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 Have you ever wished you could play Atari's Combat by yourself when you didn't have a friend handy to play against? Thanks to the efforts of Zach Matley, you'll be able to! Zach is developing a version of Combat called Tank AI that allows you to play against the computer! Tank AI will only feature the Tank game of Combat, but several unique mazes will be included. If you'd like to discuss Tank AI with Zach and give him feedback as he continues to develop this game, please drop by our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Virtually every game system has had a version of Tetris programmed for it, so it was only a matter of time before someone decided to create one for the Atari 5200. Homebrew author John Swiderski has decided to undertake that endeavor with AtariTris, which features a complete Russian-style soundtrack, several colorful backgrounds, all the standard blocks and rules, selectable levels, and more. You can view screenshots of AtariTris here and discuss the game in our Atari 5200 Forum with John Swiderski and other AtariAge visitors.
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 Robert Mundschau has released a demo of his upcoming Atari 2600 game Gravity Ball. Your goal in Gravity Ball is to ram and pick up the gravity ball, shooting it into your opponent's goal to score points. You can also shoot at your opponent, as well as activate a gravity generator in your own ship to affect the ball's course. For more information and a non-interactive demo you can download, please view the Gravity Ball entry in our In Development section. To discuss the game with Robert Mundschau and other AtariAge guests, please drop by our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Atari 2600 programmer Eric Ball recently completed Skeleton+, an improved version of his original Skeleton homebrew game. Skeleton+ makes several improvements over the original 3D Shooter, including Life and Skill Counters, an Undead Locator, and a wide variety of difficulty settings to maximize replay value. You can download the Skeleton+ binary and learn more about the changes here, and pick up a copy in cartridge form from the AtariAge Store, complete with an updated label and manual. You can discuss Skeleton+ with other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Sunmark Products has announced the immediate availability of their first Atari 8-bit Multicart. This is the first in a series of Multicarts to be produced by Sunmark, and features 30 unique Atari 8-bit games. The cartridge works on Atari 400/800/XL/XE machines and is being offered at a discounted rate if purchased before June 15th. For a list of games included on the cart, look here, and to purchase a copy please visit Sunmark Products.
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 Organizers of the upcoming Midwest Classic gaming expo have announced that a network of ten Atari ST machines running the classic game MIDI Maze will be on hand for show attendees to enjoy. In MIDI Maze, players move their character, a large smiley face, around the maze to search and destroy other players. MIDI Maze introduced networked, first person shooters to the gaming world, and even after 15 years it's just as much fun to play as ever! Please visit the Midwest Classic home page for more information about the show, which takes place June 7th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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 For the fifth year, Funspot, the world's largest classic arcade, is sponsoring the world championship of classic pinball & coin-op videogames. Back In Time is live on the scene providing coverage of this event, backed by a high-speed internet connection into the arcade. Back In Time will be providing updates of photos, scores and more throughout the event. Five world records have already been broken, and you can view photos of the championship and keep tabs on the event here.
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 Manuel Polik is nearly finished with his latest Atari 2600 homebrew game Star Fire and is distributing Release Candidate 1 to solicit feedback. Star Fire is a 2600 port of the 1979 arcade game of the same name created by David Rolfe and Ted Michon and released by Exidy. Star Fire is a wave-based space shoot'em-up, with several surprises that you won't find in the original arcade game. You can download the binary and view screenshots here. If you'd like to give Manuel feedback and discuss the game with other AtariAge visitors, please visit our Homebrew Discussion Forum.
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 A new issue of Retrogaming Times is now online for your reading enjoyment. Highlights in Issue #69 include:- The Many Faces of PitStop and PitStop II
- Are Retrogames Relevant?
- Stardate 7800
You can find these articles and more at Tomorrow's Heroes.
