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We are excited to announce that coming in our October RetroGamingRoundup podcast, next week, we will present a 2+ hour interview with Mr. Ted Dabney, co-creator of Atari and also the first commercially produced arcade game, Computer Space. This is his first aired interview ever!

This is an interview you don't want to miss. As many of you know the story Nolan Bushnell tells about how Computer Space and Atari came into existence isn't exactly the way it was. Ted tells all and answers many of the questions we have all had for years about the birth of CS and Atari.

When the podcast goes live, I will update this thread with a show link.
 
Sounds good. I remember when Computer Space first appeared. Such a futuristic cabinet. I'm glad I've lived in the era that I have, to see electro-mechanical make way to the digital world we know today.
 
[quote name='soonersfan60']Will you be posting a transcript? I can run through that faster than listening to a podcast.[/QUOTE]

We will have a transcript up shortly :)
 
As promised we have released our October 2010 Podcast which features our in depth interview with Atari and Computer Space Co-Creator, Mr. Ted Dabney.

http://www.retrogamingroundup.com/shownotes/2010/roundup024_2010.10.htm

Editorial - (00:00)
Breaking News! - (40:26)
Hardware Flashback - (41:48)
Guinness Gaming Records - (58:02)
Mike'd Up - (59:27)
Ted Dabney Interview - (95:08)
Atar Rewind - (205:14)
The Desert Dump - (218:18)
Top Ten Atari Arcade Games - see our results - (231:12)
Gaming Trivia - (356:03)
News And Mailbag - (356:57)
URLS And Emails - (428:27)



LINKS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW

EDITORIAL
The Atari Mindlink
The AtariTel
The Amstrad E M@iler
The Atari Bionics System
Xybots Arcade Game
Kangaroo Arcade Game
Atari CX-55: 2600/5200 Adaptor
Atari 2600 Games
Atari Pro Darts Handheld
Atari Cosmos Handheld
Atari Breakout Handheld
The Atari 5200



BREAKING NEWS
Intellivision DS Pre Orders



HARDWARE FLASHBACK
Custom Atari 2600 Cartridge



MIKE'D UP
Tomy Tutor Computer
Tomy Tutor Hyperspace
Tomy Tutor Traffic Jam
N64 Snowboard Kids
N64 Fighters Destiny 2
Tomy Chat Bot Robot
Radio Shack Robie Jr.
Sony PS1 Martian Gothic
Coleco Telstar Arcade
PC Zork Nemesis
Colecovision
Nintendo NES
Computer Perfection Electronic Game
Timex Sinlair 1500
Gamecube Battalion Wars



TED DABNEY
The Founding Fathers
Computer Space Fan Site
Computer Space in Jaws



ATAR-REWIND
Atari: Pole Position
Bally/Midway: Mappy
Atari: Gravitar
Atari: Black Widow
Atari: Cosmos
Kee Games: Tank
Atari: Space Race
Dig Dug Commercial
Atari: Quantum
Atari: Food Fight
Atari: Tempest
Atari: Lunar Lander
Atari: Asteroids
Adventure Easter Egg
Al Alcorn
Ed Rotberg Interview
Ed Logg Interview
Howard Scott Warshaw Interview
Warren Robinett Interview
30 Secrets of Atari



THE DESERT DUMP
Wintergreen - When I Wake Up
Wintergreen MySpace Page



TOP TEN ATARI ARCADE GAMES
Klax
Sprint 2
Star Wars
Pong
Computer Space
Stunt Cycle
Battlezone
Quantum
Asteroids
Asteroids Deluxe
Warlords
Tempest



NEWS
The 5 most ridiculous computers ever made
Good Old Games: Now you see it, now you don't.
Bill Logiudice's books on Amazon.com
The end of software ownership
Steve Wiebe back on top
Charging for in-game movies
Pole Position Cartoon
Atari aims to revitalize brand
Nolan Bushnell to Keynote SIEGE in Atlanta
The great Atari Rollercoaster
Atari co-founder forecasts gaming future
Interview with Nolan Bushnell
The History of Atari
Atari brand awareness weak among young gamers
Pitts recalls making America's first coin-op
World's first video arcade game
The First Video Game
Restored PDP-1 Demonstration
Computer Space Game Play
Computer Space in Soylent Green
Atari launches Atari Go
Atari Jaguar Launch
Atari and SEGA deal
Atari ST Midi ports
Atari Basic and Atari DOS
Gary Kildall
First Atari Pong Machine
Atari Burial Rumours
Atari Assembly Lines Xmas 1978
Atari's IBM 370-148 Mainframe
Atari's New Coin-op PCB Facility (1979)
The Bold Move Forward: The Atari Jaguar 64
Giant Tetris Arcade Game (Among others)
8bit Wood
Golgo 13 Nudity Hack
NES Zoomed out game levels
Chunkout for the Gameboy Color
Liberace Museum Closing
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
Castles In Videogames
"Official" ZX Spectrum emulator for iPhone
Star V Arcade Game
Craig's List Ad Of The Month: Stuck In A Well
 
Holy crap, a seven hour podcast? Just a suggestion, but if you've got that much content, it might be better to break it up into multiple smaller podcasts.
 
[quote name='arcane93']Holy crap, a seven hour podcast? Just a suggestion, but if you've got that much content, it might be better to break it up into multiple smaller podcasts.[/QUOTE]

The format has won over most everyone that has been with us for a while. We do show segment breaks on our website if you want to skip around. Give it a chance :)
 
Speaking of which, I went to download the podcast (still want a transcript), and my CtCw username didn't work in the forums. I thought CtCw=GG=RGRT... let me know if I need to sign up a new acct to post in the RGRT forums. Thanks.
 
[quote name='soonersfan60']Speaking of which, I went to download the podcast (still want a transcript), and my CtCw username didn't work in the forums. I thought CtCw=GG=RGRT... let me know if I need to sign up a new acct to post in the RGRT forums. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Yes, forums require a separate login. I would suggest using your same user ID used in the auction site :) I will see when the transcripts will be done.
 
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