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Atari Scene News<p>Unveiled the 5 new Atari cartridges for 2600/7800 original and plus consoles: Avalanche, Counter Measure 2, Dark Chambers, Super Circus Atari and Tiger-Heli <a href="https://atari.com/collections/physical-cartridges" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atari.com/collections/physical</span><span class="invisible">-cartridges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> @atari <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari2600</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari7800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari7800</span></a></p>
cybergoths<p>Fond memories of a 4Mb Atari STE with the high res mono monitor and twin disc drives paired with a HP Deskjet that got me through Uni. </p><p>And an <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Jaguar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jaguar</span></a> with Tempest 2000 and Alien vs Predator. <a href="https://mastodon.social/@bruces/114274727170385010" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@bruces/114274</span><span class="invisible">727170385010</span></a></p>
Boris Kretzinger<p>Some of my Atari 7800 games. Crystal Quest is really nice and I have to say I'm pretty excited to get Tiger Heli when it'll be released this summer. Heck, I might even consider buying a 7800+ and use it with my trusty (cheap) HDMI2AV converter on a CRT.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/atari7800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari7800</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/atarigames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atarigames</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagegames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagegames</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagegaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagegaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a></p>
chris actual<p>I’m selling my Atari lynx collection. if you are in Southern California and are interested, well here ya go<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atarilynx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atarilynx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ventura.craigslist.org/vgm/d/ventura-atari-lynx-console-games/7839543322.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ventura.craigslist.org/vgm/d/v</span><span class="invisible">entura-atari-lynx-console-games/7839543322.html</span></a></p>
Vingt Trois Seize 💎<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ATARI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATARI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/APPLE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APPLE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MACINTOSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MACINTOSH</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AMIGA4000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMIGA4000</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/A4000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A4000</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/XBOX360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XBOX360</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NINTENDO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NINTENDO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NES</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/C128D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C128D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/console" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>console</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AMIGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMIGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Philips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NMS8245" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NMS8245</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NewMediaSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMediaSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geek</span></a></p>
AtariLore<p>Atari's "Asteroids" was one of the first games to feature a continuous wraparound screen, where objects could leave one side and reappear on the other. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Interesting (and touching) article about Salmon Run, first game by Bill Williams for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/how-a-1980s-atari-creator-with-cystic-fibrosis-crafted-a-story-of-salmon-survival/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/how-a-1980s-atari-creator-with-cystic-fibrosis-crafted-a-story-of-salmon-survival/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a> @arstechnica</p>
Atari Scene News<p>FourZeroZero, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari400" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari400</span></a> computer inspired keyboards <a href="http://www.norths.de/die-fourzerozero-tastatur-serie/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">norths.de/die-fourzerozero-tas</span><span class="invisible">tatur-serie/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>For anyone who wasn't able to call in to Dark Force BBS yesterday to see Dark Lord's April Fools' Day prank, here's a video capture of my session.</p><p>Something simple, fun, and unexpected.</p><p><a href="https://breakintochat.com/blog/2025/04/02/april-fools-day-prank-on-dark-force-bbs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breakintochat.com/blog/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/02/april-fools-day-prank-on-dark-force-bbs/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/aprilfools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aprilfools</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>textmode</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Konstantinos Dimopoulos<p>'The timeless genius of a 1980s Atari developer and his swimming salmon masterpiece' by Benj Edwards. </p><p>Read it here: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/how-a-1980s-atari-creator-with-cystic-fibrosis-crafted-a-story-of-salmon-survival/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/how-a-1980s-atari-creator-with-cystic-fibrosis-crafted-a-story-of-salmon-survival/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Time lapse of the pixel art made for Cracking On, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AtariST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtariST</span></a> computers cracktro presented at Buxton Bytes 2025 <a href="https://youtu.be/lmzZEW-EOiM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/lmzZEW-EOiM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pixelart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pixelart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a></p>
