An Interview with Jon Williams a Gamer Developer for the Atari 8bit computers, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore C16, Amiga and many other platforms. 
We discuss some technical details about developing for the Atari 8bits, Commodore C16 and C64, and well as dive into his game development history and what he is working on now. 
 
Jon Williams Game Video
https://intotheverticalblank.com/2020/05/27/the-atari-8bit-and-st-games-by-jon-williams/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-HJR2WpWTc&feature=emb_logo
Original Games
8bits 
http://www.atarimania.com/pgelstsoft.awp?system=8&type=G&team=1417&step=25
Jet Book Jack 1984 - Really difficult but great looking unique platformer in the style of Miner 2049er
Berks Four 2019 - More like Shamus than Baby Berks
Major Blink 2018
Time Slip 1986 - justs good and difficult as 2020
Fandal New versions
Baby Berks 2020 http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7853 - Combo of Daleks and Berzerk
Major Blink 2020 http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7855 - combo of crossfire and Kid Grid / Amidar
Time Slip 2020 http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7859 - frantic Zeppelin on acid
ST
Pyaramax 1990 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-pyramax_10329.html 
Tony Longworth’s Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/tonylongworth
Atariage Thread about Timeslip 2020
https://atariage.com/forums/topic/305374-timeslip-2020-48kb/?tab=comments#comment-4507611
Antic Podcast with Jon
http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-365-jon-williams-jet-boot-jack-timeslip
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S3:E11 Interview With Game Developer Jon Williams

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Overscan Weekly Retro Podcast: Into The Vertical Blank #108 This week we cover00:00 Intro:03:29 Atari 50th XP Collection Problems07:24 Epyx Handheld Collection09:42 TimeExtension.com10:38 Atari Video Music13:05 AtariAge.com15:10 Cuckoo's Egg17:35 Silicon Snake Oil27:25 Atari Movie Cart29:23 Our Videos30:28 Jeff's Rant on Crap ST Ports38:16 Feedback41:44 Steve's Glowing Review of Silicon Underground45:51 Bored Room Debate: Can Retro Save The Game Industry?
#lynx #atarixp #atari50 #atarivideomusic #atariage #cliffstoll#cookoosegg #siliconsnakeoil #siliconunderground #atarimoviecart
Links:-Atari 50th XP Collection Problems:https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/atari-responds-to-reports-of-faulty-games-in-usd1000-50th-xp-collection
-Epyx Handheld Collection:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ln_8GuVyEE
-Time Extension : https://www.timeextension.com/
-Atari Video Musichttps://www.timeextension.com/features/most-of-my-engineers-were-stoned-nolan-bushnell-on-the-failure-of-atari-video-music
-AtariAge.comhttp://www.atariage.com
-Cuckoo's Egghttps://www.amazon.com/Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Computer-Espionage/dp/1416507787
-Silicon Snake Oilhttps://archive.org/details/isbn_9780785794943/page/38/mode/2up
-Atari Movie Carthttps://www.tindie.com/products/lodefmode/moviecart-atari-2600/
-Countdown! Atari ST Action Platform Run and Gun Top: 50 Part 3: Numbers 30-21https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwPeOBcb4DA
-Silicon Underground:https://dfarq.homeip.net
-Play me like Atari: Retro gaming and the push to preserve video game classicshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQ0raP9dUQ
Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank
All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari
Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/
Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony LongworthFind the full song on band camphttps://t.co/qxbudlAFCK
Research: Atarimania.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com
Find us here:http://intotheverticalblank.comInto the Vertical Blank: Generation Atari | Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblankInto The Vertical Blank Pod Cast – Twitterhttps://twitter.com/Atari_VB_PodJeff on Threads @jeffdfultonJeff on Twitter @8bitrocketSteve on Threads @steveafultonSteve on Twitter @fultonbot

#108: Overscan: Can Retro Save The Video Game Industry?

