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ATARI BYTES

Remember those great Atari 2600 games? I have fond memories of playing classics like Pitfall or Yar's Revenge or River Raid. In this podcast, I take another look at the games, but as a writer, not a gamer. When I think of these games now, I see writing prompts; taking inspiration from the game plots or maybe even the titles to create original short stories. But this isn't simply fan fiction. The stories, more often than not, spin-off into some weird places in all kinds of genres. Sometimes funny, occasionally serious, always unique.
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Remember those great Atari 2600 games? Sure, they were fun to play, but didn't you ever wonder why they sent a plumber to take out Donkey Kong? What Yar was seeking revenge against? What the Defender was defending or why those robots went Berserk? Me too! ATARI BYTES is a game review podcast like no other. We review not just the game play, but the STORY within these classic games. We take a BYTE out of the story (get it?) and see if that story BYTES us back (now do you get it?).

EPISODE 225: CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER 0
May 17, 2020

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 Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of "Take a Chance", "Pinball Spring" and "Reformat". 

Thanks to Sean Courtney for the Storytime theme.

You can find episodes, notes, info for ATARI BYTES here and for IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN, a monthly deep dive into all things related to the iconic "Peanuts" strip here.

The website also has info about books I've written and some places you can get them, like MISERY BANANA: VERY SHORT STORIES INSPIRED BY OLD GAMES AND ODD THOUGHTS.

Become a subscriber to the show here at Patreon.com. You could get episodes early and even maybe some bonus content!

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