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PODCAST

Into The Vertical Blank

Jeff Fulton & Steve Fulton

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 developing an inexplicable love for everything “Atari”. -- In this podcast we discuss Atari computers and systems, new and old, review new games we collect, talk about all the systems, and the significance they had in our lives and the lives of others, and even talk about them in an historical context

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01:14:38

S2: E15: The Atari 7800 and ST. Our Next Gen Super...

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2019/11/29

In this episode we dig into American Thanksgiving 1986 and discuss our transition from the Atari 800 to the Atari ST with the Atari 7800 squeezed in between. Tony Longworth:https://patreon.com/tonylongworth Some of the music in this Episode was created using an 8bitweapon Loop Library:https://8bitweapon.com/ The original Atari playfield From 8bitrocket.comhttp://www.8bitrocket.com/2018/07/28/atari-play-field-atari-st-games-1-michtron/ All other audio content, production and engineering by Jeff and

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00:51:23

S2:14: Asteroids 40th Anniversary

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2019/11/03

We salute Asteroids 40th anniversary with a discussion of how things have changed since 1979, and with a rebroadcast of the story "Escape To The Asteroids Zone"

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00:51:23

S2:14: Asteroids 40th Anniversary

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2019/11/03

We salute Asteroids 40th anniversary with a discussion of how things have changed since 1979, and with a rebroadcast of the story "Escape To The Asteroids Zone"

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01:08:41

S2:E13: Mind Games and The Haunting of the Vertical...

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2019/10/20

Into the vertical Blank: Generation Atari Season 2 Episode 13 : The Haunting of the Vertical Blank See some photos of the actual ESP tests here:http://www.8bitrocket.com/2019/10/20/s2e13-the-haunting-of-the-vertical-blank/ This time the guys discuss “scary” Atari games (mostly *not* scary all), some real-world experiences that beg the question “Was Jeff and Steve’s 520 Atari ST haunted?”, a story about a creepy pen and paper “game” that had a profound effect on the pair growing

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01:08:41

S2:E13: Mind Games and The Haunting of the Vertical...

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2019/10/20

Into the vertical Blank: Generation Atari Season 2 Episode 13 :The Haunting of the Vertical Blank See some photos of the actual ESP tests here:http://www.8bitrocket.com/2019/10/20/s2e13-the-haunting-of-the-vertical-blank/ This time the guys discuss “scary” Atari games (mostly *not* scary all), some real-world experiences that beg the question “Was Jeff and Steve’s 520 Atari ST haunted?”, a story about a creepy pen and paper “game” that had a profound effect

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01:16:42

S2:E12: Star Wars and Atari In The Vertical Blank :...

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2019/10/04

In the follow-up episode to the Season 2, Episode 12, Steve and Jeff continue their discussion of the impact that Star Wars on their video game experience and video games in general. They also add in a story by Steve and have a game play session of the Arcade, Atari 2600, and Atari 400/800/XL/XE version(s) of Star Wars Death Star Battle. Twitter:https://twitter.com/Atari_VB_Pod FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/into_the_vertical_blank/

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01:16:42

S2:E12: Star Wars and Atari In The Vertical Blank :...

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2019/10/04

In the follow-up episode to the Season 2, Episode 12, Steve and Jeff continue their discussion of the impact that Star Wars on their video game experience and video games in general. They also add in a story by Steve and have a game play session of the Arcade, Atari 2600, and Atari 400/800/XL/XE version(s) of Star Wars Death Star

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01:15:48

S2:E11: Star Wars and Atari In The Vertical Blank :...

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2019/09/22

In this two-part series we delve deep into Star Wars (or Star Wars:A New Hope for those who didn’t see the movie in the summer of 1977). We examine the movie’s affect on us as 70’s kids and how Atari’s 1983 coin-operated “Star Wars: The Arcade Game” finally gave us the chance to be Luke Skywalker. See the photos from Sept. 26th, 1977 here: http://www.8bitrocket.com/2019/09/22/s22es2e11-star-wars-and-atari-in-the-vertical-blank-part-1/ References: -Coin Connection,

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01:15:48

S2:E11: Star Wars and Atari In The Vertical Blank :...

