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  1. Atari Systems

    1. Atari General

      A general discussion for Atari-related topics that aren't covered by a specific Atari console or computer forum.

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    2. Atari 2600

      The Atari 2600 is the system that started it all for Atari, and is by far the most popular classic gaming console. This forum covers all 2600 systems produced by Atari, as well as 2600-compatible consoles produced by third-parties.

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    3. Atari 5200

      The Atari 5200 was Atari's second cartridge-based game console. Based on the Atari 8-bit computer line and labeled the "SuperSystem", the 5200 was Atari's answer to growing competition in a market they were losing control over.

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    4. Atari 7800

      The Atari 7800 ProSystem is a contemporary of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Master System. Based on extensive feedback from Atari customers, the 7800 features a streamlined design, backward compatibility with the 2600, a powerful graphics processor, and simplified controllers.

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    5. Atari Lynx

      Lynx was Atari's first portable game system, and world's first color handheld. It was designed by Epyx and the engineers who created the Amiga. Ahead of its time, the Lynx sported a backlit color screen, stereo sound (in model 2) and an impressive range of games. Check out our rarity guide or explore many games listed on Atari Gamer.

       

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    6. Atari Jaguar

      Atari's last game console, the Atari Jaguar represented a huge leap in technology from previous offerings. Featuring a 64-bit architecture, the Jaguar had great potential, but its power was difficult to tap. Even then, many great games were released and the Jaguar has an avid fan base today.

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    7. Atari VCS

      Discussion forum for the new Atari VCS console.

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    8. Dedicated Systems

      Before Atari produced the famous 2600, they created many standalone consoles such as Pong, Speedway, and Stunt Cycle. Recently, Atari has been creating new dedicated consoles, such as the Atari Flashback.

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    9. Atari 8-Bit Computers

      Atari's original 8-bit computer line, featuring the Atari 400, 800, XL, and XE series of computers. Powerful and well-engineered, the Atari 8-bit computers are still popular with fans today!

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    10. Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers

      Atari's next generation computer line, the Atari ST computers were based on the Motorola 68000 series chips, the same as the Macintosh at the time. The ST would also be followed by the TT and Falcon.

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    11. Atari Portfolio

      The Atari Portfolio is a palmtop, IBM PC-compatible portable computer released by Atari in 1989, the world's first palmtop computer!

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  2. Classic Consoles

    1. Classic Console Discussion

      Discussion of classic gaming consoles outside the Atari realm.

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    2. ColecoVision / Adam

      Coleco launched the ColecoVision in 1982, with the console quickly becoming popular due to its library of arcade ports. The ColecoVision has a large homebrew following today.

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    3. Intellivision / Aquarius

      This forum is for discussion of the Mattel Intellivision, Atari's primary competitor against the 2600, as well as the Mattel Aquarius computer. Intellivision systems include the original Intellivision, Intellivision II, INTV III, and the Sears Super Video Arcade.

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    4. Bally Arcade/Astrocade

      Discussion forum for the Bally Arcade/Astrocade console.

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    5. Odyssey 2 / Videopac

      Discussion revolving around the Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000/G7400

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    6. Vectrex

      Discuss the world's only vector-based video game console here!

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    7. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom

      Discuss Nintendo's first cartridge-based system, the NES, here!

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    8. Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Super Famicom

      Discuss Nintendo's second cartridge based system here!

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    9. Sega Genesis

      Sega's popular fourth-generation 16-bit system, would ultimately compete head-to-head with the Super Nintendo.

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    10. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

      Discussion forum for the 3DO console and the unreleased Panasonic M2

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    11. Dreamcast

      Discussion for the SEGA Dreamcast console.

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    12. SMS High Score Club

      Join the Sega Master System High Score Club today!

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    13. TG-16/PC Engine High Score Club

      Compete for high scores on the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine!

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  3. Classic Computing

    1. Classic Computing Discussion

      Use this forum to discuss the plethora of classic computers outside of Atari 8-bit offerings. These include the Apple II, Commodore 64/128, Amiga, TI 99/4a, MSX, TRS-80 and others.

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    2. Apple II Computers

      Discussion for Apple's 8-bit computer line.

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    3. TI-99/4A Computers

      Discussion for TI-99/4A Computers

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    4. Commodore 8-bit Computers

      Discussion for Commodore PET, Vic-20, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and other 8-bit Commodore systems.

