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Player/Missile - An Atari 8-bit Retrospective

A retrospective of the Atari 8-bit home computer systems, the magazines that covered them, and a somewhat chronological review of games as they arrived on the platform.

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Ep. 34: 8-bit vs 5200 Part 2: Q1 1983

Ep. 34: 8-bit vs 5200 Part 2: Q1 1983

5200 coverage in magazines from January through March 1983. Plus a special bonus look at a NY Times article about Warner... Read more

29 Apr 2022

1hr 57mins

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Ep. 33: Dec 1982: Magazines, Part 3

Ep. 33: Dec 1982: Magazines, Part 3

Coverage of a few magazines I missed last time. Live plays of two games, tips to speed up disk drive I/O, and articles o... Read more

31 Mar 2022

1hr 29mins

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Ep. 32: Dec 1982: Magazines, Part 2

Ep. 32: Dec 1982: Magazines, Part 2

Coverage of Atari Connection, APX, Byte, C&VG, Micro, Softside, Page 6 & Atari I/O for Dec 1982. Another Chris C... Read more

10 Dec 2021

1hr 57mins

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Ep. 31: Dec 1982: Magazines, Part 1

Ep. 31: Dec 1982: Magazines, Part 1

Coverage of Antic, Compute!, Creative Computing, Dec 1982. Chris Crawford on Legionnaire, first rumors of the IBM PCjr, ... Read more

19 Nov 2021

1hr 48mins

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Ep. 30: 8-bit vs 5200 Part 1: 1982

Ep. 30: 8-bit vs 5200 Part 1: 1982

In a special multi-part series comparing the 8-bit computers to the 5200 console, this first episode focuses on 1982. Sc... Read more

20 Oct 2021

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Ep. 29: Nov 1982: Byte, CVG, CGW, Micro, Softline, Softside

Ep. 29: Nov 1982: Byte, CVG, CGW, Micro, Softline, Softside

Coverage of the remaining magazines for Nov 1982.Magazines Atari 8-bit magazines Byte Byte Vol 7, #11 Computer & Vid... Read more

2 Jun 2021

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Ep. 28: Nov 1982: ANALOG, Compute!, Creative Computing

Ep. 28: Nov 1982: ANALOG, Compute!, Creative Computing

Format experiment: splitting magazine coverage across two episodes and separating game reviews to their own episodes.Mag... Read more

7 May 2021

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Ep. 27: Oct 1982: Worm War I

Ep. 27: Oct 1982: Worm War I

A friend gets his first game published in Computers & Video Games! 6 other magazines this episode, and I try to diss... Read more

17 Apr 2021

1hr 59mins

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Ep. 26: Sep 1982: Deluxe Invaders

Ep. 26: Sep 1982: Deluxe Invaders

Strap yourselves in for coverage of 11 magazine issues including a tiny bit on the large magazine Byte -- there’s an art... Read more

20 Feb 2021

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Ep. 25: Aug 1982: Rear Guard

Ep. 25: Aug 1982: Rear Guard

Adding a new magazine to the coverage: Softline, a games-focused magazine published by the people responsible for Softal... Read more

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