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Al's not participating this year?

That looks like something Willy Wonka would mail to the kids that got nothing in the original movie.

Ataribox: Go Home for Sad Times.

"Next on the Create channel: make your own AtariBox controller. All you'll need is an old Atari 2600 controller, some red foil and a battery powered LED."

Oh, dear! She'll need more pills before throwing her boxed Atari 2600 down the stairs again!

I just saw a grainy video on Twitter (of course) of a guy playing Centipede (supposedly) on an AtariBox. Several problems- No Ataribox is shown. The controller looks like it's made up. I have to agree with the person's tweet as it may be someone else playing or a video.

These devices don't handle 512K sized games, correct?

After numerous trying and thinking that I've nailed the save and load memory commands, and using a real AtariVox, instead the AtariVox made some very bizarre noises and I'm afraid any more may damage the unit, I've decided to use a simple password system for saving.

I try to limit my Shat posts since those crazy days of Backin89.

Next thing sellers on eVILBay will try to do is describe the SpeakerShart Hats as, "SEALED VGA 90+ MINT ATARI SPEAKER HAT [email protected]@K"

Some people are selling the Speakerhats for over $200 on eBay.

I wish they could get Adam Sandler a brief scene where he gets eaten.

I'm guessing there will be a place for those unsold SpeakerShart ™ Hats.

(I just noticed my grammar sucks. )

If the Shartbox ever comes to life, I can visualize what Atari would make as a peripheral: The VR Garbage Dump Visor with garbage dump smells. Just like the Nosulus Rift.

You mean you want to add farts to your avatar?

Behold: The Shartbox. With USB plunger.

AtariBox Crowdfunding : Drawing Board Toxic Fun Drawing Board Cox Unfit (as in a coxswain-usually nautical but in charge of its crew.) Caudad Brown Rot Fixing (Caudad meaning Toward the tail or posterior end of the body)

Looking at tweets and one webpage says release in Spring 2018. http://www.ladbible.com/technology/gaming-atari-announces-more-details-about-the-ataribox-20171109 Otherwise just more spam.

Update: I've been working on repairing the maps to the temple dungeons. I've also included a bonus temple and a cave which are optional but filled with treasure and artifacts. Side story is about ancient drakers and the "Gadget Age." At first when making DQII, I thought about total freedom to roam around the worlds but instead I had to go linear. I wanted to have the player go to one temple, then after obtaining a crystal, the next temple would get unlocked, etc. But instead I thought about going to any temple in the overworld map that player can choose. However, obtaining all the crystals of that one world will open up another overworld map. I'm wondering what others think if this is a good idea, or should I use locked doors to block the entrances to temples until the player gets the crystal from the "open" temple? Here are some more revised overworld layouts: Overworld Two Overworld Three