C64 vs Atari 800XL: Letter L - Kids Designed Levels & Game Eats You

Welcome back to Floppy Deep Dive! Letter L delivers INSANE retro chaos - neighborhood kids paid in pizza money designed Lode Runner levels that STILL destroy players 40 years later, plus a space horror game that literally traumatized an entire generation.
🎮 EPIC GAMES COVERED:

Lode Runner - 13-year-olds created torture chambers
Leader Board - Golf sim that consumed entire weekends
Living Daylights - Bond's most embarrassing disaster
Last V8 - Rage quit material with impossible controls
Loco - Cloned from rarest arcade game (35 boards total!)
Lunar Leeper - "Rescue" mission turned nightmare fuel

🔥 WILD STORIES:
How Doug Smith paid neighborhood kids $10K to design levels, copy protection dongles that cost more than profits, teenage brothers who made impossible games, and why one composer accidentally copied the WRONG song and created a masterpiece.
⚡ REAL HARDWARE, ZERO BS:
Authentic C64 vs Atari 800XL comparisons using original floppies, that legendary dongle I still own, and genuine 1980s gaming chaos.
Final Score: C64 wins 5/6 - but which game gave me PTSD?
Smash SUBSCRIBE for Letter M madness! Which letter are you most excited for? Drop it below! 🔥

Chapters:
00:00 Letter L Showdown
01:45 Lode Runner Legacy
05:44 Leader Board Madness
11:49 Bond Game Disaster
16:54 Last V8 Rage
21:45 Loco Train Chaos
27:05 Lunar Leeper Nightmare
34:39 8-Bit Reflections

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Hey, it's Tom from Texas, and here's why I do what I do— Floppy Deep Dive is all about real hardware, real nostalgia, and keeping the 8-bit magic alive. I make these videos for the folks who grew up on crackling CRTs, spent Saturdays swapping floppies, and still smile when the SID chip kicks in. This isn't about "who wins" or which frame is crispier—it's about reliving the era, having fun with these weird and wonderful games, and building a community that appreciates the quirks, the charm, and yes, even the "craptacular" moments of classic computing. If that's your vibe, you're in the right place. If not… there's always TikTok. Thanks for watching, supporting, and keeping the retro flame burning. BOOM!
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Commodore 64, Atari 800XL, Apple IIe, ZX Spectrum, NES, Amiga
Deep dives into mysterious floppies
C64 vs Atari/NES/Apple game comparisons
Retro repairs, mods, and 8-bit nostalgia

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