Overscan: Showdown! Homebrew port vs homebrew originals Yar’s Rising Demo Available https://store.steampowered.com/app/2534370/Yars_Rising/ Paris Dakar Dump for Atari ST! https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-paris-dakar_42936.html AtariCrypt Review -Nano Cave ST! https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/2024/06/nano-cave.html https://electric-dreams.itch.io/nano-cave Neosprint is awesome! https://atari.com/products/neosprint?msID=088cfe85-49e7-4a11-9635-0c3f4c6e78e3 Space Battle Jamie Lendino! Book o...
Jun 19, 2024•51 min•Season 7Ep. 112
In this episode we cover Atari SA’s 7800 product shipping dates; The possibility of new Atarisoft games; Fixing Activision Labels by Silicon Underground; Atari 2600 Coleco Tarzan ROM Found. Book Club featuring Katie Hafner’s Cyberpunk; How bad is Phantasmagoria?; Evercade Alpha; Open a New Package Feedback and the Sierra Atari 8bit Action Game Tier List Contents Intro 0:00 Atari SA’s 7800 product shipping dates 1:28 New Atarisoft games? 3:10 Audacity is back 5:12 Fixing Activision Cartridge Labe...
Jun 13, 2024•56 min•Ep. 111
AT Speed: The Day Our Atari 1040 ST Became a 286 PC Clone + News Overscan. Into The Vertical Blank podcast episode #110 #atari, #atarist, #dinodini #skald #rollercoastertycoon #stevenlevy #atspeed 00:48 Intro 01:28 Atari News 08:56 Atariage.com 09:21 Book Club 13:18 Excitement Of The Week 17:13 Feedback 20:49 Creator Spotlight 24:59 AT Speed - when an Atari ST could transform into a 286 Roller Coaster Tycoon: https://atari.com/pages/rollercoaster-tycoon Titan https://www.atarimania.com/game-atar...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 110
#109 Should Atari Own Golden Age American Retro? The third episode of our weekly live recorded by edited podcast concerning mostly Atari retro, but other topics as well. This time we discuss whether or not Atari SHOULD own Golden Age American Retro. #atari #neosprint #intellivision #atari7800 #superproracers #atari8bit #vbxe #missilecommand #atarist #amiga Notes: NeoSprint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6jXTy0_99I Atari Buys Intellivision https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/atari-acquires-intelli...
May 29, 2024•44 min•Ep. 109
Overscan Weekly Retro Podcast: Into The Vertical Blank #108 This week we cover 00:00 Intro: 03:29 Atari 50th XP Collection Problems 07:24 Epyx Handheld Collection 09:42 TimeExtension.com 10:38 Atari Video Music 13:05 AtariAge.com 15:10 Cuckoo's Egg 17:35 Silicon Snake Oil 27:25 Atari Movie Cart 29:23 Our Videos 30:28 Jeff's Rant on Crap ST Ports 38:16 Feedback 41:44 Steve's Glowing Review of Silicon Underground 45:51 Bored Room Debate: Can Retro Save The Game Industry? #lynx #atarixp #atari50 #a...
May 22, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 108
Into the veritable blank Weekly Overscan : Our new Weekly Retro / Classic gaming and nostalgia show Coming up next: ITVB - Retro - Overscan. Featuring This weeks possibly below the radar retro and classic gaming news as well as the discussion topic is it possible to really be bored in 2024 What is the Overscan? : Overscan is when the margins of the picture are hidden beyond the borders of the screen, as if the picture is zoomed in. So it;s kinda like, let’s cover smaller stories and things we do...
May 16, 2024•39 min•Ep. 107
A book review for Howard Scott Warshaw's magnificant tome "Once Upon Atari: How I made Histry By Milling An Industry" See video version of this review: Redemption For a Game Maker: "Once Upon Atari" Book Review. (youtube.com) Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry: Warshaw, Howard Scott: 9780986218668: Amazon.com: Books Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank All music, audio / video production. writing and game...
May 04, 2024•9 min
The Atari 400 Mini. Honest First Impressions from old skool Atari 8bit owning twins The Atari 400 mini arrived for both of us late last week. Here is our very candid first few discussions on what we like and dislike about the system. Support the Podcast 400 Mini https://amzn.to/43Efak6 Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwi...
Apr 01, 2024•41 min•Ep. 105
We take a deep dive into the Atari 400 mini, discuss what we know, the features, all the included games, plus many other games we'd like to see. Watch the video version here: Atari 400 Mini -BLOWOUT! All the Games and More. - YouTube Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios # Atari #IntoTheVerti...
