livingonwheels Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) "Celebrate with us as we roll out yet another 50th Anniversary Treat. Half off of any and all Atari games from the VCS store including the recently released Gravitar: Recharged. This offer will only last through Sunday, so take advantage and use code "Atari50" on the VCS store today". EDIT: I'm having issues. When I insert the code I get the message "This promocode not available to this product." I hope it's just a glitch, was hoping to stock up on VCS games today. Perhaps only games published by Atari are eligible? Edited July 1, 2022 by livingonwheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBLIVION23 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 It's only working for Atari published games and i had to type it as ATARI50 in all caps to get it working. I had most if them already, but hey, i guess Ninja Golf for 1.50 on this is worth it, even though i have it boxed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingonwheels Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, OBLIVION23 said: It's only working for Atari published games and i had to type it as ATARI50 in all caps to get it working. I had most if them already, but hey, i guess Ninja Golf for 1.50 on this is worth it, even though i have it boxed That's disappointing. I was going to purchase anything that I even had a slight interest in. I own all of the Atari published games already, and have no need for any of their vintage games because I own most of them physically (including a boxed Ninja Golf just like you!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cubanismo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 OK, just got the email. Help me out here: List your top 5 or so games this discount applies to so I can take full advantage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 I just grabbed the rest of the DosBox games and picked up MicroProse Soccer as those where the only games I refused to pick up due to the price but with the code applied they work out at just over £2 per game so not bad at all! This is a good chance for new VCS owners to pick up some bargains id be all over the Recharged games if I didn’t already own them lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingstate Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 This picture is called "the sale is going well". Picked up Tempest 4000 and BPM Boy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djmicklovin Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 And people really complain about the price of the VCS... At least we're not spending 60-70 dollars on games. The VCS pays for itself with the amount you save on games and ridiculous subscription services. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I got Kombinera, Tempest 4000, and Breakout Recharged to complete my collection of the Recharged series. I am traveling and walking my wife through the purchasing process via text was like a puzzle game in itself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smith Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Djmicklovin said: And people really complain about the price of the VCS... At least we're not spending 60-70 dollars on games. The VCS pays for itself with the amount you save on games and ridiculous subscription services. You can do just as well on an Xbox, Switch or PS5 without spending any money on subscription services. They have sales of this type going on all the time. With the added benefit of the servers not going down whenever there's a minor uptick in sales. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djmicklovin Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Leonard Smith said: You can do just as well on an Xbox, Switch or PS5 without spending any money on subscription services. They have sales of this type going on all the time. With the added benefit of the servers not going down whenever there's a minor uptick in sales. You again? Come on bruh… I have a Series S i’m not hating. Game Pass is a good value, lots of free games. No complaints there. But the PS5 and Switch don’t have any such service that compares. They consistently charge full price for the same, rehashed games from a decade ago with slightly improved graphics/framerate. They milk you for every dime you got. If those games are so great why don’t they put them on PC or other platforms like Atari and Xbox does? You tell me how you’re saving money with Switch and PS5. 70 bucks a game doesn’t Sound like a good value. Edited July 2, 2022 by Djmicklovin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.A.P. Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I keep getting error messages. I really hope I'm not getting charged multiple times for the same game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHATEIT Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) I literally left town this morning to go out of state for a week and of course this sale starts the day I left and my VCS is at home and I'm not back til after the sale ends. Is there anyplace l can log in somehow online and buy the games on sale and then when I get home go into my vcs and then download them? I'm pissed this started today and I'm out of town. I was waiting for this type of sale and they didnt do it the first 3 days of the celebration. Any help would be awesome or if there is a way for me to reach an Atari VCS person and figure this out. Edited July 2, 2022 by UHATEIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin42 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 11 hours ago, swingstate said: This picture is called "the sale is going well". Picked up Tempest 4000 and BPM Boy! Were you actually able to complete the BPM Boy purchase at 50% off? I just get a message