Into the veritable blank Weekly Overscan : Our new Weekly Retro / Classic gaming and nostalgia show Coming up next:
 
ITVB - Retro - Overscan. Featuring This weeks possibly below the radar retro and classic gaming news as well as  the discussion topic is  it possible to really be bored in 2024
What is the Overscan? : Overscan is when the margins of the picture are hidden beyond the 
borders of the screen, as if the picture is zoomed in.
So it;s kinda like, let’s cover smaller stories and things we don’t think get covered that much.
Let’s see how it develops over time.
 
Notes
Lunar Lander: Beyond – Atari
https://atari.com/products/lunar-lander-beyond
 
Curious video Game Machines by Lewis Packwood
https://amzn.to/44GAlT2
 
GameGuide Jaguar (zafinnbooks.com)
https://www.zafinnbooks.com/page15.html#extHeader19-ak
 
Clipped Claws, Atari Jaguar Story
https://archive.org/details/clipped-claws
 
Playsoft has a video of their latest Turret Turmoil : Dreadnought Assault
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRi-JfMlBZI&t=6s
 
Atari 8bit  : Mikie
https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2024/04/inminente-lanzamiento-de-mikie-para.html
 
SKALD - Against The Black Priory
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/SKALD_Against_the_Black_Priory/
 
Atari Might Own STOS and AMOS!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/stoscoders/permalink/2169859943372536/
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All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari
Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/
Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Find the full song on band camp https://t.co/qxbudlAFCK
Research: Atarimania.com Atar

#107: Overscan. Is it possible to be bored in 2024 + Retro News!

A book review for Howard Scott Warshaw's magnificant tome "Once Upon Atari: How I made Histry By Milling An Industry"See video version of this review:Redemption For a Game Maker: "Once Upon Atari" Book Review. (youtube.com)Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry: Warshaw, Howard Scott: 9780986218668: Amazon.com: Books
Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank 
All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios 
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari 
Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ 
Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Find the full song on band camp https://t.co/qxbudlAFCK 
Research: Atarimania.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com 
Find us here: http://intotheverticalblank.com 
Into the Vertical Blank: Generation Atari | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank 
Into The Vertical Blank Pod Cast – Twitter https://twitter.com/Atari_VB_Pod Jeff on Threads @jeffdfulton 
Jeff on Twitter @8bitrocket 
Steve on Threads @steveafulton Steve on Twitter @fultonbot

#106: Redemption : "Once Upon Atari" By Howard Scott Warshaw, Book Review

The Atari 400 Mini. Honest First Impressions from old skool Atari 8bit owning twins
The Atari 400 mini arrived for both of us late last week. Here is our very candid first  few discussions  on what we like and dislike about the system.
 
Support the Podcast
400 Mini
https://amzn.to/43Efak6
 
Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank 
All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios 
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari 
Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ 
Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Find the full song on band camp https://t.co/qxbudlAFCK 
Research: Atarimania.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com 
Find us here: http://intotheverticalblank.com 
Into the Vertical Blank: Generation Atari | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank 
Into The Vertical Blank Pod Cast – Twitter https://twitter.com/Atari_VB_Pod Jeff on Threads @jeffdfulton 
Jeff on Twitter @8bitrocket 
Steve on Threads @steveafulton Steve on Twitter @fultonbot

#105  The Atari 400 Mini Honest First Impressions

We take a deep dive into the Atari 400 mini, discuss what we know, the features, all the included games, plus many other games we'd like to see.Watch the video version here:Atari 400 Mini -BLOWOUT! All the Games and More. - YouTube
Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank 
All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios # Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #Generation Atari Into The Vertical
Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ 
Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Find the full song on band camp https://t.co/qxbudlAFCK 
Research: Atarimania.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com Find us here: http://intotheverticalblank.com 
Into the Vertical Blank: Generation Atari | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank 
Into The Vertical Blank Pod Cast –
Twitter https://twitter.com/Atari_VB_Pod Jeff on Threads @jeffdfulton Jeff on Twitter @8bitrocket Steve on Threads @steveafulton Steve on Twitter @fultonbot

S3:E11 Interview With Game Developer Jon Williams

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