Podcasts about Exidy

Mama Pig is ready to take out her revenge on some unsuspecting wolves, good thing she's been practicing her archery! Join us this week as we take on Pooyan from Konami, as well as Liberator from Atari, Marine Boy from Orca, and Hard Hat from Exidy!Website -https://historyofvideogamespodcast.comYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@historyofvideogamespodcast1994Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by Ben

Floppy Days 147 - Lorenzo Hagerty, Dynasty Computers Hello, and welcome to episode 147 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for January, 2025.  I am Randy Kindig, your host for this podcast. This month is another interview from my backlog, as I continue to get the opportunity for interviews with some amazing icons from the early personal computer days.  This month, that person is Lorenzo Hagerty, who founded Dynasty Computer Corporation in 1979.  Dynasty was the first network marketing company to exclusively carry the then new home computers with a repackaged Exidy Sorcerer. If you recall, this was a couple of years before IBM brought out their first PC. I've had a few recent interviews with people involved with the Exidy Sorcerer, including Howell Ivy, Paul Terrell, and Vic Tolomei.  However, this is the first one with someone from outside Exidy, who purchased the Sorcerer in bulk and repackaged it for the general public. Please note that I do plan to get back into producing episodes covering specific vintage computers.  Coming up in 2025 will be coverage of machines like the HP97, the Lobo Max-80, the Dragon, and the C64.  Research for those is underway, so expect those soon.  

TCW Podcast Episode 217 - The Games of Ed Logg   Ed Logg had a long and distinguished career in Atari's coin-op division. Initially aspiring to be a math professor, his path changed after encountering the Atari 2600 at a friend's Christmas party. While at Atari, Logg created the legendary game Asteroids, which became a massive success. He continued his streak with Super Breakout and co-created Centipede with Dona Bailey. Inspired by his son's love of Dungeons & Dragons, and the game Dandy, Logg developed the classic Gauntlet. He later created one of the first arcade first-person shooters, Xybots. Although his attempts to transition into the 3D era with games like Steel Talons, San Francisco Rush, and Dr. Muto did not achieve the same level of success; Ed Logg's deep understanding of what makes a great arcade game has left a lasting impact not only in the coin-op space, but across the entire gaming industry.   TCW 081 - The Meeting of SpaceWar: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-meeting-of-spacewar/ TCW 022 - The Galaxy Game: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-galaxy-game/ Sprint 2 (Atari - Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R32e7O6tfdg TCW 202 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 2: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/advanced-balls-and-paddles-part-2/ Super Breakout - Progressive mode (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EyrTQGt_tU Atari Video Pinball (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4aB8ukBIcM Asteroids (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBVGCw5kl9E TCW 212 - The Exidy of the 70's: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-exidy-of-the-70s/ TCW 213 - The Exidy of the 80's and 90's: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-exidy-of-the-80s-and-90s/ Centipede (Arcade Cabinet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwh3wcrUtR8 Centipede (Arcade Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7XEmf02zEM Millipede (Arcade Cabinet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rU6aKcyGqc Millipede (Arcade Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8IX8Y2t0LQ Maze Invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSja0y0N-N8 Road Runner (Laserdisc Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7v55T3dxyk Dandy (Atari 800): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8grHJweO4 Tank 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0NMfl32t2Y Gauntlet (Arcade Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me68G1l-kPY Gauntlet (Arcade Cabinet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtNv4AlJhQM Gauntlet (Commercial): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oju5vAfFBDc Gauntlet 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78A0p5jfjVk Xybots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrvfBUjvj2k Othello (VCS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUNx9ULi3Uk Tengen Tetris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUJbiLJrkgo Steal Talons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg5IF50mJrY San Francisco Rush (N64): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl9PXqG0dvg Dr Muto (Ps2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-558CiCOqcc   New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's boulder hunting season on the History of Video Games podcast this week, with the titular Pete going at it on the Odyssey 2! That's not all though, we also talk about Atari's Space Duel, Exidy's Victory, and KK International's Triple Punch this week on the show!Website -https://historyofvideogamespodcast.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by BenTransition Music - Track 5 from Ben's upcoming Album "Demons"

TCW Podcast Episode 213 - The Exidy of the 80's and 90's   In our second part, we look at Exidy as we wrap up the 70s and explore their products of the 80s and 90s. They continued developing microprocessor games with a variation on Pac-Man with Mouse Trap. The game was moderately successful during the downturn in the mid-80s. Exidy tried to leverage the power of an Atari 400 computer to create arcade machines with their Max-A-Flex system. Unfortunately, only four games were produced for the system. Their new light gun hardware enabled the creation of some very interesting shooting games, including Crossbow, Cheyenne, and Combat. When Exidy entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it was hoped that Chiller would make Exidy popular again in the same way Death Race did in the 70s. Exidy managed to exit bankruptcy and continued to refocus itself on redemption games. However, the company met its end in the early 90s when embezzlement by an employee forced the company to close. The rights to the properties were sold off, allowing Pete Kauffman to retire in comfort.   Starfire Case and Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZNj3JdtJ5c Starfire Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5r_SM-ugOU Rip Cord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww5VNeAYIec Crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUAC_2sRx0g Bandido: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_mMOSUvbLg Fire One (Cabinet and Pictures): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fire-one Fire One (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOl0NR5in5o Tail Gunner 2 (Cabinet Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdQhexOUzFQ Tail Gunner 2 (Old Cabinet walk around): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtqlduONDx8 TARG (Cabinet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pZk2xQcSUs TARG (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaz-xh8igtE Venture (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CInXyYrp9zI Venture (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/venture Pepper II (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/pepper-ii Pepper II (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOy4eeCrEXQ Mousetrap (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ5y3JvOMDo Mousetrap (Gameplay on Hardware): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKB09AiQC1w Mousetrap (Cabinet and Repair): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd8fIf_BhMw Mousetrap (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/mouse-trap Victory (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/victory--exidy Victory (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_0LKMV2wT0 Hard Hat (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/hard-hat Hard Hat (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yow567S3XRs Whirly Bucket (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Arcade/whirly-bucket Whirly Bucket (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur2FLE5jSIg Fax (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fax Fax (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEQo3YPxgqQ Max-A-Flex System (Overview): https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/exidy-max-a-flex-system Astro Chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqEst239p_A Flip & Flop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9qPSXWmVxs Boulder Dash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHH0Oayw6CY TCW 075 - Gunning for Light: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/gunning-for-light/ Crossbow (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/crossbow Crossbow (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXEOyfPRA0A Cheyenne (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/cheyenne Cheyenne (Cabinet & Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcCgqe9BAOE Combat (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/combat--exidy Combat (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFsBE70Pdi4 Vertigo (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/vertigo Top Gunner (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MXYF260JdE Chiller (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFmN5QlfF5Q Top Secret (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/top-secret Top Secret (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9lGVsVEwoA&t=16s Hit N' Miss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx2MDXCC7Mg Who Dunit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqvwe5aEGjQ   New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 140 - Interview with Paul Terrell, The Byte Shop - Part 1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics  Arcade Shopper   Hello, and welcome to episode 140 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for June, 2024.  I am Randy Kindig, your guide to this journey through vintage computer goodness. This month I'm bringing you another interview episode.  Paul Terrell is a name well-known in the annals of computer history; probably most famously for his kickstart of Apple Computer through the purchase of one of Steve Jobs' and Steve Wozniak's first batches of Apple I computers for his Byte Shop.  The Byte Shop was a very early computer store that was one of the few that existed in the world, at the time.  I've had an earlier introductory interview with Paul where numerous topics were covered in a more general manner.  I also talked with Paul about his time at Exidy working on the sorcerer computer.  In this interview, we focus primarily on The Byte Shop, how it got started, what it was like, and much more.  Through several conversations with Paul, the interview ran quite long, so this is part I of The Byte Shop discussion.  If you want to know what it was like to run a computer store in those early days, this is the interview for you!  Along the way, you'll learn even more about just what the home and hobby computer scene was like in those days. New Acquisitions/What I've Been Up To American Computer and Robotics Museum - https://acrmuseum.org/  Vtech Pre-Computer Unlimited - https://vtech.fandom.com/wiki/PreComputer_Unlimited  USB-C Power Adapter for Atari 8-bit - https://mozzwald.com/product/atari-8-bit-usb-c-power-adapter/  USB-C Power Adapter for Apple IIc - https://mozzwald.com/product/apple-iic-usb-c-power-delivery-adapter/  Upcoming Shows Show list I maintain for the remainder of the current year - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/current-year-vintage-computer-show-schedule)  KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 16-21 (in-person), July 27-28 (virtual) - University of Illinois in Springfield, IL - https://www.kansasfest.org/  Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 19-21,  2024 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/  Nottingham Video Game Expo - July 20-21 - The Belgrave Rooms, Nottingham, U.K. - https://www.nottsvge.com/  Fujiama - July 23-28 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2024/   Vintage Computer Festival West - August 2-3 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/   Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 15-18 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-se   VCF Midwest - September 7-8 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/  VCF Europe - September 7-8 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/  Teletext 50 - Sep 21-22 - Centre for Computing History, Cambridge, UK - https://www.teletext50.com/  Portland Retro Gaming Expo - September 27-29 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/  Tandy Assembly - September 27-29 - Courtyard by Marriott Springfield - Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/  AmiWest - October 25-27 - Sacramento, CA - https://amiwest.net/  Chicago TI International World Faire - October 26 - Evanston Public Library (Falcon Room, 303), Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/   Retro Computer Festival 2024 - November 9-10 - Centre for Computing History, Cambridge, England - https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/72253/Retro-Computer-Festival-2024-Saturday-9th-November/  Silly Venture WE (Winter Edition) - Dec. 5-8 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-we   Meet The Listeners Brian Cox's site FVResearch.com - https://www.fvresearch.com/   