Goto 10 Atari Newsletter<p>Atari was into everything in the 80s, even comics!</p><p><a href="https://www.goto10retro.com/p/atari-force-dc-comic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goto10retro.com/p/atari-force-</span><span class="invisible">dc-comic</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
AtariLore<p>The Atari 2600's "Pac-Man" was one of the first video game ports from an arcade machine to a home console, though its poor quality was widely criticized. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Work in progress replica of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari800XL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari800XL</span></a> motherboard by Lotharek with built-in U1MB and RGB <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Brotherly Adventures of The Irmãos Fratelli: Quest for la Hermanita, work in progress puzzle platformer for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari7800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari7800</span></a> console <a href="https://forums.atariage.com/topic/380726-brotherly-adventures-of-the-irm%C3%A3os-fratelli-quest-for-la-hermanita/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forums.atariage.com/topic/3807</span><span class="invisible">26-brotherly-adventures-of-the-irm%C3%A3os-fratelli-quest-for-la-hermanita/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Deater's take on the first parts of the Atari XL/XE "Rewind 2" demo on the enhanced 128K Apple IIe with Mockingboard.</p><p><a href="http://deater.net/weave/vmwprod/rewind2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">deater.net/weave/vmwprod/rewin</span><span class="invisible">d2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/demos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/scenedemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scenedemo</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/chiptune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chiptune</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Deater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deater</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ByteCellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ByteCellar</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageapple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintageapple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/A8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A8</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AtariXL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtariXL</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari800</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>The sysop of DarkForce BBS customized his board today for April Fools' Day. Telnet to darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org:1040 to check it out!</p><p>It's an Atari ST BBS, so I recommend using SyncTerm's new VT52 mode for an authentic experience.</p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/aprilfools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aprilfools</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>textmode</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Alexander Ondu<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://literatur.social/@nisjasper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nisjasper</span></a></span></p><p>In <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/hannover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hannover</span></a> gibt es mit dem hi-score ein <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> mit einer ganz exzellenten Sammlung an original <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a></p><p>Ich habe da allerdings 2 Dinge gelernt. Erstens, die Peripheriegeräte waren schon damals nicht besonders hochwertig. Zweitens, die sind in den letzten 40 Jahren nicht besser geworden.</p><p>Zum 2600er <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> gibt es übrigens eine ganz hervorragende Folge vom Stay Forever Technik <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a></p>
Boris Kretzinger<p>Treated myself with a sealed copy of Dark Chambers on the Atari 7800 just to open it up and use it. Nice addition to the collection. I got a cartridge from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hessen.social/@thornpw" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thornpw</span></a></span> , but now I have a complete copy 🤩🕹️</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/atari7800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari7800</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagegames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagegames</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gamecollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamecollecting</span></a></p>
Amin Girasol<p>Another wonderful interview by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@savetz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>savetz</span></a></span>, this time with Tom Zimmerman, part of the four-person team at Atari that worked on the never-released AMY sound chip: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_AMY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_</span><span class="invisible">AMY</span></a></p><p>Tom comes across as an absolute gentleman.</p><p>His description of what the AMY could do is terrific. It synthesised audio using up to 16 oscillators for the fundamental and harmonics to build rich, complex sounds. It could also be run "in reverse"; quoting Wikipedia:</p><blockquote><p>An input sample could be run through a Fast Fourier transform to extract the spectral pattern, and then that pattern could be input to the AMY to set up the oscillators.</p></blockquote><p>Tom contrasts the AMY's design against FM synths like the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/YamahaDX7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YamahaDX7</span></a> and sample-based synthesizers.</p><p>Tom's words of wisdom at the end of the interview are wonderful too. A recommended listen, even if <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> isn't your thing.</p><p><a href="https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-431-tom-zimmerman-amy-chip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-</span><span class="invisible">interview-431-tom-zimmerman-amy-chip</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SoundSynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundSynthesis</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/LostFutures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LostFutures</span></a></p>
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