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- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDavid lays out the how and why of leaving Atari, and forming the first third party developer for the 2600, Activision.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDan explains what it was like transforming licensed properties into video games, and ponders the evolution of gaming's focus from fantasy into replicating reality.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDavid lays out his childhood inventing ways, and what lured him to video game design.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeBob talks about how he initially was tasked with bringing the Transformers universe to life by former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeBellomo touches on the job of storytellers, the greatness of the worlds created by so many of the toy creators from the 80's and 90's, and how the lack of this in modern toys affects kids today.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDavid breaks down the innovative, game-changing collaborative design environment they created at Activision.
- 2016– 8mNot RatedTV EpisodeKitchen speaks about working on "Bart vs. The Space Mutants" for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the worst video game of all-time.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDan shares anecdotes from his time at Activision.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDavid explains adapting existing code on another game into Ghostbusters for the Commodore 64 to meet a deadline, and having to put his own little brainchildren in each game.
- 2016– 8mNot RatedTV EpisodeBudiansky breaks down the transition of the Transformers comic from the four-issue miniseries to a monthly book, and passing the book off to another writer after issue 55.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeHow Activision title "Keystone Kapers" made its way from Kitchen's psyche to the Atari 2600 is covered here.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeBob talks about getting Transformers fan mail from Stan Lee, editing Stan's work on Solarman, and going Hollywood with him.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeBellomo talks about scarcity in toy collecting and the toy that evades him in his own collecting efforts.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeBob talks about his writing process, which Autobot was modeled in the likeness of Clint Eastwood, why Optimus Prime is iconic, and the Dinobots.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeKitchen talks about how Nintendo single-handedly brought video games back from the dead in 1985.
- Bob answers the question every Batteries interviewee is asked - what does Nostalgia mean to him?
- Dan answers the question every Batteries interviewee is asked - what does Nostalgia mean to him?
- David answers the question every Batteries interviewee is asked - what does Nostalgia mean to him?
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDan talks about how the Atari 2600 first came onto he and his brother's radar, and how that led to meeting the Activision gang.
- 2016– 9mNot RatedTV EpisodeBob delves into the inner workings of the special projects committee at Marvel, the NFL's short-lived foray into comic books with SuperPro, and being appalled by Camel cigarette company's efforts to reach Marvel's audience base.
- David gets into his long-shelved and recently-unearthed Atari 2600 rendition of Boggle, and the most important thing he learned from Nolan Bushnell while at Atari.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDavid recounts the rigorous hiring process he endured in landing a job at Atari, and talks about the first title he programmed there - Outlaw.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeKitchen explains the how and why of the Great Video Game Crash of 1983 here.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDavid has it brought to his attention that he inadvertently created the first in-game video game tutorial as he plays Pitfall.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDan and Garry Kitchen recount their interview at Activision with David Crane and Al Miller, and beating the sensei in his own dojo.
- 2016– 11mNot RatedTV EpisodeKitchen talks about creating "A Boy and His Blob" for the Nintendo Entertainment System with longtime collaborator David Crane.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDavid assures that they were never worried about their next game idea at Activision and plays a little Freeway.
- 2016– 8mNot RatedTV EpisodeBob takes us through the full life cycle of his Marvel Comics monthly book brainchild, "Sleepwalker."
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDan rehashes his days working on titles for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and how their monopolistic policies resurrected the game industry.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeBob talks about how he fought for Megatron, and reads the full original draft of the character profile he scribbled onto a legal pad and submitted to Hasbro back in 1983.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeBob reads his own words from the first issue of Transformers he wrote, via the compendium fellow BNI interviewee Mark Bellomo contributed to, Transformers Classics Vol. 1.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeBob reads the full original draft of the Optimus Prime character profile he scribbled on the front and back of a piece of legal pad paper and submitted to Hasbro back in 1983.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDavid explains some of the problem solving that had to go on in the early days of Activision to ensure Atari didn't thwart their plans, and a game porting case study conducted with Pitfall II.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeDan talks about some of the games that never made out of the Activision development lab. Yet.
- 2016– 9mNot RatedTV EpisodeDan takes us through the porting of Ghostbusters from the Commodore 64 to the Atari 2600 and NES before actually playing the game he created on camera.
- 2016– Not RatedTV EpisodeWe are taken through the evolution of a Transformers comic book cover at Marvel, and Bob explains what makes a good cover.
- A night of hard drinking leads to bloodshed and the scramble to cover up the crime.
- Sketch comedy from the creators of the online series "Swaggapuss Gets a Job." The show is hosted by the character Swaggapuss as hits the streets to ask people what "Smur" means to them. Ramon "R.L." Terry, Malik Sims and a growing cast of others team up for pure randomness of sketch comedy.
- Actress/producer Charlize Theron and director Jason Ritman talk about the film "Tully"; the rock band Bad Wolves discuss their single.
- Down on his luck sports writer Brett Flanagan has a huge gambling debt when he meets successful art dealer Cynthia. Is this the spark he needs to change his ways or will his dark past keep him down forever?
- 100 NIGHTS with Strangling Jack" is a documentary series following comedic actor Strangling Jack's first 100 shows of his journey to becoming a working stand up comedian.
- 3 short animations in 1 collection by Ivars Vilums: "Going Home", "Spooks!", and "Wanting" take you from the mundane through fantasy into possibility.
- 1996–TV Episode
- A lifelong womanizer gets a taste of his own medicine.
- Taken from the Italian novel 'the worst glass can' tells the adventures of three men marginalized in an old hotel on a small asteroid called 666 Desdemona. Their peace is disturbed by the arrival of a luxury rocket-bus carrying several guests rich and snobbish who stay in the hotel for questioning by two crazy cops looking for a dangerous alien terrorist.
- Jack Potter is the Marshal of Yellow Sky, Texas. He journeys home from San Antonio with his new bride. In the meantime, the town ne'er do well has gotten drunk and is shooting up the town. Who will triumph and how?
- A Cry For Help is a documentary that tells the story of Ajane "AJ" Burt, a young man with a bright future ahead of him, dealing with depression and family tragedy that ultimately lead to him taking his own life.