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Into The Vertical Blank

Jeff Fulton & Steve Fulton

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A Podcast about growing with a twin brother up In the 70s and 80s, at the dawn of video games, navigating family strife, punk rock, Star Wars obsessions, and trying to understand the world while developing an inexplicable love for everything “Atari”. -- In this podcast we discuss Atari computers and systems, new and old, review new games we collect, talk about all the systems, and the significance they had in our lives and the lives of others, and even talk about them in an historical contex ...
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Caro Futsal

Andre Caro Futsal

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Join me on this journey of learning and growing Futsal. All things Futsal related from interviews with world-wide players to analysts of the game. Every guest brings something unique to the show. About Andre Caro: Brazilian born, Andre Caro has been able to develop futsal in Australia since 2010. Over this period he has become a world-wide Futsal influencer and ambassador of this much loved game. He is well known on his social media platforms as the ‘The Doctor’, with his videos going viral ...
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The Top 10 Supply Chain Threats is in planning stages for our next series. In the meantime, you can listen to our other podcast series, Supply Chain in the Fast Lane. Each season of Supply Chain in the Fast Lane tackles a new topic with eight episodes, covering subjects such as the state of logistics, supply chain digitalization, and labor recruitment and retention. Look for it wherever you listen to podcasts.---------------------------Our supply chains are broken. We face many obstacles tha ...
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Ken talks with Fr. Dave Tomaszycki “Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on the Demonic” and Josh Mazrin “Led by the Immaculata: St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Spiritual Battle Plan for Marian Consecration.” Father Dave’s book available at: https://stpaulcenter.com/product/on-the-demonic/ and Josh’s book at: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/led-by-the-immacula…
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Is Atari 2600 Pac-Man worse than E.T. for The Atari 2600? Or does it go deeper than that? Did the timing, release, and quality of the 2600 Pac-Man game combine together to make it worse than the sum of its parts? We explore that in this video. Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank T…
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Ken talks with Michael Davis “After Christendom” (Sophia Institute Press) and Ralph Martin “A Life in the Spirit: A Memoir” (Emmaus Road Publishing). Michael’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/after-christendom/ Dr. Martin’s book at: https://stpaulcenter.com/martin/ To learn more about Renewal Ministries: https://www.renewalmi…
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Why do people subjectively choose one game or another to top their "worst" list? It's rarely actually the "worst" game objectively. In this episode I explore why one particular game has topped my own "worst" list for 4 decades, and if that is still the case in 2024. See Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWIc1R8Fg24&feature=youtu.be Lat…
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Ken talks with Timothy O’Malley, Ph.D. “Behold, Believe, Become: Meeting the Hidden Christ in Things We See, Say and Do at Mass” (Ave Maria Press)and Steve Dawson “Catholic Evangelization: Stories of Conversion and Witness” (Ignatius Press). Tim’s book available at: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/behold-believe-become Steve’s book available…
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Caro Futsal Podcast #46 Futsal in Australia #32 With Guest: - Greg Farrell – Director of Futsal WA & Supa Liga Join us on Episode 32 of the Futsal in Australia Podcast as we welcome Greg Farrell, Director of Futsal WA and the driving force behind the renowned Futsal Supa Liga. Get the inside scoop on the rise of Futsal Supa Liga, learn about the ch…
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Ken talks with Abigail Jorgensen “A Catholic Guide to Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss” (Ave Maria Press) and Karen Hall “The Sound of Silence: The Life and Canceling of a Heroic Jesuit Priest” (Crisis Publications/Sophia Institute Press). Abigail’s book available at: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/catholic-guide-to-miscarriage-stil…
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Caro Futsal Podcast #45 Futsal in Australia #31 With Guest:- Vince Sciacca – Futsal Manager for Football QLDJoin us on Episode 31 of the Futsal in Australia Podcast as we welcome Vince Sciacca, Futsal Manager for Football QLD. Vince Sciacca, the Head of Futsal at Football Queensland. We discuss the current state of futsal in Queensland, the challen…
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Ken talks with James Papandrea “Praying Like the Early Church” (Sophia Institute Press) and Nikolas Nikas “Now and at the Hour of Our Death: Making Moral Decision at the End of Life” (Ignatius Press). James’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/praying-like-the-early-church/ and Nikloas’s at: https://ignatius.com/now-and-at-the-h…
