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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July 10, 2020 01:19:27
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S3:E16: GCC  Part 2: Ms. Pac-Man  and the Sad Fate of the The  Atari 7800

In part 2 of our discussion with Steve Golson, we cover the glory of the Ms. Pac-Man, arcade game, and fate the lay ahead...

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July 03, 2020 01:07:02
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S3:E15: Steve Golson Interview Part 1: How GCC Atari’s Secret Weapon

In this episode we talk to Steve Golson, hacker/engineer for GCC and creator of the hardware that converted Pac-Man into Ms. Pac Man.   In...

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June 25, 2020 01:10:52
S3:E14 -  Tempest, Yars’ Revenge And The Advent Of Hardcore Games

S3:E14 - Tempest, Yars’ Revenge And The Advent Of Hardcore Games

  S3:E14 Tempest, Yars’ Revenge And The Advent Of Hardcore Games In this episode Steve and I discuss the games Tempest and Yars' Revenge and...

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June 20, 2020 00:14:10
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S3:E13: Common Off The Shelf Dad : A Father's Day Story

A father's day story about being the "right-kind" of obsolete.Written, Recorded, Edited, Produced by Jeff And Steve FultonBranding by Daryl LittleSome music created with...

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June 04, 2020 00:54:25
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S3:E12 :Atari News In A Time When You Probably Shouldn't Care About Such Things

Into the Vertical Blank: Generation Atari: S3:E12 :Atari News In A time When You Probably Shouldn;t Care About Such Things In this episode we...

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May 27, 2020 00:55:38
S3:E11 Interview With Game Developer Jon Williams

S3:E11 Interview With Game Developer Jon Williams

An Interview with Jon Williams a Gamer Developer for the Atari 8bit computers, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore C16, Amiga and many other platforms. ...

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