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 Organizers of the Midwest Classic, scheduled to take place June 7, 2003 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have launched a website for the event, MidwestClassic.Net. This site features official event news, an event mailing list, local information, and a message board. The Midwest Classic is aimed at classic gamers interested in everything from Pong to classic computers, as well as to arcade and pinball enthusiasts. For more information please visit MidwestClassic.Net.
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 Frequent releases of the Project Tempest Atari Jaguar emulator continue, with the release of version 0.47. The latest version of Project Tempest has an improved and optimized video system, and since we posted news about version 0.45 two weeks ago, the sound emulation has also been fixed. Please visit the Project Tempest page to download the latest version and to keep up with the ongoing developments.
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 AtariAge is proud to announce the 2002 Stan's Atari Excellence Awards! These awards were created by Stan Jr., an avid Atari enthusiast and prolific poster in our forums. Stan's goal was to recognize the people who continue to make positive contributions to the hobby that 2600 enthusiasts everywhere benefit from. Awards were given in the following categories:
Homebrew of the Year
Hack of the Year
Prototype Release of the Year
Atari Achievement Award
To read about the awards, their recipients, and more, please visit the 2002 Stan's Atari Excellence Awards page.
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 Version 1.3 of the popular 2600 emulator Stella has been released. This latest version has quite a few changes, with some of the highlights being:
Improved TIA sound system
Added support for F4 bankswitching
Pitfall II DPC sound emulation completed
Game state can be saved and loaded
For a complete list of the many improvements, please check out the Stella News link at the Stella Homepage. DOS, Linux and Unix versions of Stella are available immediately, and ports to other operating systems will be released as they are completed.
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 Version 0.8.0 of KStella, a Linux KDE3 frontend for the popular Stella 2600 emulator, has been released. This latest version requires Stella 1.3 (see above news item) to function properly, and sports the following improvements:
Large speed improvement in this release.
Many UI changes to reflect changes in Stella 1.3.
Made viewing of the preview window optional.
Preview window has been greatly improved.
Updated user manual.
To download the latest version of KStella, along with the necessary documentation and other information, please visit the KStella Homepage.
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 Version 0.45 of the Atari Jaguar emulator Project Tempest has been released. This latest version sports the following improvements:
A few new playable games
Video system now uses DirectX 7 again
A bit more speed
Please visit the Project Tempest page to download the latest version and to keep up with the ongoing developments.
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 The authors of the excellent Atari 2600 emulator z26 have written a version that runs under Windows. This makes it much easier to use z26 with the latest Windows operating systems, including Windows 2000 and XP. You can download the latest Windows and DOS versions of z26 (as well as source code) here and can discuss the arrival of the Windows version in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Version 1.3.0 of the Atari 8-bit/5200 emulator Atari800 has been released. Atari800 is supports many computing platforms, including DOS, Windows, Windows CE, Amiga, Falcon and forms the basis for several other emulators. Highlights since the last release include:
Nw HiFi sound (can be enabled/disabled in UI)
New cycle-exact Antic emulation
"H:" emulation complete (including subfolders)
Paged memory implementation (fast XE bank-switching)
New configuration file name and location
You can download the binaries for DOS, Linux and Windows CE as well as the source code at the Atari800 Emulation Page.
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 Dance Dance Revolution fans will probably be surprised to learn that the Atari 2600 will soon play host to its own dancing game. First, Eduardo has developed a dance pad that works with the Atari 2600. Second, programmers Andrew Davie, Paul Slocum and Christopher Tumber have joined forces to create a dancing game for the 2600. The working title is DiscoTech, and the idea is to incorporate Andrew Davie's Dancing Baby Demo and Paul Slocum's music into a dancing game, while supporting several types of controllers (including some type of dance pad). You can discuss DiscoTech and Eduardo's Dance Pad in our Atari 2600 Forum.