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2019/09/22

In this two-part series we delve deep into Star Wars (or Star Wars:A New Hope for those who didn’t see the movie in the summer of 1977). We examine the movie’s affect on us as 70’s kids and how Atari’s 1983 coin-operated “Star Wars: The Arcade Game” finally gave us the chance to be Luke Skywalker. See the photos from Sept. 26th, 1977 here: http://www.8bitrocket.com/2019/09/22/s22es2e11-star-wars-and-atari-in-the-vertical-blank-part-1/ References: -Coin Connection, May

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00:26:02

S2:E10: Playing Outside in Generation X

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2019/09/13

To salute the end of summer, w e are re-running a story from last season named "Big Mouse And Little Mouse" that has been updated, expanded and remastered. This is a story about the type of imaginative play that occurs when kids are trying to discover the world. This was play in world of the mid 70's, without screens (except the wood console one on the living room). The events in this story are all real, and all took place on a single day that I recall vividly from our

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00:26:02

S2:E10: Playing Outside in Generation X

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2019/09/13

To salute the end of summer, w e are re-running a story from last season named "Big Mouse And Little Mouse" that has been updated, expanded and remastered. This is a story about the type of imaginative play that occurs when kids are trying to discover the world. This was play in world of the mid 70's, without screens (except the wood console one on the living room). The events in this story are all real, and all took place on a single day that I recall vividly from our childhood. The story take

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00:55:20

S2:E9: DragonStomper And The Birth Of Console RPGs

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2019/08/23

Into the vertical blank: Generation Atari: Season 2, Episode 9 DragonStomper In the episode, Steve and Jeff take a deep look at the Atari 2600 game Dragon Stomper, what it meant to them in the grand scheme of gaming, and also how it had an effect on early 80’s video and computer games as a whole. AtariProtos.com Dragon Stomper Page http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/dragonstomper/dragonstomper.htm Halcyon Days Interview with Steve Hales https://dadgum.com/halcyon/BOOK/HALES.HTM Forbes

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00:55:20

S2:E9: DragonStomper And The Birth Of Console RPGs

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2019/08/23

Into the vertical blank: Generation Atari: Season 2, Episode 9 DragonStomper In the episode, Steve and Jeff take a deep look at the Atari 2600 game Dragon Stomper, what it meant to them in the grand scheme of gaming, and also how it had an effect on early 80’s video and computer games as a whole. AtariProtos.com Dragon Stomper Page http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/dragonstomper/dragonstomper.htm Halcyon Days Interview with Steve

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00:11:12

S2:E8: The Exact Moment Nintendo Won The Video game...

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2019/07/26

In this short summer bonus episode, Steve explores what he thinks is the exact moment Nintendo beat everyone and and won the video game war. I imagine, it's not exactly what you expect.

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00:54:56

S2: E7.5 Pele's Soccer, Atari, and A Summer Story

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2019/07/03

Into the Vertical Blank: Generation Atari - Season 2 Episode 7 : Emits a shower of sparks: How we stopped playing soccer and started playing Atari (along with Pele) In this episode, Steve and Jeff cover Pele’s Soccer for the Atari 2600, and the cultural as well as business atmosphere surrounding the game. This game fit perfectly into the summer episode slot as Soccer in the USA is mostly a summer sport, but also because Pele’s Soccer for the Atari 2600 was one of the first games to

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00:54:56

S2: E7.5 Pele's Soccer, Atari, and A Summer Story

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2019/07/03

Into the Vertical Blank: Generation Atari - Season 2 Episode 7 : Emits a shower of sparks: How we stopped playing soccer and started playing Atari (along with Pele) In this episode, Steve and Jeff cover Pele’s Soccer for the Atari 2600, and the cultural as well as business atmosphere surrounding the game. This game fit perfectly into the summer episode slot as Soccer in the USA is mostly a summer sport, but also because Pele’s Soccer for the Atari 2600 was one of the first

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00:27:06

S2E7: Claw Hammer : Father's Day Special Edition

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2019/06/16

This is a rebroadcast of the the story 'Claw Hammer' from season 1, episode 2. specially for father's day.

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00:27:06

S2E7: Claw Hammer : Father's Day Special Edition

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2019/06/16

This is a rebroadcast of the the story 'Claw Hammer' from season 1, episode 2. specially for father's day.

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01:09:54

S2:E6: Why We Collect Atari

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2019/06/09

In this episode, Steve and Jeff have a frank discussion about what they collect and why they collect Atari. Also includes a couple segments from Steve's "Fultonbot's Atari Quest" blog series, as well as an impromptu live remote visit to their favorite retro game store.

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S2:E6: Why We Collect Atari

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2019/06/09

In this episode, Steve and Jeff have a frank discussion about what they collect and why they collect Atari. Also includes a couple segments from Steve's "Fultonbot's Atari Quest" blog series, as well as an impromptu live remote visit to their favorite retro game store.

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