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    5. Commodore Amiga

      Discussion for Amiga Computers, CDTV, and CD32

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    6. Tandy Computers

      Discussion for Tandy computers, including the TRS-80 Models I, II, III, and 4, Color Computers, and Model 100.

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  4. Modern Consoles

    1. Modern Gaming Discussion

      This forum is for discussion of all modern game systems, including gaming on consoles and computers.

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    2. Sony Playstation 5

      Discuss Sony's Playstation 5 console here!

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    3. Xbox Series S/X

      Discuss Microsoft's latest Xbox Series S and X consoles here!

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    4. Atari VCS (Redirect)   (4,092 visits to this link)

      Discussion forum for the new Atari VCS console.

    5. Nintendo Switch

      Discussion about Nintendo's latest game console and games.

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    6. Microsoft Xbox One

      Discussion forum for the Xbox One.

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    7. Sony PlayStation 4

      Talk about the Sony Playstation 4 here.

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    8. Microsoft Xbox 360

      Discussion about the Microsoft Xbox 360 (not including the original Xbox).

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    9. Sony Playstation 3

      Please discuss the Sony Playstation 3 and games here.

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    10. Nintendo Wii / Wii U

      Discussion forum for the Nintendo Wii and Wii U consoles and games.

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  5. Gaming General

    1. Gaming General Discussion

      Gaming discussion not covered by other specific gaming forums.

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    2. Arcade and Pinball

      Many of us grew up pumping quarters into arcade games, and here's where you can discuss all your favorites. From Pong to Pinball to the latest arcade games, if it has a coin slot, then you're at the right place!

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    3. Emulation

      Emulators allow you to experience classic games on modern PCs (and other devices!) Discuss the latest emulator developments and ask questions about emulation here!

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    4. Hardware

      This forum is for discussion of hardware at a more technical level than you'll find in the other forums. If you have a hardware question you'd like to ask or have some interesting knowledge you'd like to share with others, post it here!

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    5. Prototypes

      Ever wondered about all those games that were announced but never released? Or games that have been discovered over the years that no one even knew existed? Or have you discovered a new prototype that no one's seen yet? Here's the place to talk about prototype games, led by Tempest of AtariProtos.com.

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    6. Gaming Publications and Websites

      This forum is for discussion of gaming related magazines, books, websites, and other publications.

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    7. International

      Internacional - Internazionale - Internationaal - Internasjonal - This forum is for discussion of classic and modern gaming in languages other than English.

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  6. Marketplace

    1. Buy, Sell, and Trade

      Please use this forum as a tool to buy, sell, and trade games and hardware.

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    2. Auction Central

      Use this forum to discuss auctions on eBay. Have something up for auction you'd like to share? Post it here! You can also highlight amusing, off-the-wall, or interesting auctions that others may want to hear about!

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    3. Wanted

      Use this forum to post a list of the gaming hardware and software you're looking for!

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    4. Free Games and More

      Spreading the Love with Free Games and other items.

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    5. User Feedback Forum

      Please use this forum to leave feedback about other users on AtariAge that you've had good and/or bad experiences with. Please read the sticky at the top of this forum before posting!

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  7. Community

    1. Events

      Use this forum to discuss gaming events of all types, including expos revolving around classic gaming, events catering to modern systems, arcade expos, and local gatherings of collectors getting together or a day of gaming.

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    2. Show Us Your Collection!

      If you're a repeat visitor to AtariAge, it's likely you also collect classic games and systems. Here's your chance to show off to the rest of the community your collection!

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    3. Member Blogs

      As members update their Blogs, messages will be posted in this forum so you can more easily keep tabs on who's writing what!

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    4. High Score Clubs

      Participate in high score contests for your favorite systems!

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    5. Poll Forum

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    6. Contests

      These forums are for discussing and participating in contests started by AtariAge, contests run by forum members, and of course, the weekly High Score Contests!

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    7. User Groups

      This forum and its subforums are for classic gaming and computing user groups. Find people in your area who share your love of this hobby!

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    8. AtariAge News Discussion

      Discuss news posted on the front page of AtariAge!

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    9. User Submitted News

      Please submit classic gaming news here!

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  8. Game Programming

    1. Homebrew Discussion

      Here you can talk about homebrew games that don't have their own forums allocated (which will be most of them). Have an idea for a game that you'd like to see someone program? Are you programming a game and want some feedback? Discuss it here!

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    2. Programming

      The programming forums are technical discussions of programming various classic gaming consoles. The more popular consoles have their own dedicated programing forums, so please only use this forum for topics that fall outside of those forums.

