Tag: Atari
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Top 50 Atari ST Side Scroll Platform Shooters Part 1 numbers 50-41
Top 50 Atari ST Side Scroll Platform Shooters Part 1 numbers 50-41 Coming up next! In this series we will explore and count down the top 50 scrolling platform games on the Atari ST that use guns as their primary weapon. Even if a game contains no platforms other than…
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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…
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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…
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#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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 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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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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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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!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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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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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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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:e6 Atari ST Halcyon Days of 1989 Part 3: Atari ST Gaming Gems
Our favorite 1989 Console Style Games for the ST We had an ST when most of the other kids near us had various consoles. We knew our machine could play superior RPGs, Simulations, and Adventure titles, but how did it hold up against the 8 and 16 bit console games…
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S5:E5: The Computer Lab and The Horror of Junior High
This episode is about the early 1980’s Junior High computer lab. A wonderous place where Bank Street Writer and Sands of Egypt were loaded from 5 1/4 inch floppy disks, LOGO and BASIC were viable programming options, and where kids like us could find a place of our own. The…
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s5:e4 Atari ST Halcyon Days of 1989 Part 2: Fun Imported From Europe
In this episode Steve and Jeff turn calendar to 1989 and discuss what it was like gaming on the Atari ST back then. They list and discuss close to 50 games that they purchased and played that year. for the Atari ST Computer. Games Mentioned in this Episode: Action Fighter…
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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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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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STOS Tutorial #3: VSCODE Plug-in Development Pipeline and MissingLInk Hello World.
By Jeff D. Fulton In this, STOS Tutorial #3, we will expand on what we did in Tutorials #1 and #2 by exploring a different rending method: Using the Missinglink extension to render “pre-rolled” sprites, and set up a simple compile. We are going to utilize the STOSCODERS.COM Visual Studio…
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Video: Let’s play Kid Gloves Atari ST (1990)
Kid Gloves was released by Millennium for the Atari ST and Amiga in 1990, Both version are very similar. I had the ST version on a combo pack import from the UK to the USA in 1990. Not a bad little platformer. It’s very difficult and even with a two…
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Video: Install, Setup and Play GameBaseST 4.0B
Intro The last revision to GameBaseST was done in about 2005. 16 years last, we get an incredible update that really helps show off the depth and breadth of the ST’s library, but also the advances that have been made in emulation, hard disk drivers, and STE upgrades since then.…
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Video: Atari ST Crazy Cars Series
The Titus Crazy Cars series contained three games by the time the 3rd game was released it had morphed from a decent, but flaw simple racer into a true competitor in the first person racing space. Note: Crazy Cars was released in 1988 not 1998. The years have gone by…
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Video: Let’s Play Atari STE Upgraded Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (2021)
Lotus STE is an adaptation of the original Lotus 1 game that makes use of the additional hardware in the Atari STE. Put simply, it’s a major graphics and sound upgrade from the original game! New Programming: Thomas, Jonathan [Chicane] New Sound FX and Mixing: Jamie [Junosix] Atari mania Page…
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