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  1. Atari Systems

    1. Atari General

      A general discussion for Atari-related topics that aren't covered by a specific Atari console or computer forum.

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    2. Atari 2600

      The Atari 2600 is the system that started it all for Atari, and is by far the most popular classic gaming console. This forum covers all 2600 systems produced by Atari, as well as 2600-compatible consoles produced by third-parties.

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    3. Atari 5200

      The Atari 5200 was Atari's second cartridge-based game console. Based on the Atari 8-bit computer line and labeled the "SuperSystem", the 5200 was Atari's answer to growing competition in a market they were losing control over.

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    4. Atari 7800

      The Atari 7800 ProSystem is a contemporary of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Master System. Based on extensive feedback from Atari customers, the 7800 features a streamlined design, backward compatibility with the 2600, a powerful graphics processor, and simplified controllers.

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    5. Atari Lynx

      Lynx was Atari's first portable game system, and world's first color handheld. It was designed by Epyx and the engineers who created the Amiga. Ahead of its time, the Lynx sported a backlit color screen, stereo sound (in model 2) and an impressive range of games. Check out our rarity guide or explore many games listed on Atari Gamer.

       

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    6. Atari Jaguar

      Atari's last game console, the Atari Jaguar represented a huge leap in technology from previous offerings. Featuring a 64-bit architecture, the Jaguar had great potential, but its power was difficult to tap. Even then, many great games were released and the Jaguar has an avid fan base today.

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    7. Atari VCS

      Discussion forum for the new Atari VCS console.

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    8. Dedicated Systems

      Before Atari produced the famous 2600, they created many standalone consoles such as Pong, Speedway, and Stunt Cycle. Recently, Atari has been creating new dedicated consoles, such as the Atari Flashback.

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    9. Atari 8-Bit Computers

      Atari's original 8-bit computer line, featuring the Atari 400, 800, XL, and XE series of computers. Powerful and well-engineered, the Atari 8-bit computers are still popular with fans today!

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    10. Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers

      Atari's next generation computer line, the Atari ST computers were based on the Motorola 68000 series chips, the same as the Macintosh at the time. The ST would also be followed by the TT and Falcon.

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    11. Atari Portfolio

      The Atari Portfolio is a palmtop, IBM PC-compatible portable computer released by Atari in 1989, the world's first palmtop computer!

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  2. Classic Consoles

    1. Classic Console Discussion

      Discussion of classic gaming consoles outside the Atari realm.

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    2. ColecoVision / Adam

      Coleco launched the ColecoVision in 1982, with the console quickly becoming popular due to its library of arcade ports. The ColecoVision has a large homebrew following today.

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    3. Intellivision / Aquarius

      This forum is for discussion of the Mattel Intellivision, Atari's primary competitor against the 2600, as well as the Mattel Aquarius computer. Intellivision systems include the original Intellivision, Intellivision II, INTV III, and the Sears Super Video Arcade.

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    4. Bally Arcade/Astrocade

      Discussion forum for the Bally Arcade/Astrocade console.

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    5. Odyssey 2 / Videopac

      Discussion revolving around the Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000/G7400

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    6. Vectrex

      Discuss the world's only vector-based video game console here!

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    7. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom

      Discuss Nintendo's first cartridge-based system, the NES, here!

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    8. Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Super Famicom

      Discuss Nintendo's second cartridge based system here!

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    9. Sega Genesis

      Sega's popular fourth-generation 16-bit system, would ultimately compete head-to-head with the Super Nintendo.

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    10. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

      Discussion forum for the 3DO console and the unreleased Panasonic M2

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    11. Dreamcast

      Discussion for the SEGA Dreamcast console.

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    12. SMS High Score Club

      Join the Sega Master System High Score Club today!

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    13. TG-16/PC Engine High Score Club

      Compete for high scores on the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine!

