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#160: First Communion: The Gospel According To Atari 15 Jul 202600:24:51

When my brother and I start our 2nd year of Catholic CCD class in 1978, we receive an introduction into a world we could have never imagined prior, and it changes our lives forever.

Features the song "Touch My Pain" by Tony Longworth,

See the video version here:
https://intotheverticalblank.com/2026/07/15/the-first-communion-the-gospel-according-to-atari/

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Thanks for support from:

Jason Moore,
Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/


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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

@intotheverticalblank@techhub.social

facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#159 : Atari Now + Fill In The Blanks Double Feature! 05 May 202600:30:34

A double episode of Atari Now ! and Fill In The blanks.

Links: 

-BCB On Rumble : LAtari Newsline | BCB

-Tunnel Panic on Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/tunnel-panic-atari-st

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Thanks for support from:

Jason Moore,
Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/


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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

@intotheverticalblank@techhub.social

facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#158 : Atari-Washing - Did Atari And Evercade Erase Gaming History? 19 Apr 202600:35:48

We discuss the Evercade carts, Atari Arcade 1 and Atari Arcade 2, both disappointing cartridges from, but for two every different reasons.

Credits found for Stern game on Atari Arcade 2

Berzerk: copyright 1980 designed and developed by Alan McNeil
Frenzy: copyright 1982 also designed and developed by Alan McNeil
Rescue: copyright 1982, designed and developed by Chris Oberth
Minefield: copyright 1983, designed and developed Chris Oberth
Tazz-Mania: copyright 1982 , designed and developed by Chris Oberth
Lost Tomb: copyright 1983, designed and programmed by Dan Lee
Dark Planet : copyright 1982 created by Erick Erickson and Dan Langlois
Moon War : No credits could be found

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berzerk_%28video_game%29
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenzy_%281982_video_game%29
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_%281982_video_game%29
- https://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2014/09/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Tomb
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_%28game_company%29

Additional song: "Connecting The Dots" by Tony Longworth

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Thanks for support from:

Jason Moore,
Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/

#157 : We Create Demakes / Remakes on the Atari 7800 and ST : Fill In The Blanks 05 Apr 202600:36:43

"Fill In The Blanks" and "Into The Vertical Blank" are not anal retentive. We are not perfect. We are messy, and that's the way we like it. We have opted to not strive for perfection, but instead, show the process, warts and all of "living" with a love for retro games and retro platforms. There are lots of other channels where you can consume content that aims for absolute perfection. We, instead, aim for passion.

Ballon Saw Itch.io
https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/balloon-saw-7800-alpha

Tunnel Panic ST
https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/tunnel-panic-atari-st

Mike Peters' Song "Fill In The Blanks" used by kind permission of his wife, Jules Peters

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Thanks for support from:

Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/

#156: Challenge: Make a Chip Tune on an Atari Machine: AtariST vs Atari7800 : YM vs Pokey 10 Mar 202600:47:27

#atari #atari7800 #atarist #pokey #YM2149 #STOS #RMTTracker
This season we are doing retro coding and retro creation challenges for every episode. We are calling this "Fill in the Blanks" as these are things we have always wanted to do, but have not accomplished yet. This time we were each tasked to creating a chip or tracker tune for an Atari machine. Jeff chose to target the Atari ST YM2149 using the STOS music creator and Steve chose the Atari Pokey using RMTtracker to target the advanced sound abilities of the Atari 7800. The RMT Tracker music should also be able to be played on an Atari 8bit computer, but we did not explore that in this episode.

Fill in the Blanks Song By Michael Peters MBE http://www.thealarm.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Thanks for support from: Atari Legend, AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios

#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/
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 Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#155 : The Art Of Vintage Computing (at VCF So. Cal. 2026) 25 Feb 202600:22:35

Steve takes a solo trip to VCF So. Cal 2026 and reports back to his twin brother.

Music: Chromatic Light Distortion by Tony Longworth

Links:

VCF So Cal: https://www.vcfsocal.com/
VintNerd Ms. Pac Man: https://www.youtube.com/TheVintNerd
Commodore128: https://8bithe.art
Hector: Rémi Arnaud: https://sasfepu.com
Jeri Ellsworth
Atari 8bits And Ansi Art:
Bucket O Pixels : John Manko (@bucketofpixels) • Instagram photos and videos
Magic-1: magic-1.org, http://www.homebrewcpu.com
Series 7 TTL ICs: List of 7400-series integrated circuits - Wikipedia
Jason Moore Atari Projects: https://retroprojects.org
Thomas Cheryholmes: https://FVResearch.com
Maker Faire OC: https://makerfaireoc.com/
Yamaha FM: https://www.deepsignalstudios.com
Game Tank: https://gametank.zone

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Thanks for support from:

Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/

#154: Atari Now Feb 2026 12 Feb 202600:38:56

A lethargic, uninspired episode where you can tell we are over this.
Will this be the last one? What will we do next?


https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Notes:
-Secret Mall
Apartment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Mall_Apartment