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Mr. Postman is another game from Bit Corp., the people who brought us Bobby Is Going Home. It's a doozy of game for the 2600, but is it worse than E.T.? Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toxJOrAOklw&feature=youtu.be Dr. Spuds Game Reviews: https://doctorspudsreviewsthings.wordpress.com/2018/12/12/mr-postman-bit-corp-atari-2600-game-rev…
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Ken talks with Father Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. “The Four Levels of Happiness: Your Path to Personal Flourishing” (Sophia Institute Press) and Fr. Michael Brisson, LC “Death in Black and White” (Ignatius Press). Father Spitzer’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-four-levels-of-happiness/ and Father Brisson’s at: https://i…
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Overscan: Cracking Seals and Proving Life In this over scan we discuss a few new home brew games we have obtained for the #Atari2600 and #NES. #ChampGames https://champ.games/ #AtariAgeStore https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1045 #MurderintheMaze https://t1lt.itch.io/mitm #mrrunandjump https://atari.com/products/mr-run-and-jum…
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Ken talks with Paul Zucarelli “One Lord, One Faith, One Church: An Inconvenient Truth” (Sophia Institute Press) Brya Hanan “Befriending Your Inner Child: A Catholic Approach to Healing and Wholeness” (Ave Maria Press). Paul’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/one-lord-one-faith-one-church/ Follow and learn more about Paul at: h…
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Worserer than E.T.? : The Games Of Mythicon In our continuing quest to find games that are "Worse Than E.T?" we have arrived at the bottom of the stinkiest barrel imaginable, and there rests the games of Mythicon. Enjoy! Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufSlqW9MjU4 Links: DP Royal Archives - The Worst of the Atari 2600 (digitpress.com…
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Ken talks with Max Engel “On the 8th Day: A Catholic Theology of Sport” (Cascade Books) and Haley Stewart “Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know” (Word on Fire). Max’s book available at: https://www.amazon.com/Eighth-Day-Catholic-Theology-Sport-ebook/dp/B0B4FLTKK3?ref_=ast_author_mpb and Haley’s book at: https…
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Airlock A game that takes "worse Than E.T." to a whole new level. Did Data Age make games worse than the supposed worst game ever, E.T. for the Atari VCS? Were they also one of the culprits responsible for the North American Video Game Crash? Have we found the worst Atari VCS game ever made? Watch and find out. Plus: Embarrassed by my poor play of …
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Ken talks with Mike Aquilina “Feasts of Our Fathers: Praying the Church Year with the Early Christians” (Catholic Answers Press) and Mark Brumley “God is Ever New: Meditation on Life, Love, and Freedom” by Pope Benedict XVI (Ignatius Press). Mike’s book available at: https://shop.catholic.com/feasts-of-our-fathers-praying-the-church-year-with-the-e…
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In our 2nd installment we play the notorious Atari 2600 game "Bobby Is Going Home" and decide: Is it worse than E.T.? Video Version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjtcqOVvPA0&feature=youtu.be Ambient music in this video is "GUL-ee-SUCK-uh" by Tony Longworth "Bobby Is Going Home" By Flanders '72: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc517DXJiSo Fl…
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In the first in a series, we play notoriously "bad" games and figure out if they are "worse" than the supposed worst game ever, "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" for the Atari 2600. This first episode is a bit rough, but I promise you, they get better. Video version here: Worse Than E.T.? Tax Avoiders for the Atari 2600 (youtube.com) Thanks for support …
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Ken talks with Shaun McAfee “All Things Catholic: A Guide from A to Z” (Sophia Institute Press)and Jason Jones “The Great Campaign Against the Great Reset” (Crisis Publications/Sophia Institute Press). Shaun’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/all-things-catholic/ and Jason’s book at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-gre…
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Overscan # 8 #114 Yep. Another of these STUPID @#$%!! Podcasts. Plus...Atari Hidden Gems In this episode the brothers find a hidden gem for each of Atari’s classic systems and even a few divisions like the Arcade division and APX. As always they decide in the middle if they want to keep going with the podcast and we cut out a lot of infighting and …
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Ken talks with Bill Donohue “Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis” (Sophia Institute Press) and John-Mark Miravalle “Thinking Clearly: Catholic Philosophy for a Culture in Chaos” (Our Sunday Visitor). Dr. Donohue’s book is available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/cultural-meltdown/ and Dr. Miravalle’s at: https://www.or…
