Bally Alley Astrocast: Episode 1: Gunfight and Checkmate

Episode 1 of the Bally Alley Astrocast covers the two built-in games Gunfight and Checkmate.  The first two issues of the Arcadians newsletter (from April and May 1978) are covered in detail.  Also discussed are the recent additions to the BallyAlley.com website, news and much more Bally Arcade goodness!

Recurring Links

• BallyAlley.com - Bally Arcade / Astrocade Website
• What's New at BallyAlley.com
• Orphaned Computers & Game Systems Website
• Bally Alley Yahoo Discussion Group
• Bally Arcade / Astrocade Atari Age Sub-forum
• Bally Arcade/Astrocade High Score Club

Game Reviews

• Gunfight Instructions (from Bally Home Library Computer Owner's Manual)
• Gunfight Instructions (from Bally Professional Arcade Owner's Manual)
• Gunfight Instructions (from Bally Professional Arcade Owner's Manual "Fun & Brains")
• Gun Fight (Midway Arcade Game) - Wikipedia
• Gun Fight (Midway Arcade Game) - The International Arcade Museum
• Western Gun (Taito Arcade Game) - The International Arcade Museum
• The Golden Age Arcade Historian
• Mirco's PT-109 - The first microprocessor-based video game?
• Checkmate Instructions (from Bally Home Library Computer Owner's Manual)
• Checkmate Instructions (from Bally Professional Arcade Owner's Manual)
• Checkmate Instructions (from Bally Professional Arcade Owner's Manual "Fun & Brains")
• Checkmate (Midway Arcade Game) - The International Arcade Museum
• Blockade (Gremlin Arcade Game) - Wikipedia
• Blockade (Gremlin Arcade Game) - The International Arcade Museum
• Hustle (Gremlin Arcade Game) - The International Arcade Museum
• Space Race (Atari Arcade Game) - The International Arcade Museum

News

• Yahoo Group Message: "Anyone ever use the Astrocade Calculator?" (reply from Lance Squire)
• Yahoo Group Message: "On Tony Miller Passing"
• A Description of the Bally Professional Arcade Video Hardware and Associated Coin-Operated Hardware, by Tony Miller (2001)
• Astrocast Theme - By Dominic Lowhar and Brandon Reeves

Arcadians Newsletter

• An Introduction to the Bally Professional Arcade, by Bob Fabris
• Arcadians No. 1 (April 12, 1978)
• Arcadians, no. 2 (May 29, 1978)
• JS&A Bally Home Library Computer ad from Scientific American, September 1977 (B&W)
• JS&A Catalog, excerpt (1977), Bally Home Library Computer (Color)
• Speed Math / Bingo Math - Game Instructions (Bally Version)
• Baseball / Handball / Tennis / Handball - Game Instructions (Bally Version)

What's New on BallyAlley.com

• Feb 2, 2016 - Bally Pin Review. By Arnie Katz and Bill Kunkel. Electronic Games, May 1982: 70.
• Feb 4, 2016 - ZGRASS Opens New Vistas for Computer Artists. By David Needle. InfoWorld, April 5, 1982: 25-26.
• Feb 5, 2016 - Programmables: Show Business Is In Cartridges. Consumer Electronics, May 1979: 23.
• Feb 9, 2016 - 'Arcadian' Articles Compilation - Information and Links Compiled by Adam Trionfo
• Feb 11, 2016 - Latest in Home Video Games, The. By Robert L. Perry. Boy's Life (Dec 1982): 10.
• Feb 11, 2016 - Language Control Structures for Easy Electronic Visualization. By Tom Defanti. Byte 5, no. 11 (Nov. 1980): 90-106.
• Feb 11, 2016 - Pictures by Funny Numbers. By Frank Dietrich and Zsuzsa Molnar. Creative Computing (June 1981): 102-107.
• April 7, 2016 - Software Reviews Bach's 15 Two-Part Inventions, 27 Christmas Carols and Guitar Course, by C.J. Anderson. Cursor 2, no. 4 (November 1980): 79.
• April 12, 2016 - Programming the Bally Arcade/Astrocade, by Adam Trionfo.
• April 13, 2016 - Blast Droids Review, By Kevin O'Neill. Niagara B.U.G. Bulletin, 1, no. 5 (October 5, 1982): 13.
• April 14, 2016 - Mazeman Review by Kevin O'Neill. Niagara B.U.G. Bulletin, 2, no. 5 (June 1984): 22.
• April 14, 2016 - Z80 Mini Course Review. By Al Rathmell. (Previously unpublished Arcadian review)

End-Show Music

• Scott Joplin Ragtime Classics (Tape #3) - By George Moses (Astrocade Audio Files)
• Maple Leaf Rag - By Scott Joplin - Astrocade Audio (mp3)