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 The Atari 2600 emulator z26 has now been ported to the Xbox, adding another excellent 2600 emulator to that system (Stella has already been ported). You can learn more about Z26 for the Xbox at X-Box Evolution. To read some first impressions of the emulator in action as well as view pictures of the emulator running, plesae visit our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 If you're an Atari Jaguar fan and would like to see how the Jaguar ticks, we're happy to announce the immediate availability of the Jaguar DOOM Source Code. The Jaguar received one of the earlier ports of this classic PC game, and it does a great job of capturing the feel of the original. The release of the Jaguar DOOM Source Code was made possible by John Carmack of id Software, Carl Forhan of Songbird Productions, and Bill "Burger" Heineman. To learn more and download the source code, please stop by our Jaguar DOOM Source Code page.
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 Fabrizio Zavagli has released the first public version of his new GP32 Atari 2600 emulator, called VCS32. Fabrizio's emulator is a port of Dan Boris' Virtual VCS with a few updates to further improve the emulation. The GP32 is a 133mhz machine with enough horsepower to allow emulators to run well on it, with a nice 320x240 resolution screen that allows the whole game area to be displayed. Additionally, you can easily download homebrew games and applications through USB to the console's memory (a standard SmartMedia card). For more information about VCS32, including a binary you can download if you're fortunate enough to own a GP32, look here.
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 Mark DiLuciano and Nir Dary have announced they have completed work on their new Mega-Cart for Atari 8-bit computers, and that the first game to take advantage of this cartridge will be the classic game M.U.L.E. The Mega-Cart allows "disk-only" games of up to 512K in size to be transplanted into cartridge form, opening up an entirely new world for Atari 8-bit cartridge games. M.U.L.E. will be sold as a limited, numbered run of 50 cartridges, with pre-ordering to begin at 10am PST Monday, April 28th (giving everyone a chance to get Cartridge #1). You can learn more in our Atari 8-bit Forum.
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 Atari 2600 programmer Andrew Davie has announced a new version of the macro assembler DASM, the standard assembler for all 2600 development. The DASM assembler supports a wide range of targets, including the 6502, 68HC11, 68705, 7803, HD6303, and 6507. Version 2.20.04 adds a significant number of improvements over previous versions, all detailed at the new DASM homepage. The full source is included with the distribution, and if you're interested in 2600 development be sure to also download the VCS.H and MACRO.H support files.
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 The latest issue of Retrogaming Times is now online for your reading enjoyment. Highlights in this issue include:
Review of PhillyClassic 4
Top 10 Games of 1983
More Classic Commercials
The Many Faces of Oil's Well
Commercial Vault
You can find all this and more at Tomorrow's Heroes.
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 Matthias Domin has announced development of an Ethernet/FLASH cartridge for the Atari Jaguar. This cartridge contains a 10Mbit ethernet port, 8 MBytes of FLASH-RAM, and two sockets for serial EEPROMs. The cartridge currently includes the following integrated software:
CD-Bypass with MemoryTrack BIOS
MemoryTrack Manager
Webserver including TinyFTP
BJL Loader
Contiki internet-enabled operating system
Matthias is currently seeking feedback for this project! You can read more about the Atari Jaguar Ethernet/FLASH cartridge, view pictures of the hardware, and discuss it with Matthias Domin and other AtariAge members in our Atari Jaguar Forum.
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 John K. Harvey has passed word onto us that he's finished upgrading the Atari 2600 programming tool Distella to version 3.0. Distella allows you to disassemble any 2K/4K Atari 2600 ROM image or any non-bankswitched 7800 ROM image into source code that can be compiled with the DASM assembler. Version 3.0 of Distella contains some 2600-related bugfixes and adds support for 7800 games that don't use bankswitching. This is a great tool if you want to learn how 2600 games (and now 7800!) work. You can download the latest version from Bob Colbert's site here, and John has put some examples and config files on his website here.
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 AtariAge and Retrodesign are making available the binary to the recently released Revenge of the Apes game, along with a contest in which the winner will receive a boxed copy of Snow White, RealSports Basketball, or Revenge of the Ape (winner's choice). This fully playable unreleased prototype, further enhanced by Thomas Jentzsch and Paul Slocum, has a secret easter egg! The first AtariAge member to discover the easter egg will receive one of the above games! You can download the binary as well as read through the manual here To discuss the contest with other AtariAge visitors and to track everyone's progress, please visit our Contests Forum. Good luck!
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 Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming Midwest Classic gaming show, scheduled to take place June 7th, 2003 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Midwest Classic is aimed at classic gamers interested in everything from Pong to classic computers, as well as to arcade and pinball enthusiasts. Organizers of the show have also announced they will be giving away a full-size arcade game, Ajax, to a lucky attendee! To purchase tickets and keep abreast of developments, please visit MidwestClassic.Net.