-Atari ST Mini:
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-st-enthusiast-announces-the-minist-with-fpga-misterynano-core-and-black-tkl-case-priced-at-around-usd400-each-but-the-initial-run-is-a-mere-five-units

-Strong Museum Acquire Curt Vendel Atari Archive
The Strong National Museum of Play Acquires Atari Home Computer and Console Division Collection - The Strong National Museum of Play

-New 7800 Multi-cart: The 7800 GameDrive
https://www.retrohq.co.uk/products/atari-7800-gamedrive-flash-cartridge

-Astrowing for the 7800 Looks pretty amazing https://github.com/jasonfrowe/Astrowing/releases/tag/20260126
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387574-astro-wing-starfighter/

-Exodus - The closest thing to Bosconian on the ST
https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-exodus_9262.html

Thanks for support from:

Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/


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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

@intotheverticalblank@techhub.social

facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#153: ST Show #2: Atari ST History August 1989: ST Format 01 Cover Disk News and more 18 Jan 202600:20:18

Atari ST History + New Home Brew Podcast 2. 

Video Version: youtube.com/watch?v=zqyqyXYNh8Q&feature=youtu.be

We begin our Tramiel era Atari history exploration in this episode by digging  into the World of Atari News and the  Cover Disk for August 1989, The Premier issue Number one or ST Format Magazine.  This  era of Atari History post Warner has not been covered in detail in too many places, so to right that wrong, we are going to the SOURCE, ST Format magazine. The most successful and comprehensive magazine to cover the world of the Atari ST and Corporate Atari  from 1989 onward. 

Plus New Atari ST Home Brew Games!

Puckman: https://frgailll.itch.io/puckman
Jonathan Thomas on X: https://x.com/RetroRacing

St Format Magazine Archive: https://www.stformat.com/

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Thanks for support from:

Atari Legend,

AtariBasement 

Atari Crypt 

BCB Coffee Boy, 

Daniel Beasley++,

Barry Burkey

Chris++

Dave the Velociraptor

ED Possible,

David L. Farquhar 

Jolt7800

Tony Longworth

David Schmidt

Daniel Stephens

T1LT

wesbrown18 

VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless  otherwise noted.  (c)8bitrocket Studios

 #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/



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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon  

@intotheverticalblank@techhub.social

facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#152 - Atari Now! January 2026 - News, Views & Homebrews For All Atari Systems and More plus Christmas & Predictions 03 Jan 202600:52:24

Atari Now! January 2026 - News, Views & Homebrews For All Atari Systems and More plus Christmas & Predictions

Notes:

Zero Page Homebrew: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew
Arcade1up :https://arcade1up.com/
Basic Fun: https://www.basicfun.com/arcade-classics/
PXE Engine:https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381582-pxe-pronounced-pixie-new-elf-based-bb-kernel/
Phantom Logic: https://phantomlogicstudios.com/
Rebecca Heinemen Memorial: https://www.rosehills.com/obituaries/whittier-ca/rebecca-heineman-12626858?utm_source=chatgpt.com
GRS: controller:https://wagnerstechtalk.com/grs/#TRON_2022
Silicon Underground:https://dfarq.homeip.net/tandy-1000-models/
Commode Dore 64: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/251730-why-i-still-love-atari-8-bit-computers/
Atari ST/STE -=Rogül=- demo/WIP - Silly Venture 2025 WE version : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2csKIZYCMSk
Atari XL/XE VBXE -=Castlevania=- demo 11/11/2025 : https://forums.atariage.com/topic/336661-new-demo-castlevania/page/4/#comment-5744434
Der Schraenker 4 - In Another World (130 XE) : (homesoft 429) http://www.mushca.com/f/atari/index.php?idx=10
Street Fighter2 for the Atari 8bit, plus a collection of other incredible games: https://vega.atari.pl/
Mattress Monkeys - No playable demo, but I wanted to prop the Atari Network and his review of both: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1-J3C2SVbo
Philsan has a post about the UnoCart Plus, which can be used in the 2600+ and 7800+: https://www.16-32bit.eu/unocartplus

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Thanks for support from:

Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/


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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

@intotheverticalblank@techhub.social

facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#151: Atari ST SHOW #1: Did Atari Knowingly Give Away Pirate Software? + ST News 17 Dec 202500:27:04

In 1989 Atari Distributed a 4 disc game collection with new STs called “2- Great PD Games” that notoriously include some non-pd content. The Atari ST Show #1 we deep dive into the contents of these 4 disks and answer the question “Did Atari Knowingly do this?” We also look at the games and authors as a dive into the hobbyist history of the ST in the uSA. Plus, we take a brief look at a C library for developing STe games. 

The Atari ST Show is brought to you by Into The Vertical Blank. Host Jeff Fulton (old man code).

Notes:

Download the Disk Collection:

https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-20-great-public-domain-games_31449.html

This is my first full length video post on Windows 11. It uses a combination of Kdenlivve and Shotcut, neither of which can hold a candle to Power Director in windows. For the next video I will create a dual boot and try Davinci Resolve on a different flavor or linux just for video editing (rocky Linux)

The Front Cover of Start Magazine was chosen for the thumbnail not just for it’s excellent photo of the ST, but because it was the First issue and this is the first episode of the new series.

