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The Atari XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast
David and Michael (with Bill, Kieren, & Nicole)
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Frequency: 1 episode/141d. Total Eps: 22
The Atari XE Gaming System was a version of their XE 8-bit line of computers
but attempting to compete against the successful Nintendo Entertainment System. At the
same time offering the computer option. Our podcast will focus on the cartridge games
made for this system but, because this is essentially an atari 8-bit computer, we'll
also review games that will play on this system.
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Episode 0
samedi 21 novembre 2015 • Duration 01:54:02
Welcome to the first Episode of the Atari XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast. In Episode Zero we will focus on the Atari XE Game System Console. We will learn about the hosts and get up to speed on the XEGS technical Specifications. Come join Bill, David, and Michael and find out why we love the XEGS.
Show Notes
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Other ports/reviews:
- Video Game Console Library
- Wikipedia
- Classic Home Video Games Museum
- The Centre for Computing History
- ANTIC Magazine "First Look Inside the XE Game System"
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Where to buy:
- B & C ComputerVisions
- Online Auctions (ebay.com / ShopGoodwill.com)
- Amazon: Amazon.com
- Eight Bit Fix
- Best Electronics (Sold out but keep looking)
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Things to consider getting for your XEGS:
- BEST Electronics "BEST XE Touch" keyboard retrofit
- Installation guide
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Emulators:
- atari800 - open source for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X & more
- Atari800Win PLUs - based on atari800, with Windows-specific features
- Altirra - Windows emulator with lots of debugging/etc. Very popular with coders
- Atari++ - originally a fork of atari800. Available for Linux and Windows
- Colleen - based on atari800. Available for Android devices
- PC Xformer - MSDOS/Windows emulator from the early 1990s
- Apple iOS device - Your iOS device needs to be jailbroken. You can use via DOSPad
- MESS(Multi Emulator Super System) which is part of the MAME project
- Browser based via Utilized by Internet Archive's Historical Software Archive (via JSMESS)
Review Episode 1
lundi 1 février 2016 • Duration 01:15:25
In our first review episode, we review EA’s Archon to find out if the game is good or evil. Then we set our sights on the XEGS packaged light gun game, Bug Hunt. We also have user submision from Shinto, the host of the The Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast and Kieran Hawkin introduces his new UK Budget Games segment. This time he reviews Fruit Machine Simulator and puts in his two pence on our two featured games.
Show Notes
Archon: The Dark and the Light
Other reviews & references:
- ANTIC interview with Jon Freeman, Free Fall Associates
- Free Fall Associates interview with Jon Freeman & Anne Westfall
- The Digital Antiquarian: Free Fall, Part 1: Archon
- Grognardia: Interview with Paul Reiche III
- Game Manual
- Wikipedia articles:
- Atarimania entries:
- 8bit Rocket (Jeff Fulton):
- The 8-bit Game: Digesting Archon - An article on game design using Atari 8-bit Archon as the model
- Archon was ported to the Apple II, Commodore 64, Amiga, IBM PC, Apple Macintosh, NES, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and PC-88
- Archon II: Adept - 1984 sequel for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum. Unfortunately, was never released on cartridge
- Archon Ultra - 1994 remake for MSDOS, by Free Fall Assoc (published by SSI)
- The Unholy War - 1998 spiritual successor by Paul Reiche III for PlayStation, by Toys for Bob (published by Crystal Dynamics)
- Kombat Chess - mini-game (similar to Archon) within 2004’s Mortal Kombat: Deception for PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and PSP
- Archon: Conquest - 2009 iPhone remake, by React Games. Licensed by Free Fall. Available today, via App Store!
- Archon: Classic - 2010 Windows remake, by React Games. Available today, via Steam!
- Best Electronics - USD $34.95 (XE Cart)
- B&C Computer Visions - USD $29.95 (XE Cart)
- Ebay
- Cartrige - $59.95 buy it now (from B&C), plus various sales in Europe (EUR 18.90 (~$21) to EUR 38.00 (~$42)) (2016-01-16)
- Disk - ~$75 loose, ~$128 sealed, up to ~$200 sealed (2016-01-16)
- ANTIC interview with Jon Freeman, Free Fall Associates Bug Hunt Other reviews & references:
- ANTIC interview with Alan Murphy
- Retro Gaming Roundup interview with Rob Zdybel (& others)
- Atarimania entry
- Game Manual
- BEST Electronics - USD $12.00 (no box, cart + manual)
- B&C Computer Visions - USD $20.00 (cart only)
- Ebay - USD $39.00, cart + light gun, $2.99 to $29.95 (mostly cart only) (2015-01-16)
- Ebay - Light gun only - $24.99, $26.50, $30.00, and $35.00 (2015-01-16)
- Shinto (host of The Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast)
- Budget Games featuring Kieren Hawkin - Review's Fruit Machine Simulator, Archon, & Bug Hunt
Review Episode 9
lundi 16 juillet 2018 • Duration 01:04:31
In episode 9, we conjure up a magical review while battling evil, in Necromancer, and we strap on jetpacks and blast off to rescues human souls trapped by an alien force in the budget game Excelsor.
