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Atari ST The 16-Bit hit Machine. 4 Gremlin All-Out Classics
Atari ST The 16-Bit hit Machine. 4 Gremlin All-Out Classics Join me as we check out the Gremlin Atari ST 16 bit hit machine compilation from 1990 and try to see if it really does contain hits or was this a parade of budget bin wannabees?The games this time are…
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Rock the Atari 400 Mini with these 20 games: The Atari 400 Arcade #2:
The Atari 400 Mini is a replica of the original Atari 8bit computer the Atari 400. It’s an emulation box that will be released in late March 2024 and will come with 25 Atari 8bit classics built-in At this writing only 7 games have been announced with 9 more making…
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Atari ST LOG Magazine #2 May 1986: An Action RPG Point and Click and More
Podcast Version Notes: ST LOg#2 is Available at Atari Maniia http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-st-log_83.html All music, audio/ video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios # Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #Generation AtariTheme by Brian Travis T2k by Tony Longworth: https://www.patreon.com/tonylongworth Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words &…
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Atari 2600+ Intrigue…Does The 2600+ Use The Same Tech as Evercade?
There is something odd about the Atari 2600+.It may be nothing at all, but then again, who knows right? It all started yesterday on AtariAge.com where the 1.1 firmware for The Atari 2600+ was being tested. You can find it here: 1.1 Atari 2600+ firmware I followed the instructions on the page to…
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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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For Brandon
A video game about Balance, plus a video about the game. Play game here: JS7800: Atari 7800 Emulator (raz0red.github.io)Get ROM Here: Balance – Atari 7800 Programming – AtariAge ForumsWatch what it means here:
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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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Christmas Before Atari : The 1977 Sears Wish Book Top-50
Come discover what it was like to be a kid in 1977 when Star Wars was out, but there were no Star Wars toys, LEGO existed, if you could find it, and the Atari VCS was not really “a thing yet”.
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S6:E12 Atari 8bit and more With Author and Extreme Tech Editor Jamie Lendino
#JamieLendino, #ExtremeTech ‘s Editor, is the Author of books on the #Atari8bit Computers, #Atari2600, #AtariST, Classic Arcade machines and games in the DOSs era. We sit down to discuss his books, focusing on the second edition of Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation, but end up discussing all…
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Punker Pac-Man And The Mindless Generation
Audio Version In 1982 I was enthralled with Pac-Man. A Pee-Chee folder I found in box 40 years later remined me of that time: when anything, even growing-up and working for Atari, seemed possible. Watch video version here: (1) Punker Pac-Man and the Mindless Generation – YouTube Original story published 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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Balance
Balance is a game I made when trying to seek soulful solace after my friend Brandon died of cancer on Nov 1, 2023. My brother, Brandon and I worked on several unfinished computer games in the late 1980’s. I always imagined we would have time to finish them when all…
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7800 – Orion Assault -beta
Beta version of the Atari 7800 experiment can be played online or downloaded to play on an emulator from the links below:Play online:JS7800: Atari 7800 Emulator (raz0red.github.io)Download ROM:https://forums.atariage.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=1068178&key=14333a41e42244a3bf4f521ae984dff6 Watch video of gameplay:
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7800 – Last Stand Halloween -beta
This experimental project for the Atari 7800 can now be played online, or on your Atari 7800 emulator. See the video below that, or play it ant the link below that, or download the ROM at the link even lower. Play it online here: JS7800: Atari 7800 Emulator (raz0red.github.io) Get…
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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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Lost Credit (full version) And Credits
The full version of “Lost Credit: The Secret Atari Heroes Of GCC” is available on our site on this page: GCC Credits (intotheverticalblank.com) This is also the current landing place for the GCC credits list
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Lost Credit: (part 2) The Secret Atari Heroes Of GCC
Part 2: Audio Only Part 1 Audio Only GCC were masters of video game design in the early 1980’s. They created Ms. Pac-Man and went on to become a “secret” development house for Atari. They are responsible for many golden age Atari games, but so far, the credits for their…
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S6:E8:Goth and Leong Atari ST Bedroom Coding Heroes
Audio Podcast Notes: Gary “Goth” Wheaton and Robert Leong are two of the more unsung heroes of the Atari ST Bedroom Game coding Underground. In this episode we take a well deserved if all too brief look at some of their combined and separate efforts. I started down a rabbit…
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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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Lost Credit: The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC (part 1)
Video Version Audio Version GCC were masters of video game design in the early 1980’s. They created Ms. Pac-Man and went on to become a “secret” development house for Atari. They are responsible for many golden age Atari games, but so far, the credits for their games have been incomplete…
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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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S6:E6: The Ubiquitously Requisite Atari 2600+ Video Episode
Video Podcast Audio Podcast Notes: Just like your grandma, your kid brother, your old-man-cringe game-playing uncle, your dental hygienist and that surprisingly personable Uber driver that picked you up this morning, we ALSO now have a podcast episode where we discuss the new Atari 2600+ Hint: We like it, for…
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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 7800 Basic Lesson 3: Title Screens
Part 1: Title Screen Do title screens matter? I think they do. They are like the bow on the wrapping of a present: Not necessary, but kinda cool none-the-less, and almost expected once you realize it is not there. If you didn’t grow-up in the golden age of Atari video…
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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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