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 Just a friendly reminder that the Beef Drop Label Contest ends this Sunday! Ken "kenfused" Siders has ported the popular arcade game Burgertime to the Atari 5200, where it will be released under the name Beef Drop. While a disk-based version of Burgertime was released for the Atari 8-bit computers, this version has been written from scratch to be more faithful to the arcade version than the older 8-bit port. Beef Drop needs an original, Atari 5200-style label, leading us to team up with Ken Siders to sponsor a Beef Drop Label Contest! The winner of the contest will receive a free copy of Beef Drop, a $50 gift certificate in the AtariAge Store, and credit in the manual for his or her creation. Visit this page for more details about the contest, view the entries that have beens submitted thus far here, and you can view screenshots from the game and download a demo of the game from the Beef Drop In Development page.
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 Version 1.4 of the popular Atari 2600 emulator Stella has been released. This version of Stella was a long time coming and includes a great number of improvements from Stella 1.3, as well as a simultaneous release of Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux versions. The biggest change from Stella 1.3 is the codebase is now based on the Simple Directmedia Layer (SDL), which allows for better cross-platform support. You can view a complete list of changes here, and download this newest release by visiting the Stella Home Page.
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 Version 0.9.0 of KStella, a Linux KDE frontend for the Atari 2600 Stella emulator, is now available. This latest version of KStella requires Stella 1.4 (see above news item), and contains the following improvements:- Integrated manual viewing into the main window
- Game notes now automatically shown in status bar
- The 'md5sum' program is no longer required
- Rearranged menu items to be more KDE styleguide compliant
- Updated user manual
To download the latest version of KStella, along with the necessary documentation and other information, please visit the Stella Homepage.
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 The first issue of Video Game Collector, a new magazine covering classic gaming consoles, is now shipping. One of Video Game Collector's highlights is a complete price guide and checklist for every major video game system from the Atari 2600 up through the Xbox. In addition to the price guide, here's a sample of what else you'll find in the first issue:- Cover story on all Spider-Man video games
- Excerpt from Ralph Baer's forthcoming book
- Homebrew Column
- Excerpt from an upcoming book by Walter Day
- Classic Game Reviews
You can learn more and subscribe today at VGCollector.com.
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 Version 2.8 of the Atari SAP Music Archive (ASMA) has been released. The Atari SAP music archive contains hundreds of the best tunes from Atari 8-bit computers in a format that can be reproduced perfectly by various SAP players. The latest archive contains 70 new songs, bringing the total ASMA collection to 1840 tunes. You can get the latest collection as well as players for various platforms at the Atari SAP Music Archive.
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 A new version of the Windows Atari 5200 emulator VSX is now available for downloading. VSX is based on the excellent Atari800 and Atari800Win PLus emulators, and this latest version adds command line suppport, improved USB joystick button support, and fixes a compatibility problem with the recently discovered Blaster prototype. You can download the latest release of VSX here, and discuss it in our Atari 5200 Forum with the author and other AtariAge visitors.
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 Trixter of Moby Games has posted a six-minute Video Retrospective of the Midwest Gaming Classic, which took place at the end of May in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This video touches on all aspects of the show, including shots of the AtariAge tables, homebrew games, the arcade and pinball machines, shots of various vendors' tables, prototypes brought to the show by Matt Reichert, the LAN gaming room, and more. You can download the video over at Moby Games, and can comment on it in our Events Forum with Trixter and other AtariAge visitors. You can also browse through our photo gallery of the show here.
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 Version 0.2 of GamebaseST is now available for downloading. GamebaseST is a database front-end for Atari ST games, allowing you to easily fire up your favorite Atari ST games in the emulator of your choice. When selecting a game you are presented with one or more screenshots, a description of the game, in-game music, game options, and more. GamebaseST presently supports the excellent STeem and SainT Atari ST emulators. To download the latest version, please visit the GamebaseST web site.
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 Version 0.8.9beta of ARAnyM (Atari Running on Any Machine) is now available for download. ARAnyM is a virtual machine for running the Atari ST/TT/Falcon operating systems and has been ported to a wide variety of computing platforms. Improvements in the latest version include:- Blitter code is now stable
- Many Mac OS X fixes and improvements
- CapsLock under X11 fixed
- Various SDL GUI bug fixes
- New Networking based on bridging
- Easy Disk Image generation
- Floppy Emulation is fixed
Pre-compiled versions are available for Windows, Mac OS X, and RedHat Linux and can be downloaded here.
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 Did you know that the unreleased Atari 7800 game Klax has three impossible levels right at the very end? According to programmer David Dentt, he put these three "impossible" levels after the original 100, but very few people are aware of their existence. The levels aren't actually impossible, but you'll need to be very clever in order to beat them. David Dentt has graciously hacked Klax so everyone can now try each of these three levels without having to play through the first 100. You can read more about each of these levels over on AtariProtos.com, and you can download the levels and discus them with other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 7800 Forum. Enjoy!
