Podcasts about Atari ST

rWotD Episode 3327: Tim Follin Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Saturday, 13 June 2026, is Tim Follin.Timothy John Follin (born 19 December 1970) is an English video game music composer, cinematographer, visual effects artist and game developer, who has written tracks for a variety of titles and home gaming systems, including the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System, Mega Drive, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Dreamcast, and PlayStation.Follin has also co-founded a TV advertising company called ABF Pictures and a general-purpose media company called Baggy Cat Ltd, which to date has produced two video games, Contradiction and At Dead of Night, the latter receiving massive attention and acclaim on Steam.Among Follin's works are the soundtracks to Solstice, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge, Plok!, and Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:17 UTC on Saturday, 13 June 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Tim Follin on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Brian.

This week we're joined by veteran programmer Colin Porch, whose career took him through some of the biggest names in British gaming history, including Imagine, Software Projects and Ocean Software. Colin shares stories of Imagine's dramatic collapse, converting arcade hits like Dragon's Lair, Operation Wolf and Gryzor to home micros, the infamous lost Parasol Stars C64 port, and the technical wizardry behind bringing Head Over Heels to the Commodore 64, Atari ST and Amiga. Plus, we hear the incredible story of Return to Blacktooth, the Head Over Heels sequel Colin began in 1989 and has finally completed 37 years later.   Return To Blacktooth: https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/Contents:00:00 – The Week's Retro News Stories48:17 – Colin Porch InterviewPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books – https://www.bitmapbooks.comCheck out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needsLondon Gaming Market: https://www.londongamingmarket.com/We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/X: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.comTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourShow notesRGL Teases The A1200: https://lnk.ua/GqyeXdPJ5Commodore Teases June 16th Announcement: https://lnk.ua/OXRSP2jzOCrazy Taxi GenAI Response: https://lnk.ua/5JfoTfy1fAtari Toy Story Collection: https://lnk.ua/TJqoQuQ5jResident Evil Code Veronica: https://lnk.ua/EDTxG2iaSOcarina Of Time Remake: https://lnk.ua/6Two6Um7uCuphead Devs' Master System Spin-Off: https://lnk.ua/KnkMouiRw

V novém Rewindu se vracíme do roku 1991 — do doby Amigy, Atari ST, DOSových adventur, prvních velkých kroků webu, Linuxu, digitální fotografie i Super Nintenda.Čekají vás tři herní hádanky, výlet do dobových časopisů, technologie, které změnily svět, a filmový checkpoint s Addamsovou rodinou a Žhavými výstřely.Tipujte hry v komentářích nebo pište na rewind@retronation.cz — hraje se o půlroční předplatné na Patreon Retro Nation.Tři, dva, jedna… REWIND!

In this episode of Retro Titans, Phil sits down with coder, musician and game porter Ian "Hoffman" Ford — a veteran of the Amiga demoscene whose work has helped bring classic games to new audiences across modern retro platforms. From creating tracker music as a teenager during the UK home computer boom to porting iconic titles like Metal Gear, Shinobi, Golden Axe and Turrican, Ian has spent decades combining technical expertise with a passion for retro gaming. Equally at home composing soundtracks, designing sound effects and writing low-level code, he occupies a unique place in the modern retro scene. Together, Phil and Ian explore the worlds of game porting and retro game music, discussing what it takes to faithfully bring classic games to new hardware, how vintage systems shape the creative process, and why preserving the look, feel and sound of these games remains so important today. In this episode, we explore: 1️⃣ The art of porting classic games What really happens when a game moves from one platform to another — and why understanding both the original hardware and the destination system is only the beginning. 2️⃣ From the Amiga demoscene to modern retro development How a teenage passion for music, coding and creativity evolved into a career spanning decades of retro gaming projects. 3️⃣ Music, sound and atmosphere in retro games From tracker music and game soundtracks to sound design and audio production, Ian explains how he creates music that enhances the retro gaming experience. 4️⃣ Head Over Heels: Return to Blacktooth A behind-the-scenes look at one of the most anticipated modern retro releases, and the work involved in bringing the Atari ST project to the Amiga. 5️⃣ Preserving gaming history for new generations From Metal Gear on the MSX to modern Neo Geo projects, Ian discusses why classic games still matter and how they continue to inspire today's developers and players. Ian also shares stories from the Amiga demo scene, explains how a chance discovery of the Metal Gear source code sparked his first major porting project, discusses his work on Seekanoid and Roguecraft DX, and reveals the games that shaped his life — from Tetris and Journey to the Neo Geo classic Neo Turf Masters.

Exclusive hardware development news caps a retro kit roundup this week which includes news of a MiSTer handheld from Heber along with updates on the PicoCPC, PicoIDE, and PicoGUS projects. In other news we take a closer look at reimagined Atic Atac and Wolfenstein 3D, and explore the many wild and wonderful corners of operating systems in the Virtual OS Museum. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:54 - Give Us A Hand Mister? Story Link: https://youtu.be/arSnNwDQS2k Wide Boy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YxGXvZRs4UI 20:22 - Run (Almost) Every Operating System! Story Link: http://virtualosmuseum.org 39:11 - Housekeeping - News links found below 44:33 - From 2D To 3D And Back Story Link: https://stephensmith.itch.io/atic-atac-3d Additional link: https://www.moddb.com/mods/isowulf  57:34 - Community Question of the Week

To many (like me), MIDI is a word I've heard for many years, but had only a vague idea of what it was. Now THE BRENT will reveal all! It's an ATARI MIDI Adventure this week on Atari Unlimited! Join Amigo Aaron and the BRENT as we learn all about the Atari ST and it's MIDI!

To many (like me), MIDI is a word I've heard for many years, but had only a vague idea of what it was. Now THE BRENT will reveal all! It's an ATARI MIDI Adventure this week on Atari Unlimited! Join Amigo Aaron and the BRENT as we learn all about the Atari ST and it's MIDI!

