Wed, 24 January 2018
Direct download: 148_-_Congo_Bongo_by_Sega.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:49am EDT
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Wed, 10 January 2018
Happy New Year! Today's episode is about Popeye by Parker Brothers, based on the Nintendo arcade game, which in turn is based on the Popeye cartoons, which in turn again is based on the original comic strip which didn't originally feature Popeye (I know, right?!). Lots of great feedback, thank you all so much! Coming up next is Congo Bongo by Sega. If you have feedback for this game, please get it to me by January 21st. I am trying to turn over a new podcasting leaf, hopefully starting on feedback earlier will help. Thank you all so much for listening! Pertinentsk Linksk Popeye on KLOV Popeye on Atari Protos Popeye on Random Terrain Popeye Easter egg/bug page on Atari Compendium Popeye scratchoff game card thread on Atari Age Popeye Scratchoff card on Atarimania Popeye plastic cup on Atarimania Excerpt from The Voice of Betty Boop by James D Taylor No Swear Gamer 357 - Popeye No Swear Gamer - Bluto vs. Brutus Special Ed Toys Memory Machine Podcast Atari Bytes Podcast 30 - Popeye 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: 147_-_Popeye_by_Parker_Brothers.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 10:05am EDT
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Mon, 25 December 2017
Merry Christmas everyone! I recorded this episode while I was baking Christmas cookies, so please excuse the sound quality and background noises. I thought that would be a good time to talk about what I do for a living (and for leisure too!). I hope that you will enjoy listening to it. Thank you once again for a wonderful year! Rainbow Cookie recipe (TRY IT) Books by Peter Reinhart (I have Crust and Crumb and Bread Baker's Apprentice) Standard Baking Company in Portland ME Bing's Bakery in Newark DE (my favorite in the state)
Direct download: Bonus_Track_-_My_Baking_Career.mp3
Category: Bonus Track
-- posted at: 1:25pm EDT
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Wed, 20 December 2017
Welcome to the 5th annual Christmas show. Thanks to all of you for contributing over the years to make these special shows so much fun for everyone to listen to. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. Thank you so much for listening! Puerto Rican Christmas music Puerto Rican Christmas music Part 2 Crimbo by iddod
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Sun, 10 December 2017
Direct download: 2017_Holiday_Gift_Guide.mp3
Category: Christmas
-- posted at: 8:09am EDT
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Fri, 8 December 2017
John Lennon has been a huge part of my life for decades. In this Bonus Track episode, I talk about how his murder affected me then and now. I know it's not the most happiest of topics around the holidays, I probably should have put this out on his birthday. But it didn't make sense to me to do that. One thing I forgot to talk about during the show was one of my trips to NYC in the late 80s. I went with some friends to the Dakota building, where John Lennon lived and was murdered. I left feeling a renewed sadness about the murder, because the area where he was shot was so small. I had built it up in my head that since this was such an earth shattering event for me, the area where it happened would be bigger somehow. But it wasn't, it was just the entrance to an apartment building, albeit an expensive one. We went to Strawberry Fields in Central Park across the street afterwards, which made me feel a little better, but not much. I wasn't expecting so many flowers and trinkets left by fans on the Imagine mosaic almost a decade after the murder. I think a part of me was hoping to find some answers there as to why this happened, but I was disappointed. I don't think now that there are any answers. I would like to go back to Strawberry Fields someday, but I will stay away from the Dakota. Regardless of the morose subject matter, I do hope you enjoy the episode and I thank you for listening. We all shine on. John Lennon's Final Print Interview with Jonathan Cott Lennon Remembers Part 1 Lennon Remembers Part 2 NYC Radio the night Lennon was killed John Lennon's Last Radio interview with Andy Peebles
Direct download: Bonus_Track_-_John_Lennon_1940-1980.mp3
Category: John Lennon
-- posted at: 6:00am EDT
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Wed, 29 November 2017
Alfred E. Neuman once said, "Better late than never. Unless you're going to the dentist!" Oh, how we laughed. This episode is about the extremely elusive Atari Age magazine mailaway game, Quadrun. It is the first home video game to feature speech without having to use an add on unit, like those OTHER systems. It also makes its own gravy! Coming up in January is Popeye by Parker Brothers. If you have any feedback for this game or any I've already covered, please send it to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com and I will read or play it on the show. Also, if you have any Christmas memories you'd like to share for the Christmas episode, please send it in by December 15th. I would love to hear from you! Thank you so much for listening. Steve Woita's web site Steve Woita interview by Ken Horowitz Steve Woita interview on Planet Virtual Boy Steve Woita interview by Michael Thomasson Steve Woita interview by Scott Stilphen Steve Woita interview by 8 Bit Rocket Tiny Games web site Quadrun Easter Egg page on Atari Compendium Quadrun on Random Terrain Atari Age magazine Quadrun announcement Nov 83 - Feb 84 issue Atari Age magazine Quadrun Contest extended Mar-Apr 84 issue (last issue) Quadrun Video Game Masters patch on Atarimania Mighty Squirrel plays Quadrun No Swear Gamer 279 - Quadrun Turbotastic Podcast on Facebook Virtually Human Podcast - Waterworld 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: 146_-_Quadrun_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 10:55am EDT
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Wed, 8 November 2017
Here's a short episode about the Extra Life Marathon I did which happened this past weekend. It is a great charity and an event that I look forward to doing every year. Thank you so much for all of your support, please check the links below if you'd like to make a donation. I believe you can donate until the end of the year. Thank you for listening! My Extra Life donation page Ryan's Extra Life Donation page Rick's Extra Life Donation page Greg's Twitch page
Direct download: Extra_Life_2017_Wrapup_Special.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 5:41pm EDT
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Wed, 1 November 2017
Hi there, it's time for another episode! This one features Armor Ambush by M Network, plus a lot of great feedback from youse guys. Next time I'll be talking about Quadrun by Atari, so if youse guys have any thoughts on the game, or any game I've covered, please send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Please also consider donating to my Extra Life marathon to benefit the Philadelphia Children's Hospital. It starts this Friday at 6 pm, and at 2 pm Saturday, let's all get together on Steam to play some Atari Vault. See you then and thanks so much for listening! You can donate to Extra Life here. Thank you! Armor Ambush on Random Terrain Armor Ambush on Intellivsion Lives VG Update newsletter 9/82 on Atari Compendium VG Update newsletter 1/83 on Atari Compendium Hal Finney interview by Scott Stilphen M Network button on Atarimania 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: 145_-_Armor_Ambush_by_M_Network.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:15am EDT
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Mon, 30 October 2017
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Sun, 15 October 2017
Direct download: 144_-_Time_Pilot_by_Coleco.mp3
Category: Video Games
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Wed, 4 October 2017
Direct download: Atari_2600_10-20-30-40.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 5:25am EDT
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Sun, 24 September 2017
Direct download: 143_-_Bermuda_Triangle_by_Data_Age.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 6:03am EDT
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Wed, 13 September 2017
Direct download: Atari_Party_East_2017.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 6:37am EDT
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Wed, 6 September 2017
Direct download: 142_-_Gravitar_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 7:08am EDT
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Sun, 20 August 2017
So. This episode is about Activision's racing game Enduro, but it is not the only episode about Enduro that I will be doing. I expected a good amount of feedback for this game, and I got an enormous amount instead. Which is absolutely wonderful, I am ecstatic to get so much feedback this far into the podcast. However, it is late and I am tired. Rather than wait to put out the whole show, I am putting out what I have so far, and the rest will go out this weekend. I kept telling Sarah that I was getting a lot of feedback, and she kept telling me to split the show into two parts. Of course I said I didn't want to do that, because I'm dumb. I had almost everything recorded before yesterday, and it still took forever to edit. So, enjoy this first half and I will see you again this weekend. Thanks for listening! Part 2 can be found here. Thanks for your patience! Links Enduro at Random Terrain's site Enduro pace car photo from Atarimania Dan Devendorf photo in Billboard Enduro blurb in Billboard May 28 1983 Article about Enduro remake on IOS No Swear Gamer 337 - Enduro 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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Wed, 16 August 2017
So. This episode is about Activision's racing game Enduro, but it is not the only episode about Enduro that I will be doing. I expected a good amount of feedback for this game, and I got an enormous amount instead. Which is absolutely wonderful, I am ecstatic to get so much feedback this far into the podcast. However, it is late and I am tired. Rather than wait to put out the whole show, I am putting out what I have so far, and the rest will go out this weekend. I kept telling Sarah that I was getting a lot of feedback, and she kept telling me to split the show into two parts. Of course I said I didn't want to do that, because I'm dumb. I had almost everything recorded before yesterday, and it still took forever to edit. So, enjoy this first half and I will see you again this weekend. Thanks for listening! Links Enduro at Random Terrain's site Enduro pace car photo from Atarimania Dan Devendorf photo in Billboard Enduro blurb in Billboard May 28 1983 Article about Enduro remake on IOS
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Fri, 4 August 2017
Please send your feedback on Enduro (or any other game I've covered) to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com Check out Geekade for all the information you need on how to donate to and/or watch the Pain In The Ass-athon! Thanks for listening, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Enduro!
