ubersaurus Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 Getting my next video out before the US holiday. It's Slot Machine, the game David Crane literally wrote for his mother! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Ubersaurus, I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but I think your videos are great. Keep up doing the good work. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbk Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) I deeply appreciate your videos as well. I excitedly look forward to each of them, just like I do 8-Bit Guy's videos and Shawn Woods' Mousetrap Monday videos as well. Edited November 26, 2019 by keithbk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Even the videos about painfully dull games are interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbk Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 I always thought that the casino games (including slot machine) should be re-imagined for the Atari, all in one "Casino" cartridge. I think it would be nice to start the cartridge with a set amount of money, and then you choose the games (including black jack, poker, slot machine, and maybe even craps) to play, watching your money pot grow or decline as you play various games of your choice. All of these games could be made to look much better with modern techniques. I think Intellivision had the best Blackjack game that was actually fun to play on a game system. The dealer's facial expressions really made that game. Always wished there was an Atari cartridge that was fun in that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 And so we reach Superman, which is really such a sea change in sophistication for game design, graphics, and storytelling for anything less than an expensive computer that it's hard to overstate its influence at the time. It tends to go overlooked these days (probably because, as a licensed game, it doesn't get rereleased), but it's *the* standout game for both 1979 and the first few years of the 2600's life. And hey - if nothing else, we literally would never have gotten Adventure if not for Superman. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) This is one of my favorite YouTube channels! I'm particularly partial to this era of games and it's really cool to see them given such well-rounded treatment. EDIT: In the Slot Machine episode, you mentioned that while Atari Corp. didn't re-release Slot Machine, they did ship 20-something copies of Star Ship. To my knowledge, no Atari Corp. variant of Star Ship is known to exist--is it known if they maybe just sent out NOS copies of the Atari Inc. oddball/"picture" label cart (which I suspect they wouldn't have been legally able to do, due to the copyrights ), or might there be an as-yet undiscovered--and incredibly rare, bordering on holy grail--Atari Corp. variant of the game? Edited December 15, 2019 by BassGuitari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 4 hours ago, ubersaurus said: And so we reach Superman great video! superman was always one of my favorite games. I was always disappointed that it didn't spawn other superhero games that used the same engine. Would have loved to have seen variations on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbk Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Brilliant! I LOVE Superman and it is a game I ALWAYS play at least once every time I fire up the Atari to this day. You can't lose, but I love looking for the bad guys. It's one of those games you just want to finish it as quick as possible. Edited December 16, 2019 by keithbk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 17 hours ago, BassGuitari said: This is one of my favorite YouTube channels! I'm particularly partial to this era of games and it's really cool to see them given such well-rounded treatment. EDIT: In the Slot Machine episode, you mentioned that while Atari Corp. didn't re-release Slot Machine, they did ship 20-something copies of Star Ship. To my knowledge, no Atari Corp. variant of Star Ship is known to exist--is it known if they maybe just sent out NOS copies of the Atari Inc. oddball/"picture" label cart (which I suspect they wouldn't have been legally able to do, due to the copyrights ), or might there be an as-yet undiscovered--and incredibly rare, bordering on holy grail--Atari Corp. variant of the game? That is a very good question - my gut says they'd probably have at least updated the packaging to list Atari Corporation on it, but with only a couple dozen copies sold (and probably not very many produced overall) I don't know that any have ever turned up. Might be a case for Atarimania's folks, or AtariSpot and his label variation hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballblaɀer Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, ubersaurus said: That is a very good question - my gut says they'd probably have at least updated the packaging to list Atari Corporation on it, but with only a couple dozen copies sold (and probably not very many produced overall) I don't know that any have ever turned up. Might be a case for Atarimania's folks, or AtariSpot and his label variation hunt. @BassGuitari I assume the Star Ship number was derived from the 1986-1990 sales figures that Curt posted, which state that 6 copies of Star Ship sold in 1988-1989, and 20 copies sold in 1989-1990. I'd guess that Atari Corp. updated the boxes only (possibly with just a sticker over the Atari Inc. copyright text), but it's only a guess -- until someone reports having found one, I don't think we can know for sure. FWIW those Atari Corp. numbers also indicate sales of Slot Racers, Football, Human Cannonball, Video Chess, and Miniature Golf -- more titles that fit the same bill (i.e. nothing with Atari Corp. branding has ever been found/scanned), as far as I know. Previously unseen things still turn up from time-to-time... so I hold out hope! Keep up the great work, @ubersaurus. Looking forward to more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 It's been a few weeks but things have finally settled down enough for the next entry in the series, Backgammon. The game is quite a feat on a system with limited memory and cart space, and developer Craig Nelson talked with me all about his experiences at Atari, how he came to this project and how he got it working. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Another great informative episode ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Final game of 1979: Video Chess! Considered an impossible game at first for technical reasons, Larry Wagner and Bob Whitehead nonetheless found a way to make it work. Also includes an overview of Atari's 1979 and the home console market in general that year! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 My most ambitious video to date is now live. Just in time for the 40th anniversary of its release, the newest Atari Archive looks at the story behind and around Space Invaders! I am exceptionally proud of the work done here, which took hours of research and editing to produce as complete a picture of the huge swirl of obsession around the arcade game and the subsequent success that had for the home conversion. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5x7 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 What a great episode, thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Great informative episode ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Excellent video and again well researched. My compliments. Really enjoy watching these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Time for the other March 1980 release (and a big deal in its own right): Adventure! 40 years of this and Space Invaders is still wild. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan88 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 10:15 AM, ubersaurus said: Time for the other March 1980 release (and a big deal in its own right): Adventure! 40 years of this and Space Invaders is still wild. It's no wonder I loved the 80's. It started off with two of the best games of the decade (Space Invaders & Adventure)! ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) My newest video features a very strange fit for the VCS/2600 platform: a BASIC language interpreter. How did this happen and why? Find out in the new Atari Archive! Edited April 18, 2020 by ubersaurus Video link not working 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 The new video features Carol Shaw's first published game: 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe! This was a really fun one to research, given the very long history that Tic-Tac-Toe has with computer gaming in general. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, ubersaurus said: The new video features Carol Shaw's first published game: 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe! This was a really fun one to research, given the very long history that Tic-Tac-Toe has with computer gaming in general. a breath of sanity in an otherwise topsy-turvy world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbk Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Just so you know, I look forward to each of these and watch them the day of release. Top-quality research and the gold standard of Atari videos. I'm a subscriber! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5x7 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I never wanted to play 3d tic Tac toe until I watched the video, very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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