Inside Psygnosis: WipEout, PlayStation and the Rave Generation - The Retro Hour EP531This week we're joined by former Psygnosis PR manager Glen O'Connell for a brilliant journey through one of the most exciting eras in British gaming. Glen shares stories from Liverpool's arcade and computer shop scene, his move from rave music promotion into games, and his time at Psygnosis during the huge shift from Amiga and Atari ST to CD-ROM, Saturn and PlayStation. We hear how WipEout fused club culture, cutting-edge design and licensed music to help define the PlayStation generation, plus memories of Destruction Derby, G-Police, Formula One, Rage, EA, Burnout, Need for Speed and plenty more.Stuart's current project: https://www.wireadmin.comContents:00:00 – The Week's Retro News Stories43:38 – Glen O'Connell InterviewPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books – https://www.bitmapbooks.comCheck out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needsPlayEXPO Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/X: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.comTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourShow notesNeo Geo Crossplay Revival: https://tinyurl.com/33xx8nahBomberman Online Returns: https://tinyurl.com/mwk7xeppBloodstone For ZX Spectrum: https://tinyurl.com/zn677unxBioCreeps For NES: https://tinyurl.com/ytd9zuawSwitch As Wii U GamePad: https://tinyurl.com/4c58vbcbStar Fox 64 Remake: https://www.youtube.com/live/ePZeyh5q9R8

We're back for Episode 178 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems - Boogie Wings Vs. Mystic Riders   12:10 - Quick Questions 42:32 - Patreon Song 45:02- Tea Time With Tim - Road Trip 1:02:21 - Cody's Corner 1:33:35 - News 2:35:29 - Battle Of The Systems -Boogie Wings Vs. Mystic Riders   News -    Cody – Iron Rails for Amiga  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/iron-rails-railway-strategy-game-for.html#more  Eric - “Built To Extract The Best Possible Image From Your Consoles" - Pixel FX Announces The $200 'Morph 2K' Upscaler - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/built-to-extract-the-best-possible-image-from-your-consoles-pixel-fx-announces-the-usd200-morph-2k-upscaler  Tim – Zippy Race Amiga port has been completed by Dimitris Giannakis or better know as YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer (MVG). He has been vlogging the development of the port across to the Amiga on his channel and its now complete for us to play over on his itch.io site.  https://modernvintagegamer.itch.io/zippy-race  Cody – Hyper Megatech Spectrum and C64 Handhelds https://www.hypermegatech.com/home-computer-handhelds/  Eric - Sounds Like Plaion Has Another Console In The Works Following The Neo Geo AES+ | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/sounds-like-plaion-has-another-console-in-the-works-following-the-neo-geo-aesplus    Tim – Atari ST platformer - Miracle Boy in Dragon Land by SamSoft. This was first released in 2024 and has just been updated. Not new but new to us. Looks like an ST game worth checking out. Although its £15 so not free to download.  (thanks to Time Extension)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPxDA9-CP_M  https://samsoft.itch.io/miracle-boy-in-dragon-land    Eric – Two new ZX Spectrum Games  Indie Retro News: SuperHair 2 Revenge of the Wizard - For the first time Super Hair goes Isometric in this new ZX Spectrum game from MicroChops  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/superhair-2-revenge-of-wizard-for-first.html  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/a-mouse-life-2-escape-from-science-lab.html      Cody – Revolo's all Ascii Game has a free Demo to try!  https://relevo.itch.io/battle-for-asciion  Tim – Gridlocker a new falling block puzzler for the C64 is in beta testing for all. This has a twist. Think Tetris meets Pipe Mania!  https://studio8502.itch.io/gridlocker  Indie Retro News: A mouse life 2: Escape from science lab - Help a Mouse escape from the laboratory in this new ZX Spectrum 128k game from BAD BITS  Eric - After 23 Years Bomberman Online For Dreamcast Is Now Back Online  https://retrododo.com/after-23-years-bomberman-online-for-dreamcast-is-now-back-online/  Tim – New Speccy shooter just announced – Shadow Fields for 128k only by zxgandulf. Horizontal scrolling shooter more details on Indie Retro News and ZX Gandalfs itch.io page where you can download the game.  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/shadow-fields-this-side-scrolling-shoot.html?spref=tw  https://zxgandulf.itch.io/shadow-fields  Eric – New controller pre-order coming soon -- https://www.polygon.com/steam-controller-preorders-open-valve-date-time/  Tim – New Amiga AGA game Pauldron by Zener – This is a spell casting action game where you play as a wizard launching various spells at enemy forces that march slowly towards you. Destroy them before they reach the bottom of the screen.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QM4EyijrAU  https://zener.itch.io/pauldron    Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Joe Ochwat, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

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On this week's podcast, we celebrate 42 years of the Amstrad CPC with special guest Jo Cook, who takes us deep inside the Amstrad scene of the late 80s and 90s. From growing up with a CPC 464 and helping run the legendary King Arthur's Domain PD library and Merlin-Serve, to writing for Amstrad Action and seeing the community evolve into the modern day, Jo shares a warm, funny and fascinating insider's view of one of Britain's most beloved computer scenes.UK Amstrad Group: https://www.ukag.org.uk/Contents:00:00 – The Week's Retro News Stories49:16 – Amstrad Group InterviewPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books – https://www.bitmapbooks.comGo to https://surfshark.com/retrohour or use code RETROHOUR at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!Nottingham Gaming Market:  https://www.nottinghamgamingmarket.com/Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needsWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/X: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.comTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourShow notesNew Neo Geo Hardware?: https://tinyurl.com/n8eheyw9Mac OS X on Wii: https://tinyurl.com/4rzxpk76Eclipse Blade Emerges: https://tinyurl.com/23eewcuaMiracle Boy on Atari ST: https://tinyurl.com/453duhkeGround Zero Terror: https://tinyurl.com/42me5wh8Mario on Master System: https://tinyurl.com/4bn4zzpx

