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 The November 2005 issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly is now available online. Some highlights from the latest issue include:- Coleco Nation: "Yie Ar Kung-Fu"
- Many Faces of "James Bond 007"
- Commercial Vault: "Afterburner"
- Stardate 7800
- Thrill of Defeat: "Mattel Aquarius"
- Syntax Era: Blip! Magazine
- Titles of Tengen - "Vindicators"
- Sinclair Spectrum Lost Faces - "Ghostbusters"
To read these articles and more, please visit Retrogaming Times Monthly.
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 If you're in Texas this weekend and can find your way to Irving (just west of Dallas), you'll want to check out the 2005 Texas Pinball Festival. This annual event features over 100 pinball machines and classic video games all set on free play for the entire weekend. Given how uncommon it is to find working pinball machines in the wild these days, events like the Texas Pinball Festival are one of the few venues to enjoy pinball machines and classic arcade games in good, working order. The event also features tournaments, an outdoor flea market/swap meet on Friday, and a Monster Bash Party on Saturday to coincide with Halloween. You can learn more about the event by visiting the Texas Pinball Festival web site.
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 Version 2.0 of the Atari 2600 emulator Stella has been released for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. This new version of Stella contains a wealth of improvements. Some highlights are listed below:- Fully-integrated UI
- New ROM Launcher
- Integrated Debugger
- New Sound Subsystem
- Added ZIP Support
- Added Cartridge "Frying"
There are many more improvements than just those listed above, and we suggest you head on over to stella.sourceforge.net to download Stella 2.0. In addition to binaries for Linux, OS X, and Windows, you'll also find the full source code and more detailed change lists.
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 Adventure II author Ron Lloyd has chosen the winning entries in the Ye Olde Adventure II Contest. The contest was comprised of two parts: The first part of the contest was to create alternate player icon graphics. The second part of the contest was to dream up player rankings that will be displayed to the player upon completion of the game (in a manner similar to Star Raiders). The Grand Prize Winner, chosen for his wonderful animated Knight icon, is Juston Hairgrove. The 1st Runner-Up Prize Winner, chosen randomly from the remaining icon finalists is Jeff Koone. The 2nd Runner-Up Prize Winner, chosen randomly from all the rankings finalists, is Christian Bogey. You can view the contest rules here, view the winning entries here, view all the submitted icons here and all the submitted rankings here. Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to everyone who took the time to enter the contest! The wait for Adventure II is nearly over...
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 Two special guests will be making an appearance at the upcoming Philly vgXpo show next month, Ralph Baer and Bill Kunkel. Ralph Baer, the legendary inventor of home video games, will be signing copies of his recently published book Videogames: In The Beginning. Bill Kunkel, co-founder of Electronic Games magazine, will be on-hand to autograph copies of his new book, Confessions of a Game Doctor, which will be making its debut at the show. You'll be able to purchase both books at the Rolenta Press booth. If you're attending the show you'll definitely want to take the time to meet these two video game icons!
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 A new edition of ColecoNation is now available for your reading pleasure. The fourth issue of ColecoNation features the following articles:- Interview with Eduardo Mello of Opcode Games
- Review of Reversi / Diamond Dash
- vgXpo Dallas Report
- Most Wanted Arcade Conversions Poll
- The Latest ColecoVision News
To read these articles and more, please visit ColecoNation.
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 Nolan Bushnell, best known as the founder of Atari and inventor of the Pong arcade game, has been interviewed for the October 2005 edition of Wired Magazine. Among the various topics the interview touches, Nolan discusses his latest venture, the uWink Media Bistro, as well as a new, four-player version of the Pong arcade game (tentatively titled "Ping"). The interview dives into Nolan's early days, the various ventures he's been involved with over the years, and his plans for the future. You can read the full interview in the print version of Wired Magazine (October, 2005), as well as online over at Wired.com.
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 Version 3.0 of Atari800MacX, an excellent Atari 8-bit/5200 emulator for Mac OS X, has been released. This new version of Atari800MacX has a wealth of improvements and bug fixes, including:- Printer Emulation (FX-80, 1020, 825)
- OpenGL Acceleration for Improved Performance
- New Function Key Window
- Built-in Debug Monitor Improvements
- Create Blank Cassette Images
- PDF Manual
For complete details on all the changes in this new version, as well as to download the binary and source code, please visit the Atari800MacX Homepage.
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Issue #17 of Retrogaming Times Monthly has been published and is available online. The October 2005 issue features these articles and more:- Many Faces of "Moon Patrol"
- Thrill of Defeat: "Radio Shack MC10" - Part 2
- Syntax Era: CGE 2K5
- Coleco Nation - interview with Eduardo Mello
- Titles of Tengen - Road Runner
- Sinclair Spectrum Reviews
You can find all these and more inside the latest issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly.
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 Release Candidate 2 of DCaSTaway, an Atari ST emulator for the Sega Dreamcast, has been released. This version includes the following improvements over previous releases:- Medium screen resolution fixed
- Overscan bottom border rendered
- Stored queues improvements
- Some input fixes
- Atari ST video 50/60 switch support
- No CRC calculation when cache not present
- Multidisk support
- Other general improvements
You can learn more and download the latest version of DCaSTaway (as well as source code) here.
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 Songbird Productions has announced the immediate availability of the unreleased Jaguar game Total Carnage. Total Carnage, based on the Midway arcade game, is the sequel to the popular Williams arcade game Smash TV. As with Smash TV, Total Carnage throws a seemingly overwhelming number of enemies at the player (or players in a two player game), and you'll need all the power-ups you can find to get out alive! The Jaguar version of Total Carnage that Songbird Productions is selling is a fairly complete version of the game, newer than any previously shown to Jaguar fans. You can order Total Carnage from Songbird Productions and discuss this unexpected surprise with other Jaguar fans in our Atari Jaguar Forum.
