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In 328, we build on the massive tower of gaming experiences we've had on this show with MASTER BUILDER from Spectravision, 1983. Does it stand tall and proud or all come tumbling down? Listen and find out! ORIGINAL SHORT STORY: Building Up Expectations Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Reformat", "Hidden Agenda", "Take a Chance" and "Pinball Spring".  Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "Storytime" theme. carnivalofgleecreations.com  Support the show at patreon.com here. Jim Beard and Becky Books

Atari announces mass layoffs, Time names the personal computer the man of the year & Nintendo launches the Game and Watch in North America 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 February 1983.  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: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Spider-Man     Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/79440858     https://www.mobygames.com/game/9960/spider-man/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/1870/spider-man/     https://www.spidermancrawlspace.com/2018/06/podcast-512-interview-with-atari-2600-spider-man-game-designer-laura-nikolich/     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Nikolich      Corrections:     January 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-1983-78434711     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Supercade     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Lair_(TV_series)     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betamax#Launch_and_early_models     https://joeclark.org/beta/BetterBetaList.html     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrm5VedvD2Q     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzdCyWY3GCI     http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/_Books/101_BASIC_Computer_Games_Mar75.pdf     https://www.mobygames.com/game/5050/jumping-flash/ 1973.02     Pong gets more notices         https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94010891/pong-noted-in-orange-mall-in-los-angeles/ Odyssey gets write up in Popular Electronics     https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-02.pdf  pg. 64     https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnavox-Odyssey-Video-Cable.jpg 1983.01     Al Lowe enters gaming biz     https://books.google.com.au/books?id=AjAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA16&ots=7EFL48Dot0&dq=Bop-A-Bet%20computer%20game%20Al%20Lowe&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q=Bop-A-Bet%20computer%20game%20Al%20Lowe&f=false     https://www.mobygames.com/company/25974/sunnyside-soft/     Al Lowe - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/29977733      1983.02     Atari profits nosedive as Coleco ascends     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/17/business/warner-s-profit-falls-by-56.5.html?searchResultPosition=10     Kevin Hayes - Atari - Namco htttps://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798     The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 2: Everyone Else https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-76259421     The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 1: Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-75643983 Atari lays off 1,700     https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62352386/atari-inc-mass-layoffs-begin/         https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/23/business/atari-moving-most-production.html?searchResultPosition=15 Editors plead not to give up on games     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 1     Double Dragon C64 https://www.mobygames.com/game/1839/double-dragon/screenshots/c64/ Atari snags microchip Intel luminary     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/01/business/atari-hires-inventor-of-microprocessor-chip.html?searchResultPosition=1        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcian_Hoff     Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari  https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153     Leonard Tramiel - Part 1 - Commodore  https://www.patreon.com/posts/leonard-tramiel-69195513     https://engineering.stanford.edu/news/ted-hoff-birth-microprocessor-and-beyond Showbiz turns Apple iis into coinops     Play Meter Feb. 1, 1983, pg.  54         https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2015/09/peek_through_time_showbiz_pizz.html         https://www.facebook.com/showbizpizzacom/photos/a.307884760553/10156663089730554/?type=3 Kiddie rides meet video games     Play Meter Feb. 15, 1983 pg. 68     https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n15/page/n2/mode/1up     https://www.kiddieridesusa.com/ Atari announces "My First Computer"     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/10/business/atari-game-converter.html?searchResultPosition=2     https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue36/020_Ataris_New_Add-On_Computer_For_VCS_2600_Game_Machine.php Mattel shows off Intellivision 3 behind closed doors     https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n14         https://history.blueskyrangers.com/hardware/intellivision3.html      Coleco announces Gemini     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update       The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 11     The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 14     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Gemini Add-ons are the new name of the game!     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update      The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 6, 10, 11        https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n15/page/n7/mode/1up     Toy & Hobby World Feb. 1983     http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-crash-that-almost-was/     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam Amiga's Joyboard brings motion controls to the VCS     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/13/business/what-s-new-in-the-toy-industry-exercising-with-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=9        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyboard        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Meditation Atari goes after pre-schoolers     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/13/business/what-s-new-in-the-toy-industry-exercising-with-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=9        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTp_wBnSW9k     The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 5     https://www.mobygames.com/game/22900/alpha-beam-with-ernie/cover/group-97061/cover-265056/ Sega enters cartridge market     Leisure Time Electronics Feb. 1983 pg. 22        https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/company:8665/platform:atari-2600/sort:moby_score/page:0/        Playthings Feb. 1983      Fox announces MASH game     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update      The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 5     https://www.mobygames.com/game/19861/mash/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/22975/porkys/screenshots/ Video game rentals take off     https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_01_No_04_1983-02_Fun_Games_Publishing_US/page/n89/mode/1up Toy retailers plan shift from consoles to computers     Playthings Feb. 1983      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHujs7ka_K0      Time crowns the computer Man of the Year     https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N02.1983.02-KCz.pdf/page/n9/mode/1up     https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19830103,00.html CES and Toy Fare see new computers galore     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update     Toys Hobbies and Crafts Feb. 1983     http://www.atarihq.com/museum/nonatari/ultravision.php     https://www.samdal.com/sv318.htm     https://www.samdal.com/svhistory.htm     http://www.atari-computermuseum.de/1200xl.htm     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel_Aquarius     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-99/4A#TI-99/4A_successors Byte looks at the Lisa     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n34/mode/1up         ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n87/mode/1up PC upgraders pose a problem for IBM     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n430/mode/1up IBM goes abroad     https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n15/page/n3/mode/1up     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-02-17/page/n9/mode/2up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer Intel begins work on 386     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n433/mode/1up         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I386 Tandy cuts CoCo price     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n434/mode/1up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Color_Computer ZX Spectrum hits retail     https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-011/page/n14/mode/1up     https://youtu.be/-BLM1naCfME     https://youtu.be/kUSHiHmOdvE     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum TI 99 could go B-O-O-M     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/23/business/texas-instruments.html?searchResultPosition=1 Michael Katz moves to Epyx     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/28/business/business-people-a-new-chief-for-epyx-game-software-maker.html?searchResultPosition=2     https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n14/page/n7/mode/1up     Michael Katz Part 1 - Coleco - Epyx - Mattel  https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258     https://www.mobygames.com/game/10151/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero/ Cosmi announces Tri-compatible cassette     The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 16     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmi_Corporation Broderbund goes multiplatform     https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n14/page/n2/mode/1up     Gary Carlston- Broderbund  https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733 TSR gets into video games     https://archive.org/details/BlipMagazineCollection/Blip%2001%20%28Feb%201983%29%20TV%20Star%20Matthew%20Laborteaux/page/n34/mode/1up       https://www.mobygames.com/game/53549/theseus-and-the-minotaur/screenshots/        https://www.mobygames.com/game/93453/dawn-patrol/screenshots/         https://www.mobygames.com/game/99272/dungeon-computer-adventure-game/ Virgin gets into games     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-02-24/page/n4/mode/1up     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-02-03/page/n4/mode/1up Brian Fargo's first gets reviewed     https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n06feb1983/page/133/mode/1up     https://www.mobygames.com/game/1795/the-demons-forge/ Save money on "expensive adventure game dice"     https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n15/page/n4/mode/1up     https://archive.org/details/syncmagazine-v3_n1/page/n97/mode/1up Nintendo launches Game and Watch in North America     Leisure Time electronics Feb. 1983 pg. 26     Replay Feb. 1983 pg.  75         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_%26_Watch     https://nintendo.fandom.com/de/wiki/Panorama   Massachusettes judge calls game content "inconsequential"     Games People Feb. 19, 1983  pg. 1     https://casetext.com/case/caswell-v-licensing-commission-for-brockton GCC seeks a piece of Pacman merch pie     https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_1_Number_05_1983-02_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n97/mode/1up     https://pacman.fandom.com/wiki/History_of_Ms._Pac-Man_legal_issues     https://pacman.fandom.com/wiki/Ms._Pac-Man#Pac-Mom Ronnie Lamm on MacNeil/Lehrer     https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-507-6d5p844g0b Xrated games to feature in movie     Games People Feb. 19, 1983  pg. 1     http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/03/rare-games-more-1975-atari-photos-and.html     https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085764/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt_i_2 First US cases of video game induced seizures reported     Games People Feb. 19, 1983  pg. 1      Sega gets into robots     Play Meter Feb. 15, 1983 pg. 69     https://sega.fandom.com/wiki/Sega_Chan     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.O.B. Leisure Dynamics announces Crossbows and Catapults     Toy & Hobby World Feb. 1983 pg. 197     https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2129/crossbows-and-catapults     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Wars 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 Find out on the VGNRTM   commodore atari mattel vcs intellivision spectravision colecovision nintendo gamenwatch pacman dnd tsr spectrum ibm sega spiderman    