that the code isn't valid for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiATIon Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Justin42 said: Were you actually able to complete the BPM Boy purchase at 50% off? I just get a message that the code isn't valid for it. It's only working for Atari published games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarick Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Couldn't log in and was only going to buy BPM Boy anyways, so that stinks. If they do another sale I'll grab BasketBrawl and maybe AlienBrigade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 35 minutes ago, Atarick said: Couldn't log in and was only going to buy BPM Boy anyways, so that stinks. If they do another sale I'll grab BasketBrawl and maybe AlienBrigade. The sale is going on through the weekend so hopefully they will get their act together and get the server issues ironed out and you’ll still have time to pick those games up. And, when they had issues in the past, they did extend the sale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.A.P. Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I bought a bunch of games and had a few problems. I was charged twice for one game I bought, and another four I purchased are not added to my account, even though I was charged for them. I reached out to customer service on the Atari site, so hopefully I can get this sorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.A.P. Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) Anyone have a list of everything the sale applies to? Here's what I was able to get the discount to work on: Recharged Games: Asteroids: Recharged Black Widow: Recharged Breakout: Recharged Centipede: Recharged Gravatar: Recharged Missile Command: Recharged Other VCS games: Atari VCS Vault 2 Kombinera Tempest 4000 7800 Games: Alien Brigade 7800 Asteroids: 7800 Basketbrawl: 7800 Centipede: 7800 Dark Chambers: 7800 Desert Falcon: 7800 Fatal Run: 7800 Food Fight: 7800 Motor Psycho: 7800 Ninja Golf: 7800 Planet Smashers: 7800 Scrapyard Dog: 7800 Super Huey: 7800 Real Sports Baseball: 7800 Dosbox: Ancient War In The Skies: Dosbox Crusade In Europe: DOSBox Dogfight: Dosbox Harrier Jump Jet: DOSBox MicroProse Soccer I didn't try the 2600 games, since those are already in the Vault collections. Edited July 2, 2022 by T.A.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHATEIT Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I'm out of town the week they put this sale up. So I'm hoping there's a way to log in somehow and download them while I'm not with my vcs. There are some games not on your list I'd like to get and could test and confirm if they work, should the sale continue til I get home or can get Atari to help me figure out how to log in and download them from there I'm at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOut Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 This was great timing for me. I just picked up my VCS. Set it up this morning for the first time, and picked up all the Recharged titles, plus Tempest 4k, and Kombinera. Anybody know if this only applies to the VCS, or is it for all Atari titles on all current consoles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SizzleAtari Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Bought Tempest 4k, Fatal Run, and Kombinera. Although was charged for Kombinera, the game acts like it hasn't been purchased, and won't allow download. Opened an Atari ticket, probably be resolved later. They just can't handle any type of sale. Love my VCS, but they definitely struggle when a sale happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 15 minutes ago, SizzleAtari said: Bought Tempest 4k, Fatal Run, and Kombinera. Although was charged for Kombinera, the game acts like it hasn't been purchased, and won't allow download. Opened an Atari ticket, probably be resolved later. They just can't handle any type of sale. Love my VCS, but they definitely struggle when a sale happens. Try rebooting. It'll then show up as Owned but not downloaded. Happened to me a few times with the Recharged games. (And yes, while I never got my GameStop order, a friend got me one for a birthday gift! While I still think the asking price is a bit high for the value (not to get into that old chestnut), 50% off the games is pretty sweet.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I have been having all sorts of problems getting a purchase to complete, but I noticed it seems to be working better over Ethernet and was able to buy the last of the catalog I didn't yet own. I now realize the MSDOS war games REQUIRE manuals that are not included nor easily available online, I've sent in a ticket to support. I have had two get into the "bought but can't download" state, and a reboot hasn't been helping, so two tickets for Adventure and Ancient Art as well. Nice sale, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmh Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Store is still having issues. I'm getting a lot of error messages still. I purchased a few games and the first two games would not down load. Worse yet it does not say I own them but I do have receipts for the purchases from Atari and Paypal. I'll try logging back on Sunday to see if the purchases show and I can download them. If not contact support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zookeeper Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Is anyone still missing games they were charged for? Still missing about 5 games my card was hit for. When I look at the store, there's now 'download' indicator. It acts like I never bought it. Going to have to get after them about it, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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