Why do people subjectively choose one game or another to top their "worst" list? It's rarely actually the "worst" game objectively. In this episode I explore why one particular game has topped my own "worst" list for 4 decades, and if that is still the case in 2024.

See Video Version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWIc1R8Fg24&feature=youtu.be

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Includes music from Tony Longworth's song "Whisper's From The Drowned City" Find him here on bandcamp:
https://tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/music

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

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Mr. Postman is another game from Bit Corp., the people who brought us Bobby Is Going Home. It's a doozy of game for the 2600, but is it worse than E.T.?

Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toxJOrAOklw&feature=youtu.be

Dr. Spuds Game Reviews: https://doctorspudsreviewsthings.wordpress.com/2018/12/12/mr-postman-bit-corp-atari-2600-game-review/

Ric Pryor on Old School Gamer Magazine:
https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/mr-postman-for-the-atari-2600/

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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 Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com

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In this over scan we discuss a few new home brew games we have obtained for the #Atari2600 and #NES.

#ChampGames

https://champ.games/

#AtariAgeStore

https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1045

#MurderintheMaze

https://t1lt.itch.io/mitm

#mrrunandjump

https://atari.com/products/mr-run-and-jump-2600

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Thanks for support from: BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt, ED Possible, Tony Longworth Daniel Beasley, Barry Burkey David Schmidt, Jolt7800 Dave theVelociraptor

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

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Worserer than E.T.? : The Games Of Mythicon

In our continuing quest to find games that are "Worse Than E.T?" we have arrived at the bottom of the stinkiest barrel imaginable, and there rests the games of Mythicon.
Enjoy!

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufSlqW9MjU4

Links:

DP Royal Archives - The Worst of the Atari 2600 (digitpress.com)
https://www.digitpress.com/archives/arc00135.htm

The Story of Mythicon.. How cool is this.
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/55115-the-story-of-mythicon-how-cool-is-this/

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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 Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com

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Airlock A game that takes "worse Than E.T." to a whole new level.
Did Data Age make games worse than the supposed worst game ever, E.T. for the Atari VCS? Were they also one of the culprits responsible for the North American Video Game Crash? Have we found the worst Atari VCS game ever made?
Watch and find out.

Plus: Embarrassed by my poor play of Airlock, I went back and tried to figure out what I was doing wrong. What I found was a combination of user error, RTFM and a flaw of the 2600+ that all contributed to my poor play. But none of that made the game any better.

Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwaDhSNKh38&feature=youtu.be

#atari #worst #2600 #vcs #dataage

Correction: The Article from Arcade Express about Data Age filing chapter 11 was from May 8, 1983, not May 8, 1984, which makes a lot more sense in context.

#atari #retrogames

They Create Worlds: Atari's Distribution Nightmare:
http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/atari-s-distribution-nightmare/

10 Worst Products For Classic Gamers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWVMLv76qwA&feature=youtu.beLate 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
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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

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In our 2nd installment we play the notorious Atari 2600 game "Bobby Is Going Home" and decide:
Is it worse than E.T.?

Video Version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjtcqOVvPA0&feature=youtu.be

Ambient music in this video is "GUL-ee-SUCK-uh" by Tony Longworth

"Bobby Is Going Home" By Flanders '72:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc517DXJiSo
Flanders 72 on Band Camp
https://flanders72.bandcamp.com/track/lucy-moved-to-london

Bobby Is Going Home review from AtariMania.com:
https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-bobby-is-going-home_18790.html

Banana's Rotten Reviews Of "Bobby Is Going Home":
https://www.rfgeneration.com/news/2600/Banana-s-Rotten-Reviews-Bobby-Is-Going-Home-3473.php

"Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast Episode About "Bobby Is Going Home"
https://2600gamebygamepodcast.libsyn.com/bobby-is-going-home-by-bit-corp

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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 Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com

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In the first in a series, we play notoriously "bad" games and figure out if they are "worse" than the supposed worst game ever, "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" for the Atari 2600.  This first episode is a bit rough, but I promise you, they get better.

Video version here:
Worse Than E.T.? Tax Avoiders for the Atari 2600 (youtube.com)

Thanks for support from:
BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,
ED Possible, Tony Longworth
Daniel Beasley, Barry Burkey
David Schmidt, Jolt7800
Dave the Velociraptor

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
Vertical Blank Branding
Daryl Litts

Research: Atarimania.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com

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Overscan # 8

#114 Yep. Another of these STUPID @#$%!! Podcasts. Plus...Atari Hidden Gems
In this episode the brothers find a hidden gem for each of Atari’s classic systems and even a few divisions like the Arcade division and APX.
As always they decide in the middle if they want to keep going with the podcast and we cut out a lot of infighting and cursing/

Steve edited this episode.

#Atari #atarist #atariste #atari8bit #atariarcde #atari2600#atari5200 #atari7800 #atarilynx #atarijaguar #atarisoft #microsoft #ataricrypt

0:00 intro
2:01 News in the Bored Room
8:10 Book Club
13:00 Retro News Story of the week
14:50 Retro Magazine of the week
20:00 PC Dos Game of the week
22:25 Lynx / Jag 7800 Era Ad of the week
23:55 Crack the Seal
25:48 Feedback
27:40 Retro Ad of the week
31:33 Ancient Video Game / Computer Comics
32:15 Atari system hidden gems

Notes
Sam in Monsters Garden
https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/2024/06/sam-in-monsters-garden.html

Colecovision Basic Updater
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/365682-colecovision-wonder-tastic-basic-compiler-cvbasic-v050-now-with-bank-switching-support/

8bitunity
https://8bit-unity.com/

UGbasic
https://ugbasic.iwashere.eu/

Replay by Tristan Donovan
https://amzn.to/45JWrVl

Atari Arcade Superbug:
Old Classic Retro Gaming On Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBPe14I13Lk

Jakks Atari NES on A chip Joystcik
https://plugplaytvgames.fandom.com/wiki/Atari_TV_game

2600 Chaotic Grill
Brian’s Man Cave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of3ck-KO6Po&t=1s

Atari 8bit. The Arcade Machine
AtariMania
https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-arcade-machine-_309.html

Atarisoft Coleco Galaxian
Into The Vertical Blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzdRWRVgd7o&t=703s

APX Phobos
ThisIsPete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-OeqxjDXs&t=394s

Atari 5200 Meteorites
Into the Vertical Blank
https://youtu.be/IO4PXuJjE5Q?si=uTBHxaJMYbmc2ZXh&t=480

Xybots Atari ST
Atarimania
https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-xybots_10910.html

Atari 7800 Asteroids Deluxe
Into The Vertical Blank
https://youtu.be/HGI15xa7YHM?si=D7pMYUc_RAHCGTkN&t=284

Lynx Desert Strike
World of Longplays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8z70BdTEJI&t=4750s

Jaguar Chaos Engine
Atari Age
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8z70BdTEJI&t=4750s

PC
Microsoft Arcade
Melhod Riperton Channel
Microsoft Arcade Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCV7bnAe3o
(probably made with AI)

Thanks for support from:
BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,
ED Possible, Tony Longworth
Daniel Beasley, Barry Burkey
David Schmidt, Jolt7800
Dave the Velociraptor

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
Vertical Blank Branding
Daryl Litts

Research: Atarimania.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com

Find us here:
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Steve on Twitter @fultonbot

This week we discuss two of our favorite weekly retro gaming podcasts and compare and contrast  them to one another. There are no losers here as both pods are excellent weekly doses of what make us tick here at Into the Vertical Blank, We also have our usual assortment of news and have added even more segments. 

Contents 0:00 Intro  1:35 News  6:45 Book Club  8:45 Retro Ad of the Week 14:00 PC Dos Game of the Week  19:02 Crack the seal!  22:20 Feedback  26:50 Creator Spotlight  29:30 Ancient Video Game and Computer Comic  32:30 Debate  47:30 Outro 

#atari8bit #galaga

Atari 8bit Galaga’ish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvLFC0Sj9Y

#atarimoviecart 

Atari 2600 Moviecart Cartridge Housing by t1lt - Thingiverse

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6662894

#iWoz #wozniak 

https://amzn.to/4eHdyLA

The Cincinnati Enquirer

https://eu.cincinnati.com/

#BlakeStone

Blake Stone  Aliens of Gold

https://www.mobygames.com/game/786/blake-stone-aliens-of-gold/

#atarist #midwiinter

https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-midwinter_25275.html

#Microsoft 

Microsoft Olympic Decathlon

https://www.mobygames.com/game/1652/olympic-decathlon/

Jones on the fast lane

https://jonesinthefastlane.com/

#Bob Schroeter

Laff-A-Day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laff-a-Day

#zeropagehomebrew

https://www.youtube.com/@ZeroPageHomebrew

#ThisWeekinRetro

https://www.rmcretro.com/this-week-in-retro

#TheRetroHour

https://theretrohour.com/

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Thanks for support from:

BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,

ED Possible, Tony Longworth

Daniel Beasley, Barry Burkey

David Schmidt, Jolt7800

Dave theVelociraptor

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

Vertical Blank Branding

Daryl Litts

Research: Atarimania.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com 

Find us here:

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Steve on Threads @steveafulton

Steve on Twitter @fultonbot

Overscan: Showdown! Homebrew port vs homebrew originals

Yar’s Rising Demo Available
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2534370/Yars_Rising/

Paris Dakar Dump for Atari ST!
https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-paris-dakar_42936.html

AtariCrypt Review -Nano Cave ST!
https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/2024/06/nano-cave.html
https://electric-dreams.itch.io/nano-cave

Neosprint is awesome!
https://atari.com/products/neosprint?msID=088cfe85-49e7-4a11-9635-0c3f4c6e78e3

Space Battle Jamie Lendino! Book on Intellivision!
https://amzn.to/4b4zY6p

Microsoft Decathelon
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Microsoft_Decathlon_1982

Found In The Desert (HD)-The Movie: Atari ST Lost Dutchman Mine - 2024 Father's Day Special Edition
https://youtu.be/BfbO8TOga5A?si=EYDVUFp43K_VAADU

Worse Than E.T.? Marauder For The Atari 2600
https://youtu.be/BWIc1R8Fg24?si=hTQBF0Yj0ds0s-oE

Music Update: Brian Travis
The HOA by Brian Travis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiwe-mF_eVE

Music Update: Tony Longworth
https://tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/album/free-music-for-everyone

BCB Coffee Boy! Brian Bolding!

https://www.youtube.com/@ballistik_coffee_boy

Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank

Thanks for support from:
BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,
ED Possible, Tony Longworth
Daniel Beasley, Barry Burkey
David Schmidt, Jolt7800
Dave theVelociraptor

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
Vertical Blank Branding
Daryl Litts

Research: Atarimania.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com

Find us here:
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