Direct download: Coming_Up_Next_Enduro.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 11:25pm EDT
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Wed, 26 July 2017
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Wed, 12 July 2017
This long-gestating episode is about the Milton Bradley game Survival Run, as well as its accompanying controller, the Cosmic Commander! I talk a lot about Milton Bradley as a company in this episode, I hope you like old commercials. I will also announce the winner of the Survival Run cartridge in the Strudders' Score segment at the end of the show, thanks to both Strudders and Mini Strudders for doing that! Next time will be Space Raid, the homebrew game by Oscar Toledo Gutierrez, aka nanochess on Atari Age. If you have any thoughts on this game or any that I've covered in the past, please send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com and you'll hear it on the show. Thanks so much for listening, enjoy your summer! Pertinent Links Buck Rogers thread on AA Review in Computer Games magazine April 1984 Review in Electronic Fun with Computers and Games magazine February 1984 Video Games article on Milton Bradley's 2600 controllers April 1984 Article in Videogaming and Computer Gaming Illustrated Dec 1983 (cont. p. 48) Creative Computing blurb on MB controllers Sept 1983 Cosmic Commander video by Sharkie MBX Expansion System HD2000 joystick ad Space Age joystick 1983 Atari Catalog with Space Age joystick and drawing of Voice Commander Voice Controller on Atari Compendium Unreleased MB games on Atari Compendium 2600 High Score Showdown on Facebook (Dragonfire) 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: 139_-_Survival_Run_by_Milton_Bradley.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 8:16am EDT
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Tue, 4 July 2017
Here's a little update on what I've been doing instead of working on the Survival Run episode. That episode will be out next Wednesday. And don't forget the contest! If you'd like a shot at winning Survival Run (provided by Strudders hisself), all you have to do is guess the combined Strudders' Score of Strudders himself and also Mini Strudders. So for example, if Strudders rates it 6 out of 10 and Mini Strudders gives it 5 out of 10, the entrant who comes closest to 11 (over or under, this ain't the Price Is Right) will win the game! In case of a tie, I will use random.org to determine the winner. Please get your entries in to me by July11th, and if you have any feedback you'd like me to read on that show, please try to have it in by then as well. As always, thank you so much for listening! Happy 4th of July! Pertinent Links UDairy Creamery in Newark DE Coleco thread on Atari Age Stone Age Gamer Podcast 2017 Too Many Games panel discussion Tube Tunes Podcast Crabtowne USA Follow AtariSpot on Twitter! He posts awesome pictures! Gauntlet Slayer Edition review on IGN Atari's Forgotten Arcade Classics by Benj Edwards
Direct download: Summer_Podcast_Progress_Report.mp3
Category: Not Video Games
-- posted at: 2:38am EDT
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Fri, 30 June 2017
Batman is my favorite super hero of all time, which oddly enough I did not mention in the episode (I'm assuming a podcast episode makes that obvious). I talk a little about my history with Batman in all its permutations, which is a lot. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you so much for listening! PS - I thought Bill Finger was the artist of the original Batman comics, he was one of the writers. I think Dick Sprang did some of the art for the early comics. Pertinent Links A26GBG - Favorite Childhood Toys Other Than The Atari 2600 Mego Batman Figures Batman Colorforms commercial, holy crap! Batman From The 30s to the 70s book Toy Biz DC Heroes figures Kenner Batman Returns action figures Batman at DC Comics Geek Show Podcast Fat Man on Batman podcast
Direct download: Bonus_Track_-_Batman.mp3
Category: Batman
-- posted at: 7:37am EDT
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Wed, 21 June 2017
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Sun, 11 June 2017
Biddi biddi biddi my friends, here's an episode about the Sega arcade port Buck Rogers, Planet of Zoom! I hope that you enjoy the game and the episode. Next up will be Survival Run by Milton Bradley, which was packaged with its very own controller! Thank you to Strudders for sending me a copy of the game to give away to one lucky listener. If you'd like a shot at winning the game, all you have to do is guess the combined Strudder's Score of Strudders himself and also Mini Strudders. So for example, if Strudders rates it 6 out of 10 and Mini Strudders gives it 5 out of 10, the entrant who comes closest to 11 (over or under, this ain't the Price Is Right) will win the game! In case of a tie, I will use random.org to determine the winner. Please get your entries in to me by June 26th, and if you have any feedback you'd like me to read on that show, please try to have it in by then as well. As always, thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links Buck Rogers on KLOV Buck Rogers Pinball on KLOV Buck Rogers on Atari Protos No Swear Gamer 301 - Buck Rogers Buck Rogers on Random Terrain's site Video Game Player Aug/Sep 1983 (page 21) on Atari Compendium Buck Rogers vs. the Tiger Men from Mars Creation of Q*Bert, by Warren Davis on Coinop.org All Things Considered segment on E.T. 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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Wed, 24 May 2017
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Wed, 17 May 2017
Direct download: Protocast_-_Secret_Agent_by_Data_Age.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 3:41pm EDT
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Wed, 3 May 2017
Direct download: 136_-_Galaxian_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 8:32am EDT
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Mon, 17 April 2017
April 17th is National Bat Appreciation Day! Celebrate with me by listening to this short episode featuring bats from 2600 games (hint: they're jerks). Thanks for listening! Warren Robinett interview by A. Merrill Crackbats by OmegaMatrix on Atari Age Our attic in 2004
Direct download: National_Bat_Appreciation_Day.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 12:30am EDT
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Wed, 12 April 2017
This episode was inspired after Sarah and I went to see Peter Noone play down the road, something I have been waiting most of my life to do. I talk a little about the history of the band, but more about MY history with the band. Some of the things I forgot include the fact that their name came from the fact that Peter Noone resembled Sherman, from the Mr. Peabody and Sherman cartoon. I also forgot their movie appearances. They starred in 2 films of their own and appeared in another (none of which I've seen, I'm ashamed to admit). I did check Spotify after I recorded the episode in hopes of making a playlist, but most of the regular albums aren't there. There's a LOT of re-recorded stuff though, which I avoid like the plague, and I suggest you do the same if you have any interest in listening. I did find some cool live stuff that I hadn't heard before, so that was good. I hope you enjoy the episode! There's still a few days to get your contest entries in, so if you haven't done that yet, please do. I will be on vacation after Easter, so there won't be any episodes of any kind until after that. Thanks for listening! Links Peter Noone's web site Barry Whitwam's web site Keith Hopwood's Pluto Music Cool (but old) Herman's Hermits web site
Direct download: Bonus_Track_-_Hermans_Hermits.mp3
Category: Bonus Track
-- posted at: 12:24pm EDT
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Sun, 2 April 2017
Hi there, here's my first Bonus Track episode about working as a paperboy back in the 80s. The inspiration for this was an episode of Klickitcast, which is a podcast about Beverly Cleary books. In one of her early books, Henry Huggins has a paper route and it reminded me of my own paper route. One thing I had wrong was that the News Tribune merged with the Home News, not the Courier News. Thank you all again for your kindness and for listening, I hope you enjoy these bonus tracks. Links? For what? Courier News Online Hangly Man on KLOV John Lennon Whiskey Decanter Cornell Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield Corner Deli in South Plainfield on Yelp
Direct download: Bonus_Track_-_My_Year_as_a_Paperboy.mp3
Category: Bonus Track
-- posted at: 11:38am EDT
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Wed, 22 March 2017
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Sun, 5 March 2017
My first game episode was episode 2 about Combat. It came out March 3, 2013. I discovered later that I screwed up the sound (I had Audacity experience before doing the podcast, but not with a microphone). Since it's the 4th anniversary of that show (or it was, THANKS AUDACITY), I decided to clean it up the best I could and re-release it as a treat. If you think tortorous first podcasts are a treat. Anyway, thank you for four wonderful years (with many to come) and for my Facebook page reaching 1000 likes. I'm glad you all are here, and I thank you for listening. Pertinent Links Racing The Beam, by Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost Combat Machine Code (within Combat in Context, by Nick Montfort, scroll about halfway down) Tank at KLOV Jet Fighter at KLOV Digital Press Interview with Joe DeCuir Atari History Museum Interview with Joe DeCuir Steve Fulton article on the early history of Atari Larry Wagner resume Larry Wagner's Combat design notes Larry Wagner's programming notes for the 9 launch titles Cliff Spohn's artwork Kee Games VCS prototype (photo by Earl Green) Michael Current's Atari Timeline Sears Wish Book Blog by Greg Maletic (also features unreleased Tank console) Scott Stilphen's Atari Compendium - Combat Easter Eggs AA Combat page (hacks listed here) Tank-Plus picture label on Atarimania Arcade USA on YouTube 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: Episode_2_-_Combat_2017_Remaster.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:09pm EDT
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Wed, 1 March 2017
Welcome to the first Atari 2600 Game by Game Protocast. This series will focus on prototypes that do not have a part number. This episode features Racer, which was made by Roklan Software for Atari, but it never came out and is not in the part list. I've been wanting to start this for a while, but this episode is due to the fact that I was having trouble getting to the SCSIside research, so that episode will have to wait. Also, I picked this game and started research, but I had trouble getting the game on my Flashback portable. Later I found out that the rom from Atarimania will not work. But I started the research and I wanted to get something out this week, so here it is. My idea was to insert these episodes in between the main episodes; I normally don't get much (if any) feedback on prototypes (especially if you can't play them, I guess), so it wouldn't take long to put the episodes together. Like always, if you have thoughts on these prototypes, I will be happy to read or play it on a subsequent episode. Thank you for listening and for your understanding. Racer on DP Rarity Guide Racer overview on Atari Protos Racer photos and screen shots on Atari Protos Scott Stilphen's Racer video Original AA Racer thread AA Racer artwork contest thread AA Racer production bids thread AA Reserve Sale thread AA 2nd Racer prototype found thread Roklan Software on GDRI Antic Podcast - Ronald Borta interview by Kevin Savetz 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: Protocast_-_Racer_by_Roklan_Software.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 6:12am EDT
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Wed, 15 February 2017
This week I'm covering Glib by Selchow and Righter, the only released adult word game for the Atari 2600! I would like to offer a huge thank you to Mike Montana, the son of Glib programmer Rich Montana, for talking with me on this episode! I apologize for some buzzing during the interview, it did not sound like that during the recording. Mike was extremely nice to me and I'm so glad that he contacted me about Glib, in addition to telling me about his part in the programming. I will also be publishing a write up about Glib that Mike did, with his blessing. Thank you again Mike! In two weeks I will be covering the homebrew game SCSIside/Ultra SCSIside, by Joe Grand. If you have any thoughts on this game, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links Random Terrain - Glib No Swear Gamer 297 - Glib Scrabble tile distributions and score values (English) Don Sauter's Scrabble pages 8 Bit Workshop by Steven Hugg Arcade USA - Q*Bert Minicade by Basic Fun 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: 134_-_Glib_by_Selchow_and_Righter.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 8:30am EDT
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Wed, 1 February 2017
Direct download: 133_-_Q-Bert_by_Parker_Brothers.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 7:03am EDT
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Wed, 11 January 2017
Direct download: 132_-_Space_Attack_by_M_Network.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 6:39am EDT
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Sun, 1 January 2017
Happy New Year! I was hoping to get this out before 2017, but we had super extenuating circumstances that prevented that from happening. Sarah and I played through all the games that I covered in 2016, some of which I couldn't remember everything about, but that was kind of the point. I have forgotten many of the games I've covered, so going forward I think this will be a yearly tradition of helping me remember. Like I said in the show, listening on an AUDIO podcast to people playing VIDEO games may not be everyone's cup of tea, so you have been warned. All in all it was a fun way to celebrate New Year's Eve! I wish you all health and happiness for 2017, thank you for sticking with me for so long. I will see you very soon!
