The Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast

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Tomcat F-14 Fighter Simulator by Absolute Nov 06, 2019

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In this episode I cover the only plane flying simulator on the 2600 that I am aware of, Tomcat F-14. It certainly was an adventure! Up next is the CBS Electronics game Mountain King, so if you have thoughts on that game, send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by November 17. My Extra Life half marathons are coming up this weekend on the 8th and 9th starting at 6 pm. Thanks to all who have donated so far, I'm still trying to reach my goal! You can donate at the link below, thanks for that and thanks as always for listening. My Extra Life donation page, thank you! Tomcat F-14 on Random Terrain Dan Kitchen's web site Interview with Dan by Classic Gamer 74 Interview with Dan by ZeroPage Homebrew No Swear Gamer 374 - Tomcat F-14 No Swear Gamer Tomcat F-14 full mission Eugenio's PRGE 2019 photo album Arcade Blogger - Atari Bradley Trainer Hugues Johnson's Console Timeline Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Check out Don's awesome t-shirt designs! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters

Extra Life Update Nov 01, 2019

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Just a quick update to when I'm doing Extra Life for the folks who may have missed it on social media. I'll be doing it NEXT weekend, the 8th and 9th starting at 6 pm both nights. I hope to see you there, thanks so much!

My Extra Life Donation page

My YouTube page

Star Wars the Arcade Game by Parker Brothers Oct 23, 2019

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Greetings fellow droids, in this episode we take a gander at Star Wars the Arcade Game by Parker Brothers, a port of the Atari vector arcade game. If you think that's confusing, wait until you hear THE REST OF THE STORY. It's a fun one! Coming up next is Tomcat F-14 Flight Simulator by Accolade, a late 80s release. I would especially like to know if you had this game when it originally came out. Please send your thoughts to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by end of day November 3rd. I can't believe it's almost November. As always, I thank you for listening. Star Wars on Random Terrain Star Wars on KLOV Bob Smith interview by Kevin Savetz on the ANTIC podcast Michael Becker interview by Scott Stilphen Atari Age Trakball modified games thread Star Wars Trakball Series in the Atari Age store Stragglin' Jim's Star Wars controls hack Dan Kitchen interview by Classic Gamer 74 Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Check out Don's awesome t-shirt designs! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters

Joust by Atari Oct 14, 2019

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Hello there, thanks for waiting for this episode that features Joust by Atari! It's one of my favorite arcade games and is done pretty well on the 2600 (spoilers), probably because it was in the capable hands of GCC. Next up is Star Wars The Arcade game by Parker Brothers, which has an extremely interesting provenance. If you'd like to contribute to that episode, please send your feedback to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by end of day October 20th, and I'll put it in the show. Thanks so much for listening! My Extra Life donation page, thank you! List of Radio Shack in store catalog games for sale by Kevin Gatland Joust on KLOV Kevin Osborn's Bald Wisdom blog Michael Feinstein's Fein Line blog Patricia Goodson at Atari Women site Joust on Random Terrain Joust on Atari Protos Joust prototype photos on Atari Compendium Joust prototype recreated by Thomas Jentzsch on Atari Age Source code used for Joust prototype reconstruction (Wayback Machine) Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Check out Don's awesome t-shirt designs! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters

Quest for Quintana Roo by Sunrise Sep 25, 2019

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In this episode we look at the game Quest for Quintana Roo, which I mispronounced for most of the show. Thanks to Eugenio for correcting me. I loved the game and I hope you will too. Next up is a big game, Joust by Atari via Williams. If you have any thoughts on this game, please get them to me by end of day 5th October and I'll put it in the show. Remember, just tell me your thoughts on the game, I'll take care of the game play. you can send those thoughts to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com. Thanks so much for listening! Quest for Quintana Roo on Random Terrain Atari Age thread on Quintana Roo Carbon Dating Sunrise memo on Atarimania Page 1 Page 2 Ed Salvo interview by Scott Stilphen Atari Compendium Quest For Quintana Roo Easter egg and bug page No Swear Gamer 461 - Quest for Quintana Roo No Swear Gamer - Quest for Quintana Roo gameplay Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Check out Don's awesome t-shirt designs! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters

M*A*S*H by 20th Century Fox Sep 11, 2019

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In this episode we take a look at the 20th Century Fox game M*A*S*H, and also do a mini Bonus Track on the TV show, sorry about that. Next up on the show will be Quest For Quintana Roo by Sunrise. If you have any feedback on this game, please send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by end of the day September 21. NO STRAGGLERS. :) There were no entries for the surprise contest in the Malagai episode. Either no one listened to the end of the show, or the clues were too, wait for it, obtuse. As always, thank you so much for listening, I love each and every one of you. Doug Neubauer interview by James Hague David Lubar interview by Scott Stilphen MASH on Random Terrain MASH on Atarimania Photo of Jamie Farr in Character with MASH game, Billboard magazine Check out Bill Pepper's books! Check out Marc Allie's books! Check out my books! Check out Please Stand By! Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Check out Don's awesome t-shirt designs! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters

Malagai by Answer Software Aug 28, 2019

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Hi there, thanks so much for your patience for the last 6 months of my podcast drought. Today I bring you Malagai by Answer Software, and I also discuss their Personal Game Programmer. Next up on the show will be M*A*S*H by 20th Century Fox. If you have any feedback for that game, please send it to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net by September 7th. Thank you very kindly for listening, and once again I am grateful for your patience and kind thoughts and words. There's still time to donate to Geekade's PITAthon to benefit the Colorectal Cancer Alliance! Shoot The Moon Stitches Al Backiel's review of the PGP-1 on Digital Press PGP-1 on Atarimania Malagai at Random Terrain Malagai Easter Egg page at Atari Compendium Wilson Oyama rolls Malagai Malagai Kill screen by GregDeg Check out Jose's awesome spreadsheet for the list of games I've already done, with links to the episodes! Thank you Jose! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Google + page My YouTube channel, for whatever reason Blog page WHAT A FORUM TOO Listen to the show on Stitcher! Subscribe to the show on iTunes, and leave a review! Reviews are nice! Listen to the show on Tune In! Check out Don's awesome t-shirt designs! Please check out my other shows: Intarivisions Podcast Please Stand By! The League of Extraordinary Podcasters

Video Store Golden Age with Greg Apr 14, 2019

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In this episode I talk with Greg aka SoulBlazer from the SNES Podcast and the Playstation Power Podcast. He helped establish NES game rentals in the video store that his mother managed in the 80s and 90s. It's a fun interview and I hope that you enjoy it. As always, I thank you for listening. The photo used as the artwork was found on Roger Ebert's web site without a photographer credit. Please don't sue.