox to examine this really nice collection of console style action arcade platform games In 1992 US Gold Released the Raving Mad collection for the Atari ST. it included 3 previously released games and in…
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Atari ST Run and Gun #2: 25+ Top down explore and blast games.
We are covering mostly over-head 4-way scrolling games with some exceptions in session. These are represented best by Gauntlet and Alien Blast style games with some isometric explore and blast games in the mix.If a game has 4-way movement and or scrolling through multiple screens, with limited adventure and puzzle…
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Podcast Bonus!: Atari ST LOG #1 April 1986: Atari ST History from an American Perspective
The history of the #AtariST in the USA defined by ST Log magazine. In this series we will be going through the American History of the #Atari ST by focusing on the #STLog magazine, which started as a insert in the Atari 8bit magazine, #Analog, and then became its own…
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25 Atari ST Run and Gun games #1 Vertical
In this Launch Box session #2, let’s further explore the #Atar ST Game Library by looking at 25 “vertical run and gun games”. Some of these are direct arcade conversions, some are SEUCK games where the objective is not to fly, but to be on the ground shooting or exploring,…
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Atari ST STOS Basic Grief Game Dev Diary #1
Introduction In this video I am going to describe some of the decisions and algorithms I am using to create my STOS game, Grief, Grief is a classic arcade variant inspired by the arcade game Gorf, but it is not a port. The first level started with tutorials I was…
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!Atari Jaguar Raiden : Crack the Seal!
!Atari Jaguar Raiden : Crack the Seal! Raiden, which means God of Thunder, is a 1994 Port of a 1990 Seibu Kaihatsu created and Tecmo Published arcade game. Join me as we open the box (not sealed), play on my real jaguar, and explore some history and reviews of the…
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Atari Proving Grounds: Galaxian. Atari Proving Grounds: Galaxian. Atari ST vs 2600 vs 7800 vs Atari8bit/5200
Welcome to the premier episode of Atari proving grounds where we take a look at the official and semi-official games that were released across multiple classic Atari systems and pit them against one another to see which port we like the most. In this episode we are covering the Namco…
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S6e10: Jeff Minter, Giles and Zarjaz with Tony Longworth – Heart of Neon Soundtrack Composer
Audio Podcast More info The full video production of our Mini Jeff Minter retrospective and Interview with Tony Longworth about the Heart of Neon Documentary is also published belowas Jeff Minter, Giles and Zarjaz with Heart of Neon Soundtrack Composer Tony Longworth. Notes Poly Play https://www.polyplay.xyz/Memories-of-Infocom-Volume-1_1 Heart of Neon Patreon…
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Pacman ST for the Atari ST Bedroom Coded Classics #3
Is Robert Leong’s Pacman ST, the best pure Pac-Man clone on an Atari home system? No matter the answer to this question of which is the best, PacMan ST by Robert Leong is a certified bedroom coded stone cold classic. Most of Atari’s home machines got a good official Pac-Man…
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Atari ST A Quest for Galaxia – A Bedroom Coded Stone Cold Classic #2
As you might recall, Gary “Goth” Wheaton was the genius music composer behind the bouncy tune in ST Annihilator that we covered in the first episode of this series. . I decided to keep the six degrees of separation going and start with one of Gary’s best games, A Quest…
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Never Stop – The Making Of Karateka (Updated for 2023)
2023 Thoughts on “The Making Of Karateka” Digital Ecplise (Note: This is an update to my book review of Jordan Mechner’s ‘The Making Of Karateka which is included at the end of these thoughts) By Steve Fulton The dog woke me up at 3:30 this morning, and then, instead of…
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Atari ST Annihilator – A Bedroom Coded Stone Cold Classic
Atari ST Annihilator – A Bedroom Coded Stone Cold ClassicWhy am I at an Arcade Machine playing an ST game? Because this is one of the better ST classic arcade style Bedroom coded games. It’s called Annihilator and it’s a very well done little blaster. Atari ST Annihilator is a…
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Atari ST STOS Basic #3: Speeding up Sprite Rendering: Make a thing!
In this, the third in our New Make A Thing! Series on Atari ST STOS, we are going to experiment with 6 different methods to display and move a 27 sprite invader formation on the ST screen. We will start with Basic ST sprites, move through various pre-shifting strategies and…
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S6:E5 The Vindication of Desert Falcon. Interview with GCC’s Michael Feinstein. Full Video and Audio Podcast
This new Audio and NOW full video podcast format explores the legacy of the first original title for the Atari 7800 and the last title by GCC for the system they created, Desert Falcon. Join us in conversation with GCC’s Michael Feinstein in this audio and our new Full Video…
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The Complete Asteroids on Atari Home Systems Five Part Series The Latest – Top Our Top 15 countdown.
The series is complete. Take a look at all five, with the countdown #5 at he bottom! It’s A LOT of Rock Blasting! https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js Except where noted below, all music, video, assets, and recordings are by Jeff D. Fulton. Box and cart images for 7800 games are from Atarimania.com and…
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Missile Command Ports and Clones For Atari home Machines #2600 #5200 #atari8bit #atarist #jaguar #lynx
Today we take a look at the official ports of the Atari Coin-op Classic, Missile Command, for all Atari Home systems. We also Count down the top 10 clones across those systems with honorable mentions thrown in for good measure. Did we miss any? What’s your favorite? Is there a…
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Asteroids on Atari Home Machines part 4: #A7800, #Lynx, #Jaguar and Beyond: History Series
In this part 4, we look at the Atari 7800, Atari Lynx, Atari Jaguar, and more a modern take for the new Atari VCS / STEAM and newer consoles. In the previous three episodes we have looked at some good, excellent, bad and and a few ugly asteroids variants on…
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Evercade: Amiga Team 17 Cart: Crack The Seal
https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js We venture into our #Evercade Collection and take a look at some incredible games that unfortunately never made it to an Atari platform. Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank
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A-Z Atari 8bit Vertical Shooters in 18 Minutes. 60+ Games
A-Z Atari 8bit Vertical Shooters in 18 Minutes. 60+ Games https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js We’ve combed through our archives of magazines, Public domain software, Atarimania. Fandal.cz, The HomeSoft Library, and Mobygames to find as many vertically scrolling shooters as we can. This list includes not just flying shooters, but run and gun and…
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Beginning Atari ST STOS BASIC #2: The Screen and Tiles
In this series we will look at STOS Basic for the Atari ST. This program was designed as a game creation programming language but sometimes has been mistaken for a construction set, which it is not. In the preview episode we look at STOS Sprites Hi and welcome to Beginning…
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Beginning Atari ST STOS #1 Sprites. MAKE A THING!
