[GameGuide - ST Edition]

3 hours ago, Zafinn Books said:

FYI, all the games you mentioned are reviewed, so you obviously have good taste!

Thanks! Yes, I purposely picked from your review list the games I owned back in the day. I was hoping to see The Pawn,Captive,Xenon2, Marble Maddness and Rogue on it. That's more then ok.There's always the 40th anniversary.Excited to learn about some games I never played.

3 hours ago, Zafinn Books said:

he sadly passed away in 2000 far too young

A lot more common as we get older.  

 

Thanks for the heads up! Time to fire up STeem!

[How E.T. Destroyed the Video Game Industry! Howard Scott Warshaw Interview (Atari & Yars' Revenge)]

I highly recommend his book ONCE UPON ATARI. Anyone interested in what it was like working at Atari should read it. ET alone didn't kill the Industry, bad business decisions from Atari ultimately killed Atari. 

[THE400 Mini]

13 minutes ago, Albert said:

In case anyone needs a refresher.

Loved that game. One of the early "Album" cover EA packages. I remember my bus trip home from the mall with it! 

[Giveaway 2024! - Post now for your chance to win!]

It's slowly filling like a rising tide. 

[Atari Lunar Lander Beyond]

I was hoping for something like this: https://store.steampowered.com/app/366910/The_Long_Journey_Home/ 

Watch the short Tutorials #2 and #3 to get an idea what i'd like to see in Lunar Lander Beyond. It's about 10GB and will 

fit on USB or SD card.  I figured for 99cents on sale I'll give it a try. 

[GameGuide - ST Edition]

Might as well bump this while I'm here rereading this. I just ordered and figured I'd recap what I have to look forward too! 😄

 

On 4/3/2023 at 7:02 PM, Zafinn Books said:

History of the ST, special 35th Anniversary content from 2020

I was there! Got my 520ST @ electronic boutique in the fall of 86.With DEGAS and Time Bandit!

 

On 4/3/2023 at 7:02 PM, Zafinn Books said:

70 ST games reviewed

Let's see, which ones did I own back then:

Time Bandit
Star Glider
The Pawn
Star Wars

Populous

Oids
Lemmings

Cybernoid II - The Revenge

Elite

Dungeon Master

International Karate +

 

I'm looking forward to your reviews of the games I owned.

On 4/3/2023 at 7:02 PM, Zafinn Books said:

interviews, emulation and more.

Excellent! I hope there's an interview with the person who designed the ST case. 

 

On 4/3/2023 at 7:02 PM, Zafinn Books said:

260 pages, full colour, 14.5cm x 19.5cm, perfect bound.

260! nice! 5.7"x7.6" wow that is small... bonus,easy to carry around! 

 

 

[GameGuide ST (for Christmas!)]

@Zafinn Books PM sent!

[The Official Atari Age Secret Santa 2023 Thread!]

On 12/23/2023 at 1:43 AM, bomberpunk said:

Thanks to you and your Secret Santa this was a perfect gift idea for my youngest son for next Christmas. We ordered it a couple days after your post, and it made its way here a few days ago. Getting Christmas shopping done in January!! oh yeah!

[Steam Deck (512GB LCD)]

I'm guessing this won't be in the Giveaway box?  Accept items for trade? 

[Giveaway 2024! - Post now for your chance to win!]

7 hours ago, KeeperofLindblum said:

Think I finally have enough material to do another Giveaway box... I'll try and get it organized and post a preview picture later tonight!

 

I read this as Giveaway Xbox...  Might as well sign me up! Thanks for the chance.

[We Love Atari (1 & 2) Limited Re-Print (Updated and Revised 2023)]

@Zafinn Books payment sent for GG ST book! I'm so excited!

[Atari files for trademark on Rogue, a 44-year old game it did not make and does not appear to own]

Found this interesting article related to the topic. It’s a good read.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/03/ascii-art-permadeath-the-history-of-roguelike-games/

[Atari, you son of a bitch… I’m in.]

I'm looking forward to seeing more of this. I'm hoping it's an improved version of Daedalic Entertainment's game,  The Long Journey Home. 

 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/366910/The_Long_Journey_Home/

 

Watch tutorial video #2 and #3 to get an idea of what I'm talking about.

[Atari files for trademark on Rogue, a 44-year old game it did not make and does not appear to own]

On 1/19/2024 at 4:10 PM, Hwlngmad said:

Maybe we will get a Rogue Recharged

A quick mockup I put together.. Rogue and Gateway to Apshai are my top picks. Love them both. 

[Atari files for trademark on Rogue, a 44-year old game it did not make and does not appear to own]

9 minutes ago, Hwlngmad said:

Maybe we will get a Rogue Recharged

An EPYX Recharged series would be great! 

 

There's a few here I'd like to see updated and make a comeback.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Epyx_games

 

All the Lynx games released on Atari 50! And Recharged updates for them too! 

 

[Atari files for trademark on Rogue, a 44-year old game it did not make and does not appear to own]

7 minutes ago, Hwlngmad said:

Rogue for the ST will be released.

I play Rogue Touch for iOS. It's excellent. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rogue-touch/id303471870  It's like having a portable ST version in your hands. I highly Recommend it. If Atari gets this removed from the Apple store it will upset me.

[Atari files for trademark on Rogue, a 44-year old game it did not make and does not appear to own]

Thanks for sharing here @PowerDubs .Saw this on Reddit while I was on lunch today at work.It's amazing how many people on the Reddit roguelikes area are upset about this. They're flat out calling Atari "scummy". Why?

 

 https://www.reddit.com/r/roguelikes/comments/19akg8f/atari_filed_trademark_for_rogue/

 

 

For me Rogue and Atari go together like peanut butter & chocolate.A perfect match. Rogue was one of the first games I purchased for my then new 520ST computer.

It will always be special to me for that reason. Atari getting Epyx catalog! Great news if they publish some remakes or sequels.

[New lynx. What games do I NEED!]

On 12/12/2023 at 6:15 PM, LS650 said:

The Video Game Critic has a pretty good collection of Lynx reviews. 

Go to the link below and then hit the rightmost column header to rank games graded from A to F.

     https://videogamecritic.com/lynx.htm?e=51796

This is a decent start. But I still scratch my head at his F- grade for Slime World. I had so much fun exploring the levels in that game.

 

On 12/12/2023 at 6:16 PM, davidcalgary29 said:

Klax, Klax, Klax, and Klax. And Klax! It blew me away in 1990 and still blows me away today.

100% THIS!  That intro music! So good. If you like puzzle games get it.

 

Check out Rygar, a personal favorite of mine. Smooth scrolling hack&slash game. 

[New Atari/MyArcade handheld with paddle, trakball, and keypad!]

On 1/13/2024 at 1:07 PM, Warboss Gegguz said:

for Intelivision and Colecovision

Yes! Numeric keypad gamers rise! I’ve been saying for years a console dedicated to the original keypad consoles would be awesome. 
We can call it the Intelivision 5200.

[New Atari/MyArcade handheld with paddle, trakball, and keypad!]

On 1/13/2024 at 1:07 PM, Warboss Gegguz said:

with the keypad

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't even notice that!

[Steam Deck]

 

POST FROM REDDIT: Someone on Discord spotted retail Steam Deck OLEDs at a GameStop.

 

I wonder if this will roll out nationwide this year?

 

 

 

[The best modern gaming system is the Asus ROG Ally]

On 12/10/2023 at 5:33 PM, Zeptari said:

Personally I'd grab a Switch Lite to change up my gaming options. 

I think I've had a change of heart. Having my steam library on the go sounds appealing now. Spotted this on reddit today.A few Gamestops now carry Steamdeck in stores!

 

[Trade Steam Keys with Wongo]

14 hours ago, moycon said:

I use Fanatical and do the mystery bundles.

Again thanks for sharing! That mystery bundle is a novel idea. Not my type of thing but I can see how others would enjoy it.

 

[Trade Steam Keys with Wongo]

15 hours ago, wongojack said:

I usually get keys by buying bundles.  Mostly from the "Humble Bundle" website.  I typically slide the amount so that I am giving the maximum amount to charity.  Sometimes the bundles include games I already have, so I periodically take inventory of extras that I have.

 

You can buy a pretty great bundle right now:  Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 (pay what you want and help charity) (humblebundle.com)

 

Wow That's great! After the 12 days on that bundle will a new one come out? Thanks so much for sharing this! I love that some of the money goes to help people.

[Trade Steam Keys with Wongo]

A couple year ago @KeeperofLindblum gave away a couple keys to me... I was finally able to play https://store.steampowered.com/app/899310/Iron_Danger/ on my new pc. My old potato of a pc couldn't handle it. LOL Anyways. Just a random share and thanks to Keeper for the games.