atari7800

As we head into the final quarter of 1988, we have three classic Nintendo games appearing on what is decidedly NOT a classic Nintendo console. Atari published ports of three vintage Nintendo creations (Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, and Mario Bros.) on a variety of platforms in late 1988, including the 2600, their various 8-bit platforms, and as seen here the 7800. While the 7800 releases can't quite punch with the actual Nintendo-programmed NES versions, the fact that these three carts exist at all turns out to be more than enough to fill an episode with speculation and musings.

I'm pretty sure I accidentally mixed up the names Atari Inc. and Atari Corp. here once again, so apologies for that, sticklers.

Also this episode, a little touch of errata: I somehow overlooked the fact that Centipede appeared at the 7800's launch in May 1986, so that also gets some air time this week. Unlike the Nintendo conversions, this take on Centipede is top-notch, with some surprisingly cool additions courtesy of General Computing Corp.

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Atari 7800 and NES footage captured from  @Analogue  Nt Mini Noir. Arcade footage captured from MiSTer when possible (courtesy of  @MiSTer Addons  ). Video upscaled to 720 with  @Retro Tink  5X.

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#atari #atari7800 #7800 #videogiochi #retrogaming #nerd #starfoxmolder #bitelloni #ibitelloni #GCC #generalcomputercorporation

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- ARCADE STORY --> https://anchor.fm/arcademike79
- GAMEREVS --> https://anchor.fm/gamerevs
- FACCIAMO DOS CHIACCHIERE --> https://anchor.fm/ilario-illy
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- RETROGAMING LIVES --> https://anchor.fm/barabert/

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[Segui @simone_atariteca su Instagram] Siamo nell’era di PS5 e XboX e non ce lo ricordiamo più ma... Com’era una console con la retrocompatibilità nel 1986?

#atari #atari7800 #7800 #videogiochi #retrogaming #nerd #starfoxmolder #bitelloni #ibitelloni #GCC #generalcomputercorporation

IL sito dei Bit-Elloni: https://ibitelloni.com/

Scaricate la Discovery di Starfox da questa pagina: https://ibitelloni.com/2018/03/25/discovery-atari-7800/

La puntata sulla console 5200: https://www.spreaker.com/user/dottorgonzo/e9s1-il-flop-di-atari-5200-spiegato-bene

I podcast appartenenti alla LEGA DEI VIDEOGIOCHI:
- INTRAPPOLATI NEL RETROGAMING --> https://anchor.fm/inr
- ARCADE STORY --> https://anchor.fm/arcademike79
- GAMEREVS --> https://anchor.fm/gamerevs
- FACCIAMO DOS CHIACCHIERE --> https://anchor.fm/ilario-illy
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- RETROGAMING LIVES --> https://anchor.fm/barabert/

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The other two mid-’88 releases for Atari 7800 consist of yet another computer port and—wow!—the console's first original creation. Although this original creation ended up being ported to several other Atari systems, which rather undermines its exclusive appeal. Still, it's good to see a game on 7800 that hadn't already shown up in arcades and on computers four or five years earlier, you know?

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Before we continue with the Sega and Nintendo stuff, Atari deserves a brief stopover to see what the 7800 was up to for the first half of 1988. As it turns out, the answer is "not a whole heck of a lot." Happily, the one game to ship during this period—Lucasfilm Games' Ballblazer—has more than enough history and content behind it to support most of this episode before we jump into summer ’88 and, ironically, Winter Games from Epyx.

You'll notice a change in the hosting segments here, as I've begun recording them on period-appropriate media (VHS tape) for authenticity, or something. Clearly I need to iron out some bugs and get my playback head cleaned, but I'm working on it...

And yes, I made some generalizations about the relationship between Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit computers, but I'll be going into more detail on that one of these days, when I tackle the XEGS (which technically counts as a console that debuted post-crash, sort of, making it arguably eligible for inclusion in Video Works).

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This week on the Memory Machine podcast, Nate is joined by Jim and Sean of the Pie Factory Podcast to heap praise upon the near-forgotten yet much beloved console, the Atari 7800. We talk about the highs! (Food Fight! homebrews!) We talk about the lows! (Hat Trick! Bad business decisions!) And the in-between! (Ninja Golf?) It's all here on the newest episode of the Memory Machine, recommended by the experts!

Check out Sean and Jim's excellent podcast, The Pie Factory Podcast!

You can follow Nate on Twitter @Nate_Lockhart and on Instagram @nathaniel.lockhart.

Special shoutout to Dutch chiptune composer RoccoW, who graciously allowed me to use his track “FamiFunk Over Breakfast” as the theme for this episode. Check him out on Spotify – Soundcloud – Youtube – Facebook – Twitter .