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This week we discuss two of our favorite weekly retro gaming podcasts and compare and contrast them to one another. There are no losers here as both pods are excellent weekly doses of what make us tick here at Into the Vertical Blank, We also have our usual assortment of news and have added even more segments. Contents 0:00 Intro 1:35 News 6:45 Boo…
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Ken talks with Dan LeRoy “Why We Think What We Think: The Rise and Fall of Western Thought” (Sophia Institute Press) and T.M. Doran “Seeing Red” (Ignatius Press). Dan’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/why-we-think-what-we-think/ and Tom’s book at: https://ignatius.com/seeing-red-seerp/ L'articolo Meet the Author with Ken Huck…
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Overscan: Showdown! Homebrew port vs homebrew originals Yar’s Rising Demo Available https://store.steampowered.com/app/2534370/Yars_Rising/ Paris Dakar Dump for Atari ST! https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-paris-dakar_42936.html AtariCrypt Review -Nano Cave ST! https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/2024/06/nano-cave.html https://electric-dreams.itc…
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In this episode we cover Atari SA’s 7800 product shipping dates; The possibility of new Atarisoft games; Fixing Activision Labels by Silicon Underground; Atari 2600 Coleco Tarzan ROM Found. Book Club featuring Katie Hafner’s Cyberpunk; How bad is Phantasmagoria?; Evercade Alpha; Open a New Package Feedback and the Sierra Atari 8bit Action Game Tier…
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AT Speed: The Day Our Atari 1040 ST Became a 286 PC Clone + News Overscan. Into The Vertical Blank podcast episode #110 #atari, #atarist, #dinodini #skald #rollercoastertycoon #stevenlevy #atspeed 00:48 Intro 01:28 Atari News 08:56 Atariage.com 09:21 Book Club 13:18 Excitement Of The Week 17:13 Feedback 20:49 Creator Spotlight 24:59 AT Speed - when…
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#109 Should Atari Own Golden Age American Retro? The third episode of our weekly live recorded by edited podcast concerning mostly Atari retro, but other topics as well. This time we discuss whether or not Atari SHOULD own Golden Age American Retro. #atari #neosprint #intellivision #atari7800 #superproracers #atari8bit #vbxe #missilecommand #ataris…
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Overscan Weekly Retro Podcast: Into The Vertical Blank #108 This week we cover 00:00 Intro: 03:29 Atari 50th XP Collection Problems 07:24 Epyx Handheld Collection 09:42 TimeExtension.com 10:38 Atari Video Music 13:05 AtariAge.com 15:10 Cuckoo's Egg 17:35 Silicon Snake Oil 27:25 Atari Movie Cart 29:23 Our Videos 30:28 Jeff's Rant on Crap ST Ports 38…
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Into the veritable blank Weekly Overscan : Our new Weekly Retro / Classic gaming and nostalgia show Coming up next: ITVB - Retro - Overscan. Featuring This weeks possibly below the radar retro and classic gaming news as well as the discussion topic is it possible to really be bored in 2024 What is the Overscan? : Overscan is when the margins of the…
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A book review for Howard Scott Warshaw's magnificant tome "Once Upon Atari: How I made Histry By Milling An Industry" See video version of this review: Redemption For a Game Maker: "Once Upon Atari" Book Review. (youtube.com) Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry: Warshaw, Howard Scott: 9780986218668: Amazon.com: Books Late nig…
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The Atari 400 Mini. Honest First Impressions from old skool Atari 8bit owning twins The Atari 400 mini arrived for both of us late last week. Here is our very candid first few discussions on what we like and dislike about the system. Support the Podcast 400 Mini https://amzn.to/43Efak6 Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://…
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We take a deep dive into the Atari 400 mini, discuss what we know, the features, all the included games, plus many other games we'd like to see. Watch the video version here: Atari 400 Mini -BLOWOUT! All the Games and More. - YouTube Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intotheverticalblank All music, …
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A visit to VCF So Cal. 2024. Groups, Podcasts, Publication Highlighted: - VCF So. Cal: https://www.vcfsocal.com/ -Atari Video Music Garage: https://www.youtube.com/@AtariVideoMusic -Intellivision Blue Sky Rangers: https://www.ebay.com/str/blueskyrangers -Intellivisionaries: http://intellivisionaries.com/ -Old School Gamer Magazine: https://www.olds…
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We interview the Vintnerds about the upcoming, inaugural Vintage Computer Festival Southern California (VCF So. Call), Feb. 17, 18 2024 VCF links: Buy tickets / sponsor / donate / vend etc. https://www.vcfsocal.com/ New theme music "Out Of The Vertical Blank" by Tony Longworth Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buyme…
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The history of the Atari ST in the USA #1. Video Version https://youtu.be/xxe4cV1eydY?si=0b6_K1s-Y7sLDf0s We continue taking a look at Atari after the Warner Sale specifically focusing on ST Log magazine which is still an insert into American Atari 8bit Computer Magazine, Analog at this point in history. Our focus is the ST and as entertainment mac…