Gäst idag är Olov Lassus som började göra spel redan som 12-åring 1992 och var med och släppte sitt första kommersiella spel Substation som 15-åring 1995. Olov berättar om sin unika resa genom den svenska demoscenen och spelhistorien - från att kopiera spel på Atari ST via datorföreningen ST Revolution i Mjölby, till att bli del av legendariska UDS-gänget som skapade spel som Obsession och Substation.Olov delar också med sig av sin tid på UDS efter gymnasiet där han jobbade med Hot Wheels Micro Racers och Asterix, samt det 20-åriga uppehållet från spelbranschen innan han hoppade in som konsult på Mattias Kyléns C77-studio i Seattle.Trevlig lyssning!Har du tankar om Spelskaparna, känner dig sugen på att delta i ett avsnitt eller kanske vill visa upp ett spel som du jobbar på - kom in på Spelskaparnas discord. Där har mysig stämning skapats och ett gäng utvecklare chattar om stort och smått. Hyser du starka aversioner mot Discord går det även bra att höra av sig på info@spelskaparna.se, @ollandin eller @saikyun.LänkarAtari STUDSSubstationObsession (pinball)Worm RaceHot Wheels Micro RacersAsterix Mega MadnessIgnitionDoomWolfenstein 3DPinball DreamsGrotesque (Omega)Crystal Dreams 2 (Triton)Into the ShadowsStarbreezePeter Zetterberg (Spelskaparna)Mikael Emtinger (Spelskaparna)Robert Kreese (Spelskaparna)Mattias Kylén (Spelskaparna)Oskar Burman (Spelskaparna)Combat ChampionsOskar Burmans UDS-bokDead Hackers SocietyAlwa's Awakening

An airhacks.fm conversation with Marvin P. Warble Jr. (@marvinwarble) about: growing up with the Atari 400 and learning BASIC from a cartridge, saving programs on cassette tapes and upgrading to floppy drives, writing maze games and running out of RAM, the Atari 800XL and Atari ST with graphical user interfaces, studying aerospace engineering and working at NASA on mission planning software, converting Fortran to C and C++ at NASA, the transition from mission-specific software to reusable applications, learning Java in the early 2000s through applets, comparing C++ header files to Java class organization and missing type defs, building a stock data web scraper in Java and getting redirected to the human genome project, working on a Java applet-based product called Galileo that was abandoned when applets were deprecated, developing control system software for an aircraft carrier, the origin of iGrade Plus as an online grade book for schools built with JSP and then the Oorian Framework, the Oorian framework as an object-oriented rich internet application framework written in pure Java, wrapping JavaScript libraries like CKEditor and Chart.js and D3.js with Java APIs, type-safe Java widgets rendered to HTML and JavaScript, configurable communication modes with AJAX and SSE and WebSockets, CSS generation in Java with user-specific themes and multi-tenant support, event handling modeled after Swing with mouse click listeners, iGrade Plus running in production for 10 years with 50000 to 70000 active users and hundreds of schools, 170 JavaScript library integrations planned including Web Awesome and Tailwind CSS and Bulma and Bootstrap, comparison with Vaadin and the different approach of wrapping existing JavaScript libraries, discussion of Quarkus and GraalVM native image compilation, Web Components as a rendering target for enterprise applications Marvin P. Warble Jr. on twitter: @marvinwarble

This week we welcome Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, for a chat about the retro tech behind his biggest hits. From discovering MIDI to refusing upgrades for decades, Norman explains how the Atari ST became the backbone of his workflow, powering Beats International, Freak Power and every Fatboy Slim track right up to Eat Sleep Rave Repeat. We talk step-time sequencing, floppy disks, crashing STs, pirate radio, bedroom studios and how a track made 25 years ago on an Atari is still charting today. Fatboy Slim: https://www.fatboyslim.net/Contents:00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories 47:59 - Fatboy Slim Interview Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.comMake this the year you finally learn a new language and save up to 60% while you're at it by heading to https://babbel.com/RETRO and getting started today  Leeds Gaming Market: https://leedsgamingmarket.com/Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needsTake your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohourWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/X: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.comTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourShow notesMy Arcade Mini Sega Arcades: https://tinyurl.com/bderxanvRoad Rash Gets a Spiritual Successor: https://tinyurl.com/yc266zz7Final Build of Cancelled Resident Evil Game Boy Color Port Discovered: https://tinyurl.com/2rfetz22Roguecraft DX Comes to Retro Platforms: https://tinyurl.com/4pa8nc8jLong-Lost Mega Drive Sequel to Pit Fighter Found: https://tinyurl.com/3knexpjdThe Sega Saturn Gets a New Miami Vice-Style Game in 2026: https://tinyurl.com/53nc55jj

We are very pleased to be joined by eXo this week, creator of eXoDOS and more. He is here to talk about the launch of eXoWin9x which is a growing collection of Win 9x games that have been cleverly packaged to run on modern systems. You can find out all about eXoWin9x here: https://www.retro-exo.com/ We also look back to when nobody was sure about the future of OS/2 and PowerPC. Plus are you sick and tired of racing games only featuring exotic motors? Fancy tearing around the track in your Nan's runaround? Now you can! Pixel Addict magazine issue 31 is celebrating the Atari ST 40th anniversary with musician John Sohn. Learn about John's defining moments in the pioneering computer's story. Head over to www.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 02:25 - eXo Wins Again Story Link: https://www.retro-exo.com/ 21:28 - OS/2 And PowerPC Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-worst-selling-microsoft-product-of-all-time-sold-just-11-times-and-eight-people-returned-it-why-youve-never-heard-of-os-2-for-the-mach-20 Why the Original Apple Silicon Failed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tld91M_bcEI OS/2 Museum: https://www.os2museum.com/wp/os2-history/os2-timeline/ 36:48 - Housekeeping - News links found below 45:03 - Gran Turismo School Run Story Link: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/gran-turismo/after-26-years-modders-give-ps1-racing-game-classic-gran-turismo-2-the-overhaul-it-deserves-replacing-all-the-race-cars-with-minivans-and-used-car-dealerships/ 53:14 - Community Question of the Week