News
- A new Atari podcast, the Atari Lynx HandyCast, hosted by Mark (@lynxhandycast on Twitter).
- Vintage Computer Festival Northwest
- Atari 1020 plotter (Wikipedia article)
- Lantronix
- SIO2Arduino
- Kong Off 6
- The A-Z of Atari 8-bit Games: Volume 2 Amazon US, Amazon UK
- Stunt Car Racer Atari 8-bit port
- Retro Gamer magazine:
- NOMAM "BASIC 10-Liner Contest"
- Published by
- Atari Corp (1988)
- Synapse (1982)
- Developed by
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Bill Williams
- ABC TV, Australia, "Good Game" biography of Bill
- Compuserve Sysop Dick Brudzynski's review of Necromancer
- "Bill Williams remembered" post, by James Hague (author of Halcyon Days
- Bill's autobiography, Naked Before God: The Return of a Broken Disciple
- "Stanley Kubrick is Gone", retrospective by ElectronDance
- "Bill Williams: The Story of a Life", The Digital Antiquarian
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Bill Williams
- Necromancer (XEGS cart) entry at AtariMania
- Necromancer (Synapse disk & tape verson) entry at AtariMania
- Published by
- Players (1986)
- Developed by
- Keith "Howlin' Mad" Harvey
Review Episode 10
vendredi 26 octobre 2018 • Duration 01:26:51
In episode 10, we’ll put on the gloves and get in the ring to go toe to toe with Accolade’s boxing game, Fight Night, and although revenge is sweet, will Jeff Minter’s Revenge II, a follow up to Revenge of the Mutant Camels, be a tasty treat?
News
- Ben Heckendorn's (aka BenHeck) portable Atari 800 using XEGS internals
- The "beyond restoring" restored Atari 800xl project
- 8-bit on a Budget at Unbound.com
- Kieren's book A-Z of Atari 8-bit games Volume 3
- Retro Gamer (Kieren's articles)
- Issue 179: Ultimate Guide to Pac-Mania
- Issue 183 History of RealSports
- Issue 184 Unlicensed To Thrill
- Retro Gamer (Kieren's articles)
- Retro Gamer back issues
- New games released recently
- Culmins
- Black Bouncy Blob
- Get Up 2
- Montezuma’s Revenge hack
- Baby Berks v2
- Scramble
- Also, keep up with the latest homebrew news on Homebrew Heroes
- Update to Rob McMullen's (Of Player/Missile Podcast) Omnivore tool
- Atari 2600 Classic Hoodie
- Men's Atari Retro Gaming Tee on Blue Culture Tees
- Publisher by
- Accolade in US / US Gold in UK (1985)
- Atari (1987)
- Developed by
- Concept: Sydney Development Corperation
- Atari version: Distinctive Software Inc.
- Programmer: Amory Wong (Ace of Aces fame)
- Sound & Music: Gail Bergen
- Graphics: Ron Panthaky
- XEGS Cartridge: Sculptured Software
- Credited on AtariMania, but not in-game: Chuck Peavey (Dark Chambers, One-on-One, etc. fame)
Info:
Downloads:
Where to Buy:
Other Reviews and Info:
- Publisher by
- Developed by
- Steven A. Riding for Icon Design
Downloads:
Review Episode 11
lundi 28 janvier 2019 • Duration 01:04:29
In episode 11, we go isometric when we review two games with similar angles. First, we'll pump you up with Airball and then see if the budget game Head over Heels is something to flip over.
News
- Benjamin Smith from Bravo Sierra Computers is pretty sick with stage 4 kidney failure so let's give him our support
- Seattle Retro-Computing Society
- 8-bit on a Budget at Unbound.com
- The UNO Cart
- The sad passing of Ben Daglish: (31 July 1966 – 1 October 2018) - English composer and musician and well known for his contributions to chiptune music
- Publisher by
- 1987 (Microdeal), 1988 (Atari)
- Developed by
- John Sanderson on LinkedIn
- MicroDeal U.S.A
Info:
Downloads:
Where to Buy:
Other Reviews and Info:
- Publisher by
- Developed by
- Steven A. Riding for Icon Design
Downloads:
Review Episode 12
vendredi 24 mai 2019 • Duration 44:09
In episode 12, we feature two space behemoth themed games. First we rumble with the side scrolling Thunderfox and then snake our way through an exhaust port in the budget game Sidewinder II.