Distributors give conversion boards the cold shoulder Atari looks down on the competition The computer price war heats up 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 October 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Ethan from the The History of How We Play is our cohost. You can find his other fine retrogaming work here: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ or https://twitter.com/GameResearch_E 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 Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-74255622 https://www.mobygames.com/game/smurf-rescue-in-gargamels-castle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs#Television_series Corrections: September 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-1982-72623643 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe:_A_Real_American_Hero 1972 Star Trek comes to the arcades Cashbox October 14, 1972 pg. 57 https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-trek__ 1982 Arcade industry faces massive slow down https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/24/business/what-s-new-in-video-games-taking-the-zing-out-of-the-arcade-boom.html Burger Time rights split Replay Oct. 1982 pg. 51 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/burgertime Tarzan stops Taito's Jungle King Games People Oct. 16 pg. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahfHlIqOLRY https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/jungle-hunt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan Conversion kits get distributor cold shoulder Replay Oct. 1982, pg. 13, pg. 35 Replay Oct. 1982, pg. 38, 94 https://www.gamesdatabase.org/all_publisher_games-status_games Sega shows off video disk tech https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/24/business/what-s-new-in-video-games-and-trying-to-put-it-back.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://segaretro.org/Astron_Belt https://segaretro.org/Sega_LaserDisc_hardware Politicians gunning for games https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92045039/legislator-criticizes-custers-revenge/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/firebug/adblurbs https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/15/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-221763.html?searchResultPosition=7 https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/swedish-erotica-custers-revenge Ed Zaron - Muse - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30697517 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer Game violence discussion begins Games People Oct. 2, 1982, pg. 5 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/berzerk Mattel loses to Phillips Arcade Express v.1 n5 pg. 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey#Lawsuits FCC goes after Colecovision https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77695436/colecovision-does-not-have-to-recall/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77695449/colecovision-does-not-have-to-recall/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77787676/colecovision-partial-recall-due-to-fcc/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77787618/coleco-fcc-fine/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision Warner profits surge https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/19/business/rca-posts-a-profit-warner-tandy-up.html?searchResultPosition=15 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/22/business/big-board-short-interest-climbs-to-record-level.html?searchResultPosition=3 Atari R&D hits $100 million Games People Oct. 9, 1982 pg. 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans_%26_Sutherland Atari dismisses competitors https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/04/arts/home-video-games-nearing-profitability-of-the-film-business.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kassar Atari pumps up movie licenses https://archive.org/details/software-merchandising-october-1982/page/7/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/software-merchandising-october-1982/page/29/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/raiders-of-the-lost-ark https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/et-the-extra-terrestrial_ Nitron agrees to buy Astrocade https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/20/business/briefs-232796.html?searchResultPosition=19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bally_Astrocade Channel F returns! https://archive.org/details/videogaming-illustrated-october-1982/page/10/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Intellivision keyboard component goes back to the drawing board https://ia902506.us.archive.org/29/items/computer-entertainer-video-game-update_202205/1982-10%20The%20Video%20Game%20Update.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision#Keyboard_Component Conan is coming to the Astrocade https://archive.org/details/videogaming-illustrated-october-1982/page/49/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3MU8YywoHk Ultravision joins 2600 fray Arcade Express v.1 n5 pg. 2 https://www.mobygames.com/company/ultravision-inc Frobco is selling the Frob https://archive.org/details/software-merchandising-october-1982/page/n73/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-frob-26_29983.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIC-20 Apple slashes prices https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_07-10_1982-10_Computers_in_Business/page/n457/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIe https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_07-10_1982-10_Computers_in_Business/page/n457/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/sim_compute_1982-10_4_29/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater Apple severs ties with Xerox https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_07-10_1982-10_Computers_in_Business/page/n457/mode/1up?view=theater Atari replaces Badetscher with Cavalier https://archive.org/details/sim_compute_1982-10_4_29/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater Spectravision announces Vic20 cartridge games https://ia902506.us.archive.org/29/items/computer-entertainer-video-game-update_202205/1982-10%20The%20Video%20Game%20Update.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectravideo http://www.atarimania.com/documents/spectravideo_spring_summer_1983_press_kit.pdf https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/spectravideo-international-ltd/list-games/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIC-20 Spectrum launch a debacle https://archive.org/details/Sinclair_User_007/page/5/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-10-21/page/n4/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-10-14/page/n4/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Sinclair_User_007/page/14/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum ZX81 software prices drop https://archive.org/details/Sinclair_User_007/page/11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81 Hewson launches ZX81 flight sim https://archive.org/details/Sinclair_User_007/page/17/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/pilot https://www.mobygames.com/company/21st-century-entertainment-ltd Computers adapt to reduce stress https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_07-10_1982-10_Computers_in_Business/page/n457/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC Softside editorial discusses the future of computing as a field of study https://archive.org/details/softside-magazine-49/page/n5/mode/1up Creative Computing explores the origins of the video game https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-10/page/n191/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_for_Two Cyborg 64 Gazzette debuts https://archive.org/details/Cyborg-64_Gazette_Issue_1_Vol_1_1982-10-11_Synertech_Design_US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.info_(magazine) Software Merchandising magazine premieres https://archive.org/details/software-merchandising-october-1982/page/6/mode/1up?view=theater Computerland goes Software only https://archive.org/details/software-merchandising-october-1982/page/8/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComputerLand Book retailers eyeing software https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_07-10_1982-10_Computers_in_Business/page/n456/mode/1up?view=theater https://web.archive.org/web/20150630082300/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/898798718.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._Dalton#Software_Etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldenbooks Atari Force takes to comics https://archive.org/details/videogaming-illustrated-october-1982/page/9/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Atari_Force_Volume_1_Number_1_1982_DC_Comics/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Force TV viewers to go to the Starcade Replay Oct. 1982 pg. 42 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starcade Star Fighter to make video game dreams a silverscreen reality https://archive.org/details/videogaming-illustrated-october-1982/page/10/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Starfighter 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/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play. Copyright Karl Kuras Find out on the VGNRTM atari, colecovision, 5200, 2600, arcade, sega, custer's revenge, commodore, apple, last starfighter, starcade, channel f, astrocade, burger time, smurfs 40 years ago: Distributors give conversion boards the cold shoulder, #Atari looks down on the competition & The computer price war heats up These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM  

