[Gamestation Pro]

My wife picked one of these up at Costco.  I've only tried it wireless so far, but the lag is a bit much.  I've ordered some USB-C cables to see if that will take care of the issue.

 

Looking forward to adding more roms.  Do we know what 2600 emulator it uses?

[The Atari 2600+ is live for preorders!]

So does this prototype wireless joystick also work on original hardware?

[AtariAge + Atari Q&A]

sarcasm on/

 

I won't consider anyone the real Atari until the headquarters are relocated to 1265 Borregas ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

 

sarcasm off/

 

Unfortunately Google owns the property now and it might be a bit pricey.  At least they commissioned a sculpture to commemorate Atari.  Although it seems like more of a reference to Space Invaders or Laser Blast (maybe the UFO in Asteroids).

[Top 5 games for 7800]

From the original releases:

 

Asteroids

Ballblazer

Centipede

Food Fight

Galaga

 

I always liked the games that added two player cooperative modes.  It made it easier to enjoy games with my sisters.

[What commercially released 7800 games deserved a sequel?]

Asteroids -> Asteroids Deluxe

 

Centipede -> Millipede

 

A fixed Impossible Mission

 

 

[2600+ w/7800 support]

22 hours ago, John Stamos Mullet said:

I kinda hope not. The Atari 7800 europads are kinda terrible. 

I agree and the original controller also made my hand cramp.  I always wanted an original CX40 with two buttons.  The second button could go on the front below the regular button.  It may need a switch to change modes, I count 4 options:

 

1. Both Active (Default)

2. Switch the function of each button (Only affects two button games)

3. Only top button Active

4. Only front button Active

[The Atari 2600+ is live for preorders!]

On 8/22/2023 at 9:34 AM, cvga said:

I purchased one along with the paddle combo and Berzerk enhanced. It will be nice to hook this up to our newer TVs. 

 

Is Berzerk Enhanced the same as the Berzerk with voice that was sold here in the AA store?

After reading the Atari description and several old threads on Atariage, I believe it is slightly different.

 

The description mentions the robots being able to shoot diagonally which appears to be a later hack of the store version.  It will be interesting to see how the work is acknowledged.

[The new Atari 2600+ w/HDMI out and 2600/7800 support]

I'm not very excited about the lack of compatibility for the modern 2600 games, but will consider this for playing my old 7800 games if we can get confirmation that it will work with the two button controllers.

[Lode Runner™ for Atari 2600]

On 6/9/2023 at 6:43 PM, TeddyBear89 said:

Apologies if this has already been addressed......who's initials are these?

 

And I'm stuck with dwh on level 88.  I knocked down 10 levels today so gaming fatigue (along with a good helping of Jameson) have settled in and I'm calling it for the day.

 

 

 

Douglas Gene Carlston was one of the founders and first CEO of Broderbund Software.

[GameLine Master Module?]

This thread has been fascinating.  Here are a couple corporate things I dug up on Control Video Corporation:

 

1.  It was incorporated in Delaware on September 14, 1982.  Any additional information is hidden behind a fee structure.

 

2.  There is an approved FCC application online submitted by Ray Heinrich, who appears to be an engineer that worked for them and then later the company that became AOL.

[So...I found a copy of Cat Trax today for the 2600]

It's interesting that the art work is different from the Emerson Arcadia Cartridge, but definitely looks like it was done by the same person.  I went down the internet rabbit hole looking for information on the artist, but didn't find anything.  I did find an interesting SEC filing that provided some information on Universal Appliance Limited.

 

On page 9:

One of the establishing partners was Arthur Liu in 1972.  His background was engineering and he sold his shares in 1990.  It appears he had a daughter around 1980ish (Amy Liu) who was a art director at the time of the SEC filing in 2007.  She is currently listed as a freelancer on LinkedIn.  Pure speculation, but I wonder if she got her artistic talent from her mom?  I also wonder who the other establishing partner is?

[So...I found a copy of Cat Trax today for the 2600]

Just for fun I pulled the Trade Mark registration in the attached PDF.  The attorney who filed was Harold Novick of Larson & Taylor in Arlington, Virginia.  It looks like this firm merged with Stites & Harbison in 2004.

73368936.pdf

[slower-paced or strategy Atari 2600 games?]

The homebrew Jammed is a fun puzzle game that would fit the strategy category.

[Season 13 ~ Week 19/20/21 ~ Atari 2600 Homebrew]

Conquest of Mars = 16,890

 

 

[Season 13 ~ Week 19/20/21 ~ Atari 2600 Homebrew]

Mr. Yo Yo = 46,440

 

Another fun game.  Love the creativity!

 

 

[Season 13 ~ Week 19/20/21 ~ Atari 2600 Homebrew]

Boom! = 64,300

 

This is an excellent game, Bomberman has always been one of my favorites.

 

 

[Season 13 ~ Week 19/20/21 ~ Atari 2600 Homebrew]

Star Castle = 8,110

 

My score kept getting worse the more I played, so the first try ended up being my best for now.

 

 

[Season 13 ~ Week 19/20/21 ~ Atari 2600 Homebrew]

27 minutes ago, Vocelli said:

PLEASE READ THE BONUS GAME RULES ABOVE.

Last Game for the day

 

Game 13:

Name this Homebrew Game for 5 Bonus Points.

One Guess per Game!

You Can Only win Once.

Dragon's Descent?

[Champ Games - RobotWar: 2684 (aka Robotron:2084), 2600]

I finally got a chance to play this yesterday with a friend.  This game is phenomenal!  We had a blast playing the co-op mode and seeing how far we could get.  With so much action going on we adopted a strategy of going to opposite sides of the screen to keep from getting mixed up on which character we were playing.

 

There's just something about the 2600 that modern consoles can't match.  It's probably just nostalgia, but the look and feel of the carts mixed with the anticipation when you first slide a new game in and flip the switch is fun.  Now days when I slide the disk in I get a feeling of dread wondering how long the download to fix the game will be.

 

We used the Quadtari for the first time and a couple of the custom pads from RetroGameBoyz.

[Season 13 ~ Week 18 ~ Paddle Week 2]

Just more participation points again, work is very busy at the moment.

 

Demons to Diamonds = 548

 

Speedway II = 44

 

 

[Season 13 ~ Week 19/20/21 ~ Atari 2600 Homebrew]

6 hours ago, Vocelli said:

PLEASE READ THE BONUS GAME RULES ABOVE.

Last Game for the day

 

Game 9:

Name this Homebrew Game for 5 Bonus Points.

One Guess per Game!

You Can Only win Once.

Colony 7?

[Arcade Paradise]

Eventually there is a list of items you can buy with the money you earn doing the daily tasks.  One of them is a better safe that doesn't have the manual lock.

 

There are still a few things I wish could be improved.  The item that is supposed to reduce the machine breakdowns doesn't feel like it does anything and ends up feeling like a waste of money.  Why can't I pay the kid that empties the machines to clean the place (and maybe fix the machines)?

[Season 13 ~ Week 17 ~ Paddle Week 1]

The control scheme on Encounter is interesting, I kind of like it. 

 

Encounter at L-5 = 985

 

Night Driver = 45

 

 

[Season 13 ~ Weeks 15/16 ~ U.S. Games]

Just participation points this week.

 

Name that Game = 2,200

 

M.A.D. = 4,400

 

Entombed = 10

 

[SwordQuest Earthworld logic]

Ran across an old interview on Digitalpress from someone that wrote the manuals and said that the game was not solvable and a worse punishment than prison.  Is everyone that worked on this passed away now?