Episodes
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Dec. 8, 2023
Episode 18 - Interview with Award-Winning Composer, Megan McDuffee
Megan McDuffee is a multi-award-winning composer and music producer for video games and film. Her music has played an integral role in the Atari Recharged series. She's created music for games like River City Girls and Apex Legends Mobile along with her own solo work. Watch our interview with Megan to learn more about her musical journey and recording process. Follow Megan McDuffee and her work: https://meganmcduffee.com/ https://twitter.com/meganmcduffee Join the Atari Discord: https://discord....
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Nov. 10, 2023
Episode 17: Berzerk: Recharged w/ SneakyBox
NOTE: Some audio issues are present here as a result of the recording, specifically when Jason is speaking when we start playing the game. Cleaned it up as much as we could, but for the best experience, we recommend watching this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JT8mGuWah3k This episode goes behind the scenes of the now-available Berzerk: Recharged. The guests include: Gytis Dabašinskas: Lead designer Mateusz Kazmierczak: Lead Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_petterly/ Artstati...
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Oct. 27, 2023
Episode 16: From Recharged to Alan Wake 2
In the spirit of Halloween and the killer reception for Alan Wake 2, we reached out to Remedy producer, Tadas Migauskas - former SneakyBox producer on the first eight Recharged titles - to share his experience and talk about his first AAA experience. Join the Atari Discord: https://discord.gg/DmgXukk5rR Follow us: Atari: https://twitter.com/atari Jason Polansky: https://twitter.com/JaysOfDoom Ethan Stearns: https://twitter.com/EdogLost
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Oct. 13, 2023
Episode 15 - Neo Sprint Races to Atari VCS!
Following the stealth release on Atari VCS, Jason is joined again by Ethan Stearns and, for the first time, John Kauderer, to discuss and play Neo Sprint. Learn more about Neo Sprint: https://atari.com/products/neosprint Join the Atari Discord: https://discord.gg/DmgXukk5rR Follow us: Atari: https://twitter.com/atari Jason Polansky: https://twitter.com/JaysOfDoom Ethan Stearns: https://twitter.com/EdogLost
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Sept. 29, 2023
Episode 14 - Let's Play Haunted House
Join Atari's dynamic duo of Producers, Jason Polansky and Mark Perloff, as they play through Haunted House and discuss the upcoming Halloween release. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZO5ecKLv0o Wishlist Haunted House: https://link.atari.com/haunted-house Join the Atari Discord: https://discord.gg/DmgXukk5rR Follow us: Atari: https://twitter.com/atari Jason Polansky: https://twitter.com/JaysOfDoom
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Sept. 15, 2023
Episode 13 - PAX West Recap w/ Atari
Hosted by Jason Polansky (Producer, Atari), this week's episode of the Atari Podcast focuses on the team's experiences at PAX West 2023. Hear about what went into making the show a success for the team and what some of their standout moments were from the showfloor. Join the Atari Discord: https://discord.gg/DmgXukk5rR Follow us: Atari: https://twitter.com/atari Jason Polansky: https://twitter.com/JaysOfDoom Ethan Stearns: https://twitter.com/EdogLost Shah-Rukh Faridi: https://twitter.com/TanCon...
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Sept. 1, 2023
Episode 12: Days of Doom w/ SneakyBox
Get a behind-the-scenes look at upcoming Days of Doom with key members of the development team from SneakyBox: Gytis Dabašinskas: Lead designer Ieva Auželytė: Lead artist Rytis Kazakevičius: Lead programmer Vytautas Ruzgus: Producer
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Aug. 18, 2023
Episode 11: Chatting with Ethan Stearns
Due to scheduling issues, we had to push the Days of Doom episode out to the next time. However, this episode tries something different: a simple chat between Ethan Stearns (Atari VP of Games) and myself (Jason). I've prepared some conversation-starting questions, both games and not games-related, to learn more about some of the minds at Atari. Join the Atari Games Discord to ask questions or to hang with fellow Atari fans: https://discord.gg/HraD8b9Tn2
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Aug. 4, 2023
Episode 10: Quantum: Recharged w/ SneakyBox
This episode goes behind the scenes of the upcoming Quantum: Recharged. The guests include: Augustas Vachauzas: Game designer of Quantum: Recharged at SneakyBox Danielius Gudauskas: Ports producer on Quantum: Recharged and all other SneakyBox-developed Atari titles David Paige: Atari's own VCS games guru
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July 21, 2023
Episode 9: Making Mr. Run and Jump for 2600 and Today (w/ John Mikula)
The podcast is back! And since we're gearing up for the release of Mr. Run and Jump next week, who better to join us than the creator and game designer, himself? John walks us through his journey to Graphite Lab, how Mr. Run and Jump came to be, and what it was like creating a current-gen version of the title.
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April 26, 2022
Episode 8: Let's Play Gravitar: Recharged
Adam is back! Following the announcement of Gravitar: Recharged, we return with a Let's Play to dive into what's new in the latest series entry, answer some questions, and try to restrain our profanity along the way. Watch here:https://youtu.be/g4GylKcW9ug Wishlist Gravitar: Recharged on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1905430/Gravitar_Recharged/
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April 5, 2022
Episode 7: Let's Play Kombinera
We're joined by Matt Raithel, Jacob Lear, and Phil Snowbarger from Graphite Lab and Joystick - the team behind Kombinera -- for some developer gameplay, and to share development insights and tips for overcoming the most challenging levels (especially the hidden ones). Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/DlYGBmvWNUU
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Oct. 22, 2021
Episode 6: Let's Play Black Widow: Recharged
Something a little different this week: we play some Black Widow: Recharged and dig into the ins and outs of the title, including mechanics, strategies, and the subtle details about the upcoming release. Video link: https://youtu.be/MEQlAQeGZFE
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Oct. 8, 2021
Episode 5: Selecting the Games of Atari Recharged
Jason and Adam address some players' and listeners' feedback before diving into the process of deciding which games get the Recharged treatment.
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Oct. 1, 2021
Episode 4: Producing Atari Recharged (with Tadas Migauskas)
Tadas Migauskas - producer at SneakyBox - joins the podcast to review some reviews of Centipede: Recharged, hype the next three titles, and discuss what it means to be a producer.
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Sept. 24, 2021
Episode 3: Designing Centipede Recharged (with Vaidas Okunis)
Vaidas Okunis - designer on Centipede: Recharged - joins the podcast to discuss what went into making the unique challenges, his history in the game industry, and his time as a fire juggler in a Lithuanian circus.
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Sept. 17, 2021
Episode 2: The Music of Centipede Recharged (with Megan McDuffee)
Megan McDuffee - the composer/musical artist behind the bumpin’ soundtrack of Centipede Recharged - joins Adam and Jason to talk about her journey from classical roots to games industry OST phenom.
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Sept. 10, 2021
Episode 1: Get to know Centipede: Recharged
In this pilot episode, get acquainted with Jason (producer) and Adam (title lead), and find out what excites us most about our new game Centipede: Recharged. Please rate and review us on podcast services.