trusty

Back in the day, I was a loyal member of The Atari Club. I believe in the very first issue of Atari Age they talked about it. In the section, Game Grams, someone wrote in and said they had inadvertently found a 'dot' and wondered what to do with it. That's when the secret was revealed. I played Adventure non-stop for an entire weekend until I unlocked the secret. That single event was probably THE high-light of all my days gaming! SjN

WOW!!! I LOVE IT CURT! I'm currently working with "the boss" to allow me to go ahead and place an order. I GOTTA have one of these! I've got a question though. Could you explain the 'Classic Arcade Sounds' feature that is mentioned on your page? I'm guessing that it cycles through all the games and plays the intros of each game. But I wasn't sure... Thanks for keep the dream alive! SjN

Absolutely 100% agree. ET gets it's flack from what I like to call 'The Wave'. One person said it sucked. Someone heard it sucked, so they said it sucked and so on, and so on... Is ET the best game in the world? Heck no. Is it the worst? Absolutely not. (Strawberry Shortcake anyone?) I actually bought it when it was first released and I still play it to this day. Yea, the holes piss me off but that's what they are there for. If the holes weren't there, complaints would start pouring in that the game was too easy! All in all, I never quite understood what all the ET bashing was all about. SjN

A buddy and I were talking the other day about Atari. The subject of its games came up and he asked me - Which game of Atari's would most likely be a smash hit if it were re-released today? After giving this some thought (a few days worth actually) I finally came up with an answer... WARLORDS If there was one game that I could think of Atari re-releasing, it would have to be Warlords. Warlords was hands down the most competitive multiplayer game that had been released. With the popularity of multiplayer games, it would be a SMASH HIT. Any other games that could enjoy a rebirth??? SjN

Thats easy... DEMONS TO DIAMONDS!! Don't know why, but I HATED this game as a kid. Now, I love playing this game!!! SjN

Hehehehe.... This reminds me of when G4 raked the 2600 over the coals. Do these morons even know when the 2600 was at it's peak? Sheeesh! Even I would say that the NES all the way up to the XBOX completely blow the 2600 away graphics-wise. But what I would argue is that some 2600 games, even today, blow away XBOX games when it comes to gameplay. Too much attention is paid to graphics rather that building a truly fun game to play. For this reason, is still have a 2600 as a part of my entertainment center. SjN

Hey Sayton, Just go to Apple's website and update your Quicktime to Quicktime 7. That should take care of the issue. SjN

Just ran across this video that someone put together of the now infamous Atari Landfill incident! Check it out here - LANDFILL This is actually kinda cool!! SjN

Excellent find! I ordered mine a year or two ago and absolutely love it! Its amazing to see what all the gang does nowadays. Back in the day, these guys were superstars in the video game world. Its really cool to see that they are just your ordinary everyday people that "ahem" love to party and have a good time. Right now, I'm waiting to see what is going to happen with the 'Stella At 20' series that some kind folks here at Atari Age are working to get back into circulation. I've got my cash set aside to snag that DVD up!!! SjN

Well... Today's my birthday! My better half came down stairs with a present for me. Buried within the crumples of tissue paper was my very own Fossil Asteroids Watch!! I was so stoked! The packaging that the watch comes in is worth the price alone! Would it be better if you could actually play the game? Sure, but the coolness factor is undeniable. I'm loving this thing! My watch is 419 out of 5,000! SjN

Looks GREAT!! The only thing that stuck out was when you went up to the Black Castle. You should enter the castle once you get through the door. The video showed you moving up through the castle until you got to the top of the screen. So, you gonna add the easter egg? Awesome job! I'll be keeping a close eye on this one! SjN

Thats excellent news! I still can't believe that this is actually happening! We all really appreciate you stepping up to the plate and volunteering your time to do this. Oh just so you know, the longer it takes the better! If what your saying about that raw footage is true, it would be a shame to rush through the job and produce a subpar piece of work. Best of luck to ya Nathan. Looking forward to hearing your updates! SjN

Snopes already has this story on their website. Read 'em & weep... Snope's Atari Landfill Story SjN

I will agree with the others, this has been discussed before. But I will disagree with people raking someone over the coals for posting a topic that has been discussed in the past. Personally, I think it's an important topic and each time I read one of these threads, I learn something new whether it's rumor, fact or whatever. With that being said - I'll say this AGAIN and then I will speak of it no more. I LIVED in Alamogordo from 1976 - 1984. No, I didn't work for Atari, No, I didn't participate in the burying of carts. But we did see the convoys of trucks heading down Whitesands Blvd that we could only assume were the gamers "Ark Of The Covenant". It's not every day that you see a convoy headed to the local dump over the railroad tracks as this rumor is making headlines. It was all over the news as well as the papers. Did I physically see the cache of carts? No. Do I believe there are Atari cartridges and other memorbilia buried there? Absolutely yes. The only convoys that ever rolled through town were usually military in nature. Holloman AFB is only about 7 miles away from downtown Alamogordo. So this was significant. I head back to Alamogordo from time to time to visit friends. It's about an 8 hour drive from where I live. The next time I'm there, I'll take pictures of where I remember the trucks going and I'll also see if my buds remember more than I do or if they know someone who worked at the dump at about that time. Just my two cents... 'nuff said... SjN

Well, the only costs I'd deal with would be purchasing a new BetaSP tape for the re-edited master, and then shipping all of the tapes back when finished. Plus a couple of blank DVDs. So that's pretty much negligible. Of course, the project still has to get the "go-ahead" for anything to happen. 939588[/snapback] I too can certainly help. If you need anything like blank DVDs or other thing's, just hollar! I'll do whatever I can to help! If you need to contact me, just email me at justatari@gmail.com Of course, this is all depending whether a 'go-ahead' is given or not! Thanks for stepping up to the plate Nathan! And Mos, thank you for entertaining the idea. You'll soon see, there is a HUGE market for the material you have! I PROMISE. Trusty