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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description


In episode 9, we conjure up a magical review while battling evil, in Necromancer, and we strap on jetpacks and blast off to rescues human souls trapped by an alien force in the budget game Excelsor.
News


A new Atari podcast, the Atari Lynx HandyCast,
hosted by Mark (@lynxhandycast on Twitter).


Vintage
Computer Festival Northwest


Atari 1020 plotter (Wikipedia article)


Lantronix


SIO2Arduino


Kong Off 6


The A-Z of Atari 8-bit Games: Volume 2
Amazon US,
Amazon UK


Stunt Car Racer
Atari 8-bit port


Retro Gamer magazine:


#175
with "The Making Of: Dark Chambers"


#177
with "The Making Of Venture"




NOMAM "BASIC 10-Liner Contest"





Necromancer


Published by

Atari Corp (1988)
Synapse (1982)



Developed by


Bill Williams



ABC TV, Australia, "Good Game" biography of Bill




Compuserve Sysop Dick Brudzynski's review of Necromancer




"Bill Williams remembered" post, by
James Hague (author of Halcyon Days




Bill's autobiography, Naked Before God: The Return of a Broken Disciple




"Stanley Kubrick is Gone",
retrospective by ElectronDance




"Bill Williams: The Story of a Life",
The Digital Antiquarian








Info:



Wikipedia article on Necromancer




Downloads:




Necromancer (XEGS cart) entry at AtariMania




Necromancer (Synapse disk & tape verson) entry at AtariMania




Where to Buy:


B & C ComputerVisions
BEST Electronics


Other Reviews and Info:



AtariMania
AtariHQ
Videogame Critic





Excelsor

Published by

Players (1986)


Developed by

Keith "Howlin' Mad" Harvey




Info and Downloads:



Excelsor at AtariMania




Other Reviews and Info:



Highretrogamelord video review


Released:
Jul 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (20)

The Atari XE Gaming System was a version of their XE 8-bit line of computers but attempting to compete against the successful Nintendo Entertainment System. At the same time offering the computer option. Our podcast will focus on the cartridge games made for this system but, because this is essentially an atari 8-bit computer, we'll also review games that will play on this system.