Official Atari Games Podcast

About two years ago, a small indie team released Bread & Fred on the unassuming masses. Starring two adorable penguins, the game became a viral sensation with its hilariously challenging gameplay that's been streamed to millions of viewers. On the heels of its success, Sand Castles Studio got to work on a free add-on for those looking for an even greater challenge. Dubbed The Lab, that update was released on March 7th. Just before that, I was able to wrangle the team together to talk with me about their indie developer journey and how the title blew up. The said team consists of David Lozano Sánchez (Programmer), Guillem Romero Martínez-Quintanilla (Game Designer), and Victor Valiente (Artist).

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXn4mm8A_rU

Bread & Fred AVAILABLE NOW:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1607680/Bread__Fred/

Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/bread-and-fred-switch/

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Following the release on Switch in 2020, which followed the original release back in 2004, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is now coming to PlayStation and Xbox for the first time via our friends at Muteki. Due to some untimely illnesses, only one of the three planned guests, Andrew Hynek (Lead Programmer on the RCT3 port), was able to join me for this one, but that didn't stop us from having a spirited talk as we toured through the title running on current-gen hardware.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/aU5RPS7kbn4

Preorder RCT3 on PS and Xbox:

PS4/PS5: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0182-PPSA26698_00-RCT3COMPLETE0001

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/rollercoaster-tycoon-3-complete-edition/9pjv2xchzh31

Preorder/Wishlist Breakout Beyond:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041770/Breakout_Beyond/

Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/breakout-beyond-switch/

PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/concept/10013739

Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9nkfrjlg0r17

Epic: https://store.epicgames.com/p/breakout-beyond-e31082

Wishlist I, Robot:

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/i-robot/9phf27sh4qc4

PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10012198/

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2932910

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Please accept this disclaimer for flashing lights and errant farm animals because we have a new Llamasoft joint on the horizon! The legendary Jeff Minter (the Ox) and Ivan Zorzin (the Goat) join me to discuss their latest Atari title revamp: I, Robot. We talk about the new game, some classic I, Robot history, and a story involving a South American ox festival and the pope. Enjoy!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/vxGh348EGEY

Wishlist I, Robot:

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/i-robot/9phf27sh4qc4

PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10012198/

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2932910

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After much teasing, we're back with some game announcements and, in turn, some previews with the devs! Breakout Beyond has taken a fascinating journey leading up to its release - starting as an ill-fated Amico title before finding a second life under Atari publishing. We get into all of that and more in this episode thanks to my guests: Garrett Varrin (Programmer / Systems Designer at Choice Provisions), Mike Roush (Cofounder of Choice Provisions), and Jason Cirillo (Engineer/Designer at Digital Eclipse).

YouTube: https://youtu.be/FIpXAS0IEnY

Wishlist Breakout Beyond:

Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9nkfrjlg0r17

PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/concept/10013739

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041770/Breakout_Beyond/

Epic: https://store.epicgames.com/p/breakout-beyond-e31082

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One more talkie before the gameplay podcasts resume, I promise! Dan Amrich, Content Editor at Digital Eclipse, was kind enough to come back on the podcast to discuss his journey to where he is today. Dan has covered a lot of ground in his writing career, spanning many entertainment genres and a lot of ground geographically. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/cLYwRr-WlgA

Check out the latest Digital Eclipse releases:

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind: https://www.digitaleclipse.com/games/mmpr

Tetris Forever: https://www.digitaleclipse.com/games/tetrisforever

Much more: https://www.digitaleclipse.com/our-games

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Due to holidays taking a chunk out of our schedule, we're interrupting the regularly scheduled podcast with Atari Feud! Ethan Stearns (VP of games) cooked up a competition for Tim Lapetino (Creative Director) and Digital Eclipse's Mike Mika to test their games knowledge.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/BkPStNEOVas

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Earlier in December, Nightdive Studios shadow-dropped The Thing Remastered to much fanfare. Both the game and the movie that it serves as a direct sequel to have strong cult-followings and the folks at Nightdive did what they do best to make sure their remaster of the 2002 title exceeded those fans' expectations. Joining me to talk more about it all are Mark Atkinson (Original Technical Director of the 2002 Thing video game, Programming Team of Remaster), Albert Marin Garau (Technical Artist), Kevin Fox (3D Artist), and Josh Dowell (Game Programmer on Kex Engine Team). We jump right into playing the game (poorly) and wrap with a new trivia game.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/xnuWo9OSnoA

The Thing: Remastered AVAILABLE NOW:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958970/The_Thing_Remastered/

GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_thing_remastered

Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-thing-remastered-switch/

PS: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011616

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/the-thing-remastered/9n2np4245dxv

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Following a long run of game preview episodes, things slow down a bit for this one. I invited some members of the Atari games team to join me to just talk games and play some silly trivia games. Among them: Ethan Stearns (VP of Games), Sam Brown (Publishing Coordinator), and Shah-Rukh Faridi (Marketing Coordinator). Hope you enjoy this one and we'll get back to game previews and dev chats in the next one!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/3SS2nbAxc5E

RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic for Switch is OUT NOW!

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/rollercoaster-tycoon-classic-switch/

The Thing: Remasters is OUT NOW!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958970/The_Thing_Remastered/

Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-thing-remastered-switch/

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/the-thing-remastered/9n2np4245dxv

Playstation: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011616

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RollerCoaster Tycoon is a legendary title that's stood the test of time for 25 years. Now, thanks to the efforts of Graphite Lab, RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is finally coming to Switch to ignite the passion of the most diehard fans and introduce a new generation of players to the original title that kicked off the enduring franchise. I'm joined by two return guests: Matt Raithel, studio director at Graphite Lab, and Carly Francis, community manager at Atari and RCT fan number one. We talk about the process of bringing RCT Classic to Switch, how the controls work, and how to torment an inept player (myself).

RCT Classic for Nintendo Switch is releasing on December 5th

YouTube: https://youtu.be/aREJJ8OOYZ0

Preorder/Wishlist RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic for Switch:

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/rollercoaster-tycoon-classic-switch/

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After a one-episode break, we're now back to Digital Eclipse content with the impending release of Tetris Forever. Joining this week are DE's Chris Kohler, editorial director, and Jason Cirillo, lead designer and programmer of Tetris Timewarp, an original title included in Tetris Forever. We cover a lot of ground in this one, from our first experiences with Tetris, some behind-the-scenes of the development of Tetris Forever, a lot about Tetris Timewarp, and, of course, playing a silly game.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/WqtfN6ZcST0

Tetris Forever AVAILABLE available 11/12:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180240/Tetris_Forever/

GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/tetris_forever

Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/tetris-forever-switch/

PS: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10012314

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/tetris-forever/9pfhc37m5qbq

Wishlist Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2816870/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers_Ritas_Rewind/

PS: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10009198

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-ritas-rewind/9ND4JD0MXT2H

Atari 50: Expanded Edition AVAILABLE NOW!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919470/Atari_50_The_Anniversary_Celebration/

Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-digital-expanded-edition-switch/

PS: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0182-CUSA34728_00-0668738034155475

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-digital-expanded-edition/9NZK7ZB6CDKM/0010

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