TCW Podcast Episode 212 - The Exidy of the 70's   Following our examination of Ramtek, we now turn to Exidy, founded by Pete Kauffman and Samuel Hawes. Exidy began by producing Pong variants during the Pong boom. John Metzler joined in 1975, creating Destruction Darby, later licensed to Chicago Coin as Demolition Derby. After Metzler left, Howell Ivy revamped the game into the notorious Death Race '98, the first nationwide controversial video game for violence. Exidy's first microprocessor-based game, Car Polo, wasn't a major hit but was ahead of its time, foreshadowing Rocket League's concept of cars pushing a ball into a goal. They continued innovating with popular games like Circus, a precursor to Breakout. We finish our look at Exidy in the 70s with their venture into the computer market with the Exidy Sorcerer, which showed promise but was overshadowed by VisiCalc's release for the Apple II.   TCW 211 - Ramtek: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/ramtek/ Art Bell Interview Malachi Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O8-t9M7xDc Larry King Coaches Conan On His Interview Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I02Y8hRzpqE Soft Questions? Larry King Explains His Interview Style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YqNyfeIyNc Sean Evans Reveals His Secret Interviewing Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq5CWKTUNCQ 'Hot Ones' Guest Impressed by Sean Evans' Questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnhnYABROAg Hockey Tennis Exidy (Picture Needed): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/hockey-tennis TV Pinball Case: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/tv-pinball TV Pinball Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_1kAlO8G6c TV Pin Game: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/tv-pin-game Exidy Destruction Derby (Cabinet & Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLMmz1gdTVs Chicago Coin Demolition Derby (Cabinet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AodIwNpqYQk Chicago Coin Demolition Derby (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kRQ2OEJkNY Death Race 2000 (1975 Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp5FUoa4K7c Death Race cabinet pictures and flyer: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/death-race Death Race Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fg-QN6tJPc Death Race Gameplay (MAME): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBtt72aJLA The Media VS Death Race (VGHF Article): https://gamehistory.org/media-vs-death-race/ Score Newspaper Article, Flyer, and Cabinet Pictures: https://www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/mrnrug/exidys_score_lost_arcade_game_1977_the_first/ Exidy Car Polo Cabinet Picture: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/car-polo Car Polo Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmZKvLRFpiI An Introduction to Rocket League: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os7TTRtF-HI Robot Bowl (Pictures and Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/robot-bowl Robot Bowl (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRLdN6dCLu0 Meadows Lanes (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Fj136NZQ8 Meadows Lanes (Pictures and Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/meadows-lanes Robot Bowl Ball Return Cabinet Picture: https://www.gamesdatabase.org/media/arcade/artwork-cabinet/robot-bowl Circus (Gameplay Original Hardware): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTxNk1NqTFc Circus (Cabinet Pictures and Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/circus TCW 202 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 2: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/advanced-balls-and-paddles-part-2/ The Exidy Sorcerer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWseXQDrhJY   New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

TCW Podcast Episode 211 - Ramtek   Ramtek was an unlikely entrant into the video game space. Starting off as employees of Data Disc Corporation, Charles McEwan and John Metzler aimed to use technology to positively impact society. With a focus on high-end displays, money was slow to come in. A local bar, Andy Capp's Tavern, frequented by company's engineers, served as a test site for the new Atari Pong arcade game. Fascinated by Pong, Ramtek's engineers decided to create their own version, marking the beginning of their foray into video games and later electro-mechanical games. One of their top engineers, Pete Kauffman, left to found Exidy to focus solely on video games. For many years, Ramtek's coin-op division sustained the company, ensuring cash flow and becoming the core of their business. Despite setbacks, including a poorly designed baseball game, a failed pinball transition, and a devastating fire at their uninsured Sunnyvale facility, Ramtek recovered and went public in 1978. By then, their high-end display busines had succeeded, reducing the coin-op division's importance. The coin-op business was eventually sold to Charles's brother, Mel McEwan, and continued as Meltec until its sale in 2003.   How do Hard Drives Work?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wteUW2sL7bc Systtem 370 & 3330 Hard Drive: https://youtu.be/oLnvvOoWnzU?t=430 Fujitsu 14" Winchester HDD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCtlcmzGCTk IBM 350 RAMAC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTkL4FQL2FI VHS Tapes - Were they as bad as we remember?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00QS3lXJeI How X-Rays see through your skin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsV7SJDDCY4 Gama Camera Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q8MPBrGRqs Gamma (or Scintillation) Cameras Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEtYQaEwNwk Pong Prototype: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=891 More Pong Prototype: https://www.flickr.com/photos/naotoj/15391150690 TCW 051 - Sons of Pong: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sons-of-pong/ Ramtek Volly: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/volly Ramtek Soccer: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/soccer Ramtek Hockey: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/hockey Ramtek Wipeout Cabinet: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/wipe-out Ramtek Wipeout Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_TmOD0IHFM Ramtek Clean Sweep Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRzbgzKSdeo Ramtek Clean Sweep Cabinet: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/clean-sweep TCW 201 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 1: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/advanced-balls-and-paddles-part-1/ TCW 202 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 2: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/advanced-balls-and-paddles-part-2/ Ramtek's Baseball: https://x.com/GameResearch_E/status/1276734082240729088 Ramtek Trivia: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/trivia Ramtek Horoscope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibBFg4GQvSQ Ramtek Dark Invader: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Arcade/dark-invader Star Cruiser Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-NycOXE7pA Star Cruiser Flyer: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/star-cruiser Ramtek Sea Battle Flyer: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/sea-battle M79 Ambush Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFqubJx7wig M79 Ambush Flyer and Promotion: https://imgur.com/gallery/m-79-m79-ambush-videogames-advert-late-70s-ramtek-pLhiWGL Classic Boom Ball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UJ10Vuifdw Boom Ball Clowns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsCwIYv6o5g     New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 139 - Interview with Vic Tolomei, VP Software Development, Exidy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics  Arcade Shopper   Hello, and welcome to episode 139 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for May, 2024. This month I'm bringing you another interview episode; in the ongoing effort to document the story of Exidy and its Sorcerer computer.  I've already talked, in previous episodes, with Howell Ivy and Paul Terrell, both principals at Exidy and in the creation of the Sorcerer computer.  Those were quite popular episodes!  In this episode, I also tracked down Vic Tolomei, VP of Software Development at Exidy during that same time, and got his story.  If you want to know what it was like to lead a software development effort at that time, this is the interview for you! Upcoming on the podcast, I have more interviews to share, as well as more hardware to cover.  I'm actually a few months ahead with developing content, which I guess is an advantage of being retired! I've created some tiers for paid members and have come up with some ways to reward those who are generous enough to monetarily support the Floppy Days Podcast on Patreon. First of all, all tiers ($2/month and up) will receive early access to companion videos for any interviews that are published. The audio will be published to Floppy Days immediately, as usual, while any video will be made available exclusively to all paid members for a period of time (at least 30 days) before the general public. The videos will be published for you on Patreon.com, and then moved to the Floppy Days YouTube channel after the exclusivity period is over. Other benefits have been added for the tiers above the minimum $2 tiers, such as Floppy Days merchandise, an audio introduction for supporters, and even the option to co-host an episode! It is my intention to always make all content available to everyone at no cost, while at the same time providing some benefits for those generous enough to support the podcast. I hope this is a good compromise. Please let me know your thoughts. Enjoy!! New Acquisitions VTech Advantech IQ Unlimited - https://vtech.fandom.com/wiki/I.Q._Unlimited_Computerv  A8PicoCart - https://github.com/robinhedwards/A8PicoCart  M100/T102/T200 Dial-A-ROM - https://www.soigeneris.com/dial-a-rom-for-vintage-computers  Upcoming Shows Show list I maintain for the remainder of the current year - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/current-year-vintage-computer-show-schedule)  CorgsCon (Columbus Ohio Retro Gaming Society) - June 1 - Kasich Hall – Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH - https://www.corgscon.com/  Game Not Over 2024 - June 8-9 - Dunstall Park Racecourse in Wolverhampton, U.K. - https://retro.directory/browse/events/326-game-not-over-2024  VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/  Boatfest Retro Computer Expo - June 14-16 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info  Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo - June 22 - New Westminster, BC, Canada - https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/index.html  Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 22-23 - Old Rainier Brewery Intraspace, Seattle, WA - https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start  Kickstart Amiga UK Expo - June 29-30 - Nottingham, UK - https://www.amigashow.com/  KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 16-21 (in-person), July 27-28 (virtual) - University of Illinois in Springfield, IL - https://www.kansasfest.org/  Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 19-21,  2024 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/  Nottingham Video Game Expo - July 20-21 - The Belgrave Rooms, Nottingham, U.K. - https://www.nottsvge.com/  Fujiama - July 23-28 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2024/   Vintage Computer Festival West - August 2-3 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/   VCF Midwest - September 7-8 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/  VCF Europe - September 7-8 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/  Portland Retro Gaming Expo - September 27-29 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/  Tandy Assembly - September 27-29 - Courtyard by Marriott Springfield - Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/  AmiWest - October 25-27 - Sacramento, CA - https://amiwest.net/  Chicago TI International World Faire - October 26 - Evanston Public Library (Falcon Room, 303), Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/   Retro Computer Festival 2024 - November 9-10 - Centre for Computing History, Cambridge, England - https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/72253/Retro-Computer-Festival-2024-Saturday-9th-November/  Interview Links Interview with Vic - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/10/the-story-of-chiller-one-very-messed-up-video-game/  Vic has several software credits at Moby Games, including Arrows and Alley, and Magic Maze for the Sorcerer - https://www.mobygames.com/person/636004/vic-tolomei/  Exidy Sorcerer Book: Software Internal Manual for the Sorcerer (1979)(Quality Software) by Vic Tolomei - https://archive.org/details/Software_Internal_Manual_for_the_Sorcerer_1979_Quality_Software  VP of Software, Vic Tolomei at The Ultimate (So Far) History of Exidy blog - https://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-ultimate-so-far-history-of-exidy_21.html 