Mar 04, 2024•47 min•Season 7Ep. 2
A visit to VCF So Cal. 2024. Groups, Podcasts, Publication Highlighted: - VCF So. Cal: https://www.vcfsocal.com/ -Atari Video Music Garage: https://www.youtube.com/@AtariVideoMusic -Intellivision Blue Sky Rangers: https://www.ebay.com/str/blueskyrangers -Intellivisionaries: http://intellivisionaries.com/ -Old School Gamer Magazine: https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/ -Atari Projects: https://atariprojects.org/ -Antic: https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/ -Floppy Days: https://floppydays.libsyn.c...
Feb 22, 2024•20 min•Season 7Ep. 1
This is our new "second" theme song "Generation Atari - Out Of The Vertical Blank". Music by Tony Longworth
Jan 29, 2024•4 min
We interview the Vintnerds about the upcoming, inaugural Vintage Computer Festival Southern California (VCF So. Call), Feb. 17, 18 2024 VCF links: Buy tickets / sponsor / donate / vend etc. https://www.vcfsocal.com/ New theme music "Out Of The Vertical Blank" by Tony Longworth Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intothev... All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitr...
Jan 28, 2024•36 min•Season 6Ep. 13
The history of the Atari ST in the USA #1. Video Version https://youtu.be/xxe4cV1eydY?si=0b6_K1s-Y7sLDf0s We continue taking a look at Atari after the Warner Sale specifically focusing on ST Log magazine which is still an insert into American Atari 8bit Computer Magazine, Analog at this point in history. Our focus is the ST and as entertainment machine, but it was such a great general purpose computer that we will stop along the way to look at some of the more interesting applications especially...
Jan 14, 2024•14 min
Republished Decamber 24th 2023 From 2019: The best @#$! Christmas Ever! The Season 2 finale of Into The Vertical Blank. In this episode we pull out all the stops and explain exactly why Atari means so much to us. This honest, naked, all-cards-on-the-table, frank episode includes an Eponymous Story named "The Best #*@! Christmas Ever" that tells all. There is also discussion and a remix that incorporates the entirety of Season 2. This is probably not the final episode ever of Into The Vertical Bl...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 25 min
#JamieLendino, #ExtremeTech 's Editor, is the Author of books on the #Atari8bit Computers, #Atari2600, #AtariST, Classic Arcade machines and games in the DOSs era. We sit down to discuss his books, focusing on the second edition of Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation, but end up discussing all of them. The Full Video Version S6:E12 of the Into The Vertical Blank Podcast is available here: https://youtu.be/2yf8a3kCGdE S6:E12 Atari 8bit and more With Author and Extreme Tech Ed...
Dec 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 12
In 1982 I was enthralled with Pac-Man. A Pee-Chee folder I found in box 40 years later remined me of that time: when anything, even growing-up and working for Atari, seemed possible. Watch video version here: (1) Punker Pac-Man and the Mindless Generation - YouTube Original story published in the Easy Reader as "Punker Pac-Man: An ode to the Mindless Generation, and The Guild Drug" - Easy Reader News: https://easyreadernews.com/punker-pac-man-an-ode-to-the-mindless-generation-and-the-guild-drug/...
Dec 06, 2023•19 min•Season 6Ep. 10
This is a better produced version of the the story "The Vindication Of Desert Falcon" was was read as part of S6:E5 The Vindication of Desert Falcon. Interview with GCC's Michael Feinstein. There is also a video version here: (5) My Existential Journey Into Desert Falcon - YouTube All music, video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios # Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #Generation Atari Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The ...
Dec 02, 2023•15 min
The history of the #AtariST in the USA defined by ST Log magazine. In this series we will be going through the American History of the #Atari ST by focusing on the #STLog magazine, which started as a insert in the Atari 8bit magazine, #Analog , and then became its own animal for a number of years only to be incorporated back into Analog magazine as Atari focused its efforts on videos games systems and the European market. Full Video of this Episode: https://youtu.be/-XCCAW2fbgM?si=RYvqZvmNJIIvZ9...
Nov 28, 2023•16 min
New, full version, remastered, new content, new edits, full HD presentation. GCC were masters of video game design in the early 1980's. They created Ms. Pac-Man and went on to become a "secret" development house for Atari. They are responsible for many golden age Atari games, but so far, the credits for their games have been incomplete and hard to locate. After working for 5 years, Into The Vertical Blank may have finally "cracked the code" on the credits for GCC Atari games by pestering and ann...
Oct 21, 2023•1 hr 42 min
S6e10: Jeff Minter, Giles and Zarjaz with Tony Longworth - Heart of Neon Soundtrack Composer The full video production of our Mini Jeff Minter retrospective and Interview with Tony Longworth about the Heart of Neon Documentary is also published here: https://youtu.be/k05l2GdNvxM as Jeff Minter, Giles and Zarjaz with Heart of Neon Soundtrack Composer Tony Longworth. Notes Poly Play https://www.polyplay.xyz/Memories-of-Infocom-Volume-1_1 Heart of Neon Patreon https://www.patreon.com/heartofneon He...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 10
Lost Credit: The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC (part1) Part 2 of the story: GCC were masters of video game design in the early 1980's. They created Ms. Pac-Man and went on to become a "secret" development house for Atari. They are responsible for many golden age Atari games, but so far, the credits for their games have been incomplete and hard to locate. After working for 5 years, Into The Vertical Blank may have finally "cracked the code" on the credits for GCC Atari games by pestering and annoyin...
