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AUG 1982: REAR GUARD

02:37:52   72.3 MB   Production date: 11/09/20

Adding a new magazine to the coverage: Softline, a games-focused magazine published by the people responsible for Softalk. Also a review of Rear Guard, a game that’s appeared in full-page color ads for many months in magazines.

Show Notes:

Introduction

• AtariAge discussion on the term IRG

Magazines

• Atari 8-bit magazines

Antic

• Antic Vol 1, #3

Compute!

• Compute #27

• Atari Jaguar injection molded cases used for dental equipment

Creative Computing

• Creative Computing Vol 8, #8

• 57 games by SSI for the Atari

• Full page ad for Rear Guard on Pg 50

• Full page ad for Crush, Crumble & Chomp

• Khan Academy explanation of elastic collisions

• Bally Astrocade

Byte

• Byte Vol 7, #8

Computer & Video Games

• C&VG Issue #10

Micro 6502/6809 Journal

• Micro #51

• System-68 trademark status

SoftSide

• Softside #32

• Moonbase IO

• Eaten by a Grue podcast review of Deadline

• Crypt of the Undead by Marc Benioff

Softline

• Softline #1.1 (Sep 81)

• Softline #1.2 (Nov 81)

• Sneakers

• Softline #1.3 (Jan 82)

• Crossfire

• Softline #1.4 (Mar 82)

• Deadline

• Ultima II

• Galactic Chase

• Softline #1.5 (May 82)

• Jodorowski’s Dune

• Tumblebugs

• Ghost Hunter (simultaneous multiplayer PacMan)

• Softline #1.6 (Jul 82)

• Sky Blazer (image doesn’t work for me)

• Sky Blazer

Game Review: Rear Guard

• Rear Guard on Atarimania

• Rear Guard at Wikipedia

• Apple ][ version by John Anderson

• Apple ][ Rear Guard .dsk image

• Stratos on Atarimania (machine language game by Neil Larimer)

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