#atari #atari8bit #atari2600 #atarist #atari5200 #atari7800 #atarijaguar #atarilynx #atarivcs #atarirecharged Atari Now! October 2025 News and Home brew for all Atari systems https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/   Notes: https://intotheverticalblank.com/2025/10/05/148-atari-now-october-2025-news-and-home-brew-for-all-atari-systems/ 0:00 Opening  0:50 Atari News 24:48 Atari Home Brew  36:45  Closing  Mentioned in this episode: Adventure of samsara Akalabeth AWA Anthology Drone Patrol Polybius Bubsy-4d Vectrex RM 800XL Apollo 6000 Old Skool Gamer Magazine Silicon Underground Tetris Forever The Realm of Riesig 2600 Bell of the Dragon 2600 Gridlock 2600 Mars Defender 2600 Lore Lords Gladiators 2600. ABBUC Contest EatMore Atari8bit Yachtze Classic Atari8bit PengoGOCrazy Atari8bit Gemini Atari8bit Block it Atari8bit 1K ATASCOIID Atari8bit Assimilate Atari8bit Center Atari8bit Woodworm Atari8bit Witshift Atari8bit Hard Snake Atari8bit Kobo800 Atari8bit Schränker 4 Atari8bit Elite Beta Atari8bit Street Fighter II v.099g Atari8bit Retro Lemon Shop Fallen Kingdom Atari8bit Block'Em Sock'Em Atari5200 Scramble Atari 7800 Robot Rumble Redux Atari 7800 Mouse Trap + Mouse Line Atari 7800 Yoomp! V1.1 Atari ST Hero Fantasy Atari ST Miracle Boy In Dragon Land demo v.078 Atari ST Jumping at Shadows Atari Jaguar

  Game Developer Chris Crawford recently declared his lifelong work a "failure". In this Video, we deep dive into Crawford, his legacy, and why we think h is wrong. End Of An Erahttps://www.erasmatazz.com/personal/self/end-of-an-era.html Chris Crawford's web site:https://www.erasmatazz.com/ Dragon Speech:https://youtu.be/VwZi58u1FjI Gossip Documentation:https://www.atariarchives.org/APX/showdocs.php?cat=unknown_gos Play Siboot Here:https://archive.org/details/msdos_Trust_and_Betrayal_-_The_Legacy_of_Siboot_1987 Features the song "Nomad" by Tony Longworth. Thanks for support from: Atari Legend,AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++,Barry BurkeyChris++Dave the VelociraptorED Possible,David L. Farquhar Jolt7800Tony LongworthDavid SchmidtDaniel StephensT1LTwesbrown18 VintNerd All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/ Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

Monthly update about the world of Atari.Atari Now! News and Homebrews, September 2025 https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Games Featured:Super 3D Maze 16https://store.steampowered.com/app/2751700/Super_3D_Maze_16/ Dash (2600) https://forums.atariage.com/topic/382967-dasher-a-new-64k-platformer/ Axercise (2600)https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381609-are-you-ready-to-axercise/ Intruders 2 (2600) https://www.facebook.com/groups/atariage/posts/10162880774035255/ Champ Games; Spiders Arcade, Tomahawk 777, Lucky Chasehttps://champ.games/f/boom-lucky-chase-and-tomahawk-777-added-to-the-online-store?blogcategory=Announcements Svellas (7800, A8, 5200) https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-svellas_44457.htmlDemon Attack (7800 WIP) https://forums.atariage.com/topic/383751-sneak-peek-demon-attack-7800/ Pong Experiment (A8)https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-pong-experiment_44444.html Street Fighter II (A8)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag3ihyOzlC8 Timber Man (A8) https://atarionline.pl/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7976&page=1#Item_0 Wings of Death (Jag(https://forums.atariage.com/topic/380054-announcing-wings-of-death-for-the-jaguar/ Full Circle Rocketeer (Jag)https://www.patreon.com/rebootgames/shop/full-circle-rocketeer-caravan-edition-2187174 Timeloop (Lynx)https://drludos.itch.io/timeloop Atari Dash (ST)https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-atari-dash_44356.html Galactic Panic (ST)https://insert-studio-name.itch.io/galactic-panic Defender 1.0 (ST)https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-defender_s30637.html Thanks for support from: Atari Legend,AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++,Barry BurkeyChris++Dave the VelociraptorED Possible,David L. Farquhar Jolt7800Tony LongworthDavid SchmidtDaniel StephensT1LTwesbrown18 VintNerd All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

