doctorclu

The Atari 800... my personal favorite, was first introduced in 1979 I believe right. When would the official "25th birthday" to the Atari 800 have been? (My favorite computer is only seven years younger than me!) Doctor Clu

So what is involved with beating Thrust + ? I would be willing to work at it for a patch. Speaking of patches... here is my picture of a score of 3601. My collection of Star Raider like games stand at attention in the picture to celebrate the moment of this fine new cockpit style 2600 game. Yes, Star Master is missing... have to do something about that. (Also pictured here is my hand after playing this game. Most of the black areas are the 20 year old rubber feet of the joystick that rubbed off during play. The rest are just bruises and blisters. Yeh, the 2600 joystick is not ergonomically correct, but hey, it is still my favorite stick. Go fig!)

I just got my first copy yesterday. I work a 60 hour week, but managed to get in 20 minutes of play this morning and managed a score of 1500 ... so we'll see how soon I can get this score. Fun game! I always loved the Star Raiders (Atari 800 esp) type of game. So are there any other games offering patches? Thanks! Doctor Clu

Warlords is the main reason to keep a 2600 around. I mean current games are not as much fun! It's fast, it's vicious... oh wow!!

I see a rarity guide for the normal "Game systems" (2600, 5200, 7800, Jaguar, Lynx...) so what about the XEGS game platform for this Atari computer? Where can I find the carts and their rarity guide? Thanks! Doctor Clu

Years ago when the Atari history site was young, there was a cute picture of a Atari 800, (this was a cartoonish drawing) that was about car size, and the back hatch was open, much like the hood of a car. This was all set in a garage, and a mechanic was modifying the 800 and changing things under the hood. Really cute picture. Looks like it might have been in one of the Atari Corp made manuals, similar to that art and cartoon style. Anyone know where I can find that picture? I've asked Curt, but he is not sure what became of that picture. Thanks! Doctor Clu

So where can I find how to make a catbox RBG cable? (Pinouts and all) All I have to say is how lame to make a standard looking RGB port and not have it be all that standard. Just dumb! Anyway, thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with this pinout question. Doctor Clu @>><-->--------------------------

"I can sort of sympathise with this, after all, the Atari we know is no longer, and just think, sealed inside that box is vintage Atari factory air! " Ohhh mi gawd!! That poor cartridge is in there with the very air that Jack Tremmell walked in and spoke in....! ... get that cartridge out quick!! It may be too late!!

I'm using a standard RGB cable or so I thought. Is there anything special that needs to be wired or done? Does this typically work without problem with a standard RGB cable? (If so, might be my cable.) Thanks! Doctor Clu

I heard the 1084 monitor will work with the RGB and the Catbox. Can someone please give some advice on how this is made workable? I've tried it, but just get a garbled signal. Doctor Clu

What is that? A custom job that you did? Doctor Clu

Alright... can't wait to check some of these out. If nothing else glad they are being released. Doctor Clu

I have a 1080 Amiga monitor that shows the Jaguar color in shades of green. Any idea how to make this work better? Thanks!

Hate to say it, because I like Wolf 3D a lot, but really... Doom. I mean, even Doom fanatics like the Jag version of Doom. That says a lot. Doctor Clu

Defiantely Battesphere, Doom, Highlander, Tetris, Flipout, Pitfall, Raiden, Bubsy, Club Drive, what else? Maybe Breakout 2000, that was fun. Very Arkanoid like, and two player.. always like that. Pyropong on Battlesphere Gold is also fun. Liked some parts of American Hero. Can't get past the first 20 minutes... keep getting my neck injected by a needle and dying. > Wish they would finish the Atari 2600 emulator. At least for Berzerk. Doctor Clu

You get to see my Jaguar corner and the part I'm really proud of, the cassette case holder that as made finding my carts a lot easier. Doctor Clu

Just to let you know the company and I are still talking on this... for those like myself wanting a white casing for this.

So, anything left? Doctor Clu

For those of us that hang out at the Atari Hangout Chat room (since 2000!) http://www.jrthompson.org/atari/ We have a webpage of some of the more interesting items of our collection... http://www.geocities.com/lady-aramis/Artcase.html Doctor Clu

Said previously... In contrast to the lame fights you have lots of frustrating design flaws to encounter, like these awful snipers in the canyons and in the last level. @}<-->--------------- Ah, was that the last level? I'm glad to hear that. I was really enjoying the game up till then. Got frustrated at the snipers, and never revisited. Do like the scenery, music, and the way the characters look in the game. As far as the Highlander mythology goes, it is a confusing piece, but fun in the sense that it is Highlander and you have all these baddies to take down with a sword. Is one of the few good RPG's the Jag has. I liked it to a point. Might like it more after I get past those snipers. Doctor Clu

I have been sifting through all the E-mails about this new OralImager of a thing, and it just amazes me how so many of you talk without doing any real research. "Must have Jaguar hardware if it uses the Jaguar shell", "Cartridge is permanently attached"... geez, I have seen some people laying this on REAL thick. >AHEM!< Anyway, here are a few FACTS about the imager after calling the company producting this. At least this was straight from their mouth. Apparently this device is a modular design. The Atari Jaguar was not a bad choice. You have the cartridge for the added memory, the CD-Rom area for some future add on, and yes, it looks like the joystick area was modified for a handle. I like how they hang the handheld imagers on the sides of the Jaguar. I always thought that should have been used for something. The gent on the line said that he bought the molds from Atari years ago (Wonder which incarnation of Atari?) and said he has some of the original black ones that we are used to. The top part of the shell is unmodified, the bottom received the most modifications. What was the power button is some clear plastic fill in. Not sure if it is a switch or not. He (Steve), said that the device sells for aroung $5000-$6000 (sounds about right for medical equipment). I let him know that if interested, many Jaguar fans would LOVE to have the chance to recase their Jags in a white casing, and what the cost of the shell would be. He said he would look into it and get back to me. That is where we stand. He is fairly nice from when I talked to him, and who knows if he will get back to me, but like someone said before, I was suprised that he knew what the Atari Jaguar was, etc etc. And yes, it would be great if he would want to sell at least the top half of the shell. Maybe even a cartridge shell or two. You know, castings that were not exactly perfect. It's still a possiblity. All I have to say is don't badger him and give him a few days. Let's see what he comes up. Take care everyone, Doctor Clu (And Adrian... love the Newton symbol!! Jaguar is fav game system, Newton is my favorite handheld.)

I've bought three defective Jags from them, and a defective Lynx. One Jag works almost entirely. Two work, with the exception of sound, and later crash. And the Lynx had a 1/3rd of the screen work. Wierd stuff. Good for parts, and sometimes can be fixed. Doctor Clu

I am really sorry to hear about the server space. So, are we going to see Jaguar Interactive back any time soon? Doctor Clu