[I can't get the modern controller to pair with my system]

14 minutes ago, T.A.P. said:

Yes, it is charged.

 

How did you reset it?

There is a tiny hole near the left trigger.  The reset button is inside the hole.  I used a small precision screw driver.

[Collecting for the 2600+]

1 hour ago, Sean_1970 said:

Got this after losing a Defender 2 auction. I’m one of those weirdos to whom having it called Stargate made this worthwhile despite the cart being damaged. Plays pretty good, though not as fast as Defender; possibly due to better visuals and more/varied enemies?

The 1987 Atari Corp. rerelease with manual, those are not easy to find. Although with Stargate, even the original 1984 Atari, Inc. releases are not exactly easy to find either.

[I can't get the modern controller to pair with my system]

I had the same problem. I reset the controller and it paired fine right after.

[Alien Abduction, a new 2600 game from John Van Ryzin - (in VCS Store)]

4 minutes ago, markofwolves said:

Your best result?
For me, level 16 and  I played it for about two hours.

What was your score?

[We have a ton of new users here lately, most seem to be in the 2600 scene]

I know John Stamos Mullet had a similar thread in the 2600+ forum, but that one had a much more negative premise than this one.  I am not trying to say anything negative about the users, just to point out that the sheer number of new users hanging around the 2600 forum lately is quite large.  I would guess most of that is due to the 2600+ and maybe the Gamestation Pro a little bit too.   I have not seen any sales numbers for those consoles, but going by the increased traffic here at AtariAge, it seems those consoles have tapped into a decent core of people now getting back into the 2600.

 

Of course some of the new users might be old users who have resurfaced, but I think those would be less than the brand new ones.  It has brought a new feeling here to the forums.  Plenty of topics that have been discussed before reemerging, which I have no problem with.  These new users have some different views on these topics than the people who have been here a decade or two.  I do not know, it just feels a little bit different here lately, and that is not a bad thing.

 

And I guess I should add, all the new users welcome to AtariAge.

[Collecting for the 2600+]

3 hours ago, Brad_from_the_80s said:

What do you think?

I'm not sure I care for repro labels.  I got these two games in lots, they are mostly just curiosities at this point that will get little play, have very little value, but I like them for the artwork.  They are in poorer condition than any of my other carts.  The checkers I could arguably leave as-is (or both), but the chess label has had a pretty botched job of being removed and re-applied and is beyond repair I think.  The end labels are relatively fine.

 

Anyway for a couple bucks I thought I'd see what some of these labels are like.  The repro colors don't look right to me.  The checkers label is okay, and mine is clearly a later re-issue version in a cart with no dust cover, which may explain the difference.  But chess seems to depict the same early label.  Color fade might explain some of the difference, but even damaged the original label looks more correct to me.  Or maybe I just find better repros, but there's only so much time/energy I want to spend on these.

I would 100% not change the label on the Video Checkers.  Even in rough condition, the Atari Corp. rereleases are tough to find.

[Best 4K game]

On 12/27/2023 at 8:17 AM, cvga said:

Interesting that 4K Atari carts beat 4K televisions to the market by such a wide time frame

 

I've been thinking about the original question since it was first asked and agree with the Big Player that it's Pitfall. However, there were many great 4K games including lots of arcade conversions like Frogger, Q*bert, Wizard of Wor, GORF, Mousetrap, Defender, Berzerk, Galaxian, Pacman and Venture.

Holy crap! You have been thinking about this question for 21 and a half years!  I am glad you finally formulated an answer. I would go insane thinking on a question for two decades.

[10 Games Of The 70's That Defined The Atari 2600]

Just games from the 1970s, hmm.

 

1. Breakout

2. Combat

3. Indy 500

4. Video Olympics

5. Air-Sea Battle

6. Superman

7. Surround

8. Space War

9. Starship

10. Basic Math

[Sales on VCS games?]

47 minutes ago, bikeguychicago said:

Off-sale Atari 50 is $29.99. It's 1/2 off at present and is a steal at that price. 

So the regular price for Atari 50 is only $29.99?

[What is your favorite Recharged game?]

On 12/23/2023 at 11:52 AM, swlovinist said:

Recently I did a ranking of all the Atari Recharged games.   I captured footage from all these on the VCS so I will post it here.   What is your favorite?

 

 

I have not watched the video yet, but since you used a VCS 800, I hope you covered both versions of Missile Command.

[Sales on VCS games?]

