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Into The Vertical Blank : Generation Atari

A Podcast about growing up In the 70s and 80s, at the dawn of videogames, navigating family strife, punk rock, Star Wars obsessions, andtrying to understand to the world while developing an inexplic... Read more

Ranked #1

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S2:E16: Season 2 Finale: The Best Atari Christmas Ever

S2:E16: Season 2 Finale: The Best Atari Christmas Ever

From 2019: The best @#$! Chrustmas Ever!The Season 2 finale of Into The Vertical Blank. In this episode we pull out all ... Read more

23 Dec 2019

1hr 24mins

Ranked #2

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

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

Into the vertical Blank: Generation Atari Season 2 Episode 13 : The Haunting of the Vertical Blank See some photos of th... Read more

20 Oct 2019

1hr 8mins

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S3:E2 Dan Kitchen Interview Part One: The Rise Of The Kitchen Brothers

S3:E2 Dan Kitchen Interview Part One: The Rise Of The Kitchen Brothers

In our quest to discover the secrets of programming 8 and 16 bit computers this season, we caught up with Dan Kitchen, a... Read more

23 Mar 2020

40mins

Ranked #4

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S2:E17: Bonus - Book Review Of Galaga From Boss Fight Books And More!

S2:E17: Bonus - Book Review Of Galaga From Boss Fight Books And More!

This episode is a quick apology for mixing an episode of The Alarm podcast into the Into The Vertical Blank Feed.   This... Read more

1 Jan 2020

28mins

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S2:E9: DragonStomper And The Birth Of Console RPGs

S2:E9: DragonStomper And The Birth Of Console RPGs

Into the vertical blank: Generation Atari: Season 2, Episode 9 DragonStomper In the episode, Steve and Jeff take a deep ... Read more

23 Aug 2019

55mins

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S2:E11: Star Wars and Atari In The Vertical Blank : Part 1

S2:E11: Star Wars and Atari In The Vertical Blank : Part 1

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 ... Read more

22 Sep 2019

1hr 15mins

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S2:14: Asteroids 40th Anniversary

S2:14: Asteroids 40th Anniversary

We salute Asteroids 40th anniversary with a discussion of how things have changed since 1979, and with a rebroadcast of ... Read more

3 Nov 2019

51mins

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S2:E12: Star Wars and Atari In The Vertical Blank : Part 2

S2:E12: Star Wars and Atari In The Vertical Blank : Part 2

In the follow-up episode to the Season 2, Episode 12, Steve and Jeff continue their discussion of the impact that Star W... Read more

4 Oct 2019

1hr 16mins

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S3:E5: Monthly News and Notes for those who grew up Atari.

S3:E5: Monthly News and Notes for those who grew up Atari.

The Vertical Blank: Generation Atari. Season 3 Episode 5: Monthly News and Notes for those who grew up Atari, Or Atari N... Read more

13 Apr 2020

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S2:E8: The Exact Moment Nintendo Won The Video game War (A Short, Left Handed Episode)

S2:E8: The Exact Moment Nintendo Won The Video game War (A Short, Left Handed Episode)

In this short summer bonus episode, Steve explores what he thinks is the exact moment Nintendo beat everyone and and won... Read more

26 Jul 2019

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S2:E18 Bonus #2: Pork Chops And Retro Games Sizzle At CES 2020

S2:E18 Bonus #2: Pork Chops And Retro Games Sizzle At CES 2020

In this season 2 bonus episode, Steve makes a  visit to CES 2020 and looks in all corners for signs of retro games.   So... Read more

15 Jan 2020

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S2:E10: Playing Outside in Generation X

S2:E10: Playing Outside in Generation X

To salute the end of summer, w e are re-running a story from last season named "Big Mouse And Little Mouse" that has bee... Read more

13 Sep 2019

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S3:E4: Atari’s Biggest Mistake Part 2: Game Player Non Expandable

S3:E4: Atari’s Biggest Mistake Part 2: Game Player Non Expandable

In part 2 of “Atari’s Biggest Mistake” we explore the core reasons  why Atari blundered in 1982 with their biggest relea... Read more

6 Apr 2020

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S2:E19 : It's A Clip Show! "Best Of" moments From Season 1 and Season 3 Preview

S2:E19 : It's A Clip Show! "Best Of" moments From Season 1 and Season 3 Preview

Remember back in the 70's, after May sweeps, when   in the TV Guide it would say Happy Days had a (New) episode, but whe... Read more

1 Mar 2020

1hr 17mins

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S3:E3: Dan Kitchen Interview Part 2: The First "Pro Brew" Game Developer

S3:E3: Dan Kitchen Interview Part 2: The First "Pro Brew" Game Developer

In the 2nd part of our Dan Kitchen interview, we discuss the ground-breaking title "Garry Kitchen's Game Maker", Dan's n... Read more

30 Mar 2020

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

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

In this episode we dig into American Thanksgiving 1986 and discuss our transition from the Atari 800 to the Atari ST wit... Read more

29 Nov 2019

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S3:E11 Interview With Game Developer Jon Williams

S3:E11 Interview With Game Developer Jon Williams

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27 May 2020

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S3:E10 : May 2020 News And Notes For Those Who Grew-Up Atari

S3:E10 : May 2020 News And Notes For Those Who Grew-Up Atari

In this episode we cover Evercade Lynx 2, Pong Quest, Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast, Atari Bytes Podcast, Antic The At... Read more

20 May 2020

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S3:E9: One Left Turn: Discovering the Atari 8bit Computers In 1981

S3:E9: One Left Turn: Discovering the Atari 8bit Computers In 1981

A story about the day in 1981 when our mom made a split decision that helped us discover Atari computers. Written, engin... Read more

12 May 2020

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S3:E8: Westworld Redux 1976: Our First Venture Into An Arcade

S3:E8: Westworld Redux 1976: Our First Venture Into An Arcade

In this episode we discuss the affect the movie Westworld had on us as kids, and try to figure out why its' "anti-techno... Read more

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