Activision and Atari

TCW Podcast Episode 126 - Activision and Atari   We look at the video games that Activision made for the Atari VCS/2600 when the founders of Activision split from Atari.  Activision focused on graphics and presentation as a key factor in the game creation process.  They were able to push the limits of the Atari VCS to do things that were thought impossible by the base system.  The sunset employed in the game with Stampede is used again in later games and became a kind of hallmark of some Activision games.  With the release of Pitfall 2,  the inclusion of a special chip providing enhanced graphics, and music hints at where the VCS could have gone had the crash not occurred!   TCW 009 - The History of Mediagenic Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/history-of-mediagenic-part-i/ TCW 010 - The History of Mediagenic Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/history-of-mediagenic-part-ii/ How CRT Televisions Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4UgZBs7ZGo Dragster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz79pdqiyk0 Checkers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhtePX2BApk Fishing Derby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_25-gc-sno0 Boxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JAf0RDD_qg Bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sckeVsRrsc Skiing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVBcKKCEkB0 Laser Blast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvnq96SVQh0 Tennis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TueiMj2l3k Ice Hockey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aev4tsHuPc Stampede: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-e2ZE5YDeU Stampede Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB6fbtr9pb4 Freeway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5pdJz3DcNk Freeway Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHxuTPcSAs Kaboom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SBEh2p9KA Kaboom Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkNztWEVxD4 Avalanche Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VDvRlNuaX4 Barnstorming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzekJZZ9QW0 Barnstorming Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOIxiVjjZgU River Raid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnFjVybfxj4 River Raid Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baep8YZO-l4 Starmaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmJcXXvK2Bo Starmaster Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClO_Gvr7G2U Sky Jinks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ3ppEtCs0w Chopper Command: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EecA8TdChxo Pitfall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAJzamWAFOE Pitfall Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA4V-n8Ft3g Grand Prix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWkPqNl0nw8 Seaquest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErknoYi8Ja0 Decathlon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfaOTKClseM Robot Tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U9_AzXddBU Robot Tank Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJF5jhajb4 Pitfall 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZIMaJnzPzw Pitfall 2 Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3AWTX3V2yY   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/