If ET was redone...
We all know how bad ET (the 2600 game that is) actually is. But lets say you had a chance to say reprogram the game what kind of game would you like to see.
View ArticleElansar Jaguar
Hello everyone! The release of my adventure game Elansar for the Atari Jaguar is near. I just received 100 PCB flash cartridge for Jaguar However, I run a small logistical problems, and so it would be...
View ArticleProline Joystick guts for custom arcade stick...?
Hi, Forgive me if this has already been discussed in other threads, but I couldn't find anything after searching... Has anyone successfully used a 7800 proline controller guts to make a custom arcade...
View ArticleHow many "Fast Math" routines for XL/XE are there?
The Ahl Benchmark post got me thinking about this. These are ones that I know about (they may share some common code): Newell (the original AFAIK) CSS UltraSpeed Plus OS Turbo Basic XL Basic XE MyIDE...
View ArticleDIGDOG - new game & disassy
BAM!BAM!BAM! BAM! BAM! BLUE AZURE MONDAY BAM! BAM! BAM!BAM!BAM!BAM! HISTORY & BACKGROUND "Dig Dug (ディグダグ, Digu Dagu?) is an arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan in 1982 for Namco...
View ArticleI have a 800 for your Incognito board
I just built a 48k 800. I put a load on it with my IndusGT and everything was fine. The case is clean and near-perfect. If purchasing for an Incognito, I will pull the ram cards on request and lower...
View ArticleLaunch 7800 sales/First year sales
A lot of "historical" modern articles state the 7800 flopped on release, which amkes no sense because the 7800 did turn a profit. Anyone have any link for first year or launch sales compared to the NES...
View ArticleSeveral scans of random & obscure program docs
For the serious collector. As far as I know I don't have any of these programs on disk, just these printed docs I thought I'd share. Backup Master Backup Master.pdf 105.72K 6 downloads Program...
View ArticleET game excavation confirmed by studio
Quote A Canadian studio has confirmed to the BBC it will search a former landfill site in New Mexico where Atari's much-criticised ET game may be buried. Fuel Entertainment has permission from the...
View ArticleWorking for Atari in Contemporary Culture
Working for Atari in Contemporary Culture Writing Retro Video Games for the Atari VCS What follows is a story of modern retro detailing the recent work I did for Atari writing retro Video Games for the...
View ArticleRIP David Duncan Scott (Wall Ball)
David Duncan Scott passed away in August of 2011. I think he was only 51 at the time. He worked at Avalon Hill and did Wall Ball for the 2600, as well as London Blitz for the Commodore 64. I was doing...
View ArticleGOOGLE easter egg
1. open google 2. switch to IMAGES 3. search "atari breakout" 4. wait 5. play
View ArticleJaguar Kiosk - interest check (UK only)
Need to downsize my collection in preparation for moving! First thing from my Jag collection is my kiosk. Just wondering if anyone in the UK is interested?? I won't ship it abroad, too much hassle...
View Articleatari 8 bit lifespan cart
Hey I was wondering if any one knew of this atari computer cartridge "lifespan". I responded to a craigs list post where a guy was selling atari computer cartriges among other things. He sent me a list...
View ArticleJaguar Battlesphere Catbox Carrying Case eBay
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FAtari-Jaguar-BattleSphere-Catb...
View ArticleThieves Guild
Finally got around to trying the front-end for this game. It does work, across telnet, with the game installed on my BBS. Graphics and sounds. It reminds me a bit of "The Bards Tale". From the...
View ArticleColeco Gemini Question
Hello! This is for anyone who owns a working Coleco Gemini. Do paddles work on the left port? On mine, only the first player paddle works on the left port and I'm wondering if this is a defect or...
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