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Sprite Castle 013: Friday the 13th

Lock your doors and check the closet… not that that’ll save you. For episode 13 of Sprite Castle this week we’re doing Friday the 13th by Domark. This is one of the games I originally did during the video run of Sprite Castle, so if you would like to see footage of the game in action check it out here.

If you would like to play along, you can find download links to emulators along with all the games played so far on Sprite Castle by clicking on the downloads tab at the top of the page. On the next episode we will be covering Mail Order Monsters by Electronic Arts.

Congratulations to Paul Ramos for being this episode’s King of the Castle and being the first person inducted into the Sprite Castle Royalty Hall of Fame! Listen to this week’s episode to find out how you can become the next King of the Castle!

[Show Links]

Link: GB64 Reorganizer 4.0.1.1
Link: Commodore Free Issue 88
Link: C64 WiFi Cart by Schema
Link: Scramble 1.4
Link: Ghosts’n Goblins Arcade
Link: Ghosts’n Goblins / Commando Arcade SE EasyFlash
Link: China Miner +26D
Link: Friday the 13th Manual
Link: Friday the 13th Audio Contest

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YDKF Episode 161: VCRs

On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I discuss my history with VCRs, from the first one we got when I was 5 in 1978 to the $300 Go Video dual-deck VCR I owned.

[Links]

Link: Visiting the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site
Link: What the Truck? It’s Truckhenge!
Link: Greetings from the Futuro, Earthlings!
Link: Stargardt Disease
Link: Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
Link: Interview with Rick Baker from “Everything You Wanted to Know About Monsters”
Link: LoveThyShelf.com
Link: RobOHara.com/Podcasts
Link: Braingames from HBO (YouTube)

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Me with my Charlie McCarthy ventriloquist doll. Christmas of 1981

Me and my sister, Christmas of 1983

Sprite Castle 012: Commando

Lock and load, people! This week’s game is Commando, and I also talk a little about the recently released updated version Commando Arcade SE as well. Commando was released in 1985 and the Special Edition was released in 2015. How ’bout THEM grenades!?

If you would like to play along, you can find download links to emulators along with all the games played so far on Sprite Castle by clicking on the downloads tab at the top of the page. On the next episode we will be covering Friday the 13th by Domark.

Congratulations to Steve Schirripa for being this episode’s King of the Castle! Listen to this week’s episode to find out how you can become the next King of the Castle!

[Show Links]

Link: Yape (Commodore +4 Emulator) 1.0.7
Link: JSidPlayer2
Link: NIBTools Update
Link: C64 Studio 4.2
Link: CBM Prg Studio 3.3.0
Link: Steve Morrow’s C64 Programming Tutorials
Link: Armiga 500 Review

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Sprite Castle 011: Jumpman

Officially this week’s game is Jumpman, although we also give Jumpman Junior a shout out as well. Both games were released by Epyx for the Commodore 64 in 1983. If you wondered why Jumpman was collecting pumpkins (like I did when I was a kid), you should listen to this episode.

If you would like to play along, you can find download links to emulators along with all the games played so far on Sprite Castle by clicking on the downloads tab at the top of the page. Next episode we will be covering Commando by Elite.

Congratulations to Paul Ramos for being this episode’s King of the Castle, and Sprite Castle’s first repeat King! Listen to this week’s episode to find out how you can become the next King of the Castle!

[Show Links]

Link: You Don’t Know Flack 158: Tornadoes
Link: Electric Dreams BBS Podcast
Link: The Average Runner Podcast
Link: Commodore Free #87
Link: C64 Studio 4.1
Link: Mega65 8-Bit Computer
Link: SEUCK 2015 Contest
Link: Hackersoft releases at Commodore is Awesome

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YDKF Episode 160: Raiders of the Lost Garage

Oh dear. It appears I recorded an episode using my SX-64 and somehow lost the cassette! On this episode I grab the portable mic and head out to the garage to dig through all of my retro junk in hopes of finding it. What all will we find out in the garage? Tune in and find out!