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  3. Classic Computing

    1. Classic Computing Discussion

      Use this forum to discuss the plethora of classic computers outside of Atari 8-bit offerings. These include the Apple II, Commodore 64/128, Amiga, TI 99/4a, MSX, TRS-80 and others.

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    2. Apple II Computers

      Discussion for Apple's 8-bit computer line.

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    3. TI-99/4A Computers

      Discussion for TI-99/4A Computers

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    4. Commodore 8-bit Computers

      Discussion for Commodore PET, Vic-20, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and other 8-bit Commodore systems.

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    5. Commodore Amiga

      Discussion for Amiga Computers, CDTV, and CD32

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    6. Tandy Computers

      Discussion for Tandy computers, including the TRS-80 Models I, II, III, and 4, Color Computers, and Model 100.

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  4. Modern Consoles

    1. Modern Gaming Discussion

      This forum is for discussion of all modern game systems, including gaming on consoles and computers.

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    2. Sony Playstation 5

      Discuss Sony's Playstation 5 console here!

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    3. Xbox Series S/X

      Discuss Microsoft's latest Xbox Series S and X consoles here!

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    4. Atari VCS (Redirect)   (8,811 visits to this link)

      Discussion forum for the new Atari VCS console.

    5. Nintendo Switch

      Discussion about Nintendo's latest game console and games.

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    6. Microsoft Xbox One

      Discussion forum for the Xbox One.

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    7. Sony PlayStation 4

      Talk about the Sony Playstation 4 here.

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    8. Microsoft Xbox 360

      Discussion about the Microsoft Xbox 360 (not including the original Xbox).

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    9. Sony Playstation 3

      Please discuss the Sony Playstation 3 and games here.

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    10. Nintendo Wii / Wii U

      Discussion forum for the Nintendo Wii and Wii U consoles and games.

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  5. Gaming General

    1. Gaming General Discussion

      Gaming discussion not covered by other specific gaming forums.

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    2. Arcade and Pinball

      Many of us grew up pumping quarters into arcade games, and here's where you can discuss all your favorites. From Pong to Pinball to the latest arcade games, if it has a coin slot, then you're at the right place!

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    3. Emulation

      Emulators allow you to experience classic games on modern PCs (and other devices!) Discuss the latest emulator developments and ask questions about emulation here!

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    4. Hardware

      This forum is for discussion of hardware at a more technical level than you'll find in the other forums. If you have a hardware question you'd like to ask or have some interesting knowledge you'd like to share with others, post it here!

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    5. Prototypes

      Ever wondered about all those games that were announced but never released? Or games that have been discovered over the years that no one even knew existed? Or have you discovered a new prototype that no one's seen yet? Here's the place to talk about prototype games, led by Tempest of AtariProtos.com.

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    6. Gaming Publications and Websites

      This forum is for discussion of gaming related magazines, books, websites, and other publications.

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    7. International

      Internacional - Internazionale - Internationaal - Internasjonal - This forum is for discussion of classic and modern gaming in languages other than English.

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  6. Marketplace

    1. Buy, Sell, and Trade

      Please use this forum as a tool to buy, sell, and trade games and hardware.

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    2. Auction Central

      Use this forum to discuss auctions on eBay. Have something up for auction you'd like to share? Post it here! You can also highlight amusing, off-the-wall, or interesting auctions that others may want to hear about!

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    3. Wanted

      Use this forum to post a list of the gaming hardware and software you're looking for!

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    4. Free Games and More

      Spreading the Love with Free Games and other items.

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    5. User Feedback Forum

      Please use this forum to leave feedback about other users on AtariAge that you've had good and/or bad experiences with. Please read the sticky at the top of this forum before posting!

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  7. Community

    1. Events

      Use this forum to discuss gaming events of all types, including expos revolving around classic gaming, events catering to modern systems, arcade expos, and local gatherings of collectors getting together or a day of gaming.

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    2. Show Us Your Collection!

      If you're a repeat visitor to AtariAge, it's likely you also collect classic games and systems. Here's your chance to show off to the rest of the community your collection!