Pizza Time goes bust, Amiga announces a computer & Nintendo launches the VS   These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM!   This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 1984. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.   Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost.  Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book   Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:  https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine   And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM   Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com   Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/march-1984-104469980   7 Minutes in Heaven: Dolphin's Rune/Dolphin's Pearl Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/104389483     https://www.mobygames.com/game/21190/the-dolphins-pearl/     Game Manual: https://archive.org/details/c64man_dolphins-rune     Ecco the Dolphin 7 Minutes in Heaven: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-80192007 Corrections: February 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-1984-102404099 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/     https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-la-pinball-or/145438040/     https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-san-francisco/145438150/     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc     https://www.mobygames.com/game/38079/cosmic-chasm/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/82890/cube-quest/     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomy_Tutor     https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/a/15340     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80186#In_personal_computers   1974: Atari introduces Gran Track 10     https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_37/page/58/mode/1up?view=theater         https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_38/page/54/mode/1up?view=theater     https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_36/page/52/mode/2up     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYcNvAAeu6k     https://www.facebook.com/100057102354061/videos/1111919918819701/   Wurlitzer ends manufacturing     https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_37/page/59/mode/1up?view=theater     https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_35/page/44/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer   1984: Laserdisc games galore!     https://archive.org/details/198403VideoGamesExpress/mode/1up        Play Meter 15th, 1984, pg. 56     Replay March 1984, pg. 10     https://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/   Centuri turns it around     No Headline In Original, PR Newswire, March 14, 1984, Wednesday, Dateline: HIALEAH, Fla., March 14   The battle begins with Sente vs. VS!     Replay March 1984, pg. 10     https://sergiostuff.com/category/nintendo-vs-dualsystem/     https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/punch-out   Exidy goes interchangeable     Replay March 1984, pg. 10     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exidy#First_Star_Software_games     https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/exidy-max-a-flex-system     https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/boulder-dash--data   Bills pile up at Pizza Time     Company Deferring Some Debts, The Associated Press, March 9, 1984, Friday, PM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By LORETTA NOFFSINGER, Associated Press Writer         Bankruptcy Threat Issued, The Associated Press, March 16, 1984, Friday, AM cycle   Pizza Time Theater enters Chapter 11     Curtains for the Pizza Time Theatre, Financial Times (London,England), March 30, 1984, Friday, Section: SECTION I; Pg. 18, Byline: By Louise Kehoe in San Francisco     Joneva Barry - Chuck E. Cheese, Kadabrascope - https://www.patreon.com/posts/joneva-barry-e-101938460     Roger Hector - Atari, Disney, Sega, Namco, Sente - https://www.patreon.com/posts/72058794     Owen Rowley - Chuck E Cheese, Autodesk - https://www.patreon.com/posts/owen-rowley-88533133   Bally buys Sente     BALLY-MANUFACTURING; Acquires Sente Technologies Division of Pizza Time Theatre Inc., Business Wire, March 29, 1984, Thursday   Chip shortage looms     Play Meter March 1st, 1984, pg. 16         Jay Balakrishnan - HESWare, Radical, Dynamics, Solid State Software - https://www.patreon.com/posts/jay-balakrishnan-103071267   Goldman Sachs quantifies the Crash     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/182/mode/1up?view=theater      Battle for Warner is over...     Warner buys back Murdoch's stake with aid from Chris-Craft, Financial Times (London,England),  March 19, 1984, Monday, Section: SECTION I; Pg. 16, Byline: BY WILLIAM HALL IN NEW YORK     https://archive.org/details/masterofgamestev00bruc   Atari cuts another 200     Atari cuts jobs in restructuring, Financial Times (London,England), March 21, 1984, Wednesday, Section: SECTION II; International Companies; Pg. 19, Byline: BY LOUISE KEHOE IN SAN FRANCISCO     A Year After Layoffs, Atari Foresees Better Times in '84, The Associated Press, March 11, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle   Coleco losses dwarf expectations     COLECO LOSES $35 MILLION IN QUARTER, The New York Times, March 8, 1984, Thursday, Late City Final Edition, C, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER         https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/business/coleco-loses-35-million-in-quarter.html   Coleco announces massive layoffs     No Headline In Original, The Associated Press, March 28, 1984, Wednesday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By S.W. BELL, AP Business Writer, Dateline: AMSTERDAM, N.Y.   Massive losses can't bring Mattel's spirits down     Mattel, Despite $171 Million Loss, Optimistic About Future, The Associated Press, March 15, 1984, Thursday, AM cycle, Byline: By ROGER GILLOTT, AP Business Writer        Mattel reaches new financing agreement with creditor banks, Financial Times (London,England), March 15, 1984, Thursday, Section: SECTION II; International Companies; Pg. 27, Byline: BY PAUL TAYLOR IN NEW YORK   Intellivision reborn!     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/179/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revco     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision#INTV_Corporation_(1984%E2%80%931990)   2600 goes to Turkey     ATARI; Signs agreement with Turkish firm to manufacture and distribute video game products in Turkey, Business Wire, March 20, 1984, Tuesday  https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCinemassacre/comments/1afkuz2/the_first_atari_2600_commercial_in_turkey_80s/        http://www.atariboxed.com/index.php?go=output&sort=T1.Modul_Complete_Title,%20T1.Modul_Complete_Model,%20T1.Modul_Complete_TV,%20T1.Modul_Complete_Label&dir=DESC&rows_per_page=50&select_system=1&select_company=49   Odyssey RIP     Pioneer Home Video Game Is Dropped, The Associated Press, March 20, 1984, Tuesday, AM cycle, Byline: By TOM EBLEN, Associated Press Writer First Home Video-Game Maker Calling It Quits, The Associated Press, March 21, 1984, Wednesday, PM cycle, Byline: By TOM EBLEN, Associated Press Writer   Nintendo may show off console at summer CES     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/182/mode/1up?view=theater      Goodbye Video Game Update including Computer Entertainer...     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/mode/1up?view=theater     https://archive.org/details/electronic-fun-with-computers-and-games-volume-2-number-5-march-1984/page/4/mode/1up?view=theater     https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-03_Reese_Communications_US/page/n5/mode/2up     Julian 'Jaz' Rignall - Computer and Video Games, ZZAP!64, Mean Machines, Future Publishing, Virgin, IGN  - https://www.patreon.com/posts/julian-jaz-and-97565043     Jerry Wolosenko - Synapse - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024   Amiga announces 68000 based home computer     Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 13     Infoworld March 19, 1984 pg. 20     https://www.landley.net/history/mirror/atari/museum/mickey.html     https://theretrohour.com/amstrad-cpc-40th-anniversary-with-roland-perry-pt-1-the-retro-hour-ep425/   Mac distribution widens     Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 11     Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 16   Apple IIx rumors begin     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/184/mode/1up?view=theater         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIGS     https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-03/page/n43/mode/2up   Intel licenses chip designs to Sanyo     BOTH 8- AND 16-BIT MODELS; Tokyo Sanyo will make Intel-compatible MPUs, The Japan Economic Journal, March 13, 1984, Section: ELECTRICALS & ELECTRONICS; Pg. 9   Commodore and IBM become Intel licensees     https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/10/business/ibm-is-licensed-to-makeintel-chip.html?searchResultPosition=1   https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-15/mode/1up?view=theater     Don Greenbaum - Commodore - https://www.patreon.com/posts/don-greenbaum-67077078   Commodore goes brit     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHJ6vVxJLlQ   IBM slashes PC prices in Europe     Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 11     Creative Computing reviews the TS 2068         https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-03/page/n93/mode/2up   Timex calls it quits     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-01/mode/1up?view=theater        InfoWorld March 19, 1984 pg. 16   Sinclair admits QL is a mess     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/mode/1up?view=theater        https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-15/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater        https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-22/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater   QL peripheral makers multiply     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater   Developers abandon QL for CPC     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-15/mode/1up?view=theater   Sir Clive's portable TV impresses     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV80   Sinclair EV to be made by Hoover     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater   Imagine begins Bandersnatch and Psyclapse ad blitz     https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-029/page/n153/mode/2up   Imagine bungles deal     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/mode/1up?view=theater        http://redparsley.blogspot.com/2016/08/input-magazine-retrospective.html        https://archive.org/details/Input_Vol_1_No_01_1997_Marshall_Cavendish_GB      Imagine announces price cut     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater       https://archive.org/details/Big_K_Issue_03_1984_Jun/page/n15/mode/2up   Bug Byte won't give up on Miner Willie     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-22/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater        https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/mattie-goes-mining/   Novotrade details     First All-Hungarian Stock Corporation Ventures Into Video Gaming, The Associated Press, March 3, 1984, Saturday, BC cycle, Byline: By ROLAND PRINZ, Associated Press Writer     https://www.stayforever.de/2024/04/ddr-computer-sft-14/     https://www.ddr-museum.de/de/blog/2020/genex-geschenkdienst     https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genex     https://archive.org/details/genexhauptkatalog1986   Hudsonsoft goes Speccy     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/mode/1up?view=theater        https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:1360/platform:zx-spectrum/sort:-date/page:1/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/19608/cannon-ball/   Geoff Crammond takes to the skies     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVNAippFbAs     https://www.mobygames.com/person/6244/geoffrey-j-crammond/   Mythos puts Karsten Köper on the map     https://archive.org/details/atari-club-magazin-1984-3/page/6/mode/2up        https://archive.org/details/atari-club-magazin-1984-3/page/10/mode/2up        http://thethalionsource.w4f.eu/Artikel/Mythos.htm   XOR brings Football Manager to the gridiron     Infoworld March 12, 1984, pg. 22        https://www.mobygames.com/company/1848/xor-corporation/   Palace software to leverage movie licenses     https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-052   Enter the 'bookware'     https://archive.org/details/Acorn_User_Number_020_1984-03_Adn-Wesley_GB/page/n7/mode/2up     https://worldofspectrum.net/publisher/11213/        https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater   Addison-Wesley launches line of games for girls     Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 20        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsgYqUjtPj8        https://www.mobygames.com/company/23943/rhiannon-software/        https://www.wearelivinginthefuture.com/p/space-girls-gaming-obsolescence        https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Lauren_of_the_25th_Century   Angelsoft founded     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/190/mode/1up?view=theater        https://www.mobygames.com/company/1107/angelsoft-inc/   Synergistic abandons publishing     https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-03_Reese_Communications_US/page/n13/mode/2up   Lotus goes for integration     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-03/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Symphony_(MS-DOS)     http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-commodore-plus4-3-plus-1-and.html        https://archive.org/details/Ahoy_Issue_03_1984-03_Ion_International_US/page/n9/mode/2up   Egghead Softwear is slashing prices     https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-03/page/n205/mode/2up   Comptiq brings US games to Japan     Comptique will market U.S.-made game packages, The Japan Economic Journal, March 13, 1984, Section: SPECIAL U.S. SECTION; Pg. 13         https://www.mobygames.com/company/6942/comptiq/        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptiq   MSX looks to be a dud     https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-052/page/n31/mode/2up   Sega to export 70,000 SC300's     Personal computers, The Japan Economic Journal, March 6, 1984, Section: NEWS PACKAGE; Pg. 18   MAX RIP     Commodore withdraws from toy business, The Japan Economic Journal, March 13, 1984, Section: SERVICE/LEISURE/FOOD; Pg. 18   Robotron ships with dual controller holder     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/184/mode/1up?view=theater        https://forums.atariage.com/topic/166814-robotron-dual-controller-holder/   Violence in Gaming debate comes to the C64     https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_2_Number_06_1984-03_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n77/mode/2up         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqPymlvBrSA      Alladin's Castle finally beats Mesquite     Play Meter 15th, 1984, pg. 13   Computer hacking laws proposed     https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-053/page/n15/mode/2up   Piracy has Apple in a tizzy     No Headline In Original, United Press International, March 10, 1984, Saturday, PM cycle   Japanese Industry backs MITI     KEIDANREN SUPPORTS MITI'S SOFTWARE PROTECTION BILL, Copyright 1984 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service, MARCH 13, 1984, TUESDAY        https://www.keidanren.or.jp/en/profile/pro001.html   Video Nasties Bill gets games amendment     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-22/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Recordings_Act_1984   UK Libraries clash with software publishers     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/mode/1up?view=theater      Are computer graphics art?     https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/27/science/colorful-graphics-aren-t-for-everybody.html        https://blisscast.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/mindset-computer-vyper-game/         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset_(computer)   Smart devices invade homes     A Year After Layoffs, Atari Foresees Better Times in '84, The Associated Press, March 11, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle       https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/garden/the-digital-revolution-breeds-smart-new-appliances.html   Seiko introduces the smartwatch     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-03/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater        https://www.namokimods.com/en-eu/blogs/namokitimes/seiko-originals-the-uc-2000-a-smartwatch-from-1984   RIP Mike Kogan     Replay March 1984, pg. 10     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kogan Recommended Links:   The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play. Copyright Karl Kuras   chuck e cheese   atari   commodore   commodore 64   ecco   dolphin's pearl   dolphin's rune   nintendo   nes   famicom   vs   amiga   appleii   palace   retro   video games   alladins castle   robotron   commodore max   addison-wesley   rhiannon software   bookware   thalion   geoff crammond   novotrade   hudsonsoft   spectrum   ql   amstrad   imagine   sinclair   timex   intel   pc clones   odyssey   magnavox   coleco   intellivision   exidy   laserdisc   dragon's lair

