Ep. 16: Dec 1981: Flight Simulators, Part 2a

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The first half of the military flight simulator roundup with Chris Olson. I've included a bonus tech section at the end discussing a clever display list technique used by the MicroProse sims. Guest reviews: Michael Glaser of the XEGS Cart-by-Cart podcast covers SoftSide and Kevin Savetz summarizes the APX Winter 1981 Catalog.

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Ep. 16: Dec 1981: Flight Simulators, Part 2a

Player/Missile - An Atari 8-bit Retrospective

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The first half of the military flight simulator roundup with Chris Olson. I've included a bonus tech section at the end discussing a clever display list technique used by the MicroProse sims. Guest reviews: Michael Glaser of the XEGS Cart-by-Cart podcast covers SoftSide and Kevin Savetz summarizes the APX Winter 1981 Catalog.

Introduction

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Listener Written Programs

The Space Invaders TRS-80 'Bootleg' Project

MAME Cabinet

... For 35 more links, see the show notes

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#Lifestyle #Video Games #Atari #8bit #Retro #Magazine #History #PlayerMissile #The 8Bit #Games #Vintage #Computer #Retrocomputing

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Ep. 34: 8-bit vs 5200 Part 2: Q1 1983 1:57:19

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5200 coverage in magazines from January through March 1983. Plus a special bonus look at a NY Times article about Warner's stunning December 1982 earnings shortfall caused by Atari's massive financial loss. 1983 Q1 1983 First Quarter P.O.P. (Point Of Purchase) Support Jan 1983 Video Games Vol 1, #4 Jan 1983 ANALOG Computing #9 Jan 1983 Joystik Magazine Jan 1983 Electronic Games Vol 1, #11 Jan/Feb 1983 Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #5 Feb 1983 Video Games Vol 1, #5 Feb 1983 Creative Computing Vol 9, #2 Feb 1983 Electronic Games Mar 1983 ANALOG Computing #10 12/19/82 NY Times article “The Game Turns Serious at Atari” Mar 1983 Video Games Worm War 1 TV commercial Mar/Apr 1983 Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #6 Production Notes Music: Stef Animal's Bandcamp page Episode page: Episode 34 Twitter: @atari8bitgames…

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Ep. 33: Dec 1982: Magazines, Part 3 1:29:46

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Ep. 32: Dec 1982: Magazines, Part 2 1:57:18

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Coverage of Atari Connection, APX, Byte, C&VG, Micro, Softside, Page 6 & Atari I/O for Dec 1982. Another Chris Crawford article on game design, a review of Steve Wozniak’s US Festival, and will Forth become the official language of the podcast? Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines Atari Connection Atari Connection Vol 2, #4 Mastering Rubik's Cube by Don Taylor Josh Malone’s USB CX-85 numeric keypad mod APX Catalog APX Catalog Winter 1982 Byte Byte Vol 7, #12 Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock Byte Magazine Atari articles only by Kay Savetz TRON soundtrack composer Wendy Carlos Women in Electronic Music Sisters with Transistors documentary film Computer & Video Games C&VG Issue #14 Micro 6502/6809 Journal Micro #55 SoftSide Softside #36 Starting Forth online edition Edsger W Dijkstra Dijkstra’s rant on languages History of Forth language Forth cross compiler History of Computing Podcast episode on Pascal Page 6 Page #1 History of Page 6 magazine Atari Input/Output Atari Input/Output #1 Production Notes Music: Stef Animal's Bandcamp page Episode page: Episode 32 Twitter: @atari8bitgames…

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Ep. 31: Dec 1982: Magazines, Part 1 1:48:44

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Coverage of Antic, Compute!, Creative Computing, Dec 1982. Chris Crawford on Legionnaire, first rumors of the IBM PCjr, and two articles predicting the future: Compute! does OK while Creative Computing gets a bunch of whammies. Also: Bullwinkle’s restaurant, sexism and mansplaining about whether educational software should ask kids their gender, and Bahrain doctors, video games & epilepsy. Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines Antic Antic Vol 1, #5 Stratos by Neil Larimer ANTIC Podcast interview with Linda Schreiber Legionnaire by Chris Crawford Compute! Compute #31 IBM PCjr HP 85 Computer Xanadu, the Home of the Future Monrobot desk computer Creative Computing Creative Computing Vol 8, #12 CIA World Factbook on Bahrain Production Notes Music: Stef Animal's Bandcamp page Episode page: Episode 31 Twitter: @atari8bitgames…

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Ep. 30: 8-bit vs 5200 Part 1: 1982 1:50:41

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In a special multi-part series comparing the 8-bit computers to the 5200 console, this first episode focuses on 1982. Scanning the regular magazines for mentions of the 5200, I also scour other magazines for both 8-bit and 5200 coverage. Only in this special series will you hear article summaries from these periodicals: Electronic Games, JoyStik, Video Games, Video Games Player and Atari Age Magazine. Introduction Atari 5200 Super Community Podcast The Atari 5200 Podcast Atari 3200 prototype Gremlins: last official release for the 5200 Technical References Business is Fun by Marty Goldberg and Curt Vendel Jan 1984 ANALOG Computing #15 article Transporting programs to the 5200 Feb 1984 ANALOG Computing #16 update for 2-port 5200 Magazine Chronology Jan 8, 1982: Atari Press Release Announcing the 5200 Winter 1981/1982 Electronic Games Mar 1982 Electronic Games Command Line Heroes podcast about Jerry Lawson May 1982 Electronic Games May/Jun 1982: Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #1 Jun 1982 Electronic Games Jul/Aug 1982: Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #2 Aug 1982 Video Games Vol 1, #1 Billy Mitchell & Perfect Pac-Man Historical overview of fake Pac-Man high scores & Billy Mitchell’s Fraud Background research for the above Sep 1982: Video Games Player Sept 1982: Joystik Magazine Sep/Oct 1982: Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #3 Nov 1982 The Video Game Update Vol 1, #8 Nov 1982 Joystik Magazine Nov 1982 Electronic Games Nov/Dec 1982: Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #4 Creative Computing Vol 8, #12 Dec 1982 Joystik Magazine Dec 1982 Video Games Vol 1, #3 Dec 1982 Electronic Games Arcadia 2001 overview Late 1982 Atari P.O.P. (Point Of Purchase) and Advertising Support Production Notes Music: Stef Animal's Bandcamp page Episode page: Episode 30 Twitter: @atari8bitgames…

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Ep. 29: Nov 1982: Byte, CVG, CGW, Micro, Softline, Softside 1:29:14

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Coverage of the remaining magazines for Nov 1982. Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines Byte Byte Vol 7, #11 Computer & Video Games C&VG Issue #13 Computer Gaming World CGW Vol 2, #6 AtariAge forum post on cheat codes Legionnaire gameplay video Micro 6502/6809 Journal Micro #54 Softline Softline #2.2 Kay Savetz interview with Jerry White Jerry White’s software Bill Williams Atari Sounds, part 3 SoftSide Softside #35 Feedback Dennis Debro’s Atari 2600 disassemblies Free ringtones from Stef Animal Stef Animal creates a track in one day Production Notes Music: Stef Animal's Bandcamp page Episode page: Episode 29 Twitter: @atari8bitgames…

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Ep. 28: Nov 1982: ANALOG, Compute!, Creative Computing 1:13:15

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Format experiment: splitting magazine coverage across two episodes and separating game reviews to their own episodes. Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines ANALOG ANALOG Computing #8 Inverse ATASCII S4E07: Money Manager Compute! Compute #30 Atari 1000 project info from Atari Museum Jeepers Creepers at Atarimania VisiCalc @ Inverse ATASCII Effectus, modern cross compiler for Action! Creative Computing Creative Computing Vol 8, #11 Video Invaders book by Steve Bloom at the Internet Archive Feedback SortViz sorting algorithm visualization on the Atari Bill Kendrick tested plotting in GR.0 and it uses ATASCII values, not ANTIC Production Notes Music: Stef Animal's Bandcamp page Episode page: Episode 28 Twitter: @atari8bitgames…

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Ep. 27: Oct 1982: Worm War I 1:59:38

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A friend gets his first game published in Computers & Video Games! 6 other magazines this episode, and I try to dissect my first kernel game, Worm War I. Or is it 1? It’s a super important distinction. Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines Antic Antic Vol 1, #4 Compute! Compute #29 Paperclip by Batteries Included, reviewed by Wade on Inverse ATASCII Creative Computing Creative Computing Vol 8, #10 Ted Nelson Mail Project Byte Byte Vol 7, #10 Computer & Video Games C&VG Issue #12 Wild Strawberries Micro 6502/6809 Journal Micro #53 SoftSide Softside #34 Game Review: Worm War I Worm War I at Atarimania Tom McWilliams sold his first game for $60,000 Home page of David Lubar, author of the 2600 version Worm War 1 on Ferg’s Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast Sirius Software’s Atari titles at Atarimania Feedback Dog Daze Deluxe with 1 player mode Production Notes Music: Stef Animal's Bandcamp page Episode page: Episode 27 Twitter: @atari8bitgames…

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Ep. 26: Sep 1982: Deluxe Invaders 2:34:15

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Strap yourselves in for coverage of 11 magazine issues including a tiny bit on the large magazine Byte -- there’s an article on Star Raiders strategies that I can’t pass up. Game review is of Deluxe Invaders, which is a high quality Space Invaders clone. Oh, and there’s a discussion of a game called Hazard Run and its ties to a bad TV show and a worse flag. Introduction Bally Astrocade website Bally Astrocade podcast: Bally Alley Astrocast Source of Bally Artillery game Demo of Bally Artillery game from last month’s Creative Computing Twitter review of Rear Guard by RetroAnalyst Retrogame Deconstruction Zone Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines ANALOG ANALOG Computing #7 Star Raiders on the 2600 Compute! Compute #28 Speed Reading comprehension Creative Computing ... For 36 more links, see the show notes…

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Ep. 25: Aug 1982: Rear Guard 2:37:52

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Adding a new magazine to the coverage: Softline, a games-focused magazine published by the people responsible for Softalk. Also a review of Rear Guard, a game that’s appeared in full-page color ads for many months in magazines. Introduction AtariAge discussion on the term IRG Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines Antic Antic Vol 1, #3 Compute! Compute #27 Atari Jaguar injection molded cases used for dental equipment Creative Computing Creative Computing Vol 8, #8 57 games by SSI for the Atari Full page ad for Rear Guard on Pg 50 Full page ad for Crush, Crumble & Chomp Khan Academy explanation of elastic collisions ... For 34 more links, see the show notes…

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Ep. 24: Jul 1982: Typo Attack 1:14:42

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Just a regular ol’ episode talking about magazines, learning typing during the pandemic, and if we’ve finally seen the end of creepy William Shatner ads for the VIC-20. Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines iCompute! Compute #26 Fred D’Ignazio interview on the ANTIC Podcast Inverse ATASCII review of LJK’s Data Perfect Creative Computing Creative Computing Vol 8, #7 APX Catalog APX Summer 1982 Carol Shaw’s Calculator source code hardcopy OCR text of calculator source ANTIC, the Atari 8-bit podcast Eaten by a Grue Byte ... For 18 more links, see the show notes…

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Ep. 23: Jun 1982: Quarxon 1:47:50

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Phase 2 begins with the usual magazine coverage and a review of Quarxon, a two-player shoot-each-other game with prominent use of Display List Interrupts. In the tech section, I use Omnivore to discover how these DLIs work. Introduction Stef Animal's Bandcamp page Stef Animal's Pico-8 game: The Spooky House Pico-8 virtual machine (a "fantasy video game console") XLXE Podcast Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines ANTIC Antic Vol 1, #2 Atari Connection Atari Connection Vol 2, #2 Byte Byte Vol 7, #6 Full text of De Re Atari ... For 14 more links, see the show notes…

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Ep. 22: Special Episode: Phase 2 5:47

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Introducing Phase 2 of the Player/Missile extended podcastimatic universe. The magazine coverage will stay the same, but instead of a typical game review, I will focus on reverse engineering to discover interesting game programming techniques used by the authors of these classic games. I intend it to be a tutorial on the use of Omnivore, the desktop application I've designed that includes many reverse engineering tools, including a built-in emulator and debugger. Tech Section Omnivore, my 8-bit reverse engineering platform…

Player/Missile - An Atari 8-bit Retrospective

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Ep. 21: May 1982: Fujirun 1:29:18

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The hiatus is over. With my new slimmed-down post-production, I now plan to get back to regular episodes. For this one, it's the usual magazine coverage and some talk about the retro-computing projects I've been doing in the last year. Introduction KansasFest! Richard Broadhurst's Programs Astroblaster Carnival Frogger Phoenix Emulated hardware arcade port of Circus Tech Section Omnivore, the Atari 8-bit Binary Editor Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines ANALOG Analog #6 Antic Podcast Interview #214: Ron Hartman of K-Byte Software ... For 13 more links, see the show notes…

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Ep. 20: Apr 1982: Jumpman 1:43:28

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The culmination of the first "season" of the Player/Missile podcast is a review of my favorite game and the announcement of the project undertaken by Kevin Savetz and myself to reverse engineer the game. We're sponsoring a level design contest, and there's still time to enter! Oh, and I'm taking a hiatus until I can collect the physical magazines. You can help out with your contributions! Introduction KansasFest! Chris Torrence's Softalk Apple (video) Podcast I'm a guest on Antic Episode 33! Atari 8 bit ads Intellivisionaries Addison-Wesley Book of Atari Software 1984 Article and photo of Mark Reid winning the 1983 Atari Star Award Listener Written Programs Wade's windowing system in Action! MAME Cabinet MAME cabinet progress (AtariAge forum thread) More details on MAME cabinet Tech Section Omnivore, the Atari 8-bit Binary Editor AtariAge forum post announcing Omnivore Jumpman Level Editor for C64 ... For 19 more links, see the show notes…

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