Talking with astro-inspired artist Pamela Bain about her newly formed cosmic nebulas. Pamela Bain's exploration of deep space phenomena is captured via photographic and digital processes that integrate with experimental methods of painting and paper sculpting.  Her artforms currently investigate the potential to convey metaphor as well as deep space anatomy underpinning the materiality of cosmic nebulae. Art: https://fb.me/pamartology  https://www.instagram.com/pamartology https://www.pamelabain.com/     Also spotlighting the symposium ANAT SPECTRA where Pam, and sound designer Jeff Hannam, will be sharing the innerworkings of their project CELESTIAL RESONANCE. ANAT SPECTRA  -  MULTIPLICITY     A multi-platform event, over six episodes. SPECTRAlive includes a symposium event hosted by the Science Gallery Melbourne asking artists, technologists, and scientists to imagine, experiment, and produce in ways which create fair, just and sustainable futures. Exhibition, film programs, talks, and discussions share and celebrate research, creative propositions, and artforms across multiple venues throughout Melbourne from April 21st – 23rd Tickets to Spectralive – the onsite live event  https://spectra.org.au/spectralive/#day-1      Tickets to Spectravision – the online event of 5 episodes running until May 6th  https://spectra.org.au/spectravision/ For more information about the event and presenters, please go to https://www.artshub.com.au/event/anat-spectra-2022-multiplicity-2538680/   The podcast artwork in this episode is DIAMOND NURSERY