From hating Pong to working for Atari, this week we chat with Matt Householder.  From his early days at Gaming Devices Inc. and designing the arcade classic Krull, through to joining Atari right after the video game crash and witnessing the dramatic Amiga chipset saga from the inside. Matt reveals what it was really like working under Jack Tramiel, converting GEM for the Atari ST in record time, and why developers had to sell snacks from their desks just to survive. He then takes us into the golden years at Epyx, creating World Games and the smash hit California Games, before moving on to 3DO, where a secret project he managed ended up helping fund Diablo. Contents: 00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories  54:26 - Matt Householder Interview  Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Doncaster Gaming Market: https://www.doncastergamingmarket.com/ Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.com Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ X: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes Solid Aluminium Xbox Prototype Actually Works: https://youtu.be/0OMP8JvGWNY Lost Destruction Derby 2 Saturn Prototype Unearthed: https://tinyurl.com/5c75zhxa James Pond Makes a Comeback on Modern Consoles: https://tinyurl.com/2s4j38wd Castlevania Amiga Remake Gets CD32 Upgrade: https://tinyurl.com/47624rsa Castlevania Comes to the Atari 2600 (!): https://tinyurl.com/2k5ub8f5 Sonic Finally Lands on the GX4000: https://tinyurl.com/bdm5svj2 Worms Turns 30 – Team17's Classic Celebrated: https://tinyurl.com/mrvtutnc

Worum geht's? Ende der 1980er-Jahre erscheint ein Spiel, das kaum in eine Schublade oder ein Genre passt und doch einen immensen Erfolg hat: Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987). Eine wilde Mischung aus Strategie, Action, Rollenspiel und Geschichtensimulation, und bis heute eines der prägendsten Beispiele für „emergentes Gameplay“. Als Freibeuter segelt man durch die Karibik, kapert Schiffe, handelt mit Waren, sucht nach Schätzen, umwirbt Gouverneurstöchter – und schreibt seine eigene Piratengeschichte. Gunnar und Christian sprechen in dieser Folge über den Reiz dieses Freibeuterlebens, über das clevere Design, das Freiheit mit klarer Struktur verbindet, über die historische Faszination des 17. Jahrhunderts und die Entstehungsgeschichte des Spiels. Infos zum Spiel: Thema: Sid Meier's Pirates! Erscheinungstermin: Juli 1987 Plattform: Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS, NES, Macintosh, später diverse Neuauflagen Entwickler: MicroProse Publisher: MicroProse Genre: Action-Adventure / Strategie / Simulation Designer: Sid Meier, Arnold Hendrick Musik: Ken Lagace (C64), Jeff Briggs (Amiga, spätere Versionen) Produktions-Credits: Sprecher, Redaktion: Christian Schmidt, Gunnar Lott Als Piraten-Expertin kommt zu Wort: die Historikerin Dr. Tanja Zakrzewski Audioproduktion: Fabian Langer, Johannes DuBois, Christian Schmidt Titelgrafik: Paul Schmidt Intro & Outro: Nino Kerl (Ansage); Chris Hülsbeck (Musik) Die Soundunterlegungen zu Beginn dieser Episode stammen aus dem Remake "Sid Meier's Pirates" von 2004.

Amigavibes #98 – Spécial "Double Face / Double Densité" d'Alex Pilot ! Pour ce 98e épisode, on sort un peu des sentiers battus pour vous proposer un podcast spécial dédié à un projet qui nous tient à cœur : le film "Double Face / Double Densité", réalisé par Alex Pilot. Ce film documentaire, actuellement en financement participatif sur Ulule, plonge dans l'univers fascinant de la scène démo sur Amiga/Atari. Un sujet rare, porté par une véritable passion et une connaissance de terrain que seul quelqu'un comme Alex Pilot pouvait transmettre avec autant d'authenticité. Et comme toujours, la tracklist est aux petits oignons : vous y retrouverez une sélection de musiques issues des dernières démos Amiga et Atari ST, pour accompagner ce voyage sonore et visuel au cœur de la scène démo. Dans cet épisode, on vous partage toutes les infos sur le film, son origine, son intention, et pourquoi vous aussi, en tant que passionné·e·s d'Amiga/Atari et de culture numérique, vous devriez soutenir ce projet. Le lien pour soutenir le film : https://fr.ulule.com/demo-par-alex-pilot/ À écouter, partager, et surtout… à soutenir ! Parce que préserver la mémoire de la démo, c'est aussi honorer l'esprit Amiga/Atari. Tracklist :1 - Jingle Amiga Vibes2 - Short and Curly - Avena & Reservoir Gods (0:24)3 - BornTro2025 - Data Crime (3:13)4 - Extended Knobhead - DHS (5:32)5 - Existenz - Existenz (7:53)6 - Dataverse - Mystic & TRSI (10:50)7 - Fracture Reduction - Cosmic Orbs (14:17)8 - Double Rez Trouble - DHS (18:48)9 - The only way is up - Akronyme Analogiker & Poo-Brain & Fairlight (22:28)10 - ELLIPSIS - Ribbon & Dubmood (24:58)11 - The Joker is a Knobhead - Django the Bastard (27:38) Total 30:40 #Amigavibes #Podcast #Amiga #DemoScene #DoubleFaceDoubleDensité #AlexPilot #Ulule #RetroComputing #AtariST #AmigaForever Amigavibes #98 – Special Episode: "Double Face / Double Densité" by Alex Pilot! For this 98th episode, we're taking a different route with a special podcast dedicated to a project we care deeply about: the film "Double Face / Double Densité", directed by Alex Pilot. This documentary, currently crowdfunding on Ulule, dives into the vibrant and often overlooked world of the Amiga/Atari demoscene. A unique subject brought to life by Alex Pilot's deep knowledge and genuine passion for the scene. As always, the tracklist is a highlight: expect a carefully curated selection of music from the latest Amiga and Atari ST demos, perfectly setting the tone for this sonic and visual journey into the demo world. In this episode, we dive into the background of the film, its purpose, and why you, as a lover of Amiga/Atari and digital culture, should consider supporting this amazing initiative. Support the film here: https://fr.ulule.com/demo-par-alex-pilot/ Listen, share, and above all… support! Preserving the legacy of the demoscene is also about celebrating the true spirit of the Amiga/Atari. Tracklist :1 - Jingle Amiga Vibes2 - Short and Curly - Avena & Reservoir Gods (0:24)3 - BornTro2025 - Data Crime (3:13)4 - Extended Knobhead - DHS (5:32)5 - Existenz - Existenz (7:53)6 - Dataverse - Mystic & TRSI (10:50)7 - Fracture Reduction - Cosmic Orbs (14:17)8 - Double Rez Trouble - DHS (18:48)9 - The only way is up - Akronyme Analogiker & Poo-Brain & Fairlight (22:28)10 - ELLIPSIS - Ribbon & Dubmood (24:58)11 - The Joker is a Knobhead - Django the Bastard (27:38) Total 30:40 #Amigavibes #Podcast #Amiga #DemoScene #DoubleFaceDoubleDensité #AlexPilot #Ulule #RetroComputing #AtariST #AmigaForever

