ANTIC Episode 115 - Exhausting Games for your Atari

10/03/2025 1h 28min
ANTIC Episode 115 - Exhausting Games for your Atari

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ANTIC Episode 115 In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we talk lots of contest news, Mr. Paint, a DIY Atari-themed monitor, and lots of other Atari 8-bit news.  Plus, we find a book on "exhausting" Atari games! READY! Recurring Links  Floppy Days Podcast  AtariArchives.org  AtariMagazines.com  Kay's Book "Terrible Nerd"  New Atari books scans at archive.org  ANTIC feedback at AtariAge  Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge  Interview index: here  ANTIC Facebook Page  AHCS  Eaten By a Grue  Next Without For  Links for Items Mentioned in Show: What we've been up to Scanned stuff from Timothy Onders https://archive.org/details/stx_Atari_400_800_Personal_Computer_System_Operating_System_Listing_1981-02_CO16579 https://archive.org/details/stx_Atari_400_800_Personal_Computer_System_Hardware_Manual_CO16555_1980-10 https://archive.org/details/APX_Isopleth_Map-Making_Package_manual_APX-20103_1982-06 Pilot book - "Atari 400/800 Student Pilot Reference Guide" by Atari - https://archive.org/details/atari_pilot-student-guide  Scanned JACG (Jersey Atari Computer Group) newsletters: October, 1985 - https://archive.org/details/jacg-newsletter-1985-october-vol-5-no-2  November, 1985 - https://archive.org/details/jacg-newsletter-1985-november-vol-5-no-3  Atari newsletters at Internet Archive - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkznDDlOL2O_K-RrbkajIuo6DvYof6Ajrn7j9NTcoDM/edit?usp=sharing  Recent Interviews ANTIC Interview 453 - Giann Velasquez, Atariteca - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-453-giann-velasquez-atariteca  ANTIC Interview 452 - Dean Garraghty, DGS Software  ANTIC Interview 454 - Steve Kranish, Parker Brothers Frogger  News Mr. Paint by Wade Ripkowski: https://github.com/Ripjetski6502/MrPaint  https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379270-mr-paint/  Atari 'faux neon' LED logo sign, $40 on pre-order - https://atari.com/products/atari-neon-led-sign-white-12-x-13  "errant" on git - using Atari as a keyboard for a PC. Code and instructions posted: https://git.sdf.org/errant/keytari  https://voidptr.org/  Arcade Centipede emulated on Atari 800XL - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379015-centipede-emulator-for-the-atari-800xl/  FujiCup 2024 Results Announced:  https://fujicup.pl/  results page for 2024 - https://fujicup.pl/wyniki2024  Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW-z9tD1OW4  Download all 2024 games in ZIP archive  Atari Homebrew Awards 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b3g4Czr0BE  Best Atari 8-Bit/5200 Homebrew (Original) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379180-7th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-original/  Best Atari 8-Bit/5200 Homebrew (Port) - ​​https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379181-7th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-port/  Best Atari 8-Bit/5200 WIP (Original) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379182-7th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-atari-8-bit5200-wip-original/  Best Atari 8-Bit/5200 WIP (Port) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379183-7th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-atari-8-bit5200-wip-port/  800XL gets a mention in Hackaday article - https://hackaday.com/2025/02/21/genetic-algorithm-runs-on-atari-800-xl/  XCL10 Monitor - Marcin "Fokaszalot" - Baran - https://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?ct=nowinki&ucat=1&subaction=showfull&id=1740334426  BASIC 10-Liner Contest - https://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/copy-of-games-list-2024  Via bill kendrick - https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-it-was-a-suicide-mission-larry-siegel-reflects-on-ataris-failed-war-on-nintendo  Compute! Magazine ATR by Issue #4 to #95 - Rory McMahon - https://discord.com/channels/1071168010427060324/1071168010427060327/1340108131690348607  https://www.eurogamer.net/40-years-on-rescue-on-fractalus-remains-a-rare-reminder-of-the-magic-of-lucasfilm-games  Computer Dealer Demos: Selling Home Computers with Bouncing Balls and Animated Logos by Patryk Wasiak, Institute for Cultural Studies, University of Wrocław, Poland - https://www.academia.edu/10744534/Computer_Dealer_Demos_Selling_Home_Computers_with_Bouncing_Balls_and_Animated_Logos?email_work_card=title  Why the N tools?" By Thomas Cherryhomes:  https://fujinet.online/2025/02/21/atari-why-the-n-tools/  Video - https://youtu.be/BUR_KRTRWk0  1090XL Expansion case: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/318373-1090xl-remake/page/41/#findComment-5620900  Link to STLs: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1084156  Upcoming Shows Midwest Gaming Classic - April 4-6 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/  VCF East - April 4-6, 2025 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org  Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 12-13 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/  VCF Europe - May 3-4 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/  Retrofest 2025 - May 31-June1 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/  Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo - June 14 - New Westminster, BC, Canada - https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/index.html  VCF Southwest - June 20-22, 2025 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/  Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - June 20-22, 2025 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/  Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - July 31-Aug. 3 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2025-se   Fujiama - August 11-17 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2025/  VCF Midwest - September 13-14, 2025 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/  Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 17-19 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/  Event page on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub  YouTube Videos The Atari 800 Quick Repair Guide ! - Paul Westphal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R7CpvJLERk  Atari Pioneers Spill: 80s Gaming's Untold Stories! - Convention Coverage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YexxqfHUeik  Cutting Edge, Atari XL/XE 64 bytes intro - Freddy Offenga - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcoGgFd-3Nc (From LoveByte 2025 - https://lovebyte.party/ ) "Abundance" 128 Byte Intro Atari XL/XE - gorgh Atari - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6HmWxcGVrg  New at Archive.org  https://archive.org/details/addison-wesley-adventures-voor-uw-atari-xlxe  https://archive.org/details/addison-wesley-afmattende-spelen-voor-uw-atari-600-xl-800-xl  https://archive.org/details/great-lakes-atari-digest-june-1989-vol-1-no-4  https://archive.org/details/great-lakes-atari-digest-october-1989-vol-1-no-8  https://archive.org/details/catch-on-to-computers-with-atari-logo-post-cereal  https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-april-1987-vol-7-num-4-atari-articles  https://archive.org/details/salespersons-guide-to-the-atari-400-home-computer-system/page/n1/mode/2up  https://archive.org/details/excalibur-magazine/  https://archive.org/details/capitol-hill-atari-owners-society-software-library-disk-catalog-march-1987  https://archive.org/details/atari-price-list-june-1982-and-letters/mode/2up  https://archive.org/details/grand-rapids-atari-systems-supporters-software-library-disk-catalog-1987  Commercial Atari XE Computer System Commercial (1988) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjWEE5r8Rak  Feedback Chris Lorenzo - Vintage Gaming Memories (YouTube) - Atari Addict Collectors Issue Magazine