In Episode 3, we find out if the Choplifter! will be an uplifting experience, and we break out our loupe and peer into Crystal Castles to see if it's a cut above. Also, Kieren Hawken is back but this time he'll be bringing with him some of that British class live to our little show. This time we'll all review two budget titles; L.A. SWAT and Yogi Bear & Friends in The Greed Monster.

Show Notes
New Theme Song

Software
Remixes at Bandcamp
ComputeHer
(She's also part of 8 Bit Weapon)


News


Kieren's hosting "Revival" in July in Walsall, UK
Bill's hosting "Atari Party" in July in Davis, California, USA
Kieren's "Laird's Lair" channel, with lots of new stuff
Fusion Retro Books, working on The Story Of The Atari ST In Pixels, may make an 8-bit one if there's interest
The Atari XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast is now part of the Throwback Network
Glen Planamento confirms The Ultimate Cart (SD multicart) works on Atari 400/800 (YouTube video)
Rob "VectorGamer"'s TheRetrocade YouTube channel
"bad-ass custom dust covers" thread on AtariAge
Artcade by Bitmap Books is out (Kieren's review on YouTube)
Photos from Sacramento Indie Arcade 2016 (Bill and others were there with Ataris)
Search Google to learn about McWill's Lynx LCD upgrade
Player/Missile Podcast is sorta back from hiatus
ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit Podcast has been posting tons of interviews; check them out!
Eight Bit Fix (Atari repair and sales) is selling new Atari 8-bit carts: Mr. Do! (new), Blaster (new), Space Harrier (homebrew port), Bruce Lee, and MIDIMaze (prototype)
The next RetroGamer magazine will have an "Ultimate Guide to Mr. Do!", by Kieren
Kickstarter for The Mastertronic Archives book




Choplifter!


Published by Atari Corp., 1988

Developed by Steve Aguirre, Sculptured Software

Based on 1982 Brøderbund Software original, by Dan Gorlin


Links:

Atarimania Choplifter! (XEGS)
Atarimania Choplifter! (1982 original)


Other Reviews and Info:



The Atari 7800 Game By Game Podcast, Episode 10 — Choplifter! & Karateka

XE-Lent Arcade Games episode 14

ANTIC Podcast interview with Doug Carlston, Brøderbund




Crystal Castles


Published by Atari Corp., 1988
Developed by The Software Factory
Based on Atari Inc. unreleased 1984 prototype, by Paul Metz and William Jahnke


Where to buy:


B & C ComputerVisions (1984 prototype): $30


Information Sources:


Crystal Castles Wikipedia article
Michael Current's A History of Tramel Technology / Atari
Crystal Castles at Atarimania
Paul Metz: 12/21/1961-8/27/2011
Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest 7800 game
GDC Video: Making the Atari coin-op classic Crystal Castles


Other Reviews and Info:


No Quarter Podcast, episode 26 (arcade version)
XL-Lent Arcade Games, part 13
AtariProtos review of 1984 prototype




L.A. SWAT


Published by Mastertronic, 1986
Developed by Randy Platt, Sculptured Software



Information Sources:


L.A. SWAT at Atarimania
L.A. SWAT cover art


Other Reviews and Info:

Commodore 64 L.A. SWAT review video
Amstrad CPC L.A. SWAT review
L.A. SWAT at Moby Games




Yogi Bear & Friends in The Greed Monster


Published by Hi-Tec Software, 1990
Developed by Russell Knight (code) & Rich Morton (graphics), PAL Developments


Information Sources:


Yogi Bear & Friends... at Atarimania


Other Reviews and Info: