Ep. 5: Feb 1981: Jawbreaker
Pac-Man so good they got sued
An episode of the Player/Missile - An Atari 8-bit Retrospective podcast, hosted by Player/Missile, titled "Ep. 5: Feb 1981: Jawbreaker" was published on November 8, 2014 and runs 66 minutes.
November 8, 2014 ·66m · Player/Missile - An Atari 8-bit Retrospective
Episode Description
This episode reviews the game Jawbreaker by John Harris and covers the February 1981 magazines Compute #9, Creative Computing Vol 7 #2, and introduces coverage of SoftSide Magazine. Anacronisticly included is coverage of my trip to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2014.
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Special Section: Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2014
- Walkthrough of the arcade
- Ms. Pac-Man FAQ
- Howard Scott Warshaw's panel
- David Crane, Gary Kitchen, Bob Smith from 2013 PRGE
- Intellivision Producitons
- Joe DeCuir from the 2013 PRGE
- DubiousGamingOnline PRGE Experiences, part 1
- DubiousGamingOnline PRGE Experiences, part 2
Compute #9, Feb 1981
- History of Personal Computing podcast
- MOS Technology KIM-1 single board computer
- OSI Superboard
- Editor's
- Review of the Atari 825 printer
- ad for daisywheen printer and typewriter combo
- More on the mysterious and unpredictable RND function
- Type-in: Ticker Tape Messages
- Type-in: colors and sounds with paddles
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