Oct 29 2016 127 mins 3
In our first interview episode, David sits down with homebrew creator, tep392 (AKA: Perry Thuente) to discuss his latest creation, Pac-Man Arcade. Hear how he was able to make such a spot on version of the classic arcade game and get some early insite into some of his upcoming projects.
Show Notes
News
- The (new) Atari 5200 Podcast; David a co-host
- Atari 5200 Podcast
- AtariAge forum thread
- Archive of old "Atari 5200 Superpodcast" at Internet Archive
- Nir Dary's YouTube channel
- Atari Party 2016; hosted by Bill
- Atari Party 2016 website
- ANTIC Episode 35 (Bill co-hosted)
- Atari 2600 Game by Game podcast interview with Bill
- REVIVAL Solstice Retro Event 2016; hosted by Kieren
- Kieren's "Atari 8-bit vs Arcade" YouTube video playlist
- Retro Gamer magazine (Beyond Games discussed in issue 160)
- Atari Blast (previously GTIA Blast) released
Pac-Man Arcade
- Published by
- Perry "TEP392" Thuente - Atari 8-bit homebrew cart, 2012
- AtariAge - Atari 5200 cart, 2012
- Developed by
- Atari Inc. - original 1983 Ms. Pac-Man game
- Perry Thuente, with contributions from MrFish and others - Pac-Man Arcade hack
- Based on NAMCO's 1980 arcade game
Where to Buy:
Links:
- AtariAge forum thread with info and for ordering
- Atari XEGS Cart by Cart podcast interview episode with Perry Thuente
- Pac-Man Dossier at GamaSutra
- Ms. Pac-Man Wikipedia article
Other Reviews and Info:
- Atari Inc's 8-bit Pac-Man
- Atari Inc's 2600 Pac-Man
- Atari Inc's 8-bit Ms. Pac-Man
- Atari Inc's 2600 Ms. Pac-Man
- Atari Corp's 7800 Ms. Pac-Man
Pac-Man (mini review)
- Published by Atari Inc., 1982
- Developer Joe Hellesen
- Based on NAMCO's 1980 arcade game
Links
Donkey Kong
- Published by Atari Inc., 1983 & Atari Corp., 1988
- Developed by Landon Dyer (code & graphics), Brad Fuller (sound), Atari Inc.
- Based on Nintendo's 1981 arcade game
Where to buy:
- BEST Electronics:
- Original release: $13 (cart only) or $18
- XEGS re-release: $30 (cart only) or $45
- B & C ComputerVisions: $20 (cart only)
- EBay - $12-15 up to $85!
Links:
- AtariMania entry for Atari 8-bit Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong (video game) article at Wikipedia
- Donkey Kong (character) article at Wikipedia
- About Atari 8-bit Donkey Kong easter egg
- The King of Kong article at Wikipedia
- Landon Dyer's blog at DadHacker.com
- "Donkey Kong and Me" post on Landon's blog
- Source code to Atari 8-bit Donkey Kong
- ANTIC podcast interview with Landon Dyer
- Videogame Music Preservation Foundation wiki entry on Brad Fuller
- Brad Fuller's website
- ANTIC podcast interview with Brad Fuller
Other Reviews and Info:
- XE-Lent Arcade Games part 5
- Atari 8-bit vs Arcade part 5
- 2600 Game by Game Podcast
- 7800 Game by Game Podcast
- Colecovisions Podcast
Warhawk
- Published by Firebird, 1986
- Developed by Andrew Betts (code), Rob Hubbard (music)
Links:
- AtariMania entry for Warhawk
- Wikipedia article on Telecomsoft (owner of Firebird, etc.)
- Mobygames article on Star Force
- Rob Hubbard talking about composing Commodore 64 Commando music (Bedrooms to Billionaires clip)
180!
- Published by Mastertronic, 1986
- Developed by Binary Design:
- David Forward (code)
- Steve Pickford & Jeremy Pickford (graphics)
- Jason C. Brooke (music)
