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 Collecting Classic Video Games is a new book by Billy Galaxy from Schiffer Books. Here is what the publisher has to say:
"Here is a grand review of the home video games that entertained the nation, and much of the world, during the 1970s and 1980s. In over 1000 color photographs, many of the video games for the extremely popular Atari, Colecovision, and Intellivision systems are displayed, ranging from Asteroids and Donkey Kong to Pac-Man and Zaxxon. Games from less familiar systems, such as Bally's Astrocade, GCE's Vectrex, Magnavox's Odyssey, and RCA's Studio II, are featured as well. Also included are examples of each system for which games are displayed, a wide variety of hand-held, table-top, and stand-alone games, video game memorabilia, an engaging text, and current market values both in the captions and listings in the back of the book."
You can visit our forum to read more about this book, or purchase Collecting Classic Video Games at Barnes and Noble. In addition, you can find a review of the book at the NorthWest Classic Games Enthusiasts website.
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 If you've wanted to play Atari's Realsports Basketball prototype on a real 2600, you'd have to be living in Europe and own a PAL television, or have an NTSC television that's tolerant of extra scanlines. To remedy this problem, Thomas Jentzsch has converted Realsports Basketball into a title that will play fine on NTSC televisions. You can download the binary image here, and discuss the game with other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 2600 Forum. For more PAL to NTSC conversions that Thomas has created, please take a look at our 2600 TV Format Conversions page.
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 Version 2.2 of the Steem Engine Atari STE emulator has been released. Steem is an Atari ST emulator for Windows and Linux that runs the majority of Atari ST software, including games. It's easy to setup and run, just make sure you grab the necessary TOS images first. I've run it full-screen on my laptop, and it's almost like having a modern day Stacy! This new version has several bug fixes and new features over the previous version, which are detailed on the Steem Engine Homepage.
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 Video clips of the unreleased Jaguar game Black Ice White Noise have been posted in the video section of the JagCube website. Black Ice White Noise was a sophisticated RPG Atari was developing for the Jaguar that showcased what the system was capable of doing. In the game you explore a large, 3D texture-mapped city, interacting with other people you encounter along the way. The people you interact with are displayed in full-motion video, which works fairly well for this type of game. You'll need to make sure you first have RealPlayer installed to view these videos.
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 The March 2002 issue of MyAtari is now available for your online viewing. Features in this issue include a world exclusive tutorial of ACE (a new music synth for Falcon computers), a feature on how to create Calamus fonts from Postscript Type 1 fonts, an article that asks the question, "Have Atari users got a future?", and more.
In addition, MyAtari is holding its 2002 Awards, in which you can vote for your favorites in many categories, including: Best Atari Web Site, Best Programmer, Best Commercial Release, Best Game Release, Best Supporting Company, Best Atari Magazine, and more. Go cast some votes today!
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 If a version of Solitaire for the Atari 5200 sounds interesting to you, Jeffry Johnston (aka "Calamari") has announced that he is now taking pre-orders for his upcoming Calamari's Solitaire. Jeffry is trying to garner how much interest there is in his project to get an idea of how many carts he'll need to produce down the road. Each cartridge will be individually signed and numbered, and a copy of the source code will be included as an exclusive to those buying a cartridge. For more information and screenshots, take a look here. For details on how to pre-order, as well as give Jeffry feedback on Calamari's Solitaire, please look here.
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 Thomas Jentzsch has created two new controller conversions for your 2600 gaming pleasure. His creations this time around are Battlezone TC and Robot Tank TC. The TC in these titles stands for Tank Control. To control your tank in these games, use two joysticks with up and down movement to simulate real tank controls. For more information on each of these modifications, please see their respective pages linked above. You can also discuss these conversions with Thomas and other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 We missed this initially, but we felt Macintosh owners would be interested in knowing that a new version of MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) was recently released. This new version, 0.56, brings the Macintosh versions of MESS up to date with the Windows version. MESS emulates a large number of classic game systems, including the Atari 5200, 7800 and 8-bit computers. You can download the latest version of MESS for the Macintosh (Classic and Carbon versions are available) as well as other platforms here. The MESS source code is also available if you want to learn how it ticks and even make contributions to the project.
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 Anthony Bufort is developing a version of the popular word game Scrabble for Atari 8-bit computers. This will be a full-featured version of Scrabble (even including a dictionary) and will be comparable to versions of Scrabble found on the PC. One and two player games will be supported, with the computer opponent wielding varying degrees of AI. Anthony plans on making Scrabble available for free once it is completed, and hopes to also make cartridges available for a fairly low cost. For more information and an early screenshot, please visit the Scrabble entry in our In Development section. You can discuss Scrabble with other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 8-bit Forum.
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 In order to gauge interest in the upcoming Atari 5200 homebrew games Koffi: Yellow Kopter and Adventure II, Ron Lloyd (aka Caféman) has announced that he is now taking pre-orders. Both of these 32K games are expected to be finished in 2002 and should cost somewhere between $25 to $35. There will only be a single production run for each of these games, so if you're interested in purchasing them it's important to let Ron know now. For more information on how to pre-order, please read this message from Ron, posted to our 5200 forum.
