Today’s
episode of The Atari 7800 Game By Game Podcast will cover Desert Falcon &
Ballblazer. Also included is some talk of recent pickups and a lot of listener
feedback.
Future
episodes will cover and Choplifter & Karateka, Water Ski & Tank Command
& Touchdown Football & One-on-One Basketball. If you have any
thoughts or memories of these games, the system or any previously covered games,
you can send them to atari7800podcast@aol.com
Great podcast. You mentioned how great the Rotofoil looked in the Ballblazer artwork and wondered if it was a real model. It was in fact real, made by ILM (benefits of being part of the Lucasfilm empire).
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In the September 1984 issue of Electronic Games they cover the production of Ballblazer and RoF (5200 versions) as well as the impending launch of the 7800. After reading that issue, I thought the future looked bright for Atari. If only I knew what was about to happen...
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