Ep. 25: Aug 1982: Rear Guard
Does a full-page color ad mean it’s a good game?
An episode of the Player/Missile - An Atari 8-bit Retrospective podcast, hosted by Player/Missile, titled "Ep. 25: Aug 1982: Rear Guard" was published on November 10, 2020 and runs 157 minutes.
November 10, 2020 ·157m · Player/Missile - An Atari 8-bit Retrospective
Episode Description
Adding a new magazine to the coverage: Softline, a games-focused magazine published by the people responsible for Softalk. Also a review of Rear Guard, a game that’s appeared in full-page color ads for many months in magazines.
Introduction
Magazines
Antic
Creative Computing
- Creative Computing Vol 8, #8
- 57 games by SSI for the Atari
- Full page ad for Rear Guard on Pg 50
- Full page ad for Crush, Crumble & Chomp
- Khan Academy explanation of elastic collisions
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