<div> <p>In a special multi-part series comparing the 8-bit computers to the 5200 console, this first episode focuses on 1982. Scanning the regular magazines for mentions of the 5200, I also scour other magazines for both 8-bit and 5200 coverage. Only in this special series will you hear article summaries from these periodicals: Electronic Games, JoyStik, Video Games, Video Games Player and Atari Age Magazine.</p> <div> <h2>Introduction</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://theatari5200supercommunity.blogspot.com/">Atari 5200 Super Community Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://5200.gamebygamepodcast.com/">The Atari 5200 Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20200831194932/https://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/sylvia/sylvia.html">Atari 3200 prototype</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.atariprotos.com/5200/software/gremlins/gremlins.htm">Gremlins: last official release for the 5200</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <h2>Technical References</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/atari-inc-business-is-fun-martin-goldberg/1115183207">Business is Fun by Marty Goldberg and Curt Vendel</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-15/page/n59/mode/2up">Jan 1984 ANALOG Computing #15 article Transporting programs to the 5200</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-16/page/n11/mode/2up?q=5200">Feb 1984 ANALOG Computing #16 update for 2-port 5200</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <h2>Magazine Chronology</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/atari5200productreleaseannouncement/mode/2up">Jan 8, 1982: Atari Press Release Announcing the 5200</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/magazines/electronic_games/electronic_games_winter81.pdf">Winter 1981/1982 Electronic Games</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/magazines/electronic_games/electronic_games_may82.pdf">Mar 1982 Electronic Games</a><ul> <li><a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes/season-6/jerry-lawson">Command Line Heroes podcast about Jerry Lawson</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/magazines/electronic_games/electronic_games_may82.pdf">May 1982 Electronic Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/AtariAgeIssues1-7/Atari%20Age%20Issue%201%20%28May-June%201982%29/page/n3/mode/2up">May/Jun 1982: Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #1</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/magazines/electronic_games/electronic_games_jun82.pdf">Jun 1982 Electronic Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/AtariAgeIssues1-7/Atari%20Age%20Issue%202%20%28July-August%201982%29/mode/2up">Jul/Aug 1982: Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #2</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_1_Number_01_1982-08_Pumpkin_Press_US_a/page/n13/mode/2up?q=5200">Aug 1982 Video Games Vol 1, #1</a><ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080229043301/http://www.oxfordamericanmag.com/content.cfm?ArticleID=58&amp;Entry=Home">Billy Mitchell &amp; Perfect Pac-Man</a></li> <li><a href="https://perfectpacman.com/2021/09/06/dot-two/">Historical overview of fake Pac-Man high scores &amp; Billy Mitchell’s Fraud</a></li> <li><a href="https://perfectpacman.com/dot-two-supplemental/">Background research for the above</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Player_Vol_1_No_1_1982-09_Carnegie_Publications_US/page/n57/mode/2up?q=5200">Sep 1982: Video Games Player</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/joystik_magazine-1982-09/page/n5/mode/2up?q=5200">Sept 1982: Joystik Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/AtariAgeIssues1-7/Atari%20Age%20Issue%203%20%28September-October%201982%29/page/n7/mode/2up">Sep/Oct 1982: Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #3</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/newsletters/video_game_update/video_game_update_nov82.pdf">Nov 1982 The Video Game Update Vol 1, #8</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/joystik_magazine-1982-11/page/n57/mode/2up?q=5200">Nov 1982 Joystik Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_01_Number_09_1982-11_Reese_Communications_US/page/n7/mode/2up?q=5200">Nov 1982 Electronic Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/AtariAgeIssues1-7/Atari%20Age%20Issue%204%20%28November-December%201982%29/page/n3/mode/2up">Nov/Dec 1982: Atari Age Magazine Vol 1, #4</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-12/page/n51/mode/2up?q=5200">Creative Computing Vol 8, #12</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/joystik_magazine-1982-12/page/n5/mode/2up?q=5200">Dec 1982 Joystik Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_1_Number_03_1982-12_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n35/mode/2up">Dec 1982 Video Games Vol 1, #3</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/magazines/electronic_games/electronic_games_dec82.pdf">Dec 1982 Electronic Games</a><ul> <li><a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/history-of-video-game-consoles/Arcadia_2001">Arcadia 2001 overview</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.atarimania.com/documents/atari-5200-a-new-area-in-graphics-and-game-play.pdf">Late 1982 Atari P.O.P. (Point Of Purchase) and Advertising Support</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <h2>Production Notes</h2> <ul> <li>Music: <a href="https://stef-animal.bandcamp.com/">Stef Animal's Bandcamp page</a></li> <li>Episode page: <a href="http://playermissile.com/podcast/ep030.html">Episode 30</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/atari8bitgames">&#64;atari8bitgames</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>