“The term "Jack Attack Victim" is an informal phrase used to describe individuals, particularly employees, suppliers, or partners, who were negatively affected by the notoriously tough, ruthless, and aggressive management style of Jack Tramiel at both Commodore and later at Atari” 

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted.

(c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/

Reddit:   / atarinow  

Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/

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...

#150 : PC-Man And "The Spark" Of Childhood Wonder 02 Dec 202500:32:44

Teenager Greg Kuperberg wrote three fast-action arcade games for the IBM-PC in 1982 and 1983 (an almost impossible of feat at the time) and then took another path. In this rare examination of his work, we look at the legacy and inspiration of this "would-be" game programming auteur, who "moved-on" while at the top of his game.

Links:
-Tony Longworth: https://tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/music
--Interview and Text Version: https://intotheverticalblank.com/2024/12/01/interview-greg-kuperberg/
--Retro365: https://retro365.blog/
--Retro365 - Orion Software: https://retro365.blog/2019/09/23/bits-from-my-personal-collection-the-original-ibm-pc-and-orion-software/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
--Putnum Math Competition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowell_Putnam_Mathematical_Competition
---Time Out :https://www.macintoshrepository.org/66553-time-out
--PC Assembly Language Step-By-Step: https://archive.org/details/pcassemblylangua0000hoff/page/286/mode/2up
--8086 Code Examples: https://medium.com/@aleksej.gudkov/8086-assembly-code-examples-a-beginners-guide-3aeafd3fa808
--Assembly For World Domination: https://www.chibialiens.com/8086/platform.php#LessonP1
-Jamie Lendino: https://www.jamielendino.com/

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Thanks for support from:

Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari #IBM #8088 #1982 #1983 #gregkuperberg

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/


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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

@intotheverticalblank@techhub.social

facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#149: Atari Now! November 2025 09 Nov 202500:38:27

Atari now!

Notes here
Atari Now! November 2025

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Atari Now, News and Homebrews.
See full notes here:

Thanks for support from:

Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/


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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

@intotheverticalblank@techhub.social

facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

 

 

 

 

 

#148 Atari Now! October 2025 News and Home brew for all Atari systems 05 Oct 202500:38:55

#atari #atari8bit #atari2600 #atarist #atari5200 #atari7800 #atarijaguar #atarilynx #atarivcs #atarirecharged

Atari Now! October 2025 News and Home brew for all Atari systems

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

 

Notes: https://intotheverticalblank.com/2025/10/05/148-atari-now-october-2025-news-and-home-brew-for-all-atari-systems/

0:00 Opening 

0:50 Atari News

24:48 Atari Home Brew 

36:45  Closing 

Mentioned in this episode: Adventure of samsara Akalabeth AWA Anthology Drone Patrol Polybius Bubsy-4d Vectrex RM 800XL Apollo 6000 Old Skool Gamer Magazine Silicon Underground Tetris Forever The Realm of Riesig 2600 Bell of the Dragon 2600 Gridlock 2600 Mars Defender 2600 Lore Lords Gladiators 2600. ABBUC Contest EatMore Atari8bit Yachtze Classic Atari8bit PengoGOCrazy Atari8bit Gemini Atari8bit Block it Atari8bit 1K ATASCOIID Atari8bit Assimilate Atari8bit Center Atari8bit Woodworm Atari8bit Witshift Atari8bit Hard Snake Atari8bit Kobo800 Atari8bit Schränker 4 Atari8bit Elite Beta Atari8bit Street Fighter II v.099g Atari8bit Retro Lemon Shop Fallen Kingdom Atari8bit Block'Em Sock'Em Atari5200 Scramble Atari 7800 Robot Rumble Redux Atari 7800 Mouse Trap + Mouse Line Atari 7800 Yoomp! V1.1 Atari ST Hero Fantasy Atari ST Miracle Boy In Dragon Land demo v.078 Atari ST Jumping at Shadows Atari Jaguar

Chapters
  • (00:00:00) - Opening
  • (00:00:50) - Atari News
  • (00:24:51) - Atari Home Brew
  • (00:36:45) - Closing
#147: People Not Things: The Enigma Of Chris Crawford 29 Sep 202500:47:32

 

Game Developer Chris Crawford recently declared his lifelong work a "failure". In this Video, we deep dive into Crawford, his legacy, and why we think h is wrong.

End Of An Era
https://www.erasmatazz.com/personal/self/end-of-an-era.html

Chris Crawford's web site:
https://www.erasmatazz.com/

Dragon Speech:
https://youtu.be/VwZi58u1FjI

Gossip Documentation:
https://www.atariarchives.org/APX/showdocs.php?cat=unknown_gos

Play Siboot Here:
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Trust_and_Betrayal_-_The_Legacy_of_Siboot_1987

Features the song "Nomad" by Tony Longworth.

