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There and Back Again: An Atari Odyssey
From childhood wonder with the Atari 2600 to a winding path through music and beyond, this is my journey.
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The ATARI XG-1 Light Gun
In this episode we learn about the history, mechanics, functionally and how to program the Atari XG-1 Light Gun to make our own shooting game
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Programming Atari 2600 Paddles
In this episode, we unravel the mystery of the ATARI 2600 Paddle controllers - what they are, how they work, and most excitingly, how you can program them into your very own games!
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Programming Asymmetrical Playfields, Decimals & Scoreboards on the ATARI 2600
A deep dive into the precision timing required to create asymmetrical playfields, how to create scoreboards, and how to use binary coded decimals.
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Programming for Different World Regions on the Atari 2600
In this episode we learn about the formation and technical challenges of the 3 world broadcast standards and how you can program your own ATARI 2600 games to target one or more.
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Debugging on the ATARI 2600 and Hacking Pitfall!
In this episode we demonstrate the debugging capability of the Stella emulator to trace yoru code and even hack other games.
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Adding SOUND to your ATARI 2600 game
In this episode we talk about how sound is generated on the Atari 2600 using the Control, Frequency and Volume registers, along with a couple of examples in 6502 assembly language!
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Random Numbers and the POWER of a Linear-feedback Shift Register
In this episode we talk about generating random numbers, and how they relate to linear-feedback shift registers that built the entire world of Pitfall in a single byte!
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ATARI 2600 Monthly Subscription Box
In this episode of Quick Blits we try out the Retro Game Treasure monthly subscripton box to see what it's like for ATARI 2600 games.
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