In this piece we play the long versions of our two songs, mixed with a segment from our movie "The Best *#@! Christmas Ever: An Atari 8-bit Journey Into The Vertical Blank" To lay out just what The Vertical blank means to us and why we use it as the metaphor for the retro gaming hobby. Video version here:https://youtu.be/qudbVpMUCWI     Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank   Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt -https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/ED Possible,Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley++,Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptorJolt7800wesbrown18 Daniel StephensChris++ All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

Atari 800, Blue Max, and the Zen of Vintage ComputingA crack the seal, an essay, a something, whatever this is. Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt -https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/ED Possible,Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley++,Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptorJolt7800wesbrown18 Daniel StephensChris++ All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

The story from Season 2, Episode 5, remastered. Video version here: Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt -https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/ED Possible,Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley,Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptorJolt7800wesbrown18 Daniel Stephens All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook / intotheverticalblank How this content was madeAuto-dubbedAudio tracks for some languages were automatically generated. Learn more

The Worst Game Visits The So Cal Retro Expo 2025.Additional music:Music: Heart Of Neon (Spectral Grid Mix) - Tony Longworth Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt -https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/ED Possible,Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley,Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptorJolt7800wesbrown18 Daniel Stephens All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

STOS The Game Creator (and like software) might have been seen as silly or non-serious shortcuts for hobbyists, but for many many people it became entry point into the world of professional software development. This is just one such tale, the story of "Zamboozal Poker Dice" Video version here: How STOS Helped People Forge Careers in SoftwareThe is a re-edit and and re-master of podcast from season 3. Original Zamboozal on Atarimania.com: https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-zamboozal-poker-dice_37004.html 2020 Update on Atarimania.com: https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-zamboozal-poker-dice_37016.html #atari #atarist #atariste #stos #dit #bedroomcoders Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt -https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/ED Possible,Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley,Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptorJolt7800wesbrown18 Daniel Stephens All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

If you were a teen,  pre-teen, or even a curious adult with an 8-bit computer in the 80’s, you most likely started your journey as a computer enthusiast by playing with the basic language included with your machine.  Some typed in a few programs, then moved to games and never looked back, while many of us were so engrossed in the power to control the computer and especially create games,  that it became an obsession that we still feed off of today.     Eventually many of us sold or traded up to an Amiga or Atari ST and we found that basic languages bundled with the machines, at least before the advent of the Super, or Power pack bundles, was lacking in any game making ability. In fact, some of the basics were so poor that many of us were put off trying to program on these newer faster machines at all.    Enter the game creation basics! If you were an ST owner in 1989 or an Amiga owner just one year later, your prayers were answered by a fantastic set of tools by a tint French development team of two genius developers.    Video Version: https://youtu.be/kK4QrccSChg Full notes available here: https://intotheverticalblank.com/2025/06/02/140-the-game-creator-atari-st-stos-history-games-community/

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

In 2008, when quite literally, NO ONE CARED we published a multi-part series called "Project Save Atari" with ideas and predictions for Atari's future. In 2024 we sat down to revisit it, and see how we did. These are the lost tapes from 2024 and 2008. These were predictions and suggestions to help save the then struggling Atari/Infogrames. In this lost tape from 2024,w e went back to look at the 17 year-old "Project: Save Atari" and see how we did. We also unearthed another lost tape...from 2008 where we discussed it all in context. Web text here:https://intotheverticalblank.com/2025/05/04/how-well-did-we-predict-ataris-future-in-2008/ Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt -https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/ED Possible,Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley,Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptorJolt7800wesbrown18 Daniel Stephens All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

In the final episode of "Worse Than E.T. ?" we attempt to, once and for all, find the "worst Atari 2600 game", even if we have to make it ourselves...so we do. Here is the itch.io page for the game when you can download it, get the code, see the box-art, etc.All free, of course.https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/worst-game #worst #atari #atari2600 #humor Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible,Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley,Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptorJolt7800wesbrown18 Daniel Stephens All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

