ATARI Encounter at L-5: So Close to Something Special

Most Atari 2600 space shooters ask you to move your ship and fire. Encounter at L-5 has a different idea. For this Friday Plays, I’m taking on Data Age’s 1982 paddle-controlled shooter to explore its unusual approach to aiming—and why I wish they’d taken it further.

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Jon Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.

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