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    Airlock: A Game That Takes “Worse Than E.T.?” To A Whole New Level.

    Airlock: A Game That Takes “Worse Than E.T.?” To A Whole New Level.

    April 9, 2024
  • Atari 400 Mini Atari 400/800/XL/XE
    Why The Atari 400 Matters, and Why The 400 Mini Needed Star Raiders

    Why The Atari 400 Matters, and Why The 400 Mini Needed Star Raiders

    April 7, 2024
  • Atari 400 Mini Atari 400/800/XL/XE
    10 Atari 8bit Hidden Gem Arcade Clones tested on the Atari400 Mini

    10 Atari 8bit Hidden Gem Arcade Clones tested on the Atari400 Mini

    The #Atari8bit had a number of very good and well received official ports of arcade classics during its day, but before and after the official games were released many quality clones were produced that in may times were as good or better than the official games and in some cases…

    April 6, 2024
  • Atari Atari 400/800/XL/XE Videos
    The Complete Guide to Playing AtariBlast! On our Atari 400 Mini

    The Complete Guide to Playing AtariBlast! On our Atari 400 Mini

    AtariBlast is a 1MB game, and the 400 mini currently only allows a max memory size of 128K, so how do we play the Paul Lay, Harvey Kong Tin vertical and horizontal scrolling mini Amiga Zarjaz blaster on a 400 mini?  Still don’t have a 400 Mini? Support the channel…

    April 4, 2024
  • Crack The Seal!
    Crack The Seal! 46-year-old wax pack of Topps Superman :The Movie Trading Cards!

    Crack The Seal! 46-year-old wax pack of Topps Superman :The Movie Trading Cards!

    April 2, 2024
  • Atari 400 Mini Atari 400/800/XL/XE
    #105 The Atari 400 Mini Honest First Impressions

    #105 The Atari 400 Mini Honest First Impressions

    The Atari 400 Mini. Honest First Impressions from old skool Atari 8bit owning twins The Atari 400 mini arrived for both of us late last week. Here is our very candid first  few discussions  on what we like and dislike about the system. Support the Podcast 400 Mini https://amzn.to/43Efak6 Late…

    April 2, 2024
  • Worse Than E.T.
    Mr. Postman and the games from Bit Corp: Worse Than E.T.?

    Mr. Postman and the games from Bit Corp: Worse Than E.T.?

    March 29, 2024
  • Atari Atari 400/800/XL/XE Videos
    30 Essential Atari 8bit Vertical Flying SHMUPS for your Atari 400 Mini

    30 Essential Atari 8bit Vertical Flying SHMUPS for your Atari 400 Mini

    Vertical Flying #SHMUPS  on the #Atari #8bit computers span the genre from simple early arcade blasters though #Xevious clones and ports all the way up to explosion fest bolt on weapons blast fests. Let’s take  a look at 30 of the best.Let’s get to the #Atari8bit blasting NOW Get Your…

    March 27, 2024
  • 8bitrocket Podcasts
    8bit Rocket Review: Polono PL 420 Thermal Label Printer. Perfect for Amazon and EBAY Sellers

    8bit Rocket Review: Polono PL 420 Thermal Label Printer. Perfect for Amazon and EBAY Sellers

    I use the #Polonoi#PL420 Thermal Label every day with the standard 4 by 6 labels daily for both #Ebay and #Amazon#USPS and #UPS mailing and it has really streamlined my process. Also, the smaller Polono 2 by 1 Labels are really nice for Amazon #FBA#FBM#AISN#Barcodes. Polono PL420 4×6 Label Printer…

    March 26, 2024
  • 8bitrocket Podcasts
    8bit Rocket How to: How to Remove Vocals with Cyberlink Audio Director 365

    8bit Rocket How to: How to Remove Vocals with Cyberlink Audio Director 365

    How to #RemoveVocals with #Cyberlink #AudioDirector 365 Have you ever wanted to remove vocals from a song to create a karaoke track or remix? With Cyberlink Audio Director 365, it’s easier than you think. We use Cyberlink 365 Video, Photo and Audio Software https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-101120177-13728120?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyberlink.com%2Fproducts%2Fdirector-suite%2Foverview_en_US.html%3Fitem%3D1%26r%3D1%26affid%3D2581_-1_37_CJaffiliate&cjsku=230110

    March 26, 2024
  • Uncategorized
    What is Expedition BS + Curse is Oak Oak Island s3 e18:  Norse and Templar BS

    What is Expedition BS + Curse is Oak Oak Island s3 e18:  Norse and Templar BS

    Hi, this Jeff from 8bitrocket Studios and today we launch the next channel in our slowly growing stable of entertainment, Expedition Bulshit,  which will be called expedition BS from here after in this video. Our goal here is to discuss, review and critique paranormal based media, starting off with The…

    March 26, 2024
  • Worse Than E.T.
    Worse Than E.T.? Tax Avoiders for the Atari 2600