Episode 249 of ATARI BYTES is going to the dogs.  We're playing powerhouse gaming publisher Purina's maze game... Hold on...*checks notes* Yep, PURINA. Ok...see, in 1983 Purina ran a deal where you could send in proofs of purchase (kids, go ask your parents) from bags of dog food and get an Atari game called CHASE THE CHUCK WAGON. Spectravision did the programming. Such as it is. But we'll get into that. WOOF! This week's short story: CHUCK WAGON, THE ANACHRONISTIC COWBOY Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Take a Chance", "Reformat" and "Pinball Spring".  Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "Storytime" theme. The website www.carnivalofgleecreations.com has show notes, social media and episodes for ATARI BYTES here and for my other show IT'S  A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN here.  The website also has info about books I've written, like MISERY BANANA: VERY SHORT STORIES INSPIRED BY OLD GAMES AND ODD THOUGHTS, and links to some of the places you can buy them here.  Consider supporting the show by become a subscriber on patreon.com where you could episodes early! Or even bonus content! Just go the patreon ATARI BYTES page here. 

A collaboration with our friends at Spectravision. The Beacon Island lighthouse has gone out and the S.S Essex County flounders on the rocky waters. Two passengers manage to escape before a devastating storm rolls in. Why did the light go out and what dark secrets does the lighthouse hold? Music credits: "Welcome to Arkham," "Carcosa," "Great Cthulhu" "Azathoth," "Nyarlathotep," "Yog-Sothoth," and "Lost on Sentinel Hill" by Graham Plowman "Spooky Spooks" by the Victor Military Band

In this latest episode sponsored by Calm, we discuss Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen. Sonny goes on a cable rant. JVL buys a new plunger. Vic confuses Spectrum with Spectravision. Plus making the case for the seaward!

All Things Nerd Podcast On Twitch Season 3 Episode 4: Get Your Geek On! -   - The MaliceCast Geek Enthusiasts & Nerd Aficionados talk about what has been tickling their nerdy fancy. As well as the viewing audience in the interactive chatroom.  Nerd Fight Poll -  - Best TV Show 2018 (Non - Streaming)  - The picks were made now we jump in the ring and fight over why   each pick should win or lose.   - Pick Choices - Supernatural, The Walking Dead, The Good Place, This Is Us, & Better Call Saul. Get in on the fight and vote the winner at : http://malice-corp.com/nerd-fight-best-cable-binge-watch-2018/ Nerd News -  - The CW Pilot orders for 2019  - The CW ordered pilots for a Riverdale spin off and a Jane the Virgin spin off. Also for new shows a new Nancy Drew show, and a tv adaption of the 80's vampire film The Lost Boys. We break down some of the things we know, and whether we really need these shows or not. - The Boys Comic Book Adaption on Amazon  - The first trailer for The Boys dropped. We react to the trailer. Talking about some things to expect with the newest comic book adaption on the small screen.  - Nic Cage new H.P. Lovecraft film  - It's been reported that Nic Cage is reuniting with Spectravision for a film adaption of H.P. Lovecraft's "A Colour Out Of Space." We chat about some of the details so far.  Sombody's Gotta Talk About It - Science and Football. Not known as a match made in heaven, but one student decided to base his school science project on "Why Tom Brady is a Cheater". We gotta talk about that.  Hashtags of the week -  - Interact with the Malicecasters on social media or in the comments below with their weekly hashtag:  - Mest5150 - #PunItUp give me your best and worst puns - ICZorro - #NextComicMovie whats the next most off the wall comic story that should get a movie / tv show - Masonic Vader - #FlipThatTitle whats in a name just because its the title for one thing doesn't mean it can't be mistaken for another. Tell us which titles make you think of something else.  - Super Whovian Freak - #300IsComing celebrate the upcoming 300th episode of Supernatural

The star power driving the nuclear fission that is this week's episode, 122, of the podcast is off the (radiation) charts There's me, of course. But we've also got Jane Fonda! Michael Douglas! Jack Lemmon! Oh, and some super naughty Muppets! Okay, technically, none of those people is on the show. They're all in the 1979 movie China Syndrome. A "China syndrome" is a theory that an exploding nuclear reactor could punch a hole through the Earth from North America to China. This theory inspired the 1982 Spectravision game of the same name. Because there's nothing kids love more than nuclear physics. Oh, there's no Muppets actually on the show either. There's still me, though, and I'm pretty sure I'm not a Muppet. No matter what my eighth grade teacher said.  We'll take the atoms floating around this game reactor and smash them together to unleash the story energy within. Or something. Beware the Atari Mushroom Cloud awaits. Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Take a Chance", "Reformat" and "Pinball Spring". Atari Bytes - episodes, show notes, social media, on and on and on It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown - Hey! That's my other show! Anything you want to know about the Peanuts strip, films, TV, merchandise. We do it all. Get your "Go Play Some Old Games" mugs, shirts and more at our store AB_Pod_Store on Zazzle.com here. Please consider supporting the show financially on our Atari Bytes Patreon.com page here. Thanks in advance.