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 Simon Quernhorst has updated his A-VCS-tec Challenge development page with new information and screenshots. Fans of the popular Commodore 64 game Aztec Challenge will immediately recognize where A-VCS-tec Challenge got its roots. Please visit Simon's A-VCS-tec Challenge Page for more information and screenshots. You can also discuss the game with other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Glenn Bussell has announced the winning entries for his Miniature Golf Plus Contest! Glenn created a Miniature Golf editor and then solicited entries, of which nine were chosen to create a new Miniature Golf Plus binary. Glenn also created a new label for the game, and you can buy a cartridge with this label in the AtariAge Store. You can learn all about the contest results and download the Miniature Golf Plus binary here and discuss the game with other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Thanks to the efforts of Dragonfire programmer Bob Smith and 2600 homebrew author Dennis Debro, we have been able to post the Dragonfire Source Code. This is Bob Smith's original, commented Dragonfire source so you can see it just as he wrote it over 20 years ago. To download the source, please go here, and you can assemble the source with the DASM Assembler.
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 We've added scans of the Atari Owners Club Bulletin to our growing Magazine Archive. The Atari Owners Club Bulletin was a UK publication that appears to have been started by a company called Ingersoll Electronics and was later picked up officially by Atari. We have scans of eight issues online now and hope to continue augmenting this collection in the future. Thanks go out to Rick Weis for supplying us with the issues to scan! You can find this Atari newsletter and more publications here.
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 Atari 2600 programmer Fabrizio Zavagli has made available the source code and binaries to Space Treat Deluxe, an improved version of his earlier Space Treat release. In Space Treat Deluxe, you control a ship that must reach the top of the screen, collect the tasty treat located there, and get it back to its base at the bottom. The source code provides valuable insight into what it takes to code a successful Atari 2600 homebrew game. We thank Fabrizio for making this source available so others may benefit from his experience. You can download the source and binaries (PAL and NTSC included) here
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 For those of you who've been curious about programming the Atari 2600 but have never taken the plunge, Andrew Davie has begun writing a series of lessons to help newbies dive into 2600 programming. An experienced 2600 programmer, Andrew is author of the popular homebrew game Qb, and has been involved in many other 2600 projects. Andrew starts with the very basics, and due to the course's interactive nature questions are encouraged! To catch up on the lessons thus far, please visit Andrew's 2600 Programming for Newbies forum.
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 Joe Siegler of 3D Realms has released the binary for the Atari 2600 version of Duke Nukem Forever that was unleashed on the unsuspecting gaming public last April. What's that, you say? Back on April 1st, Joe Siegler revealed the existence of Duke Nukem Forever for the 2600, complete with pictures of labeled carts and screenshots of the game running on a real 2600. You can read more about it at 3D Realms, and download the binary yourself (it's at the bottom of the page). Enjoy!
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 Graeme Hinchliffe has written up a detailed guide on how to modify a stock Jaguar with the BJL ROM. Having a BJL-modified Jaguar allows you to upload code directly into the Jaguar's memory via the second controller port, useful for developers who want to program the Jaguar but don't have access to an Alpine development system. For more information about the BJL ROM and Graeme's illustrated guide to modify your Jaguar, please visit LinkoVitch's Atari Jaguar Pages.
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 For those following GP32 emulation, version 10.2 of Castaway/GP has been released. A huge number of improvements have been made in this Atari ST emulator for the versatile GP32 handheld since we last reported on it. If you're an Atari ST fan and happen to own a GP32, you'll definitely want to download Castaway/GP. For more information please visit codejedi.com.
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 The Windows and DOS versions of MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) have been updated to version 0.68. There are many system driver changes in this version, including a complete rewrite of the Atari 2600 driver. The 2600 driver rewrite includes emulation of the 6532 RIOT (RAM, INPUT, OUTPUT, TIMER) chip, cycle count correction in the 6502 core (fixes games like Space Invaders) and a new TIA core. Please visit the MESS Homepage to download the latest versions of MESS.
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 VideoGame-Wiz has announced that are nearing production of new Atari 2600 cartridge shells. These shells will be made of the same type of resin that Atari used in their cartridges, will work with standard Atari-style PCBs, and have been tested in various Atari 2600 and 7800 consoles to ensure compatibility. These new shells are intended to save homebrew authors the hassle of having to recycle old Atari 2600 carts for their new games. You can learn more by visiting VideoGame-Wiz.
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