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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)   (8,728 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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      Discuss news posted on the front page of AtariAge!

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      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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      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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      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

    • Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      Propellers are so much better than amateurpellers.
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      Nudge.
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    • Tickled_Pink

      Tickled_Pink

      Once in a while, the internet hits you in the feels. Guess the song/artists on YouTube this comment is from: "This is not the voice of a man about to die, it is the voice of a man about to become immortal."
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        x=usr(1536)

        Freddie Mercury, Who Wants To Live Forever?
    • SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      One of my all-time favorite arcade games.
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    • Wayler

      Wayler

      You OK there Ireland?
      For 50 years you give us of celtic ballads and then this? Granted, 50 years of only ballads perhaps does that to a person.
       
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        John Stamos Mullet

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      2. Wayler

        Wayler

        So that's why it's called Eurovision, only we see it, clever. Here's an alternate performance but it pails in comparison to the semi-final coreography
         
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        x=usr(1536)

        This may be a calculated attempt to remain out of the Eurovision song contest.  If you'd been there in the 1990s and were sick to the back teeth of constantly winning the damn thing, that comment may make more sense.
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        Bakasama

        I think you missed the year they sent a puppet to Eurovision.
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      5. x=usr(1536)

        x=usr(1536)

        Admittedly, I was living in the US by then - but Dustin's a national treasure.  Best entry we'd had in decades!

  • Recent Posts

    • Psionic
      Name This Game

      By Psionic · Posted

      When we say "later", keep in mind that we're potentially only talking about a few months or even several weeks of difference.  Just because the company entered "bankruptcy" doesn't mean that the company could not have been sold by Quaker to someone else, or (more likely) be taken over by its creditors who might continue to churn out cartridges in an attempt to recoup some of their losses.  Or it could be a situation similar to those later, budget-quality cartridges produced by Telesys that essentially constituted a final run that was made for a specific customer that the company had an obligation to.  I can't say for certain but there are any number of possible explanations.   If the beveled Name This Game cartridges were not produced later, what is your explanation for them lacking the contest form or any other mention of the contest?  It's certainly conceivable that cartridges might be produced at different facilities or even in different countries.  But companies don't usually do this unless there is some financial or logistical reason for doing so (as in the Telesys example given above).  Are we to believe that demand was so high for the U.S. Games titles that it couldn't be handled by one producer? And why have these two different facilities making products at the exact same time that are markedly different?  The beveled cartridges are a completely different shape and use a two-piece label that's printed on lower quality paper stock, which 40+ years later has resulted in Actiplaque-style mottling and missing end labels on these games.  It's worth noting that those beveled cartridge shells were used by other publishers, so it's possible that it wasn't even U.S. Games who commissioned them in the first place and they were used simply due to availability or low cost. I would also add that bar codes were just starting to be added to published media in the early 80s.  The fact that the boxes for the standard versions lack UPCs and that at least some of the beveled ones have them should tell you a lot about what order they were produced.  I believe if you were open these cartridges and look at date codes on the chips it would confirm this, but this is admittedly something I have never done.  But of course, I've never had any reason to...I've always been under the impression that the beveled cartridges came later.  We might be talking about a very short difference in time here, but I simply can't imagine any logical scenario where both variations we produced conterminously.  
    • MrFish
      A8 users... Where do you live

      By MrFish · Posted

      They also want to find out who's older, so they can target the feeble. little do they know that this is what they'll be meeting when they reach my door.    
    • evg2000
      IntelliStick - Development Thread

      By evg2000 · Posted

      i was talking to him, each one will be custom. the box will be whatever shopping bag he has at the time; target walmart, etc. the instructions will each be hand written and illustrated.   it will awesome!  jk
    • nanochess
      IntyBasic: Clear "new" row/column during an "8 pixel scrolling" ?

      By nanochess · Posted

      When you use the SCROLL statement, the STIC simply offsets the main screen up to seven pixels in the top row, or seven pixels in the left side (depending on the offsets).   This means the STIC simply replicates the border color in the non-used space and the top and left sides. So you need to use BORDER 0,1 to hide the left side, BORDER 0,2 to hide only the top side, or BORDER 0,3 to hide both the top and left sides.   There are some scrolling examples included with IntyBASIC, but the important thing is that when you use SCROLL 0,0,3, you should update immediately after the WAIT the top row.   You have very few cycles to do this.   BORDER 0,2 ' Hide top row. game_loop: SCROLL 0,0,3 WAIT ' As few possible code here so the update happens fast. ' Option 1 PRINT AT 0," " ' Twenty spaces ' Option 2: FOR c = 0 TO 19: #backtab(c) = 0: NEXT c ' Option 3: More optimum. SCREEN blank_row,0,0,20,1 GOTO game_loop: blank_row: DATA 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0  
    • gamegurus0
      Looking For Help Identifying a Potentially Rare Missile Command Collectible

      By gamegurus0 · Posted

      Update:  Well, I guess I'm glad that @Rom Hunter convinced me to remove the tape and the "crappy plastic frame," because what it has revealed was something I was not expecting...     Here are the results:   Pic 1:  tape and frame removed, front of the image.   Pic 2:  Back of the "poster" with tape and frame removed (poor lighting; it's actually a glossy yellow):   When I removed the tape and frame, I immediately discovered that it isn't actually one piece of rigid plastic after all, rather it is two pieces glued back to back...   Pic 3:  separating the front piece from the back piece:   It is now that I realize what this really is:  a high-gloss poster-board print, glued to another piece of yellow high gloss poster-board, back to back.  There are a few dabs of glue holding them together, so I decide to separate them completely.   Pic 4:  The two separated pieces laid side by side, glossy sides up:   Pic 5:  Here is the non-glossy side of the front piece image, now separated from the glossy yellow piece that had been its backing.     So, now I know it was not in fact printed on plastic, but rather a high-gloss fairly thick piece of poster-board.  A bit of a bummer...   Still, it does leave some unanswered questions.  Because I acquired it in 1999, it is for sure at least 25 years old.  Maybe it wasn't printed in the 1980s, but maybe it was.  I worked at a shop that had offset presses in '98-'99, and I can definitely say that there was no color printer at that time which could have produced this image.  Although not plastic, this is still a fairly thick piece of poster-board, and the printed image is high-gloss.  So I believe it was probably produced on an offset press, which at the time was still just expensive enough that it seems unlikely that a casual "fan" would pay to have this done.  So I still think it could have been produced for use in some sort of promotional fashion, perhaps by an ad agency contracted by Atari and perhaps for use at a trade show, convention, or maybe just an internal meeting at Atari.  Now, I'm not sure if it was actually meant to be backlit, but I did just try shining a flashlight through the back, and it does actually light up and looks pretty cool.   As for the "blurry and pixelated" look that @Psionic mentions above, I think that is due to the fact that if you look up-close at the image, it is made of "dots;"  I'm not sure how to describe this properly, but it is reminiscent of how the Sunday comics were printed back in the day (as a series of colored dots printed one layer at a time and built up to produce different shades.)  It's a odd effect and I can't speak to why this piece was printed that way; perhaps to facilitate back-lighting?  I'm not sure.    So yeah, I guess this piece is not super-valuable, but I would still like to solve the mystery of its provenance.  Even knowing now that it is printed on glossy paperboard and not (much more expensive) plastic, I still don't think it's fan-made, unless that fan perhaps worked at a print shop on offset presses, and produced it for their own personal use?  Perhaps that's all it is, but I am going to continue to search for any evidence that this was made for promotional purposes (maybe not by Atari, but perhaps for Atari's benefit at a trade show or some similar purpose.)  So at least for me, although the revelation of how it was constructed has changed things, it still doesn't explain why someone would want to have it printed like this in the first place... 
    • carpets
      Updated cartridge socket prototypes

      By carpets · Posted

      Great news!! I've got my first 2600+  shelved due to a wonky socket! Can't wait to solder one of these bad boys in there so I can feed my Atari  addiction in multiple rooms.
    • else
      Looking For Help Identifying a Potentially Rare Missile Command Collectible

      By else · Posted

      I too have some questions about the quality of the print, but at the same time color printing onto plexiglass probably wasn't as good in the early 80's either.  I guess for me I kinda lean towards 'why would anyone *besides* Atari make this'?
    • carpets
      New(ish) 7800 Games and Accessories Giveaway

      By carpets · Posted

      I'd love to see reissues of some classic Atari 2600 games BUT with added simultanious multiplayer options. Missile Command, Breakout,  Berzerk, so many others we all love would be amazing to play with family and friends AT THE SAME TIME! I think that would add a whole new level to a lot of games.  If multicarts are the way forward for 2600 releases let's get one that's every release by US Games! Imagine the excitement of flipping some dip switches to change Gopher to Squeeze Box! Tired of Entombed!? Bust out those paddles for Eggomania!  Food Fight is the best video game for the 7800 (or any other system) so I'm crossing my fingers for a Food Fight Frenzy release I can play on the 2600+. I don't know much about Food Fight Frenzy yet, but it looks like Food Fight so I'm already completely sold. More Charley Chuck please.
    • DZ-Jay
      IntyBasic: Clear "new" row/column during an "8 pixel scrolling" ?

      By DZ-Jay · Posted

      The problem is that when you are scrolling downwards, there is nothing on top -- the screen is literally being shifted downwards for 7 pixels, and there is nothing up there.  This is the reason why you extend the border to cover the top row:  so that you hide the fact that the "blankness" of the edge of the screen is moving downwards.   The other complication is that the screen copy of 11 rows downwards on the 8th shift needs to be done from top to bottom.  That means that you can't really erase the top row after shifting because you need it there to copy it downwards.        -dZ.  
    • ErikDavid
      3rd party controller compatibility

      By ErikDavid · Posted

      I just received the Speedlink, and agree. I don't find it's stiffness ideal for the mini.  I actually prefer the CXSTICK, or might try Retro Game's TheJoystick with its eight buttons. The Speedlink is probably getting returned.

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