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 Congratulations to Troy Whelan, who submitted the high score in the Sky Jaguar High Score Contest! Troy's score of 185,360 nets him a copy of the ColecoVision version of Magical Tree, a game that was developed and completed by Opcode Games. Magical Tree will not be available for purchase, and Troy will be one of the lucky few who own a copy of this game, complete with a beautiful label designed by Dale Crum! Congratulations to Troy Whelan and thanks to everyone who entered!
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 Fade Out is an original Atari 2600 game being developed by Christopher Tumber (Space Instigators) and GBA artist Adam Tierney. In Fade Out you play one of two assassins, hunting each other down in an abandoned factory. What makes gameplay unique is that the factory is alive with moving platforms, and the assassins are the same two colors as their background. Because of this, players are free to move about each level in the 'shadows', hidden from their enemy. Options include difficulty settings, color selection and handicaps in player speed, energy and weapon strength. The game is currently 2-player only and plans are for it to be released later this year. You can view screenshots and a cartridge mockup here, and discuss the game in our Homebrew Discussion Forum.
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 Version 2.0 of the Atari800MacX Atari 8-bit emulator for Mac OS X has been released. This new version of Atari800MacX features a large number of changes and improvements (far too many to list here) and is a must-download if you are an Atari 8-bit / 5200 fan using OS X. Some of the major changes include the addition of a Media Window showing the status of disk, cassette, and cartridge media, a built-in Disk Image Editor, ability to drag and drop disk images, cartridge images, state files into the emulator window, and much more. Please visit the Atari800MacX page for complete details about what's new and to download the latest version (source code is also available).
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 Howard Wen has written an article titled Inside the Homebrew Atari 2600 Scene that gives great insight into the active homebrew community still producing new games for the Atari 2600. Many homebrew authors were interviewed for the article, and the story is a great read if you want to learn more about the motivation behind writnig a 2600 game as well as the technical hurdles that must be overcome in the process. Please visit the O'Reilly Network to read the article, and you can discuss it with other homebrew fans in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Manuel Rotschkar has released a public beta of his upcoming Atari 2600 homebrew game Seawolf. This game is influenced and inspired by the Midway Sea Wolf and Sea Wolf II arcade games as well as the Astrocade and 8-bit home versions, but is not a direct port. Seawolf also borrows elements from Broderbund's Seafox. A near complete version of Seawolf was demonstrated at last weekend's Midwest Gaming Classic. You can download NTSC and PAL versions of Seawolf in our Homebrew Discussion Forum as well as discuss the game (and reports bugs and suggest improvements) with Manuel and other AtariAge visitors.
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 Version 2.13 of the popular Z26 Atari 2600 emulator has been released. This new version has several improvements, including the ability to now be compiled under Linux. Other changes include improved documentation, the ability to selectively disable graphical objects, an improvement on sometimes long startup times, and more! You may view a complete list of changes here and download the latest Windows version, as well as the source code, here.
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 Twin Eagles Group from Peru has released Dog Daze Revolution for Windows, a remake of the game Dog Daze Deluxe published in 1983 by Gray Chang for Atari 8-bit computers. In Dog Dze Revolution you control a dog and must run to claim more fire hydrants than your opponent either by touching them or by throwing your bone. You can learn more about Dog Daze Revolution and download it over at Twin Eagles Group.
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 Version 0.82 of MESS (the Multi Emulator Super System) is now available for Windows and Unix. This new version includes updated Atari 2600 support for games above 4KB, and the Atari 7800 emulation now supports the correct 7800 BIOS. Changes have been made to various other system drivers as well. To download the latest binaries and source please visit the MESS Homepage.
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 Bidiots!, a recent arrival to the online auction scene, is celebrating this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) by allowing all registered Bidiots! sellers to post unlimited listings for free from May 12th - May 18th. Bidiots! is increasing its visibility for sellers with an ad promotion in Variety Daily Entertainment's E3 Special Magazine. E3, being held this week in Los Angeles, gives nearly 70,000 attendees the opportunity to view new products and trends in the Video Game and Electronic Entertainment Industries, and fits in with Bidiots! target audience of video game enthusiasts. Variety Daily is handing out E3 Special Editions of its publication for free to all E3 attendees and Bidiots! is running ads all through E3 week in Variety Daily to massively increase its exposure to the buying/selling public. You can find Bidiots! at www.bidiots.com, where you can sign up for an account and start selling, trading and buying today!
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 Yet another lost Atari 2600 prototype has been discovered, this one revealed at last weekend's NWCGE gaming expo. The game, IXION, appears to be a title Sega was working on but never released. Gameplay (which appears complete) involves filling the screen with squares and catching a "magic square" in order to spell out the letters IXION. Sega even created an arcade version of the game, and a version for the Atari 8-bit computers exists as well, but neither of these appear to have been officially released either. You can learn more about this prototype by following our Atari 2600 Forum, and by visiting the NWCGE web site, where a full review should be posted soon.