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 The Windows version of MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) has been updated to version 0.67. The MESS emulator supports a wide variety of game systems and computers, including the Atari 5200, 7800 and 8-bit computers. This latest version is based on MAME 0.67 and incorporates changes to various system drivers as well improvements specific to the Windows version of MESS. Please visit the MESS Homepage to download the latest versions of MESS for various platforms.
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 Glenn Bussell, fresh off the heels of his Atari 2600 Hangman Editor has trained his sights on another 2600 game, this time Miniature Golf. Glenn has created an editor that will allow you to generate your own Miniature Golf levels, even building a new binary you can run in your favorite 2600 emulator. Glenn is holding a contest where he'll take his favorite nine user-created levels and which he'll then use to create a new version of Miniature Golf. Details can be found in our Atari 2600 Forum and the editor and instructions can be found here.
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 Version 1.30 of the Windows Atari ST emulator SainT has been released. This latest version includes the following changes:
Big speed boost of GPU rendering
Memory snapshot reading optimized and improved
"Fullscreen force desktop resolution" for laptops
Write config on SainT.ini
"Ask reset and run" option to launch a disk faster
Improved STE compatibility
You can download the latest version of SainT and read the documentation here.
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 AtariAge is proud to unveil the ROM image for Alligator People, which was released in cartridge form at the recent PhillyClassic 4 gaming expo. Alligator People is an unreleased prototype based on the movie of the same name, and your goal is to help save your friends who are slowly being transformed into alligators! You can download the binary here, and cartridges are still available from Sunmark.com, adorned with a beautiful label created by Dave Exton. Also, please visit AlligatorPeople.com for additional information about the game, including instructions on how to play. Enjoy!
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 Version 0.8 of Jum's Atari 5200 emulator ("Jum52") has been released for both Windows and DOS. A new PS2 version of Jum52 0.8 will be available soon as well. Changes in this latest release of Jum52 include:
Kaboom!, River Raid, H.E.R.O. now supported
Improved cycle counting (ANTIC DMA stolen cycles)
Use 136 cycles per line for both NTSC and PAL
Fixed collision detection (Kaboom! and H.E.R.O.)
You can download the latest version of Jum52 here.
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 Version 0.8.0beta3 of ARAnyM (Atari Running on Any Machine) has been released. 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. Changes in this version include:
Windows/Cygwin support greatly improved
HostFS bugfixed and works equally well on Windows/Cygwin
The key for making a screenshot changed to PrintScreen
[ARANYMFS] renamed to [HOSTFS]
aratapif execution fixed
You can view the latest news and download the latest source code and binaries at the ARAnyM Home Page.
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 The folks at the Classic Computer Magazine Archive are delighted to announce that the full text of Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games Magazine is now on the Web here. A short-lived spin-off from Creative Computing magazine, Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games magazine only published two issues, in 1983. But they were both packed with great information about home video games, computer games, handheld games, and arcade games. The magazines include reviews, guides to mastering games, and informative features. Launched in 1996, the Classic Computer Magazine Archive offers full text from Antic, STart, Creative Computing, and Hi-Res magazines, as well as information from Compute! and Compute!'s Gazette.
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 Carlos Lopez has posted an update to his Atari 2600 on-a-Chip project page. The goal of the Atari 2600 on-a-Chip project is to implement the entire VCS on a single chip that can then be easily produced. Carlos' most recent update details how he has added RGB output to his project, and you can view pictures of Atari 2600 games running on a Commodore 1084S monitor. You can read about this in more detail and view pictures here.
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Fabrizio Zavagli, author of Space Treat Deluxe for the Atari 2600, is bringing his Atari 2600 experience to bear on the GP32 gaming handheld. Fabrizio is porting Dan Boris' Virtual VCS emulator to the GP32 and has made excellent progress so far. The GP32 uses Smart Media Cards, allowing a great number of 2600 games to be loaded into the GP32 simultaneously. Fabrizio tells us that games are fully playable now, but presently without sound. To view a picture of Pitfall! running on a real GP32 as well as screenshots of games running in a GP32 emulator, follow this link.
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 The folks at atariarchives.org are proud to announce that the full text of the classic computer book Creating Adventure Games On Your Computer is now available on the Web. Written by Tim Hartnell and published in 1983, the book includes four complete adventure games in BASIC plus innumerable tips on creating your own text adventures. The book's BASIC programs are compatible with Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Adam, Commodore 64 and Vic-20, IBM PC, Texas Instruments TI 99/4a (with Extended BASIC), all TRS-80 models, and MSX BASIC. All of the programs are downloadable for instant gratification. You can view the book's entire contents here.
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