ANTIC Episode 115

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we talk lots of contest news, Mr. Paint, a DIY Atari-themed monitor, and lots of other Atari 8-bit news. Plus, we find a book on “exhausting” Atari games!

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Recurring Links

Floppy Days Podcast

AtariArchives.org

AtariMagazines.com

Kay’s Book “Terrible Nerd”

New Atari books scans at archive.org

ANTIC feedback at AtariAge

Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge

Interview index: here

Links for Items Mentioned in Show:

What we’ve been up to

Scanned stuff from Timothy Onders

Pilot book - “Atari 400/800 Student Pilot Reference Guide” by Atari - https://archive.org/details/atari_pilot-student-guide
Scanned JACG (Jersey Atari Computer Group) newsletters:

October, 1985 - https://archive.org/details/jacg-newsletter-1985-october-vol-5-no-2
November, 1985 - https://archive.org/details/jacg-newsletter-1985-november-vol-5-no-3

Atari newsletters at Internet Archive - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkznDDlOL2O_K-RrbkajIuo6DvYof6Ajrn7j9NTcoDM/edit?usp=sharing

Recent Interviews

ANTIC Interview 453 - Giann Velasquez, Atariteca - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-453-giann-velasquez-atariteca
ANTIC Interview 452 - Dean Garraghty, DGS Software
ANTIC Interview 454 - Steve Kranish, Parker Brothers Frogger

News

Mr. Paint by Wade Ripkowski:

Atari ‘faux neon’ LED logo sign, $40 on pre-order - https://atari.com/products/atari-neon-led-sign-white-12-x-13
“errant” on git - using Atari as a keyboard for a PC. Code and instructions posted:

Arcade Centipede emulated on Atari 800XL - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379015-centipede-emulator-for-the-atari-800xl/

FujiCup 2024 Results Announced:

https://fujicup.pl/
results page for 2024 - https://fujicup.pl/wyniki2024
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW-z9tD1OW4
Download all 2024 games in ZIP archive

Atari Homebrew Awards 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b3g4Czr0BE
Best Atari 8-Bit/5200 Homebrew (Original) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379180-7th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-original/
Best Atari 8-Bit/5200 Homebrew (Port) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379181-7th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-port/
Best Atari 8-Bit/5200 WIP (Original) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379182-7th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-atari-8-bit5200-wip-original/
Best Atari 8-Bit/5200 WIP (Port) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379183-7th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-atari-8-bit5200-wip-port/

800XL gets a mention in Hackaday article - https://hackaday.com/2025/02/21/genetic-algorithm-runs-on-atari-800-xl/
XCL10 Monitor - Marcin "Fokaszalot" - Baran - https://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?ct=nowinki&ucat=1&subaction=showfull&id=1740334426
BASIC 10-Liner Contest - https://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/copy-of-games-list-2024
Via bill kendrick - https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-it-was-a-suicide-mission-larry-siegel-reflects-on-ataris-failed-war-on-nintendo
Compute! Magazine ATR by Issue #4 to #95 - Rory McMahon -

ANTIC Episode 115 - Exhausting Games for your Atari