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 If you can get to Southern Michigan on May 29th, you'll want to head on over to Pinball Petes in Ann Arbor for an Arcade Swap Meet. While there you can enjoy the arcade, swap, sell, and buy games, hang out with other arcade enthusiasts, and have a good time. Several tournaments will be taking place at the arcade that day as well, starting earlier in the day if you want to make it a full day of arcade madness! The meet starts at 4pm, and you can learn more about it here.
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 Break out the near-letter-quality dot matrix. Buy a fresh box of fan-fold paper. It's time to put your old printer to work. The full text of the book The Epson Connection: Atari XE/XL by Leigh Edward Zeitz is now online at AtariArchives.org. Published in 1986, the book shows how to get the most from an Epson printer in tandem with an Atari 8-bit computer. The book's 13 chapters include descriptions, photos, and specifications of 80's era Epson printers; details about using control codes to adjust your printer's output; and tips on using a printer for home finances, schoolwork, telecommuting, and for other applications. This is the 29th classic computing book to be made available at AtariArchives.org.
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 On May 22nd and 23rd, the Midwest Gaming Classic will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – and we would like you to come and party with us! Come to the event on May 22nd and stay after the show closes for a special after party from AtariAge, Sunmark, and AtariProtos.com. We'll have food, drink, music, and most importantly, games to enjoy! The party will take place after the show closes on Saturday, and is free to AtariAge forum members who register in advance. Each person attending the party will receive a Goodie Bag loaded with lots of great stuff from AtariAge and the GOAT Store, LLC, and we'll be running several tournaments for Atari 2600, 5200, ColecoVision, and Dreamcast games, including titles that will make their debut at the show. To learn more and to make your reservation, please visit our Events Forum.
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 Just a reminder that if you're up in the Pacific Northwest, that the 2004 NWCGE Expo & Atari 2600 Championships are taking place this weekend, May 8th and 9th! This year's show is being held at the SeaTac Holiday Inn in Seattle, Washington, and if you have any interest in video games at all, you won't want to miss it! One of the highlights of this year's show is a keynote by Atari 2600 hardware designer Joe Decuir. In addition to the expo itself, don't forget about the Atari 2600 Championship, where you can compete for prizes against other Atari fans! For more information, please visit NWCGE.org.
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 Christian Bogey has written a TIA Playfield Painter that allows the easy creation of Atari 2600 playfields that can then be saved as code you can then include in 2600 programs. The editor supports Asymmetrical, Symmetrical, and Mirrored drawing modes, drawing with a mouse, the ability to load and save your drawings, and more. For complete details and screenshots, please visit Christian Bogey's VCS Programming Page.
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 AtariAge is pleased to announce that the majority of Atari 2600 homebrews, hacks, and reproductions sold in the AtariAge Store are now available for purchase in clear and colored cartridge shells. Most games are available in clear plastic as an option, with several games available in red or blue as well, and you can add this extra bit of style to your Atari 2600 purchases for only $2.50. For more information as well as sample pictures of games in clear, blue, and red cartridge shells, please look here.
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 Bryan Edewaard's new Atari 5200 homebrew game Castle Crisis is now available for purchase from the AtariAge Store. Castle Crisis is a near-perfect port of the classic Atari arcade game Warlords, and one of the best arcade ports to grace the system. Using your shield, you must capture and launch fireballs against an enemy's castle, while protecting your own castle from enemy fireball hits. Up to four human players can wage war on a four-port Atari 5200 system, and 5200 paddle controllers are supported. Castle Crisis features a professionally printed box, label, and manual, and may be purchased here. An Atari 8-bit computer version of Castle Crisis is also available.
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 We're pleased to announce that the Atari 2600 Hacks section has received a huge update in terms of both functionality as well as the addition of roughly 70 new hacks to the pages. Hacks are now categorized according to type (Graphic, Audio, and/or Functional), you can now search the hacks section, the hacks are now paginated (there are over 150 of them, with more on the way), and more. When viewing an individual hack you can also see what other hacks were created by the same person, as well as a list of other hacks of the same game. Thanks to StanJr for compiling information on the many new hacks added since these pages last received an update. Please visit our Hacks Forum to learn more.
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 In case you haven't heard about it yet, Jakks Pacific recently announced that they will be selling a new Atari TV Games unit this summer, based on the venerable Atari 2600 Paddle Controller. Like their previous TV Games units, this self-contained paddle controller plugs directly into your television and is powered by batteries. Games featured in this new TV Games unit include Breakout, Canyon Bomber, Casino, Circus Atari, Demons to Diamonds, Night Driver, Steeplechase, Street Racer, Super Breakout, Warlords, and Video Olympics. The price is expected to be $20, and a version featuring two paddle controllers for two player action will also be available. You can learn more by visiting Jakks TV Games, and can discuss this latest Jakks product in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Jason Smith has announced that the Jaguar Extremist Pack #3 is now available for purchase. Each of the 100 copies to be sold will be hand numbered, and once they are gone no additional copies will be produced. This third Extremist pack features:- Highlander Beat 11a VII
- Battlemorph ISO Source Files
- Oswald Character File/Animator
- Varunas Forces Level Editor
- Varunas Forces Sprite Engine
You can learn more about the Jaguar Extremist Pack #3 at Jason Smith's Jaguar Site.
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