Thanks for support from:

Atari Legend,
AtariBasement
Atari Crypt
BCB Coffee Boy,
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
Chris++
Dave the Velociraptor
ED Possible,
David L. Farquhar
Jolt7800
Tony Longworth
David Schmidt
Daniel Stephens
T1LT
wesbrown18
VintNerd

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/
Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/


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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

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facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#146: Atari Now! September 2025 03 Sep 202500:45:42

Monthly update about the world of Atari.
Atari Now! News and Homebrews, September 2025

https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/

Games Featured:
Super 3D Maze 16
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2751700/Super_3D_Maze_16/

Dash (2600) https://forums.atariage.com/topic/382967-dasher-a-new-64k-platformer/

Axercise (2600)
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381609-are-you-ready-to-axercise/

Intruders 2 (2600)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/atariage/posts/10162880774035255/

Champ Games; Spiders Arcade, Tomahawk 777, Lucky Chase
https://champ.games/f/boom-lucky-chase-and-tomahawk-777-added-to-the-online-store?blogcategory=Announcements

Svellas (7800, A8, 5200) https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-svellas_44457.html
Demon Attack (7800 WIP)
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/383751-sneak-peek-demon-attack-7800/

Pong Experiment (A8)
https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-pong-experiment_44444.html

Street Fighter II (A8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag3ihyOzlC8

Timber Man (A8)
https://atarionline.pl/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7976&page=1#Item_0

Wings of Death (Jag(
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/380054-announcing-wings-of-death-for-the-jaguar/

Full Circle Rocketeer (Jag)
https://www.patreon.com/rebootgames/shop/full-circle-rocketeer-caravan-edition-2187174

Timeloop (Lynx)
https://drludos.itch.io/timeloop

Atari Dash (ST)
https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-atari-dash_44356.html

Galactic Panic (ST)
https://insert-studio-name.itch.io/galactic-panic

Defender 1.0 (ST)
https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-defender_s30637.html


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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
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Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth

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#145: What The Heck Is The Vertical Blank Anyway? 23 Jul 202500:07:31

In this piece we play the long versions of our two songs, mixed with a segment from our movie "The Best *#@! Christmas Ever: An Atari 8-bit Journey Into The Vertical Blank" To lay out just what The Vertical blank means to us and why we use it as the metaphor for the retro gaming hobby.

Video version here:
https://youtu.be/qudbVpMUCWI

 

 

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Jolt7800
wesbrown18
Daniel Stephens
Chris++


All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot 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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

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#144: Atari 800, Blue Max, and the Zen of Vintage Computing 20 Jul 202500:10:30

Atari 800, Blue Max, and the Zen of Vintage Computing
A crack the seal, an essay, a something, whatever this is.

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Chris++


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#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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

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#143: Finding Electronic Games Magazine In 1981 (Remaster) 06 Jul 202500:18:47

The story from Season 2, Episode 5, remastered.

Video version here:

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Jolt7800
wesbrown18
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#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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

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#142: The Worst Game Visits The So. Cal Retro Gaming Expo 22 Jun 202500:09:50

The Worst Game Visits The So Cal Retro Expo 2025.
Additional music:
Music: Heart Of Neon (Spectral Grid Mix) - Tony Longworth

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David Schmidt,
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Jolt7800
wesbrown18
Daniel Stephens


All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot 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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

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#141: How STOS Helped People Forge Careers in Software 08 Jun 202500:37:01

STOS The Game Creator (and like software) might have been seen as silly or non-serious shortcuts for hobbyists, but for many many people it became entry point into the world of professional software development. This is just one such tale, the story of "Zamboozal Poker Dice"

Video version here: How STOS Helped People Forge Careers in Software

The is a re-edit and and re-master of podcast from season 3. 

Original Zamboozal on Atarimania.com: https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-zamboozal-poker-dice_37004.html
2020 Update on Atarimania.com: https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-zamboozal-poker-dice_37016.html

#atari #atarist #atariste #stos #dit #bedroomcoders

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David Schmidt,
Dave theVelociraptor
Jolt7800
wesbrown18
Daniel Stephens


All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot 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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

@intotheverticalblank@techhub.social

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#140: The Game Creator: Atari ST STOS History, Games &  Community  01 Jun 202500:30:19

If you were a teen,  pre-teen, or even a curious adult with an 8-bit computer in the 80’s, you most likely started your journey as a computer enthusiast by playing with the basic language included with your machine.  Some typed in a few programs, then moved to games and never looked back, while many of us were so engrossed in the power to control the computer and especially create games,  that it became an obsession that we still feed off of today.  

 

Eventually many of us sold or traded up to an Amiga or Atari ST and we found that basic languages bundled with the machines, at least before the advent of the Super, or Power pack bundles, was lacking in any game making ability. In fact, some of the basics were so poor that many of us were put off trying to program on these newer faster machines at all. 

 

Enter the game creation basics!
If you were an ST owner in 1989 or an Amiga owner just one year later, your prayers were answered by a fantastic set of tools by a tint French development team of two genius developers. 