News
- Kong Off 7
- The demise of the Retro Junkies Network
- Getting connected to IRATA.ONLINE
- The SDrive-Max floppy/Casette emulator using the Arduino UNO
- Fort Apocalypse source code
- Publisher by
- Atari USA(1988) and UK(1987)
- Developed by
- Noel Daniel
- Orall Cornellius (Sound) of Aztec Design
Downloads:
Where to Buy:
Other Reviews and Info:
- AtariMania gave it a 5/10 with 31 votes
- Publisher by
- Developed by
- Arena Developments
- Anthony J. Wilson
- Russell Knight
- Orall Cornellius (sound)
Downloads:
- Arena Developments
Review Episode 13
mardi 5 novembre 2019 • Duration 52:48
In episode 13, we have a “Dandy” of a show where we crawl through two dungeon based shooters. First, we review the XEGS game, Dark Chambers. Then we pit it against the 8-bit arcade version of Gauntlet. Who will be victorious?
News
- Gauntlet hack from Dark Chambers for the Atari 2600 (CDS Game)
- Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show
- Gauntlet revisited by creator Ed Logg (Speaks at GDC 12) on YouTube
- “Dandy”
- Lotharek's Incognito board for the Atari 800 (Limited release)
- Dorky's Arcade (Tacoma, Wa, USA)
- Publisher by
- Atari (USA) - 1988
- Developed by Sculptured Software Downloads:
- Publisher by
- Developed by Gremlin Graphics
- Bob Armour (programmer)
- Bill Allen( Additional programming & sound)
- Kevin Bulmer (Graphics)
- Ben Daglish (Music)
Downloads:
Review Episode 14
dimanche 27 septembre 2020 • Duration 01:12:18
In Episode 14, we serve up a bit of surf and turf. First we put everything at “steak” by entering the BattleZone. Then find out if the submarine simulator GATO is a fresh catch?
News
- #FujiNet: Atari 8-bit Network Adapter
- Irata.online: A PLATO based online system
- NovaWolf
- Portland Retro Gaming Convention
- Old School Gamer electroic magazine
- Publisher by
- Atari (USA) - 1987
- Developed by Ken Rose @ Atari, Inc. Downloads:
- Publisher by
- Atari (USA) - 1987
- Developed by James Yee of Xanth F/X Downloads:
Review Episode 15
vendredi 31 décembre 2021 • Duration 01:15:13
In Episode 15, we take to the skies during WWII and battle the Axis powers to become the Ace of Aces. Then the federation needs you once again to take out the invading Zylon Empire in Star Raiders II.
News
- Going forward, we're omitting the “Where to Buy” section from our reviews
- Publisher by
- Atari (USA) - 1987
- Developed by Accolade Downloads:
- Publisher by
- Atari (USA) - 1987
- Developed by Atari
- Gary Stark
- Bruce Poehlman
- Robert Vieira (Sound)
Review Episode 16
vendredi 4 mars 2022 • Duration 01:12:05
In Episode 16, we have a band of Brøderbund brothers. First, we put on our gi's with glee to storm the warlord Akuma's castle to save the beautiful princess Mariko in Karateka. Then it's time to dig into the puzzling platformer to find some gold with Lode Runner.
News
- VisCool's discussion about his work on updating Raster Music Tracker
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Books
- "The Making of Karateka: Journals 1982-1985" by Jordan Mechner (ISBN-13: 978-1480297234)
- "The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985 - 1993" by Jordan Mechner (ISBN-13: 978-0578627311)
- "Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games" (ISBN-13: 978-1324005872)
- "ONCE UPON ATARI: How I made history by killing an industry" by Howard Scott Warshaw (ISBN-13: 978-1324005872)
- Atari Accessories
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Other Recomended Listening
- Our Fake History Podcast
- History Of Japan by Bill Wurtz
- Publisher by
- Atari (USA) - 1988
- Developed by
- Jordan Mechner (Original game creator) for Brøderbund Software
- Robert Cook (Atari conversion) from Sculptured Software
- Francis Mechner (Music)
- Downloads:
- Publisher by
- Atari (USA) - 1987
- Developed by Atari
- Douglas E. Smith (Original game creator) for Brøderbund Software
- Chuck Peavey (Atari Convesaion)
- Downloads: External Interview:
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