justclaws

You already checked the Bluetooth works on the controllers. That's good. You can also check it on the VCS, by making another Bluetooth item available, and seeing if you can pair that. e.g. Bluetooth speaker, or headphones. (Bluetooth up to 4.0, not >4.0 of course.) The joysticks can only be paired with a single device at once, so if they are paired to a PC in PC-mode, they have to go back into pairing mode to connect to the VCS, and vice versa.

For those of you with Facebook, RetroNinja posted an updated video modern VCS group. @Tony Barnes may post it on YouTube to link here later perhaps. 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/groups/atarivcsfans/permalink/1378763062708009/

Release Trailer for the game, released today. 🙂

This is a trailer for an earlier version of the game.

I saw that there is an interesting interview here with @BBG Entertainment developer, Stephan. https://www.co-optimus.com/interview/2482/page/1/dynablaster-developer-interview.html Screenshot below, of title area.

I think this answers the background question at least. https://bbg-entertainment.com/bbg-acquires-first-star-software-name-and-full-rights/

I bought additional VCS systems in The Netherlands in 2021, from original backers who had not really even used them. I've not seen another system for sale since then, because I guess now real fans want to hold on to them, and use them. A friend in the USA did send me a joystick from GameStop when they had a promotion, but after shipping and import tax it was nearly 2.5x as expensive as in the shop. We investigated companies who can ship from USA store via a generated USA address, which then forwards to a European address. It would have been cheaper to do that than pay normal delivery. @davpa who provides Atari VCS developer support and handles the Discords explained that European sales are unlikely. It's really frustrating to have seen all these sales and offers in the USA, but never had access to any of those offers either. We can't even get a T-shirt here, even though a Dutch T-shirt manufacturer is one of the big licensors of the Atari brand. 😞

Announced today, for VCS. Tyre Trax and Dare Devil.

Here is the latest episode #12. I don't know what happened with #11... I think they lost count, ha ha.

There is a new Atari podcast (#10) focused on Quantum Recharged, too.

A new episode of the Atari Podcast (#10) and I forgot to post it. Here it is!

Atari clearly also though Qomp was worthy of the VCS, or here, an updated game, Qomp2. That thread now closed, to save confusion, but good call from YarsFan!

Atari announced it in various places... https://atari.com/products/qomp2

The game is released today on the VCS, $9.95.

The 2020 version of the game is featured on the developers' YouTube channel. The game appears to be a management sim type game, like the Football Manager.