Into The Vertical Blank

A Podcast about growing with a twin brother up In the 70s and 80s, at the dawn of video games, navigating family strife, punk rock, Star Wars obsessions, and trying to understand the world while ...more

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October 05, 2025 00:38:55
#148 Atari Now! October 2025 News and Home brew for all Atari systems

#148 Atari Now! October 2025 News and Home brew for all Atari systems

#atari #atari8bit #atari2600 #atarist #atari5200 #atari7800 #atarijaguar #atarilynx #atarivcs #atarirecharged Atari Now! October 2025 News and Home brew for all Atari systems https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/   Notes: ...

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September 29, 2025 00:47:32
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#147: People Not Things: The Enigma Of Chris Crawford

  Game Developer Chris Crawford recently declared his lifelong work a "failure". In this Video, we deep dive into Crawford, his legacy, and why we...

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146

September 03, 2025 00:45:42
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#146: Atari Now! September 2025

Monthly update about the world of Atari.Atari Now! News and Homebrews, September 2025 https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Games Featured:Super 3D Maze 16https://store.steampowered.com/app/2751700/Super_3D_Maze_16/ Dash (2600) https://forums.atariage.com/topic/382967-dasher-a-new-64k-platformer/ Axercise (2600)https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381609-are-you-ready-to-axercise/...

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145

July 23, 2025 00:07:31
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#145: What The Heck Is The Vertical Blank Anyway?

In this piece we play the long versions of our two songs, mixed with a segment from our movie "The Best *#@! Christmas Ever:...

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144

July 20, 2025 00:10:30
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#144: Atari 800, Blue Max, and the Zen of Vintage Computing

Atari 800, Blue Max, and the Zen of Vintage ComputingA crack the seal, an essay, a something, whatever this is. Late night fuel support...

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143

July 06, 2025 00:18:47
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#143: Finding Electronic Games Magazine In 1981 (Remaster)

The story from Season 2, Episode 5, remastered. Video version here: Thanks for support from:BCB, Atari Legend, Atari Crypt -https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/ED Possible,Tony LongworthDaniel Beasley,Barry BurkeyDavid...

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