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I just recently bought one from someone here on atari age and my experience was excellent (thanks, nopaybob!). I posted in the wanted section of the marketplace and in a few days, I had three or four responses which were all in the same ballpark. so I would say that if you are looking to pay a reasonable price, picking up a sixer will be quick and easy!

Super interested to see how this works out, especially with respect to cost savings and with hot water volume. please keep us posted! david

Hi everyone, I got a system from nopaybob and it is now on its way to my friends. Thanks to all who responded! david

Hi All, I am a forum reader of a number of years and occasional message poster who grew up during the prime atari years. I'm looking for a 2600 system that I can surprise some friends with over the holidays, and would rather buy one here than on ebay - and keep the money in the community. Ideally, I'd like to get my hands on a 4 or 6 swtich 2600 with a power supply and working set of paddles and joysticks. I know that sometimes people are looking to get rid of extra systems and such. Anyone able to help me out? Please PM me if you can. Thanks! david

Hahahahaha! This is consistently the best comic strip about an old video game system on the internet!

how many units of this have been delivered/ordered? If everyone who wants to buy one (like me!) does, will this be the largest homebrew by units sold?

No, it turns out that I have this uncle that I never met before who's vacationing in Nigeria! How crazy is that? I won't go into all of it, because it's really boring and complicated (international money transfers and all that) but let me tell you, if this had happened earlier in the year, we'd all have been playing Star Castle 2600 months ago!

I just got a very exciting email...

Thanks for the update! Looking forward to it when it comes out!

And here I thought that Pac Man Red was starting to post sprites...

Right. this situation is unique because of these conditions: 1) a former atari programmer 2) working with an antiquated system 3) successfully solves a supposedly (and notoriously) "impossible" problem 4) and springs a completed game on the public without warning 5) that is also in a hand-made transparent case with weird blinky lights. for anyone who has played Star Castle, or read "Racing the Beam" or had an Atari at any point, this is a pretty compelling narrative. One could even say that the decision to: 6) withhold the project from the public, but then 7) "suddenly" (and surprsingly) decide to release it in an unusual fashion furthers the narrative even more. Kickstarter really rewards the compelling narrative; the projects that tell a good story and strike a chord seem to do very well; those that don't have a hard time getting funded. In the case of Star Castle, there are a lot of elements about the narrative that make it interesting, unusual and accessible to a wider variety of people than the standard hack or homebrew. Scott just seems to have hit the trifecta and I imagining that it will be hard (although not impossible) to replicate his success. Right now, for instance, there are former atari programmers trying to raise more money from a larger community for an retro-game with an adorable protagonist that would play on modern systems; unfortunately, they are not receiving the reception that they had hoped for.

This. I see nothing wrong with calling it Star Castle. It *is* Star Castle after all, and I think that history will delineate them versions by programmer rather by game name.

What's that projected up on the clouds? Is it a little red guy falling through a hole? It is! This is a job for....Brian O! I spend most of my time lurking...but it would be very sad if this game never made it onto a cartridge. It's certainly interesting and creative enough, especially compared to some of the atari cartridges that I can remember buying in the late 70s... -- David

I'd like one also! Thanks! david