TCW Podcast Episode 202 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 2   Following the release of Breakout by Atari, its influence spread to Japan, sparking a surge in demand that prompted numerous Japanese companies to enter the video game industry by creating clones of the popular game. Seeking innovation, Exidy developed Circus, introducing new elements to the Breakout formula. The widespread appeal of Breakout extended to the home gaming market with Atari and Nintendo releasing ball and paddle games. A standout in this genre was the uniquely designed Warlords, which evolved in parallel as an arcade and console game. Concluding our exploration, we delve into the history of Arkanoid, unveiling its captivating story, including previously unknown details about the creators that have yet to be found in English sources.   Monaco GP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGTGoKR7hUI TCW 179 - Space Invaders and Nishikado: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/space-invaders-and-nishikado/ TCW 180 - Space Invaders Part II: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/space-invaders-part-ii/ TCW 029 - 50 Years of Namco: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/50-years-of-namco/ TCW 165 - Allied Leisure: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/allied-leisure/ Breakout Cocktail Cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCE6zjRujps Mr Do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_BBQWed8Vk TCW 052 - The Many Faces of Konami: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-many-faces-of-konami/ TCW 077 - Invading Taito Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/invading-taito-part-1/ TCW 078 - Invading Taito Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/invading-taito-part-2/ Taito TT Block: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTpha-l6ve4 Exidy Circus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFm3b7e2tV8 Breakout and Super Breakout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5xo-IzERu0 TCW 051- Sons of Pong: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sons-of-pong/ Video Pinball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSdH1I80ESQ Nintendo Kuzushi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-XAvkZIBQ0 Video Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rie4hsUeDuA Warlords VCS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDzQ8QhGJdY Warlords Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y2xYX6h380 Arkanoid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th-Z6QQ5AOQ TCW 028 - Picking up the Pieces: The US Arcade Industry After the Crash: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/picking-up-the-pieces-the-us-arcade-industry-after-the-crash/   New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

TCW Podcast Episode 201 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 1   In this two-part exploration of advancements in ball and paddle games beyond Pong, we delve into the human fascination with balls and trace the evolution of coin-operated games leading to Pong's creation. Ramtek's contributions, especially with Wipe Out and Clean Sweep, spurred Atari to experiment with new ideas, resulting in Pin Pong. Other companies like Midway and Exidy also entered the scene with TV Flipper and TV Pinball, respectively. The narrative culminates with a detailed examination of the Breakout story, shedding light on subtle nuances often overlooked. The exploration concludes with the monumental success of Breakout upon its launch.   TCW 107 - Storytime with a Book: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/storytime-with-a-book/ Screenshots of Whirlwind Bouncing Ball & Extras: https://retrocomputingforum.com/t/footage-of-bouncing-ball-on-whirlwind/2124 Whirlwind Bouncing Ball Simulator: https://www.retrogamedeconstructionzone.com/2021/07/the-whirlwind-bouncing-ball-simulator.html Amiga Bouncing Ball Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ga41edXw3A Tennis for Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PG2mdU_i8k International Mutoscope Play Hockey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=EVdxkIz3pGg Chicago Coin Goalee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMZE-4C7o8M Chicago Coin Slap Shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_GiV7OgFi0 TCW 165 - Allied Leisure: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/allied-leisure/ TCW 051 - Sons of Pong: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sons-of-pong/ German Elimination/Quadrapong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOV9c8WkWsw Barrel Pong Replica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPhSuF70Xhk Wipe Out Cabinet Pictures: https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10453 Wipe Out Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_TmOD0IHFM Leader Cabinet Pictures: https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8401 Clean Sweep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxt_RzAPixg Pin Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol8g-tKd-nw TV Flipper Pictures: https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10000 TV Flipper Flyer: https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/midway/29173701.jpg TV Pinball Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_1kAlO8G6c TV Pinball Cabinet Pictures: https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10002 TV Pinball in Early Exidy by Data Driven Gamer: https://datadrivengamer.blogspot.com/2019/10/games-92-95-early-exidy.html The History of How We Play - A Breakout Story: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2018/12/29/a-breakout-story/ Ones for Wellness - Screaming Therapy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5FEqPMFIlQ Breakout Cocktail Cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGO49j5gCE   New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