    Worse Than E.T.? Tax Avoiders for the Atari 2600

    March 25, 2024
  • Atari Atari 400/800/XL/XE Atari 5200 Atarisoft Coleco Videos
    Atari 8bit / 5200  vs Colecovision: Atarisoft Proving Grounds

    Atari 8bit / 5200  vs Colecovision: Atarisoft Proving Grounds

     Atarisoft Proving Grounds Atari 8bit / 5200  vs Colecovision: Today we start a new series on the channel where we compare the Atari Soft classic ports from one machine against the other. We are not really comparing the merits of the machines against one another, because we have all seen…

    March 20, 2024
  • Atari 400/800/XL/XE Videos
    25  Essential Atari 8bit Horizontal SHMUPS for your Atari 400 Mini

    25  Essential Atari 8bit Horizontal SHMUPS for your Atari 400 Mini

    Horizontal blasters have to be one of my absolute favorite genres of arcade and home games.  The first one I ever played that blew my socks off was the Atari 2600 Vanguard, which coincidentally got an improved Atari 5200 release and an unofficial port to the Atari computers. The games…

    March 17, 2024
  • Atari Reviews Videos
    Atari ST Goes MAGNUM!  Ocean’s 4-Hit Game Multi-Disk Pack!

    Atari ST Goes MAGNUM!  Ocean’s 4-Hit Game Multi-Disk Pack!

    We use Cyberlink 365 Video, Photo and Audio Software Magnum 4 is a 1990 Ocean game compilation released for the Atari ST. We excitedly purchased this pack in 1990 from an import shop here in California, but as we did mostly in the late 80’s and 90’s got rid of…

    March 11, 2024
  • Worse Than E.T.
    Redemption For a Game Maker: “Once Upon Atari” Book Review.

    Redemption For a Game Maker: “Once Upon Atari” Book Review.

    Audio Podcast: Let’s get the perfunctory out of the way first:Once Upon Atari : How I Made History By Killing An Industry by Howard Scott Warshaw is the best memoir ever written by an Atari Home Division programmer who knows first-hand what it was like to work at Atari making games…

    March 6, 2024
  • Atari 2600 Content Creation
    How to Record, Render and Export a 60 FPS Atari 2600 Game

    How to Record, Render and Export a 60 FPS Atari 2600 Game

    March 6, 2024
  • Atari 400 Mini Atari 400/800/XL/XE
    #104: Atari 400 Mini -BLOWOUT! All the Games and More.#104:

    #104: Atari 400 Mini -BLOWOUT! All the Games and More.#104:

    Audio Podcast: We take a deep dive into the Atari 400 mini, discuss what we know, the features, all the included games, plus many other games we’d like to see. (episode 104 of the “Into The Vertical Blank” podcast) Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intothev… All…

    March 4, 2024
  • Atari Atari 2600 Atari 400/800/XL/XE Atari 5200 Atari 7800 Videos
    Atari Proving Grounds: Burgertime. 2600 vs 7800 vs Atari8bit/5200 vs ST up next

    Atari Proving Grounds: Burgertime. 2600 vs 7800 vs Atari8bit/5200 vs ST up next

    Atari Proving Grounds: Burgertime Atari Proving Grounds: Burgertime. 2600 vs 7800 vs Atari8bit/5200 vs ST up next The Burgertime Arcade game, released in 1982 by Data East is one that I have always felt did not really get its due props as a pioneer in food related platform gaming,  on…

    March 2, 2024
  • Atari 2600 Homebrew
    How The Atari 2600 Almost Killed Me (remaster)

    How The Atari 2600 Almost Killed Me (remaster)

    February 28, 2024
  • Video Game History
    Top-10 Worst Products From The Golden Age Of Video Games (Remaster)

    Top-10 Worst Products From The Golden Age Of Video Games (Remaster)

    February 26, 2024
  • Atari Atari 400/800/XL/XE Videos
    Have a BLAST with these 25 Atari 8bit Run and Game  for your Atari 400 Mini

    Have a BLAST with these 25 Atari 8bit Run and Game  for your Atari 400 Mini

    The Atari 8bit computers received their share of early 80’s action games where you play a lone soldier or adventurer running through the outdoors, buildings, caves, or rooms in order to blast everything in  sight and sometimes accomplish a task or two . After 1985, the flood of  ports slowed…

    February 26, 2024
  • Shows / Conventions
    #103 Into the Vertical Blank Visits VCF So Cal. 2024

    #103 Into the Vertical Blank Visits VCF So Cal. 2024

    February 23, 2024
  • Atari Videos
    Atari ST Vertical Flying Shooters Part 4 1990 and 91

    Atari ST Vertical Flying Shooters Part 4 1990 and 91

    Atari ST Vertical Flying Shooters Part 4 1990 and 91 The history of  Atari ST Vertical Shooters  Part 4 1990 and 1991: The Post Arcade Era In part 4, we take a look at all of the best vertical flying shooters to arrive on the Atari ST in 1990 and…

