Review Episode 3

The Atari XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast

In Episode 3, we find out if the Choplifter! will be an uplifting experience, and we break out our loupe and peer into Crystal Castles to see if it's a cut above. Also, Kieren Hawken is back but this time he'll be bringing with him some of that British class live to our little show. This time we'll all review two budget titles; L.A. SWAT and Yogi Bear & Friends in The Greed Monster.

Show Notes

New Theme Song

• Software Remixes at Bandcamp
• ComputeHer
• (She's also part of 8 Bit Weapon)

News

• Kieren's hosting "Revival" in July in Walsall, UK
• Bill's hosting "Atari Party" in July in Davis, California, USA
• Kieren's "Laird's Lair" channel, with lots of new stuff
• Fusion Retro Books, working on The Story Of The Atari ST In Pixels, may make an 8-bit one if there's interest
• The Atari XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast is now part of the Throwback Network
• Glen Planamento confirms The Ultimate Cart (SD multicart) works on Atari 400/800 (YouTube video)
• Rob "VectorGamer"'s TheRetrocade YouTube channel
• "bad-ass custom dust covers" thread on AtariAge
• Artcade by Bitmap Books is out (Kieren's review on YouTube)
• Photos from Sacramento Indie Arcade 2016 (Bill and others were there with Ataris)
• Search Google to learn about McWill's Lynx LCD upgrade
• Player/Missile Podcast is sorta back from hiatus
• ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit Podcast has been posting tons of interviews; check them out!
• Eight Bit Fix (Atari repair and sales) is selling new Atari 8-bit carts: Mr. Do! (new), Blaster (new), Space Harrier (homebrew port), Bruce Lee, and MIDIMaze (prototype)
• The next RetroGamer magazine will have an "Ultimate Guide to Mr. Do!", by Kieren
• Kickstarter for The Mastertronic Archives book

Choplifter!

• Published by Atari Corp., 1988
• Developed by Steve Aguirre, Sculptured Software
• Based on 1982 Brøderbund Software original, by Dan Gorlin

Links:

• Atarimania Choplifter! (XEGS)
• Atarimania Choplifter! (1982 original)

Other Reviews and Info:

• The Atari 7800 Game By Game Podcast, Episode 10 — Choplifter! & Karateka
• XE-Lent Arcade Games episode 14
• ANTIC Podcast interview with Doug Carlston, Brøderbund

Crystal Castles

• Published by Atari Corp., 1988
• Developed by The Software Factory
• Based on Atari Inc. unreleased 1984 prototype, by Paul Metz and William Jahnke

Where to buy:

• B & C ComputerVisions (1984 prototype): $30

Information Sources:

• Crystal Castles Wikipedia article
• Michael Current's A History of Tramel Technology / Atari
• Crystal Castles at Atarimania
• Paul Metz: 12/21/1961-8/27/2011
• Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest 7800 game
• GDC Video: Making the Atari coin-op classic Crystal Castles

Other Reviews and Info:

• No Quarter Podcast, episode 26 (arcade version)
• XL-Lent Arcade Games, part 13
• AtariProtos review of 1984 prototype

L.A. SWAT

• Published by Mastertronic, 1986
• Developed by Randy Platt, Sculptured Software

Information Sources:

• L.A. SWAT at Atarimania
• L.A. SWAT cover art

Other Reviews and Info:

• Commodore 64 L.A. SWAT review video
• Amstrad CPC L.A. SWAT review
• L.A. SWAT at Moby Games

Yogi Bear & Friends in The Greed Monster

• Published by Hi-Tec Software, 1990
• Developed by Russell Knight (code) & Rich Morton (graphics), PAL Developments

Information Sources:

• Yogi Bear & Friends... at Atarimania

Other Reviews and Info:

• ZX Spectrum Yogi Bear... review by Crash magazine
• ZX Spectrum Yogi Bear... review by Your Sinclair magazine
• Amstrad CPC Yogi Bear... review
• Yogi Bear... at Moby Games