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 For those of you who enjoy reading game manuals, TL Westgate has assembled a huge compendium of Atari 2600 manuals into a single PDF file. Called the Atari Manual Tome, this collection of Atari 2600 manuals is nearly 400 pages and includes hundreds of manuals all consistently formatted. The manual tome has a table of contents that allows you to jump directly to an individual manual, plus you can easily search the tome for any text. You can download the 3.3MB PDF at the Atari Manual Tome web site.
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 Erik Eid has released a Beta version of his upcoming Atari 2600 card game Euchre. Euchre is an adaptation of the card game of the same name that is popular in the midwestern and northeast United States. This version contains a few bug fixes over the recent Alpha release, as well as updates to the manual. You can download the Beta, read the documentation and browse the source code at Erik's Euchre Development Page. You can also leave feedback for Erik in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Atari7800.com has announced the availability of five new titles in their Atari 7800 store. The titles are Klax, Sentinel, Shooting Arcade, Save Mary!, and a fully functional NTSC version of Impossible Mission. Shooting Arcade and Save Mary! are 2600 titles that have been revamped to work in 2600 mode on the 7800, allowing for clearer graphics, brighter colors and more intense gameplay. These titles, which will include a manual and box, will be available in limited quantities starting September 22nd, and you can reserve them now from Atari7800.com.
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 Atari 2600 author Thomas Jentzsch has released a new version of the latest 2600 game he's developing, Robot City. Development is continuing rapidly, and this latest version has several new features over the earlier version we posted. Improvements and changes include:
Built-in maze generator
Wall density can be changed with left difficulty switch
Improved fuel display
Hitting tanks from the back is a bit easier
Larger tank missiles
Some minor bugfixes
You can download Robot City here, and discuss it with Thomas Jentzsch and other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 If you've ever had any interest in the Atari ST, then you're probably familiar with the Cyber Graphics Software packages produced by Antic Software. Martin Doudoroff has created a web site that documents in great detail this suite of animation products for the Atari ST and how they directly preceded and led to the popular Autodesk 3D Studio and Discreet 3ds max products that are in widespread use today. This is an incredible reference if you have any interest in how the Antic Software Catalog and the Cyber series of software for the Atari ST came about. Go check it out today!
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 Clint Thompson sends along word that he has launched a website for his new company Ambient Distortions Productions Studio. Ambient Productions plans on releasing games that were started but never released for systems such as the Sega Dreamcast and Atari Jaguar. Their first project is Black Ice/White Noise, an unreleased game for the Atari Jaguar to which they have obtained the rights to produce. This game will be made available in its current state, but with completed packaging, and is expected to be available this fall. Please visit the Ambient Distortions website for more information.
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 Fresh from releasing the binaries to his 2600 Synthcart and Testcart, Paul Slocum has announced the immediate availability of his latest project, a Sequencer Kit for the 2600. This kit allows you to write music for the 2600 using a pattern based setup, editing note/sequence data on your PC. You can then create a binary file of the song that can then be run in an emulator on the 2600, as well as on a real 2600 using a Supercharger or Cuttle Cart. Those of you who entered the Synthcart Beat Programming Contest will find that the pattern format is the same. For more information, sample songs, and to download the kit, please visit Paul's Sequencer Kit page. You can discuss the Sequencer Kit with Paul and other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Gregory D. George of The Atari Times has released his Quake 3 Adventure Map. That's right, now you can experience the classic Atari 2600 game Adventure in full 3D, while simultaneously killing your friends in Deathmatch! Here are some features of the map:
Identical map layout and colors from the original game.
Dragons, the bat, and other items from the original game.
Custom animated skies that look very 2600-ish.
High resolution cartridges, boxes, and manuals all giant sized!
Highly tweaked weapon balance.
Bot support, if you're lonely.
Secrets, if you can find them!
Visit The Atari Times to download a copy to try it for yourself! You can also discuss development of this map in our Atari 2600 Forum. Enjoy!
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 Mark DiLuciano informs us that he has completed a DOS cartridge for Atari 8-bit computers. This cartridge allows you to load DOS in about one second, and Mark has christened it with the name InstaDOS. The version of DOS on the cartridge is Atari DOS 2.0S. You can learn more about InstaDOS as well as purchase it and other interesting Atari products at Sunmark.com.
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 Atari 2600 author and musician Paul Slocum has publicly released the binaries for his Synthcart and Testcart titles. The Testcart allows you to test Atari 2600 consoles and controllers, while the Synthcart is an Atari 2600 synthesizer cartridge that allows you to play music using the keyboard controllers. In addition, Bud Melvin has created a Synthcart overlay that can be used with the Video Touch Pad controllers. We suggest using the z26 emulator, as it fairly accurately replicates the sound produced by the Synthcart. Please visit Paul Slocum's Homepage for more information on the Synthcart, Testcart, and other Atari goodness.
