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 Issue #76 (Jan/Dec 2004) of the 2600 Connection newsletter is now shipping. This latest issue of 2600 Connection features:- PhillyClassic 5 Review by Al Backiel
- NWCGE 2004 Review by Brad Prillwitz
- CGE2K4 Review by James Peyton
- Pitfall: The Lost Expedition Review
- Letters from Readers
- News & Notes
- Classified Ads
Please visit the 2600 Connection site to learn how you can obtain a copy of Issue #76.
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 Version 1.3.5 of the Atari 8-bit/5200 emulator Atari800 has been released. Atari800 supports many computing platforms, including DOS, Windows, Amiga, and more, as well as forming the basis for several other Atari 8-bit emulators. Improvements since version 1.3.3 include:- Keyboard handling improved in SDL
- Keyboard handling improved in X11
- Important security fixes
- ANTIC timing fix for Timeslip game
- Fix in UI file selector
- Amiga port updated
You can download the latest version of Atari800 as well as the source code at the Atari800 Emulation Page. You can also view the complete changelog here.
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 Issue #8 of Retrogaming Times Monthly is now online. This month's features include:- Retrogaming Commercial Vault - Pac-Man & Ms. Pac-Man Coleco Tabletops
- Many Faces of Centipede
- 2600 Reviews - Game Hacks
- TI-99 Arcade Games
- Syntax Era - "Joystick" Magazine
- Tengen Titles - Afterburner
- Computing History's Losers
You can find all these articles and more inside the Retrogaming Times Monthly!
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 Version 0.60 of the Atari ST emulator Hatari is now available. Hatari is a cycle-accurate Atari ST emulator that runs under Linux, FreeBSD, BeOS, and OS X, designed for running old ST games and demos, but GEM applications run fine under it as well. This version is primarily a bug fix release, but does include some improvements in the user interface as well as the ability to load external cartridge ROM images. You can download the latest source at the Hatari Development Page.
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 It's that time of year again and AtariAge member StanJr is hard at work on the 2004 Stan's Atari Excellence Awards! As with the 2003 Stan Awards, this year's awards will include a Player's Choice Award, where AtariAge visitors can vote for their favorite Atari-related project that was completed in 2004. Each member is entitled to one vote, and this vote can be cast for games, homebrews, hacks, proto releases, websites, people, hardware, or anything else in the Atari realm. To learn more about how to cast your vote, as well as to view a list of potential nominees, please visit our Events Forum. Voting ends December 19th, so cast your ballot today!
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 The AtariVox Speech Synthesizer, a new speech / sound synthesizer by Richard Hutchinson for the Atari 2600 / 7800 built around the SpeakJet single chip voice and complex sound synthesizer, is now available in the AtariAge Store The AtariVox plugs into the second joystick port of the Atari 2600 or 7800 and can be accessed by games and other programs to add unlimited-vocabulary speech and sound effects. The AtariVox also includes 32K of non-volatile memory (EEPROM) that can be used to store high scores, saves, configuration settings, and more. The AtariVox is similar to Richard's popular VecVox speech module for the Vectrex. Thus far, two Atari 2600 projects have been announced to take advantage of the AtariVox: Man Goes Down, a new homebrew game by Alex Herbert, and the LoopCart, an audio mini-tracker by Paul Slocum. To learn more about the AtariVox, listen to some sound samples, and order your own AtariVox, please visit the AtariAge Store. You can also follow a discussion about the AtariVox in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Paul Slocum, developer of the popular Synthcart music cartridge for the 2600, is now developing a new music program titled LoopCart. The LoopCart is a mini-tracker that lets you compose short looped music sequences on the Atari 2600, and will ultimately allow you to use the new AtariVox to save your sequences so you can easily access them later. The LoopCart, which should be available in January, will sport the following features:- 8 Measure Loop Sequencer
- Can generate just about any Atari sound
- "High Hat" Rhythm Module
- Save/Load your loops w/the AtariVox
- Some support for the AtariVox Speech Chip
- Tuning Helper
- Trip Out Mode
- Display Music as Numeric Data for use w/Sequencer Kit
You can learn more about the LoopCart and listen to a sample at Qotile.net and discuss the LoopCart with Paul Slocum in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 If you're planning on submitting a label for the ongoing Man Goes Down Label Contest, you only have until 11:59pm Sunday evening to do so! Man Goes Down is a new Atari 2600 homebrew game currently in development by Alex Herbert, and AtariAge is sponsoring a contest to create original label artwork for the game. This label artwork will appear on all copies of Man Goes Down, which will be available in the AtariAge Store shortly after the contest. The winner will receive a copy of Man Goes Down, as well as an AtariVox Speech Module, which the game optionally supports. For complete details on how to enter, please visit the Man Goes Down Label Contest page, where you can also view the 30 labels submitted to date.