Oct 01, 2023•40 min•Season 6Ep. 9
S6:E8:Goth and Leong Atari ST Bedroom Coding Heroes Gary “Goth” Wheaton and Robert Leong are two of the more unsung heroes of the Atari SY Bedroom Game coding Underground. In this episode we take a well deserved if all too brief look at some of their combined and separate efforts. I started down a rabbit hole a few weeks ago when I wanted to find a Galaga style game to play on my Atari ST. I knew that most of the best Arcade style translations for the ST were made by bedroom coders for shareware...
Sep 27, 2023•34 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Lost Credit: The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC (part1) GCC were masters of video game design in the early 1980's. They created Ms. Pac-Man and went on to become a "secret" development house for Atari. They are responsible for many golden age Atari games, but so far, the credits for their games have been incomplete and hard to locate. After working for 5 years, Into The Vertical Blank may have finally "cracked the code" on the credits for GCC Atari games by pestering and annoying ex-GCCers Doug Macr...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Just like your grandma, your kid brother, your old-man-cringe game-playing uncle, your dental hygienist and that surprisingly personable Uber driver that picked you up this morning, we ALSO now have a podcast episode where we discuss the new Atari 2600+ Hint: We like it, for what it is, but have some reservations...just like everyone else. Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank All music, video production. writing and game play by...
Aug 28, 2023•41 min•Season 6Ep. 6
S6:E5 The Vindication of Desert Falcon. Interview with GCC's Michael Feinstein This new full video podcast explores the legacy of the first original title for the Atari 7800 and the last title by GCC for the system they created, Desert Falcon. Join us in conversation with GCC's Michael Feinstein (Credits: Atari 2600: Phoenix, Battlezone, Jungle Hunt, Joust, 7800: Desert Falcon) in our new Full Video Podcast Format. Youtube link: https://youtu.be/I8Hsfun0QTc Topics Games Discussed: Atari 7800: De...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 6Ep. 5
S6:E4 Inflection point! Amico v. Atari. Plus Homebrew with STOS and 7800 Basic In this episode we have a frank discussion on the state of Amico and Atari. Notes STOS 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQy2ZZjapGE&t=5s STOS 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXp6XWsbaN4&t=464s 7800 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i45aqBviQZI&t=1s 7800 1.5. The Three C’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3-C5LRBT9k All music, video production. writing and game play by Jeff Fulton with help from Ste...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 3
In this episode the brothers interview fellow Atari NUTCASE, Ed Salisbury, of the Atari and Retro / Classic gaming YouTube channel, Mission Ed possible. They discuss everything about growing up in Generation Atari from the 2600 to the Atari 8bit Computers, through the ST and beyond. We apologize for the echo in the interview section, it was conducted in Jeff’s living room and was uncontrollable. We have “dried” it up as much as we can. Show Notes: Visit and subscribe to Ed’s Channel here: https:...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 6Ep. 3
S6:E2 Found In the Desert - Dads, Guns, Gold, The Atari ST and The Lost Dutchman Mine In this episode the brothers Discuss the 1989 World of Atari Show at Disneyland and then we premier the audio version of our Epic Atari ST story and game play-through of the Lost Dutchman Mine. What compels someone to finish a computer game after more than three decades of first trying? The Lost Dutchman Mine for the Atari ST is such a game for me. First played in 1989, this obscure game and its subject matter ...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 6Ep. 2
S6:e1 Space Sucker - An 80’s Sitcom Takes on Video Games In this episode the brothers dissect the video game themed episode of Diff'rent Strokes from Oct. 2, 1982, partake in some listener feedback, listen to a new Tony Longworth song and more. Show Notes: Different Strokes S5e1 https://www.amazon.com/Diffrent-Strokes-Season-5/dp/B099DBR46Q/ref=atv_pr_sw_sc Ed’s Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@MissionEdPossible Brian’s Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@ballistik_coffee_boy All music, video produ...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 1
S5:E11 John In this episode the brothers discuss “John”, a cousin that recently passed away and how he was a huge part of the Vertical Blank. They also Talk about retro Christmas, opening of sealed games and a new game programming project. Show Notes Programming Games for Atari 2600 https://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-toledo-gutierrez/programming-games-for-atari-2600/hardcover/product-n8z9r6.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Kinhank Super Console X https://www.amazon.com/Kinhank-Console-Pre-Built-EmuELEC-C...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 11