Direct download: 2016_Year_in_Review.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 1:09am EDT
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Wed, 21 December 2016
Thank you to Kevin Zerbe for his recording of "Joy To The World" which opens the show. Thank you also to all the other artists whose songs I borrowed as a bed. Sorry. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and everything in between. I hope your end of year celebrations are wonderful. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I love all of you. Please be kind to one another. -- Ferg
Direct download: 2016_CHRISTMAS_SPECTACULAR.mp3
Category: Christmas
-- posted at: 9:01am EDT
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Wed, 14 December 2016
Hello all, this week I talk almost all about Mr. Do! I recorded it in a fragmented way, so I have forgotten stuff and repeated myself, but it is out a little early, so there's that. One thing I forgot to mention is the game over screen, just a simple screen with Mr. Do and game over on the screen, but I don't think I've seen much of that yet. Matt brought it up in his email but it still flew right by me. Also, the PAL version of the game shows your extra Mr. Do!s as full bodies, instead of just a head in the US version. Curioser and curioser. Despite this I really hope yopu enjoy the show. If you'd like to send in a Christmas memory, you have until the 17th to do so, and that episode will probably be out on Wednesday. The three days after for me will be eat, sleep, and work, not necessarily in that order. It's usually pretty hectic and I won't have much time for anything those three days. Also, Space Battle will be coming up sometime in January, please watch Facebook and Twitter for that. You can send your feedback to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links Mr. Do on KLOV Mr. Do! arcade prototype footage Mr. Do! on Random Terrain's site Arcade USA - Mr. Do! No Swear Gamer 285 - Mr. Do! Colecovisions Podcast 22 - Mr. Do! and Dig Dug Classic Gaming Bookcast by Chris Federico for FREE! Willie's 3000 Subscriber Contest Video on Arcade USA Shinto's Game by Game Podcast hub (it's .com, not .net, sorry Shinto) The Retrogaming Times bi-monthly online magazine 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: 131_-_Mr_Do_by_Coleco.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 5:59am EDT
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Wed, 30 November 2016
Happy Gluttonous Shopping Season everyone! Please be sure to visit your local mom and pop stores this season, they'll feel good and you will too. Today I am discussing Keystone Kapers by the one and only Activision! I apologize for the refrigerator this episode, it sounded really loud and distracting on my end, so I hope you don't hear it. Next up on the show will be Mr. Do by Coleco, and I'll also throw in 3 Coleco games that had part numbers but never made it to programming, at least not that we know of. If you have any comments on Mr. Do or any game I've already covered (say, Mousetrap fer instance), please send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Also, if you have any Christmas or holiday memories of really any kind that you'd like to share, I would love to hear them! Please send those to me by December 16th. Thank you for listening everyone! Egg Nog (makes 1 gallon, cut it down to the quantity you like) 2 quarts half and half 1 dozen eggs (I use large) 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (DON'T USE THE FAKE STUFF, I WILL FIND YOU) 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 cups sugar 1 cup rum 1 cup brandy 1 cup bourbon Beat eggs in a blender until frothy and lemon yellow colored. Add sugar, vanilla, and salt and blend well. Pour into a large container (save your gallon milk jugs!) and add the remaining ingredients. Shake well to combine. PUT THE CAP ON FIRST. Sprinkle some nutmeg in there if you like that. Do NOT sprinkle pumpkin pie spice in there (see vanilla extract). Don't worry about cooking it, all of the alcohol will take care of whatever salmonella is in the eggs. I'm still here, aren't I? Refrigerate unused portion and shake well before you serve it again. Unused portion, that's a good one. Enjoy! :) Pertinent Links Batteries Not Included show with Garry Kitchen Keystone Kapers on Atari Protos Keystone Kapers scratch card from Atarimania Keystone Kapers 2 entry on Digital Press Rarity Guide Activisions Spring 1983 issue on Atari Age KK patch on DP KK patch accompanying letter Play Block the Knight by Rex Allison right in your browser! Atari Flashback Portable Compatibility List from AA 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: 130_-_Keystone_Kapers_by_Activision.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 11:36am EDT
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Thu, 24 November 2016
Direct download: Happy_Thanksgiving.mp3
Category: Thanksgiving
-- posted at: 7:37am EDT
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Wed, 16 November 2016
Hubbi Frubbiends! It's your old buddy Ferg, bringing you some info on Crazy Climber from my bathroom this week. Oh yes I did! I hope you enjoy the show. Coming up next is Keystone Kapers (MORE alliteration, wow!) by Activision, so's if you have some thoughts on it or any game I've covered already, you can send it to moi at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com, and hopefully I won't lose it. Happiest of Thanksgivings to you all (except Canadians, you couldn't wait apparently), and I will see you in December. Thanks for listening! Crazy Links Crazy Climber on KLOV CC on Atari Protos Atari Age Crazy Climber cover CC Easter Egg page on 2600 Connection CC different box art from Atarimania Black picture label in Atari Age magazine No Swear Gamer 280 - Crazy Climber BlocTheKnite by Rex Allison on Google Play Pyrex (Python library for 2600-style games) also by Rex Allison Coleco Retro Gaming Expo August 2017 Nichubutsu Arcade Classics on SUPER NINTENDO (with Crazy Climber) Atari 5200 Super Community My Extra Life donation page Rick's Extra Life donation page Wade's Extra Life donation page Bill's Atari Party Extra Life donation page Marc Allie's Extra Life donation page Reference material for those not in the NYC area. 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: 129_-_Crazy_Climber_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:06am EDT
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Wed, 2 November 2016
This week I discuss one of the two religious games released for the 2600, Music Machine by Sparrow. It's an expensive game but worth your time if you use emulators or Harmony cartridges. Next, uh, time on the show, I will be talking about Crazy Climber by Atari, one of the Atari Age magazine mailaway exclusive games. So yeah, another rare game, I promise I did not plan that! If you have feedback for Crazy Climber, you can send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Please be sure to join me this weekend for Extra Life, and if you can donate, there are plenty of people to choose from in the links! Thanks to all who donated, and I thank you all for listening. I hope you had a Happy Halloween! Pertinent Links Palmtex/Super Micro Cartridge based system Sparrow Records today Peter Engelbrite's Music Machine page 2009 Kotaku article about sealed copy on eBay 2013 eBay auction for sealed copy Video from above auction Stella at 20 on Internet Archive Art of Atari by Tim Lapetino My Extra Life donation page Rick's Extra Life donation page Wade's Extra Life donation page Bill's Atari Party Extra Life donation page Marc Allie's Extra Life donation page 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 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: 128_-_Music_Machine_by_Sparrow.mp3
Category: Video Games
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Wed, 12 October 2016
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Sun, 25 September 2016
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Sun, 18 September 2016
This is a special episode featuring Phil from the No Swear Gamer channel on Youtube and the Atari 7800 Game by Game podcast. Phil was nice enough to send me a large audio submission talking about all of the games since his last submission, so I made it into its own episode. Huge thanks to Phil for doing this, please help me say thank you by checking out his stuff. I also explain a little about what is next for this podcast. Thank you all very much for listening, I hope you enjoyed your summer! Classic Gaming Bookcast by Chris Federico (RGR Forum post, has all the links where you can buy the book) Bally Alley Astrocast Omega Race controller hack by Thomas Jentzsch
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Sun, 4 September 2016
Part 2 of episode 126 is all about Krull by Atari. Thanks for your continued patience with me, I wasn't feeling great this week. The next episode will hopefully have 2 games, those being Sword of Saros and Escape From The Mindmaster by Starpath. Like I mentioned in the show, I am shooting to publish this 2 weeks from this past Wednesday, but if it does get delayed, it should be the last time that happens for awhile. Again, thank you for your patience and for listening, it really means a lot to me. Atari In-House Promo film, featuring 1983 new releases The No Swear Gamer 262 - Krull! Web page on Dave Staugas' NeoChrome Krull on Atari Protos Krull on KLOV Krull on Internet Pinball Database Ian's Risk of Rain video Wade's 1632 ATARI podcaST My friend Bill's website Bill's Youtube page Mr. Moribund's Theater of Terror! 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 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: 126_Part_2_-_Krull_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 12:36am EDT
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Wed, 24 August 2016
Yes, another split episode. I just wanted to get something out there, this is the best way for me to do that right now. Maybe it's the way I should be doing this, who knows? That was the original plan. At any rate, this episode is all about Battlezone by Atari, and next time I will cover Krull and the feedback for both games. So if you have any thoughts on either game, you still have time to send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links Battlezone on Atari Protos Battlezone on KLOV Michael Feinstein blog post about GCC and Atari Voice Commander unit picture in AA thread (Post 19) Voice Commander unit drawing in 1983 Atari catalog on AA Brown label Battlezone cartridge Brown Battlezone box Battlezone Tank Control hack by Thomas Jentzsch The No Swear Gamer 261 - Battlezone I was wrong, new VR version of Battlezone will be released by Rebellion in October. Bad podcaster! 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 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: 126_Part_1_-_Battlezone_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 7:23am EDT
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Wed, 3 August 2016
This is part 2 of episode 125, where I discuss California Games by Epyx, and read and listen to your feedback on all the Epyx games. Next up is Battlezone and Krull, both by Atari. I am hoping to watch the Krull movie before the episode since it is available on YouTube. If you have any feedback on these games, as always you can send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Please be sure to check out Geekade's Twitch channel on August 20th for their Pain in the Ass-a-thon, which is a charity benefit for the Colon Cancer Alliance. You can donate during the 24 stream at the Twitch site. Thanks for listening! Pertinent Links Epyx on C64 Wiki History of Epyx on the Dot Eaters Peter Engelbrite's web site Peter Engelbrite interview by Gregory George Inspired Idea web site Fuddy Duddy Games Steve Baker's web site from 2008 Steve Baker's Pachinko game Steve Baker interview by Scott Stilphen Steve Baker interview by Randy Kindig, Antic podcast Steve Baker interview by Willie, ArKay and Captain Bob, Atari 5200 Super Podcast Tod Frye interview by Randy Kindig, Antic Podcast No Swear Gamer 175 - Summer Games No Swear Gamer 259 - Winter Games No Swear Gamer 260 - California Games 1997 Online Telegames Atari 2600 catalog Atari Bytes Podcast Atari Kong Podcast Tupacast! Geekade Pain In The Ass-a-thon Facebook page Sing's nutty eBay auction find for Stellar Track Devin's Pac-Man creepy pasta on AA 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 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: 125_Part_2_-_California_Games_by_Epyx.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 7:13am EDT