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    3. Hacks

      A hack is an existing game that has somehow been modifed in terms of graphics, colors, sounds, and/or gameplay. If you've modified a game and would like to share it with others, or have an idea for a modification you'd like to see done to an existing game, you can discuss it here.

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  9. Site

    1. Announcements

      Important site or forum-related announcements will be posted here. If you see a new announcement, please stop by to read it!

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    2. Forum Questions and Answers

      Have a question about how to use the forum?  Ask here and others can answer (including admins and mods!)  

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    3. AtariAge Store Discussion

      We'll post announcements about the AtariAge Store here, and you can also post your questions and comments about the store in this forum as well.

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    4. Site and Forum Feedback

      Do you have suggestions for how AtariAge can be improved? Please post them here, as well as criticisms, and kudos about the web site!

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    5. Rarity Guide

      The AtariAge Rarity Guide is a living, breathing document! If you have feedback regarding rarity guide values and the database in general, please discuss it here!

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    6. Archived Forums

      Resting place for forums that have have run their course and are archived here for reference.

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  • Recent Status Updates

    • Corby

      Corby

      James Morgan was named CEO of Atari in 1983
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    • x=usr(1536)

      x=usr(1536)

      Morning: track down obscure coolant leak on the Jeep; determine that it'll require a lift to repair.
       
      Afternoon into evening: Rum 
      1. GoldLeader

        GoldLeader

        I'm right there with ya...I'm drinking an Extremely Sour Ale...Well,  it's a Cherry Gose (W/Cherry juice, Orange, Coriander, Himalayan salt and peppercorn)...Why did I buy a 6 pack of this stuff?  So, (heh) I added a bit of iced tea and some actual 100% tart cherry juice,  Still too ridiculous!  Now, I'm adding rum to this!  (You've inspired me)...I thought about buying some other beer to mix it with, or drink instead haha...But I don't want to drive too far away.  (It's 11:46PM as I type this and some liquor stores nearby are closed),...And I don't want to waste my Baltic Porters trying to make this stuff semi-drinkable (Maybe I'd mix, like a Hamm's or Rainier in an attempt to smooth it out a bit)...ERRRRF!  Why'd I buy this?
          It's Awful!
         
        Umm..Anyways,...Sorry about the Mighty Jeep!  I hope you get it tracked down.  (If it makes ya feel any better...Pretty sure my Neon's leaking something too,  but figuring it out,  Hell even charging the battery,  is way down the list...)
         
        Note to all:  Avoid this! 👇
         

         
         
    • rcamp48

      rcamp48

      Its Saturday and SpyNet BBS is up, all 3 ports at spynet.ddns.net ports 1986,1987 and 1988. It is running my latest changes to a Multi User structure in FXEP.
       
      1. Cebus Capucinis

        Cebus Capucinis

        But are you in the park, and is it the Fourth of July?
    • Cebus Capucinis

      Cebus Capucinis

      It's Saturday. I'm not in the park, and I'm definitely sure it's not the Fourth of July.
      1. digdugnate

        digdugnate

        lol, great, now the song is in my head.
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      2. frankodragon

        frankodragon

        I'm not digging it, no I'm not.
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      3. jeremiahjt

        jeremiahjt

        It is Sunday now, so maybe another park, another Sunday.
    • Atarian7

      Atarian7

      Saw a flash and wondered "did the lights just flash?"  Then I heard some thunder.  It's 41 F and we're getting a light thunderstorm.  
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  • Recent Posts

    • jeremiahjt
      Starting the Phantasy Star series

      By jeremiahjt · Posted

      The party took the Landale to the Air Castle, and worked their way through it, picking up every treasure along the way.  They fought the three Eclipse Torch thieves, Xe-a-thoul.  I have no idea if each one of the three is a Xe-a-thoul, or if combined they are a Xe-a-thoul.  Either way, I hit them with the best attacks I had, and they annihilated the party.  Their first attack did not kill anybody, but it took every party member into the danger level.  I had Rika cast GiSar, and even got it off before the Xe-a-thoul attack, but everyone died except for Kyra.  Kyra of course perished in round three.  I have no idea if you also have to fight Lassic/Lashiec after this, but I cannot imagine how tough he is going to be if you do.   Since I was not up to the task of defeating the Air Castle boss(es), I decided to head back to Motavia to check to see if their are any more job listings in the Hunter's Guild in Aiedo.  There are not.  So now I either need to do some grinding, or come up with an infinitely better strategy against Xe-a-thoul.  Maybe I need to wait until Rika learns NaSar, but that could take forever.  It looks like Raja is the only other person who learns NaSar, and he is no longer in the party.
    • BIGHMW
      5200 and the arcade experience

