BoatofCar Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 New CoCo podcast devoted solely to games. Subscribe to the audio version of the show here: https://anchor.fm/thecocoshow Feedback is welcome! Do you have any fond memories of Poltergeist or Sailor Man? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Great show! Loved it immensely and look forward to future episodes. Also, love all that you guys are doing with the other shows, too. Take care and best of luck. Also, I myself and seriously considering snagging a CoCo 3 that is relatively close to where I live. If I can get the guy down pretty low, I might just have to spring for it now that I have this show urging me on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 You should definitely pick it up and play along with us! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 2:11 PM, BoatofCar said: You should definitely pick it up and play along with us! I will try and see if I can snag it. Definitely the CoCo 3 is a highly underrated machine and really deserves a lot more attention and credit than what it currently has. The same could be said for the CoCo line in general, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr SQL Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Awesome show! Liked your history of the initial 4K CoCo going back to 1980, and of course the two most Popular mags Rainbow and Hot CoCo. Here's a related quote from on of Lonnie Falk's editorials that stuck with me and is still applicable today: "When we had 4K we rarely ran out of memory because we were so conscious of it. OM errors began to occur immediately after we upgraded to 16K simply because we no longer had to write efficient code." I also enjoyed reading Dynamic Colour News/Dynamic Electronics and the CoCo-Ads newspaper. I bought Sailor Man on tape from TomMix Software as soon as it was released, love the VCS Version too The other game was too scary after seeing the movie but I loved the text adventures like Rakka-Tu and the Sands of Egypt, particularly liked playing different ports of the same classics like Offender and Guardian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Glad you enjoyed the show Mr. SQL! We will be back next week with a brand new episode--Downland and Zenix! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 4 hours ago, BoatofCar said: Glad you enjoyed the show Mr. SQL! We will be back next week with a brand new episode--Downland and Zenix! Nice! Can't wait for the next episode. I will be checking it out for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Episode 2 is out now! https://anchor.fm/thecocoshow/episodes/Downland--Zenix-e88vuo/a-aumpc4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Okay, quick question. I have a CoCo 3 near me that is on sale for $75. However, while it apparently powers on, the person selling it has no box, documents, and has not tested it on a TV and/or monitor to see if it displays properly and is fully functional. So, my question is how much should I pay for it? I am not the most technical savvy guy out there, but just wanted to know what you and/or Aaron though as I know he scored a CoCo 2 with 64k for you recently at the 'Hillbilly Fleamarket'. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Until then, take care and keep up the great work. I really enjoyed episode 2 and look forward to the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Downland was my first game I bought for the CoCo. It was/tough as nails and it's been a while since I played it. I got maybe five screens in BITD. I had to stop playing it as I was putting wear on the contacts of my Dad's CoCo, which caused issues with the disk controller. Never played Zenix though it sounds familiar. My brain went to "Zone Runner" until I heard the description. Great show so far! I just started getting back into CoCo a bit recently. I've been wanting to convert some classic BASIC games to PC, which may never happen as time is scant. However I threw down some "Rainbow Roach" (or just Roach, which was a game from the June 1983 issue of Rainbow I think) and had a blast. It's Frogger-esque in play but more difficult. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Perhaps something to look into: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briza1 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 7:54 AM, Gamemoose said: Downland was my first game I bought for the CoCo. It was/tough as nails and it's been a while since I played it. I got maybe five screens in BITD. I had to stop playing it as I was putting wear on the contacts of my Dad's CoCo, which caused issues with the disk controller. Never played Zenix though it sounds familiar. My brain went to "Zone Runner" until I heard the description. Great show so far! I just started getting back into CoCo a bit recently. I've been wanting to convert some classic BASIC games to PC, which may never happen as time is scant. However I threw down some "Rainbow Roach" (or just Roach, which was a game from the June 1983 issue of Rainbow I think) and had a blast. It's Frogger-esque in play but more difficult. Gidday GameMoose.. Have you joined the Coco group in Facebook? and also there is a Discord group that also deals with the beloved coco machines.... laters Briza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briza1 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 On 11/16/2019 at 8:29 AM, Hwlngmad said: Perhaps something to look into: That is your CM8 monitor? as those monitors are rare to find with the door still intact, nice Monitor... laters Briza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 On 11/17/2019 at 2:59 AM, Briza1 said: Gidday GameMoose.. Have you joined the Coco group in Facebook? and also there is a Discord group that also deals with the beloved coco machines.... laters Briza I'll check out the Discord group. I dropped off Facebook years back and don't intend on going back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Glad you guys have been enjoying the shows! I've neglected to update here as they've come out-I apologize! We're up to Episode 6 now, where we just got done talking about The CoCo Show Episode 6 - The Sands of Egypt / Buzzard Bait. Check it out! https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/episodes/The-CoCo-Show-Episode-6---The-Sands-of-Egypt--Buzzard-Bait-e9h2lg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 21 hours ago, BoatofCar said: Glad you guys have been enjoying the shows! I've neglected to update here as they've come out-I apologize! We're up to Episode 6 now, where we just got done talking about The CoCo Show Episode 6 - The Sands of Egypt / Buzzard Bait. Check it out! https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/episodes/The-CoCo-Show-Episode-6---The-Sands-of-Egypt--Buzzard-Bait-e9h2lg No worries! We know how busy you guys are with the multiple shows. Just checked out Episode 6 the other night. Man, I gotta say the CoCo is probably one of the most underrated gaming machines out there. Why this computer line is not more popular or well known makes one wonder. Anyway, keep up the great work and I look forward to Episode 7 and beyond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) I apologize again for the lack of updates-it's been all systems go on our newest show, 1200XL. But The CoCo Show is still rocking and rolling! Super Pitfall is definitely the weakest entry in the series, but does it deserve its infamous reputation? Find out what we think on this week's The CoCo Show, a TRS-80 Color Computer podcast! You can subscribe to all the The CoCo Show podcast here: https://anchor.fm/thecocoshow and of course there's always the Youtube version. Edited February 27, 2020 by BoatofCar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 12/20/2019 at 12:01 PM, Hwlngmad said: No worries! We know how busy you guys are with the multiple shows. Just checked out Episode 6 the other night. Man, I gotta say the CoCo is probably one of the most underrated gaming machines out there. Why this computer line is not more popular or well known makes one wonder. Anyway, keep up the great work and I look forward to Episode 7 and beyond! I think it's got everything to do with distribution. Though there were tons of Radio Shacks back in the day, it was at the manager's discretion how much or little CoCo presence there was in each store. It also hurt the platform that RS was too cheap to license ports of popular titles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 23 hours ago, BoatofCar said: I think it's got everything to do with distribution. Though there were tons of Radio Shacks back in the day, it was at the manager's discretion how much or little CoCo presence there was in each store. It also hurt the platform that RS was too cheap to license ports of popular titles. I imagine that what you are saying is very true, especially considering the immediate success they had with the Tandy 1000 series from 1984 to around 1990. Even the TRS-80 Model 1 and Model 4 were really good sellers in their time, too. Still, the CoCo is surprising me week after week, and I look forward to seeing more of what it had (and still has) to offer. Keep up the great work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Hwlngmad said: I imagine that what you are saying is very true, especially considering the immediate success they had with the Tandy 1000 series from 1984 to around 1990. Yeah, it's hard to imagine why someone would choose a CoCo3 over a Tandy 1000 in the mid-late 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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