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Wed, 27 July 2016
Hello all, long time no see! Last night I knew that I wouldn't be able to get the whole show done. So instead of waiting until probably next week, I split the episode into 2 parts. Part 1 deals with Summer and Winter Games, and Part 2 will be about California Games and all of the feedback for all three. So you still have until Saturday to get feedback in if you'd like. Thank you as ever for your patience and for listening, I wouldn't be here without you! Pertinent Links No Swear Gamer Flashback Portable Announcement Wade's Inverse Atascii podcast Epyx on C64 Wiki History of Epyx on the Dot Eaters Peter Engelbrite's web site Peter Engelbrite interview by Gregory George Inspired Idea web site Fuddy Duddy Games Steve Baker's web site from 2008 Steve Baker's Pachinko game Steve Baker interview by Scott Stilphen Steve Baker interview by Randy Kindig, Antic podcast Steve Baker interview by Willie, ArKay and Captain Bob, Atari 5200 Super Podcast Tod Frye interview by Randy Kindig, Antic Podcast No Swear Gamer 175 - Summer Games No Swear Gamer 259 - Winter Games No Swear Gamer 260 - California Games 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 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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Wed, 13 July 2016
Direct download: Interview_with_Bill_Kendrick.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 3:06am EDT
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Wed, 29 June 2016
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Tue, 28 June 2016
Last weekend I was able to get to the Too Many Games video game convention in Pennsylvania. This is just a short episode about what I saw and did there. It was a lot of fun and I will be there again next year, hope to see you there! Too Many Games web site Rich's band Kickbax Sega Nerds web site Geekade on Youtube Mega Visions magazine Kickstarter Blind Blades by Heavy Key Studios Super Rock Blasters by QuadraTron Studios
Direct download: Too_Many_Games_Wrapup_Special.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 10:14pm EDT
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Sun, 29 May 2016
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Fri, 20 May 2016
Hey everyone, thanks for your patience this week. This episode is about two of Activision's early 1983 titles, Oink and Dolphin. Next on the podcast I will be looking at Lost Luggage and Shark Attack (Lochjaw) by Apollo. If you have any feedback on these or any of the games I've covered, please send it to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. You can check the calendar on the blogpage for the upcoming shows, I have updated it. A bit. I have some vacation time coming up, and while I don't have an episode listed for those weeks, I am going to try to get something out then. I also have an upcoming project, we are putting in a new floor in my gameroom/podcasting room, but I'm hoping that won't disturb the schedule. Much. Thanks for listening everyone! Pertinent Oinks Matthew Hubbard interview by Scott Stilphen Scott Stilphen's Dolphin Easter Egg page Oink on Atari Protos Dolphin on Atari Protos Oink Patch on Digital Press ...and the accompanying letter Friends of Dolphins patch on DP ...and the accompanying letter Secret Society of Dolphins patch on DP Activisions newsletter announcing Dolphin and Oink Matthew Hubbard's Blogger profile (he has a few blogs there) The No Swear Gamer 252 - Oink! The No Swear Gamer 253 - Dolphin Warren Robinett's Adventure web site Inventing the Adventure Game by Warren Robinett (unpublished manuscript) Classic Game Room - Oink! 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 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: 123_-_Oink_and_Dolphin_by_Activision.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 8:13pm EDT
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Tue, 3 May 2016
This week I cover two more games in the RealSports line, Tennis
and Basketball. Basketball was an unfinished prototype that saw the
light of day near the turn of the century. I think there is only
one more RealSports title left, Boxing, which oddly came out much
later than the rest. Next time I'll be discussing the Activision
games Oink! and Dolphin, so if you have any thoughts on these games
(or the RealSports games, I expected the feedback to be a bit light
and I was not mistaken), please send it to me at
2600gamebygame@gmail.com. You will not regret it! Thank you so much
for listening, and this Sunday, please say hi to your mother for
me.
Pertinent Links
RealSports
Tennis on Atari Protos
RealSports Basketball on Atari Protos
Supergames
8 in 1 on Atari Protos
Unused RS Tennis art on Atarimania
No Swear
Gamer 251 - RS Tennis!
RS Basketball in 1982 Rev F catalog
RS Basketball screenshot in 1983 Rev A catalog
RS
Basketball 2002 Repro on Atari Age
Scott Stilphen's Easter Egg page for RS Basketball
Highretrogamelord's
RS Basketball video
Intellivisionaries
18 - Basketball(s)!
Intellivisionaries
7 - Baseball(s)!
SNES
Podcast 45 - Frogger!
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
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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Wed, 20 April 2016
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Thu, 7 April 2016
This week I'm looking at two of the CBS Electronics Ram Plus games, Tunnel Runner and Omega Race, as well as the Booster Grip controller! Thanks for your patience this week, and thanks again for the donations, it is greatly appreciated. I think I have settled on a mixer so I can record the sounds from the 2600 itself, and also, I think I may be able to use that to play the audio submissions live so you can hear me react to them. My current mixer is a Kitchen Aid, so that one won't work. Next episode will be about Sky Skipper and Tutankham by Parker Brothers, so if you have any feedback on those games or games I've already covered, please send it to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net, or 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Thank you so much for listening, you guys are the best!! Pertinent Links Ram Plus Chip patent Dick Balaska interview by Red 5 on AA Dick Balaska's website Robert Hunter interview by Roy Trakin, Video Games magazine Stuart Ross interview by Scott Stilphen Stuart Ross drawing of Black Box Scott Stilphen's Tunnel Runner Easter Egg page Omega Race on KLOV Omega Race controller hack by Thomas Jentsch Omega Race Genesis controller hack by Omegamatrix (plus a lot more games!) The No Swear Gamer 246 - Tunnel Runner The No Swear Gamer 247 - Omega Race Atari Leaf's Booster Grip video Throwback Network Facebook group
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 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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Wed, 23 March 2016
Hi guys, this episode is about Dragonfire and Fathom, two more games by the great software company Imagic. I hope that you enjoy it. In two weeks I'll be talking about Omega Race and Tunnel Runner by CBS Electronics. If you have any thoughts on these games or games that I've already covered, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net or 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Thank you very much for listening, and if you celebrate Easter or Spring Break, have a great one, or both. Pertinent Links Bob Smith interview in Numb Thumb Club magazine Get the Dragonfire source code here or here Scott Stilphen's Dragonfire Easter Egg page Dragonfire on Atari Protos An Act of Creation by Rob Fulop (Video Games Dec. 1983) Rob Fulop interview by Scott Stilphen Rob Fulop's blog entry about Fathom Rob Fulop interview by Chris Federico Michael Becker interview by Valter Prette Scott Stilphen Fathom Longplay Scott Stilphen's Fathom Easter Egg page The Monkees' Head - Porpoise Song Intarivisions ep 4 - Dragonfire No Swear Gamer 244 - Dragonfire No Swear Gamer 245 - Fathom - Phil also shows you the Easter eggs! 12 year old Bill Kendrick's Atari 800 clone of Dragonfire, called Crown Quest! Atari Vault video, showing all of the games Atari Flashback 2 in an Atari cartridge by lovablechevy Pinside forum thread with Nick Baldridge's photos from 2015 White Rose show
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 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: 119_-_Dragonfire_and_Fathom_by_Imagic.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 11:15am EDT
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Wed, 16 March 2016
Well, hello. This extremely late episode is all about the wonderful game Dig Dug, and the unreleased games Dukes of Hazzard, Stunt Cycle, and Dukes of Hazzard. Thank you again for your continued patience, I hope very much that you enjoy the show. Next WEEK (that's WEEK, singular, I hope) will be on Dragonfire and Fathom, by ye olde Imagick Companie. If you have any feedback on these games, or any that I've already covered, please send it to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net or 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links My Spotify 1982 Playlist Bob Polaro on Antic podcast with Kevin Savetz Bob Polaro interview by Al Backiel The Crazy and Profitable Origin of Ms. Pac-Man, by Preston Burt Doug Macrae at California Extreme 2010 Doug Macrae on Cache and Release (a geocaching podcast) Doug Macrae's Geocaching site Mark Hahn interview by Scott Stilphen Atari Protos - Dig Dug Atari Protos - Dukes of Hazzard Atari Protos - Stunt Cycle Dukes of Hazzard map on Digital Press Dukes of Hazzard repro box on eBay Dukes of Hazzard Easter eggs on 2600 Connection Most likely unauthorized Dukes of Hazzard cart and box on eBay Sold Best Electronics Dukes of Hazzard with B&W label on eBay Stunt Cycle on Game Reproductions web site Arcade USA - Stunt Cycle: Arcade, dedicated console & 2600 versions Check out the Retro Junkies at Lexington Comic Con March 11-13! Atari vs Sears artwork on Atari Protos Game Dev Tycoon by Greenheart Games No Swear Gamer 189 - Dig Dug! Insane Ian - DiG DuG VectrexRoli on Youtube For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast Steve Thomas Art, Arcade Propaganda prints. NOT FROM THE 90s. WTF. 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Wed, 24 February 2016
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Thu, 11 February 2016
Hi there, thanks for your patience! I had some issues yesterday. :) Anyway, this episode deals with the released Coleco game Donkey Kong Jr., the prototype Looping, and the vaporware Pepper II (sadly) and Rocky Battles the Champ. Next time I'll be talking about the Commavid games Cosmic Swarm and Room of Doom. If you have any thoughts on these games or any I've already covered, you can send them to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. I've been having some issues with email on my new computer, so I have made a new email address that you can also use, which is 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. That one shouldn't be too hard to remember! Thank you very much for listening! Pertinent Links Harley Puthuff's web site Ed Temple interview by Scott Stilphen DK Jr. On KLOV Looping on KLOV Pepper II on KLOV Looping on Atari Protos Looping on 2600 Connection Looping release on Atari 2600 Homebrew DK Jr arcade flyer (2600 label art) Rocky Battles the Champ Flyer Looping Flyer Pepper II Flyer DK Jr. Flyer, why not Doug Macrae at California Extreme Arcade USA - Pepper II No Swear Gamer 211 - Donkey Kong Jr. 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Wed, 27 January 2016
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Wed, 20 January 2016
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Wed, 30 December 2015
I went back and forth about releasing this episode, I put a lot of myself out there and tried to explain what is going on with me. So there's no game talk in it. :) I ran it by Sarah and she thought it was good, so here you go. If you listen to it or not, it's up to you, I won't hold anything against you.
