The Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast

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The 2600 Game By Game Podcast will delve into the history, gameplay, and personal stories of every game made for the Atari 2600.

  1. 12/25/2025 · BONUS

    Merry Christmas 2025

    Merry Christmas everyone! It's been a busy season for me but I'm proud of myself for getting this out at all, I'm just glad it's not after Christmas. Thank you all so much for being here with me for another trying year, I am very glad you are here. Enjoy the rest of the season and I will see you very soon, I love each and every one of you, thank you!     Jason's Retro Adventurers Podcast Jason's This Week In Retro Podcast   Eugenio's Christmas photos   Eugenio's Christmas photos 2   Tracks from the Free Music Archive under the CC BY-NC-ND license Christmas Jazz by Denys Kyshchuk On Christmas by AudioCoffee Beautiful Soft Night by AudioCoffee Christmas Jazz Instrumental/Christmas Mood by Alex-Productions Lonely Christmas by snoozy beats Cozy Christmas by Arthur Aravidi Christmas Mood by the Sound of Freedom Christmas Glow by BFC Music Christmas Background by YuraSoop Merry Christmas by Audiorezout Christmas Celebration by TimTaj Christmas Lights by TRG Banks A Peaceful Winter by Scott Holmes Music Brother Christmas by Lemon Yellow Hayes Merry Christmas by YuraSoop Christmas Atmosphere by YuraSoop Sounds of Christmas by TimTaj A Christmas Ball by TRG Banks Silent Night by Scott Holmes Music Gifts Of Love (HS23) by Beat Mekanik Christmas Celebration (HS23) by Beat Mekanik Winter Memories Medium Version by Lowtone Music New Year Christmas Music by YuraSoop The rest of the tracks are by artists who passed away this year, whom I am attempting to honor in my own way. Please don't sue

    1h 35m

  2. 12/10/2025 · BONUS

    Update complete with Crappy Sound

    Just a quick and dirty update, please send your Christmas memories by the 19th. Not the 18th like the dummy on the podcast said. I love you guys, enjoy the holidays and thanks so much for being here.

    2 min

  3. 09/07/2025

    Glacier Patrol by Telegames

    Missed it by that much Welcome everyone! Today we are looking at the game Glacier Patrol, which was made by VSS for Sunrise Software, but released later by Telegames. It was much more interesting than I thought, and there is much more feedback than I expected for this one. Thank you for that. Coming up next is the prototype Grover's Music Make by Atari. If you have any feedback, please send it to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by September 9th. As always I thank you for listening. Glacier Patrol on Random Terrain Ed Salvo interview by Scott Stilphen VSS on Game Developer Research Institute Glacier Patrol review and Telegames ad in Atarian magazine Sept/Oct 1989 Telegames website from 1999 on the Wayback Machine Changing Atari VCS Graphics -- The Easy Way by Adam Trionfo Adam's Tearjerker 2000 cartridge article Hacking Pitfall! on the ATARI 2600 with the Debugger by 8Blit

    1h 24m

  4. 08/06/2025

    Miner 2049er and Miner 2049er Volume 2 by Tigervision

    What a lovely flock of gazebos Hi there, welcome back my friends to the show that no longer comes out on time. In this episode I talk about two (count 'em) games by Tigervision, Miner 2049er and Miner 2049er Volume II. two sides of the same coin, if you will. there's lots of fun links to check out down yonder so have at it if you are so inclined. Next up is Glacier Patrol, made by Sunrise via VSS but distributed well after the fact by Telegames. I'm sure all of you spent hours playing this game in your youth,; if you'd like to tell me about it please send an email or audio to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by August 19th. Thank you very kindly, have a lovely day and I thank you for listening.   Miner 2049er on Random Terrain Miner 2049er Vol. 2 on Random Terrain Miner 2049er coverage in Electronic Games August 1983 Miner 2049er history on Big Five Software website (archived) Miner 2049er on Atari Protos Miner 2049er Vol. 2 on Atari Protos Bill Hogue interview by ANTIC Podcast/Kevin Savetz Miner 2049er Information Page by Nick Marentes (contains interviews) Bill Hogue's Miner 2049er/Bounty Bob Emulator (It Works!) Scott Ross' web site Columbia House Video Game Club flyers on Digital Press Miner 2049er Speed and Graphics ROM Hacks on AtariAge