 

Video Version: https://youtu.be/kK4QrccSChg

Full notes available here: https://intotheverticalblank.com/2025/06/02/140-the-game-creator-atari-st-stos-history-games-community/

#139: "Brandon" - When Your Best Gaming Friend Passes Away. (from the lost tapes) 11 May 202501:04:26

A lost tape from 2023. Jeff and I sit down to talk about our friend Brandon, the day we found out he passed away. Brandon was with us on our gaming adventures from 1982 to 2023.

#138: Project Save Atari (from The Lost Tapes) 04 May 202501:23:54

In 2008, when quite literally, NO ONE CARED we published a multi-part series called "Project Save Atari" with ideas and predictions for Atari's future. In 2024 we sat down to revisit it, and see how we did. These are the lost tapes from 2024 and 2008. These were predictions and suggestions to help save the then struggling Atari/Infogrames. In this lost tape from 2024,w e went back to look at the 17 year-old "Project: Save Atari" and see how we did. We also unearthed another lost tape...from 2008 where we discussed it all in context.

Web text here:
https://intotheverticalblank.com/2025/05/04/how-well-did-we-predict-ataris-future-in-2008/

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Jolt7800
wesbrown18
Daniel Stephens


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#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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

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#137 : The Worst Game Ever For The Atari 2600 30 Apr 202500:19:05

In the final episode of "Worse Than E.T. ?" we attempt to, once and for all, find the "worst Atari 2600 game", even if we have to make it ourselves...so we do.
Here is the itch.io page for the game when you can download it, get the code, see the box-art, etc.
All free, of course.
https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/worst-game

#worst #atari #atari2600 #humor

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Daniel Stephens


All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot 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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

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#136: What Does It Mean To Finish A Game? 25 Apr 202501:01:58


What Does It Mean To Finish A Game? Atari 2600, 400/800, 520/1040 ST
A lost tape from 2022, finally released. Inspired by an episode of The Retro Hour, We discuss all the games we "finished" for Atari platforms. With gobs of new video for each game.
#atari #atari2600 #atari800 #atari400 #atarist

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Opening 0:00
Adventure (2600) 2:15
Breakout (2600) 5:31
Dragonstomper (2600) 7:31
ET (2600) 10:05
Haunted House (2600) 11:51
Fantastic Voyage (2600) 13:50
Raiders of the Lost Ark (2600) 15:23
Star Raiders Star Master Phaser Patrol (2600) 16:27
Laser Blast (2600) 17:56
Escape from the Mind Master (2600) 18:14
River Raid (2600) 18:37
Pitfall (2600) 19:07
Hero (2600) 19:42
Pitfall II (2600) 20:03
Crypts of Chaos (2600) 22:17
Jungle Hunt (2600) 22:45
Vanguard (2600) 23:07
Archon (Atari 400/800) 23:42
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (Atari 400/800) 25:12
Bruce Lee (Atari 400/800) 26:27
Excalibur (Atari 400/800) 27:20
Easter Front (Atari 400/800) 28:30
Ultima IV (Atari 400/800) 29:30
MULE (Atari 400/800) 31:51
F16 Strike Eagle (Atari 400/800) 33:08
Murder on the Zinderneuf (Atari 400/800) 34:23
Soft porn Adventure (Atari 400/800) 36:37
Star Raiders (Atari 400/800) 37:39
7 Cities of Gold (Atari 400/800) 38:14
Star League Baseball (Atari 400/800) 39:29
One on One (Atari 400/800) 39:50
Pinball Construction Set (Atari 400/800) 40:25
ET Pone Home (Atari 400/800) 42:14
Karateka (Atari 400/800) 42:57
Battle Hawks 1942 (Atari ST) 44:46
Kings Quest 1 and 2 (Atari ST) 45:50
Phantasie I, II, III (Atari ST) 46:45
Wizards Crown (Atari ST) 49:11
Demons Winter (Atari ST) 50:16
Dungeon Master (Atari ST) 51:06
Kult (Atari ST) 52:46
Xenon 2 (Atari ST) 54:01
Kickoff Player Manager/Kickoff 2 (Atari ST) 54:57
Gateway to Apshai (Atari 400/800) 56:02
Karate Kid 2 (Atari ST) 56:24
Balance of Power (Atari ST) 56:33
Battle Tech Crescent Hawks Inception (PC on ST via AT-Speed) 57:39
The Price is Right (PC on ST via AT-Speed) 56:09
Closing 59:40

Thanks for support from:
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Tony Longworth
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Daniel Stephens


All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot 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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

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facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#135: Live from The Tarriff Bunker, April 2025 20 Apr 202500:29:45

We get together live and in person to talk about the state of Atari and play victim to the C64, NES, and the Amiga. Whoa is us, as Atari fans.

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#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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

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#134 Atari ST Special: SSI on the ST and a STOS STE game engine 15 Apr 202500:40:30

#134 Atari ST Special: SSI on the ST and a STOS STE game engine

Welcome to episode 134 of the Into The Vertical Blank Podcast. Today we have a special treat. It’s the 40th anniversary of the Atari ST this year, so we will be confusing most of the audio and video channels on the Atari computers and especially the ST. 

