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Atari ST History + New Home Brew Podcast 2.  Video Version: youtube.com/watch?v=zqyqyXYNh8Q&feature=youtu.be We begin our Tramiel era Atari history exploration in this episode by digging  into the World of Atari News and the  Cover Disk for August 1989, The Premier issue Number one or ST Format Magazine.  This  era of Atari History post Warner has not been covered in detail in too many places, so to right that wrong, we are going to the SOURCE, ST Format magazine. The most successful and comprehensive magazine to cover the world of the Atari ST and Corporate Atari  from 1989 onward.  Plus New Atari ST Home Brew Games! Puckman: https://frgailll.itch.io/puckman Jonathan Thomas on X: https://x.com/RetroRacing St Format Magazine Archive: https://www.stformat.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Thanks for support from: Atari Legend, AtariBasement  Atari Crypt  BCB Coffee Boy,  Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar  Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18  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 Travis Title: 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   @[email protected] facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

Atari Now! January 2026 - News, Views & Homebrews For All Atari Systems and More plus Christmas & Predictions Notes: Zero Page Homebrew: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew Arcade1up :https://arcade1up.com/ Basic Fun: https://www.basicfun.com/arcade-classics/ PXE Engine:https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381582-pxe-pronounced-pixie-new-elf-based-bb-kernel/ Phantom Logic: https://phantomlogicstudios.com/ Rebecca Heinemen Memorial: https://www.rosehills.com/obituaries/whittier-ca/rebecca-heineman-12626858?utm_source=chatgpt.com GRS: controller:https://wagnerstechtalk.com/grs/#TRON_2022 Silicon Underground:https://dfarq.homeip.net/tandy-1000-models/ Commode Dore 64: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/251730-why-i-still-love-atari-8-bit-computers/ Atari ST/STE -=Rogül=- demo/WIP - Silly Venture 2025 WE version : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2csKIZYCMSk Atari XL/XE VBXE -=Castlevania=- demo 11/11/2025 : https://forums.atariage.com/topic/336661-new-demo-castlevania/page/4/#comment-5744434 Der Schraenker 4 - In Another World (130 XE) : (homesoft 429) http://www.mushca.com/f/atari/index.php?idx=10 Street Fighter2 for the Atari 8bit, plus a collection of other incredible games: https://vega.atari.pl/ Mattress Monkeys - No playable demo, but I wanted to prop the Atari Network and his review of both: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1-J3C2SVbo Philsan has a post about the UnoCart Plus, which can be used in the 2600+ and 7800+: https://www.16-32bit.eu/unocartplus https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Thanks for support from: Atari Legend, AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 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 Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

In 1989 Atari Distributed a 4 disc game collection with new STs called “2- Great PD Games” that notoriously include some non-pd content. The Atari ST Show #1 we deep dive into the contents of these 4 disks and answer the question “Did Atari Knowingly do this?” We also look at the games and authors as a dive into the hobbyist history of the ST in the uSA. Plus, we take a brief look at a C library for developing STe games.  The Atari ST Show is brought to you by Into The Vertical Blank. Host Jeff Fulton (old man code). Notes: Download the Disk Collection: https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-20-great-public-domain-games_31449.html This is my first full length video post on Windows 11. It uses a combination of Kdenlivve and Shotcut, neither of which can hold a candle to Power Director in windows. For the next video I will create a dual boot and try Davinci Resolve on a different flavor or linux just for video editing (rocky Linux) The Front Cover of Start Magazine was chosen for the thumbnail not just for it’s excellent photo of the ST, but because it was the First issue and this is the first episode of the new series. “The term "Jack Attack Victim" is an informal phrase used to describe individuals, particularly employees, suppliers, or partners, who were negatively affected by the notoriously tough, ruthless, and aggressive management style of Jack Tramiel at both Commodore and later at Atari”  https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ 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:   / atarinow   Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/ Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com...

Teenager Greg Kuperberg wrote three fast-action arcade games for the IBM-PC in 1982 and 1983 (an almost impossible of feat at the time) and then took another path. In this rare examination of his work, we look at the legacy and inspiration of this "would-be" game programming auteur, who "moved-on" while at the top of his game. Links: -Tony Longworth: https://tonylongworth.bandcamp.com/music --Interview and Text Version: https://intotheverticalblank.com/2024/12/01/interview-greg-kuperberg/ --Retro365: https://retro365.blog/ --Retro365 - Orion Software: https://retro365.blog/2019/09/23/bits-from-my-personal-collection-the-original-ibm-pc-and-orion-software/?utm_source=chatgpt.com --Putnum Math Competition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowell_Putnam_Mathematical_Competition ---Time Out :https://www.macintoshrepository.org/66553-time-out --PC Assembly Language Step-By-Step: https://archive.org/details/pcassemblylangua0000hoff/page/286/mode/2up --8086 Code Examples: https://medium.com/@aleksej.gudkov/8086-assembly-code-examples-a-beginners-guide-3aeafd3fa808 --Assembly For World Domination: https://www.chibialiens.com/8086/platform.php#LessonP1 -Jamie Lendino: https://www.jamielendino.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Thanks for support from: Atari Legend, AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 VintNerd All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari #IBM #8088 #1982 #1983 #gregkuperberg Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/ Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

Atari now! Notes here Atari Now! November 2025 https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Atari Now, News and Homebrews. See full notes here: Thanks for support from: Atari Legend, AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 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 Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank          

#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 Chapters (00:00:00) - Opening(00:00:50) - Atari News(00:24:51) - Atari Home Brew(00:36:45) - Closing

  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 Era https://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 Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 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 Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] 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 16 https://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 Chase https://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.html Demon 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 Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 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 Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] 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 Longworth Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey David Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptor Jolt7800 wesbrown18 Daniel Stephens Chris++ 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 Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

Atari 800, Blue Max, and the Zen of Vintage Computing A 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 Longworth Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey David Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptor Jolt7800 wesbrown18 Daniel Stephens Chris++ 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 Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] 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 Longworth Daniel Beasley, Barry Burkey David Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptor Jolt7800 wesbrown18 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 Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] facebook / intotheverticalblank How this content was made Auto-dubbed Audio 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 Longworth Daniel Beasley, Barry Burkey David Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptor Jolt7800 wesbrown18 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 Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] 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 Software The 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 Longworth Daniel Beasley, Barry Burkey David Schmidt, Dave theVelociraptor Jolt7800 wesbrown18 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 Travis Title: 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 @[email protected] 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.