First we covered some amazing arcade games in Frogger and Centipede, but now it is time for the computer games to shine! Ultima is a series that defined RPGs for a generation, and Rogue birthed the term "Roguelike" that is defining the current generation. Seems pretty important!....oh also we cover Venture by Exidy as well!Website -https://historyofvideogamespodcast.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by Ben

Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 2 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics  Arcade Shopper   Hello, and welcome to episode 129 for August, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, Randy Kindig! If you're a regular listener, you'll know that we're in the middle of a series of episodes where we talk with Paul Terrell.  Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least of which was by buying the original Apple I computer from the just-getting-started Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and selling it in his equally-famous computer store, The Byte Shop.  This was one of the first personal computer retail store chains in existence.  Paul was also a member of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club and attended the West Coast Computer Faire.  He was involved in the development of both the Exidy Sorcerer and BYT-8 computers and he later went on to start ComputerMania Inc. which was a chain of computer stores created with the purpose of renting computers and software. The first episode with Paul (June 2023's episode) was a sort of overview before Paul's time being involved with Exidy and the Exidy Sorcerer computer.  Last month was segment 1 of 2 focusing directly on Exidy and the Sorcerer.  And, this month is segment 2 of 2; again focusing on Exidy and the Sorcerer.  You'll hear more about how the Sorcerer came about, hear Paul's insight into why certain design decisions were made, and what mistakes were made.  The Sorcerer was truly an early, important machine, and had impressive features for the timeframe that it came out.  As a reminder, if you want to hear additional information about the Sorcerer and about Exidy, there are 2 other Floppy Days Podcasts you'll want to listen to: Episode 17, where the Sorcerer is covered in detail - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20  Episode 114, which features an interview with Howell Ivy.  Howell was the principal designer of the Sorcerer and recollects his time at Exidy. - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-114-howell-ivy-exidy-sorcerer-and-exidy  Paul decided he would really like to be able to talk about his incredible career in its entirety, including an amazing number of industry-impacting contributions, more than just the time with Exidy, and I of course was ecstatic that he decided my humble podcast could be a good medium for that.  What that means for the listener, is that you can expect an even broader series of continued podcasts with Paul in the near future, interspersed with other computer-based and interview episodes along the way. I really hope you enjoy the Paul Terrel series in general, and this episode should give you a nice wrap-up on his involvement with Exidy and the Sorcerer! New Acquisitions Console5 - http://www.console5.com  Okimate 10 printer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okimate_10  ATR8000 - https://www.atarimagazines.com/v3n4/ATR8000.html  Happy 1050 - https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/happy-1050-upgrade-for-atari-1050-disk-drive/?ref=Floppydays  Atari Joystick USB Adapter (JAKAdapter) - http://kair.us/projects/jakadapter/index.html  Upcoming Shows VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/  World of Retrocomputing - September 16-17 - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - https://www.worldofretrocomputing.com/2023-worc-expo  Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - http://www.tandyassembly.com/  Amiga38 Germany - Oct. 6-7 - Das Rote Krokodil - Kunstwerk Mönchengladbach - https://amigaevent.de/WB.html  The Interim Computer Festival - Oct. 7-8 - Seattle, WA - https://sdf.org/icf/  AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net  Dragon MeetUp - October 7-8 - The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge -  https://www.facebook.com/events/225011523831254/?ref=newsfeed  Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/  Chicago TI International World Faire - October 14, 2023 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/   World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/  http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html  Facebook show schedule - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/  Paul Terrell Interview Paul on LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-terrell-2441a17/details/experience/  Paul on Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/paul.terrell.92/  Paul at WikiPedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Terrell  Interview with Paul at NextShark - https://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple  “Today in Apple history: The Byte Shop, Apple's first retailer, opens” by Cult of Mac - https://www.cultofmac.com/457420/byte-shop-opens-tiah/  “The Man Who Jump-Started Apple by Harry McCracken”, August 23, 2007, PC World - https://web.archive.org/web/20110511184229/http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005240.html   

Floppy Days Episode 128 - Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics  Arcade Shopper   Hello, and welcome to episode 128 for July, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, Randy Kindig! If you're a regular listener, you'll know that we're in the middle of a series of episodes where we talk with Paul Terrell.  Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least of which was by buying the original Apple I computer from the just-getting-started Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and selling it in his equally-famous computer store, The Byte Shop.  This was one of the first personal computer retail stores in existence.  Paul was also a member of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club and attended the West Coast Computer Faire.  He was involved in the development of both the Exidy Sorcerer and BYT-8 computers and he later went on to start ComputerMania Inc. which was a chain of computer stores created with the purpose of renting computers and software. This guy has had an amazing career and I am truly honored to be able to bring you a series of interviews with Paul for the podcast.  Paul and I will be covering his entire career, from his early beginnings, thru the Byte Shop years and his time with the nascent Apple Computer, and beyond.  The first segment (last month's episode) was a sort of overview before Paul's time being involved with Exidy and the Exidy Sorcerer computer.  This segment is part 1 of 2 focusing directly on Exidy and the Sorcerer.  You'll hear how the Sorcerer came about, hear Paul's insight into why certain design decisions were made, and what mistakes were made.  The Sorcerer was truly an early, important machine, and had impressive features for the timeframe that it came out.  If you want to hear additional information about the Sorcerer and about Exidy, there are 2 other Floppy Days Podcasts you'll want to listen to: Episode 17, where the Sorcerer is covered in detail - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20  Episode 114, which features an interview with Howell Ivy.  Howell was the principal designer of the Sorcerer and recollects his time at Exidy. - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-114-howell-ivy-exidy-sorcerer-and-exidy  Paul first contacted me after the interview I had with Howell Ivy and Howell's involvement and remembrances of the Exidy Sorcerer.  He really liked Howell's interview and wanted to add a few details and give his perspective on the Sorcerer.  As we talked further, Paul decided he would really like to be able to talk about his incredible career in its entirety, more than just the time with Exidy, and I of course was ecstatic that he decided my humble podcast could be a good medium for that. I really hope you enjoy the Paul Terrel series in general, and this episode should give you a nice perspective on his involvement with Exidy and the Sorcerer! Upcoming Shows Vintage Computer Festival West 2023 - August 4 & 5 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/  Atari Buy/Sell/Swap/Trade Event - August 5th 10am-2pm - 15 miles SE of Charlotte, NC - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352517-atari-buysellswaptrade-event-august-5th-10am-2pm-15-miles-se-of-charlotte-nc/  ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/  Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 17-20 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se  Fujiama 2023 - Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/  VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/  Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - http://www.tandyassembly.com/  Amiga38 Germany - Oct. 6-7 - Das Rote Krokodil - Kunstwerk Mönchengladbach - https://amigaevent.de/WB.html  The Interim Computer Festival - Oct. 7-8 - Seattle, WA - https://sdf.org/icf/  AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net  Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/  Chicago TI International World Faire - October 14, 2023 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/   World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/  http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html  Facebook show schedule - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/  Paul Terrell Interview Paul on LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-terrell-2441a17/details/experience/  Paul on Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/paul.terrell.92/  Paul at WikiPedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Terrell  Interview with Paul at NextShark - https://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple  “Today in Apple history: The Byte Shop, Apple's first retailer, opens” by Cult of Mac - https://www.cultofmac.com/457420/byte-shop-opens-tiah/  “The Man Who Jump-Started Apple by Harry McCracken”, August 23, 2007, PC World - https://web.archive.org/web/20110511184229/http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005240.html   

Floppy Days 127 - James Shackel Estate Haul and Paul Terrell Intro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper  Hello, and welcome to episode 127 for June, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, yours truly, Randy Kindig! I'd bet there are few listeners who don't know the name Paul Terrell.  Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least of which was by buying the original Apple I computer from the just-getting-started Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and selling it in his equally-famous computer store, The Byte Shop.  This was the first personal computer retail store in existence.  Paul was also a member of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club and attended the West Coast Computer Faire.  He was involved in the development of both the Exidy Sorcerer and BYT-8 computers and he later went on to start ComputerMania Inc. which was a chain of computer stores created with the purpose of renting computers and software. This guy has had an amazing career and I am truly honored to be able to bring you a series of interviews with Paul for the podcast.  Paul and I will be covering his entire career, from his early beginnings, thru the Byte Shop years and his time with the nascent Apple Computer, and beyond.  This first segment is a sort of overview leading up to Paul's time involved with Exidy and the Exidy Sorcerer computer.  You'll hear a small bit about Bill Gates, the early Micro-soft, the Byte Shop, the early Apple, the Homebrew Computer Club, the West Coast Computer Faire and a whole lot more.  Later episodes will be focused primarily on a single topic, such as the Sorcerer, the Byte Shop, etc. Paul first contacted me after the interview I had with Howell Ivy and Howell's involvement and remembrances of the Exidy Sorcerer.  He really liked Howell's interview and wanted to add a few details and give his perspective on the Sorcerer.  As we talked further, Paul decided he would really really like to be able to talk about his incredible career in its entirety, more than just the time with Exidy, and I of course was ecstatic that he decided my humble podcast could be a good medium for that. I really hope you enjoy the series in general, and this short episode should give you a taste of the things to come!  

[ Vota Atariteca tramite la app di Spotify ] Quando ero piccolo tutti mi scherzavano perché non sapevo le origini di Boulder Dash, ora sono grande e ci ho fatto un podcast sopra#firststarsoftware #atari #videogiochi #retrogaming #peterliepa #boulderdash #videogames #600XLSe desiderate supportarmi: https://ko-fi.com/ataritecapodcastIl canale YouTube dei Vintage People La sigla di Atariteca è stata gentilmente offerta da BluefixxerPer tutto il resto c'è il sito di ATARITECA### CONTRIBUISCI ALL'ATARITECA ###### ISCRIVITI ###Atariteca Telegram: https://t.me/ataritecaOmone su InstagramSpreakeriTunesGoogle Podcast SpotifyFeed

Wait, don't go! I swear it's not a Galaxian game! At least Space Panic isn't anyway.....it's actually a platformer! Well kinda, I mean it has platforms.....better just to listen to us talk about it I think! We also talk about the Apple III, Nintendo's Radar Scope, Exidy's Spectar, and Atari's Battlezone in this action packed episode!Website -https://historyofvideogamespodcast.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by BenCan you guess this week's transition music? The theme is 'Best of Ben'

DOWNLOAD It's time to explore the way of the light gun with one important condition – it's mounted to the arcade control panel. Our first episode of this new miniseries explores the transition from electromechanical to video with the Exidy... Read more

It's time to explore the way of the light gun with one important condition - it's mounted to the arcade control panel. Our first episode of this new miniseries explores the transition from electromechanical to video with the Exidy light gun games that brought multiple C's to the arcade with Crossbow, Cheyenne, and Chiller. Is the Chiller controversy valid? What is the best way to describe the gameplay of Crossbow? How shameful is it to be a former fan of Friends? Which Cheyenne gang has the best name and best members? And, as has been our habit, we answer some listener questions like the viability of modern-day fighting games being released in the arcades and what not great arcade games do we still love wholeheartedly?

It's time to explore the way of the light gun with one important condition - it's mounted to the arcade control panel. Our first episode of this new miniseries explores the transition from electromechanical to video with the Exidy light gun games that brought multiple C's to the arcade with Crossbow, Cheyenne, and Chiller. Is the Chiller controversy valid? What is the best way to describe the gameplay of Crossbow? How shameful is it to be a former fan of Friends? Which Cheyenne gang has the best name and best members? And, as has been our habit, we answer some listener questions like the viability of modern-day fighting games being released in the arcades and what not great arcade games do we still love wholeheartedly?

https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Please consider donating to keep Floppy Days going! Interview with Howell Ivy, Co-founder of Exidy and Developer of Exidy Sorcerer Computer Welcome to Floppy Days episode 114 for May, 2022.  I am Randy Kindig, your host. Again this month, I have a special interview show for you that actually has been a few years in the making.  Some time ago, I had come across and had gotten initial contact with Howell Ivy, who it turns out was co-founder of Exidy and was instrumental in the development of the Exidy Sorcerer computer. The Exidy Sorcerer is a machine that I covered clear back in 2014 in episode 17 of Floppy Days.  It was a very early machine, just after the release of the home computer triad of the Commodore PET/Apple II/TRS-80 Model I and before the Atari 400/800, with great graphics, a Z-80 processor, and one of the first home computers (after the VideoBrain) to have plug-in cartridges (these based on the 8-track tape cartridges).   After the initial contact with Howell, he went silent and I was unable for the last few years to get an interview set up.  Finally, recently, I was able to get a response and quickly got the interview in the books. I also recorded a video for an interview for the first time!  The link to the video interview on YouTube is in the show notes here. Before getting into the interview, I do want to talk about some vintage hardware or modern upgrades I was able to acquire, as well as bring you information about upcoming vintage computer shows. Finally, while I usually abstain from talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you to help if you have the  inclination.  I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate.  Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to  talk about.  Thank you so much everyone who has contributed and continues to contribute! Links: New Acquisitions Mattel Aquarius Aquaricart and 32K RAM "Combo Pack" - https://www.ebay.com/itm/124471439128?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649  Apple II Yellowstone Disk Controller - Big Mess o' Wires  Upcoming Shows Boatfest Retro Computing Festival 2022 - June 24-25 - Hurricane, WV - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/boatfest-retro-computer-festival-2022-tickets-222333103297  The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2022 - June 25-26 - Burbank, CA - https://portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start  VCF Southeast - July 15-17  Southern Fried Gaming Expo - https://gameatl.com/  KansasFest 2022 - July 19–24, 2022, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/  VCF West 2022 -  Aug 6, 7, The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/  VCF Midwest - Sep 10-11, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/  Tandy Assembly - Sep 30-Oct. 2, Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/  Interview Links The History of Exidy - http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-ultimate-so-far-history-of-exidy_24.html  Howell Ivy interview at RetroGamer - https://www.retrogamer.net/profiles/developer/howell-ivy/ 

On today's episode: The video game industry hasn't been shy to embracing controversy in their video games. In 1976, developer Exidy stoked fears from the media with their arcade game, Death Race, and its portrayal of violence against enemies in it's virtual world. Midway Games took it to another level with it's fatalities in Mortal Kombat in 1993 - so much so, that it spawned the ESRB. As graphical and compute power has increased greatly since those games came out, so has the potential to stir even more controversy - increased violence, sexual representation (over-sexualization), controversy for the sake of controversy. If we say the words "No Russian" or "White phosphorus," we're sure for many of you listening you know what we are directly referring to. Given the ongoing situations at home and abroad, as well as the portrayal of real-world events in video games, its time for us to discuss Controversy's Place in Gaming. Check us out on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheNPCsPodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thenpcspodcast Intro & Outro: Run by J+1 Pick up his tracks on Bandcamp today @ https://jplusone.bandcamp.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-npcs-podcast/support

Howell Ivy is the creator of Exidy's infamous Death Race. Released in 1976, this was the first arcade game to stir a moral panic over videogame violence in America, leading the company to hire round-the-clock security in response to many green-ink letters and phoned-in death threats. Exidy followed Death Race with the relatively innocuous but very successful Circus; Venture, arguably the spiritual forerunner to Atari's Gauntlet, and then back to controversy with the genuinely gruesome light gun game, Chiller (1986). Howell departed Exidy under somewhat difficult circumstances and joined Sega of America where he oversaw the development of the company's early Virtua series of games, and his long tenure at the company saw him bear witness to one of the most revolutionary periods of videogame design.

Could this be the best computer to come out since the holy trinity?! It is made by Exidy, who's arcade games have always been fantastic! Listen to find out! Also in the greatest coincidence ever, we talk about some Olympic winter sports games, a game called Hippodrome, and an awesome trading game called Taipan!Website -https://historyofvideogamespodcast.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by BenCan you guess this week's transition music? The theme is 'Best of Ben's friend Joe'

The Odyssey 2 is back with a bunch of weird games! But first Exidy has a special surprise for Wes -> Side Trak! What could be better than the Head On style of game play mixed with a train simulator?!Website -https://historyvgpodcast.wixsite.com/historyofvideogamingTwitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by BenCan you guess this week's transition music? The theme is 'Best of Ben'

Donkey Kong comes to Nintendo's rescue Software retailing is coming to a mall near you Computer Chronicles brings tech to TV These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August of 1981. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/ Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Time Codes: 7 Minutes in Heaven: 09:38 Corrections: 19:11 Time Jump: 36:20 Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56209208 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Wolfenstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berzerk_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein_3D Ed Zaron Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30697517 Longplay with sound samples - https://youtu.be/8fgok9eHqO8 Champion of the Raj - 7 Minutes in Heaven - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54250971 Corrections: August 1981 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/55291660 https://mario.fandom.com/de/wiki/Pauline https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system) https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=639 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanasoff%E2%80%93Berry_computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Pac-Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20 https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/laine-nooney Ed Zaron Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30697517 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx November 1978 Jump - https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/video-game-newsroom-time-machine-0 1971: UK computer industry on the fritz https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/05/archives/british-computer-chief-calm-in-crisis-market-shrinking-imports.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Computers_Limited https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thatcherism#Economic_positions 1981: Frogger goes head-to-head with Donkey Kong Vending Times, Sept. 1981, pg. 68 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/frogger https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/donkey-kong https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-color/frogger Casual gamers may be outnumbering the hardcore Play Meter, Sept. 15, 1981, pg. 17 AMOA 1980 Special Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42756585 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/pac-man https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/asteroids_ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/defender Marcos bans video games https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/20/world/marcos-bans-video-games.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games_in_the_Philippines#1981_ban_on_video_games UK's Century Electronics announces interchangeable arcade system Play Meter, Sept. 15, 1981, pg. 25 http://www.macros-arcade.com/cvs.htm https://www.gamesdatabase.org/game/arcade/dark-warrior https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/hunchback-series Jim Trucano Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/48912975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_video_game#Technology Mattel Electronics becomes independent unit Toy & Hobby World Sept. 1981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision Don Daglow Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119 Atari 2nd quarter revenue rises 86% Playthings Sept. 1981, pg. 13 Playthings Sept. 1981, pg. 22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari Revenue records for Toys R Us, Coleco Toy & Hobby World Sept. 1981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_%22R%22_Us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco They Create Worlds - The Visions of Coleco Part 1 https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hmuip-ef4480 Michael Katz Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258 Apple sales triple https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1981-09_OCR/page/n357/mode/1up July 1979 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/28794108 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc Exidy exits the home computer market Replay Sept. 1981, pg. 20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exidy_Sorcerer NY Times profiles pervasiveness of computer tech in Japan https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/05/business/computer-technology-pervades-lif-e-in-japan.html The dedicated software retailer is born https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1981-09_OCR/page/n357/mode/1up https://www.inc.com/magazine/19820101/9347.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/04/14/Fascinating-gadget-lures-singer-from-operatic-career-to-business/1069356072400/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/04/14/Fascinating-gadget-lures-singer-from-operatic-career-to-business/1069356072400/ https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/21/business/they-want-to-sell-software-like-hamburgers.html http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/198105.pdf pg. 79 Ken Williams Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706 Ed Zaron Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30697517 Sesame Street is coming to the Apple ii https://archive.org/details/1981-09-compute-magazine/page/n147/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/ernies-quiz https://www.mobygames.com/game/mix-and-match https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street June 1979 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/27819027 Softporn ad appears in Softalk https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n01sep1981/page/68/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/softporn-adventure Softline magazine debuts https://archive.org/details/Softline_Magazine_Issue_1.1/page/n15/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softalk https://archive.org/details/softline_magazine The Computer Chronicles premieres https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_computerFatte25a0701_4350842/mode/2up?q=silicon+gulch+gazette+1981 https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/9821-computer-chronicles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Cheifet http://www.cheifet.com/ Computer Chronicles on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ComputerChroniclesYT Computer Chronicles Amiga and Atari ST Episode - https://youtu.be/kX5N8lWpqLM Computer Chronicles Jack Tramiel - https://youtu.be/eaKukgUrxuA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall Time magazine profiles The People's Court http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,924829,00.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People%27s_Court Rain Man - People's Court clip - https://youtu.be/Bp9AClR8qCY Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.

