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

REVIVAL homepage
REVIVAL Solstice Retro Event 2016 video at YouTube


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

AtariAge forum thread
Centre for Computing History






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:

AtariAge forum thread with info and for ordering
AtariAge store for 5200 Pac-Man Arcade


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

XE-Lent Arcade Games, part 2
Atari 8-bit vs. Arcade, part 5


Atari Inc's 2600 Pac-Man

Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast
No Swear Gamer video


Atari Inc's 8-bit Ms. Pac-Man

XE-Lent Arcade Games, part 5


Atari Inc's 2600 Ms. Pac-Man

Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast
No Swear Gamer video


Atari Corp's 7800 Ms. Pac-Man

Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast
No Swear Gamer video






Pac-Man (mini review)


Published by Atari Inc., 1982
Developer Joe Hellesen
Based on NAMCO's 1980 arcade game


Links

AtariMania entry for Atari 8-bit Pac-Man




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)




Links:

AtariMania entry for 180!
Pickford Brothers website
Amiga-based arcade version of 180!