Review Episode 1
02/01/16 • 75 min
In our first review episode, we review EA’s Archon to find out if the game is good or evil. Then we set our sights on the XEGS packaged light gun game, Bug Hunt. We also have user submision from Shinto, the host of the The Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast and Kieran Hawkin introduces his new UK Budget Games segment. This time he reviews Fruit Machine Simulator and puts in his two pence on our two featured games.
Show Notes
Archon: The Dark and the Light
Other reviews & references:- ANTIC interview with Jon Freeman, Free Fall Associates
- Free Fall Associates interview with Jon Freeman & Anne Westfall
- The Digital Antiquarian: Free Fall, Part 1: Archon
- Grognardia: Interview with Paul Reiche III
- Game Manual
- Wikipedia articles:
- Atarimania entries:
- 8bit Rocket (Jeff Fulton):
- The 8-bit Game: Digesting Archon - An article on game design using Atari 8-bit Archon as the model
- Archon was ported to the Apple II, Commodore 64, Amiga, IBM PC, Apple Macintosh, NES, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and PC-88
- Archon II: Adept - 1984 sequel for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum. Unfortunately, was never released on cartridge
- Archon Ultra - 1994 remake for MSDOS, by Free Fall Assoc (published by SSI)
- The Unholy War - 1998 spiritual successor by Paul Reiche III for PlayStation, by Toys for Bob (published by Crystal Dynamics)
- Kombat Chess - mini-game (similar to Archon) within 2004’s Mortal Kombat: Deception for PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and PSP
- Archon: Conquest - 2009 iPhone remake, by React Games. Licensed by Free Fall. Available today, via App Store!
- Archon: Classic - 2010 Windows remake, by React Games. Available today, via Steam!
- Best Electronics - USD $34.95 (XE Cart)
- B&C Computer Visions - USD $29.95 (XE Cart)
- Ebay
- Cartrige - $59.95 buy it now (from B&C), plus various sales in Europe (EUR 18.90 (~$21) to EUR 38.00 (~$42)) (2016-01-16)
- Disk - ~$75 loose, ~$128 sealed, up to ~$200 sealed (2016-01-16)
- ANTIC interview with Jon Freeman, Free Fall Associates
Bug Hunt
Other reviews & references:
In our first review episode, we review EA’s Archon to find out if the game is good or evil. Then we set our sights on the XEGS packaged light gun game, Bug Hunt. We also have user submision from Shinto, the host of the The Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast and Kieran Hawkin introduces his new UK Budget Games segment. This time he reviews Fruit Machine Simulator and puts in his two pence on our two featured games.
Show Notes
Archon: The Dark and the Light
Other reviews & references:- ANTIC interview with Jon Freeman, Free Fall Associates
- Free Fall Associates interview with Jon Freeman & Anne Westfall
- The Digital Antiquarian: Free Fall, Part 1: Archon
- Grognardia: Interview with Paul Reiche III
- Game Manual
- Wikipedia articles:
- Atarimania entries:
- 8bit Rocket (Jeff Fulton):
- The 8-bit Game: Digesting Archon - An article on game design using Atari 8-bit Archon as the model
- Archon was ported to the Apple II, Commodore 64, Amiga, IBM PC, Apple Macintosh, NES, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and PC-88
- Archon II: Adept - 1984 sequel for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum. Unfortunately, was never released on cartridge
- Archon Ultra - 1994 remake for MSDOS, by Free Fall Assoc (published by SSI)
- The Unholy War - 1998 spiritual successor by Paul Reiche III for PlayStation, by Toys for Bob (published by Crystal Dynamics)
- Kombat Chess - mini-game (similar to Archon) within 2004’s Mortal Kombat: Deception for PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and PSP
- Archon: Conquest - 2009 iPhone remake, by React Games. Licensed by Free Fall. Available today, via App Store!
- Archon: Classic - 2010 Windows remake, by React Games. Available today, via Steam!
