s01 - Four Tales of Atari Christmas Past
Join Shinto for four short tales of Atari Christmas past in this special edition of the Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast. This episode was originally published in 2015, but re-recorded in 2020, mostly to remove all the unlicensed music and replace it with music licensed under Creative Commons.
Download or listen to the podcast episode at atarijaguargamebygame.libsyn.com/s01-four-tales-of-atari-christmas-past
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Intro sound clips (in order)
Music
- Sleigh Ride by Dee Yan-Key
- A Christmas Adventure by TRG Banks (get it? Adventure?)
- The First Blip Blop Noel by DMA-SC, created on an Atari ST
- Silent Night part 1 by Dexter Britain (which used to be on the Free Music Archive)
- We Three Kings by Ben DeVries
The mystery light gun toy from my childhood
After recording the episode, I decided to start looking through some old catalog scans on wishbookweb.com, I was actually able to find the light gun toy I described, in the 1979 Simpson-Sears Canada Christmas Catalog: the L.A.Z.E.R. Light Star!
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L.A.Z.E.R. Light Star shooting gallery with sound. Projects image of spaceship on your wall by a beam of light. When you make a perfect shot with your Light Fighter, the spaceship explodes. Uses 2 'D' and 2 '9V' batteries (not incl.) $39.99
References & Sources
- 1982 Sears Wishbook
- Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast episode 66 (Asteroids)
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A Christmas Story (1983 motion picture)
- Ewok Village
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Radio Shack Armatron
- Mollie B Polka Party
Edited by Shinto
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