 

First up we have a segment focusing on the Magic of SSI games on the ST. Following that we will have a special on a newly found STe game engine for STOS. 

 

The Magic of SSI Games on the ST
Video and Show Notes

https://youtu.be/kOOo97BMwp4?si=Xpo6OI2I_5Fg_DBx

 

An Atari STe Game Engine
Video and Show Notes

https://youtu.be/MAYL4YI2W_M?si=V4k6A96J7rOw5yqu

 

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

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot 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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

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facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

Chapters
  • (00:00:00) - Opening
  • (00:00:45) - SSI Games on the ST
  • (00:13:09) - STe Game Engine for STOS
133: Beautiful Disaster: An Ode to Fry's Electronics 31 Mar 202500:19:17

Beautiful Disaster: An Ode to Fry's Electronics
A story about technology change from generation to generation and the importance of feeling useful with DIY
See video version here:
https://youtu.be/r78tcGiIzP4

#diy #atari #motorcycles #pcgames #fryselectronics #southbay #memoir

Music licenses:
Soundstripe
Full Throttle: Code: UKYZGYCBOZ5E6MSB
1 Up: Code: FPQITALX8O3ERBZV

Written and Created By Steve Fulton
Thanks to @JarrodsTech for the video lesson

End song "Out Of The Vertical Blank"
by Tony Longworth
Thanks to our supporters:
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ED Possible,
Tony Longworth
Daniel Beasley,
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Into The Veritcal Blank is Steve and Jeff Fulton
intotheverticalblank.com

Sources
-Dirt Bike magazine, Aug., 1975
-Dirt Bike magazine, Dec., 1974
-Dirt Bike magazine, Feb., 1975
-LA Times, Dec. 11, 1975
-LA Times, July 8, 1979
-LA Times, April 25, 1976
-The Redondo Reflex Tue Jun 2 1970
-The Redondo Reflex Wed Jun 26 1974
-The Redondo Reflex Wed Sep 29 1976
-LA Times Jan. 15, 1983
-The Daily Breeze, Dec. 31, 1983
-LA Times, Jul. 27, 1983
-LA Times, Jun. 22, 1986
-LA Times, Apr. 2, 1984
-LA Times, Apr. 16, 1983
-LA Times, Nov. 18, 1983
-Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 ZZ-R1100 Motorcycle Service Manual Supplement
-https://www.youtube.com/@renegonzalez6755: Rene Gonzalez
ZX1100-C1 C2 1990-1991
-LA times April 17, 1993
-LA Times, Aug 14, 1993
-Santa Cruz Sentinel, Feb 28, 1988
-Lodi News Sentinel, Feb 26, 1988
-LA Times, March 2, 1994
-LA Times, Dec. 8, 1993
-LA Times, Sept. 14, 1994
-LA Times, May 15, 1993
-LA Times, June 29, 1994
-LA Times, Sep 12, 1994
-LA Times, Sep 26, 1994
-Lodi News Sentinel, Jan. 2 1997
-Record Searchlight Jan 1, 1997
-LA Times June 24, 2001
-LA times Dec 28, 2003
-LA Times, May 29, 2002
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-LA Times June 3, 2002
-Orlando Sentinel, June 29, 2007
-News Press, April 3, 2010
-USA Today, April 10, 20121
-National Post, Oct. 19., 2012
-LA Times, Nov. 19, 2011
-LA Times, Dec 30, 2018
-LA Times, July 7, 2019
-LA Times, Feb 25, 2021

"Beautiful Disaster: An Ode To Fry's Electronics"

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot 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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

@intotheverticalblank@techhub.social

facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

132: Finding Our Story at Vintage Computer Fest So. Cal. 2025 08 Mar 202500:43:09

 

There were as many stories as there were people at Vintage Computer Fest So. Cal. 2025.

This is Ours

Video version of the main story here:
Finding Our Story at Vintage Computer Fest So. Cal. 2025

#retrogaming #vintacomouting
Links, etc.

Panel Attendees:
→ David from Usagi Electric - youtube.com/@UsagiElectric
→ Jeri from Tilt Five - tiltfive.com
→ Sean from Advent of Computing - adventofcomputing.libsyn.com
→ Evie from Evie's Revue - youtube.com/@EviesRevue
→ Alex from That Electronics Fool - youtube.com/@ThatElectronicsFool
→ Jeff & Steve from Into The Vertical Blank - youtube.com/@IntoTheVerticalBlank
→ Steve from The VintNerd - youtube.com/@TheVintNerd

Vendors And Exhibitors
→Jason Moore - http://atariprojects.org
→Levi’s Retro Bridge - https://www.levimaaia.com
→Aquarius+ - https://aquarius.1stage.com
→Old School Gamer - http://www.oldschoolgamer.com
→Monsoon Studios -https://monsoonstudios.net
→Commander X16 - https://commanderx16.com
→Sideburn Studios - https://youtube.com/sideburn
→Atari Video Music (1977) Display - https://www.youtube.com/@AtariVideoMusic
→Jim DiNunzio - https://jimdinunzio.com
→The Wind Terminal - https://www.windterminal.com
→The Southern Amis Projects - https://www.southernamis.com

VCF Ao. Call Web Site: https://www.vcfsocal.com/

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Thanks for support from:
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Dave theVelociraptor

All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot 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

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

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131: The First Atari 2600 Homebrew Cartridge? Ed Federmeyer And The Story of Sound-X and Edtris 02 Mar 202501:13:15

In the 1994, when retro gaming wasn't even really a thing yet, Ed Federmeyer decided he wanted to make his own Atari 2600 software. His drive to actually bring this dream to fruition may have sparked the modern are of retro games. Includes a new 2025 interview with Ed Federmeyer.

