Month: April 2013

2600 Game by Game
Atari consoles

Episode 10 – Donkey Kong & Zaxxon

April 28, 2013 2600 Game by Game

This week I get into Coleco games for the first time with Donkey Kong and Zaxxon. Finally the show has reached double digits! Chewie can listen now! Next week I go back to Activision with Checkers and Fishing Derby. Yep, you read that right. Your portable mp3 player will melt …

2600 Game by Game
Atari consoles

Epiosde 9 – Defender & Warlords

April 21, 2013 2600 Game by Game

This week I go back to Atari for two of their more popular games, Defender and Warlords. Next week I’ll be talking about Coleco’s Donkey Kong and Zaxxon, so please send any of your memories or stories of those games to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net, and I’ll read them on the show. Thank …

Retro Computing Roundtable
Computers

RCR Episode 49: Down the slippery slope

April 20, 2013 Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: David Greelish (hosting), Earl Evans and Carrington Vanston Topics: Host topic: “What shoved you down the slippery slope?” Podcasting live from VCFSE iSteve movie on Funny Or Die PDP-11 software engineering job in 2013? Yep! Project Unity: one box that plays 18 different retro game console formats TRS8BIT …

Retro Computing Roundtable
Computers

RCR Episode 48: April 2013

April 14, 2013 Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), David Greelish and Carrington Vanston Topics: Bill Gates and Paul Allen recreate classic 1981 Microsoft photo A Talk With Computer Graphics Pioneer Ivan Sutherland The 22nd Annual “Last” Chicago CoCoFEST! KansasFest 2013 opens for registration Disney shuts down LucasArts History of the modern graphics processor …

2600 Game by Game
Atari consoles

Episode 8 – Jedi Arena & The Empire Strikes Back

April 14, 2013 2600 Game by Game

This week I eneter the Star Wars universe (and the Parker Brothers universe) for the first time. Also you can hear my first mp3 story submission from Rob O’Hara! Next week’s games are Atari’s Warlords and Defender, so please send me your stories, in print or sound form (no built …

2600 Game by Game
Atari consoles

Episode 7 – Trick Shot & Demon Attack

April 7, 2013 2600 Game by Game

This week I discuss the second ever 3rd party video game manufacturer, Imagic, and two of their launch titles, Trick Shot and Demon Attack. I also give a more in-depth biography on Nick Turner, designer of one of last week’s games, Super Breakout. Mr. Turner graciously answered my qustions to …