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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)   (8,771 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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    8. AtariAge News Discussion

      Discuss news posted on the front page of AtariAge!

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    9. User Submitted News

      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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    2. Forum Questions and Answers

      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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    4. Site and Forum Feedback

      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

    • Charlie Cat

      Charlie Cat

      It's Splut Sunday. The final day of Spult week from Garfield. Hope you enjoyed the week long series. So let's make it a Triple Feature. Special thank you to @NeonPeon for the excellent idea. 
       

       

       

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    • SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      Another man with a Vs. Tent:
      If it were possible, I would invest in a 3D printer that can make replacement CRT parts. Too bad that you can't 3D print glass...
       
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    • nanochess

      nanochess

      Now available my new book Programming Games for Colecovision
       
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    • shane857

      shane857

      “Keep your eyes on the horizon and your nose to the wind.”
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    • Paul Westphal

      Paul Westphal

      I have a 16k B-Key 400 in box for sale. Asking $100 + shipping from Portland Or. Eightbitfix.com
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  • Recent Posts

    • DZ-Jay
      Pac-Line for the Intellivision

      By DZ-Jay · Posted

      One other thing I wanted to point out was regarding the collision detection.  I noticed that in at least one instance, my Pac-Man died when it barely touched the ghost.  I suppose you are using either hardware collision or checking the position of the sprite objects themselves.  In the original Pac-Man, they use a tile-based collision system, in which the grid is divided into tiles, and the position of a sprite is determined based on its center point.  A collision was registered if the computed "center tile" for Pac-Man and a ghost matched.   Of course, this is not strictly necessary for your game, but it would be really cool for Maximum Pac-Man Retro Accuracy.   It shouldn't be too hard -- in fact, this collision system was chosen because it is stupidly simple.  Here are a few things to consider: Tiles in the original Pac-Man are 8x8 pixels and sprites are 16x16 pixels.  That means that tiles are 1/2 the size of a sprite.  For the Intellivision, we can make tiles 4x4 to go with 8x8 sprites.  (That's how I do it in Christmas Carol, er, my port of Pac-Man). In Pac-Man, tiles are centered on the path, like this: On the Intellivision, it would look something like this: On the Intellivision, if the background cards are 8x8 pixels, but the "virtual tiles" are 4x4 and centered on a background card, that means that they are offset from a card by 2 pixels from the origin, like this: Therefore, the position of a "virtual tile" is the pixel position of a background card plus two pixels: vtileX = ( column * 8 ) + 2 vtileY = ( row * 8 ) + 2 The center of an Intellivision sprite is 4 pixels offset from its origin, like this: Therefore, we can compute the center of a sprite like this: centerX = posX + 4 centerY = posY + 4 To check collisions on tiles, you can do something like this: ' vtileOffsetX = 2 ' vtileOffsetY = 2 ' Compute Pac-Man's virtual tile position pacmanTileX = (pacmanPosX + vtileOffsetX) / 4 pacmanTileY = (pacmanPosY + vtileOffsetY) / 4 ' Compute Ghost's virtual tile position ghostTileX = (ghostPosX + vtileOffsetX) / 4 ghostTileY = (ghostPosY + vtileOffsetY) / 4 ' Check collision If (pacmanTileX = ghostTileX) And (pacmanTileY = ghostTileY) Then ' Collision!!! End If   In fact, that is an IntyBASIC translation of the code I use in Christmas Carol. :)        -dZ.
    • Philsan
      New(ish) 7800 Games and Accessories Giveaway

      By Philsan · Posted

      ARTI is a cool new 7800 homebrew inspired by HERO.  
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      By agb · Posted

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    • macsonny
      Replacement 8.333 MHz crystal

      By macsonny · Posted

      Ended up getting a few from the eBay seller. Thanks for the link 🙂
    • xahmol
      FINALLY installed my F18A: best resources and demos to start?

      By xahmol · Posted

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    • Beeblebrox
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    • MrFish
      A new game that is coming VERY soon...

      By MrFish · Posted

      He's probably talking about talking about the v1.10 that he and his associates are the only ones with access to, atm.  
    • atrax27407
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      By atrax27407 · Posted

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    • Spanner
      Why not add a Subfoum for AGSP like ATGAMES Atari Flashback above...?

      By Spanner · Posted

      Because I am finding AGSP threads all over the forum(in Dedicated Systems and Atari General sections) it should have one place for everything, not scattered, if it was me I would and I have on my forum, AGSP is in one place only. I posted this here so you see it, once you have put it in About forum... AGSP is quite popular and is a officially licenced product by Atari for My Arcade so should have its own section. Like this if you agree...
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      By Jasonhrb · Posted

      Nice improvement for bumper bash. Will try and play again later if I have time, as I really like this one  

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