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  1. To me the Atari illustrations from the catalog could have been drawn by John Farman. See these pictures, coming from another videogame book. Does the style of these illustrations seems close enough to you ?
  2. Note : This message is first written in french because it is about an event that will occur in France, then it is google-translated in english, just below. LET'S START IN FRENCH... Salut à tous les Fans d'Atari. Le Festival Retroplay est heureux de présenter sa quatrième édition sur le thème ATARI, qui aura lieu les 22 et 23 octobre 2022. Parmi les 150 flippers et machines d'arcades qui seront mis à disposition des visiteurs et les nombreux stands consacrés aux consoles et micros rétro de toutes marques, vous trouverez deux stands spécialement dédiés à Atari, et découvrirez un artiste qui fera un mini concert avec son Atari VCS. Une exposition Atari (1972-1993) Les visiteurs pourront apprécier une présentation de l'ensemble des machines domestiques produites par Atari, micros et consoles produits durant cette vingtaine d'années, allant de Pong à la Jaguar. Tous ces systèmes seront exposés en vitrine, accompagnés d'accessoires et de jeux… et cerise sur le gâteau, grâce à Atarimania, des protoypes jamais commercialisés seront visibles pour le plus grand plaisir des aficionados. Concours Pac-Man Pour commémorer les quarante ans du championnat mondial de Pac-Man (1982), les visiteurs pourront, moyennant une participation de 2 €, réaliser leur meilleur score pour tenter de repartir avec une console Atari 2600. Le concours se jouera le samedi sur Pac-Man 8K (pour gagner une Atari 2600) et le dimanche sur la version originale (pour gagner une Atari Woody avec le jeu Pac-Man original en boite). Mini concert Zeelay fera une prestation musicale de 30 minutes en compagnie de sa VCS. L'artiste nous promet un blues totalement revisité, ce qui devrait ravir les amoureux de la Techno, du Blues et bien entendu de l'Atari 2600. Exposition Atari : http://atarivcs.free.fr/retroplay-2022-exposition-atari-50-ans.htm Concours Pac-Man : http://atarivcs.free.fr/concours-pac-man-revival-1982-2022-retroplay.htm Concert Atari VCS : http://atarivcs.free.fr/zeelay-en-concert-electro-techno-blues-a-retroplay-synthcart.htm Le festival comprend de nombreuses autres facettes, pour en savoir plus sur Retroplay : http://www.retroplay.fr À bientôt… Igor. ...AND NOW IN ENGLISH (Google translated) Hello all Atari Fans. The Retroplay Festival is pleased to present its fourth ATARI-themed edition, which will take place on the 22nd and 23rd October 2022. Among the 150 pinball machines and arcade machines that will be available to visitors and the many stands devoted to retro consoles and microphones of all brands, you will find two stands specially dedicated to Atari, and discover an artist who will perform a mini concert with his Atari VCS. An Atari exhibition (1972-1993) Visitors will be able to enjoy a presentation of all the domestic machines produced by Atari, micro and consoles produced during these twenty years, ranging from Pong to the Jaguar. All these systems will be exhibited in showcase, accompanied by accessories and games… and icing on the cake, thanks to Atarimania, prototypes never before marketed will be visible to the delight of aficionados. Pac-Man Contest To commemorate the forty years of the Pac-Man world championship (1982), visitors will be able, for a participation of 2 €, achieve their best score to try to leave with an Atari 2600 console. will be played on Saturday on Pac-Man 8K (to win an Atari 2600) and on Sunday on the original version (to win an Atari Woody with the original Pac-Man game in the box). Mini concert Zeelay will perform a 30-minute musical performance with his VCS. The artist promises us a totally blues revisited, which should delight lovers of Techno, Blues and of course of the Atari 2600. Atari exhibition: http://atarivcs.free.fr/retroplay-2022-exposition-atari-50-ans-en.htm Pac-Man contest: http://atarivcs.free.fr/concours-pac-man-revival-1982-2022-retroplay-en.htm Atari VCS Concert: http://atarivcs.free.fr/zeelay-en-concert-electro-techno-blues-a-retroplay-synthcart-en.htm The festival includes many other facets, to learn more about Retroplay: http://www.retroplay.fr See you soon… Igor.
