ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast ANTIC Episode 27 - Contest!, PRGE
On this episode of ANTIC the atari 8-bit podcast: we talk about the release of the Star Raiders source code, how to set up an Atari club of your own, and lust over the 1400XL and 815 dual floppy drive.
Don’t forget, we have a contest going this month! Whoever transcribes the most ANTIC interviews from 11/1/15 to 11/30/15 will win a Defender cartridge for the Atari 400/800/XL/XE computers signed by none other than Steve Baker, the person who converted the game from the arcade version! Check with Kevin (kevin@savetz.com) to see what interviews need to be transcribed.
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
What we’ve been up to
Tricky Tutorials - http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Tricky-Tutorials-1-6.pdf
Atlanta Maker Faire - http://makerfaireatl.com/
Star Raiders Source Code - https://archive.org/details/AtariStarRaidersSourceCode
Portland Retro Gaming Expo - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/
News
AtariNet released by Slor (James Wilkinson) - http://www.atarinet.com/, http://atariage.com/forums/topic/243627-atarinet-binaries-available-for-download/
MULE Board game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182619/mule-board-game
Rose City Atari Club, Portland, OR, Nov. 19, 2015 - http://calagator.org/events/1250469257
Popeye Arcade 8-bit conversion, courtesy of Homesoft, posted by miker - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/242051-popeye-arcade-8-bit-conversion/
Atari 8-bit emulator for the original Xbox - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2015/08/atarixlbox-emulador-de-computadora.html
new game Quarrion - http://matosimi.websupport.sk/atari/2015/10/quarrion/
New Podcast - The Wizards of Odyssey 2 - https://www.facebook.com/TheWizardsOfOdyssey2Podcast
How to transfer files from PC to Atari with Turgen System - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2015/03/como-transferir-archivos-de-pc-atari.html , http://turgen.sourceforge.net/
Pro(c) Issue #7 - http://proc-atari.de/
1400XL for sale on ebay by bob1200xl on AtariAge - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-8-bit-1400XL-computer-tested-400-800-1200XL-600XL-800XL-/262103742364?hash=item3d0699b79c:g:PPUAAOSw5ZBWJn3c, http://atariage.com/forums/topic/244786-1400xl-on-ebay/
ABBUC Software Contest Update - http://www.abbuc.de/atari/software-ressort/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1764-software-wettbewerb-2015
SIO2PC-USB v1.0 Atari XL XE (KIT) + 2' USB Cable + Software DVD - http://www.ebay.com/itm/281710881072
ProGamer Magazine (7800) - http://www.retroriginals.co.uk/
Update on the company that calls itself Atari - http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/atari-boss-promises-to-fix-its-video-game-mistakes/0157801
New at Archive.org
https://archive.org/details/Atari_POOLDISK_1
https://archive.org/details/PicturesOfAtari8-BitHardware
https://archive.org/details/AtariStarRaidersSourceCode
https://archive.org/details/XLentXpress_v1n1_Winter1986
https://archive.org/details/Atari800OperatorsManualFirstVersion1979
https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1991SecondQuarterReport
https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1991FirstQuarterReport
https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1990ThirdQuarterReport
https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1990SecondQuarterReport
https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1990FirstQuarterReport
A+ Programming in Atari BASIC by John M. Reisinger - https://archive.org/details/APlusProgrammingInAtariBasic
Bill’s Modern Segment
Callisto
- Official page: http://cosine.org.uk/products.php?prod=callisto&4mat=xl
- Atarimania entry: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-callisto_28627.html
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EG98bkkaq0
- "Let's play" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9mTUOnV9U
- Jason Kelk, aka TMR of Cosine: http://jasonkelk.me.uk/
- Cosine: http://www.cosine.org.uk/
HAR'em
- AtariAge forum post: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/208493-release-harem-final-not-quite/
- Atarimania entry: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-har-em_28628.html
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap5ttWJqKJ4
- "Let's Play" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG2udqjE_ns
X:8
- Official Google+ page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116385416373212952958/about
- AtariAge blog post: http://atariage.com/forums/blog/387/entry-10443-x8/
- gury.atari8.info entry: http://gury.atari8.info/details_games/6720.php
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqmLi6Xmw7Y
ABBUC contests
- 2012: http://www.abbuc.de/component/content/article/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1574-software-wettbewerb-2012
- 2013: http://www.abbuc.de/component/content/article/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1666-software-wettbewerb2013
Zybex
- Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zybex
- Atarimania entry: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-zybex_s5955.html
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrJ6K4c1jwE
Life Force (Nintendo)
- Gradius Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradius
- Salamander (Life Force) Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander_(video_game)
Of the Month
Website: Benj Edwards Inside The Atari 800 on PCWorld - http://www.pcworld.com/article/181421/inside_atari_800.html#slide1
Software:F-15 Strike Eagle by Sid Meier & MicroProse - http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-f-15-strike-eagle_1916.html
Hardware: The Atari 815 disk drive - http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8bits/400800/815/815.html
Closing
Album “Have You Played Atari Today” by Tony Longworth - www.tonylongworth.com, http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tonylongworth10