#145: What The Heck Is The Vertical Blank Anyway?

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

Jul 23 2025 | 00:07:31

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Show Notes

In this piece we play the long versions of our two songs, mixed with a segment from our movie "The Best *#@! Christmas Ever: An Atari 8-bit Journey Into The Vertical Blank" To lay out just what The Vertical blank means to us and why we use it as the metaphor for the retro gaming hobby.

Video version here:
https://youtu.be/qudbVpMUCWI

 

 

Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank

 

Thanks for support from:
BCB,
Atari Legend,
Atari Crypt -https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/
ED Possible,
Tony Longworth
Daniel Beasley++,
Barry Burkey
David Schmidt,
Dave theVelociraptor
Jolt7800
wesbrown18
Daniel Stephens
Chris++


All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios
#Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari

Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis
Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP
http://www.briantravisband.com/

Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth

Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social

Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon

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