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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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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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Atari 7800 Basic Lesson 2: Sprites
Note: This tutorial series is designed as video series. The text below is provided as a way to make it easier to follow, but I recommend you watch the video and use the text as supplemental. Introduction In Our first lesson on Atari 7800 Basic we made a simple “Hello…
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S6:E4 Inflection point! Amico v. Atari. Plus Homebrew with STOS and 7800 Basic
In this episode we have a frank discussion on the state of Amico and Atari and then dive into out new youtube venture on teaching the masses how to code games on the Atari 7800 and Atari ST. Video Version Show Notes STOS 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQy2ZZjapGE&t=5sSTOS 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXp6XWsbaN4&t=464s 7800 1 :…
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Atari 7800 Basic Lesson 1.5: The Three C’s
Note: This tutorial series is designed as video series. The text below is provided as a way to make it easier to follow, but I recommend you watch the video and use the text as supplemental. In the last lesson I may have failed to make a few things abundantly…
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Atari 7800 Basic Lesson #1 : Hello World
Note: This tutorial series is designed as video series. The text below is provided as a way to make it easier to follow, but I recommend you watch the video and use the text as supplemental. This is the first in a series of videos showing my own techniques using…
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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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MAKE A THING! Atari ST Boulder Dash Construction Set
In this first episode of a new series, called MAKE A Thing, we attempt, to the best of our ability, to pick up Boulder Dash Construction Kit for the Atari ST and make a Pac-Man like Game. This is complicated by the fact hat I know almost nothing about Boulder…
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S6:E3 In Conversation with Mission Ed Possible
In this episode the brothers interview fellow Atari NUTCASE, Ed Salisbury, of the Atari and Retro / Classic gaming YouTube channel, Mission Ed possible. They discuss everything about growing up in Generation Atari from the 2600 to the Atari 8bit Computers, through the ST and beyond. We apologize for the…
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S6:E2 Found In the Desert – Dads, Guns, Gold, The Atari ST and The Lost Dutchman Mine
In this episode the brothers Discuss the 1989 World of Atari Show at Disneyland and then we premier the audio version of our Epic Atari ST story and game play-through of the Lost Dutchman Mine. What compels someone to finish a computer game after more than three decades of first…
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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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S6:E1 Space Sucker – An 80’s Sitcom Takes on Video Games
In this episode the brothers dissect the video game themed episode of Diff’rent Strokes, Partake in some listener feedback, listen to a new Tony Longworth song and more. Show Notes Different Strokes S5e1https://www.amazon.com/Diffrent-Strokes-Season-5/dp/B099DBR46Q/ref=atv_pr_sw_sc Ed’s Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@MissionEdPossible Brian’s Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@ballistik_coffee_boy Programming Games for Atari 2600https://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-toledo-gutierrez/programming-games-for-atari-2600/hardcover/product-n8z9r6.html?page=1&pageSize=4 ITVB Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/intotheverticalblank Recorded, Mixed, Edited…
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S5:E11: John
In this episode the brothers discuss “John”, a cousin that recently passed away and how he was a huge part of the Vertical Blank. They also Talk about retro Christmas, opening of sealed games and a new game programming project. Show Notes Programming Games for Atari 2600https://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-toledo-gutierrez/programming-games-for-atari-2600/hardcover/product-n8z9r6.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Kinhank Super Console…
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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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S5:E10: Mike Mika Interview + How The “Atari Anniversary Celebration” Saved Christmas
This time we present a double-long, double-wide, twin-brother-scale episode of all-out Christmas madness!First, we have an audio review of “The Atari 50th Anniversary Celebration”, followed by a knock-down-drag-out discussion of international scale of its merits with Tony Longworth from the UK. Then we pull out all the stops and feature…
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