Into The Vertical Blank

Into the Vertical Blank: Generation Atari: S3:E12 :Atari News In A time When You Probably Shouldn;t Care About Such Things

In this episode we cover news from around the internet and the globe about all things Atari, New and old. 

Written, Edited, Produced by Steve Fulton and Jeff Fulton

Branding by Daryl Litts

Additional music - “Beyond The Realms Of Possibility” By Tony Longworth

Interviews Mentioned::

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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Written, Edited. Produced by Steve Fulton and Jeff Fulton

Branding by Daryl Litts

Additional Music "Chill Wave" by Tony Longworth

In this episode we cover Evercade Lynx 2, Pong Quest, Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast, Atari Bytes Podcast, Antic The Atari Podcast, Atari Party East, Champ Games VCS Robotron, Atari 7800 Dragon's Havoc, and more!

-Written, edited, produced by Steve Fulton and Jeff Fulton 
-Additional Music - "Sense Delete" by Tony Longworth - 
-Branding By Tony Litts

A story about the day in 1981 when our mom made a split decision that helped us discover Atari computers.

Written, engineeerd, and produced by Steve Fulton and Jeff Fulton

Additional music from Tony Longworth

Branding by Daryl Litts

In this episode we discuss the affect the movie Westworld had on us as kids, and try to figure out why its' "anti-technology" message did not resonate.  This episode also includes a remastered version of "Sharpshooter", the Westworld themed story from way back in Season 1.

PS: We will soon have new branding by professional graphic designer and podcast listener Daryl Litts.   Watch this space 

Into the Vertical Blank Generation Atari

Season 3 Episode 7: Discussion with Curt Vendel about the Atari 7800 XM Module

In this Episode we dive deep into the 7800 Expansion Module with Curt Vendel. We also discuss some history of the 7800, the original development and why it took Atari Corp so long to put it out into the market. 

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Show Notes

Tony Longworth

https://tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/

http://www.atarimuseum.com/

Buy Atari Business is Fun (not an affiliate link):

https://www.amazon.com/Atari-Inc-Business-Curt-Vendel/dp/0985597402/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Atari+Business+is+fun&qid=1587507833&sr=8-1

The Atari Bytes Podcast

https://ataribytes.libsyn.com/

The Atari 5200 Podcast

https://theatari5200superpodcast.libsyn.com/

The XEGS Cartby  Cart  Podcast

https://xegs8bit.com/

The Atari 5200 Super Community Podcast

http://theatari5200supercommunity.blogspot.com/

Antic the Atari 8bit Podcast

https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/

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Into the Vertical Blank. Generation Atari

Season 3, Episode 6. 

I Want Candy. Atari's Biggest Mistake Part 3: A Discussion with Curt Vendel

In this episode we go into a deep discussion with Atarimuseum.com’s Curt Vendel about what Atari could have been if the Atari 400 was actually released as “Game Player non expandable” instead of as the Atari 400 computer. 

Tony Longworth

https://tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/

http://www.atarimuseum.com/

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The Vertical Blank: Generation Atari. Season 3 Episode 5: Monthly News and Notes for those who grew up Atari, Or Atari News and HomeBrew Update for Q1 of 2020: Apocalypse Edition.
In this episode we cover news from the Official Atari as well as other new hardware projects that have sparked our interest. We also attempt to cover homebrew games for all of Atari Systems including the 2600, 5200, 7800, 8bit Computers, ST, Lynx and Jaguar. 

8bitrocket Pong Returns Post Mortem Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoEDKq2PAPg

Pong Quest
https://www.atari.com/games/pong-quest/

Zero Page homebrew reports:
Atari 2600 Homebrew Completed/WIP in 2020

 https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301348-atari-2600-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/

Atari 7800 Homebrew Completed/WIP in 2020

Zero Page homebrew reports:

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301937-atari-7800-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/

Atari 8-Bit/5200 Homebrew Completed/WIP in 2020

Zero Page Homebrew

 https://atariage.com/forums/topic/304311-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/

Below is a list of all the Atari 8-Bit/5200 homebrew games that have either been completed in 2020 or have released an updated WIP in 2020. Please let me know if there are any missing or inaccurate entries.

Atari Lynx - from atarigamer.com
https://atarigamer.com/explore/new-releases

Atari ST/E. TT. Falcon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmlqMEdeQTY&t=868s

Fun game, reminds me of Plutos. 

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In part 2 of “Atari’s Biggest Mistake” we explore the core reasons  why Atari blundered in 1982 with their biggest releases and explore a “what if” scenario right out of The Vertical Blank.   

What really was Atari’s biggest mistake? Was it ET for the 2600, was it Pac-Man for the 2600? Was it over confidence and inexperience? Or was it some else entirely?  In this 2nd part of our brand new investigative series on the real failure of Atari, we delve deep into the exact moments that we feel turned Atari from, the fastest growing company in the world, to a failure 3 years later. 

This podcast includes never before heard interviews with Nolan Bushnell, Chris Crawford and Curt Vendel. 

Atari Business is Fun

by Marty Goldberg (Author), Curt Vendel (Author)

https://www.amazon.com/Atari-Inc-Business-Complete-History-ebook/dp/B00CELBAJS/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=atari+business+is+fun&qid=1586136981&sr=8-2

Arcade Perfect

by David L. Craddock  (Author), Milan Jaram (Illustrator)

https://www.amazon.com/Arcade-Perfect-Pac-Man-Coin-Op-Classics-ebook/dp/B07XCDZZ12/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=arcade+perfect&qid=1586137006&sr=8-1

Chris Crawford Interview : http://www.8bitrocket.com/2017/06/16/in-depth-interview-with-game-philosopher-king-chris-crawford/

History Of Atari Part 1 (with Nolan Bushnell Quotes): https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2000/the_history_of_atari_19711977.php?page=1

History Of Atari Part 2 (with Nolan Bushnell Quotes): https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3766/atari_the_golden_years__a_.php?page=1

Antic ET Story: https://www.atarimagazines.com/v2n4/etgame.html

Antic Podcast with Dave Comstock, programmer for E.T. Phone Home: https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-316-dave-comstock-et-phone-home-superman-iii-cloak-dagger?fbclid=IwAR1PKHuEKcKRV6LhMBE6GxaMmElFu5s_eE-d1t6rZnuPt7Hx4BOCK2tj7yk

The Atari 5200 FAQ

http://www.atarihq.com/5200/5200faq/5200faq.txt

Atariprotos.com Atari 5200 Pac-Man

http://www.atariprotos.com/5200/software/pacman/pacman.htm

Atarimania.com Atari 8bit Et Phone Hone

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-et-phone-home_1881.html

Atarimania.com Atari 8bit Pac-Man

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-pac-man_3857.html

AtariMuseum.com Atari 400 “Candy”
http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8BITS/400800/400/400.html

Antic Magazine December 1982

https://archive.org/details/anticdecember1982vol1no5

Electronic Games Magazine October 1982

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_01_Number_08_1982-10_Reese_Communications_US/mode/2up

Electronic Games Magazine May 1984

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-05_Reese_Communications_US/mode/2up

Antic Magazine July 1983

https://archive.org/details/1983-07-anticmagazine/mode/2up

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In the 2nd part of our Dan Kitchen interview, we discuss the ground-breaking title "Garry Kitchen's Game Maker", Dan's new game "Gold Rush" and try to figure out what to call  new games that are made by original developers for vintage systems.

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http://www.garrykitchen.com/