Benedikt und und Andy haben sich in Folge 34 mal wieder vergessenen Spieleschätzen gewidmet. Sönke konnte aufgrund seines Urlaubs jedoch nicht mit von der Partie sein. Dabei hatte er sich mit dem Action-Adventure First Samurai vom britischen Entwickler Vivid Image einen echten Geheimtipp ausgesucht, dem seiner Meinung nach rückblickend zu wenig Aufmerksamkeit zuteilwurde. Das Spiel erschien im September 1991 für Amiga und Atari ST, wurde 1992 für den C64 und 1993 schließlich auch für MS-DOS und Super Nintendo umgesetzt. Auf Kultboy.com findet ihr die damaligen Testberichte aus Power Play und Co. Wer First Samurai heute spielen möchte: Der Klassiker ist bei Steam und GOG erhältlich, allerdings handelt es sich hierbei um die SNES-Portierung. Das Amiga-Original sowie die PC-Fassung gibt's drüben bei Gamesnostalgia.com. Viel Spaß! Sönke & Benedikt

Strap in and HIT THE GAS! This time we pop the clutch and tell the mutants to eat our dust on the Atari ST Show! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we hit the road in MOTOR MASSACRE! THEN, Stay tuned for HUGE SHOW NEWS! It's a GOOD THING!

Worum geht's? 1983 erscheint mit King's Quest ein Spiel, das den Grundstein für das grafische Adventure legt – ein Genre, das in den folgenden Jahren prägend für die Heimcomputer-Ära wird. Entwickelt von Roberta Williams und veröffentlicht von Sierra On-Line, verbindet King's Quest erstmals Textparser-Eingaben mit frei begehbaren Bildschirmhintergründen in einer farbigen Fantasy-Welt. Als Sir Graham durchstreift man das Königreich Daventry, löst Rätsel, sammelt Gegenstände und begegnet allerlei märchenhaften Figuren. Christian und Gunnar sprechen in dieser Folge über die Entstehungsgeschichte des Spiels, die Bedeutung für Sierras Aufstieg und wie King's Quest mit seiner Technik, Erzählweise und Präsentation neue Maßstäbe für interaktive Geschichten setzte. Ein Rückblick auf einen Klassiker, dem vielleicht sogar Sierra-Verächter Gunnar etwa abgewinnen kann? nfos zum Spiel: Thema: King's Quest Erscheinungstermin: 10.05.1984 Plattform: IBM PCjr, später auch MS-DOS, Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST u.a. Entwickler: Sierra On-Line Publisher: Sierra On-Line, IBM Genre: Grafikadventure Designerin: Roberta Williams Produktions-Credits: Sprecher, Redaktion: Christian Schmidt, Gunnar Lott Audioproduktion: Johannes DuBois, Christian Schmidt Titelgrafik: Paul Schmidt Intro & Outro: Nino Kerl (Ansage); Chris Hülsbeck (Musik)

Join us as we talk about the Atari ST as it turns 40 years old! The Dolphin emulator gets an update and GOG puts its cards on the table regarding game preservation. All this and a cat attack plus your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. Pixel Addict magazine issue 29 is ready! Latest retro games reviewed: Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch/Xbox/PC/PS4), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Switch/Xbox/Steam/PS5) and Old Towers (Atari Jaguar). Head over to https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 03:11 - Happy 40th My Old Friend Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/anniversary-the-atari-st-everyones-second-favourite-16-bit-home-computer-turns-40 Additional Link 1: https://www.youtube.com/@gearsofgames Additional Link 2: https://www.youtube.com/@thejoyofsticks 21:55 - You Ride That Dolphin! Story Link: https://www.androidauthority.com/dolphin-emulator-update-2506-3564132/ Additional Link 1: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/polish-engineer-creates-postage-stamp-sized-1980s-atari-computer/ Additional Link 2: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2/posts/4400514?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users 40:40 - Housekeeping - News links found below 47:41 - For GOGs Sake! Story Link: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/gog-lays-out-the-business-case-for-robust-game-preservation 1:00:46 - Community Question of the Week

Holy Ripoff, Batman, it's time for Rodney Vs. KFC this week on the Atari ST Show! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we get our chicken the hard way!