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 For all you fans of Atari 8-bit computers out there, Kevin Savetz has posted a large batch of APX (Atari Program Exchange) programs on AtariArchives.org. The APX program was created by Atari to encourage end users to create software for 8-bit computers. Atari sold these programs through the APX catalog and paid royalties directly to the programmers who created them. Kevin has put in a good deal of effort to preserve these programs and obtain permission from the original authors to them online. You can learn more about over 250 APX programs and download over 80 of them from AtariArchive.org's APX Archive.
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 Randy Crihfield of Hozer Video Games has given us word that he is performing a label recall for XYPE and several other homebrew games. Randy is now producing laminated labels for these titles, which results in, "gorgeous plastic coated labels". This recall affects all XYPE games (Gunfight, Jammed, Thrust, Qb, and Oystron) as well as TPS, Video Simon, Venture II, SCSIcide and the HozerQuest Thrifting Simulator. Anyone who wants to replace their existing labels with the new laminated labels can get them by mailing Hozer Video the end label from each cart and a self-addressed stamped envelope. You can get Hozer's address here.
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 If you've ever wanted to look at the source code for an Atari 2600 game with an eye towards creating your own someday, now's your chance. Roger Williams has pored over the existing Combat source (first disassembled by Harry Dodgson and later refined by Nick Bensema) and put together what he calls the Definitive Combat Dissassembly. This is a very heavily commented version of Combat that leaves no stones unturned. Roger's goal with this version was to finish the disassembly so the purpose of every instruction, memory location and table is completely clear. Even if you're not a budding 2600 programmer, you may still enjoy having a look at what makes the first Atari 2600 game tick!
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 Billy Eno of Baroque Gaming has announced that copies of his new Atari 2600 game, Warring Worms, are now available for purchase. Warring Worms is similar to Atari's Surround, but more advanced and enjoyable. The most significant addition is that each worm can shoot a cannon to destroy blocks on the playing field or kill the opposing worm. Billy Eno has also made the binary and instructions available so you can try the game in your favorite Atari 2600 emulator. For more information, including how to order, please visit the Warring Worms home page. To discuss Warring Worms with other AtariAge visitors and Billy Eno, please visit our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Tizoc has modified original (brand new) PAL 7800 Sentinel cartridges so they can be played on NTSC televisions. Sentinel was only released by Atari in Europe, so until now there has been no way to play it on NTSC Atari 7800 consoles. Tizoc carefully removed the cartridge labels, replaced the masked ROMs with EPROMs and then put the cartridges back together. Included with this package are the original instructions, original box, labels, and a new set of 7800 style instructions. The price is $36 and if you're interested you can drop Tizoc a line. More information, including pictures, can be found here.
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 Paul Slocum has chosen the three winners for the Synthcart Beat Contest! Out of the many wonderful beats submitted, these are the three that will garner their creators a free Synthcart:
Hally - Submission #2
Felemel - Submission #2
Jeff Gregory - Submission #1
We encourage you to listen to the three winners by simply clicking on the above links. And if you want to listen to all the submissions, follow this link to the bottom of the contest page. Remember, these beats were recorded straight from an Atari 2600! Paul will also be including additional entries on the Synthcart, and will be announcing the complete list of beats to be included in a few days. If you'd like to discuss the contest results with other AtariAge visitors and Paul Slocum, please visit our message boards. We thank everyone who took the time to submit entries and hope that you all had fun!
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 Tomorrow's Heroes has published issue #54 of Retrogaming Times, the monthly online feature about classic gaming. In this issue:
Two new features begin this month! The first is Video Game Lingo. Learn to talk like a classic game veteran! The second is reviews of classic handhelds and tabletops. This month, we start off with reviews of Tron and Zaxxon! Are they fun to play? With summer around the corner, the classic game shows will be starting. Get the first information about the CCAG 2K2 and a new show, the Midwest Classic! So get your summer plans set now!
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MyAtari.net has announced their first annual MyAtari Awards. Voting is set to begin in March, and they are taking nominations now using this online form. While you're there, also be sure to check out the MulitJoy8 joystick interface, that allows up to 8 joystick players on an XL/XE. Here are the award categories:
 Best Atari web site of the year
Best Programmer of the year
Best Commercial release of the year
Best Shareware release of the year
Best PD/Freeware release of the year
Best Game release of the year
Best Hardware upgrade of the year
Best Atari supporting company of the year
Best Atari magazine of the year
Outstanding contribution to the Atari community
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 Many of you have probably heard of the Atari 2600 homebrew titles being sold under the recently formed XYPE label: Gunfight, Jammed!, Qb, and Thrust. If you'd like to enjoy these great games on a real 2600, you can now purchase all of them from Hozer Video Games, where a XYPE page has been created to showcase these titles. To celebrate the launch of the XYPE brand, Hozer Video is giving away a free canvas thrifting bag (pictured at right) to people who place an order for a XYPE cartridge, while supplies last. Show your support for the homebrew authors and order some carts today!
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 The NorthWest Classic Games Enthusiasts club has announced the NWCGE Expo 2K2, to take place on Saturday, March 16th, 2002 in Kirkland, Washington. The NWCGE Expo is an event aimed at all classic gaming enthusiasts, and whether you want to play, buy, sell, or trade classic games they promise there's something at the show for you. This year's show will see the release of a new 2600 game titled, X3V0LuX, including a contest where the winner will receive the first release of a limited run of cartridges. For more details about the show, please read the NWCGE2K2 Press Release.
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