ATARI BYTES episode 227 explores a concept many of us in this pandemical age in which we live may have forgotten: commuting from one place to another. That place, specifically, is outer space. We're guessing social distancing is a bit easier up there. And if you sneeze, you just splatter the inside of your own helmet instead of the other commuters.
We're playing Activision's 1984 ode to the soul-crushing time-suck that is the commute: COSMIC COMMUTER. Whatever else can be said, at least we know the experience will be...stellar.
This week's short story: THE COMMUTANTS
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "Storytime" theme.
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The game this week on ATARI BYTES is an unreleased prototype. The episode is not.
Or is it?
We're playing COMBAT TWO, announced by Atari in 1982 for a 1984 release that never happened. Yet, here it is.
Maybe the show has never happened either. Maybe I never happened. Or you. Maybe everything is an illusion.
Anyway...happy listening!
This week's short story: COMBAT, COMBAT EVERYWHERE
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "Storytime" theme.
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On ATARI BYTES episode 225, we've got no time for losers...'cause we are the CHAMPIONS!
...of the World!
Or at least CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER from Atari, 1980.
Grab your cleats and some of those long socks and join us on the field.
This week in Bad Poetry Corner: a smattering of "champion" inspired haiku.
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the Storytime theme.
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Beamrider! Go, beamrider! (To the tune of "Greased Lightning"? No?)
In episode 224 of ATARI BYTES, we're playing the 1983 Activision spacey shoot 'em up BEAMRIDER. Blast the alien invaders because apparently the Earth shield you're "cleaning" is really more of an Earth sieve and aliens are flowing fast and free through that thing.
THIS WEEK'S SHORT STORY: ESSENTIAL WORK
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the Storytime theme.
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This week in ATARI BYTES episode 223, we're playing the 1983 Activision game SEAQUEST. Your sub must DIVE DIVE DIVE! to rescue treasure-hunting divers. Insert obligatory "We all live in a yellow submarine" joke here.
This week's original short story: A QUEST TO UNITE THE WORLD
Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "Storytime" theme.
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