    February 17, 2024
  • Reviews
    Music Review:[alternate] Declaration (The Alarm)

    Music Review:[alternate] Declaration (The Alarm)

    40 years ago  I discovered my future. One day early in the year 1984  I was watching Video One with Richard Blade.It was a syndicated TV show that many 80’s teenagers in the Los Angeles area watched on a daily, religious basis.   Without access to MTV, Video One was a…

    February 13, 2024
  • Atari 400 Mini Atari 400/800/XL/XE
    30 Essential Atari 8bit Platform Games to Rock Your Atari 400 Mini

    30 Essential Atari 8bit Platform Games to Rock Your Atari 400 Mini

    The Atari 8bit received a wealth of classic platform games in its lifespan including arcade conversions, single, scrolling and multiscreen genres all with some type of   vertical and horizontal movement across multiple platforms by jumping or climbing.  Some of these games add adventure and exploration elements while others will…

    February 12, 2024
  • Atari Videos
    Atari ST: The Tengen Trilogy.  Crack the seal!

    Atari ST: The Tengen Trilogy.  Crack the seal!

    Tengen made games for Atari home systems and not just Nintendo unlicensed games? Find out about three of the best as we explore 1990’s Tengen Trilogy The Tengen Trilogy is a UK Only 1990 release for the Atari ST, Amiga, Zed X Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. We will be focusing…

    February 6, 2024
  • Atari 400 Mini Atari 400/800/XL/XE
    25 First and 3rd person shooters to rock your Atari 400 Mini

    25 First and 3rd person shooters to rock your Atari 400 Mini

    All of these games can be found on http://www.mushca.com/f/atari/index.php?idx=0 In this video we take a look at many fun and technically impressive Atari  8bit games that span the space shooter, ground shooter, 3rd person and even some modern style FPS shooters. All of these will work on your new #atari400mini…

    February 2, 2024
  • Atari Atari 2600 Atari 400/800/XL/XE Atari 5200 Atari 7800 Videos
    Atari Proving Grounds: Donkey Kong.  2600 vs 7800 vs Atari8bit vs ST

    Atari Proving Grounds: Donkey Kong.  2600 vs 7800 vs Atari8bit vs ST

    January 29, 2024
  • Shows / Conventions
    S6:E13: VCF So Cal 2024! Interview With The Vintnerds!

    S6:E13: VCF So Cal 2024! Interview With The Vintnerds!

    We interview the Vintnerds about the upcoming, inaugural Vintage Computer Festival Southern California (VCF So. Call), Feb. 17, 18 2024 VCF links: Buy tickets / sponsor / donate / vend etc. https://www.vcfsocal.com/ New theme music “Out Of The Vertical Blank” by Tony Longworth Late night fuel support appreciated but not…

    January 28, 2024
  • Atari Videos
    Atari ST The 16-Bit hit Machine. 4 Gremlin All-Out Classics

    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…

    January 21, 2024
  • Atari 2600
    22 Cool Moments On The Atari 2600

    22 Cool Moments On The Atari 2600

    January 19, 2024
  • Atari 400 Mini Atari 400/800/XL/XE
    Rock the Atari 400 Mini with these 20 games: The Atari 400 Arcade #2:

    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…

    January 18, 2024
  • Atari Podcasts Videos
    Atari ST LOG Magazine #2 May 1986: An Action RPG Point and Click and More

    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 &…

    January 14, 2024
  • Aari Plus Platform Atari 2600
    Atari 2600 Plus 1.1 Giant Home Brew Cart Test #1: 19 Games Tested

    Atari 2600 Plus 1.1 Giant Home Brew Cart Test #1: 19 Games Tested

    January 7, 2024
  • Atari Atari 400/800/XL/XE Videos
    Atari 8bit Datamost Game Exploration 15+ Classic 8bit Games

    Atari 8bit Datamost Game Exploration 15+ Classic 8bit Games

    January 6, 2024
  • Aari Plus Platform Atari 2600
    Atari 2600+ vs. 42 Games Tested! Supercut #2

    Atari 2600+ vs. 42 Games Tested! Supercut #2

    January 4, 2024
  • Atari ST
    Atari ST Taito Arcade Port Mania! 25+ Massive Taito Arcade HITS

    Atari ST Taito Arcade Port Mania! 25+ Massive Taito Arcade HITS

    January 2, 2024
  • Atari Collecting
    Atari 2600+ Intrigue…Does The 2600+ Use The Same Tech as Evercade?

    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…

    December 31, 2023
  • 8bitrocket Gamestorm! Podcasts
    Our first Youtube Video Podcast from March 2009: Retro, Atari, Indie, Flash, Silverlight, Mochi, etc

    Our first Youtube Video Podcast from March 2009: Retro, Atari, Indie, Flash, Silverlight, Mochi, etc

    December 28, 2023
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