2 hours ago, scifidude79 said:

The most expensive game is only $30,

I believe Atari 50 is usually $39.99.

[Sales on VCS games?]

The Polymega cartridge reader is not going to replace a 2600 or 2600+. For many the experience of putting cartridges in and taking them out is best done on a woodgrain instrument.

 

And for me, my 2600 gaming is done on an original system hooked up to a crt.

[Atari VCS Store Order Number High-Score :)]

61,707, 61,708, 61,709, 61,710, 61,711, 61,713, 61,714, 61,715, 61,717, and 61,719 for Berzerk: Recharged, Quantum: Recharged, Caverns of Mars: Recharged, Yars: Recharged, Centipede: Recharged, Black Widow: Recharged, Asteroids: Recharged, Breakout: Recharged, Gravitar: Recharged, and Akka Arrh just bought a little bit ago.

[Sales on VCS games?]

3 hours ago, Atari_JaguarVCS said:

Games are currently on sale just now, what an amazing time to grab everything especially for new VCS owners. I didn't really benefit from the sale, i had a complete Atari VCS 800 game library minus one DOS game i had to pick up that i noticed was finally on sale tonight for the first time so i grabbed it to complete the library. I think this is the first time I've seen the DOSBox games on sale for the Atari VCS which is kinda cool, as i felt they where a bit over priced.

Was it that football game that was on sale for about a minute a year or two ago?

[Sales on VCS games?]

I think they are putting some games on sale today.

[Collecting for the 2600+]

3 minutes ago, Dr Karnov said:

How's Towering Inferno?

The only 20th Century Fox movie that had a video game adaptation that was not done by the 20th Century Fox video game publishing. Game is not bad, you can definitely have some fun with

[Ryan? You out there? I got your Ice Hockey message. Congrats!]

I really love finding old scores written in manuals.  During the last Master System High Score Club, we were playing Shinobi.  My copy of Shinobi had the (most likely) original owner's scores written in the manual. It was fun measuring my progress against his. I eventually surpassed him and beat the game, something I do not think he ever did.

[HomeBrew?]

I could be misremembering, but was Cosmic Commuter released after you left Activision?

[Atari announces investment in tinyBuild. TLDR- $2 mil for 7.5%]

I would have rather heard about Atari acquiring another iconic arcade manufacturer ip, but I am sure Atari has a plan with this company I have never heard of.

[Alien Abduction, a new 2600 game from John Van Ryzin - (in VCS Store)]

Well since it looks like a 2600 cartridge might not happen, I went ahead and bought it on the VCS, along with Montezuma's Revenge. I think I have stumbled upon a glitch though. After finishing the second level my score started going haywire. I am at over 300,000 and still climbing. Or maybe I am just that good.

[Atari VCS Store Order Number High-Score :)]

60,434 for Alien Abduction and 60,435 for Montezuma's Revenge bought right now.

[Alien Abduction, a new 2600 game from John Van Ryzin - (in VCS Store)]

Wait a minute. You mean to tell me that Atari has the go ahead to make an Alien Abduction physical cartridge? All this time I thought that John Van Ryzin would not let Atari make a physical cartridge.

 

@TrogdarRobusto @Albert @davpa

 

Guys, let the higher-ups at Atari know this would be a seller. I understand if it would cost more because I am sure John Van Ryzin commands a hefty price tag comparatively speaking, but get this done.

[Atari Acquires Accolade Brand and IP to Over 100 Games]

1 hour ago, zzip said:

The told us they acquired 9 games from Stern, so it was just a process of elimination of removing the Konami games from the Stern arcade list, and there were 9 left

 

No, they released the list of 12 games. We were trying to figure it out in the thread and there were 10 obvious games, but the last two were not. Atari then released the full list after I think a media member asked them for it.

[I think a new Atari kart could work in modern times]

4 hours ago, MrTrust said:

Atari Karts sucked even in 1995.  Lame track design.  Power-ups added nothing.  Limited modes.  Cheap, inferior SMK rip-off.  Visibly so.

Atari Karts was superior to Super Mario Kart in every way except for the fighting and power-ups. As a pure racer, Atari Karts was 10 times the game Super Mario Kart was.

[Call me crazy.... I think I know Atari's plan...]

The VCS lost money for Atari, but most of those losses are in the past. We have no idea how much money it makes (or loses) currently. To say Atari should drop support for the VCS right now without that knowledge is ridiculous. Considering they still have stock to sell, I think it could be entirely possible that continuing support for the VCS might be the smartest move for Atari.