Miscellaneous Sources(s) and Authors

     Download digitally archived Bally Arcade tape programs that will load with AstroBASIC (the BASIC with the built-in tape-interface).

Program Name Author Source Comments
Bruce Brigden     Programmed several programs for the Bally Astrocade.
Greg Miejski     Programmed several programs for the Bally Astrocade.
John Collins     Programmed several programs for the Bally Astrocade.
Stan Kendall     Programmed several programs for the Bally Astrocade.
Steve Walters     Programmed several programs for the Bally Astrocade. He was also part of General Video (along with Dave Ibach).
ABC Hobbycraft Christmas Card Guy McLimore Tape December 1983
Carnival Rapture Tim White Niagara Bugs Club Tape 1 Original music by Tim White (Mike White's brother)
Castle Bally Paul Pank Bally Alley Discussion Group This version, August 2005. Includes review.
Castle Quest Bruce Jaeger Creative Computing (July 1983): 122-123 'Text' adventure that uses the joystick. Large, random and pretty fun (if you map it!).
Checker II Collins Computer Company Tape This is the Astro BASIC version. The Bally BASIC listing is in the Arcadian, Vol. 2, Page 10 and 12
Chicken The Bit Fiddlers (Andy Guevara) Tape August 1982
Collatz Conjecture, The Jim Dunson Astro-Bugs Club Tape #5 August 1984. This program is a mathmatical demonstration. From the game loading screen: "About 30 years ago [1937] a professor named Collatz created this thought provoker. Start with any whole number. If it is odd, triple it +1. If it is even, take half. Repeat. The final result will always be one. Why is that? After all, the odd number is tripled + 1. This more than compensates for the halves???"
Goldfish Demo The Bit Fiddlers (Andy Guevara) Goldfish Demo Tape (1982) Seven goldfish swim around a fishtank, a clock runs, and a cat meows every minute. An example of a smooth machine language program.
Guess Number Unknown Unknown  
Happy Days Peggy Gladden Michigan Astro Bugs Tape 2 Music
Hi-Q-Solitaire Unknown Astro-Bugs Club Tape #1 Jump pegs over pegs until no pegs are left... or as few as possible.
Kaleidoscope Unknown Astro-Bugs Club Tape #1 A mirrored drawing program.
Michigan Astro-bugs Tape II (Compilation) Michigan Astro-bugs Michigan Astro-bugs Tape II This is the complete tape working as intended; you choose a game from the menu and it will load automatically. This version preserves the original distribution process of the tape, but it is slow to load a game. For convenience it is recommended to load each program serarately (the programs can be found elsewhere). The eight programs that are included are:

Side 1:
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Starbase I - By Creg Miejski
Wack-A-Mole - Wavemakers
Happy Days (Music) - Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (Peggy Gladden)
Rockin' Robin (Music) - Bobby Day (Peggy Gladden)

Side 2
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Snare A Bear - Stanley Kendall
W&W Racetrack - W&W Software Sales
Memory Lane - Wavemakers
Color Patterns - Stanley Kendall
Pin Art I Unknown Unknown (Found on a tape in Richard Houser's collection)  
Rockin' Robin Peggy Gladden Michigan Astro Bugs Tape 2 Music
Super Scribble Brett Bilbrey Astro-Bugs Club Tape #1 An interesting paint program. Can save & load