      By BIGHMW · Posted

      ...and then later on they corrected the munching sound on both A8 and 5200 versions to the proper "wacka-wacka" sound in which it should be.   I'll include the links to both of those tomorrow morning. That was well before the brilliant Pac-Man Arcade came out for both, some 25+ years later.
    • Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog
      Intellivision James Bond 007

      By Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog · Posted

      I agree.. mostly. I'm not trying to ruffle any feathers. Believe me, i know that anyone that can create these great games or manipulate previously made games, has programming skill. I applaud all of them and the vast amounts of time spent doing it.. for no money the majority of the time.  But, i think you are just looking at this through a programmers eyes & mindset. Look at the making of new games as a whole.  You said... "A conversion of a game to a different system using only new and different code is still a homebrew." I disagree with this as the game itself was conceived and produced by another programmer already on another platform. Regardless of recoding the entire game, it is still someone elses game.  Again, im not bashing hacked games, ports, or homebrews. I have all 3 types in my collection and im happy with them all. Most people just call them all Homebrews collectively. I do not agree. I believe they are different all together.. not only due to programming, but also conceiving the game and designing the gameplay storyline.  All types (regardless of whether you call them homebrew games or not) are definately their own works of art. No denying that.
    • scott9771
      Intellivision collectibles? There a list of what was made?

      By scott9771 · Posted

      Hi fdr4prez. What are you offering? Not free I'm assuming. Don't want to leave you without one either. Got more than one? Dusty I like. Fresh barn find! 🙃😆 Anything else I may like? Have any of the rare cart stuff would trade with me? Still need anything? Thanx!
    • kenp
      DOS disks with N: Handler updated on apps.irata.online.

      By kenp · Posted

      This was a typo but only in transcribing what I'd typed into the Atari.  Once I get everything in a form not dependent on real floppy disks I'll likely explore the Altirra.  That will likely be the quickest way to do the survey of what I moved from the floppies.  I was thinking of how fast an Altirra emulation might boot and run programs on the new processors compared to the original 6502 but your mention of a H: device makes it more interesting. Seems to be more options to do a thing than I'd ever guess these days.  I hope there's a good manual for the Altirra around somewhere. There's a vision of the far flung future with an entire Atari environment residing on a NVME drive in a little USB3 external case that can easily be moved between systems.  
    • fdr4prez
      Intellivision collectibles? There a list of what was made?

      By fdr4prez · Posted

      If I can find my bottle, then you can have it.    It is unused, but may be a little dusty.    It'll be a few weeks before I can take a deep look for it. 
    • electricmastro
      Gaming franchises you feel should be major, but aren't.

      By electricmastro · Posted

      And that makes it all the more interesting how Mario can get into games like racing games, party games, sports games, RPGs, etc. and all receive acceptance, even though he started off in a platformer.
    • fdr4prez
      Intellivision collectibles? There a list of what was made?

      By fdr4prez · Posted

      This is the forum you are looking for.      Millions and millions... You are not alone   
    • phuzaxeman
      5200 and the arcade experience

      By phuzaxeman · Posted

      Comparing hardware on a computer vs a console isn't a good comparison because both c64 and 5200 have different purposes.  They are not in the same market.  In some ways? What ways? There literally isn't a single game nor is the hardware in every aspect better than the 5200.  5200 PacMan is better than any version of PacMan in 1982 including the mono sounding and choppy looking Muncher from Astrocade.  Unlike the 800 version, the 5200 version had all three intermissions too. The proof is in the pudding. 5200 was smoother, had better sound, and music was sounded like the arcade. Mucher sound was terrible.        The 5200 and Colecovision were the top consoles in 82.  The 7800, which I owned in 87, couldn't compete with Sega and Nintendo. 7800 sound was really bad, some games were good, but compared poorly to the NES. There are games like Realsports Baseball that were better than the 7800. 5200 library was stellar.  So many great games. 
    • SlidellMan
      Amelie Doree: 3DO in Japan, the Itch.io of the '90s

      By SlidellMan · Posted

      Looks like another person has been fascinated with the 3DO, and brought up its Japanese exclusives: Enjoy!

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