In this series we will look at STOS Basic for the Atari ST. This program was designed as a game creation programming language but sometimes has been mistaken for a construction set, which it is not. In some previous videos I have gone over what utilities come with STOS and…
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Found In the Desert – Dads, Guns, Gold, The Atari ST and The Lost Dutchman Mine: The Movie!
What compels someone to finish a computer game after more than three decades of first trying? The Lost Dutchman Mine for the Atari ST is such a game for me. First played in 1989, this obscure game and its subject matter of a legendary gold mine have stuck with me…
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Video: Atari 4160 STE Episode 1: Hardware overview and game playVideo:
In this episode we begin a new series where will will investigate my 4160 STE’s “Modern” setup by testing STE Specific games and more. The games this time are ROx Zero, Wolfenstein 3D, and Pac-Man on E’s Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music…
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Video: Atari ST Beyond Zork: What’s in the Game Box? Open and Play
Atari ST Beyond Zork: What’s in the Game Box? Open and Play Let’s explore the incredible contents of out original copy of Infocom’s Beyond Zork and then give it a spin my my 4160 Atari STE Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by…
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Arcade1up Atari Centipede Legacy Overview and Review
With 14 games and authentic controls, The Arcade1up Atari Centipede Legacy should be a must-have product for any Atari fan, but is it? The Atari Centipede Legacy is an at once partially great and also misfire that is, literally, one Wi-fi OTA update away from being near perfect. Can Arcade1Up…
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Atari 8bit Gaming Gems Vol 2: 25 Great Games + Notes and Ratings
25 more of our favorite Atari 8bit games. One per year for the first 25 years. Many more videos to come, exploring the entire library up until today. If your favorite isn’t here, tell us below. It will probably show up in a video later in the series. There are…
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Atari 8bit Gaming Gems Vol 1: 25 Great Games + Notes and Ratings
25 of our favorite Atari 8bit games. One per year for the first 25 years. Many more videos to come, exploring the entire library up until today. If your favorite isn’t here, tell us below. It will probably show up in a video later in the series. There are A…
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Atari ST / STE Gaming Gems: Vol 5 – 20 more well crafted games
20 more Atari ST/STE Games that are fun to play get the most out of the little 16-bit that could. After 4 videos of “games that rock” we are now digging into the ST library to find gems we have missed. Some of these rock, some are just fun or…
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Atari’s Biggest Mistake: 40th Anniversary of Atari’s Pac-Man-Day, April 3, 1982
40 years-ago today Atari launched the VCS version of Pac-Man after an unprecedented marketing push. In this video we cover the run-up to Pac-Man Day showing a sample of the massive advertising push employed by Atari and retailers to market a game that did not meet expectations. Then we cover…
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S4: E13: Bonus Atari ST Games That Rock: LLamatron ++: Llamatron, Jeff Minter and Heart of Neon
In this episode, the brothers discuss recent Christmas, the latest Atari recharged releases and then bring on their brother from another mother (and father) Tony Longworth to discuss the Jeff Minter Classic, LLamatron for the Atari ST. Listen: Discussion Video Version: Notes: Heart of Neon: https://www.heartofneon.com/ Buy a Jeff Minter…
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Video: What’s in the Cart Box: Atari 8bit Homebrew and Repro Loose Carts #1
We take a little break from a long day and look through the Atari ST Disk Box I just put together with most of the unboxeWe take a little break from a long day and look through the Atari 8bit box of loose homebrew and repro carts I just put…
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Video: What’s in the Disk Box? #1: Atari ST Commercial Games
We take a little break from a long day and look through the Atari ST Disk Box I just put together with most of the unboxed commerecial games we have left over from the 1987-1992 Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian…
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Atari ST Action Issue 55 (Cover Disk #46): The lost disk of Accelerator Hs been found!
I was searching through the online archives to test out a demo game called Accelerator from Issue 55 of ST Action magazine and I could not find a version of the on any menu disk, or in any archive of Atari ST Action disks. I checked Atarimanai.com, where Marko and…
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Video: Kick Off 2 on my Atari STFM and SC1224 Monitor
Dino Dini’s classic footie on the ST was built for speed. The Amiga version was built for speed AND graphics, but I only ever had this one…and I still LOVE IT! Played on my real STFM The screen might shake a slightly at times. I’m not sure why , but…
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STOS Scramble Port #1: STOS CODE Optimizations
By Jeff D. Fulton Yesterday I posted this video to youtube. It’s a progress report on my Atari ST port of the Arcade game Scramble to the ST using STOS. In the video I list a two optimizations I found to speed up code and rendering, especially in the interpreter,…
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Into The Vertical Blank Season 4 Theme Video
This is the brand new 2021, Season 4 theme for the “Into The Vertical Blank: Generation Atari” Podcast. Hear more of Brian’s music here: http://www.briantravisband.com/ Song: Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP Video produced by Steve and Jeff…
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