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FEB 1981: JAWBREAKER

01:06:26   30.4 MB   Production date: 11/07/14

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.

Show Notes:

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

Magazines

• Atari 8-bit magazines

Compute

• Compute #9, Feb 1981

• History of Personal Computing podcast

• MOS Technology KIM-1 single board computer

• OSI Superboard

Creative Computing

• Creative Computing Vol 7 #2, Feb 1981

• C Language development history

• Deep Blue C, one of the few C dialects for the 8-bit

Softside

• Softside Vol 3, #5 Feb 1981

Game Review: Jawbreaker

• Jawbreaker version on AtariMania

• GCC, Ms Pac-Man (and Super Missile Attack)

• Steve Golson: From Crazy Otto to Ms Pac Man

• The Crazy And Profitable Origin Of Ms. Pac-Man

Author: John Harris

• Halcyon Days by James Hague

• Hackers by Steven Levy

• Article by John Harris reviewing 20 Atari arcade games

• Other Gamasutra articles by John Harris

• AtariAge forum post on Jawbreaker vs Jawbreaker II

• Ferg’s review of Jawbreaker on the 2600

Company: On-Line Systems

• Wikipedia article on Sierra Entertainment

• Summary of most adventure titles

Technical Details

• Bill Kendrick’s game Go Go Garbage Truck (includes BASIC font editor)

Critical Reception

• Computer Gaming World Jan/Feb 82

Modern Updates

• Ferg’s review of the 2600 Jawbreaker

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