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Time Bomb Quantum: Death and Taxes
A look at Time Bomb’s Quantum and its standout tale “Death and Taxes” a dark, clever sci‑fi twist on immortality, government control, and life after death.
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Atari Set 1.2 Quantum
A look back at Atari’s 1982 arcade oddity Quantum — trackball tricks, missed home ports, and a modern revival as the Atari Set continues.
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Wake up — it’s time to leave Dreamland
Rediscovering a long‑lost 1992 Mario alarm clock, blending nostalgia with the unsettling persistence of a clock that’s been quietly ticking for decades.
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Barry Gibbons Is SpaceMan
The biggest news from this past week: guest blogger Barry Gibbons’ TimeWarped makes its debut right here on Beware The Spaceman. Barry begins his unreliable narrations by looking back at…
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Award Season I: A Chief Scouts Award
A memoir of Scouting, disability, and self‑reflection. Barry Gibbons revisits the Chief Scout’s Award and the meaning of achievement with imperfect memories.
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Aquaventure Atari’s Lost Treasure
A look at Aquaventure, an unreleased‑until‑2022 Atari 2600 scuba‑diving score‑chaser, covering its risk‑reward fish shooting, rising difficulty, and its likely fate as a casualty of the 1983 crash.
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Atari Set 1.1 Missile Command
The threat of nuclear war is maybe an odd concept for a video game. In Missile Command you’re trying to stop your bases being hit by incoming missiles. The year…
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First Party Atari
The Atari 2600 was technically the second generation of video game consoles, but for many it was the first system they ever owned. Its importance in the history of video…
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Down The Rabbit Hole..
It started with the 2nd ever console I ever bought new: Blaze’s Evercade handheld. I don’t buy much gaming‑wise that isn’t on sale digitally or reconditioned these days. What sold…
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SpaceMan the Legacy Sequel
Beware The Spaceman was always home for those of us who’ve felt a little off‑planet. A place for outsiders to launch our own projects and ramble away in our own…
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Barry Gibbons Is SpaceMan
Read Full Post: Barry Gibbons Is SpaceManThe biggest news from this past week: guest blogger Barry Gibbons’ TimeWarped makes its debut…
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SpaceMan the Legacy Sequel
Read Full Post: SpaceMan the Legacy SequelBeware The Spaceman was always home for those of us who’ve felt a little off‑planet.…