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 The September 2005 issue of Hardcore Gamer Magazine, a relatively new publication, contains a six page spread featuring the new Atari Flashback 2 game console, an interview with Curt Vendel (Flashback 2 Lead Engineer), an interview with Aaron Curtis (author of the 2600 homebrew game Fall Down), and a feature about homebrew games. They've even detailed how you can add a cartridge port to your Flashback 2 so you use regular Atari 2600 cartridges with the console. You can find Hardcore Gamer in print form at local newsstands, and you can also download the September 2005 issue in PDF form directly from Hardcore Gamer.
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 Manuel Rotschkar, author of several popular Atari 2600 homebrew games (most recently Crazy Balloon), has begun work on a new 2600 project: Colony 7. Based on the 1981 Taito arcade game of the same name, your goal in Colony 7 is to defend the city from alien attack by controlling two ion-cannons at your disposal. The premise is similar to Imagic's Atlantis, but with more sophistication in that your city has a shield that attackers need to blast through first, and you also have a smartbomb at your disposal that destroys all enemies on the screen. You can learn more and keep abreast of Colony 7's development in our Homebrew Discussion Forum.
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A new issue of ColecoNation, a must visit site if you're a fan of the classic ColecoVision game console, has been published. The third issue of ColecoNation features the following articles:- Coleco Chat - Scott Huggins interview [Part 2]
- In Play - Space Invaders Collection review
- CV Tactics - Space Invaders Collection tips and tricks
- In Review - ColecoVision retrobox review
- In Print - Classic Gamer Magazine review
To view these columns and more, please visit ColecoNation.com.
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The September 2005 issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly is now online. Features in Issue #16 include:- Many Faces of "Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom"
- Collecting in Australia
- Thrill of Defeat: "Radio Shack MC10"
- Coleco Nation
- Lost Faces of the Sinclair Spectrum: Galaxian
You can find all these and more inside the latest issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly.
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 Thanks to the efforts of Atari Archivist Ken Van Mersbergen (who recently uncovered Sinistar for the Atari 8-bit computers), another previously unknown Atari 2600 prototype has now surfaced. Ken's latest find is the game Boggle, which was programmed by David Crane while he was at Atari. In Boggle, which is based on the popular word game of the same name, you must form as many words as possible from a random 4x4 grid of letters. The 2600 version of the game is for two players only, and each player can form a maximum of eight words (likely due to memory constraints of the 2600). You can download Boggle here, read a more thorough review of the game over at AtariProtos.com, and discuss this find in our Prototypes Forum.
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If you haven't already submitted entries for the Ye Old Adventure II Contest, you only have a few more days to do so, as the contest ends August 31st! Adventure II is a new Atari 5200 game that picks up where the classic Atari 2600 game Adventure leaves off. Adventure II features larger mazes, snazzier graphics, and more to do than in the original game, promising to be one of the best Atari 5200 homebrew releases to date! As the game nears completion, AtariAge and Square Trio have teamed up to sponsor a two-prong contest to allow the classic gaming community to contribute to the game. The first part of the contest is to create alternate player icon graphics. The second part of the contest is to dream up player rankings that are displayed to the player upon completion of the game (in a manner similar to Star Raiders). You can learn more about the contest and how to enter here. Good luck!
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 The latest issue of Video Game Collector is here! The fourth installment of Video Game Collector, the largest issue ever at 52 pages, includes several new features, including:- Collector's Spotlight by Peter Dorr
- Old School by Steve Woita
- Proto Patrol by Zach Meston
- Made in Japan by Greg Wilcox
- Timeline by Leonard Herman
- Vivid Video by Anthony Norcia
- Star Wars Video Games
- ...and much more!
In addition you'll find news, reviews, and of course the comprehensive price guide! Video Game Collector is full-color throughout its glossy, 52-pages. You can order your copy here, and be sure to grab your free copy of Issue 1/2 while you're at it!
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 AtariAge is proud to announce the release of the previously unavailable Atari 2600 prototype, Ixion. A port of the unreleased 1983 Sega coin-op of the same name, Ixion is an interesting game that doesn't seem to play like anything else in the 2600 library. Your goal in Ixion is to grab the five white squares scattered across the screen and spell the word Ixion before your time runs out. You must shoot or ram a brown sphere, which causes it to move around the screen, revealing hidden tiles that you can then use to navigate about. At the same time you must avoid the enemy drones that are attempting to destroy your ship, as well as the tiles you are unveiling.
If you're attending the 2005 Dallas vgXpo, be sure to stop by our booth where we'll be demonstrating Ixion on a real 2600. You can download Ixion here and try your hand at it in your favorite 2600 emulator, read a thorough review of Ixion over at AtariProtos.com, and discuss the game in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Video Game Collector magazine has informed us that they will debut two new books at the upcoming Dallas vgXpo show this weekend, where you can pick up Video Game Collector #1/2 for free! Video Game Collector # 1/2 is a full-color mini-magazine convention special with articles from each of the first four issues of Video Game Collector, including an exclusive interview with Atari founder Nolan Bushnell from the now sold out issue 3. Also debuting is the brand new, giant-sized Video Game Collector #4 for sale before its availability in stores. This new issue of Video Game Collector is the biggest yet, with all new articles, an exclusive round-up of Star Wars video games, and a two page article on the history of Nintendo by Leonard Herman, author of Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Video Games. Video Game Collector #4 also has a newly expanded price guide, with updated prices and listings for every system from Atari to Xbox, as well as new sections for Virtual Boy, Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. If you're attending the Dallas vgXpo this weekend, make sure to stop by the Video Game Collector booth!
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