In the second episode of '79 we already have our first truly great game! Video Pinball?! Listen to hear why! We also cover Exidy's Ripcord, Around the Horn, and Air Raid! We've also been updating the website, so go check out that too!Website -https://historyvgpodcast.wixsite.com/historyofvideogamingTwitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by BenCan you guess this week's transition music? The theme is 'Best of Ben'

At last we come to an end. Join us as we wrap up 1978 by talking about another new 2nd Gen console, Exidy's Star Fire, and Take the Money and Run on the Odyssey 2!Website -https://historyvgpodcast.wixsite.com/historyofvideogamingTwitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by BenCan you guess this week's transition music? The theme is 'Best of Ben'

Warning: Listening discretion is advised. We hold a serious discussion about the first truly controversial arcade game - Death Race. What led Exidy to release this death simulator upon an unsuspecting public? How did something so outrageously graphic make its way into the American arcade? Who was responsible for shining a bright light on this dark subject? Along the way we do cover some less serious topics like how to properly ship arcade parts, the rarity of Stadium Events, Roger Corman films, the use of Pooneh Ghoddoosi as a safe word, and “Je suis la jeune fille!”

Warning: Listening discretion is advised. We hold a serious discussion about the first truly controversial arcade game - Death Race. What led Exidy to release this death simulator upon an unsuspecting public? How did something so outrageously graphic make its way into the American arcade? Who was responsible for shining a bright light on this dark subject? Along the way we do cover some less serious topics like how to properly ship arcade parts, the rarity of Stadium Events, Roger Corman films, the use of Pooneh Ghoddoosi as a safe word, and “Je suis la jeune fille!”

Warning: Listening discretion is advised. We hold a serious discussion about the first truly controversial arcade game – Death Race. What led Exidy to release this death simulator upon an unsuspecting public? How did something so outrageously graphic make its... Read more

#VideoGames #Arcade #Venture #RetroIf you were thinking this was going to be an adventure, you're mistaken.  But a Venture?  Yes!  Revisit this rare arcade game from the 80s that was as hard to find as buried treasure!YouTube link to this show:  https://youtu.be/wW9gG6u0uLc5 min. Gaming With Mike on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvke-gQ4wgZLVdfctzPZw7P-UERFmN6TEIf you like this video, please hit that Like button! Subscribe and hit that notification bell, as well! Follow us here:Email: TheWatchMenShow@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWatchMenShow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWatc63749470Thank you for spending your time with 5min Gaming With Mike!

In this episode we visit the construction zone known as Exidy's Hard Hat. Discuss high score documentaries and their 'celebrity' subjects, FPGA vs MAME and our favorite multi-player games. We also talk about setting up a basic PCB test bench and update you on our gamerooms. Enjoy!

In questo primo episodio delle arcade stories vi racconto la storia molto controversa di questo raro cabinato della nostra collezione, Death race classe 1976 prodotto dalla Exidy. Ho scritto anche un articolo a riguardo, ecco il link: https://nientedadire.it/2020/02/24/a-caccia-di-videogame-death-race-1976/ Vi ricordo che potete trovarci sulle pagine di Facebook, instagram e sul nostro canale di Youtube oltre che sul nostro sito.

One of the biggest games of the year finally arrives - Circus by Exidy!.....Also Space Wars, the #1 rated arcade game of 1978. It did come out in 77' though and while it took some time to get around, we get a chance to check it out this week. Vector graphics included.Website - https://historyvgpodcast.wixsite.com/historyofvideogamingTwitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by BenCan you guess this week's transition music?

1981's Venture by Exidy is the subject for this episode of the Diary of An Arcade Employee Podcast.

1981's Venture by Exidy is the subject for this episode of the Diary of An Arcade Employee Podcast.

1981's Venture by Exidy is the subject for this episode of the Diary of An Arcade Employee Podcast.

In this action packed episode we cover Car Polo by Exidy, DND, Dataman and Atari's Video Pinball console (C-380)! Website - https://historyvgpodcast.wixsite.com/historyofvideogamingTwitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.comHosts - Ben & WesMusic - Arranged and recorded by BenCan you guess this week's transition music?

This week, we unearth the history of horror in video games. In this episode we explore the birth of video gaming, and take a look at Shark Jaws from Atari, Death Race from Exidy, Hunt the Wumpus on the pc, and Haunted House on the Magnavox Odyssey

Commodore updates its Systems for the new decade The Turbo Grafix 16 heralds in the age of the CD Gaming takes to the web... These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 1980, 1990, 2000. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 A special thanks to The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ for our new, amazing time travel sound effects! Show Notes: 1980: HP goes PC https://www.nytimes.com/1980/01/05/archives/new-entry-in-personal-computers-hewlettpackard-sells-3250-unit.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_series_80 Commodore's Pet learns some new tricks https://archive.org/details/1980-01-compute-magazine/page/n8 The Temple of Apshai gets not one but two sequels! https://archive.org/details/1980-01-compute-magazine/page/n10 https://www.mobygames.com/game/dunjonquest-morlocs-tower https://www.mobygames.com/game/dunjonquest-the-datestones-of-ryn https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198001/page/n1 https://www.filfre.net/tag/dunjonquest/ Muse advertises their Super Text software in Micro magazine https://archive.org/details/Micro_NO._20_1980-01_Micro_Ink_US/page/n64 Cinematronics sells Vectorbeam to Exidy RePlay 01-1980, pg. 7 https://www.mobygames.com/company/leland-interactive-media https://dadgum.com/giantlist/archive/cinematronics.html Chuck E Cheese breaks out of CA RePlay 01-1980, pg. 18 1990: TurboGrafix CD hits the US! https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16 Michael Katz is the new CEO of Sega https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n81 https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n56 https://segaretro.org/Michael_Katz#cite_note-:File:ElectronicGames2_US_04.pdf_p55-2 Unlicensed NES carts are all the rage https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n81 https://www.mobygames.com/company/american-game-cartridges-inc https://www.mobygames.com/company/american-video-entertainment-inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System#Third-party_licensing Konix Multisystem saved! https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-03/page/n56 Nintendo launches big marketing push in the UK https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-03/page/n58 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/02/business/nintendo-is-sued-by-atari.html Nintendo announces network services https://www.retromags.com/files/file/2993-video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-012-january-1990/ Arcade video games slumped in 1989 RePlay January 1990 pg. 44 RePlay January 1990 pg. 38 Dave and Busters gets bought out Play Meter magazine January 1990, pg. 24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_%26_Buster%27s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Brothers_Stores Amiga "New Art" limited edition A500s released in Germany https://archive.org/details/64er_1990_01/page/n13 https://www.vongestern.com/2017/03/amiga-500-new-art-limited-edition-1989.html Cinemaware becomes an EA affiliate Label https://archive.org/details/1990-01-computegazette/page/n89 Virgin licenses Dune https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-76/page/n5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_based_on_Dune Codemasters gets into the CD game https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_28_1990-01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9 http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Codemasters_CD German magazine 64er previews the new Manfred Trenz game, Hurrican https://archive.org/details/64er_1990_01/page/n27 Hard Drivin' for the C64 looms https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_28_1990-01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2XFkdTJ4LM https://www.mobygames.com/game/hard-drivin 2000: Romero blocks Playboy.com https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n38 Ultima 9 plagued by bugs http://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Development_History_of_Ultima_IX https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_085_2000-01_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n21 Babylon 5 license up for grabs https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n38 https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Babylon_5:_Into_the_Fire_(Game) Microsoft is found guilty https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp. FAA bans In-Flight Entertainment systems https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13 https://www.lhsystems.com/blog-entry/history-ife-systems-analog-digital-start-difficulties Sega's Chairman sees a hardwareless future for the company https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13 Interplay refocuses as a console developer https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13 Infogrames buys GT Interactive https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-01/page/n9 https://sec.report/Document/0000950123-02-002084/ Pokemon movie had to catch'em all https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20126%20%28January%202000%29#page/n33/mode/2up https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1999W46/?ref_=bo_rl_table_1 The Web is where it's at PlayMeter January 2000, pg. 34 http://shockwave.com https://web.archive.org/web/20010609110241/http://www.midway.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FutureTense/Apps/Xcelerate/Midway/Play https://web.archive.org/web/19990420230242/http://www.webquest.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000229050319/http://www.webquest.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000407094641/http://www.ipong.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20010609110241/http://www.midway.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FutureTense/Apps/Xcelerate/Midway/Play Thresh launches gamers.com https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n41 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Fong Origin hard at work on Privateer Online https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n38 https://www.wcnews.com/articles/art15.shtml https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/earth-beyond WWII Online announced https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_085_2000-01_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n28 https://store.steampowered.com/app/251950/WWII_Online/ Former head of CompuServe Germany acquitted on appeal http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/524951.stm https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-01/page/n10 https://www.tecchannel.de/a/ex-compuserve-chef-felix-somm-im-interview,401170 The Day Pinball died... https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3937-gamepro-issue-136-january-2000/ https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20126%20%28January%202000%29#page/n37/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMS_Industries Recommended Links: They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/  