In the Spectravision B-movie pirate serial THE CHALLENGE OF NEXAR...*Show notes interrupted by a note passed to the host by the editor* What? THE CHALLENGE OF NEXAR is an Atari game?** **Yes. Yes, it is. From Spectravision, 1982. But I thought Spectravision was a format 1950s TV was presented in.*** ***You're fired. Also, there are no pirates in it. Anyway, I guess this is a game where you fly through some sort of colorful space vortex thing and shoot space saucers that look less like saucers and more like an unnamed licensed property, the name of which, in Pig Latin, is Rsta Swar Eti Rfighte. Classic Arcade Machines Make a Comeback $100 a Pop If you like my podcast: first, thanks! Second, consider checking out my writing! My novel IN THE ST. NICK OF TIME, a sort of Santa Claus story for adults (it even has guns and naughty words!) is available wherever you like to get books. Here's one of those places. Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Reformat", "Take a Chance" and "Pinball Spring".  Atari Bytes social media links, show notes, episodes and more here. It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown - Hey! That's my other show! Find Atari Bytes mugs, shirts, stickers, bags, etc. at our Zazzle.com store here AB_Pod_Store Please consider supporting the show financially on our Patreon page. You can do that here. I am thankful for all of you.

Last week on the podcast, in KEYSTONE KAPERS, our beat consisted of the back alleys and mean streets of Keystone where Harry Hooligan made his mischief. This week, in Spectravision's 1983 adventure PLANET PATROL, our beat is, well, the whole darn planet. It's like when, after the sitcom "Gilligan's Island" ended, the castaways ended up in the cartoon "Gilligan's Planet". Yeah. Exactly like that.  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 and so much, much more here. It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown - Hey! That's my other show! Pick up cool merchandise at our Zazzle.com store AB_Pod_Store here. Support the podcast financially here on Patreon. Here's the Mental Floss article about the popularity of retro gaming we talked about in the show.

In this episode, the girls catch up on all things fiber. Contest The 2016 Legend-Prairie contest will be closing soon-ish, and some late-breaking prizes have been added! Please check out the Ravelry thread for all the details. Stuff & Things Susie is excited to announce the release of the Point/Counterpoint, Volume 2 collection collaboration with Kino Knits! Check out the contest Ravelry thread to learn how to win a copy. Finished Projects Susie started and finished a test knit hat Ermahgerd! PSL for Sarah/mrsshoo of Cultivate & Create, using The Lemonade Shop DK in Spectravision, finished her Directional Socks, and started and finished her Tilled Row Socks using With Pointed Sticks Ballpoint Sock in the Tulip Fields colorway. Current Projects Danie is crocheting away on her Micah's Blanket, and hexis for a WeekEnder Blanket. Susie finished the 13th of 63 (or 70) squares on her Oh Scrap! Blanket, and worked on yet another sock of her own design using KnitKnot Studio Half Hitch Sock in the Lunacy colorway. She also started the Earl version of the Lady & Early Grey Socks using Narwhal Needlework Rogue Sock in the River Tan colorway. She knit more on Architexture using madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in the Undergrowth colorway, and NightBlossoms using One Twisted Tree Lace in the Acid Peacock colorway. She also cast on Good Vibes using Hedgehog Fibres Sock in Bali and Genie.

In this episode, the girls chatter away through the final potpourri episode of 2016. Susie muses on Santa's flatulence levels, and Danie has a sock break-through. Stuff & Things The PACE collaboration from Danie and Sarah of Imagined Landscapes has been revealed! Check out the Prairie Hills Shawl pattern and the Prairie Gold colorway. Susie released her Alight Cowl pattern! Contest We’re gearing up for the 2016 Legend-Prairie contest! Please contact us if you’re interested in donating a giveaway prize. Thank you to Sari of The Girl Who Crafted who donated a Blue Lily Mitt kit as a prize, and Sarah of Imagined Landscapes who donated a copy of her Prairie Hills Shawl pattern! Finished Projects Susie started and finished her Striped Kid Hat, and finished her Close To You shawl. Danie finished another two squares on her Micah's Blanket, and started and finished two Pussyhats for the Women's March on Washington. Current Projects Susie knit just a little bit on her Vedai sweater, edged a couple of squares on her Oh Scrap Blanket, and added a couple of inches on the third Newborn Bonnet & Wrap Set. She also worked on the second of her Directional Socks, and cast-on a Come What May shawl using KnitCircus Lavish in Humperdink, Humperdink, Humperdink. Danie has been working on her Micah's Blanket, and on her First Hermione's Everyday Socks. Project: Reconsideration Susie pretty quickly reconsidered her Luckdragon Shawl. She's going to save the pattern for when she's more in a "thinking-knit" place.  Danie is considering frogging her Handspun Elda Cardigan and reknitting it into a Harvest cardigan. Enhance the Stash Susie acquired some yarn from The Lemonade Shop - a skein of DK in Spectravision and two skeins of Mighty Sock in Witch, Please, which may or may not become a Sugar Plum Shawl. Danie treated herself to some much-deserved goodies from the Bar Maids. New to Me Susie tried out the yarn-themed video game called Unravel, hopped on the Instant Pot bandwagon, and put a purple streak in her hair. 

