The Professor Posted July 27, 2015 Report Posted July 27, 2015 One of our favorite podcasts has a new episode online! This week's episode is about Berzerk, the 1980 video game by Stern Electronics that became immensely popular in arcades and on the Atari 2600 VCS. The Retroist is a fantastic podcast, and it's long-been a personal favorite among the Mods here at the site for many years. I hope you'll find the time this weekend to maybe put on a great game, tune in and listen to this great podcast. Maybe it'll become a weekend routine! Listen to the Retroist Podcast here: https://ia801500.us.archive.org/15/items/retroistberzerk/Retroist-189-Berzerk.mp3 You can also search iTunes for Retroist Podcast, or visit The Retroist here: http://www.retroist.com/2015/07/26/retroist-podcast-episode-189-berzerk/ Here's what The Retroist had to say about the episode: Retroist Podcast – Episode 189 – Berzerk On today’s show, I start off by talking about how after breaking an Atari joystick while playing Berzerk, I grew closer to one friend and further apart from another. Then I jump into the star of this episode, the Stern arcade classic, Berzerk. I talk about the people and company who created the game, the gameplay, strategy, ports, sequels and much much more.
Justin Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 The last time I played Berzerk, Evil Otto got me!
StormSurge Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 I love the Retroist as well. This was another great one. So, I take it breaking controllers while playing Berzerk is a common occurrence?
The Professor Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Posted July 28, 2015 So, I take it breaking controllers while playing Berzerk is a common occurrence? Yes! More than any other 2600 game that I can think of. Evil Otto can be startling. The natural reflex is to yank back on the joystick quickly, and that can lead to a mishap like Justin's and the Retroist's. :qbert:
StormSurge Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 Hopefully Justin had a good friend like the Retroist did & hooked him up with a new one.
The Professor Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Posted July 28, 2015 Hopefully Justin had a good friend like the Retroist did & hooked him up with a new one. We have a small crate of new joysticks that we've been giving away in the forums as prizes, I'm sure he won't suffer for very long
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