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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)   (8,780 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 Posts

    • MikeV
      TI Adventure Gaming

      By MikeV · Posted

      Here are the SAMS aware Text Adventures 2 & 3. I am releasing then together as they were written by the same author,  David Meny. The first is Escape from SSADB and the second Pirate Island. They were both written in 1985 using GWBASIC. I had the early adaptation 3-4 years ago and the "SAMS Format" should have been done a couple of weeks ago. However, found some deficiencies in the original and had to remediate... Hopefully all done! Again the docs have two formats for onscreen and printing a small booklet (they are for both programs.) The ZIP File is the docs. These programs require RXB (the only XB that supports SAMS) and a SAMS card.   The next offering will require a "Clock Card". I am attempting to be inclusive in that regard.   If you find any deficits, please let me know. Thanks!     Pirate Island.zip ESSADB.dsk PIRATE.dsk
    • InsaneMultitasker
      Legends Help

      By InsaneMultitasker · Posted

      Is the disk image (that you are using) posted somewhere?
    • PowerDubs
      Atari feature on NBC- with Wade Rosen. Play me like Atari: Retro gaming and the push to preserve video game classics.

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    • MrBeefy
      Atari Fans Spent $1000 On 50th XP Collection Only To Find Two Of Its Games Are Broken

      By MrBeefy · Posted

      I do like my hyperbolic reactions. What were the numbers on their total sale of those? It's just so stupidly laughable how they can't get something like that figured out.   When you think about how Al has been a one man machine for so long and doing it and doing it right, it just shows that Atari was more interested in milking the cow, because "Hey they will buy anything even if it doesn't work. So don't worry about the effort."
    • Tursi
      max float

      By Tursi · Posted

      Per the XB manual, the maximum value is 9.9999999999999E127. This is well over a googol (in fact I think that's an octillion more than a googol.) (EDIT: I had an error in my program...) It looks like the result is a NUMERIC OVERFLOW warning, but you might not be able to get there with '1'. This program prints the first three successfully, and throws the warning on the last one (then prints 9.99999E+** anyway).   10 A=9.9999999999999E127 20 PRINT A 30 A=A+1 40 PRINT A 50 A=A-1 60 PRINT A 70 A=A+A 80 PRINT A   As for time... well... no. Not even on a modern PC. On a TI in XB, figure 10 A=A+1::GOTO 10 can add about 150 per second in my test. This would take over 2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 years to reach the maximum, if no rounding errors occurred. (Should be 90 zeros on there...)   It's not even worth trying a PC test... let's just assume the best case that a 3GHz machine can manage 3 billion additions per second (since it's one value being incremented, we'll discard multi-threading). This would take only a little over  100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 years.
    • Colecovision
      Season 17 - Round 3 - Burgertime

      By Colecovision · Posted

      I had over 200,000 yesterday but the game reset itself. I don't remember that behavior back in the days. Must be an issue with my Mister FPGA.
    • TheBF
      Weather thread

      By TheBF · Posted

      And in other weather related news...   I don't know Jack Squat about climatology but this looks like it's not going to stop for a while and that doesn't seem like a good thing.    (The number for May 12 at Mauna Loa is 428 PPM, another new record)
    • MrBeefy
      Intellivision Amico’s trademark changed to ‘abandoned’

      By MrBeefy · Posted

      People don't understand the issues with sample size and such things. All media for a long time has been dumb in reporting findings from studies and such.   That's why I'm certain most of the focus polling ole Tommy did was in house. There was confirmation bias big time.   There would be a reason some people wouldn't have heard of it. I didn't know of it as cornhole but bag toss or bean bag toss. Same thing differemt name. If you don't have a back yard, or live in a climate that's cold all the time, you aren't going to most likely find or seek out games like that to play.   Other confounding variables for taglines like "fastest growing" deals with existence of leagues and such. Cornhole/washers/hillbilly golf type games have always been a staple where I live. However, not so much for leagues. So yeah after the creation of leagues the sport can then finally start growing. Which could make them "faster growing" than older sports that have had leagues around longer. Doesn't mean that as faster growing it will be bigger or as popular.   And it certainly doesn't equate to a killer app or sales. So faster growing or not, those number have nothing to do with video game software sales, and also doesn't factor in that bean bag toss games already exist. Cornhole really isn't a great option even though I like the game. The barrier for entry for cornhole amounts to two pieces of wood and having something to throw. That's it. It is not as easy for me to build a bowling lane in my backyard. Cornhole was easier for him to do a photo amd act like he was doing work than the other options.
    • Jess Ragan
      Whack 'Em Smack 'Em Byron, dev log

      By Jess Ragan · Posted

      Gee Artrag, tell me what you really think!   The loping music is history. I didn't like it either, and I couldn't turn down the volume. Instead, you're getting a pop up sound for when the Byrons appear.   Annnyway, I'm calling it. Here are the release candidates for the ColecoVision and SG-1000 versions of WESEB. Both games can be played from start to finish without problems. I'm fatigued by the development and play testing process and I'm eager to pull out... the spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised. (Actually, no... the spirit wants out, too.)   There's a credits screen now... just wait ten seconds and it will come up. Anyone who's been credited (Nanochess, NewColeco, Tursi) probably should give it a look and tell me how/if they'd like to be represented. I understand that NewColeco has transitioned and may no longer use the first initial D, but I need to know that now before this gets published physically. I know a guy who wrote a video game book that was about to be published, but some of the writers transitioned, and he was obliged to pulp all the copies that were already published. I can't afford that, and I doubt Cote Games has the budget for it either. whackem_game.rom whackem_sg1000.sg
    • Shift838
      838-SCSI PREORDER is live!

      By Shift838 · Posted

      4 days remaining before pre-order closes

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