Hey everyone! Time to check into the hotel room and turn on the... oh, wait a minute. Wrong Spectravision. This episode deals with the other Spectravision's games China Syndrome and The Challenge of Nexar, both of which you'd think would be under the Ch section in a list of Atari 2600 games, but NOOooooooooooo. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the episode. Next time I'll be talking at length I'm sure about the Atari game E.T., by the inimitable Howard Scott Warshaw. Please try to get me your feedback by the end of the day on October 18th, I am really trying hard not to procrastinate. So of course now I'm putting it on you. :D And as always you can send that feedback to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links Early Spectravision catalog - China Syndrome Scott Stilphen's interview with David Lubar  Random Terrain's Challenge of Nexar section  Data Age Mindscape record on Youtube Throwback Network on Facebook Short, inconclusive AA thread about China Syndrome Atari 2800 Challenge of Nexar on Atarimania Colecovisions podcast! The SNES Podcast Facebook page - contact Greg if you're interested in being a co-host Rob O'Hara's podcasts Holiday Special podcast on Facebook - please go and like the page! The Classic Gaming Bookcast by Chris Federico Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

HOWDY HOWDY HOWDY. Today I am covering three very good M Network games, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Kool-Aid Man, and Super Challenge Baseball. I had the great privilege of communicating with the developers of the latter two games, Stephen Tatsumi, Jane Terjung, and Ken Smith. My thanks go to them, and also to Paul Nurminen for getting me in touch with Ken Smith. Thank you all! Next episode I will conclude the Swordquest series with Waterworld and Airworld (which is made of air, HAR HAR). Upcoming games will include River Raid by Activision; Bugs and Journey Escape by Data Age; China Syndrome and Challenge of Nexar by Spectravision; E.T. by Atari; Turmoil and Fantastic Voyage by 20th Century Fox; Name This Game and Towering Inferno by US Games; Music Machine by Sparrow and Glib by Selchow and Wrighter; and Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede by Atari. If you have any thoughts or memories of these games or any I've already covered, please send them along to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you all so much for listening! Pertinent Links 1983 article mentioning Kool Aid Man Steve Tatsumi's company Elide Books Jane Terjung's web site Buy Jane & Steve's book Baby's First Year No Swear Gamer 183 - Kool Aid Man! Play Winterbells online! DO IT! Download Bell Hopper, 2600 Winterbells demake. Really fun! Atari 5200 Super Podcast - Defender Pie Factory Podcast Episode 12 - Home Consoles Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast Episode 1 Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

Well hi! I learned a very important lesson this week. I finished the research for the Xonox games Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel on Sunday, way before I usually do. So of course, I have problem after problem while recording and editing, so that means procrastination is always worth it! Also, ambigram. Next time I'l be discussing Rocky and Bullwinkle (not released), Kool Aid Man, and Super Challenge Football, all by M Network. For the rest of this year, I'll be covering the following games: Swordquest Waterworld and Swordquest Airworld (vapourware) by Atari;  River Raid by Activision; Bugs and Journey Escape by Data Age; China Syndrome and Challenge of Nexar by Spectravision; E.T. by Atari; Turmoil and Fantastic Voyage by 20th Century Fox; Name This Game and Towering Inferno by US Games; Music Machine by Sparrow and Glib by Selchow and Wrighter; and Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede by Atari. If you have any thoughts or memories of these games or any I've already covered, please send them along to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you all so much for listening! Pertinent Links News about Xevious prototype on Atari Age (with rom downloads) Xonox press kit on Atarimania Chuck Norris Superkicks bug page at 2600 Connection AA thread with Chuck Norris/Hercules ad May 1983 Arcade Express newsletter Artillery Duel/Super Kung Fu label (different artwork) Solar Defense on Atarimania Atari Jaguar GBG Podcast by Shinto! Shinto's GBG Podcast Information hub Amigos Podcast, Everything about the Amiga Computer No Swear Gamer Patreon page 2 Dudes and a NES Patreon page Toys r Us Report Patreon page Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!

This is the second Spectravision show I've done, this time featuring the games Cross Force and Tape Worm. If you don't know Spectravision, try these games out, I think you will enjoy themNext week on the show I'll be looking at Word Zapper and Commando Raid by US Games. Upcoming games include Asteroids and Berzerk by Atari; Mousetrap by Coleco and Ladybug by John Champeau, Blackjack, Casino, Slot Machine, Yar's Revenge and Haunted House by Atari; and Grand Prix and Barnstorming by Activision. If you have any feedback for these or any of the games I've covered so far, send it to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you so much for listening, see you next time! Pertinent Links Willie's Atari Flashback 4 contest video for episode 66 Willie's Cross Force video Willie's Tape Worm video How to Beat the Home Video Games: Tape Worm Submarine Commander on Atari Protos site Phenomenal Phil the No Swear Gamer on Youtube Nibbler on KLOV Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Blog page Listen to the show on the Retro Junkies website!    

This episode is about Submarine Commander (the last Sears exclusive on this show), and one of my childhood favorites, Video Pinball (both by Atari). Be sure to stick around to hear me ramble for quite some time about playing pinball as a kid. Next week I'll be talking about Cross Force and Tapeworm by Spectravision. Upcoming games include Word Zapper and Commando Raid by US Games; Asteroids and Berzerk by Atari; Mousetrap by Coleco and Ladybug by John Champeau, Blackjack, Casino, and Slot Machine by Atari; and Yar's Revenge and Haunted House, also by Atari. Send your feedback on these games or any game I've already covered to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net, and I'll read or play it on the show. Thanks for listening everyone, see you next week. Pertinent Links Matt Hubbard's This Day in Science Fiction blog Marilyn Churchill's Mystic Heroine Adventures web site Sea Wolf on KLOV Sea Wolf II on KLOV Video Pinball on KLOV Atari Video Pinball console Willie's Video Pinball video Willie's Submarine Commander video People Playing Atari - Video Pinball Derp. Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Blog page Listen to the show on the Retro Junkies website!    

