Into The Vertical Blank

A Podcast about growing with a twin brother up In the 70s and 80s, at the dawn of video games, navigating family strife, punk rock, Star Wars obsessions, andtrying to understand the world while developing an inexplicablelove for everything “Atari”.-- In this podcast we discuss Atari computers and systems, new and old, review new games we collect, talk about all the systems, and the significance they had in our lives and the lives of others, and even talk about them in an historical context with the backdrop the times they were released, and how they are being used now. We do all this in an effort to finally understand the answer to this existential question: what does it mean to have grown up in the generation of "the Vertical blank."Credits:Written, Engineered and Produced by Jeff Fulton @8bitrocketWith help from Steve Fulton @fultonbot Branding by Daryl Litts @daryllitts

Into The Vertical Blank is a leisure podcast hosted by Jeff Fulton & Steve Fulton, with 163 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Jeff Fulton & Steve Fulton hosts Into The Vertical Blank, a leisure show with 163 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  Episode #164

  #164:ST Show: 25 Great Atari ST Games not on the Amiga

  Oct 4, 20261h 11mS7

  In this episode we look at 25 of our favorite #atarist and #atariste games that were not initially on the Amiga 500 in the 80s or 90s. The #Amiga has an incredible library of games, but if you only ever played the Amiga, you might hve missed these. Thanks for support from: Jason Moore, Atari Legend, AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 VintNerd All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/ Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank Chapters (00:00:00) - Opening (00:02:42) - Microleague Baseball II (00:05:24) - Whitewater Madness (00:08:12) - Championship Wrestling (00:12:01) - Loderunner (00:14:10) - Missile Command (00:16:36) - Joust (00:18:43) - Frantick (00:20:37) - Karateka (00:22:46) - Alien Thing (00:31:22) - Hoog (00:33:19) - Sundog The Frozen Legacy (00:41:10) - Substation (00:45:15) - Phantasie II (00:49:03) - ASTEROIDIA (00:52:50) - Crash Time Plumber (00:54:59) - Oids (00:56:47) - R0x Zero (00:58:31) - Supa ZaZai Da (00:59:48) - Miracle Boy in Dragon Land (01:01:16) - Roger (01:02:16) - Faster (01:04:28) - Zero-5

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #163

  #163: The A8 Show. Top 25 Atari 8bit Games not on the C64

  Sep 22, 20261h 13mS7

  For the premier episode of the A8 Show we decided to create a LIST! A Plain old top 25 game list would have many duplicates with the C64, so we decided to create a countdown of the top A8 games not on that system. 30+ games Thanks for support from: Jason Moore, Atari Legend, AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 VintNerd All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/ Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:56) - Honorable Mentions (00:08:15) - 25. Missile Command Millipede Asteroids (00:10:50) - 24. Alley Cat (00:14:00) - 23. Hawkquest (00:16:05) - 22. Getaway (00:17:47) - 21. Bacterion (00:19:10) - 20. Wyzle (00:20:40) - 19. Lord of the Orb (00:22:54) - 18. Last Star Fighter (00:24:12) - 17. Eastern Front (00:26:26) - 16. Twilight World (00:28:17) - 15. Cavelord (00:31:07) - 14. Blaster and Sinistar (00:32:38) - 12. Desmond’s Dungeon 33:45 (00:36:01) - 11. Caverns of Mars (00:39:01) - 10. Dandy and Dark Chambers (00:41:20) - 9. Starbowl Football (00:43:10) - 8. The Dreadnaught Factor (00:45:16) - 7. Shadow World (00:48:30) - 5. Preppie! and Preppie 2 (00:55:12) - 4. Laser Gates (00:57:46) - 3. Excalibur (01:01:26) - 2. Jawbreaker (aka Jaw Breaker) (01:03:41) - 1. Star Raiders

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #162

  #162: ST Show: You had it in the NES I had it on my Atari ST: Vol 1

  Sep 6, 202656 minS7

  #atari #atarist #nintendo #nes #BattleofMidway1941 #afterburner #aliensyndrome #arkanoid #baddudes #bioniccommando #bluesbrothers #bomberman #dynablaster #bubblebobble Hi this is Jeff and welcome to The Latest Atari ST Show. Today we look at 9 games I had on my Atari ST and YOU most likely played on something else. https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Intro song is Touch My Pain My Toy Longworth Intro 0:00 1941 Battle of Midway 4:07 Afterburner 8:40 Alien Syndrome 13:55 Arkanoid 19:21 Dad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja 22:55 Bionic Commando 27:13 Blues Brothers 31:40 Bomberman 37:12 Bubble Bobble 45:14 Thanks for support from: Jason Moore, Atari Legend, AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 VintNerd All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/ Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:07) - 1941 Battle of Midway (00:08:40) - Afterburner (00:13:55) - Alien Syndrome (00:19:21) - Arkanoid (00:22:55) - Dad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja (00:27:13) - Bionic Commando (00:31:40) - Blues Brothers (00:37:12) - Bomberman (00:45:14) - Bubble Bobble

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #161

  #161: Atari Now: Making Sense of Atari x Activision Packages

  Aug 27, 202631 minS7

  Atari has Licensed 39 games for physical release. We go through all of the confusing offerings and collections to make sense of what is on offer. All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/ Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #160

  #160: First Communion: The Gospel According To Atari

  Jul 15, 202625 minS9

  When my brother and I start our 2nd year of Catholic CCD class in 1978, we receive an introduction into a world we could have never imagined prior, and it changes our lives forever. Features the song "Touch My Pain" by Tony Longworth, See the video version here: https://intotheverticalblank.com/2026/07/15/the-first-communion-the-gospel-according-to-atari/ https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Thanks for support from: Jason Moore, Atari Legend, AtariBasement Atari Crypt BCB Coffee Boy, Daniel Beasley++, Barry Burkey Chris++ Dave the Velociraptor ED Possible, David L. Farquhar Jolt7800 Tony Longworth David Schmidt Daniel Stephens T1LT wesbrown18 VintNerd All music, audio / video production. writing and game play by @8bitrocket and or @fultonbot unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios #Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #GenerationAtari Website: https://intotheverticalblank.com/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarinow/ Itch.io: https://intotheverticalblank.itch.io/ Into The Vertical Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words & music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Out of the Vertical Blank Theme By Tony Longworth Into The vertical Blank On Blue SKY @8bitrocket.bsky.social Into The Vertical Blank on Mastodon @intotheverticalblank@techhub.social facebook https://www.facebook.com/intotheverticalblank

  ListenShow Notes

Recent guests on Into The Vertical Blank. Study who booked and why before you pitch.

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.