  3. Thank you James for the info. This is great news. If I receive my QuadTary copy before Nathan publish his Surround version for QuadTari (which is not sure since I live in France, and the shipping is pretty long here), then I will probably hack Surround 4 into Surround 4QT. I don't know how the Gemini adapter works, but I assume that it won't work because the hack of Surround-4 that I made requires a hacked 2600 console, using the PB2, PB3 and PB4 pins from the RIOT (see below in the red frame "Not used") :
  4. Thank you johnnywc, In fact, I plan to afford a QuadTari and I already had a look how to program it in the idea to adapt Surround4. If I have any difficulty to program the QuadTari, I will send you a message for help Igor. P-S : Sorry to "m.o.terra kaesi", Surround4 doesn't already work with QuadTari... but maybe later...
  5. I followed your idea and added a dedicated topic to Surround 4, in the hack games section:
  6. This hack allows four players to play Surround at the same time. BE AWARE that it requires a modified 2600 console with four joystick ports. The four players are divided in 2 teams : blue vs green When a player hurts a wall, it gives one point to the opposite team. Variation number 2 has a more tron-like skin : (other variations have not been checked) Surround 4 : http://atarivcs.free.fr/Surround 4.bin
  7. Here is a schematic of this console hack (working with Surround4). http://atarivcs.free.fr/Surround 4.bin Blue are the original joystick controllers Red are the additionnal joystick controllers Note that the additional controllers (2 and 3) have no fire button. VERY IMPORTANT, To have it work properly : - all the buttons of the console must be placed up The advantage of this hack is that SWCHB (players 2 and 3) works the same way as SWCHA (players 0 and 1).
  8. Yes it could be hacked, but I am not sure how the paddle-triggers of players 3 and 4 would react on classic 4 paddles games.
  9. Yes, by hack, I mean modified games (commercial or not, homebrew or not). In the case of Asterix/Taz or A-Team/Saboteur, the gameplays are still the same, which is not what I am looking for. I am looking for modified games, where the graphic-kernel is basically the same, but the gameplay have been really changed. It is not a problem to consider the hundreds of pirates games (Zellers and other), but as far as I know, the gameplays of these games are still the same. Like I said in my first post : For example, we could reuse the graphic-Kernel of Surround to make a Qix or a Game of life. But I am looking for a game that have actually been modified in a such way.
  10. I don't think that it is possible without adding more electronic components because SWCHA and SWCHB are completely used. (my challenge here was to hack the console without adding any electronic) However, the two original ports are unchanged, so it is possible to plug a savekey on one of them and still have three ports free for joysticks.
  11. Thank you Al Here is photo of the back of the console.
  12. Yes Alex, you are right, so I have no way to be sure if it is the sun, a misprint or anything else... A good test, would be to let another console in the sun (but protected from rain - ie: in the Veranda) and see what color it gets with time. Unfortunally, I don't want to spare my other Jr-Vader
  13. If the uv of the sunlight has yellowed the logo, shouldn't the with plastic in the cartrige port have also turned just a little bit yellow too ? On this console, it is still pretty white.
  14. Here is a photo of the serial number label. All the back of the console has been dirted with white-pink paintings, like if the console has been dropped on fresh painting. Fortunally, the label is still readable : S.N. 464 AI 041657 I've never seen any 2600 Jr that has the Secam palette. Anybody can confirm this information ? To me, at this time, I would say no. I have two of them and both are Pal. However, the youtube-video is very interesting : The thing that I didn't know is that you can play without the AC-power plugged : The TV gives the power through the Scart ! I will have to try this, if it works with my Scart-consoles, it would be very convenient ?
  15. Thank you for your suggestions. Here are some more infos... If doesn't look like discolouration (if it was so, logo and text would be even whiter - instead of orange) nor fro ma smoker's home (the orange is very vivid, in fact more than the photos that I have published) To me it looks like a specific edition, or maybe a misprint. The orange really seems to be factory-made. I haven't already played it, but it comes from Europe, so I suppose Pal. As far as I know, the Jr-Vader model have only existed in Pal (Am I right ?) One more time, my photos don't perfectly match with the console itself. In fact, it is the regular black, like any other Atari 2600 Jr. Yes, it might be. Yes, that is what I plan to do I will post more photos when it will be done...
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