In Defense of the Atari 1200XL
It is an “Edsel“? An “Avanti“? Or, is it something in-between? The Atari 1200XL has always had a sullied reputation with the Atari community; thought of as a crippled machine that was too expensive...
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My First Modem – The Atari 1030
Released in 1983, and designed to match the newly launched Atari 1200XL, the Atari 1030 modem was an interesting piece of hardware. The modem’s device-driver was burned into ROM, enabling it work with...
Gamechanger – Eastern Front (1941)
In 1981, Chris Crawford was riding high (little did he know that in just three years, he’d be looking for a job). Since joining Atari in 1979, he had become a full-fledged star programmer....
Gamechanger – Balance Of Power
Late 1983 through 1984 were a pivotal time for the computer and video game industry. The Great Video Game Crash seemed to have no end in sight. Atari, careening towards bankruptcy, was drastically slashing...
Gamechanger – Ballblazer
In 1984, George Lucas expanded his empire, and the Lucasfilm Games brand launched by releasing two games. Rescue on Fractalus! was a first-person flight-rescue simulation, similar to Choplifter. It certainly was a fun game,...
Gamechanger – Star League Baseball
In 1983, a small software company in Santa Barbara, California, Gamestar, Inc., released a groundbreaking new baseball game – Star League Baseball. The game itself was still simple. Two teams, still no leagues or...
Gamechanger – M.U.L.E.
In 1983, Electronic Arts shipped a critically important game, and an extremely worthy Geekometry Gamechangers launch title. Although, at the time, no one knew how important it would become. Developed by Ozark Softscape and designed...