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    3. Member Blogs

      As members update their Blogs, messages will be posted in this forum so you can more easily keep tabs on who's writing what!

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    4. High Score Clubs

      Participate in high score contests for your favorite systems!

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    5. Poll Forum

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    6. Contests

      These forums are for discussing and participating in contests started by AtariAge, contests run by forum members, and of course, the weekly High Score Contests!

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    7. User Groups

      This forum and its subforums are for classic gaming and computing user groups. Find people in your area who share your love of this hobby!

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    8. AtariAge News Discussion

      Discuss news posted on the front page of AtariAge!

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    9. User Submitted News

      Please submit classic gaming news here!

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  8. Game Programming

    1. Homebrew Discussion

      Here you can talk about homebrew games that don't have their own forums allocated (which will be most of them). Have an idea for a game that you'd like to see someone program? Are you programming a game and want some feedback? Discuss it here!

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    2. Programming

      The programming forums are technical discussions of programming various classic gaming consoles. The more popular consoles have their own dedicated programing forums, so please only use this forum for topics that fall outside of those forums.

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    3. Hacks

      A hack is an existing game that has somehow been modifed in terms of graphics, colors, sounds, and/or gameplay. If you've modified a game and would like to share it with others, or have an idea for a modification you'd like to see done to an existing game, you can discuss it here.

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  9. Site

    1. Announcements

      Important site or forum-related announcements will be posted here. If you see a new announcement, please stop by to read it!

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    2. Forum Questions and Answers

      Have a question about how to use the forum?  Ask here and others can answer (including admins and mods!)  

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    3. AtariAge Store Discussion

      We'll post announcements about the AtariAge Store here, and you can also post your questions and comments about the store in this forum as well.

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    4. Site and Forum Feedback

      Do you have suggestions for how AtariAge can be improved? Please post them here, as well as criticisms, and kudos about the web site!

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    5. Rarity Guide

      The AtariAge Rarity Guide is a living, breathing document! If you have feedback regarding rarity guide values and the database in general, please discuss it here!

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    6. Archived Forums

      Resting place for forums that have have run their course and are archived here for reference.

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  • Recent Status Updates

  • Recent Posts

    • LatchKeyKid
      Ghosts and Trolls Project

      By LatchKeyKid · Posted

      Glad to help and I like the ghost!  If you add more frames, you can animate them with the "play" button on the far botton left and change the number of frames under options.  If you click export to gif, you'll have a fully animated gif to look at.  It's silly but really fun but I have to warn you that it's quite addictive.  I've spent tons of time over the past 6 months tweaking animations over and over, lol, and I doubt anyone but me would even notice the difference in one or two frames or pixels here and there!
    • alfredtdk
      Ghosts and Trolls Project

      By alfredtdk · Posted

      I didn't know about this site either, thank you. I even built a ghost just by making little doodles, lol
    • aeberbach
      Ahem …Apple II “better” at games than Atari 8bit line?

      By aeberbach · Posted

      I do think the Atari was much better for games, I thought it was just sad watching people trying to control Choplifter and Wolfenstein and Bilestoad with keys or those terrible Apple joysticks. But as someone who wanted to program I wish my Dad had bought the Apple. I had the 16k model and no B-key - never saw those things for sale.
    • cvga
      Xonox 64

      By cvga · Posted

      They released 7 games for the C64 but I don't think any of them were released on cart. The games are Artillery Duel, Ghost Manor, Spike's Peak, Chuck Norris, Motocross Racer, Robin Hood and Tomarc the Barbarian
    • alfredtdk
      Ghosts and Trolls Project

      By alfredtdk · Posted

      The zombie also uses 10 frames of animation. The animations give the character a certain charm, this wasn't something very common in Atari games, the characters were small walking squares and that's it. It's cool to see the sprite having autonomous movements, like breathing or small involuntary contractions. This became common after the arrival of Street Fighter 2 in which the characters are in constant movement even if we don't move the controls.
    • JetmanUK
      Atari 2600+ Beta Update 1.1 REV2

      By JetmanUK · Posted

      Well I don't recall any other new buttons on the console... Plus that's the VCS, you have to start a new game in many titles by reaching for the console, some games require you to use the switches too, you are supposed to be sat near it. 
    • LatchKeyKid
      Ghosts and Trolls Project

      By LatchKeyKid · Posted

      Thanks and I'll take a look.  I've seen it before but not used it.  I use this site to just visualize my sprites but it doesn't generate any 2600 code though so you'll still have to either figure it out manually or enter it into your link.  That wasn't an issue until last night though, lol.   The best part of this one is that you can output animated gifs to see the animations in action with control over how many frames they have to fine tune it.   https://bocianu.gitlab.io/spred/
    • LatchKeyKid
      Ghosts and Trolls Project

      By LatchKeyKid · Posted

      The animations are quite nice but that is admittedly alot.   I think Pitfall Harry about that many once you subracted the reused/reflected ones but the enemies only had two typically.   Is every enemy at 9 frames?  Or just the big bosses you posted most recently?   I think I'll end up having 5-7 for my main character (resting, walking, jumping, blocking, attacking) but most enemies will just have 2-3 from what I got planned out.  One will reuse the hero animation so will technically have more but they're just reskinned and another will have 3-4 but that's it so far.  I of course have no idea if that will all fit though...
    • alfredtdk
      N00b questions about bB

      By alfredtdk · Posted

      I went through something similar using pfheights on Stay Puft and ECTO-1 and it was  Karl G  opened my eyes and helped me solve this problem.
    • c0op3r
      FS: Custom Gameboy Cartridges

      By c0op3r · Posted

      First being sold as a set is BucketMouse MBC3 Carts, if you do not know about these carts let me do my best to explain them, you transplant the Real Time Clock circuit from an original Nintendo cart to this and it can then support games that need that function but the Flash ROM and Save RAM have been replace with units that are double the size of the original. So what I am offering is a 2 cart set the first having Pokemon Gold & Silver (each with its own save slot), in a clear case and a Lenticular label (as you move the cart the label turns from Pokemon Gold to Pokemon silver) the 2nd cart is setup with (4) Pokemon games (again each with its own save slot) Yellow, Blue Red and Green (US Hack).   Here is some info from BucketMouse's gethub: The features are as follows: Able to make a cartridge with either 2x 2 MB games or 4x 1 MB games Optionally adds a pressable button to the cartridge (no shell cutting required) The button can be configured to cycle games on the cart, reset the console, or both Configurable to have separate save data for each game, or to share the same save data across multiple games Fully compatible with the GBxCart RW so you can transfer games and save files to and from the board Some examples of fun cartridges you can make with this board are: A single Pokemon game that has a reset button Both Pokemon Gold and Silver with separate saves Both Pokemon Gold and Silver with the same save (save files are compatible between versions!) Both Pokemon Gold and Silver with the same save that can switch between versions during gameplay without resetting (hotswap!)   Price is 180 for the pair shipped in the US - paid via PalPal goods and services - please feel free to post question in the thread.       Next I would like to offer my Gameboy Camera - again with a very modified board, in this case it is using the design by HDR here some information from that Github:   This is a reflashable game boy camera, it uses parts of an original camera but adds additional features like battery less saving with FRAM this essentially means that your pictures are safe almost forever, it also has 2MB of Flash split into 2 1MB sections, that means you can flash multiple ROMs to the camera, this includes multiple variations of camera roms like the Hello Kitty Camera Rom, Zelda Camera rom, a romhack or even certain games, and it can be reflashed with a GBxCart at any time.   The cart is currently flashed with stock Gameboy Camera Rom and Photo! as the other ROM, it is in a 3D Printed Clear Resin shell w/ Holo stickers (see photos)           Price on this one is 155$ shipped in the US payable via PayPal good & services - again please ask question in the thread if you have any.

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