Interview Episode 1

In Episode 3, we find out if the Choplifter! will be an uplifting experience, and we break out our loupe and peer into Crystal Castles to see if it's a cut above. Also, Kieren Hawken is back but this time he'll be bringing with him some of that British class live to our little show. This time we'll all review two budget titles; L.A. SWAT and Yogi Bear & Friends in The Greed Monster.

Show Notes

New Theme Song

• Software Remixes at Bandcamp
• ComputeHer
• (She's also part of 8 Bit Weapon)

News

• Kieren's hosting "Revival" in July in Walsall, UK
• Bill's hosting "Atari Party" in July in Davis, California, USA
• Kieren's "Laird's Lair" channel, with lots of new stuff
• Fusion Retro Books, working on The Story Of The Atari ST In Pixels, may make an 8-bit one if there's interest
• The Atari XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast is now part of the Throwback Network
• Glen Planamento confirms The Ultimate Cart (SD multicart) works on Atari 400/800 (YouTube video)
• Rob "VectorGamer"'s TheRetrocade YouTube channel
• "bad-ass custom dust covers" thread on AtariAge
• Artcade by Bitmap Books is out (Kieren's review on YouTube)
• Photos from Sacramento Indie Arcade 2016 (Bill and others were there with Ataris)
• Search Google to learn about McWill's Lynx LCD upgrade
• Player/Missile Podcast is sorta back from hiatus
• ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit Podcast has been posting tons of interviews; check them out!
• Eight Bit Fix (Atari repair and sales) is selling new Atari 8-bit carts: Mr. Do! (new), Blaster (new), Space Harrier (homebrew port), Bruce Lee, and MIDIMaze (prototype)
• The next RetroGamer magazine will have an "Ultimate Guide to Mr. Do!", by Kieren
• Kickstarter for The Mastertronic Archives book

Choplifter!

• Published by Atari Corp., 1988
• Developed by Steve Aguirre, Sculptured Software
• Based on 1982 Brøderbund Software original, by Dan Gorlin

• Atarimania Choplifter! (XEGS)
• Atarimania Choplifter! (1982 original)

• The Atari 7800 Game By Game Podcast, Episode 10 — Choplifter! & Karateka
• XE-Lent Arcade Games episode 14
• ANTIC Podcast interview with Doug Carlston, Brøderbund

Crystal Castles

• Published by Atari Corp., 1988
• Developed by The Software Factory
• Based on Atari Inc. unreleased 1984 prototype, by Paul Metz and William Jahnke

• B & C ComputerVisions (1984 prototype): $30

• Crystal Castles Wikipedia article
• Michael Current's A History of Tramel Technology / Atari
• Crystal Castles at Atarimania
• Paul Metz: 12/21/1961-8/27/2011
• Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest 7800 game