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Environmental music in this episode is Ed Federmeyer's "Class Project #1"

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130 : The Curious Case Of Atari 2600 Action Pack For Windows 3.1 13 Feb 202501:02:49

What started as simple "crack the seal" to open and play a 30 year old Windows game, became journey to discover, what might be, the origins of retro gaming itself.
Many Thanks to Eclectic Lee for creating the archive page used in this story.

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

Music: All Systems Go by used on Cyberlink Power Director license:
Code: WTVUZQ8QQU4DGD83

Links:

Eclectic Lee's
rec.games.vidieo.classic Atari Action Pack Archive: https://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/cvg/2600emu/
@eclecticlee.bsky.social

Win31DosBox:
https://mendelson.org/win31dosbox.html


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Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth

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129: The Best *#@! Christmas Ever: An Atari 8-bit Journey Into The Vertical Blank 18 Dec 202401:10:56

The final, definitive version of the story we've been trying to tell for the past 6 years. Christmas 1983, the Atari 8-bit computer Christmas was, for many reasons, the best *#@! Christmas ever. This new version gives a rounder picture, explains The Vertical Blank, obsesses over Star Wars, and tries to explain the actual result of Christmas 1983, once and for all.
#atari #atari8bit #atari800 #starwars #blankgeneration #genx

You can watch a movie version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9YfsN51kO0&feature=youtu.be

Extra soundtrack music "Tinsel and Fire" by Tony Longwort
https://tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/album/free-music-for-everyone

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Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth
Find the full song on band camp
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Vertical Blank Branding
Daryl Litts

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128: The Legend Of SwordQuest: Is This The Best Atari Podcast Ever created? 11 Dec 202400:10:59

There is a new Atari related limited podcast out there that blew us away!
The Legend Of SwordQuest from iHeartRadio

Atariage Thread: Legend of Swordquest podcast - Atari 2600 - AtariAge Forums
iHeartRadio Podcast Page: The Legend of SwordQuest | iHeart
Jamie Loftus Page: Jamie Loftus
School Of Humans: The Legend of SwordQuest — School of Humans

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Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth
Find the full song on band camp
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127: The Essential: Atari ST Michtron’s Time Bandit from 1986. 26 Nov 202400:43:31

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On the Into The Vertical Blank’s The Essential #atari ST, we investigate, discuss and evaluate #atarist Computers games and try to uncover titles worthy of play by all who are interested in the platform. I will be giving you a history of #timebandit , a personal review and I will also be inserting video and audio with my brother Steve, fultonbot, as we further discuss the gameplay, legacy and it’s metrics as an essential Atari ST title

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Vertical Blank Branding Daryl Litts

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#126 : RANT: The Incident At The Retro Game Store 06 Nov 202400:21:06

In this 20 minute rant, we loudly discuss an incident we recently had at a retro game store, and then talk about how the retro game store experience could be improved for all.

https://retrogamesplus.com/

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Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth
Find the full song on band camp
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Vertical Blank Branding
Daryl Litts

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#125: 10 Good “Euro” Action Platformers for the Atari ST 14 Oct 202400:17:02

(Including Sun Su Si and First Samurai)

 

Join us as we take a look at 10 good #actionplatformer games for the #atarist we also briefly discuss them for the #amiga and otjer 80s computers such as the #c64 and #pc I have chosen the #Atari ST as my platform because it was what I had from 1987 until 1992 and also because these games have most likely been explored in detail for other systems multiple times already, whereas the ST versions probably have not been explored as much as they deserve outside of the few good ST youtube channels that do a great job of covering games for the system.

Youtube version: https://youtu.be/BeT-50_7LnI

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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

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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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124: 10 Mid-80’s “Euro” Action Platformers on the Atari ST (and other 80’s computers) 01 Oct 202400:22:03

#atari #atarst #actionplatformer #amiga #msx #c64 #speccy #amstradcpc #dos

The Euro Platformer. Today the term is used with much derision, mostly by console game fans but even by some many 80’s computer games, and well now, now even by me, and we all probably should know better, or should we? Yes, these games had very high difficulty, cheap deaths, a lot of jumping to unknown places and mostly “bad game design” that would have the Retronaughts guys throwing up their arms in disgust. I’m picking to play these on the Atari ST because it's the machine I had and loved but also because it bridged the gap in many ways between the 8bit era and the full 16-bit era with its colorful graphics but decidedly 8-bit sound. The ST was a machine built for 1985 with very little concern about what would come next. Sometimes I jokingly call the games of this time the forgotten 12-bit era. I will note, and briefly discuss these games, if available, on other systems, because you really should check them out on the machine of your choice, but the ST versions are the ones we will be looking it today in

10 Mid-80’s “Euro” Action Platformers on the Atari ST (and other 80’s computers)

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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 Vertical Blank Branding Daryl Litts

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#123: Atari I.P List Found! 23 Atari ST Games They Own! 25 Sep 202400:47:43

#123: Atari I.P List Found! 23 Atari ST Games They Own!

We scour Atari's 2024 IP list (we were altered to it last week by BCB Coffee Boy last week) and discover 23 Atari ST games Atari (probably) owns that could be put into a game pack, DLC for Atari 50, an Atari ST mini, etc. We played (almost) all of them (game play video included).

Note: list was first published by PowerDubs on atariage.com who found it on Atari's home page:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1e-tl9Oqwnr78879Lnne_uhlsGkPWFK_z428ZmUaJjog/edit#slide=id.g2ff92e3406f_0_0


BCB's video (@ballistik_coffee_boy):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipA-Cm64-2E

AtariAge Thread:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/372647-atari-ip-list-2024/


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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
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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

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#122: Worse Than E.T.? Pac-Man And The Day Atari Lost The Video Game War 06 Sep 202400:36:26

Is Atari 2600 Pac-Man worse than E.T. for The Atari 2600?
Or does it go deeper than that? Did the timing, release, and quality of the 2600 Pac-Man game combine together to make it worse than the sum of its parts?
We explore that in this video.

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#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

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#121 : Worse Than E.T.? Marauder For the Atari 2600 03 Sep 202400:10:11

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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#120 : Worse Than E.T.? Mr. Postman and the games from Bit Corp 14 Aug 202400:17:59

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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#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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#119 : Overscan: Cracking Seals and Proving Life 07 Aug 202400:15:27
Overscan: Cracking Seals and Proving Life

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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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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#118 : Worserer than E.T.? : The Games Of Mythicon 31 Jul 202400:21:24

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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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
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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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#117: Worse Than E.T.? #3: Airlock 23 Jul 202400:22:10

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:
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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
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Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth
Find the full song on band camp
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#116: 'Worse Than E.T?" #2 Bobby Is Going Home 17 Jul 202400:09:48

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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#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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#115: "Worse Than E.T?" #1: Tax Avoiders 13 Jul 202400:16:06

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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Steve on Twitter @fultonbot






 

#114: Overscan: Yep, another One These @#$%!! Podcasts (Plus Atari Hidden Gems) 04 Jul 202400:53:46

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

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#113 Overscan: This Week in Retro vs. The Retro Hour : Showdown + news and more 26 Jun 202400:48:52

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...

#112 Overscan: Homebrew Showdown! Ports vs Originals 19 Jun 202400:50:43

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


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Thanks for support from:
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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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#111: Atari 8bit Sierra Action Game Tier List, News, Book Club and more! Overscan: 13 Jun 202400:56:13

In this episode we cover Atari SA’s 7800 product shipping dates; The possibility of new Atarisoft games; Fixing Activision Labels by Silicon Underground; Atari 2600 Coleco Tarzan ROM Found. Book Club featuring Katie Hafner’s Cyberpunk; How bad is Phantasmagoria?; Evercade Alpha; Open a New Package Feedback and the Sierra Atari 8bit Action Game Tier List

 

Contents

Intro 0:00

Atari SA’s 7800 product shipping dates 1:28

New Atarisoft games? 3:10

Audacity is back 5:12

Fixing Activision Cartridge Labels Silicon Underground 6:50

Atari 2600+ Update 7:25

Atari 2600 Coleco Tarzan ROM Found.  9:14

Book Club featuring Katie Hafner’s Cyberpunk 13:00

How bad is Phantasmagoria? 17:53

Evercade Alpha 21:50

Let’s Open A Package 24:40

Feedback 25:51

Sierra Atari 8bit Action Game Tier List 26:48

Aquatron 27:30

BC's Quest for Tires 29:35

Crossfire 32:05

Frogger 2 Versions  33:28

Golf Challenge 35:45

Jawbreaker  37:30

Jawbreaker II 40:15

Lunar Leeper 40:41

Marauder 44:00

Mouskattack 47:35

Mr. Cool  49:20

Oil’s Well 50:17

Threshold 51:42

Wallwar 52:45

Final Tiers 54:15

Outro 55:00






Into The Vertical Blank Over Scan Retro News and Atari 8bit Sierra Action Game Tier List Coming Up Next

 

Genx Grownup On Atari 7800 Releases by Atari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64dHiDhw9G0

 

Alien Abduction by Audacity

https://adgm.us/portal/guide04A.html

 

Mockduck Plays Games Alien Abdictuon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02fSpcQoc-w

 

Silicon Underground

https://dfarq.homeip.net/reattach-activision-atari-2600-cartridge-labels/

 

New 2600+ Firmware

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/361600-experimental-2600-firmware-and-dumper/

 

Coleco Tarzan

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