S3:E5: Monthly News and Notes for those who grew up Atari.

Into The Vertical Blank

English - April 13, 2020 07:39 - 39 minutes - 89.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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The Vertical Blank: Generation Atari. Season 3 Episode 5: Monthly News and Notes for those who grew up Atari, Or Atari News and HomeBrew Update for Q1 of 2020: Apocalypse Edition.
In this episode we cover news from the Official Atari as well as other new hardware projects that have sparked our interest. We also attempt to cover homebrew games for all of Atari Systems including the 2600, 5200, 7800, 8bit Computers, ST, Lynx and Jaguar.

8bitrocket Pong Returns Post Mortem Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoEDKq2PAPg

Pong Quest
https://www.atari.com/games/pong-quest/

Zero Page homebrew reports:
Atari 2600 Homebrew Completed/WIP in 2020

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301348-atari-2600-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/

1 vs 1 Pro Tennis (16K) by @easmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfJSpOrIWjs

Save Gaia: The Cy-Mage (64K) by @EvoMikeUK / Generation2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfJSpOrIWjs
Street Rod 2600 (32K) by @TwentySixHundred
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfJSpOrIWjs

Zoo Keeper (32K Port) by Champ Games: John Champeau @johnnywc, Nathan Strum @Nathan Strum (graphics), Robert Vieira and Thomas Jentzsch @Thomas Jentzsch (Music) (Previously Nominated for WIP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYw47wffgw8

Atari 7800 Homebrew Completed/WIP in 2020

Zero Page homebrew reports:

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301937-atari-7800-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/

Dragon's Descent by @Revontuli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUtpaBzkAY

Atari 8-Bit/5200 Homebrew Completed/WIP in 2020

Zero Page Homebrew

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/304311-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/

Below is a list of all the Atari 8-Bit/5200 homebrew games that have either been completed in 2020 or have released an updated WIP in 2020. Please let me know if there are any missing or inaccurate entries.

Lord of the Orb Xaver (Map Set 004) by Marcin "@XaVeR" Kasztelan (Note: Map Update)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYiWWJL

Pong Quest
https://www.atari.com/games/pong-quest/

Zero Page homebrew reports:
Atari 2600 Homebrew Completed/WIP in 2020

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301348-atari-2600-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/

1 vs 1 Pro Tennis (16K) by @easmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfJSpOrIWjs

Atari 7800 Homebrew Completed/WIP in 2020

Zero Page homebrew reports:

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301937-atari-7800-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/

Dragon's Descent by @Revontuli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUtpaBzkAY

Atari 8-Bit/5200 Homebrew Completed/WIP in 2020

Zero Page Homebrew

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/304311-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/

Lord of the Orb Xaver (Map Set 004) by Marcin "@XaVeR" Kasztelan (Note: Map Update)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYiWWJLqdPQ
Adventure II XE by @Cafeman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffMdWP-scl0
You are no longer a Dot and it looks really nice.
Phoenix by @DearHorse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4xz3dEqB3Y
Video just a demo of title screen so far but looks really nice
Unicorns Season: Prince of Persia by @rensoup
Looks amazing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlLEycyvJNA&t=192s
Wonderboy by @Yaron Nir & @popmilo (Code), @José Pereira & @TIX (Graphics), @miker (Music & SFX)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCWswH1Nb3A&list=PLUn2hdFMjKJTrBOE-nNSGmfDweEM3jiMw&index=220&t=0s
Looks like it could one of the best conversions ever to the 8bits

Atari Lynx - from atarigamer.com
https://atarigamer.com/explore/new-releases

New Puzzle Game: 4TTUDE v1.2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t2s2rG4f1c
4Ttude for Atari Lynx by Nop90

Atari ST/E. TT. Falcon

Verge World Icarus - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/304262-new-atari-st-game-vergeworld-icarus-is-coming
New 8bitchip harddrive adaptations: 30 plus new adaptions
http://atari.8bitchip.info/fromhd2.php
Highlights for us Phantasie II and III
The CURSE OF RABENSTEIN - Pudd;e Soft full color Text Adventure
https://www.atarilegend.com/games/games_detail.php?game_id=7540
ST Enhanced Game Called Sadonic, a remake of Spectrum game with STE enhancements: Vertical scrolling shooter
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-sardonic_35777.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmlqMEdeQTY&t=868s

Fun game, reminds me of Plutos.

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