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Hey there, friends...Sean here.

Something I've been thinking a lot about lately...I'm really thinking of doing one more, maybe two more episodes and then ending the podcast. A lot of things have factored into this:

- As it is now, I'm averaging, what? An episode a year?? When I started this podcast, I was doing it biweekly, then monthly, and then...I don't know...life?

- I really want to free myself up for other projects, at least one of which has been in the making for over ten years.

- Zero Page Homebrew really does a much better job at this stuff than I ever can, so I figure...why not let the true experts take care of it?

- I just can't keep up with the pace of the homebrew world right now. There have been a slew of new ones either out or announced since my most recent episode (November 2022!!). And some of those games have been in genres that I just cannot get into, so there's no way I'd be able to do them justice.

- On a technical side...when I started this podcast, I was still kind of new-ish to podcasting, and so I used a quick-and-easy podcasting plugin with my web hosting provider. Sadly, that plugin is extremely out of date and literally does not work with the version of PHP that I use with that service -- for my most recent episode, I literally had to downgrade my version of PHP (meaning any web sites I hosted crashed) to upload the newest episode to the feed, then go back and re-upgrade the PHP version. I could re-work this but it would almost certainly require setting up a new RSS feed and getting people to switch over to that one, which...isn't really worth the hassle.

- And just plain...lack of interest, to be quite honest. I'm still playing the games; I just haven't had the interest or attention span to do the necessary research. And when I do said research, I need to script it out in a podcastable format, find the time to record, and much more difficult: find the time to post-produce. There just aren't enough hours in a day, and most unfortunately, there is only one of me. (If I could have, like, five instances of me, I wouldn't be posting this message!)

I'll keep y'all abreast of what's going on as things happen, but at least as of now, this is where my head is at. Huge thank you to everybody who have been listening, and of course a huge thank you goes out to No Swear Gamer, who got it all started in the first place.

Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not.

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2 hours ago, dauber said:

I'm really thinking of doing one more, maybe two more episodes and then ending the podcast.

I'm really saddened to hear that, that's a huge loss Sean. Thank you for what you've created so far @dauber! You've given the Atari 7800 community something great, and in the spirit of @nosweargamer which is a wonderful thing. I hope you'll pick this up again when you feel the inspiration. We're here if you are.

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I concur with everyones sentiments.  Your podcasts have been heartwarming and fun to listen to.  The key with this hobby is to not let it become a job so to speak, take your time with your projects and don't try to keep up with someone else's schedule.  I have a friend who does lottery scratchers for youtube, and I am somewhat jealous how he can pump out videos with little to no research and certainly no script.  I understand the decision and hope we hear from you in some capacity in the future!

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18 hours ago, TrekMD said:

Sorry to learn you are ending the podcast but, as you say, life goes get in the way.  So, any idea when you'll be doing the one or two episodes?  What games?  I'll try to send you feedback for one or both of those episodes.  🙂

Actually, it might end up being more. Most recently I did the Dragonfly cartridge, so my self-diagnosed OCD is telling me I should round out the "dragon" quadrilogy with Dragon's Cache (which is my next planned game anyway), Dragon's Descent, and Dragon's Havoc. And I will not put an end to the podcast without including Popeye. So maybe three or four episodes, then done.

Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not.

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1 hour ago, dauber said:

Actually, it might end up being more. Most recently I did the Dragonfly cartridge, so my self-diagnosed OCD is telling me I should round out the "dragon" quadrilogy with Dragon's Cache (which is my next planned game anyway), Dragon's Descent, and Dragon's Havoc. And I will not put an end to the podcast without including Popeye. So maybe three or four episodes, then done.

Even an "update" episode per year would be a real treat @dauber.

I hope you'll still continue to be part of the Atari community, and continue to join our little group in the Atari I/O Forums :Nolan_Bushnell:

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4 hours ago, Justin said:

I hope you'll still continue to be part of the Atari community, and continue to join our little group in the Atari I/O Forums :Nolan_Bushnell:

I'll try -- I've been kind of forgetting about posting here and AtariAge, simply because my brain is mush right now! I'll try harder. 🙂

Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not.

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9 hours ago, dauber said:

Episode 53: Where I've been, where I am, and where I'm going

Whatever happened to this podcast? Well, listen on and find out! Lotsa new homebrews out, so little time!

http://homebrew78.fab4it.com/index.php?name=hbh_episode_053.mp3

While I'm saddened to hear that this is the end, I totally understand. Thank you so much for doing this podcast as long as you have Sean. I've really enjoyed it. Also thank you for the mention. I don't know that I contributed much, but appreciate the mention. As always, I will continue to follow you and Jim on your Pie Factory Podcast, even if it becomes an annual podcast. 😉

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I was so happy to see a new episode of the podcast but then I listened.  Man, I am saddened you are no longer going to make this podcast.  I do, however, understand why you have made the decision.  It was fun while it lasted and I really appreciate what you did with the podcast.  Thanks for the mention as well! 

🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming...

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