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  1. I suggest upgrading your system, and the controllers ASAP now. The new AtariOS update should improve connectivity, and the speed of pairing. The new controller firmware is intended to improve the Bluetooth functionality, and the connectivity with the VCS.
  2. Yes, it's great news that this long-expected update shipped. I made some photos of my system for reference - just with my phone, but I hope it helps somebody. Most importantly, for reference, the update was trouble-free, and here in The Netherlands, over home WIFI, took 8 minutes total. ** I updated using the System / Updates menu, and thus the VCS downloaded in the background, while I continued to do other stuff. It then waited for the reboot, which was problem free, although the system remained a bit busier, fan busier, until a 2nd reboot. ** I recommend that, rather than the update at boot-time, it's less stressful! Changes I see: - New options in System menu for brightness and audio (and also selecting the audio output device directly) - New pop-up Atari menu options in-games for brightness and audio settings. - The normal mouse functionality is restored - it now works as it did back in early 2020 when the VCS was released. (*) - Now the mouse works again, so does a normal trackball. Controller Firmware: - Upgraded firmware for Atari Modern and Classic controllers. (v1.51) - This firmware upgrade improves the connectivity and signal strength. - Performance and bug fixes, ha ha. Don't Overlook: - It now adjusts the screen size properly for over-scan, so it all is visible! - Online high-scores for supported games visible from dashboard - on the Dashboard game menu (e.g. press =).. The things I know of: - Improved WIFI drivers. - Improved Bluetooth driver - and so the controllers should work better. - updated base Linux operating system, so easier for developers to support. - improvements behind-the-scenes for developers, with access to more logs. Footnote: (*) The mouse does not work in all games, due to their coding, and the mouse functionality is still minimal on the Dashboard.
  3. She's back for another interview on Atari podcast #18.
  4. This is the release trailer for the game.
  5. There is a major update to Atari 50, as a holiday celebration bonus. Normally I merge related threads, but this brings 18 12 new games to the Atari 50 package.
  6. This is an official announcement video. There are a lot of new games, which is a lovely and surprising update from Atari. 🙂 Notably for me: Atari Lynx: WARBIRDS! 🙂 There are now ~115 games, with 11 new titles for the Atari 2600. I suspect that some people think that "Atari 50" means it's got 50 games included! Warbirds Lynx! Bowling 2600 Double Dunk 2600 Maze Craze 2600 Miniature Golf 2600 MotoRodeo 2600 Super Football 2600 Circus Atari 2600 There are also 2 prototypes, and 2 homebrew games. Aquaventure (prototype) 2600 Save Mary (prototype) 2600 Adventure II (homebrew) 2600 Return to Haunted House (homebrew) 2600
  7. Announced on Twitter! Milli & Greg is a challenging platformer with a love story between a girl and her cat and is now available on AtariVCS. https://twitter.com/TheAtari_VCS/status/1730728506781286579?s=20
  8. Personally, I'm playing MORE and MORE of this game! I love it. I now have it on the VCS, Steam (for reasons), and my Nintendo Switch Lite, for portability. 🙂
  9. Just announced, a very playable remastered retro game, which I really enjoyed so far. A release trailer. ...and a background story video from Pascal.
  10. These games have extended play in the newest "I Love" video. Also he plays and features a ton of other games released recently. Recommended!
  11. Bloo Kid https://www.winterworks.de/game/bloo-kid Bloo Kid 2 Official Trailer
  12. These games launched earlier in the month, but don't overlook these great games!
  13. What version are your controllers at, right now? I find it very unlikely the buttons both failed at once... and it makes no sense the VCS O/S being corrupted, because it's validated at every boot. It's weird. 😞 I heard that there will be a firmware update for the controllers, with the next update to the AtariOS. This is coming soon, and I believe it will make the controllers more reliable when used over Bluetooth. I can't understand why an improvement like that is not pushed out independently, but that's Atari. A good site for testing your controllers is this, which you launch from Chrome, on the VCS. The display of the controller is a bit off, and it does not recognise it specifically, but the tests work. https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad For me, for months, the Atari controller test app has been broken - it's also due an update I think. 😕
  14. I enjoyed this balanced review too. (For the record, I really love this game.)
  15. Beyond reviews from the VCS community, this review seems balanced.
  16. This is the official launch trailer. I have always been a Berzerk (and Frenzy) fan, and I really like this recharged game, personally. It's certainly great multi-player, too. On the issue of the classic joystick support, to clarify: - the joystick works perfectly to control the character, movement wise. - the gun currently works like a clock face, so the gun is good up/down for half the clock, which is weird to explain, but is also not right! *** the gun direction needs to change at 6 and 12, to reverse the up/down, I think, and then it would be OK. I hope that tweak happens. The missions should have a description of what is needed, like the achievements, and that seems like it's a bug, on all the releases. I think a pushed update to fix those two items should follow, and it's an Atari product, so a fix can happen more easily than with others. I remain frustrated but optimistic on this kind of thing, and until then I really like playing it with a VCS Modern controller. - Note that it's also possible to reverse the X/Y controls, if that's your thing - notably some people like a joystick to work like a flight yolk.
  17. According to Reddit user, also, it's working. For me, it's been working all the long, but I have a Dutch address code.
  18. There's an update on the game here. https://orangepixel.net/2023/10/20/new-playable-characters-and-items-in-gauntlet-of-power-demo-0-0-7/
  19. In Savage Halloween, the world is taken over by monsters from the afterlife who were trapped on Earth after a Halloween party. Every year the monsters are invited to the big 24-hour Halloween rave, but this time no one comes home, as an evil vampire used a spell to block the passage back to the afterlife because, according to him, the party cannot stop. Among the guests, James, a farmer who had eternal rest interrupted, took his shotgun and decided to end the riot. Join the resistance and send everyone home. No one can handle so much noise, goo, and werewolf hair on clothes anymore. Characters James: in life, he was a grumpy farmer; in the afterlife, he remains in a bad mood and is now also armed; Lulu: Werewolf who is not sure if he is a man who dreamed he was a dog, or a dog who dreamed he was a man; Dominika: Daughter of the partying Dark Lord, Dominika is a geek from the depths who urgently wants to come home to see her favorite series. Gameplay Shoot through 7 scenarios with varied gameplay and mechanics, from flying on a witch's broom to hitchhiking on a penguin's back. Features 2D platform with classic mechanics; Shoot in 8 directions; Local multiplayer; 3 playable characters with individual characteristics; Epic and varied boss fights; Varied and bizarre shots. Choose your monster and put a bullet in the enemy!
  20. Apparently it's cured again, but Atari really needs to discuss this urgently with the payment provider to avoid any repetition. I bought 3 games today, and I had no problem, but my payment details were already authorised on the VCS for quite a while.
  21. You can plug the old USB stick and the new USB stick in at the same time, and move the games over via the Storage tab, all at once. However, if your Internet connection is fast, and your USB stick is slow, you might even be better off just downloading the software again. The game saves are always on the internal VCS drive, not the extra storage (USB or otherwise) at this time. As to your question already answered about USB stick, yes, an old one is likely USB2, and for storage, definitely get USB3. The fastest additional storage would be a USB 3 connected SSD. The VCS can format/setup any SSD or USB Flash drive for you quickly.
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