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 Matt Reichert has posted a large update to his informative AtariProtos.com web site, including the revelation of two Atari 2600 multi-carts that were never released. These multi-carts, one a 4-in-1 cart and the other an 8-in-1, were discovered as prototypes but never released. Atari would eventually go on to release a 32-in-1 multi-cart. Matt has also written new reviews for several other 2600 prototypes, and updated reviews of numerous others. Please drop by AtariProtos.com to learn all about these unreleased Atari multi-carts, as well as all the other new reviews and updates Matt has posted.
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 Version 1.36 of the Atari++ emulator is now available. Atari++ is an Atari 8-bit/5200 emulator that supports several operating systems, including Unix, Linux, Solaris, and Windows. Unix versions are source-only and must be compiled, but the Windows version is available pre-compiled with the SDL libraries. As expected, this latest version of Atari++ contains several improvements and bug fixes over the previous 1.35 release (you can view a complete list of changes here). To download the latest version of Atari++ and learn more about it, please visit the Atari++ Homepage.
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 Version 0.84 of MESS (the Multi Emulator Super System) is now available for Window. This new version of MESS corrects a 5200 crash bug that was introduced in MESS 0.82. Other changes include a new system driver (Amstrad NC100, NC100a), as well as improvements and bug fixes to several other system drivers. To download the latest binaries and source please visit the MESS Homepage.
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 The second issue of the recently revived Classic Gamer Magazine is now online for downloading. The cover topic for this issue is James Bond games, but that's just the beginning as this issue is chock full of gaming articles, reviews, classic ads, and much more:- Ninja Gaiden Xbox Review
- DK on Super Game Boy
- Spotlight on Sega CD
- Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
- Karaoke Revolution Review
- JAKKS Pacific TV Games
- Homebrew Reviews
To read the above articles and more, please visit www.classicgamer.com where you can download the full PDF of the 48 page magazine.
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 We've just posted a photo gallery from this year's Midwest Gaming Classic, which took place at the end of May in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. AtariAge attended the show in full force, with a wide variety of games to play and a large assortment of homebrew games for purchase. Over 1,300 gaming fans attended the show over its two days, a substantial increase from last year's event, and we met many AtariAge members for the first time! You can find the complete photo gallery of nearly 100 pictures here, and we look forward to another successful Midwest Gaming Classic in 2005!
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AtariAge user Ken "kenfused" Siders has ported the popular arcade game Burgertime to the Atari 5200, where it will be released under the name Beef Drop. While a disk-based version of Burgertime was released for the Atari 8-bit computers, this version has been written from scratch to be more faithful to the arcade version than the older 8-bit port. Beef Drop needs an original, Atari 5200-style label, leading us to team up with Ken Siders to sponsor a Beef Drop Label Contest! The winner of the contest will receive a free copy of Beef Drop, a $50 gift certificate in the AtariAge Store, and credit in the manual for his or her creation. Visit this page for more details about the contest, and you can view screenshots from the game and download a demo of it at the Beef Drop In Development page.
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 Issue #2 of the Retrogaming Times Monthly is now available with two more staff writers and greater variety and content. As usual, it's still free and packed with retrogaming goodness. Some highlights from this month's issue include:- Retrogaming Commercial Vault - Activision Sports
- Many Faces of Track & Field
- Vic-20 Reviews
- MAME Reviews - Track & Field and Hyper Sports
- 8-bit Face Off - California Games
- Many Faces of the Radio Shack TRS-80 CoCo
- SMS Review - Reggie Jackson Baseball
- Collecting in Australia
You can find all these articles and more over at Retrogaming Times Monthly!
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 Songbird Productions has announced that Loopz will finally be making an appearance on the Atari Lynx. Songbird Productions recently acquired the rights to this game after several years of negotiations with Audiogenic Software Ltd. and Hand Made Software. Loopz is a captivating puzzle game that has made its appearance on many platforms over the years. The premise is simple: get pieces, drop them on the screen, and form closed "loopz" to clear the screen. The bigger the loopz, the bigger the points. You can read the full announcement in our Atari Lynx Forum.
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 The 2004 EuroCon classic gaming event has been announced, returning this year to its home in Holland. This year's event, scheduled to take place October 28-31, 2004, will held at the Ibis-Accor Hotel in Scheveningen. Previous shows have also taken place in England, Austria, and Germany. EuroCon highlights include a great trade session where you can surely pick up some nice additions to your collection, various contests and quizes, an auction, and special events. You can find more information at the EuroCon 2004 website.
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 Erik Mooney has completed his work on INV+, an original take of the arcade classic Space Invaders. This is the only version of Space Invaders for the 2600 to feature 11 invaders per row, matching the arcade game in this regard. INV+ is the successor to INV, with many improvements over the original game, which you can learn about in our Homebrew Discussion Forum. The binary for the game can be downloaded here, and you can buy a copy in cartridge form (complete with a new manual created by David Exton) from the AtariAge Store. Erik and Piero have also released the source code to INV+, which you can download here.
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