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 For our European visitors who would like a better way to hook their PAL Atari 2600 Jr. to their television, Oliver Radford (aka Radfoo) has created a composite modification that you can perform if you're handy with a soldering iron. You can find Oliver's modification on his Atari 2600 Page, which includes detailed instructions and photos to guide you along. You can discuss this mod with other AtariAge visitors in our Hardware Forum.
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 Taking a cue from other Atari 5200 homebrew authors, Ken Van Mersbergen (aka Dutchman) is now soliciting pre-orders for the upcoming SwordQuest AirWorld game. AirWorld is the unofficial finale to Atari's SwordQuest challenge, being written first for the Atari 5200 with plans to later port it to the 2600. In addition to an authentic looking AirWorld label, plans are afoot to also include a box, manual and comic book. You can learn more about the project by visiting the SwordQuest AirWorld Development Page. To reserve your copy of the game, please send email to [email protected]. To discuss AirWorld with Ken Van Mersbergen and other AtariAge visitors, please visit our Atari 5200 Forum.
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 We've got a treat for those of you who are fans of Activision's H.E.R.O. for the Atari 2600. Adam Lewis has created a complete set of maps for the first 20 levels of H.E.R.O. (after level 20, the maps are reused). Adam has also created a movie showing a playthrough of level 20, a screenshot of what happens when you complete the game, and a savegame created with PC Atari that allows you to start at level 20 with six lives. You can find all of this great H.E.R.O. content here. Enjoy!
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 MyAtari.net has announced the short list of nominees for the MyAtari 2002 Awards. Each category has been pared down to five candidates, based on nominations submitted by MyAtari readers. These categories include Best Atari Web Site, Programmer, Commercial Release, Shareware Release, PD/Freeware Release, Game Release, Hardware Upgrade, Atari Supporting Company, Atari Magazine, and Outstanding Contribution to the Atari Community. AtariAge is honored to have been selected as one of the five nominees for the Best Atari Web Site award (thanks to everyone who nominated us!) Voting ends on April 7th, 2002, and winners will be announce in the April issue of MyAtari magazine. You can visit MyAtari.net to cast your vote today!
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 Lee Krueger of ResQsoft Productions has announced that he is now selling the four games introduced at last weekend's NWCGE show. These games are: X3V0LuX and NWCGE Invaders for the Atari 2600, and NTSC versions of Sentinel and Klax for the Atari 7800. Each game comes complete with a unique label, instructions and box. In addition, Lee will convert PAL Sentinels to NTSC if you already have a Sentinel cart. You can find detailed information about these games here, and make sure you read the full story of X3V0LuX while you're there.
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 The dates for this year's Classic Gaming Expo have been announced as August 10th and 11th. The show, now in its fifth year, will be held at the Jackie Gaughan's Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas. CGE2K2's organizers are promising this will be the best show ever, and with the 30th anniversary of Atari and the 25th of the 2600 this year we expect it will be a great deal of fun. Many previously unreleased games as well as many new homebrew titles are expected to make their debut at the show. It's not too early to pre-register, and you can read the full press release here.
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 James Higgs has released a version 0.6 of his Atari 5200 emulator Jum52. The latest version, available for both Windows and QNX, has several new features and fixes over the previous version released over a year ago. Several more games are playable in this version, including Wizard of Wor, Megamania, Dig Dug, Frogger, Frogger II, and H.E.R.O. You can download the latest version of Jum52 and get all the details about what's changed at James Higgs' Homepage. Thanks to Belgarath for the news.
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 It's time once again for you to fire up your favorite graphics program! AtariAge is sponsoring a contest to create a label for Ronen Habot's upcoming Castle Blast for the Atari 5200. Castle Blast is loosely based off the fifth wave of the classic Centuri arcade game Phoenix. Ronen plans to release Castle Blast at the Classic Gaming Expo this August, complete with the winner's label, box, and manual. The winner of the contest will receive a limited Special Edition version of the cartridge. For more details on how to enter, as well as keep up on label submissions as we receive them, check out the Castle Blast Label Contest Page. You can also discuss the contest with Ronen Habot and other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 5200 Forum. Good luck!
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Jeffry Johnston (aka Calamari) has created a set of utilities to assist programmers in creating music for the Atari 5200. His POKMUSIC suite is a collection of three applications:
MIDI2POK - Converts MIDI file to 5200 format
POKEDIT - GUI-based editing tool for POK music files
BIN2INC - Converts binary file to an assembler format
Also included is the full source code and a binary example of a 5200 POK music player. You can download these tools and more from Jeffry's 5200 Programming Tools Page. To discuss these tools with Jeffry and other AtariAge visitors, please visit our Programming Forum.
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John Dullea has released version 2.6 of his PCAEWin Atari 2600 emulator. Here are some of the new features and improvements in this version:
 Added Kaillera net-play support
Added ZIP file support
Greatly improved sound emulation
Many improvements to windowed zoom mode
Added support for Spectravideo Compumate
Added support for CommaVid RAM-cart
Added an FPS counter
You can download the latest version and view a complete list of changes at the PC Atari Emulator Homepage. You can also discuss this emulator with other AtariAge visitors in our Emulation Forum.