What Does It Mean To Finish A Game? Atari 2600, 400/800, 520/1040 STA lost tape from 2022, finally released. Inspired by an episode of The Retro Hour, We discuss all the games we "finished" for Atari platforms. With gobs of new video for each game.#atari #atari2600 #atari800 #atari400 #atarist Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Opening 0:00Adventure (2600) 2:15Breakout (2600) 5:31Dragonstomper (2600) 7:31ET (2600) 10:05Haunted House (2600) 11:51Fantastic Voyage (2600) 13:50Raiders of the Lost Ark (2600) 15:23Star Raiders Star Master Phaser Patrol (2600) 16:27Laser Blast (2600) 17:56Escape from the Mind Master (2600) 18:14River Raid (2600) 18:37Pitfall (2600) 19:07Hero (2600) 19:42Pitfall II (2600) 20:03Crypts of Chaos (2600) 22:17Jungle Hunt (2600) 22:45Vanguard (2600) 23:07Archon (Atari 400/800) 23:42Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (Atari 400/800) 25:12Bruce Lee (Atari 400/800) 26:27Excalibur (Atari 400/800) 27:20 Easter Front (Atari 400/800) 28:30Ultima IV (Atari 400/800) 29:30MULE (Atari 400/800) 31:51F16 Strike Eagle (Atari 400/800) 33:08Murder on the Zinderneuf (Atari 400/800) 34:23 Soft porn Adventure (Atari 400/800) 36:37Star Raiders (Atari 400/800) 37:397 Cities of Gold (Atari 400/800) 38:14Star League Baseball (Atari 400/800) 39:29 One on One (Atari 400/800) 39:50Pinball Construction Set (Atari 400/800) 40:25ET Pone Home (Atari 400/800) 42:14Karateka (Atari 400/800) 42:57Battle Hawks 1942 (Atari ST) 44:46 Kings Quest 1 and 2 (Atari ST) 45:50Phantasie I, II, III (Atari ST) 46:45Wizards Crown (Atari ST) 49:11Demons Winter (Atari ST) 50:16Dungeon Master (Atari ST) 51:06Kult (Atari ST) 52:46Xenon 2 (Atari ST) 54:01Kickoff Player Manager/Kickoff 2 (Atari ST) 54:57Gateway to Apshai (Atari 400/800) 56:02Karate Kid 2 (Atari ST) 56:24Balance of Power (Atari ST) 56:33Battle Tech Crescent Hawks Inception (PC on ST via AT-Speed) 57:39The Price is Right (PC on ST via AT-Speed) 56:09Closing 59:40 Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible,Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley,Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptorJolt7800wesbrown18Daniel Stephens All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

We get together live and in person to talk about the state of Atari and play victim to the C64, NES, and the Amiga. Whoa is us, as Atari fans. Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible, Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley, Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Jolt7800Dave theVelociraptor All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

#134 Atari ST Special: SSI on the ST and a STOS STE game engine Welcome to episode 134 of the Into The Vertical Blank Podcast. Today we have a special treat. It’s the 40th anniversary of the Atari ST this year, so we will be confusing most of the audio and video channels on the Atari computers and especially the ST.    First up we have a segment focusing on the Magic of SSI games on the ST. Following that we will have a special on a newly found STe game engine for STOS.    The Magic of SSI Games on the ST Video and Show Notes https://youtu.be/kOOo97BMwp4?si=Xpo6OI2I_5Fg_DBx   An Atari STe Game Engine Video and Show Notes https://youtu.be/MAYL4YI2W_M?si=V4k6A96J7rOw5yqu   Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible, Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley, Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Jolt7800Dave theVelociraptor All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

Beautiful Disaster: An Ode to Fry's ElectronicsA story about technology change from generation to generation and the importance of feeling useful with DIYSee video version here:https://youtu.be/r78tcGiIzP4 #diy #atari #motorcycles #pcgames #fryselectronics #southbay #memoir Music licenses:SoundstripeFull Throttle: Code: UKYZGYCBOZ5E6MSB1 Up: Code: FPQITALX8O3ERBZV Written and Created By Steve FultonThanks to @JarrodsTech for the video lesson End song "Out Of The Vertical Blank" by Tony LongworthThanks to our supporters:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible, Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley, Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt,Jolt7800Dave theVelociraptor Into The Veritcal Blank is Steve and Jeff Fultonintotheverticalblank.com Sources-Dirt Bike magazine, Aug., 1975-Dirt Bike magazine, Dec., 1974-Dirt Bike magazine, Feb., 1975-LA Times, Dec. 11, 1975-LA Times, July 8, 1979-LA Times, April 25, 1976-The Redondo Reflex Tue Jun 2 1970-The Redondo Reflex Wed Jun 26 1974-The Redondo Reflex Wed Sep 29 1976-LA Times Jan. 15, 1983-The Daily Breeze, Dec. 31, 1983-LA Times, Jul. 27, 1983-LA Times, Jun. 22, 1986-LA Times, Apr. 2, 1984-LA Times, Apr. 16, 1983-LA Times, Nov. 18, 1983-Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 ZZ-R1100 Motorcycle Service Manual Supplement -https://www.youtube.com/@renegonzalez6755: Rene Gonzalez ZX1100-C1 C2 1990-1991-LA times April 17, 1993-LA Times, Aug 14, 1993-Santa Cruz Sentinel, Feb 28, 1988-Lodi News Sentinel, Feb 26, 1988-LA Times, March 2, 1994-LA Times, Dec. 8, 1993-LA Times, Sept. 14, 1994-LA Times, May 15, 1993-LA Times, June 29, 1994-LA Times, Sep 12, 1994-LA Times, Sep 26, 1994-Lodi News Sentinel, Jan. 2 1997-Record Searchlight Jan 1, 1997-LA Times June 24, 2001-LA times Dec 28, 2003-LA Times, May 29, 2002-LA times, June 5, 2004-LA Times June 3, 2002-Orlando Sentinel, June 29, 2007-News Press, April 3, 2010-USA Today, April 10, 20121-National Post, Oct. 19., 2012-LA Times, Nov. 19, 2011-LA Times, Dec 30, 2018-LA Times, July 7, 2019-LA Times, Feb 25, 2021 "Beautiful Disaster: An Ode To Fry's Electronics" All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

