Fri, 6 July 2018
Hello everyone! Thank you for your patience, I hit a bit of a podcasting wall right before summer started, and now we have quite a few weeks of visiting with family, which has been great. The schedule for summer will be a bit up in the air, so please continue to bear with me, and I thank you. This episode is about Fireball by Arcadia/Starpath, a Breakout style game for the 2600. Sarah always tells me I sound tired when I record the podcast, and I can never hear it. It is very obvious in this episode however, and I do apologize for that. I really wanted to rerecord it, but that would have taken a few more weeks. I hope that you enjoy it regardless, there's lots of great feedback to listen to in the second half of the show at least. The hardly promoted Summer of Tanks will happen, hopefully it will not become the Autumn of Tanks! The next game in the podcast will be Tanks But No Tanks by Zimag. You can start sending in feedback now if you'd like, I will announce the episode a week before it drops (fingers crossed) so you have enough time to get feedback in. Please send it to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Thank you so very much for listening, and enjoy your summer! Epyx/Summer Games History page by Tobias Weihmann Arcadia/Starpath Catalog page with Frantic Fireball on Random Terrain No Swear Gamer 405 - Fireball NSG Fireball gameplay Syd Bolton's web site Personal Computer Museum web site Lost Treasures of Gaming Podcast with Syd Bolton Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters
Direct download: Fireball_by_Starpath.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 4:04pm EDT
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Wed, 30 May 2018
Greetings fellow Climbers! In this episode, I speak with Dennis Debro about his first homebrew game, Climber 5! We also talk about his Pac-Man 4K homebrew and much of the work he's done helping other homebrewers. It was a great conversation and I am grateful to Dennis for talking with me. Next up will be Fireball by Starpath, another paddle game, yay! If you have any thoughts on this game, please send them to me by end of day June 10th at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Don Croswhite's Jungle Ferg design will be available on TeePublic starting tomorrow, May 31st, at 8 am. You will be able to buy shirts, Coffee mugs, and stickers at a discounted price until June 3rd at 8 am. Please support Don, he does great work! Thank you so much for listening. Crabtowne USA Alien Attack on Good Deal Games (scroll down) Pickle Contest on Atari Age Ted Dabney memorial by Benj Edwards Ted Dabney on Retro Gaming Roundup podcast and Transcript XYPE web site Climber 5 original version thread on Atari Age Climber 5 by James Rogers in Compute Magazine Kason's Tower by James Rogers in ANALOG Magazine on Atari Magazines How to Draw a Playfield by Nick Bensema on Random Terrain Climber 5 Label Contest Climber 5 on the Atari Age Store Dennis Debro's Pac-Man 4K on the Atari Age Store David Thiel at Portland Retro Gaming Expo Space Invaders sound chip by Ken Shirriff Croswhite Designs on TeePublic Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters
Direct download: Climber_5_with_Dennis_Debro.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:44am EDT
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Wed, 16 May 2018
On today's episode we plumb the depths of the game Polaris by Tigervision, a port of the Taito arcade game. Will it be a great game, or will it be subpar? Yes, these are the quality jokes that you can expect from this show. Up next will be the homebrew game Climber 5 by Dennis Debro, with whom I will be talking for the episode. Thank you so much to Dennis for that! If you have any feedback on Climber 5, please send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by end of day on May 27th. The night before that, Sarah and I will be at Crabtowne USA in Glen Burnie, MD. Lots of classic games there to play, so please come and say hello if you're in the area. Thanks so much for listening! Barnstorming glitch story on Kotaku Polaris on KLOV Polaris on Random Terrain Polaris on Atari Protos First Polaris launch from USS George Washington No Swear Gamer 445 - Polaris Glen Planamento's Flashback 7 Review Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters
Direct download: Polaris_by_Tigervision.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 8:13am EDT
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Wed, 2 May 2018
Finally, another Imagic game is on the show! That's right, after a 2 year hiatus, Imagic is back with Solar Storm this episode. I hope that you enjoy it. Coming up next is Polaris by Tigervision, yet another Yellow Submarine game. So you know what that means. If you have any thoughts on Polaris, please send them to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by end of day Monday, May 14th. Also, on May 8th at 4 pm EST I will be hosting a Head To Head Adventure Game Night! Click on the link below and come play with us. Thank you so much for listening! Head to Head Adventure Game Night, May 8th 4 pm EST, come and play! Solar Storm on Random Terrain Solar Storm t-shirt on eBay Solar Storm poster on Atarimania Dennis Koble interview by Scott Stilphen Michael Becker interview by Scott Stilphen Atari Handheld games on Handheld Museum Imagic Release Order thread on Atari Age Into The Vertical Blank podcast No Swear Gamer 388 - Solar Storm No Swear Gamer Solar Storm gameplay Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters
Direct download: Solar_Storm_by_Imagic.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 10:31am EDT
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Mon, 23 April 2018
Better late than never when dealing with hungry crocodiles, right? This episode is about the Taito arcade game turned into an Atari 2600 cartridge, Jungle Hunt. Are you game for wild adventure? ARE YOU?? If you are, then I will need you to sign a few release forms. You know, in case of crocodiles. Next up is Solar Storm by Imagic. Do you have some thoughts on this game? Would you like to send them to me? You can, just drop a line to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by the end of the day on Monday April 30. I will play or read it on the show, and then you will be slightly internet famous. Probably very slightly. Thank you so much for listening! Watch out for that cannibal! OH NO THERE'S ANOTHER ONE HALP Jungle Hunt on KLOV Jungle King on KLOV Pirate Pete on KLOV Jungle Hunt on Random Terrain Jungle Hunt on Atari Protos John Allred's RTIME patent Atari post from Michael Feinstein's blog Patricia Goodson's website Atari Safari duffel bag on Atarimania Arcade USA Ataricade 2600, Jungle Hunt No Swear Gamer 432, Jungle Hunt Don Croswhite's art work Atari fonts on Atari Age Norm's Board Game Museum on Youtube Woodgrain Wonderland blog Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters
Direct download: Jungle_Hunt_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 10:43am EDT
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Wed, 4 April 2018
This week we're going deeper and deeper underground with scary alien monsters on our tail in Mines of Minos by Commavid! Can YOU make it to the alien command center and triumph? I can't. Congratulations to Richard, he won the Strudders Score contest and will be receiving his copy of Mines of Minos just in time for Halloween, which is definitely scary. Thanks to all of you who entered the contest, and special thanks to Strudders for donating the prize. Next up is the Atari arcade port of Jungle Hunt! Did you play this as a kid? Do you have a great Tarzan impression that you don't get to bust out often? Why not tell everyone by sending your thoughts and yells to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. If you're sending an audio clip, PUT YOUR DAMN NAME IN THE SOUND FILE ALREADY. Or not, 6 files named junglehunt.mp3 is fine. NO REALLY, IT'S FINE. Thank you all for listening! Pertinent Links Please Stand By Gamers Show Episode 1 Mines of Minos on Random Terrain Irwin Gaines magazine article on Digital Press Commavid article on Digital Press Mines of Minos Romox instruction sheet from Atarimania Mines of Minos complete playthrough by Pixelize45 Motherboard featuring Dona Bailey Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters
Direct download: Mines_of_Minos_by_Commavid.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:44am EDT
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Wed, 21 March 2018
Welcome to the exciting world of TEETH! This week I'm taking a look at Plaque Attack by Steve Cartwright and published by Activision. This is NOT the other Atari 2600 teeth game, so there. Next time I'm covering Mines of Minos by Commavid, and there will be another Strudders Score contest! If you'd like to win a copy of Mines of Minos courtesy of Rob, all you need to do is guess the combined score rating that Strudders and Mini Strudders will give the game WITHOUT GOING OVER. Keep in mind that the scoring is from 0-10, so don't guess over 20 you sillies! Please email your entries to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. PLEASE put "Minos Contest" in the subject line, and if you have feedback for the game, please send a separate email. All entries and feedback should be in by April 3rd at 6:55 PM EST. Thank you all for listening! Steve Cartwright interview by Tim Duarte Steve Cartwright interview on Retro Video Gamer forum Steve Cartwright on Lost Treasures of Gaming podcast Steve Cartwright on Racketboy podcast Steve Cartwright's web site Plaque Attack on Random Terrain Plaque Attack patch Plaque Attack patch letter (superior tubesmanship!) Plaque Attack manual Atari Age Facebook High Score Showdown, Plaque Attack No Swear Gamer 412, Plaque Attack Plaque Attack 2nd place high score video H2H Adventure, PLAY IT H2H Adventure review The N64 Podcast Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters
Direct download: Plaque_Attack_by_Activision.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:29am EDT
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Sun, 11 March 2018
I'll be in the lodge by the fire drinking coffee while you go out and attack the slopes, you Mogul Maniac! Maybe I'll stand on the Joyboard for awhile and pretend I'm out there with you. Naahhh, I don't want to spill my coffee. Oh hi! I didn't see you come in, sorry. Won't you join me in discussing Mogul Maniac and the Joyboard controller by Amiga? Well, it will be more like a lecture, I don't like listening to other people talk, Shush! You can write to me instead if you'd like, I have another game coming up called Plaque Attack by Activision. If you have any thoughts on the game, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. All the entries are read on the show, so it's kind of like you're talking, right? Please get your submissions in by March 20th or your teeth will rot. Who said contest? Shhhhhh. Thanks for listening! Pertinent Links H2H Adventure by Ro Anders Q*Bert 2600 bug discovered Mogul Maniac on Random Terrain Jerry Lawson interview by Benj Edwards Jay Miner interview by Mike Nelson History of the Amiga by Jeremy Reimer Amiga History Guide Atari game info Hrothgar's Joyboard page Amiga Power Play arcade carts on Atari Protos RJ Mical talks about Zen Meditation Game Guru Meditation by Ian Bogost No Swear Gamer 419 - Mogul Maniac Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters
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Sun, 25 February 2018
Direct download: 150_-_Tempest_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:31am EDT
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Sun, 11 February 2018
Hi there, thanks for your patience for this episode on Wall Ball from Avalon Hill. I was finishing the editing on Wednesday morning when Sarah went to work. We thought the front porch was wet, but it was covered with ice. She fell and it was very scary, she was in a lot of pain. I ended up bringing her to the doctor to find out she had bruised her ribs. She is doing better now but the pain sneaks up on her still. Thanks to all of you again for your patience and well wishes. Extra special thanks to Hoji and Kate Scott, who both helped me with this show by telling me about the programmer, Duncan Scott. Duncan sadly passed away in 2011, but when I contacted Kate she was very gracious and willing to help. She got together with her mom and they both answered the questions I sent. Thank you both so much! Next up is the prototype for Tempest, by Atari. This is readily available on Flashback systems and also on Atari Age. I would love to hear your feedback on Tempest which you can send to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Please send it to me by the end of the day February 18th. Thank you so much for listening! Wall Ball Spring 1983 order form on Atarimania Wall Ball on Random Terrain Avalon Hill web site Sports Illustrated Baseball on Board Game Geek New Throwback Reviews with me! Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters
Direct download: 149_-_Wall_Ball_by_Avalon_Hill.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 5:26am EDT
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