- Best Electronics - USD $34.95 (XE Cart)
- B&C Computer Visions - USD $29.95 (XE Cart)
- Ebay
- Cartrige - $59.95 buy it now (from B&C), plus various sales in Europe (EUR 18.90 (~$21) to EUR 38.00 (~$42)) (2016-01-16)
- Disk - ~$75 loose, ~$128 sealed, up to ~$200 sealed (2016-01-16)
- ANTIC interview with Jon Freeman, Free Fall Associates
Bug Hunt
Other reviews & references:
Previous Episode
Episode 0
Welcome to the first Episode of the Atari XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast. In Episode Zero we will focus on the Atari XE Game System Console. We will learn about the hosts and get up to speed on the XEGS technical Specifications. Come join Bill, David, and Michael and find out why we love the XEGS.
Show Notes
- Video Game Console Library
- Wikipedia
- Classic Home Video Games Museum
- The Centre for Computing History
- ANTIC Magazine "First Look Inside the XE Game System"
- B & C ComputerVisions
- Online Auctions (ebay.com / ShopGoodwill.com)
- Amazon: Amazon.com
- Eight Bit Fix
- Best Electronics (Sold out but keep looking)
- BEST Electronics "BEST XE Touch" keyboard retrofit
- Installation guide
- atari800 - open source for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X & more
- Atari800Win PLUs - based on atari800, with Windows-specific features
- Altirra - Windows emulator with lots of debugging/etc. Very popular with coders
- Atari++ - originally a fork of atari800. Available for Linux and Windows
- Colleen - based on atari800. Available for Android devices
- PC Xformer - MSDOS/Windows emulator from the early 1990s
- Apple iOS device - Your iOS device needs to be jailbroken. You can use via DOSPad
- MESS(Multi Emulator Super System) which is part of the MAME project
- Browser based via Utilized by Internet Archive's Historical Software Archive (via JSMESS)
Other ports/reviews:
Where to buy:
Things to consider getting for your XEGS:
Emulators:
Next Episode
Review Episode 2
In Episode 2, we take to the skies with Blue Max, then dive down to the sewers to join the Mario Brothers. We also touch on Joust and Zaxxon, two games that share many similarities to our featured reviews. Kieren Hawken gives his two pence on Budget Titles, and we finally get to our user feedback.
Show Notes
New Theme Song
- Software Remixes at Bandcamp
- ComputeHer
- (She's also part of 8 Bit Weapon)
News
Missing Links (Ep 1.: Missile Command)
- 5200 Super Podcast Ep. 1: The Pac(k) Ins
- 5200 Super Podcast Ep. 3: TrakBallin' with Centipede and Missile Command
- 2600 Game by Game Podcast Ep. 49: Dodge 'Em & Missile Command
- Laird's Lair (Kieren Hawken)'s "XE-Lent Arcade Games Part 10" video
Mario Bros.
- Published by Atari, 1988
- Developed by Sculptured Software
- Mario Bros. (@Wikipedia)
- Mario Bros.: Classic Arcade Game Video, History & Game Play Overview (@ Arcade Classics)
- Mario Bros., XEGS version (@ Atarimania)
- Sculptured Software (@ Wikipedia)
Joust
- Developed and published by Atari, 1983
- BEST Electronics: $21.50, $9.95 cart only
- B & C ComputerVisions: $29.95, $20 cart only
- Bravo Sierra: $20
- The Atari 7800 Game By Game Podcast, Epsidoe 5 — Galaga & Joust
- Laird's Lair XE-Lent Arcade Games, Part 5
Blue Max
- Original disk version (1983)
- Published by Synapse Software (aka SynSoft in the UK) & U.S. Gold
- Developed by Bob Polin
- XEGS cartridge port (1987)
- Published by Broderbund / Atari
- Developed by Sculptured Software
- BEST Electronics: $18 loose
- B & C ComputerVisions: $30 (in box), $20 cart only
- ANTIC VOL. 2, NO. 7 / OCTOBER 1983
- COMPUTE! - Issue 44
- Atari Mania - 7.8/10
- "Blue Max - Atari XL/XE - With Runway Glitch and Commentary" (@ YouTube)
- ANTIC Interview w/ Bob Polin (Blue Max developer)
- ANTIC Interview w/ Ihor Wolosenko (co-founder of Synapse)
Zaxxon
- Published by Sega, 1983
- Developed by Ron J. Fortier, Datasoft
- (Disk and tape versions...
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