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 Following in the footsteps of last year's 2003 Holiday GreetingCart, we are proud to announce the 2004 Holiday Qb Cart, a collaboration between AtariAge, Andrew Davie, and Dave Exton. This new version of Qb includes updated graphics sporting a holiday theme, a new label designed by Dave Exton (who also created the Qb label gracing older copies of the game, as well as last year's Holiday GreetingCart label), and a Qb Holiday Cart manual. Each cartridge is individually numbered, and there are only two ways of obtaining one. The first is to place an order of $50 or more in the AtariAge Store. The second is to win one of ten cartridges we're giving away in the Holiday Qb Cart Contest. Since Qb is no longer being sold in cartridge form, the 2004 Holiday Qb Cart may be your last opportunity to own a new copy of this game! You can learn more about entering the contest here, and obtaining one through the AtariAge Store here.
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 Just in time for the Holidays, all Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and ColecoVision homebrew titles in the AtariAge Store are now on sale! Games are anywhere from 10% to 15% off their regular price, depending on the title. Breathe some new life into your classic game consoles with an original homebrew game rivaling (and often exceeding) those games released back in the 80's! Now's your chance to pick up those homebrew titles you've been eyeing--and in addition to homebrew games, we've also put many other titles on sale. As an added bonus, any orders over $50 will receive a free 2004 AtariAge Qb Holiday Cart!
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Issue #7 of Retrogaming Times Monthly has now been published. Features in this month's issue (the largest to date) include:- Retrogaming Commercial Vault - Turbo & Carnival
- Many Faces of Quest for Quintana Roo
- Collecting in Australia - PAL vs NTSC part 2
- 8 Bit Hockey Havoc
- Ceturian Arcade Controller - Review
- Atari 2600 - Launch 20
- Tengen Titles
- Arcade to Home unique titles for the TI-99/4A
You can read the current issue as well as browse through past issues over at Retrogaming Times Monthly.
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 The Windows version of the popular MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) emulator has been updated and is now available for downloading. Version 0.89 sports improvements to several system drivers (including the addition of a new driver), improvements to the user-interface, and synchronizes the core to MAME 0.89. To download the latest binaries and source please visit the MESS Homepage.
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 Although two different versions of Realsports Basketball were programmed for the Atari 5200, neither version would ultimately be released for sale, a fate also shared by the 2600 game sharing the same title. Through the work of several individuals, two previously unavailable ROMs for the game are now availble for downloading. This includes an early version of Realsports Basketball that varies in many significant ways from what would eventually become the final version of the game that was taken further to completion. The earlier version of Realsports Basketball was started by one programmer and then taken over by Patrick Bass, who abandoned it to start work on a second version of the game. Patrick Bass sadly passed away in 1998, and his brother, Ben Bass, worked with Ken Van Mersbergen to ensure that the final version of the game would be shared with the public. Matt Reichert, who owns a prototype cartridge of the early version of the game, gave us the binary for that version to release. Matt has written up an extensive review of Realsports Basketball over at AtariProtos.com, covering the differences between the various prototypes that have been uncovered for the game. You can learn more and download the early version of Realsports Basketball here and the final version here.
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 If you receive HGTV (Home & Garden Television) via cable or satellite, you'll want to set your VCRs and TiVos to record a show titled Games We Grew Up With on November 28th (Sunday) at 9pm ET/PT. The show takes a nostalgic look back at "the games that defined our childhoods", including board games, backyard games, and video games. The segment should feature a figure who is prominent in the classic gaming scene and familiar to AtariAge visitors. If you miss the show on the 28th, it also airs on the 29th, as well as near the end of December (airdates can be found here).
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 David Winter, curator of the extensive Pong history site Pong-Story, discovered a unique version of the 2600 game Rubik's Cube two years ago. The version Atari released is a pretty simple 2D affair, but this prototype is an astonishing 3D version of the game. We have now added the binary of this game to our database, so you can download it and experience the game in your favorite Atari 2600 emulator. You can learn more about Rubik's Cube 3D by visiting this page David Winter put together about it, as well as a more extensive review over at AtariProtos.com. You might also enjoy reading this thread in our forums that was started when the prototype was revealed two years ago.
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 Version 1.85 of the Atari ST emulator SainT is now available. Version 1.85 of SainT now includes support for Pasti, a protected disk imaging system, as well as a bug fix in the directory files treeview, and additional games and demos are now supported. If you didn't grab the previous version, 1.80, the sound has been greatly improved as well. You can read a list of all the recent changes to SainT here and download the emulator from the SainT Home Page.
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Man Goes Down--no it's not rude, just an accurate description of the gameplay. You see, you control this little guy, negotiating platforms that continuously scroll up the screen. Get pushed off the top or fall off the bottom and it's game over. There's fruit and other goodies to collect along the way to help you on your journey down. There are 12 different items to collect in all!
AtariAge and Man Goes Down author Alex Herbert are sponsoring a contest to create original label artwork for Man Goes Down. This label artwork will appear on all copies of Man Goes Down, which will be available in the AtariAge Store shortly after the contest. The winner will receive a copy of Man Goes Down, as well as an AtariVox Speech Module, which the game optionally supports. For complete details on how to enter, please visit the Man Goes Down Label Contest page.
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 Beta Two of DCaSTaway has been released. DCaSTaway is an open-source Atari ST emulator for the Dreamcast, and this new release has several new features and improvements, including:- Patched keyboard/joystick interrupt
- Brightness corrected
- Mouse bug fixed
- Optional vertical sync
- 60/50 Hz selection (only PAL)
- Better sound
- ST Border rendered
- Show/Hide virtual keyboard
- X button mapped to ST-key under Virtual Keyboard
- Filemanager shows large filenames
To download the latest version, please visit the DCaSTaway Homepage.
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 It's that time of year, and to help get everyone in the holiday spirit, we are holding our first annual AtariAge Secret Santa event! Those who participate make a wish list of five items valued at $20 or less and then send them to the Secret Santa. After all the lists are collected, Santa will randomly assign these lists to other members, who can then shop for one of the five items to purchase for their chosen person. All forum members in good standing are welcome to participate, and you must register by December 1st. For complete details and information on how to join, please visit our Announcements Forum.
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 Krokodile Cartridge creator Armin Vogl has chosen a label by Nathan Strum as the winning entry for the Krokodile Cartridge Label Contest!
Nathan will receive a copy of the Krokodile Cartridge as soon as the cartridges go into production (which will be soon), and
of course his label design will grace both the label and the manual. With the high quality of submissions for this contest, we have also decided to award a runner-up prize to Alexius Wronka for his excellent label design. Alexius will receive a $25 gift certificate in the AtariAge Store. Congratulations to Nathan Strum and Alexius Wronka, and many thanks to everyone who entered and made this a successful contest! We will be launching another label contest soon, so keep those paintbrushes, pencils, and mice warmed up!
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