10.20.25 That Atari Show 113: Tony Barnes (Legendary Dev!) (Part 1 of 2) VectaGuard Zero, BPM Boy & More!


On this episode of ‘That Atari Show,’ Tony Barnes (Retroninja) joins us! He’s been a dev for over 4 decades & has created such masterful hits such as the Strike series (Urban Strike, etc) through to working at Electronic Arts, creating Buffy, Stryder & many more! On the Atari VCS side, he created BPM BOY, one game at the top of every player’s list! In part 1, Tony talks about creating a video game much like a work of art, how he expresses his love for music through games, and his impressions of the gaming industry after seeing it all! You won’t wanna miss this! (Part 2 will air in 2 weeks)

(Interview was conducted on August 28, 2025 via Zoom)

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