We're back in Europe for this week's Hackaday podcast, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List. In the news this week is the passing of Ed Smylie, the engineer who devised the famous improvised carbon dioxide filter that saved the Apollo 13 astronauts with duct tape. Closer to home is the announcement of the call for participation for this year's Hackaday Supercon; we know you will have some ideas and projects you'd like to share. Interesting hacks this week include a new Mac Plus motherboard and Doom (just) running on an Atari ST, while a LoRa secure messenger and an astounding open-source Ethernet switch captivated us on the hardware front. We also take a dive into the Mouse programming language, a minimalist stack-based environment from the 1970s. Among the quick hacks are a semiconductor dopant you can safely make at home, and a beautiful Mac Mini based cyberdeck. Finally, we wrap up with our colleague [Maya Posch] making the case for a graceful degradation of web standards, something which is now sadly missing from so much of the online world, and then with the discovery that ChatGPT can make a passable show of emulating a Hackaday scribe. Don't worry folks, we're still reassuringly meat-based.

  Apple: 1:11 - A judge is very upset with Apple   Google: 13:30 - The Android Show I/O edition - Google Messages “unsubscribe” button is here - Google Lab's Little Language Experiments - Pollen tracker inside of Pixel Weather app   Microsoft: 27:06 - New Microsoft accounts are now password-less by default   General Tech: 32:14 - New OnePlus Watch 3 pricing   Gaming: 34:24 - Xbox prices rise   Doom: 43:11 - Play Doom on the Atari ST     https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms    Merch!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Spotify Android  

#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 have a segment focusing on the Magic of SSI games on the ST. Following that we will have a special on a newly found STe game engine for STOS.    The Magic of SSI Games on the ST Video and Show Notes https://youtu.be/kOOo97BMwp4?si=Xpo6OI2I_5Fg_DBx   An Atari STe Game Engine Video and Show Notes https://youtu.be/MAYL4YI2W_M?si=V4k6A96J7rOw5yqu   Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible, Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley, Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Jolt7800Dave theVelociraptor All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank Chapters (00:00:00) - Opening(00:00:45) - SSI Games on the ST(00:13:09) - STe Game Engine for STOS

Strap on your tool belt, it's time for WORK this week on the Atari ST Show! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we hit the factory floor in NIGHT SHIFT!

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Atari ST's answer to Ghosts 'n Goblins. Then stick around for MILON'S SECRET CASTLE, one of those Hudson Soft things where you shoot everywhere hoping something will disappear! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FIST — one of those Japan-only Saturn 3D fighting games we know you love! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

In the month of May 1991 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-seventy-nine of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the sluggish Shadow Dancer, the rancid Rugby Coach, and the middling Mighty Bomb Jack and wonder who thought a slow ninja dressed in white with a dog was a good thing? Games covered in this episode: Shadow Dancer Rugby Coach Popeye 2 Mighty Bomb Jack Find us here: https://zappedtothepast.com/ If you would like to help us out and join our Patreon, find it here: https://www.patreon.com/zappedtothepast If you want to buy amazing Zapped to the Past merch, go here: https://zappedtothepast.shop https://www.redbubble.com/people/zappedtothepast/shop If you want to buy a Coffee for Zapped to the Past, go here: https://ko-fi.com/zappedtothepast Need our links in one place - you can do that too: https://linktr.ee/zappedtothepast https://online.pubhtml5.com/oowg/grrx/#p=1 Additional links mentioned in the Podcast: Shadow Dancer -Versions Comparison- Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Master System and much more! The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) - Wikipedia Roxette - Fading Like A Flower T99 - Anasthasia (TOTP) The Wedding Present - Dalliance United Kingdom

Welcome to a brand new Atari ST Show! This time out join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we enjoy a look at what could or could NOT be the best arcade port on the ST! It's Mr. Do Run Run! Enjoy episode 30 of the Atari ST Show!

For the first episode of 2025 we take a look at some of the BBC's Tomorrows World predictions from 30 years ago. What did they get right and wrong. We talk about how video game history can be different depending upon which angle you look at it. Then finally it's all about the CRT TV and would you want a monster of a set in your home? All this and more retro tech news in Dave's Briefs and we set a new Community Question Of The Week. This week we are sponsored by Sega Mania magazine. The new issue covers the second half of 1995 and finds out what is new for the Saturn and if the Mega Drive still has life left in it. Head on over to https://www.sega-mania.com/ and use the code TWIR10 to save on issue 8!  00:00 - Show Opening 04:44 - We've Seen The Future Story Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdn10yk0k1o 20:12 - They're Rewriting The Past Story Link: https://felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrification-of-video-game-history-dfe11f1e08ae 34:42 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 44:11 - Oooh, That's A Big One Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZxOuc9Qwk 50:21 - Community Question of the Week

Das Jahresende war für uns alle Congress-Zeit und so berichten wir von unseren persönlichen Eindrücken vom 38. Chaos Communication Congress (38C3) in Hamburg und gehen dann auch noch auf Euer Feedback ein. Wir schauen zurück auf die Ära des Atari ST und was er speziell in Deutschland ausgelöst hat und nehmen uns dann noch mal ganz viel Zeit über das Programmieren mit LLMs und wir haben auch noch mal einen längeren Block Apple Vision Pro dabei, weil uns Dom allen mal sein Gerät geliehen hat und wir die Gelegenheit hatten, das Teil im aktuellen Zustand der VisionOS Software zu testen.

Join John "Boatofcar" Shawler, Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for the 2024 END OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHOW! We'll pick the best, and the worst, of games featured in 2023 on Amigos, ARG Presents, Our Sinclair, The CoCo Show, and the Atari ST Show! We'll also see what game YOU, the listener thought were the big winners and BAD losers! Kick back, relax, and let the warm memories wash over you, and say goodbye to the year that WAS 2024!

