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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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Atari ST ASMR: 15 Well Crafted Action / Arcade Games in GFA Basic
Today we are going to cover 15 more Well crafted Action arcade titles for the Atari ST and STE. This time written in gfa basic. This will be ASMR style, so no more narration after this intro. Enjoy these games made mostly in the late 80s and early 90s by…
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Atari ST ASMR: 15 Well Crafted STOS Action Arcade Games
Atari ST ASMR: 15 Well Crafted STOS Action Arcade Games Today we are going to cover 15 Well crafted Action arcade titles for the Atari ST and STE. This will be ASMR style, so no more narration after this intro. Enjoy these games made mostly in the late 80s and…
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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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132: Finding Our Story at Vintage Computer Fest So. Cal. 2025
There were as many stories as there were people at Vintage Computer Fest So. Cal. 2025. This is Ours Video version of the main story here:Finding Our Story at Vintage Computer Fest So. Cal. 2025 #retrogaming #vintacomoutingLinks, etc. Panel Attendees:→ David from Usagi Electric – youtube.com/@UsagiElectric→ Jeri from Tilt Five…
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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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The Best *#@! Christmas Ever: An Atari 8-bit Journey Into The Vertical Blank
The final, definitive version of the story we’ve been trying to tell for the past 6 years. Christmas 1983, the Atari 8-bit computer Christmas was, for many reasons, the best *#@! Christmas ever. This new version gives a rounder picture, explains The Vertical Blank, obsesses over Star Wars, and tries…
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Get to Know: Atari ST One on One Beat ‘em Ups in 10 games
Today we begin a new series for the Atari ST and possibly other Platforms. This series will choose 10 games in a specific genre from the machine’s library and examine it’s evolution over the life of the platform Today we will look at one on one fighters, a genre commonly…
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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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