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 If you missed out on the first round of Skunkboards for the Atari Jaguar, Skunkboard developer Tursi has announced a reservation list for Revision 2 Skunkboards. The Skunkboard is a USB-based Jaguar development board containing flash RAM as well as the ability to upload to the Jaguar's onboard RAM. The Skunkboard allows Jaguar developers an inexpensive option for development and allows everyday Jaguar users to download and play homebrew Jaguar games (all homebrew formats are supported). The new revision 2 Skunkboard features 8MB of flash RAM over the 4MB contained in the earlier Skunkboard, adds Jaguar CD compatibility, and has a new snazzy look. The first batch of Skunkboards sold out in 72 hours, so be sure to reserve your Skunkboard now!
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 Peter Hirschberg, who previously created an open source port of the Atari 2600 game Adventure for Windows and Mac OS X titled Adventure: Revisited, has recently released Adventure for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Your goal in Adventure is to locate the Enchanted Chalice and return it to the Golden Castle, all while avoiding the three evil dragons determined to stop your progress! This version of Adventure is faithful to the original 2600 version, complete with sound. However, instead of using a joystick to move your character around, you tilt the screen appropriately (as done in several other iPhone games). To download Adventure for your iPhone or iPod Touch, please follow this link, which will bring you to game's page in the iTunes Store.
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 Issue #54 of the Retrogaming Times Monthly is now online. Highlights from the November 2008 issue include:- Doom - Old School Gamer Review
- Apple ][ Incider - Nightmare Gallery / Centipede
- Gametap Worth the Price?
You can find all these and more inside the Retrogaming Times Monthly, now running 134 months in a row! As always, you can browse through all the back issues of Retrogaming Times Monthly via their archives to get up to date.
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 A new issue of the 2600 Connection newsletter is now available. Articles in the November/December Issue (#96) include: - Box Varieties of 2600 Games
- Classic 80's Home Video Games
- Just Like The Real Arcade Game -- Phoenix, Pleiades
- Spotlight on Prototypes -- Universal Prototype 'H'
- Spotlight on Homebrews -- Alien Greed II
- Too Many Games Show Report
- Letters
- News & Notes
- Classified Ads
The 2600 Connection is a printed newsletter published bimonthly. To learn how to purchase this issue or buy a subscription, please visit the 2600 Connection website.
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 Those of you who keep tabs on the Atari 2600 homebrew scene may be familiar with Incoming! We first posted news about the game back in 2001, and author Ben Larson announced a final version of the game earlier this year. If you've ever played Artillery Duel on the 2600 (not to mention many similar games on various systems and computers over the years), then you'll be right at home with Incoming! Ben has addressed many of Artillery Duel's shortcomings with Incoming!, resulting in a much improved gameplay experience!
AtariAge and Ben Larson are sponsoring a contest to create original artwork for Incoming! This label artwork will appear on all copies of Incoming!, which will be released at the beginning of December in the AtariAge Store. This artwork will also be featured on the cover of the manual created for Incoming! You can learn more about the contest and what you need to do to enter here.
Submissions must be received by 11:59pm on November 16th, 2008!
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Issue #53 of the Retrogaming Times Monthly is now online. Highlights from the October 2008 issue include:- NES Realm - More from December 1988
- Apple ][ Incider - Hardball
- Who'd Win - Tengen Tetris vs. Nintendo Tetris
- Apple ][ - Mario Bros.
You can find all these and more inside the Retrogaming Times Monthly, now running 133 months in a row! As always, you can browse through all the back issues of Retrogaming Times Monthly via their archives to get up to date.
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 The Houston Area Arcade Group (HAAG) is holding their annual arcade expo on November 7th and 8th at the Crowne Plaza Houston Reliant Park hotel. Admission is $25 for a weekend pass or $15 for a single day, which gets you access to over 100 arcade games and pinball machines all set to free play! You can also participate in arcade and pinball tournaments, win door prizes, try your luck at a game raffle, and partake in the full bar. There aren't many opportunities to enjoy large collections of classic arcade games, so if you are in the Houston area (or can get there!), you should be at this expo! AtariAge is sponsoring the event, and we'll have a slew of classic gaming systems (Atari 2600, 5200, ColecoVision, Intellivision, etc.) setup for play! For more information, please visit ArcadeCenter.com.
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 Will you lead? Find the answer by travelling through the 20 tunnels of Lead, where you'll have to fire at incoming enemies, dodge deadly asteroids, scramble past menacing sentinels and catch wandering satellites to survive, and finally prove to yourself that you can do it.
Lead is a fast paced action game created by Simone Serra, whose first Atari 2600 homebrew release was the unique collection of puzzle and rhythm games in Sync. AtariAge and Simone Serra are sponsoring a contest to create original artwork for Simone's latest Atari 2600 homebrew. This label artwork will appear on all copies of Lead, which will be released at the beginning of December. This artwork will also be featured on the cover of the manual created for the game. You can learn more about the contest and how to enter here.
Discuss online: 89 comments in AtariAge Sponsored Contests Forum
Issue #52 of the Retrogaming Times Monthly is now online. Highlights from the September 2008 issue include:- NES'cade Gyruss
- NES Realm - December 1986
- Apple ][ Incider - The Apple ][ today - part 2 Summer Games
- Who'd Win - Altered Beat vs Golden Axe
- Old Wine in New Bottles: Midway Arcade Treasures 2 & 3
You can find all these and more inside the Retrogaming Times Monthly, now running 132 months in a row! We didn't report on the August issue, so if you missed that you can find it here. And as always, you can browse through all the back issues of Retrogaming Times Monthly via their archives to get up to date.
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A new issue of the 2600 Connection newsletter is now available. Articles in the Sep/Oct 2008 Issue (#95) include: - Paul Allen Newell - Interview
- Spotlight on Prototypes – Gamma-Attack
- Video Game Collector – Review
- Just Like The Real Arcade Game – Congo Bongo, Zaxxon - Reviews
- Easter Eggs – Towering Inferno, Actionauts
- Letters
- News & Notes
- Classified Ads
The 2600 Connection is a printed newsletter published bimonthly. To learn how to purchase this issue or buy a subscription, please visit the 2600 Connection website.
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