The CoCo Nation Show

Recorded live, March 19, 2016

We are very pleased to share with you this interview with legendary Color Computer game designer Rick Adams. Rick is best known for two Color Computer games; the first, is Temple of ROM, a 4-directional scrolling adventure/arcade game, and the second, is Shanghai, a Mahjong game for the Tandy Color Computer 3, produced by Activision and sold to Tandy. Both were released as ROM cartridges.

These weren't the only two projects Rick was involved with during the hay day of the CoCo, we'll hear about more in this interview.

Check out Rick's current projects on his YouTube channel:

Rick Adams' website:

The co-hosts and interviewers include, but are not limited to:

The original video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/imhw5WGLCS4

For all other things CoCoTALK! related visit us at http://cocotalk.live

Episode 006: 04-30-2017  CoCoFEST! 2017 Wrap-up show

We are back for episode 6 of CoCo TALK! The weekly live talk show about the Tandy Color Computer.  This week we are going to talk about The 26th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST! Which took place last weekend in Lombard, IL.  We'll speak with some of the people who were there, some who watched it live, and some who couldn't make it.  We'll also talk about the next geek outing, Tandy Assembly, which takes place in October, in Ohio, and it's about all Tandy based computers.

On the show:

• Nick Marentes

Links:

• Original live stream:  https://youtu.be/RaIxLmUfutI

• You can visit CoCoTALK! on the web  http://cocotalk.live/

Episode 005:  04-15-2017

Easter Edition - 1 week to CoCoFEST! - merch, emulators, games and more - 04-15-2017

On the show:

• Nick Marentes

Links:

• Original Live stream: https://youtu.be/OT-BsMkwDyk

• You can visit CoCoTALK! on the web  http://cocotalk.live/

This is the last live CoCo TALK before CoCoFEST! so YEA, we're excited!

What do I think we're going to talk about?

• The VCC emulator discussions

Episode 004: 04-08-2017

CoCo Community Discussions

On the show:

• Nick Marentes

The topic was focussed on the Color Computer Community and what it’s like to be a member of it.  Our community consists of people from every end of the technical spectrum, from the uber elite hardware and software engineers to the casual fans who just love the machine.

Links:

• The original live stream: https://youtu.be/XMQfBiGSWSI

Episode 003: 04-02-217

John Strong from Strongware shows off projects and development tools

On the show:

• Mark Overholser

We had a bunch of people on the show and we talked about a lot of things, but the highlight was having John Strong talk about his hardware and software projects as well as show off some of his game creation tools.  To see what John was talking about watch the YouTube replay.

Links:

• The original live stream:  https://youtu.be/7zo7wIE4kZg

Originally aired 01-10-2016 on YouTube

L. Curtis Boyle is the host of the Color Computer Games List website, a great resource btw, and one of the co-developers of the NitrOS9 operating system for the CoCo.

Curtis and I met through comments he would leave on my YouTube CoCo gameplay videos, which led me to his web site, which led to this, my first interview with a member of the Color Computer community.  Curtis has become an integral part of what I do on YouTube, and has assisted me with many game play videos, as well as help implement our now legendary lineup of interviews with Color Computer developers.

The original interview that aired on YouTube was edited to remove almost 10 minutes of content, so here, as a CoCoTALK! Exclusive, you’ll hear the original un-edited interview, in it’s entirety.

Links:

• The original live stream:  https://youtu.be/qhaz1RPsJKk

Episode 002: 03-25-2017

Nick Marentes talks about developing and selling games for the CoCo

On the Call:

• Nick Marentes

Links:

• The original live stream:  https://youtu.be/JBq45Z-ceEY

Episode 001:  03-19-2017

Let’s talk CoCoFEST!

Welcome to the pilot episode of CoCoTALK! The nation's leading live talk show featuring the Tandy Color Computer!  CoCoTALK! started as a spontaneous live stream with members of the Color Computer community talking about our excitement and anticipation for the 27th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST!  This is an audio replay of that live stream that originally aired March 19, 2017.

On the show:

• Host, Steve Strowbridge, aka "The Original Gamer Stevie Strow"

CoCoTALK! is a weekly live stream on YouTube which is a combination Skype call and live text chat, and is an interactive show dedicated to the Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer, aka the "CoCo"

Links:

• The original live stream:  https://youtu.be/iUGwQMn8DAs

Welcome to CoCoTALK!

The nation’s leading weekly talk show featuring the Tandy Color Computer!

CoCoTALK! Is a weekly live stream on YouTube and is a combination Skype call and live chat program, with a rotating cast of members of the Color Computer/Retro computing community.

The show was inspired by the CoCo Crew Podcast, our love for the Color Computer, and our anticipation of the 27th Annual “Last” Chicago CoCoFEST! Which took place in April of 2017.

The Show ran for 5 weeks leading up to CoCoFEST!  CoCoFEST was also live streamed, and we had a wrap up show the week after.  I didn’t think the show would keep the same momentum after CoCoFEST! But as I write this, we’ve been going 20 weeks strong, the shows get longer and better, and the viewership continues to grow.

Hearing how good the CoCo Crew Podcast does in audio format with over 1,000 downloads each month, we’ve decided to convert previous episodes into podcasts to extend the program to a new audience of listeners, who we hope, will also become viewers, the charm and appeal of CoCoTALK! Is that it’s a live program that you can join via Skype or text chat.

Look for audio replays of each episode here in podcast format, and long live the CoCo!

Links of importance:

CoCoTALK! On the web: http://cocotalk.live

CoCoTALK! On YouTube: http://youtube.com/ogsteviestrow

The CoCo Crew Podcast: http://cococrew.org

CoCoFEST! On the web: http://www.glensideccc.com/

Tandy Assembly: http://tandyassembly.com

Merchandise/Retro Swag: http://8bit256.com

OG Stevie Strow’s site: http://ogsteviestrow.com