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 To top off the wealth of Jaguar news this week, Songbird Productions has announced the imminent availability of their latest Jaguar release, Protector: Special Edition. This new version of the popular Jaguar game adds many new features and enhancements, including 40 all-new levels, gameplay improvements, new landscapes and backgrounds, new songs, and more. Included with Protector: SE is BJL (an open hobby protocol for downloading Jaguar games to RAM), JagFree CD, and a glass-mastered Native Demo CD. You can read the full press release here.
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It seems like ScatoLOGIC Inc. has been pretty busy lately! They've just announced the availability of BattleSphere Gold, an update of the popular BattleSphere for the Atari Jaguar. The ScatoLOGIC design team has packed many refinements into this new version, while maintaining backwards compatibility with the original BattleSphere for network gaming action. Here are some of the refinements you can expect in this version:
 Most animations have been completely redone
Nearly triple the number of cheat codes
A new alien menace has been added to Gauntlet
Small bugs have been corrected
Reworked menu system
Enhanced rendering efficiency
Two hidden bonus games
JUGS-DD JacCD Encryption Nullifier
BattleSphere Gold is contained in a clear cartridge shell to further distinguish it from the original. Also included is a complete JUGS Development Kit and a ScatoLOGIC Demo CD. For more information, please visit the ScatoLOGIC Homepage.
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 Ron Lloyd (aka Cafeman) has released a demo of his upcoming Atari 5200 game Koffi: Yellow Kopter. Your goal as Koffi, a little "Kopter", is to save the forests from an evil stormcloud named Pyro. The current demo represents a roughly 50% complete version of the game. To download the demo and learn more, please visit the Koffi: Yellow Kopter homepage. You can discuss Koffi in our Atari 5200 Forum with author Ron Lloyd and other AtariAge visitors.
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 Sony Ericsson has teamed up with iFone and Synergenix to bring Atari games to mobile phones. This partnership will allow Sony Ericsson customers to download games from iFone's game catalog onto their cell phone. The iFone game library includes several classic Atari titles, including Asteroids, Breakout, Centipede, Gravitar, Pong, Tempest, and more. You can read the full press release here. Thanks to ClassicGaming.com for the news.
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 ScatoLOGIC Inc. has announced the immediate availability of the ScatoLOGIC Demo CD for the Atari Jaguar. This $14.95 CD contains several never before seen demo programs, including JAZ 3D and Sound Demo, Sinister Development's Asteroids and Slam Racer, the ScatoLOGIC Music Player Mark II, and more. To use this CD you will need to have a CD encyrption defeater for your Jaguar CD. For more information, please visit the ScatoLOGIC Homepage.
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 Vault Assault creator Brian Prescott has announced that he is going to have two new versions of Vault Assault available for purchase at April's PhillyClassic3. The first is Vault Assault Tournament Edition, which Brian has tweaked with some graphical improvements as well as making the game more difficult. A tournament will be held at the show, with the winner taking home one of the limited Vault Assault TE carts. Brian will also be offering Vault Assault carts with a customized splash screen. If you send Brian $30 and a 48x50 monochrome bitmap image by April 15th, he'll create a version of Vault Assault encoded with your graphic that you can then pick up at the show. Please visit the Vault Assault Page for more detailed information about these upcoming releases.
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 Joe Cody of Atari2600.com has sent us word that a previously unreleased version of the Atari 2600 game Bugs Bunny will be released at next month's PhillyClassic3. This version of Bugs Bunny is straight from programmer Bob Polaro, who will be on hand at PhillyClassic to hand out copies of the game as well as sign autographs. According to Joe Cody, this version of Bugs Bunny is more complete than the current version available, with a simultaneous two-player mode being one of the biggest additions. Included with the game will be be a full color reproduction box, color instruction manual and cartridge label. More detailed information, including a picture of the box and a screenshot, can be found here.
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 As a reminder for all of you living in the Pacific Northwest, the NorthWest Classic Video Game Expo is this upcoming Saturday, March 16th, 2002. 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 two new 2600 games, X3V0LuX and NWCGE Invaders. You can see preliminary box artwork for both of these titles here. In addition, Lee Krueger will be selling Klax and Sentinel for the Atari 7800 in NTSC format. For more details about the show, please read the NWCGE2K2 Press Release. You can discuss the show with other AtariAge visitors here.
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 Lars Hannig sends us word that the Star Alliance Homepage has been updated with a new screenshot and news that Michael Neihs of SULU Express will be creating music and sound effects for the game. Star Alliance is a shooter for the Atari Jaguar, set in space where you must destroy all enemies that get in your way. For more information and screenshots, please visit the Star Alliance Development Page. You can also discuss Star Alliance in our Atari Jaguar Forum.
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 Ronen Habot (aka "OldGuru") has announced that he is taking pre-orders for his upcoming 5200 game Castle Blast. Those of you familiar with the fifth wave of Atari's Phoenix for the 2600 (or the original Centuri version) will immediately identify with Castle Blast. Ronen estimates the game is 80% complete and he is shooting for a release at this year's Classic Gaming Expo. The price should be in the $30 range and will include the game, manual and box. To reserve a copy, please send mail to [email protected]. To learn more about Castle Blast, please visit the Castle Blast Development Page. You can discuss Castle Blast with Ronen and other AtariAge visitors in our Atari 5200 forum.
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