    1h 33m

  5. 05/14/2025

    Squeeze Box by U.S. Games

    Hello! Thanks for joining me in this episode all about Squeeze Box by U.S. Games. As I type this I am realizing that I made a huge mistake in the show, something I could have fixed if I looked at my own previous research. What a maroon! Hopefully I'll remember to correct it in the next episode. Which will be about Miner 2049er and Miner 2049er Vol. 2, both by Tigervision. I will also be talking about the Atari 8 bit game that spawned these two cartridges, as well as its creator, Bill Hogue, who I believe was 20 when he created the game. When I was 20 I was eating at White Castle three times a week. Oh well. If you have feedback for Miners 2049er, please send it to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by EOD May 27th. Hopefully I can keep this streak going! Thank you all for listening, I am so glad you are here. Henry Will's web site on Archive.org Interview with Todd Marshall by Scott Stilphen Squeeze Box on Random Terrain February 1983 issue of Video Game Update Tigervision article by Rick Bentley, Kentucky New Era July 29 1983 Kandy Man Sales article by Michael Schrage, Washington Post June 7 1983 Carrere Video profile on Atari Gaming Headquarters Teldec (Tigervision) catalog on Atarimania Carrere/U.S. Games on Atarimania No Swear Gamer's Squeeze Box video

    1h 3m

  6. 04/30/2025

    Big Bird's Egg Catch by Atari

    Welcome back everyone, thanks so much for your patience. Today's episode is the long promised Big Bird's Egg Catch by Atari and CCW, the last such officially released collaboration between the two. I hope that you enjoy it and that it was worth the wait. The next episode will be on Squeeze Box by US Games. If you have any feedback you'd like to submit, please send it to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by May 13th. Please put the game title in the email subject, and if you send an audio submission, please put your name in the filename. Also, no need to summarize the game, that's what I'm here for! Thank you as always for listening, it means a lot to me. Big Bird's Egg Catch on Random Terrain BBEC on Atarimania Nik Omarzu article on Digital Press 1983 Atari Showcase Video Big Bird on Atari Protos Big Bird prototypes on Atari Compendium Video Game Update December 1983 AA May 2 1983 prototype thread by WickeyColumbus AA June 1 1983 prototype thread by ieure AA thread with CCW game joystick hacks

    1h 12m

  7. 12/22/2024 · BONUS

    Merry Christmas 2024

    Hello everyone, I want to thank you for your love and continued support over these last few difficult years for me. I'm feeling a bit more hopeful for the new year. I hope that you are all doing well and enjoying the holiday season so far. I hope this episode will help give you some extra (or any) Christmas spirit like it did for me. I love you all very much and I am so glad you are here. Merry Christmas! The background music is from Mr Snooze on Youtube, and includes tracks from Kevin MacLeod, Audionautix, and Twin Musicom, among others.  The vintage wrapping paper photo is from Atomic_Redhead

    1h 7m

  8. 10/27/2024

    Porky's by 20th Century Fox

    Welcome back to the show, glad to finally get this out, which is the episode about Porky's from 20th Century Fox. Did you know it's based on a movie? It's true! I do hope you enjoy the episode, and I always appreciate your continued patience with me. I think from now on I will give a feedback due date and let the episode fall where it falls. If I want to do something seems easier than if I need to do something, if that makes sense. I would love to get back to every 2 weeks, but that just isn't in the cards right now. Thank you all so much for sticking with me through all of this! The next episode will be about Big Bird's Egg Catch from Atari, the final released Children's Television Workshop and Atari joint. But fear not, there's plenty of prototypes from this pairing to talk about. Stop groaning! If you would like to submit written or audio feedback, please send it to 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by November 6, EOD. No need to summarize the game, that as always is my job, just tell me what you think of it or if you have a memory associated with it (now or then). Also, if you send an audio file, please put your name in the filename and the game title in the subject line. It makes it easier to find later on. Once again, I love you all and I thank you for listening. Please donate to my Extra Life campaign here! Atari 50 & Recharged Humble Bundle Tarzan Prototype article by Kevin Bunch Porky's on Random Terrain Porky's on Atarimania Porky's Easter Eggs on Atari Compendium Randall Hyde's web site Record World magazine, September 1981 LA Times article about Music Promoters and mob ties, March 1986 Porky's Entry in US Copyright Office 2nd Porky's Entry in USCO Dunhill Electronics Entry on USCO H & L Schwartz Inc., American Videogame Leasing Entry on USCO

    1h 7m
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The 2600 Game By Game Podcast will delve into the history, gameplay, and personal stories of every game made for the Atari 2600.

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