timdu

FYI

2600 Connection and Aegis Games to release ALIEN GREED 4



March 3, 2012 - 2600 Connection co-founder and publisher Tim Duarte (a.k.a. timdu on Atari Age) and programmer Chris Read of Ageis Games
(a.k.a. atari2600land on Atari Age) have agreed to release ALIEN GREED 4
on cartridge for the Atari 2600 Videogame Computer System. This will be a special release - there will only be 50 game cartridges made.


ORDERING INFORMATION:
The cartridges will be numbered 1 of 50, 2 of 50, 3 of 50, etc. You can sign up to reserve a game.

The price for a game cartridge complete with a full-color label and a manual along with a special box and a special pack-in bonus will be $40 plus shipping.
These will be numbered 1-40. Boxes are being designed by Brad Nuce (a.k.a. ManCaveArcade)

The price for a loose game cartridge will be $25 plus shipping. This will feature a full-color label and a manual. These will be numbered 41 - 50.



Send a PM (Private Message) to timdu to get on the pre-order list and reserve one of the 50 game cartridges.


RESERVE LIST (as of March 30, 2012):

1. Chris Read (atari2600land) BOXED
2. Tim Duarte (timdu) BOXED
3. Brad Nuce (mancavearcade) BOXED
4. zodiacprime BOXED
5. Al Backiel BOXED
6. Russ Perry Jr. BOXED
7. Wonder007 BOXED
8. bennybingo BOXED
9. atarinut76 BOXED
10. TrekMD BOXED
11. ntavio BOXED
12. toymailman BOXED
13. bfstats BOXED
14. jeffgamer BOXED
15. lucifershalo BOXED
16. ianoid BOXED
17. phaxda BOXED
18. cvga BOXED
19. Marc Oberhäuser BOXED
20. Dan Skelton BOXED
21. gambler172 BOXED
22. Charles Gray BOXED
23. gaztee BOXED
24. Uberarcade BOXED
25. ham BOXED
26. cubelindo BOXED
27. FABombjoy BOXED
28. Rick Weis BOXED
29. Furor BOXED
30. Elw00d BOXED
31. Fyrman BOXED
32. mark t (BOXED)
33. FikapPacMan (BOXED)
34. RpgCollector (BOXED)
35. RayXambeR (BOXED)
36. chuys450 (BOXED)
37. neotokeo2001 (BOXED)
38. Andre81 (BOXED)
39. Liduario (BOXED)
40. Conny Jungholt (BOXED)

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41. Necron99 (LOOSE)
42. LMB41 (LOOSE)
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LABEL CONTEST:

We are also having a label contest for ALIEN GREED 4
Submit your entry and if it is chosen, you will receive a free game cartridge of ALIEN GREED 4!
Send a PM to atari2600land or timdu.
Be sure to include your entry as an attachment. JPG, GIF, PNG, or BMP file formats are fine.
Contest ends: Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 11:59PM

We hope to have the cartridges ready to ship and in the mail during the third of fourth week of April first or second week of May
on Friday June, 1, 2012

A private message (or email) will be sent to each person on the reserve list at that time with payment information.

BACKGROUND:

ALIEN GREED 4 (ALIEN GREED ADVENTURE) takes place in a familiar setting to many Atari 2600 fans - it's in the setting of ADVENTURE!
There are three other games as well that Chris has created. Alien Greed, Alien Greed 2, and Alien Greed 3. All of the games are parodies of
the collector who is a completist, or one who "must have them all."
You play the role of a little green alien, and in your quest to collect Atari 2600 game cartridges in the setting of ADVENTURE,
you will run into many adversaries and obstacles who are out to stop you, including a dragon!
Once your little green alien collects 20 Atari 2600 cartridges, a key appears. Grab the key and head to the yellow castle and you
will enter the boss stage! There's lots to explore, so reserve your copy today!

ALIEN GREED 4 is It is not a "hack" of Adventure (by Atari).
ALIEN GREED 4 is a 16K NTSC videogame cartridge for the Atari 2600 and was programmed by Chris Read using batari BASIC,
which was created by Fred Quimby.

As a comparison note, ADVENTURE (by Atari), which was programmed and created by Warren Robinett, is 4K in size.

For more info, check out:

http://2600connection.atari.org

If you have any questions, please let me know.

-Tim

As I stated in in a different post in the main Atari 2600 forum,

"It's funny how that was over 20 years ago when we started the print newsletters... everything was focused on mail order. There was this place PLEASANT VALLEY VIDEO GAMES... just came across their catalog. I've got to scan this and share it with everyone. Looking at the prices it is hilarious to see how cheap rare games were then..."

Well, I scanned it today. Take a look at this catalog.
if only I could go back in time and place an order!


PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE TELEPHONE # OR WRITE TO THEM! THIS IS A CATALOG FROM BACK IN THE DAY 1990!!!! 1990!

I do recall placing an order and getting the games. I was lucky. Many people got burned by PVV...

http://2600connectio....org/pvv52s.pdf


Enjoy!


-Tim

Hello Atarians


Mean Santa, the 2600 Connection newsletter's release for the Atari 2600, is still available on cartridge for $15 plus $5 shipping in the USA.

I would like to mention that Stonic (Scott S) is now handling distribution for me.

Yes, even though Christmas is over, holiday fun can still be experienced on your Atari 2600 with MEAN SANTA this winter.

Take a look at our web site for more info:

http://2600connection.atari.org/

if you have any questions, please let me know...

Tim D.

p.s. The game cartridge is also available in PAL format for our friends overseas. Send me a private message for more info.
my id is timdu

I dug my Atari 800xl out of storage and plugged it in and I got the red power light. So I figured I was good. I hooked it up to a small 13" TV and all I got was a black screen.
No familiar BASIC blue screen that says READY.
I also have an old color composite monitor and I was lucky to find the cable in a box that goes along with it. So I unhooked the RCA cable and
connected the monitor cable and hooked that up and I get the same thing - just a black screen.
Any ideas? is my 800xl now worthless? Worth trying to get repaired?

thanks

Tim