This week's episode is about the CommaVid carts Magicard and Video Life. It was a tough one, I really don't possess a basic understanding of programming (Magicard) or elementary science (Video Life), not to mention that I was off for three weeks and was out of the habit of my usual procrastination, which turned it into unusual procrastination. I hope that you will forgive me and enjoy the episode anyway, I did get some good feedback which as always saves the show. Next week I'll be talking about Submarine Commander and Video Pinball by Atari. Video Pinball is one of my favorites. Upcoming games include Cross Force and Tape Worm by Spectravision; Word Zapper and Commando Raid by US Games; Asteroids and Berzerk by Atari; Mousetrap by Coleco and Ladybug by John Champeau, and Blackjack, Casino, and Slot Machine by Atari. Any thoughts or memories that you have about any of these games or any of the games I've already covered can be sent to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks for your patience and for listening! Pertinent Links CommaVid Story on Digital Press Irwin Gaines magazine article John Bronstein's Atari 2600 reverse engineering contraption Magicard manual (PDF) Chess rematch with Rick from the Intellivisionaries Willie's Flashback 4 contest video Next Level Video Games in Blackwood, NJ Magicard program binaries on Atari Age Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Blog page Listen to the show on the Retro Junkies website!    

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This week I talk about two more of Sega's Atari 2600 games, Thunderground and Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator.  I found both of them to be fun to play. Next episode will not be out until June 4, I am taking a few weeks off. That will be MagiCard and Video Life by CommaVid. The MagiCard manual is horribly long and complicated, so the extra time will be nice. Upcoming games include Submarine Commander and Video Pinball by Atari; Cross Force and Tape Worm by Spectravision; Word Zapper and Commando Raid by US Games; Asteroids and Berzerk by Atari; and Mousetrap by Coleco and Ladybug by John Champeau. I'm including this homebrew (first one!) because it was slated to be released by Coleco but wasn't, and Champeau later released a great port of the game. So if you have any stories or memories of any of these games, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you everyone, have a great Memorial Day if you're in the US and I'll see you in June! Highly Illogical Links June 1983 Videogaming Illustrated Star Trek article Star Trek at KLOV Borderline at KLOV Classic Console Gamernews Now You're Playing With Podcast The Intellivisionaries Podcast Favorite Atari 2600 Games of Willie - Star Trek Pixa on the iTunes Store Thunderground manual from 2600 Connection (.PDF) Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Blog page Listen to the show on the Retro Junkies website!

This week I look at half of the Absolute Entertainment games, Title Match Pro Wrestling and Skateboardin.' Next week on the show I will be covering Pac-Man! A very polarizing game for sure. I already have quite a few emails for that show, I would love to hear what you think (and thought!) about this game. In the coming weeks I'll be doing MagiCard and Video Life by CommaVid; Submarine Commander and Video Pinball by Atari; Thunderground and Star Trek by Sega; Asteroids and Berzerk by Atari; Cross Force and Tapeworm by Spectravision, and Word Zapper and Commando Raid by US Games. I would love to hear your thoughts on these games or any of the games I've already covered; please send them in text or mp3 form to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Links Interview with Alex DeMeo on 2600 Connection Skateboardin' map on Atarimania Earl Green's post about the Alamagordo excavation Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Blog page Listen to the show on the Retro Junkies website!    

This week I stupidly cover 3 Atari games, Codebreaker, Flag Capture and Video Chess. Stupidly only because it was Easter and I was more busy than I've ever been. Sometimes 3 in a show is a necessary evil. Next week I'll be delving into Title Match Pro Wrestling and Skateboardin' by Absolute. Upcoming games include Pac-Man by Atari; Magicard and Video Life by CommaVid; Submarine Commander and Video Pinball by Atari; Thunderground and Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator by Sega; Asteroids and Berzerk by Atari (if that show isn't close to 90 minutes with feedback then I'm doing something wrong); and Cross Force and Tapeworm by Spectravision. If you have any stories or memories of any of these games that you would like to share, please send them to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. This of course is not a guarantee that I will read it on the correct show, as I am wont to overlook them sometimes. I just realized I forgot to read Jeff's email this week, I apologize to Jeff and I will read them on next week's show. I hate it when I do that. Thanks for listening everyone. Pertinent Links Venetian Blinds by Activision on Atari Protos site Computer Chess by Atari on Atari Protos site Win a free game on the Retro Junkies Forum! Willie's Video for the Retro Junkies 5000 likes contest! Intellivision vs. Atari VCS Chess! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Blog page Listen to the show on the Retro Junkies website!    

In this week's episode I talk about Spectravision (later Spectravideo) and two of their early games, Gangster Alley and Planet Patrol. Guy Hutchinson has sent another great audio submission, and I am once again under coffee's big delicious thumb. Next week, two of my favorite games from kidhood, Miniature Golf and Human Cannonball. Upcoming games include Coconuts and Cosmic Creeps by Telesys, Star Wars Death Star Battle and Ewok Adventure by Parker Brothers, Bowling and Sky Diver by Atari, Tennis and Laser Blast by Activision, and Circus Atari and Superman by Atari. You can send your memories of these games or anything related to the Atari 2600 to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Also, as I mentioned in the show, send me the list of games you had as a kid if you remember, and also let me know if you find any 2600 games out there in the big bad wild. Or on eBay, that's cool too. Thanks for listening! Pertinent Links Syd Bolton's Watara Supervision Homepage Hyperlync's web site How To Beat The Home Video Games 2: Gangster Alley Favorite Atari 2600 Games of FocusRS Episode 12: Planet Patrol Like the show on Facebook! Follow the show on Twitter! Check out the Blogger page! Stream the show on the Retro Junkies page!