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 Hot on the heels of his last update, Matt Reichert (aka Tempest) has added a fresh batch of 2600 prototype reviews to his informative AtariProtos.com site. The latest updates include Alpha Beam with Ernie, Big Bird's Egg Catch, Cookie Monster Munch, Crystal Castles, Galaxian, Gravitar, Gremlins, Grover's Music Maker, Jungle Hunt, Kangaroo, RealSports Baseball, Millipede, and Moon Patrol. If you'd like to learn all about these prototypes, along with many others for the 2600 and 5200, please stop by AtariProtos.com today!
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 Pocket PC games developer HandyMasters announced that they have released River Raid 2003, based on the classic Activision 2600 game River Raid. The objective of the game is to fly a plane up through different selected courses, eliminating all the enemies you encounter along the way, trying to avoid hitting the canyon walls. This Pocket PC version of River Raid features several new levels while keeping true to the original game's spirit. You can learn more about River Raid 2003 by visiting HandyMaster.com.
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 For everyone living up in the northeast, the next North Atlantic Videogame Aficionados (NAVA) meeting has been set for Saturday, February 15th. This is the last NAVA meeting that will be held at Video Game Connections, where the event has taken place since 1995. This is an informal gathering of collectors, so people are encouraged to bring carts and systems along for trading and showing off. For more information and directions on how to get to the NAVA meeting, please visit Video Game Connections.
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 The NorthWest Classic Games Enthusiasts club has announced the dates for the 7th annual NWCGE Expo. This year's event will take place on March 15th and 16th in Kirkland, Washington. The NWCGE Expo is an event where video game enthusiasts of all ages can attend to see, play, buy, sell or trade classic video games and memorabilia. The expo itself takes place on March 15th, followed by the 6th annual Atari Championship in downtown Seattle on March 16th. For more information, please visit the NWCGE Homepage.
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 CGE Services has announced the dates for this year's Classic Gaming Expo, to be held on August 9th and 10th at the Jackie Gaughan's Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. No additional information is available at this time, but the show's organizers are busy making plans to make this the best GGE yet. At least now you can mark your calendars in advance, and keep abreast of updates as they become available at the Classic Gaming Expo website.
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 Curt Vendel of the Atari Museum sends us sad news that Midway Games West is closing their doors as of today. Midway Games West was formerly Atari Games Corporation, with several of the employees having worked for Atari Games since the 70s. Atari Games created many original and groundbreaking arcade games over the years, and we mourn their passing. For more information and to discuss this closure with other AtariAge visitors, please visit our AtariAge Forums.
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 A beta version of the PocketLynx emulator for PocketPC devices has been released. PocketLynx is a port of the excellent Handy Lynx emulator. You can download PocketLynx and view screenshots over at PocketEmulator. Be sure to read the installation instructions, as there are a few additional files you'll need in order to run the emulator properly.
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 The latest version of ARAnyM (Atari Running on Any Machine) has been ported to BeOS. ARAnyM is a virtual machine for running the Atari ST/TT/Falcon operating systems. You can view a screenshot here, and download ARAnyM at BeEmulated.net.
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 In addition to the continuing updates to the Virtual Jaguar emulator we've highlighted recently, the Project Tempest emulator has also seen recent updates. Be sure to check the Work in Progress page for the most recent Project Tempest screenshots and news. Both of these Jaguar emulators are making great progress and we look forward to more updates as they continue to evolve!
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 If you're in New England and want to partake in gaming goodness this weekend, then you'll want to attend the New England Classic Gamers Group Winter Trademeet 2003. The event takes place in Boston this Saturday, February 8th from 4pm until around 9pm. Escape the winter cold by playing games, making trades, and talking about classic gaming with fellow enthusiasts! Games of all genres are welcome, from the Channel F up to the PS2. For more information, please visit the New England Classic Gaming Headquarters.
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 The Windows version of MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) has been updated to version 0.64. 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 0.64 and also incorporate some improvements to the SNES support. To download the latest Windows and Mac versions of MESS, please visit the MESS Homepage.
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