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EPISODE 40: M*A*S*H

October 23rd, 2016
EPISODE 40: M*A*S*H

Grab a martini and Radar’s teddy bear and come play M*A*S*H! The video game! On your TV!* *You might need to put down either the martini or the bear to hold the joystick. In episode 40, our focus is the 1983 20th Century Fox Video Games edition of the game based on the HUGELY popular show about whacky doctors and nurses plunked down in the army camp 4077 during the Korean War. Plus…We have a special guest.  Henry is back! He joins us to share his thoughts about a game set in a war that, historically, means little to him because it happened sixty years ago and he’s only seven. But... Read More

EPISODE 39: G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKE

October 16th, 2016
EPISODE 39: G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKE

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes? G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKE, the 1983 Parker Brothers Atari game, is here to slither its way into your ear holes. The game finds the evil COBRA organization targeting new Joe recruits with a HUGE laser-shooting and venom dripping snake. As one does. In the game, you are manning the guns to defend the Joes. All of this smacks of bad military strategy to me. Does the plot hold up? We put our forked tongue all over this one to find out. Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs “Reformat”, “Pinball Spring”... Read More

EPISODE 6: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and the third episode of The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show,

October 15th, 2016
EPISODE 6: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and the third episode of The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show,

This month, we have a spooktacular treat for your trick-or-pod bag! Our focus is the 1966 classic IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWN and an episode of the 1983 series THE CHARLIE BROWN & SNOOPY SHOW. It’s the Great Pumpkin’s 50th anniversary. Good grief! Get yourself to the most sincere pumpkin patch you can find (take your pod-player with you, of course). My thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs “Bass Walker” and “Mining by Moonlight”. Thanks also to Henry Pope for the use of his “Linus and Lucy”... Read More

EPISODE 38: DONKEY KONG JUNIOR

October 9th, 2016
EPISODE 38: DONKEY KONG JUNIOR

In “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, Harrison Ford saved his father. Ian Ziering saved his dad David Hasselhoff a bunch of times in those “Sharknado” movies. And now, this week, Donkey Kong Junior steps – make that leaps – up to claim his own place as daddy-saver. Will he do the family proud? If not, there’s always “Sharknado IV”. Also in the episode: I rap, apparently. Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs “Reformat”, “Pinball Spring” and “Take a Chance”. Atari... Read More

EPISODE 37: DONKEY KONG

October 2nd, 2016
EPISODE 37: DONKEY KONG

Back when this full-grown podcaster was but a wee audio sprout, there were the BIG THREE GAMES that were integral to forming his arcading self: Frogger and Pac-Man were two of them, both of which we have talked about on this show. And now, we look at the third of the triumvirate: DONKEY KONG – Coleco, 1981.  Does this port live up to the thrill of the arcade version? Does the story of a little Italian plumber (who, in this game, is actually a carpenter because…reasons) chasing down a homicidal gorilla still hold up? Did it EVER make any sense? These questions and more will be... Read More

EPISODE 36: DEFENDER

September 25th, 2016
EPISODE 36: DEFENDER

Well, we wanted to find signs of alien life, and now we’re being conquered by our new alien overlords. Yet another reason why interaction with the outside world is a bad thing. In Atari’s 1982 space adventure DEFENDER, you are all that stands between the invading hordes and civilization as we know it. Don’t worry! We believe in you!* *Podcaster writes farewell letter to his fellow humanoids.* Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs “Reformat”, “Pinball Spring” and “Take a Chance.” Atari Bytes notes It’s... Read More

EPISODE 35: OINK!

September 18th, 2016
EPISODE 35: OINK!

“Animal Farm” was a freakin’ petting zoo compared to what’s going on in this game. This week’s focus is Activision’s (!) 1983 game Oink! It’s an adaptation of the “Three Little Pigs” story that lets you work out your very understandable porcine hostility in a light-hearted romp where you kill a bunch of pigs with halitosis, apparently. Join us, won’t you? My thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs “Reformat”, “Pinball Spring” and “Take a Chance”. Atari Bytes It’s... Read More

Episode 5: It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown & This is America, Charlie Brown: The NASA Space Station

September 15th, 2016
Episode 5: It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown & This is America, Charlie Brown: The NASA Space Station

You might say HOME is the unifying theme, if you’re inclined to look for one, in this month’s Peanuts episodes. In IT’S A MYSTERY, CHARLIE BROWN, Woodstock has lost his home – someone stole his nest! – and in THIS IS AMERICA, CHARLIE BROWN: THE NASA SPACE STATION, the Peanuts gang is at home in the far-flung future of the mid-1990s aboard the brand new International Space Station, looking down upon Earth, home to us all. See how that all ties together? Also this month, we take a look at “Brothers & Sisters” one of the Peanuts shorts produced in 2014... Read More

EPISODE 34: REALSPORTS FOOTBALL

September 11th, 2016
EPISODE 34: REALSPORTS FOOTBALL

It’s autumn and you know what that means. Yep, time to sit on the couch by the fire getting drunk on spiced rum. But autumn also means FOOTBALL! If video games do nothing else, they provide a fine substitution for physical activity outside in the sunshine amongst other humans. This week’s game – REALSPORTS FOOTBALL, a 1982 Atari game – is no exception. So, suit up and get out on the field. Let the gridiron smooth out the wrinkles in your athleticism. No need to thank us. Atari Bytes site It’s a Podcast, Charlie Brown The Zazzle.com Atari Bytes store AB_Pod_Store The... Read More

EPISODE 33: OTHELLO

September 4th, 2016
EPISODE 33: OTHELLO

Atari’s 1981 adaptation of the classic board game OTHELLO is our focus this week on the show. Apparently, we were really desperate. This is a fine strategy game, but flipping black or white tiles from one color to the other doesn’t exactly scream character and plot. So tune in, if for no other reason than to witness the audio trainwreck. Good luck, me. Atari Bytes show notes It’s a Podcast, Charlie Brown The Atari Bytes Patreon page Zazzle.com Atari Bytes store AB_Pod_Store My thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs “Reformat”,... Read More