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Sprite Castle 010: Track and Field

This week’s game is Atarisoft’s 1984 port of Konami’s 1983 arcade classic, Track and Field. Is this game as bad as magazine reviewers made it out to be? Listen to this episode to find out!

If you would like to play along, you can find download links to emulators along with all the games played so far on Sprite Castle by clicking on the downloads tab at the top of the page. Next episode we will be covering Jumpman by Epyx.

Congratulations to Paul Ramos for being this episode’s King of the Castle! Listen to this week’s episode to find out how you can become the next King of the Castle!

[Show Links]

Link: C64c Keyboard Kickstarter
Link: Commodore Colored Keycaps
Link: Bitmap Brothers Book Kickstarter
Link: C64Warez.com (Utilities and more!)

New Game: Rent-a-Cop Crazy Hack!
New Game Update: Bruce Lee II (1.9)
New Game Update: Ultima IV (2.2)

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YDKF Episode 159: MAME

On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about MAME, the arcade game emulator. I talk about some of the different types of computer and devices I play MAME on (including things like PCs and the Raspberry Pi), some of the different controllers I use, and touch on some of the advantages of playing MAME on a computer over building a MAME cabinet. I think about half of this information has appeared in other episodes of YDKF, but I’ve had MAME on the mind and so this is what came out. The sub-theme of this episode is, “enjoy your hobby the way you want.”

Also check out these related YDKF episodes about MAME Cabinets, the iCade, the Raspberry Pi and my Emulation PC.

[Links]

Link: MonsterFeet.com
Link: Star Wars Teaser Trailer #2
Link: Star Wars Battlefront Trailer
Link: Alfred P. Murrah Blog Posts one and two.

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Sprite Castle 009: Donkey Kong Junior

Move over Daddy Kong, Junior is here to save you in the sequel to the original Nintendo smash hit Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior! Although the arcade version of Donkey Kong Junior was released all the way back in 1982, this excellent port was completed and released in November of 2014! Along with a complete review of the game I was able to get a few questions about the project answered by the coder himself, Mr. SID. Check it out!

If you would like to play along, you can find download links to emulators along with all the games played so far on Sprite Castle by clicking on the downloads tab at the top of the page. Next episode we will be covering Track and Field by Atarisoft.

Congratulations to Jeff aka @ScofflawStyle for being this episode’s King of the Castle! Listen to this week’s episode to find out how you can become the next King of the Castle!

[Show Links]

Link: NoQuarterPodcast.com
Link: Vintage Videogame Ads on Facebook and Twitter
Link: MonsterFeet.com
Link: TheAverageRunnerPodcast.com
Link: Reset 64 Magazine
Link: D64 Editor

New Game: Bruce Lee II
New Game: Ultima IV
New Game: Commando Arcade

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YDKF Episode 158: Tornadoes

It’s spring in the Midwest and that means it’s tornado season. On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about what it was like growing up in Tornado Alley and my experience with two devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma on May 3, 1999 and May 20, 2013.

[Links]

Link: TheAverageRunnerPodcast.com
Link: The Stoogeum
Link: Twister: Fury on the Plains (TLC Documentary/Youtube)
Link: May 20, 2013 News Coverage
Link: My Vacation Pictures

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May 4, 1999 — my mom’s neighborhood


May 20, 2013 — Moore, Oklahoma

Sprite Castle 008: Druid

Welcome, Druid who looks suspiciously like the Wizard from Gauntlet! On today’s episode of Sprite Castle I play Firebird’s 1986 classic Druid, which may or may not have been inspired by Atari’s Gauntlet. But totally was.

If you would like to play along, you can find download links to emulators along with all the games played so far on Sprite Castle by clicking on the downloads tab at the top of the page. Next episode we will be covering Donkey Kong Jr. by Mr. SID.

Congratulations to Scott Sackett for being this episode’s King of the Castle! Listen to this week’s episode to find out how you can become the next King of the Castle!

[Show Links]

Link: Druid Manual (Project 64)
Link: From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years
Link: Game Compilation Pack Download
Link: Gamebase 64 Reorganizer
Link: Kickstarter for new Commodore Cases

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