It's crazy time this week on ARG Presents Episode 78, as we take a look at games from 1970's and 80's arcade powerhouse Exidy!  We will take a look at the company's library, and then focus on two games that are arguably the company's best and WORST games.  This week enjoy Venture and be appalled at CHILLER! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/arg-presents/support

In episode 11 of this season, John talks about the time Lakeland tried to shut down his "business." Find out how the city of Lakeland came to his house in the 90s and told him that he had 30 days to correct the zoning laws by vacating his games. We also ask how he got the handle "Exidy" and about a fellow named "Skip Church." No joke! Find out why the city of Denver just gave John's 1 Up Arcades in Denver a "MILE HIGH MUST!" There's also a bit about "gas in the diesel tank" we were made to ask. Another long episode filled with beautiful arcade goodness. See ya on the grid, Rcaders. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rcaderadio/support

Jim and Sean speak to the owner of Colorado's 1UP "barcade" chain.  Jim gets to geek out and talk classic coin operated video games with Jonn "Exidy".  Some cool behind the scenes talk about the classic arcade doc "King of Kong".  Learn about why it's sometimes necessary to pistol whip a fella' when buying and selling arcade games.  Also, Jim provides a post script on his meeting with Blazing Saddles' Burton Gilliam (and his creepy PR guy), and Sean gives us a double shot of meth.

What goes better with reheated Thanksgiving leftovers than the disturbing jelled, canned cranberry podcast equivalent ATARI BYTES? If I had to venture a guess, I'd say this week's episode IS THE SINGLE GREATEST PODCASTING EXPERIENCE YOU WILL EVER HAVE... during the time you listen to this particular podcast.  In episode 148, we're playing VENTURE, Coleco's 1982 port of the classic arcade game that I never actually played. Treasure hunters seek their booties in deep, dark dungeons. Meanwhile monsters shake their booties in pursuit of those same hunters.  You'll be relieved to know that I don't think the word "booty" appears anywhere in this week's story. Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Take a Chance", "Pinball Spring" and "Reformat". Atari Bytes - the website It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown - Hey! That's my other show. Calling all Snoopy lovers! Thanks to Mike Mann for our Mad Mike Hughes Theme! Consider checking out my novel IN THE ST. NICK OF TIME, a sort of Santa Claus story...for adults! You can order wherever you like to order books. Here's one of those places! Please consider supporting the show financially on our Atari Bytes Patreon page. You can do that here. Thanks. 

Build a better mouse trap and the world will beat a path to your door. Well, that's assuming they can find the door. It's like a maze out here. Hasn't anyone heard of Google Maps? This week on episode 97 we're playing Exidy's 1981 game MOUSE TRAP (Well, specifically we're playing Coleco's later Atari port of said game) and then we'll dissect the motives of the titular mouse. Is it really all about the cheddar? Crowd around your podcaster apparatus to listen, but on your way grab a big, gooey bowl of cheese fondue and some delectable items to dip. Or a trowel with which to apply the cheese directly to your skin. You do you. Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Reformat", "Take a Chance", and "Pinball Spring".  Atari Bytes show notes, episodes, social media and more here. It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown - Hey! That's my other show. Go there for your Charlie Brown and Snoopy fix. It's the holidays! Check out the t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, stickers and more at our absurdly named Zazzle.com store AB_Pod_Store here. If you can, consider supporting the show financially on our Patreon page here to help offset some of the web hosting and other costs. Thanks! Also, since the holidays are upon us, do please check out my novel IN THE ST. NICK OF TIME, a sort of Santa Claus story for adults. One of the places you can get it is here. Please do leave a review to help others find the book! "Mad" Mike Huges Cancels Rocket Launch to Prove Earth is Flat

Today's episode of The Atari 7800 Game By Game Podcast will cover the games Commando & Crossbow. I will also cover a brief history of Exidy & Capcom, go over technical problems with Commando, using light guns with the 7800 and share with you lots of listener feedback as well.

The guys take a look at the various ports of Exidy's arcade game Venture!Download Here:

Recorded live from VCFSE 2.0 in Roswell, GA!  Main topic: The Exidy Sorcerer.  Special guest host David Greelish! Links Mentioned in the Show: Books 32 BASIC Programs for the Exidy Sorcerer by Tom Rugg - http://www.amazon.com/32-BASIC-programs-Exidy-Sorcerer/dp/0918398355 Emulation JSorcerer - Java based - http://www.liaquay.co.uk/sorcerer/ Multi-Emulator Super System (MESS) - http://www.mess.org/ Current Web Sites The Exidy Sorcerer as seen in Tezza’s Classic Computer Collection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEnsYJOjh2k Exidy Sorcerer Hardware Review from Creative Computing - http://www.trailingedge.com/~dlw/comp/exidyrv.html Exidy Sorcerer at oldcomputers.net - http://oldcomputers.net/sorcerer.html The Trailing Edge - Exidy Sorcerer information (documentation, catalogs, price lists, ROMs) - http://www.trailingedge.com/exidy/ The Exidy Sorcerer at DigiBarn - http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/exidy-sorcerer/ The Center for Computing History - history, books, magazine articles - http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5396/exidy-sorcerer-ii/ Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Exidy-Sorcerer-Computer/153210461406202 The Old Computer ROM and Emulation Site - downloads of many Sorcerer programs and ROMs - http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Exidy/Sorcerer Archive.org - https://archive.org/search.php?query=exidy%20sorcerer Sorcerer ROMs at NitroROMS - http://nitroroms.com/list/Exidy%20Sorcerer/by-name/page-1 References Golden Age Arcade Historian Blog - http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-ultimate-so-far-history-of-exidy_20.html Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exidy_Sorcerer Closing Throwback Network (http://www.throwback.net) Classic Computing Website (David Greelish) - http://www.classiccomputing.com

Special guests Joe Santulli (co-founder of Digital Press, Classic Gaming Expo, and the Video Game History Museum) and Frankie V. (co-host of the Digital Press video game podcast)! In this episode: celebrity deaths (Sally Ride, Leroy Neiman, Rodney King, Ernest Borgnine, Nora Ephron, Sherman Hemsley, and Sage Stallone), Steve Martin and Steven Seagal doing bad Italian accents, the lights turned out on Bruce Springsteen's concert with Paul McCartney in London, the High Score (2006) documentary, Missile Command, was The King of Kong (starring Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe) a fraud?, a YouTube video featuring accusations by video game record holder Dwayne Richard, former and current Donkey Kong champs Tim Sczerby and Hank Chien, the Twin Galaxies video game record board, would a dog raise a human baby?, What Ever Happened To? (Teri Hatcher, Lauren Graham, and Carlos Mencia), Gallagher does a GEICO commercial, Sugar Daddy and other bad hard candy, annoying door-to-door cable television salespeople, knowledgeable forum dslreports.com, Dolph Lundgren is actually a chemical engineer, Fred Willard may or may not have pulled a Pee-wee Herman, Rob invented dine-in movie theaters, poor presentation of a film at an AMC theater, our interview with founder of Digital Press Videogames Joe Santulli, his decision to go from game collector to retailer, what does his wife think of his collecting?, Atari Airborne Avenger pinball wall art, what you'll find in the Digital Press store in Clifton, NJ, rare and unique items "in the wild" traded into the store, video game grading services, monthly NAVA (North Atlantic Videogame Aficionados) gatherings, the concept behind the Video Game History Museum, is the future of gaming fully downloadable content?, promoting the community aspect of gaming, our interview with Frankie V. of the Digital Press Video Game Podcast, gory horror arcade game Chiller by Exidy, the Atari Lynx, great Lynx games like Electrocop, is Sony's PlayStation Vita this generation's Lynx?, the open platform game system Ouya, a return to hobby-developed gaming like in the 1980s, Android and iOS gaming vs. traditional portable consoles, and "crowdsourcing" via Kickstarter. 96.5 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com