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Republished Decamber 24th 2023 From 2019: The best @#$! Christmas Ever! The Season 2 finale of Into The Vertical Blank. In this episode we pull out all the stops and explain exactly why Atari means so much to us. This honest, naked, all-cards-on-the-table, frank episode includes an Eponymous Story named "The Best #*@! Christmas Ever" that tells all…
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#JamieLendino, #ExtremeTech 's Editor, is the Author of books on the #Atari8bit Computers, #Atari2600, #AtariST, Classic Arcade machines and games in the DOSs era. We sit down to discuss his books, focusing on the second edition of Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation, but end up discussing all of them. The Full Video Version S6…
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In 1982 I was enthralled with Pac-Man. A Pee-Chee folder I found in box 40 years later remined me of that time: when anything, even growing-up and working for Atari, seemed possible. Watch video version here: (1) Punker Pac-Man and the Mindless Generation - YouTube Original story published in the Easy Reader as "Punker Pac-Man: An ode to the Mindle…
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This is a better produced version of the the story "The Vindication Of Desert Falcon" was was read as part of S6:E5 The Vindication of Desert Falcon. Interview with GCC's Michael Feinstein. There is also a video version here: (5) My Existential Journey Into Desert Falcon - YouTube All music, video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton an…
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The history of the #AtariST in the USA defined by ST Log magazine. In this series we will be going through the American History of the #Atari ST by focusing on the #STLog magazine, which started as a insert in the Atari 8bit magazine, #Analog, and then became its own animal for a number of years only to be incorporated back into Analog magazine as …
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New, full version, remastered, new content, new edits, full HD presentation. GCC were masters of video game design in the early 1980's. They created Ms. Pac-Man and went on to become a "secret" development house for Atari. They are responsible for many golden age Atari games, but so far, the credits for their games have been incomplete and hard to …
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S6e10: Jeff Minter, Giles and Zarjaz with Tony Longworth - Heart of Neon Soundtrack Composer The full video production of our Mini Jeff Minter retrospective and Interview with Tony Longworth about the Heart of Neon Documentary is also published here: https://youtu.be/k05l2GdNvxM as Jeff Minter, Giles and Zarjaz with Heart of Neon Soundtrack Compose…
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Caro Futsal Podcast #44 With Guest:- Dave Payne – Former New ZealandFootball COO Chief Operating Officer & Futsal development ManagerJoin us on Episode 44 of the Caro Futsal Podcast as we sit down with Dave Payne, a driving force behind the incredible rise of futsal in New Zealand. From his impactful roles as COO of New Zealand Football and Futsal …
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Lost Credit: The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC (part1) Part 2 of the story: GCC were masters of video game design in the early 1980's. They created Ms. Pac-Man and went on to become a "secret" development house for Atari. They are responsible for many golden age Atari games, but so far, the credits for their games have been incomplete and hard to loca…
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S6:E8:Goth and Leong Atari ST Bedroom Coding Heroes Gary “Goth” Wheaton and Robert Leong are two of the more unsung heroes of the Atari SY Bedroom Game coding Underground. In this episode we take a well deserved if all too brief look at some of their combined and separate efforts. I started down a rabbit hole a few weeks ago when I wanted to find a…
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Lost Credit: The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC (part1) GCC were masters of video game design in the early 1980's. They created Ms. Pac-Man and went on to become a "secret" development house for Atari. They are responsible for many golden age Atari games, but so far, the credits for their games have been incomplete and hard to locate. After working for…
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Just like your grandma, your kid brother, your old-man-cringe game-playing uncle, your dental hygienist and that surprisingly personable Uber driver that picked you up this morning, we ALSO now have a podcast episode where we discuss the new Atari 2600+ Hint: We like it, for what it is, but have some reservations...just like everyone else. Late nig…
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S6:E5 The Vindication of Desert Falcon. Interview with GCC's Michael Feinstein This new full video podcast explores the legacy of the first original title for the Atari 7800 and the last title by GCC for the system they created, Desert Falcon. Join us in conversation with GCC's Michael Feinstein (Credits: Atari 2600: Phoenix, Battlezone, Jungle Hun…
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