VectorCast Michael Zenner

Welcome to the Vectorcast! Here’s the introductory episode where we basically go over what you can expect in the future.

Special bonus episode 0.1: What exactly are we talking about when we say “Vector Arcade Games”?  Here, I explain what vector games are, and how they are different from Raster-based games.

In this, the first full episode of Season One, The Season of Atari, we discuss Atari’s first Arcade Vector Game: 1979’s Lunar Lander. Lunar Lander was the first game released on Atari’s “Quadrascan” vector system. …Continue ReadingSeason 1, Episode 1: Lunar Lander

In this special bonus episode of the Vectorcast, we discuss the basics of black and white vector monitor anatomy, as well as the various monitors that Atari used in their black and white vector games.…Continue ReadingSeason 1, Episode 1.1: Atari Black and White Vector Monitors

In the second full episode of the Vectorcast, we discuss Atari’s second Vector game: 1979’s all-time classic, runaway hit, Asteroids. Designed by Ed Logg, Lyle Rains and Howard Delman, Asteroids would re-define what success means…Continue ReadingSeason 1, Episode 2: Asteroids

In Episode 3 of the Season of Atari, we discuss the last of the three “First-Generation” Vector games from Atari. Asteroids Deluxe, designed by Dave Shepperd, was the sequel to one of the most beloved…Continue ReadingSeason 1, Episode 3: Asteroids Deluxe