Join John "Boatofcar" Shawler, Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for the 2024 END OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHOW! We'll pick the best, and the worst, of games featured in 2023 on Amigos, ARG Presents, Our Sinclair, The CoCo Show, and the Atari ST Show! We'll also see what game YOU, the listener thought were the big winners and BAD losers! Kick back, relax, and let the warm memories wash over you, and say goodbye to the year that WAS 2024!

Join John "Boatofcar" Shawler, Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for the 2024 END OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHOW! We'll pick the best, and the worst, of games featured in 2023 on Amigos, ARG Presents, Our Sinclair, The CoCo Show, and the Atari ST Show! We'll also see what game YOU, the listener thought were the big winners and BAD losers! Kick back, relax, and let the warm memories wash over you, and say goodbye to the year that WAS 2024!

Join John "Boatofcar" Shawler, Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for the 2024 END OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHOW! We'll pick the best, and the worst, of games featured in 2023 on Amigos, ARG Presents, Our Sinclair, The CoCo Show, and the Atari ST Show! We'll also see what game YOU, the listener thought were the big winners and BAD losers! Kick back, relax, and let the warm memories wash over you, and say goodbye to the year that WAS 2024!

Frank Foster, Hybrid Arts   Frank Foster was one of the founders of Hybrid Arts, the company that made MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) hardware and software for Atari 8-bit and Atari ST computers. Frank was in charge of marketing for the company. After Hybrid Arts, Frank headed the music division at Atari, where he build marketing partnerships with Tangerine Dream, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Gabriel, and other musicians.   I talked with two of the other Hybrid Arts founders, Robert Moore and Paul Rother, in my previous interview.   This interview took place on February 20, 2024.    Video version of this interview   My interview with Robert Moore and Paul Rother   Hotz MIDI Translator: Atari Team Redefines Electronic Instruments   Frank Foster Biography   Frank's SIGGRAPH documentary on computer graphics   Hybrid Arts Timeline, Founders, and Goals document by Robert Moore   Midi Maze at AtariMania   ANTIC Interview 434 - Michael Park: Swan and Fujiboink Demos, MIDI Maze   ANTIC Interview 193 - Gary Yost, The Catalog and Cyber Studio   Support Kay's interview on Patreon

Robert Moore and Paul Rother, Hybrid Arts MIDIMate   Robert Moore and Paul Rother were two of the founders of Hybrid Arts, along with Frank Foster and Alan Hart. Hybrid Arts created the MIDIMate, hardware that added Musical Instrument Digital Interface capability to the the Atari 8-bit computers; and various software for it including MIDITrack. Hybrid Arts continued on to make a wide variety of MIDI and music software for the Atari ST (which has built-in MIDI) including EZ-Track.   Paul was the programmer, Robert the music and sales person, and Frank Foster was the marketing person. Frank couldn't make it to this interview due to scheduling issues, but he'll be in my next interview.    This interview took place on January 18, 2024.   Video version of this interview   Hybrid Arts Timeline, Founders, and Goals document by Robert Moore   Hybrid Arts - Revolutionize the Process of Modern Movie Making   Hybrid Arts on Computer Chronicles (starts at 8 minutes)   8-bit Hybrid Arts software at AtariMania   Atari ST Hybrid Arts software at AtariMania   MIDI Track III Manual   Midipatch: DX Editor for Yamaha DX manual   mt-32pi Roland MT-32 emulator   Support Kay's interviews on Patreon

Welcome to a brand new Atari ST Show Holiday Spectacular! This time out join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we enjoy a look at the traditional ST game of the holiday season, Targhan! There's no better way to kick off December then family, food, and a warm mug of Targhan. Enjoy episode 29 of the Atari ST Show!

Mary Eisenhart, MicroTimes magazine   Mary Eisenhart was editor of MicroTimes magazine, a free, advertising-supported magazine that was distributed in California. The first issue was May 1984, and Mary remained at the magazine until 1998, producing more than 180 issues. MicroTimes provided interviews, computer industry news, rumors, and columns, and - of course - advertising. For most of its run, there were two editions of each issue: Northern California and Southern California.    When she left MicroTimes, Mary took with her a copy or two of every issue, which years later were scanned by Internet Archive. The almost-complete collection is now online, full-text searchable, where they can be read online or downloaded.   As a young teenager growing up in Southern California, I read MicroTimes whenever I could find it, usually in record stores. It was a great computer magazine, with the huge bonus that it was free. When I graduated college in Northern California, I wrote for MicroTimes as often as possible (Mary was my editor.) The $200 per article paychecks were the start of my freelance writing career.    Mary and I didn't talk too much about Atari in this interview, but rest assured there was plenty of material of interest to Atari lovers in MicroTimes. For instance, issue 1 has Mary's interview with Jon Freeman and Anne Westfall, creators of Archon. A 1985 cover article features "The People Behind 'The Print Shop'" — and there was a long-running Atari ST column written by Helmi Kobler.   This interview took place on November 25, 2024.   Video version of this interview at YouTube   MicroTimes at Internet Archive [NEEDED for scanning: Volume 2 Number 12, most of Volume 3]   Mary's web site   BAM Magazine in Wikipedia   Hedy Lamarr issue   Kay's first published article   Support Kay's interviews on Patreon

Welcome to a brand new Atari ST Show! This time out join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we answer the age old question: What would happen if you crossed "The Lost Vikings" with "Lemmings"? The answer just might be this weeks game, GOBLIIINS! Kiiiick back and joiiin iiin on all the fun!!! 00:00 - 00:56 Intro 00:57 - 04:00 New ST Game Pickups! 04:01 - 10:22 Discussion about Point and Click Style Puzzle Games 10:23 - 51:21 Gobliiins Review 51:22 - 51:42 Next Weeks Game 51:43 - 52:54 Schedule for the rest of the year and current releases 52:55 - 54:21 Outro

In this episode, the guys talk about their memories of the Atari ST line of computers. Dave also reviews his experience with the 8BitDo Commodore 64 inspired keyboard, and John mentions an update on emulating the ST on the Atari Gamestation Pro.

Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT this week on the Atari ST Show as we check out the classic Microprose game Sid Meier's Pirates! We'll go over our past exploits with "Pirating", and then kick back and relax as we hop in our Pirate Ship, suck down some rum, and swash some buckles!

It's This Week In Retro, your weekly round up of news for old ( and sometimes not so old ) computers, consoles and games. This week we look back at some of the stand out loading screens from the Atari ST, find out how SEGA helped NVIDIA become what it is today and wonder if a CRT running at crazy refresh rates is the best option for modern gaming. All this and many more snippets of news in brief and your answers to our Community Question Of The Week! Neil is off for a few weeks and we needed somebody to step up and ctrl-alt-rees put his hand into the air, bounced around with excitement and demanded we pick him, so we did. Thank you Rees for keeping Dave company this week. Please visit his website https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/ Please take a moment from your busy day to visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ and take a look at the all new issue of Pixel Addict magazine. Do you remember before laptops were really a thing and various manufacturers tried to squeeze fully functioning computers into something that became known as a luggable computer? It doesn't matter, either way you should nab a copy and check out the lead feature. Thanks! 00:00 - Show Opening 04:08 - All Hail Our New Atari ST Overlords! Story Link: https://retroarcadia.blog/2024/07/03/top-ten-favourite-atari-st-loading-screens/ 26:49 - NVIDIA And SEGA Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-nearly-went-out-of-business-in-1996-trying-to-make-segas-dreamcast-gpu-instead-sega-americas-ceo-offered-the-company-a-dollar5-million-lifeline 34:29 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 39:55 - CRTs Are The Best Modern Gaming Monitors? Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-monitors/this-is-not-a-typo-the-worlds-fastest-gaming-monitor-may-well-be-this-ancient-iiyama-crt-unit-pushed-to-700-hz-at-a-glorious-120p-resolution/ 49:58 - Community Question of the Week

Hey Hollypaw - your mom is here. She said you gotta go home now. Yeah, we can't hold you prisoner anymore :/ Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #2: Dark River Support us on Ko-fi! WCWITCast Ko-fi Follow us on Twitter! WCWITCast (@WCWITCast)  Follow us on Instagram! WCWITCast  Cat Fact Sources:  9 Lives (video game) - Wikipedia 9 Lives (1990) - MobyGames Amiga Abime Net - 9 Lives Raze Magazine ST Action - 1990 Atarimani: Issue 58 - Page 47 Youtube - 9 lives (AtariST-1990) Music: The following music was used for this media project: Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3855-happy-boy-theme License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT this week on the Atari ST Show as we check out the classic game that was both BattleTech's entry into video gaming AND served as Infocom's first shaky steps out of the last of pure text gaming! We'll go over what BATTLETECH is, and then kick back and relax as we hop in our mech's and STOMP SOME SUCKA'S OUT! It's ON in BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception!

We sit down with Paul Hartnoll of the legendary electronic duo Orbital. Paul takes us on a nostalgic journey, sharing his first gaming experiences and the early home systems that sparked his passion for technology. Plus the impact of Orbital's music featuring on classics like Wipeout, Test Drive 4 and creating music on the Atari ST.  00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories 42:48 - Paul Hartnoll Interview Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes Atari purchase Intellivision: https://tinyurl.com/27n8vz93 Dreamcast PSU: https://tinyurl.com/3p43au66 Apple's Unreleased iPod Tetris Clone Has Been Discovered: https://youtu.be/q0c6SOP4CCo Mario kart rom hack: https://tinyurl.com/yc6pmyd2 RIP ICQ: https://tinyurl.com/5ed3hb8m

Let's get rich with the Bonanza Bros! Join the REAL BROS as we take a look at this port of the arcade classic for the Atari ST! Is it truly a BONANZA, or is it more along the lines of Top BANANA! Find out!

Keep an eye out for hidden spikes! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look at a game that will give Rick Dangerous a run for it's money! Get your cape out and save the world with Captain Dynamo on The Atari ST Show episode 23!

Wir haben in Videospielen schon die Welt gerettet, Armeen befehligt, Raumschiffe gesteuert, ... aber die simple Freude, ein Spielzeugauto über den Fußboden zu steuern, war noch nicht Thema. In Micro Machines, das 1991 für das NES (und später für quasi alle anderen Plattformen der Zeit) erschien, geht es genau um das – der britische Entwickler Codemasters hat eine Spielzeugauto-Lizenz dazu genutzt, eine erfolgreiche Spielereihe zu starten. Fabian und Gunnar besprechen die Entstehung des Spiels, diskutieren die Mechaniken und, weil wir noch nie ein Spiel von Codemasters im Cast hatten, gehen wir auch ein bisschen in die Historie dieses langlebigen Studios zurück. Infos zum Spiel: Thema: Micro Machines, 1991 Plattform: NES, später Master System, MegaDrive, SNES, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Game Gear, CD-i Entwickler: Codemasters Publisher: Codemasters, Camerica (NES in den USA), Ocean (Game Boy, SNES), Philips (CD-i) Genre: Rennspiel Designer: Andrew Graham, Paul Perrott Musik: Matt Gray Podcast-Credits: Sprecher: Fabian Käufer, Gunnar Lott (mit Einspielern von Fabian Döhla und Heinrich Lenhardt) Audioproduktion: Fabian Langer, Christian Schmidt Titelgrafik: Paul Schmidt Intro, Outro: Nino Kerl (Ansage); Trash80.com (Musik)