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 The Atari Times has posted a lengthy interview with Lx Rudis, one of the more well-known composers for the Atari Lynx. If you've played any Lynx games, such as the great port of Klax, you've probably seen his name in the credits. He was also responsible for the "Have you played Atari today?" tune when you first turn on a Jaguar. Lx Rudis has many stories about Atari, the Lynx, the Jaguar and music, which you can read in his interview here.
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 Fans of Mac OS X will be glad to learn that Mark Grebe has begun a port of the Atari 800 emulator to OS X, called Atari800MacX. This version is a native Cocoa app, unlike the current port of Atari 800 on the Mac, which is Carbon based. While this version is in its early stages, it does have much of the Atari 800 functionality, including a full-screen emulation mode. Please visit the Atari800MacX home page for more information and to download the latest version.
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 If you have a Jaguar CD unit that is no longer working, you may be interested to know that Graeme Hinchliffe has put together a guide explaining how to replace the Jag CD's laser transport mechanism. Along with detailed directions on exactly how to perform this surgery, Graeme has taken many excellent photos to help illustrate the process. Even if your Jaguar CD unit is working fine, you may still be curious to see what's hiding inside. You can find Graeme's guide here.
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 A new version of MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) for Windows has been released, bringing the version number up to 0.61. MESS emulates a large number of classic game consoles and computers, and most importantly (for Atari fans), the Atari 5200 and 7800. This version appears to have improved Atari 7800 support, as there are several games that work better in 0.61 than in previous versions. You can download the latest version of MESS at the MESS Homepage.
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 Mike Mika has given us permission to release the binary for Berzerk Voice Enhanced, which is a hack of Atari's Berzerk that adds speech from the arcade game to the 2600 version. Berzerk VE features the most voice ever in a 2600 game, with the sayings, "Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!, "Chicken, Fight Like A Robot", and "Humanoid Must Not Escape." Mike has also restored the original arcade color scheme and reworked the artwork to more closely match the arcade original. You can grab the binary here, which will run in the z26 emulator as well as through a Cuttle Cart. If you'd like to pre-order a copy of Berzerk VE you can run on your own Atari 2600, please drop us a line at [email protected]. You can discuss Berzerk VE with other Berzerk fans in our Atari 2600 Forum. Enjoy!
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 Eric Ball has released a new Atari 2600 3D maze game that you can download and try, titled Skeleton. In order to escape this labyrinth you need to hunt down and eliminate 80 skeletons lurking about without being killed yourself! There are eight mazes, with each maze containing 10 skeletons. Complete all eight mazes and you'll gain your freedom!. You can look at screenshots, read the manual, and download the binary here, and you can discuss Skeleton with other Atari fans in our Atari 2600 Forum. Enjoy!
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Erik Eid has announced the availability of an Alpha version of his upcoming Atari 2600 game Euchre. Euchre is an adaptation of the card game of the same name that is popular in the midwestern and northeast United States. You can read all about Erik's 2600 version of the game, download the ROM to try in your favorite emulator, and look over the source code at Erik's Euchre Development Page. Erik is presently looking for feedback (in particular regarding the PAL version), and you can discuss Euchre with other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Good Deal Games has posted an interview with David Crane, co-founder of Activision and creator of the popular Atari 2600 title Pitfall! Here's a brief excerpt where David Crane is asked if the concept for Freeway really originated from his spectating a man trying to cross Lake Shore Drive during rush-hour traffic while attending the Consumer Electronics Show:
Absolutely true. Each time I finish a game I look to the real world for inspiration. I was primed for the idea when I saw it, and the product flowed very easily from that point. And no, Frogger was not in the arcades at the time. Both games were developed independently, although we both probably owe some allegiance to Atari's 1970s game "Space Race".
You can read the full interview with David Crane at Good Deal Games.
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 Matt Reichert (aka Tempest) has launched a new website, AtariProtos.com, dedicated to providing information about prototypes for various Atari systems. Presently Matt only has the 2600 section online, but he has accumulated a great wealth of information about the many Atari 2600 prototypes that have been discovered over the years. Matt describes each prototype in detail, including different versions of the same game and how they differ from each other as well as the version that was released (when applicable). There's also a healthy assortment of screenshots accompanying each entry, as well as pictures of the actual prototype boards and cartridges. If you're interested in prototypes at all, head on over to AtariProtos.com today!
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 Randy at Hozer Video Games has announced that he is now taking preorders for Ebvision's latest Atari 2600 game, Power Off!, as well as a contest to help promote the game. Evil Robots have taken control of the computer section of your ship. Deactivate them by tapping out all of the energy nodes before they detect you and roll you over! Hozer will be pre-selling Power Off! until November 1st, at which point he will mass mail the carts to everyone who bought one. The first person to send Hozer a secret message that appears when you finish the game will receive $50 and a game of their choice from Hozer Video. Visit Hozer's Power Off! page for more information. Good luck!
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