ANTIC Episode 117

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… lots of scanning talk, more new games for the Atari than you can shake a stick at, and how to win a kiss on the forehead…

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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

What we've been up to

New scans for documents sent by Aaron Spurlock:

New scan - https://archive.org/details/donnie-iris-do-you-compute
New scan - https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-poster
Wade Ripkowski's site - https://unfinishedbitness.info/
In-progress quick reference book by Randy, with Atari 800 complete (for comment) - https://floppydaysqr.my.canva.site/
Atari 8-bit development episode of Next Without For with Earl Evans and Randy Kindig - https://www.nextwithoutfor.org/2025/05/show-015-atari-8-bit-programming.html
Artistic disk envelopes and cassette covers - https://ataricovers.com/

News

Source Code for Atari's Editor/Assembler and Program/Text Editor RELEASED! - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381770-source-code-for-editorassembler-and-programtext-editor-released/
ugBASIC 1.17.2 RELEASED - https://ugbasic.iwashere.eu/
Jerry White's TV Theme Songs - https://www.atarimania.com/demo-atari-400-800-xl-xe-tv-theme-songs_44160.html
Indus GT Mini (Piotr Bugaj) - https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=9725048287561907&set=gm.1671261500183510&idorvanity=484741565502182
The FourZeroZero keyboard series - http://www.norths.de/category/a400-design-tastatur/
new Album called "Power of Myth" by Poison6502 - https://poison6502.bandcamp.com/album/power-of-myth
New Game Mazy 2 - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/05/mazy-2-mas-laberintos-y-estrategia-para.html
Mikie for Atari XL/XE - physical edition - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381444-mikie-for-atari-xlxe-physical-edition/
The Best of Grawitacja 2025 for Atari 8-bit:

https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/05/lo-mejor-del-grawitacja-2025-para-atari.html
Kara T-Rex - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myIQFTLGw28
Dinodrab - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiIDqf2Kl5g
Jurassic Spark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0dGyjIkDMY

ABBUC Software Contest - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381593-abbuc-software-contest-2025/
ABBUC Hardware Contest - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381594-abbuc-hardware-contest-2025/

Upcoming Shows

Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo - June 14 - New Westminster, BC, Canada - https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/index.html
VCF Southwest - June 20-22, 2025 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/
Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - June 20-22, 2025 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/
Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - July 31-Aug. 3 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2025-se
VCF West - August 1-2 - Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/2025/03/05/vcf-west-2025-save-the-date/
Fujiama - August 11-17 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2025/
VCF Midwest - September 13-14, 2025 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/
Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 17-19 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/
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