This week's episode details two of Atari's sports games that kinda sorta resemble the sport they're based on, Basketball and Football. Lots of stories and comments, Strudders' Score, and another audio submission from Guy Hutchinson! Also, please go to 1 More Podcastle and vote for the A-Team! Details are in the episode. Next week I'll be looking at Gangster Alley and Planet Patrol by Spectravision. Upcoming games include Miniature Golf and Human Cannonball by Atari, Coconuts and Cosmic Creeps by Telesys, Star Wars Death Star Battle and Ewok Adventure by Parker Brothers, Bowling and Sky Diver by Atari, and Tennis and Laser Blast by Activision. You can send your memories of these games, or any memories you want to share about your experiences with the Atari 2600, to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks so much for listening! Pertinent Links Atari Basketball on KLOV Atari Football on KLOV Atari Football manual Focus RS' Basketball video on Youtube  Stream the Show on the Retro Junkies web site! Facebook page Twitter page Blog page

In this week's episode I profile the first two Sega games for the Atari 2600, Tac-Scan and Sub Scan. This is just as confusing as Data Age's Airlock and Warplock, but those weren't in the same show. In this episode is a new Strudder's Score and an audio submission from Mr. Guy Hutchinson, podcaster extraordinaire. Here's a protip: if you run out of time to write a script for your show, don't think you can just use your notes and improvise, it ain't gonna happen. Next week I'll be looking at Football and Basketball by Atari. Hopefully I'm just going to look at them not actually play them, but I may be expected to do that. Upcoming episodes will include Gangster Alley and Planet Patrol by Spectravision, Miniature Golf and Human Cannonball by Atari, Coconuts and Cosmic Creeps by Telesys, Star Wars Death Star Battle and Ewok Adventure by Parker Brothers, and Bowling and Sky Diver by Atari. You can send emails or mp3s containing your wonderful stories for any or all (recommended) of these games to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you all for listening! Pertinent Links Tac/Scan on KLOV Deep Scan on KLOV Depth Charge on KLOV William Culver (Arcade USA, FocusRS) on Youtube Retro Junkies Super Show Genesis Gems podcast Turtle Flakes podcast Adventure Club Podcast Networkhref="http://www.theretrojunkies.com/videogames/gamecasts/">Listen to the show on the Retro Junkies website!

This week's extremely late episode deals with the early Data Age games Encounter At L-5 and Warplock. I'm sorry you had to wait so long for this lackluster episode. But there is an audio submission from Kevin, so it's not all bad. Next week's also delayed episode will be about Tac-Scan and Sub Scan, by Sega. Yes, it's the same Sega. Upcoming games include Basketball and Football by Atari, Gangster Alley and Planet Patrol by Spectravision, Miniature Golf and Human Cannonball by Atari, Coconuts and Cosmic Creeps by Telesys, and Star Wars Death Star Battle and Ewok Adventure by Parker Brothers. If you have stories for any of these games, please send them to me in text or mp3 form, 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. I read every submission on the show and I really love hearing from you! Thanks for listening! Pertinent Links (Yes, that's it) Data Age Press Photo on eBayListen to the Data Age Mindscape on Atari Age Kevin's Computer Space website William's Arcade USA on Youtube Facebook page Twitter page Blog page

This week's episode is about the early Atari games Breakout and Home Run. I received another audio submission this week, I love getting those so please keep sending them in! Next week I'll be discussing Warp Lock and Encounter At L-5 by Data Age. It may be a short show, there's not much info out there about Data Age. Upcoming games include Tac-Scan and Sub Scan by Sega, Basketball and Football by Atari, Gangster Alley and Planet Patrol by Spectravision, Miniature Golf and Human Cannonball by Atari, and Coconuts and Cosmic Creeps by Telesys. You can send your stories and memories of these games in text or audio form to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Links Breakout on KLOV Pilgrim in the Microworld by David Sudnow Brad Stewart interview by Scott Stilphen Cliff Spohn at Fine Art America Kevin's Computer Space Fan website Adventure Club Podcast Network Atari commercial featuring Breakout Facebook page Twitter page Blog page

This week's episode deals with Activision's Skiing and Bridge. Please note that I screwed up the production number of Bridge in the show, it should be AX 006. I totally missed that in the list and just noticed it now when I checked what the numbers were for the blog title. In this episode I got two great audio submissions from Shinto and Rob O'Hara, and I got some constructive criticism from James. Instead of recording at night this time, I recorded after I woke up, so if you're reading this James, please let me know if this made any difference! I think I sound a lot more awake, I'm sure that my wife will let me know too. Next week's episode will be about Breakout and Home Run by Atari. If you have any stories or memories of these games, please send them along to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. You can send text or audio, and all of them get on the show. Upcoming games include Encounter at L5 and Warplock by Data Age, Tac-Scan and Sub Scan by Sega, Basketball and Football by Atari, Gangster Alley and Planet Patrol by Spectravision, and Miniature Golf and Human Cannonball by Atari. Thanks for listening! Pertinent Links Glossary of Bridge terms on Wikipedia Bridge "How Your Partner Bids" manual at Atari Guide Focus On the Prize video for August on Youtube Arcade USA videos on Youtube You Don't Know Flack podcast Now You're Playing With Podcast Oklahoma Video Game Expo Mismatched Activision games thread on Atari Age Facebook page Twitter page Blog page