  There were as many stories as there were people at Vintage Computer Fest So. Cal. 2025. This is OursVideo version of the main story here:Finding Our Story at Vintage Computer Fest So. Cal. 2025 #retrogaming #vintacomouting Links, etc. Panel Attendees:→ David from Usagi Electric - youtube.com/@UsagiElectric→ Jeri from Tilt Five - tiltfive.com→ Sean from Advent of Computing - adventofcomputing.libsyn.com→ Evie from Evie's Revue - youtube.com/@EviesRevue→ Alex from That Electronics Fool - youtube.com/@ThatElectronicsFool→ Jeff & Steve from Into The Vertical Blank - youtube.com/@IntoTheVerticalBlank→ Steve from The VintNerd - youtube.com/@TheVintNerd Vendors And Exhibitors→Jason Moore - http://atariprojects.org→Levi’s Retro Bridge - https://www.levimaaia.com→Aquarius+ - https://aquarius.1stage.com→Old School Gamer - http://www.oldschoolgamer.com→Monsoon Studios -https://monsoonstudios.net→Commander X16 - https://commanderx16.com→Sideburn Studios - https://youtube.com/sideburn→Atari Video Music (1977) Display - https://www.youtube.com/@AtariVideoMusic→Jim DiNunzio - https://jimdinunzio.com→The Wind Terminal - https://www.windterminal.com→The Southern Amis Projects - https://www.southernamis.com VCF Ao. Call Web Site: https://www.vcfsocal.com/ Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible, Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley, Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Jolt7800Dave theVelociraptor All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

In the 1994, when retro gaming wasn't even really a thing yet, Ed Federmeyer decided he wanted to make his own Atari 2600 software. His drive to actually bring this dream to fruition may have sparked the modern are of retro games. Includes a new 2025 interview with Ed Federmeyer. Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible, Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley, Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Jolt7800Dave theVelociraptor Environmental music in this episode is Ed Federmeyer's "Class Project #1" All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

What started as simple "crack the seal" to open and play a 30 year old Windows game, became journey to discover, what might be, the origins of retro gaming itself.Many Thanks to Eclectic Lee for creating the archive page used in this story.See Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Sge_pELco&feature=youtu.beMusic: All Systems Go by used on Cyberlink Power Director license:Code: WTVUZQ8QQU4DGD83 Links: Eclectic Lee's rec.games.vidieo.classic Atari Action Pack Archive: https://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/cvg/2600emu/ @eclecticlee.bsky.social Win31DosBox:https://mendelson.org/win31dosbox.html Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible, Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley, Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Jolt7800Dave theVelociraptor All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

The final, definitive version of the story we've been trying to tell for the past 6 years. Christmas 1983, the Atari 8-bit computer Christmas was, for many reasons, the best *#@! Christmas ever. This new version gives a rounder picture, explains The Vertical Blank, obsesses over Star Wars, and tries to explain the actual result of Christmas 1983, once and for all. #atari #atari8bit #atari800 #starwars #blankgeneration #genx You can watch a movie version here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9YfsN51kO0&feature=youtu.be Extra soundtrack music "Tinsel and Fire" by Tony Longworthttps://tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/album/free-music-for-everyone Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt,ED Possible, Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley, Barry BurkeyDavid Schmidt, Jolt7800Dave theVelociraptor All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Into The Vertical Theme by Brian TravisTitle: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony LongworthFind the full song on band camphttps://t.co/qxbudlAFCKVertical Blank BrandingDaryl Litts Research: Atarimania.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com Find us here:http://intotheverticalblank.comnto The Vertical Blank Pod Cast – Twitter https://twitter.com/Atari_VB_Pod Jeff on Threads @jeffdfulton Jeff on Twitter @8bitrocket @steveafulton Steve on Twitter @fultonbot Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank