ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast ANTIC Episode 37 - ABBUC, RetroChallenge, Crownland
Nov 5, 2016
01:39:48
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
What we've been up to
- 40 Great Flight Simulator Adventures - https://www.flightsimbooks.com/40gfsa/
- Atari PILOT Source Code
- Nir Dary's "Modern Atari 8bit Computer" channel on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmzjD_biYJ5hQf-MoK9Ztcw
- Atari Macro Assembler with Program Text Editor - http://mixinc.net/atari/amac.htm
- Atariteca - Giann Velasquez M - "Top seven upgrades for Atari computers" - http://atariteca.blogspot.pe/2016/10/siete-mejores-upgrades-para.html
- Randy's presentation on modern upgrades at VCFMW 11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTiEZl30Fg
- Ultimate Cart runs by Santosp (Panagiotis Santos)
- VideoGames Hardware Handbook Volume 2 Revised Edition, 1977 to 2001, The Game Machine Collector's Manual, From the Creators of Retro Gamer
News
- Retrochallenge 2016/10 - http://retrochallenge.net/
- Atari headphones article - http://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/gameon-earphones-atari-roam/
- Atari headphones at indiegogo - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gameon-sure-fit-earphones-studio-thumping-bass-headphones--3#/
- Art of Atari hardcover by Tim Lapetino - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1524101036/?tag=ataripodcast-20
- Atari Shows
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- "Silly Venture" (http://www.sillyventure.eu/en/ ) November 11-13 (Friday-Sunday) in Gdansk, Poland
- Feb. 18, 2017 - "Atari Invasion", Marsveen, Holland - http://atari-invasion.nl/
- VCF East - March 31 through April 2, 2017 - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/
- VCF Zurich, November 19 and 20, 2016 - http://www.vcfe.ch/
- ABBUC 2016 hardware contest - http://www.abbuc.de/atari/hardware-ressort/80-hardware/hardwarewettbewerbe/1810-hardwarewettbewerb-2016
- ABBUC 2016 software contest - http://www.abbuc.de/atari/software-ressort/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1795-software-wettbewerb-2016
- Atari SIO plug at thingiverse - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1831769
- Atari 8-bit Vs. Arcade - Part 9 - Kieren Hawken - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNDdIlYzVOo
New at Archive.org
- https://archive.org/details/ServiceManualForTheAtari1050DiskDrive
- https://archive.org/details/AtariFlightSimulatorII
- https://archive.org/details/APXMankala
- VCF 1-4 audio - https://archive.org/details/vintagecomputerfederation?sort=-publicdate
- Also at http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/festival-audiovideo-archive/
Bill's Modern Segment
- LaResistance website - http://laresistance.pigwa.net/
- Crownland (2007, PAL, 128K (e.g., 130XE), final version)
- Crownland preview (2006, PAL, 64K, WIP; only one level)
- Crownland review from RGCD Issue #04, December 2007
- "Racing the Beam" by MIT Press - https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/racing-beam
- "Parallax Scrolling" article at Giant Bomb - http://www.giantbomb.com/parallax-scrolling/3015-2915/
- "Parallax Scrolling" article at Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_scrolling
- "Jump! for the Atari 8-bit family" @ YouTube (Highretrogamelord) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGSTGTks6JI
- "Shadow of the Beast for 8-bit Atari" @ YouTube (CmdrJJA) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzWEpMl_kro
- "Amiga Longplay Shadow Of The Beast" @ YouTube (World of Longplays) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiAUZe_kL_Y
- "Flimbo's Quest Longplay (C64) [50FPS]" @ YouTube (Al82: Retrogaming Longplays & Reviews) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiCxXMquPKs
- "Parallax Demo" into at Atari 8-bit Forever - http://gury.atari8.info/demos/896.php
- "Revealing the secrets: A real 2 layer scroll on C64." - http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2922
- "Atari Longplay - Crownland" @ YouTube (basicgamelover) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRuhcpSvXdk
Feedback
- Living Computers: Museum + Labs - http://www.livingcomputers.org/