Thank you once again to Kevin McLaughlin, I won't be able to do that enough. Thank you all for listening, and please be safe on New Year's Eve. I am so glad you are here.
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Sun, 20 December 2015
Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you all enjoy your end of the year festivities. Thank you so much for all of your support, and I hope to give you as much as I can in 2016! Kevin Zerbe's Christmas music (and more) on Bandcamp Kevin Zerbe's Seasonal albums on Bandcamp The Holiday Special Podcast Doug McCoy's McCoyCast pages (Gamma Dev) The Snowman. Watch at your own risk.
Direct download: Merry_Christmas_2015.mp3
Category: Christmas
-- posted at: 8:31am EDT
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Thu, 17 December 2015
Hi everyone! I hope that you all are having a stress-free holiday season. I will be as soon as this is posted. :) And by this I mean my episode about Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede for the Atari 2600. I had a lot of fun, and even Mrs. Ferguson joins me for a new unfortunately titled segment! This will also probably be the only appearance of that segment. Thank you all again for your patience while I put this episode together. On January 13th the games will resume with Seaquest and Spider Fighter, both by Activision. I will be putting a Christmas memories episode together this weekend, so I would need your submissions by December 19th. You can send your Christmas memories, feedback for Seaquest and Spider Fighter, or feedback for any game I've already covered (see Jose's handy list in the links down there) to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you so much for listening everyone, I really appreciate it! Pertinent Links First State Potion Masters Hufflepuff House Cup - Donate to Food Bank of DE here, and thank you! Ms. Pac-Man on KLOV Centipede on KLOV Ms. Pac-Man Easter Eggs on 2600 Connection Centipede Easter Eggs on 2600 Connection (includes Centipede flea ladder trick video) Ms. Pac-Man on Atari Protos Centipede on Atari Protos No Swear Gamer 138 - Ms. Pac-Man! No Swear Gamer 111 - Centipede! Trak Ball games thread on Atari Age (get the roms here) Who Made Ms. Pac-Man thread on AA Pie Factory and NARC developers at Galloping Ghost Arcade on AA Dona Bailey interview by Andy Nealen Centipede at Arcade History Centipede $50,000 Tournament fiasco from All In Color for a Quarter Patricia Goodson's web site Josh Littlefield on Moby Games Mark Ackerman's web site Atari Centipede comic on AA Diagamblic on Soundcloud (the Galaxian remix is by him, I stole a snippet of it) Centipede World Championship medal on Atarimania Turmoil by Paul Robson on the iTunes store SNES Podcast Contest announcement on FB Holy Crap.
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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: 113_-_Ms._Pac-Man__Centipede_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 6:54am EDT
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Wed, 2 December 2015
Hi folks, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The next show proper won't be out until the 16th (so he says), but I wanted to give you something to tide you over. Instead, you're getting a show in which I ramble on and on about my collecting habits and where they are headed. I hope you will enjoy it anyway. :) The next show will of course be about Centipede and Ms. Pac-Man, both by Atari. I am also looking for your Christmas memories, which I will put together and put out the week of Christmas some time. If you'd like to send your feedback or thoughts for either of these shows, please get them in to me by the end of the day on December 13th. That should give me plenty of time to get both shows out on time. You can send it to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you very much for listening, enjoy your December! Donate to Hufflepuff House, First State Potion Masters. Donations benefit the Food Bank of Delaware. Show those Slytherin who's boss! :) 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: My_Video_Game_Collecting_History.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:18am EDT
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Wed, 18 November 2015
Hello World! Today I check out Name This Game and Towering Inferno by U.S. Games. I also was very fortunate to speak with Ron Dubren, the designer of Name This Game. Big thank you to Ron for taking some time out of his day for me, and you can check him out on the interwebs at the links below. I forgot to mention in the show that you can still donate to Wade or Rick for the Extra Life charity, up until the end of the year. So if you think you might have missed it, you didn't! Links to donate are below. So. The next show will NOT be about Glib and Music Machine as I had originally planned. I am going to spend a little more time on the Centipede and Ms. Pac-Man episode, which will be out on December 16th. A Christmas show probably will not happen, but I haven't totally ruled it out. If you have feedback for Centipede or Ms. Pac-Man, or if you have an Atari related Christmas memory, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net no later than end of day on December 13th. Thanks very much for your understanding, and thank you all for listening! Pertinent Links Ron Dubren interview by Phil Wiswell Ron Dubren's Toys and Games blog page Ron Dubren's Art blog page Ron Dubren's Vimeo page Ron Dubren's Centipede book on Digital Press Atari Protos: Name This Game Atari Protos: Amiga Power Play Arcade Paul Allen Newell interview by Scott Stilphen Todd Marshall interview by Scott Stilphen Towering Inferno on Random Terrain's site Donate to Wade for Extra Life Donate to Rick for Extra Life No Swear Gamer 214 - Name This Game! No Swear Gamer 216 - Towering Inferno! Haunted House Pinball mod Lock Is Lit podcast For Amusement Only DAILY Pinball podcast! Silver Ball Museum in Asbury Park The SNES Podcast Wall Collisions in Adventure thread on AA Louis Gorenfeld's Youtube reviewsCheck 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Wed, 4 November 2015
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Sat, 31 October 2015
Happy Halloween! This is your TREAT from me, get it? Just a short one, I'm not good at talking about pinball, even my favorite table of all time! One thing I discovered after I recorded was that the Alfred Hitchcock Presents theme is actually a piece by Gounod called Funeral March of a Marionette, which makes sense. It will make sense to you when you listen, and I thank you for doing that. Have a great day! SCAAARY Links System 80 explanation at PinWiki Haunted House at Internet Pinball Database Haunted House at KLOV Haunted House at Pinside Bally's Elektra on IPDB Chicago Vending Company's Three Point ad Bally's Xenon at IPDB John Osborne at 2004 Pinball Expo John Osborne interview on Topcast podcast
Direct download: Happy_Halloween_Haunted_House_by_Gottlieb.mp3
Category: Pinball
-- posted at: 9:44am EDT
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Wed, 28 October 2015
Hi everyone, I am very sorry once again for getting this episode out so late. I knew there was a lot to research on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial by Atari, but I just didn't realize how MUCH was out there until I started looking. It is now finished and is very long, and I really hope it was worth the wait! It was a lot of fun to go back through all that happened last year, and you guys sent in some GREAT feedback, thank you so much for that. Next week I'll be discussing two 20th Century Fox games developed by Sirius Software, Fantastic Voyage and Turmoil. I know I said in the show to get your feedback in by November 1st, but at this point by November 3rd end of day will be great. I apologize to Nils and Bill, they did send E.T. feedback in after I recorded but before I finished the show, but I didn't get time to put it in this show. Next one for sure! You can send that feedback to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you all again very much for your patience, and I will see you next week! Fingers crossed. :) Pertinent Links HSW's website HSW Interview on AV Club HSW interview by Charles Gray TONS of HSW videos on Youtube Fixing E.T. thread on Atari Age Fixing E.T. writeup by AA user recompile (get the rom here) Random Terrain's E.T. pages 2600 Connection E.T. easter egg and bug page Steven Spielberg on E.T. and HSW James Heller interview by Scott Stilphen No Swear Gamer 9 - E.T.! No Swear Gamer E.T. Easter Eggs! Atlantic article by the "Punk Archaeologists" Punk Archaeologists' April Fools article E.T. Book Cart on Atari Age Tularosa Basin Historical Society eBay page (sold items) How to Beat the Home Video Games - E.T. American Hot Stuff with HSW E.T. Book Cart by Charles Gray Atari IO forums Rick Reynolds' podcasts - GET SOME Please support Rick and Extra Life! Action Figure Blues 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: 110_-_E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 6:06am EDT
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Wed, 7 October 2015
Hey everyone! Time to check into the hotel room and turn on the... oh, wait a minute. Wrong Spectravision. This episode deals with the other Spectravision's games China Syndrome and The Challenge of Nexar, both of which you'd think would be under the Ch section in a list of Atari 2600 games, but NOOooooooooooo. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the episode. Next time I'll be talking at length I'm sure about the Atari game E.T., by the inimitable Howard Scott Warshaw. Please try to get me your feedback by the end of the day on October 18th, I am really trying hard not to procrastinate. So of course now I'm putting it on you. :D And as always you can send that feedback to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links Early Spectravision catalog - China Syndrome Scott Stilphen's interview with David Lubar Random Terrain's Challenge of Nexar section Data Age Mindscape record on Youtube Throwback Network on Facebook Short, inconclusive AA thread about China Syndrome Atari 2800 Challenge of Nexar on Atarimania Colecovisions podcast! The SNES Podcast Facebook page - contact Greg if you're interested in being a co-host Rob O'Hara's podcasts Holiday Special podcast on Facebook - please go and like the page! The Classic Gaming Bookcast by Chris Federico 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Sun, 27 September 2015
Hi everyone, sorry for the delay once again. This week it's Bugs and Journey Escape by Data Age, both are pretty decent games in my opinion. I hope you like them too! Next time I'll be looking at China Syndrome and the Challenge of Nexar by Spectravideo/-vision. I haven't tried these yet so I won't say anything. If you have any thoughts about the games, or any I've already covered (check out Jose's spreadsheet below!), please send them to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. You can always see what's coming up in the future by checking the calendar over on the blog page, which you may be on right now. Thanks very much for your continued patience and for listening! Pertinent Links Random Terrain - Bugs Random Terrain - Journey Escape Bob Rice interview by Lord Karnage (Part 3 of 4, Rice talks about Journey Escape) J. Ray Dettling interview in Electronic Fun magazine Stanley Mouse Studios website Journey talks about Journey Escape on MTV Journey Escape commercial Journey on KLOV No Swear Gamer 194 - Bugs! No Swear Gamer 195 - Journey Escape! Ken Love's Data Age thread on Atari Age Atari Lynx Game by Game Podcast, hosted by Christian! 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: 108_Bugs_and_Journey_Escape.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 8:27am EDT
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Wed, 9 September 2015
Today I look at one of the most popular Atari 2600 games (and I can say 2600 because it came out after the rebranding), River Raid! Extra special thanks to Carol Shaw and Ralph Merkle for their help with this episode, and to Willie, ArKay, Captain Bob, and Mike at the Atari 5200 Super Podcast for their help as well, even though I screwed that up slightly (more details in the episode). Please go and check out the Atari 5200 Super Podcast if you don't already listen, and please check out their Facebook page at the link above! Coming up next week is Bugs and Journey Escape by Data Age. Thanks to Wade's (from Inverse Atascii) suggestion, I now have a calendar to your right (unless you're on a mobile phone, then all bets are off). As long as I remember to keep it updated, you can check there for all the upcoming shows and see when they will be published. If you'd like to send your thoughts on Bugs and/or Journey Escape, or any other game I've covered so far, please send it to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you so much for listening! Links of No Return Interview with Carol Shaw by Benj Edwards Interview with Carol Shaw in Electronic Fun Sept. 1983 The No Swear Gamer 192 - River Raid! River Raid on SNES Air Fox Lite on iTunes Scramble on KLOV Ed Kelly's BETAR web site Atari Phoenix poster Billboard Magazine archive 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: 107_-_River_Raid_by_Activision.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 7:34am EDT
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Wed, 26 August 2015
OH HEY. Today we conclude the Swordquest series talking about Waterworld and Airworld, and the ill-fated Swordquest contest. I thought I would be glad to be done, but it made me sad. But wait, next time I'll be talking about River Raid by carol Shaw, only from Activision! This is a big favorite, so I'm anticipating some feedback. You can send that right over to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. I'll also be doing some other games later on. I am tired. Procrastination only hurts yourself folks. Goodbye Utterance. :( Waterlogged Links Swordquest Revisited site by Scott Stilphen Waterworld Archive of Adventure Michael Rideout interview by John Hardie John Michael Battaglia's Atari page (he wrote the Waterworld manual, which I forgot to mention in the show) Airworld Parts list memo Atari Age magazine 9/10-1983 Videogame Illustrated Magazine April 1983 (I read this wrong, the article had June listed as the release for Waterworld, not April like I thought. I'm dumb) Me and Zerbe on the Youtubes Retro League Patreon page Retro League Forums. Sign up! All the cool kids are doing it SNES Podcast Facebook page. Contact them about the SNES Draft! Bally Alley (Bally Astrocade site) Orphaned Games & Computer Systems - contains pages about the Emerson Arcadia, APF MP-1000, and the Video Brain computer. 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: 106_-_Swordquests_Waterworld__Earth.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 12:34pm EDT
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Wed, 12 August 2015
HOWDY HOWDY HOWDY. Today I am covering three very good M Network games, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Kool-Aid Man, and Super Challenge Baseball. I had the great privilege of communicating with the developers of the latter two games, Stephen Tatsumi, Jane Terjung, and Ken Smith. My thanks go to them, and also to Paul Nurminen for getting me in touch with Ken Smith. Thank you all! Next episode I will conclude the Swordquest series with Waterworld and Airworld (which is made of air, HAR HAR). Upcoming games will include River Raid by Activision; Bugs and Journey Escape by Data Age; China Syndrome and Challenge of Nexar by Spectravision; E.T. by Atari; Turmoil and Fantastic Voyage by 20th Century Fox; Name This Game and Towering Inferno by US Games; Music Machine by Sparrow and Glib by Selchow and Wrighter; and Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede by Atari. If you have any thoughts or memories of these games or any I've already covered, please send them along to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you all so much for listening! Pertinent Links 1983 article mentioning Kool Aid Man Steve Tatsumi's company Elide Books Jane Terjung's web site Buy Jane & Steve's book Baby's First Year No Swear Gamer 183 - Kool Aid Man! Play Winterbells online! DO IT! Download Bell Hopper, 2600 Winterbells demake. Really fun! Atari 5200 Super Podcast - Defender Pie Factory Podcast Episode 12 - Home Consoles Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast Episode 1 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Wed, 29 July 2015
Well hi! I learned a very important lesson this week. I finished the research for the Xonox games Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel on Sunday, way before I usually do. So of course, I have problem after problem while recording and editing, so that means procrastination is always worth it! Also, ambigram. Next time I'l be discussing Rocky and Bullwinkle (not released), Kool Aid Man, and Super Challenge Football, all by M Network. For the rest of this year, I'll be covering the following games: Swordquest Waterworld and Swordquest Airworld (vapourware) by Atari; River Raid by Activision; Bugs and Journey Escape by Data Age; China Syndrome and Challenge of Nexar by Spectravision; E.T. by Atari; Turmoil and Fantastic Voyage by 20th Century Fox; Name This Game and Towering Inferno by US Games; Music Machine by Sparrow and Glib by Selchow and Wrighter; and Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede by Atari. If you have any thoughts or memories of these games or any I've already covered, please send them along to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you all so much for listening! Pertinent Links News about Xevious prototype on Atari Age (with rom downloads) Xonox press kit on Atarimania Chuck Norris Superkicks bug page at 2600 Connection AA thread with Chuck Norris/Hercules ad May 1983 Arcade Express newsletter Artillery Duel/Super Kung Fu label (different artwork) Solar Defense on Atarimania Atari Jaguar GBG Podcast by Shinto! Shinto's GBG Podcast Information hub Amigos Podcast, Everything about the Amiga Computer No Swear Gamer Patreon page 2 Dudes and a NES Patreon page Toys r Us Report Patreon page 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Wed, 15 July 2015
Hi everyone, thank you very much once again for your patience. This episode features Mondo Pong, INV+, and Oystron, all late 90s homebrew games (for the most part). Thank you to INV programmer Erik Mooney for contributing an audio submission detailing his programming work on the game. Next time I'll be discussing Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel by Xonox. Upcoming episodes will include the unreleased Rocky and Bullwinkle, Kool-Aid Man, and Super Challenge Football, all by M Network; Swordquest Waterworld and Swordquest Airworld (which is basically what that game is made of) by Atari; River Raid by Activision; Bugs and Journey Escape by Data Age; and China Syndrome and the Challenge of Nexar by Spectravideo. Feedback for any of these games or any game I've already covered can be sent to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links Erik Mooney's web site (has a few 2600 tech demos) StellaList Archives Picture of the StellaList award plaque INV+ Source Code on Atari Age Oystron page on the Wayback Machine XYPE home page The No Swear Gamer 174 - Oystron! Atari Age thread on Oystron 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Sun, 28 June 2015
Hi everyone, this episode featuring Vanguard and Phoenix is SUPER LATE and I apologize. My sister and her family are all moved in in TN and Sarah's sister and her family are in their new home in Maine, with their big items coming next week. As I stated in the episode I recorded what seems like months ago, the next episode featuring Oystron, INV and Mondo Pong by Piero Cavina will be released on July 15. Upcoming episodes will include Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel by Xonox; Rocky and Bullwinkle (unreleased), Kool-Aid Man, and Super Challenge Football by M Network; and Swordquest Waterworld and Swordquest Airworld (vaporware) by Atari. If you have any feedback for any of these games or any I've already covered (see the link for Jose's amazing spreadsheet for my show), send it to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you for listening, and thank you again for your understanding and support. Pertinent Links KLOV - Vanguard KLOV - Phoenix No Swear Gamer 42 - Vanguard Ralph McQuarrie Star Wars concept art Vanguard 531 explanation in Atari Age magazine Vanguard easter Eggs/Bugs on 2600 Connection Michael Feinstein's blog (last entry 2011) NetSeer site (John Mracek's current company) Rob Fulop interview by Scott Stilphen Newspaper report on Atari-Imagic lawsuit Infoworld article on the same lawsuit 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: 102_-_Vanguard_and_Phoenix_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 7:08am EDT
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Wed, 10 June 2015
Direct download: Crabtowne_USA.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 11:24am EDT
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Sun, 7 June 2015
Hello everyone, I do apologize for the wait once again. The episode 100 contest has been extended until episode 102, so please get your entries in to win the Atari 2600 with a bunch of games to me by June 16th. Today's episode is all about Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx, both by Imagic. Next time I will be covering Phoenix and Vanguard by Atari. In the coming weeks I will be looking at Oystron, INV and INV+, and Mondo Pong, all of which are homebrews by Piero Cavina; Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel by Xonox; Rocky and Bullwinkle (unreleased), Kool-Aid Man, and Super Challenge Football by M Network; and Swordquest Waterworld and Swordquest Airworld (vaporware) by Atari. If you have any feedback for any of these games or any I've already covered (see the link for Jose's amazing spreadsheet for my show), send it to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Sphinx Michael Becker interview by Valter Prette How to Beat the Home Video Games - Riddle of the Sphinx RotS Contest - Bob Smith and Charles Compton picture Chris ++ article on Riddle of the Sphinx Geeky Antics home page 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Wed, 20 May 2015
Hi there! Thank you all so much for helping me get to episode 100. In this Intellivisionaries-sized episode, I am celebrating by discussing one of my favorite Atari 2600 games, Pitfall by Activision. Extra giant super special humongous thanks to Willie! from the Colecovisions podcast for surprising me with an interview with the awesome David Crane! Thank you so much Willie, and thanks much also to David Crane for talking with us, it was my honor. In two weeks I will be discussing Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx by Imagic. I will also endeavor to fix up my list because it needs fixing, so in the next episode I will announce more games that are coming up. If you have any feedback for these games, or any games I've already covered, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for listening. You all have made this such a wonderful experience and I am excited to cover many more games! Pertinent Links Jose's AMAZING spreadsheet for my podcast! Thank you Jose! David Crane Pitfall Post-mortem at GDC 2013 PRGE panel with David Crane, Garry Kitchen, & Bob Smith David Crane at Louisville Arcade Expo 2015 David Crane interview on Broken Token podcast David Crane interview by Michael Thomasson David Crane interview by Tristan Donovan 1/84 Hi Res magazine article on David Crane by Colin Covert David Crane interview by Chris Bieniek Matt's How To Win at Activision Games book that he made in 1982! Awesome! Pitfall on Atari Protos David Crane's comments on the 2 prototypes on Digital Press No Swear Gamer 149 - Pitfall! No Swear Gamer - Pitfall Walkthrough! Activision Mobiles thread on Atari Age Pitfall Jacket picture on Good Deal Games Other Pitfall promo items on Atarimania Pitfall map Pitfall 2 on KLOV Pitfall Patch ...and the letter that accompanied it Heckle and Jeckle cartoon intro How To Beat The Home Video Games - Pitfall! John Reder's web page with his 2600 homebrew games 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: 100_-_Pitfall_by_Activision.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 2:32pm EDT
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Wed, 6 May 2015
This episode you get 4 games for the price of 2! Well, sort of. Realsports Football and Atari Video Cube are covered, along with Rubik's Cube and 3D Rubik's Cube. Congrats to Rick Reynolds, he won the SNES Podcast-sponsored contest for the 20 dollar Atari Age gift certificate. Thank you Greg for sponsoring the podcast! There will be another contest in episode 100, and lastly, please stay tuned to the end of this episode for a special announcement. Episode 100 will be Pitfall by Activision. Upcoming episodes will include Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx by Imagic; Vanguard and Phoenix by Atari, and Oystron, INV, and Mondo Pong, all homebrews by Piero Cavina. If you have any thoughts on these games or any games I've already covered, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net.Thank you so much for listening, it really means the world to me. Pertinent Links AA thread about 3D Rubik's Cube Discovery 3D Rubik's Cube on Atari 2600 Homebrew David Winter's page for 3D Rubik's Cube on Pong Story RS Football - Atari Protos Atari Video Cube - Atari Protos Rubik's Cube - Atari Protos 3D Rubik's Cube - Atari Protos No Swear Gamer 143 - Realsports Football! James' AA thread about his friend Jacques Groslouis Rob Zdybel, Bob Smith, and Joe DeCuir at PRGE 2013 Atari 1983 In-house promo video (with Peter Niday) Rob Zdybel interview on RGR 75 CGE 2014 Atari panel on RGR 86 Atari Video Cube manual 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Sun, 26 April 2015
Hi there, I'm so sorry for the wait. Episode 98 features Super Cobra and Reactor, both arcade ports from Parker Brothers. On May 6th I'll be looking at Realsports Football and Atari Video Cube by Atari. The contest that Greg from the SNES Podcast is sponsoring will be extended to May 5th at 11:59 PM EST. You can win a 20 dollar gift certificate to the Atari Age store, and all you have to do is tell me your favorite homebrew game for the 2600, either at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net, or on the pinned Facebook post. Thanks Greg! Episode 100 will be Pitfall by Activision. Upcoming episodes will include Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx by Imagic; Vanguard and Phoenix by Atari, and Oystron, INV, and Mondo Pong, all homebrews by Piero Cavina. If you have any thoughts on these games or any games I've already covered, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Links Tax Avoiders thread on Atari Age Tax Avoiders thread 2 on AA List of Dunhill Electronics copyrights The No Swear Gamer 132 - Reactor! The No Swear Gamer Reactor Easter egg Reactor at KLOV Super Cobra at KLOV Super Cobra sweepstakes ad Reactor manual at 2600 Connection Paul Crowley's blog InfinaDyne website Charlie Heath interview by GDRI Parker Brothers reunion with Charlie Heath AA thread with Charlie Heath interview Charlie Heath's company Town Websites Charlie Heath's Reactor Easter egg on AA 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: 98_final.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 3:46am EDT
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Wed, 15 April 2015
I hope you all had a wonderful Passover/Easter/Spring Break! It's time to get back into the games, and today we're looking at Tax Avoiders (Happy Tax Day too!) by American Videogame and Boing! by First Star Software. Both are the lone releases for the 2600 of their respective companies. Greg from the SNES Podcast is sponsoring a contest on my show! He is giving away a $20 gift certificate to the Atari Age Store. All you have to do is tell me your favorite homebrew Atari 2600 game in order to be entered in the contest. I will draw one winner at random on April 28th at 11:59 PM EST. Send your entries to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net or check Facebook for the pinned post. Thank you Greg! Next week I'll be looking at Super Cobra and Reactor by Parker Brothers. In the upcoming weeks we'll have Realsports Football and Atari Video Cube by Atari; Pitfall by Activision; Shootin' Gallery and Riddle of the Sphinx by Imagic; Vanguard and Phoenix by Atari, and Oystron, INV, and Mondo Pong, all homebrews by Piero Cavina. If you have any thoughts on these games or any games I've already covered, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Links No Swear Gamer 8 - Tax Avoiders Tax Avoiders haunts Retro Obscura! Boing! on Atari Protos Boing! manual on 2600 Connection Play Tax Avoiders on Archive.org Wii Arcade Zone by Activision Dumb Things with Doug and Kevin First Star Software web site Fernando Herrera interview by Kevin Savetz 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
Direct download: Episode_97_-_Tax_Avoiders_and_Boing.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 8:48am EDT
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Thu, 2 April 2015
Hi folks, sorry for the delay. My Libsyn account is now free from hackers thank goodness. Well, maybe not, as this is a sportsball episode. Realsportses Volleyball and Soccer (better known as Football), to be exact. Next week I'll be taking off due to the holiday and family time, but I will return on the 15th with Tax Avoiders by American Videogame and Boing! by First Star Software. Coming up will be Super Cobra and Reactor by Parker Brothers; RealSports Football and Atari Video Cube by Atari; and episode 100 will be on Pitfall by Activision. If you have any thoughts on any of these games or any I've already covered, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks for listening, see you next Wednesday! Pertinent Links No Swear Gamer 130 - Realsports Volleyball No Swear Gamer RS Volleyball Easter Egg No Swear Gamer 129 - Realsports Soccer RS Soccer video with comment from Michael Sierchio Warren Robinett Adventure post-mortem from GDC Howard Scott Warshaw Yars' Revenge post-mortem from GDC 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 Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Can't get enough Ferg in your ears? Check out the Intarivisions podcast... ...and Please Stand By!
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Wed, 1 April 2015
Join Bob the Baker for some history about the amazing chocolate chip cookie, then listen in as he bakes some that you can't have. Later Bob is joined by Miss Sarah as they try several brands of chocolate chip cookies to determine which is the best. Get yourself a glass of milk and thanks for listening! All glories to @drquest.
Direct download: 41_-_Chocolate_Chip_Cookies.mp3
Category: Cookies
-- posted at: 5:03am EDT
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Wed, 25 March 2015
Coleco had more than its fair share of vaporware for the Atari VCS, and this week I cover one of them (or at least what I can of it). Cosmic Avenger never came out and still has not been found, but Smurf and Carnival did! Also, congratulations to Jose Quezada, he won the Atari Flashback 5 from Willie from the Colecovisions podcast. Thank you to all who entered, and thank you to Willie for sponsoring and coming up with the contest! Next week I will be covering two Realsports titles, Volleyball and Soccer (or Football if you're nasty). Coming up will be Super Cobra and Reactor by Parker Brothers; Tax Avoiders by American Video Game and Boing! by First Star; and RealSports Football and Atari Video Cube by Atari. If you have any thoughts on any of these games or any I've already covered, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks for listening, see you next Wednesday! Smurfy Smurfs Please Stand By podcast The Atari 5200 Super Podcast Cosmic Avenger on KLOV Carnival on KLOV Kevin MacLeod's royalty free music at Incompetech Todd Marshall interview by Scott Stilphen Smurf prototype on Youtube Smurf prototype box on Atarimania The No Swear Gamer 125 - Carnival! Steve Kitchen on the Computer Chronicles 1984
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Wed, 18 March 2015
Direct download: Episode_94_-_Megamania__Sky_Jinks_b.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 5:30pm EDT
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Wed, 11 March 2015
Hi, it's me again. Today I am covering the final released text/picture label game on the part list, Brain Games, and the unreleased prototype game Frog Pond. Please check out the episode to find out how to find the clues to Willie's Fergquest contest; once you get all the clues you have to make 4 of them into the phrase that pays. I have extended the contest until March 24th at 11:59 PM EST. If you've already sent in an entry, you can send another one. Next week I'll be covering the Activision games Megamania and Sky Jinks. After that it will be Cosmic Avenger, Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle, and Carnival by Coleco; RealSports Soccer & Volleyball by Atari; Super Cobra and Reactor by Parker Brothers; Tax Avoiders by American Video Game and Boing! by First Star; and RealSports Football and Atari Video Cube by Atari. Episode 100 will feature a very special game, and I think it will probably be my longest episode to date. I don't want to say yet what it is, because I may start getting feedback now and then I will forget to put it in the show. I will give you ample time to send feedback, don't worry. If you have any thoughts on any of these games or any I've already covered, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks for listening, see you next Wednesday! Pertinent Links Larry Kaplan interview by Scott Stilphen Swordquest comics on Atari Age Cliff Spohn's Ahta Dee 2600 Connection Frog Pond article Atari Touch Me on KLOV Touch Me at the Handheld Museum Cassidy Nolen's Frog Pond manual Atari Age magazine Frog Pond announcement Frog Pond at Atari Protos Frog Pond thread on Atari Age (photo of Hozer Version) The No Swear Gamer 118 - Brain Games! Cassidy Nolen's Home Made Frog Pond CIB thread on Atari Age (with photos) Silver label Frog Pond repro on eBay 1982 CES footage with Frog Pond demo on Atarimania Pinball Wizard Arcade Pinball Wizard Arcade on the Retroist Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice!
Direct download: Episode_93_-_Brain_Games__Frog_Pond.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:22am EDT
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Wed, 4 March 2015
Hi, welcome back from my vacation! Today's games are Fast Food and Ram It by Telesys. Also, today is the final batch of clues for Willie's FergQuest contest, where he is giving away a Flashback 5. You have to figure out the 4 word phrase that pays and send it to me in an email by March 17 11:59 PM EST. In case of a tie I will use random.org to determine the winner. If I don't get any correct answers by the next show, I will give you a clue. Good luck! Next week I'll be looking at Brain Games and the prototype game Frog Pond, both by Atari. Coming up I'll be talking about Megamania and Sky Jinks by Activision; Cosmic Avenger, Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle, and Carnival by Coleco; Realsports Volleyball and Realsports Soccer by Atari; and Super Cobra and Reactor by Parker Brothers. If you have any memories to share about these or any of the games I've already covered, please send them to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Pickles Telesys Fast Food commercial with some history, from director Rich Yacco's web site The No Swear Gamer episode 114 - Fast Food Waterworld comic book Edladdin Controllers Our Brooklyn Bites podcast The Log Book (with the Escape Pod podcast) The SNES Podcast Atari 7800 Game by Game podcast Strudders' Score Compendium! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice!
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Wed, 18 February 2015
Hi there! This week I discuss two more of Tigervision's Atari 2600 cartridge output, Threshold and River Patrol. River Patrol is SUPER RARE L@@K. And they're not kidding. The next episode will be on March 4th and will be about Ram It and Fast Food by Telesys, and will also have the last installment of Willie's FergQuest contest! Upcoming games will include Brain Games and Frog Pond by Atari; Megamania and Sky Jinks by Activision; Cosmic Avenger, Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle, and Carnival by Coleco; Realsports Volleyball and Realsports Soccer by Atari; and Super Cobra and Reactor by Parker Brothers. If you have any memories to share about these or any of the games I've already covered, please send them to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you for listening! Pertinent Leaks Astro Blaster at KLOV River Patrol at KLOV Warren Schwader interview by James Hague Warren Schwader's Solitaire Network Play "Jones in the Fast Lane" online No Swear Gamer 105 - Threshold! No Swear Gamer 106 - River Patrol! River Patrol at Atari Protos Atari Swordquest Fireworld comic book OTR Playlist - The Great Gildersleeve Intarivisions - Carnival! Delta 80s Safety Video Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice!
Direct download: Episode_91_-_Threshold__River_Patro.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 12:55pm EDT
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Thu, 12 February 2015
Hi everyone! This week I talk about the Atari games Hangman and Road Runner. Please mind the gap. Also, you'll get the first set of clues for FergQuest, where you can win an Atari Flashback 5 from Willie from Arcade USA and the Colecovisions podcast! Thanks Willie! Next week I will be discussing Threshold and River Patrol by Tigervision. Upcoming games include Fast Food and Ram It by Telesys; Brain Games and Frog Pond by Atari; Megamania and Sky Jinks by Activision; Cosmic Avenger, Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle, and Carnival by Coleco; and Realsports Volleyball and Realsports Soccer by Atari. You can send feedback on these or any of the games I've already discussed to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks for listening! Acme Links Bob Polaro's web site Alan Miller interview by Al Backiel Bob Polaro interview by Al Backiel Road Runner at Atari Protos Road Runner at KLOV Zerbinator land - 80-89 podcast Action Figure Blues podcast Toys R Us Report podcast The SNES Podcast Contact Greg (Soulblazer) if you'd like to help out with the SNES Podcast! Inverse Atascii podcast California Extreme July 18-19 2015 Edladdin Controllersbr /> Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice!
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Wed, 4 February 2015
Hi there, thanks for your patience. This week's episode deals with the 'myths" of Mythicon! See what I did there? The games are Star Fox, Fire Fly, and Sorcerer, some of the worst reviewed games on the Atari 2600. UNTIL TODAY (spoilers). Next week I'll be discussing Hangman and Road Runner by Atari. Upcoming games include Threshold and River Patrol by Tigervision; Fast Food and Ram It by Telesys; Brain Games and Frog Pond by Atari; Megamania and Sky Jinks by Activision; and Cosmic Avenger, Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle, and Carnival by Coleco. You can send feedback on these or any of the games I've already discussed to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks for listening! Bruce de Graaf interview by Scott Stilphen Bruce de Graaf's nature photography site Thor Bradsher's website Confessions of a Programming Geek by Thor Bradsher Mythicon thread on Atari Age, with more info from Bruce de Graaf eBay auction with paperwork from Mythicon store display Now You're Playing With Podcast Intarivisions on iTunes! Please leave a review! OTR Playlist. Leave a review here too why doncha! Bill Kendrick's Atari Party! Incompetech Music by Kevin MacLeodbr /> Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice!
Direct download: Episode_89_-_Sorcerer_Fire_Fly__S.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:49am EDT
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Wed, 21 January 2015
Direct download: Episode_88_-_Okie_Dokie__Stell-A-Sk.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 7:33am EDT
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Wed, 14 January 2015
Well hello. Today's episode is about Star Raiders by Atari. Fun game, but I did find some other games in this style to be better (spoilers). You can win a Star Raiders cart with manual, touch pad controller, and overlay! Just send an email with "Star Raiders Contest" in the subject to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net, or check Facebook and Twitter for a pinned post regarding the contest. I will take entries until 11:59 PM EST January 20th. Next week will be Okie Dokie and Stell-A-Sketch by homebrew programmer Bob Colbert. In the following weeks I will be profiling orcerer, Firefly, and Starfox by Mythicon; Hangman and Roadrunner by Atari; Threshold and River Patrol by Tigervision; Fast Food and Ram It by Telesys; and Brain Games and Frog Pond by Atari. Any feedback you have on these or any games I've already covered can be sent to 2600gamebygame@podcast.net. Thank you so much for listening! Hukka Hukka Favorite Atari 2600 Games of Willie! - Star Raiders The No Swear Gamer Episode 90 - Star Raiders Player/Missile podcast episode 1 - Star Raiders Carla Meninsky interview by Will Nicholes Doug Neubauer's web site 10 most important video games article Stalking the Retro Episode 69 Quset For The Golden Chalice - Homebrew Coleco version of Adventure! Atarimax Colecovision Ultimate SD Cartridge Star Raiders at Atariprotos.com Blog post with photos about the Sears Video Arcade 2br /> Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page Blog page Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice!
Direct download: Episode_87_-_Star_Raiders_by_Atari.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 9:01am EDT
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Wed, 7 January 2015
Happy New Year everyone, it is great to be back doing the podcast! This week I cover two Starpath cassette games, Rabbit Transit and the Official Frogger. In my opinion both of them are really fun. Next week I'll be talking about Star Raiders by Atari. In the upcoming weeks I will be discussing Okie Dokie and Stell-A-Sketch by Bob Colbert; Sorcerer, Firefly, and Starfox by Mythicon; Hangman and Roadrunner by Atari; Threshold and River Patrol by Tigervision; and Fast Food and Ram It by Telesys. Any feedback you have on these or any games I've already covered can be sent to 2600gamebygame@podcast.net. Thank you so much for listening! Auld Links Syne
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Direct download: Episode_86_-_Rabbit_Transit__The_Of.mp3
Category: Video Games
-- posted at: 6:55am EDT
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Mon, 22 December 2014
Merry Christmas everyone! Today's episode is about the homebrew game called Toyshop Trouble, and also your Christmas Atari 2600 memories! I was absolutely not expecting more submissions than last year's Christmas show, thank you so much! I love hearing your memories of the 2600 and the Christmas ones are terrific. The show will return on January 7th with Rabbit Transit and The Official Frogger by Starpath. Upcoming games will include Star Raiders by Atari; Okie Dokie and Stell-A-Sketch by Bob Colbert; Sorcerer, Firefly, and Starfox by Mythicon; and Hangman and Roadrunner by Atari. Any feedback you have on these or any games I've already covered can be sent to 2600gamebygame@podcast.net. Thank you all so much for a wonderful year, and I wish you all Merry Every Holiday! Buy Toyshop Trouble on Atari Age Toyshop Trouble Easter Egg Edladdin Controllers - Get 10% off your order with coupon code FERG SNES Podcast Arcade USA, with your host Willie! Stop it.
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Wed, 17 December 2014
This episode was totally unplanned (you can tell by listening) and I lay the blame at the feet of No Quarter podcast. I just wanted to talk about arcade games for a bit, so here it is. I hope you can get some enjoyment out of it. Also, if you have Christmas memories or feedback for Toyshop Trouble, please get it to me by the 19th to be included in the show. You can send it to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks everybody, enjoy your week! The SNES Podcast
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