TrogdarRobusto

@Defender_2600 one more note, we are testing every cart we can find and noting down any issues we see related to color, controls, and more. As we identify things we can evaluate potential remedies. The work is ongoing.

@Defender_2600 you have asked a lot of really good questions here. I have already shared them ack with the team and we will work on answers. It might take a bit, but we will address the whole PAL compatibility topic. We also have a lot of open questions about 7800 functionality that need to be addressed. As for the question "does HDMI output a clear image" .. in my experience yes indeed. I had an Atari 2600+ at Gamescom hooked up via HDMI to a monitor I purchased at a local electronics store in Cologne, and it looked amazing. Crisp graphics.

Thanks for your suggestions

I'll ask

Interesting question.

Sadly I cannot answer this question for you (yet) because I am not the right person to speak to it. Al may be able to answer it, and I will ask the project lead as well. The big picture answer I can provide is that yes, we do want to make the 2600+ as compatible as possible with more recent homebrew carts. Firmware updates are an option, if that is a path we can take we will explore it for sure. It is a very active topic of discussion, along with secondary controller compatibility.

OMG I love this thread on dip switches. I mean it does not get more granular and hard core than this. 100% I am sharing this discussion with the head of the cartridge program.

I met with Pokémon a few times when I worked in Europe. Really interesting dynamic in that organization. It did feel like they were largely masters of their own domain, but something was also off a bit .. a little odd? Not sure how to describe it. Super successful brand however, so they are doing something right.

Well certainly ... first things first!

It is not about buying, it is more about already owning a lot.

O M G ... I had no idea. I was listening to Liz Phair on vinyl and this at the same time, that hurt.

hah. I looked through the forum and there is no dedicated amiga thread, but it has been referenced quite a lot in this thread. 25 posts so far.

so, what is the state of the Amiga platform in the opinion of this group? Hardware? Software? What is the appetite for Amiga content?

It is all good. I watched the video because you took the time to send it to me, and I want to take your input seriously. Granted, it did set me off a little but I hear you. Not everything can and should be limited. There is a lot of thinking that goes into how to handle physical for every game. I am not saying the LRG's business is flawless ... Days of Doom I think will have retail shelf appeal. The chibi character art, the cover art, the post-apocalyptical theme. I think it will do fine. People really seem to like playing the game .. it was always a busy demo station at PAX West. And, the marketing benefits of being in big box retail are huge ... We can release System Shock and Atari Mania again in physical form, just not with Limited Run, and not until the Limited Run exclusivity period ends. As I said, if there is a market, we will do it. Atari Mania is coming out next spring in Europe at retail. Akka Arrh was also released in Europe with a different distro partner. Both of those were handled by LRG in the states. It is interesting. LRG through that two games per pack for Recharged would work best with their audience, and it did pretty well. In Europe we are doing 4-games per cart/disc, but we are also going to mass retail. We will get to compare performance and adjust based on what we see. The $149.99 price of some of the XP carts was a high-point in our pricing so far with carts. Definitely targeted collectors. The newer XP carts at $59.99 are priced lower, but they are also less complicated carts with less in the box. Label instead of painted surface on the cart. Less pack-ins, No light-up etched Lucite top. Still high quality, but different. The issue with these very short run/low quantity cartridge releases is that you don't get a lot of economy of scale that help you reduce retail price. With the Atari 2600+ coming we hopefully see a larger install base, which means more people are buying cartridges, and we are making carts in larger quantities which helps us bring down costs. Plus they are cool.

Photos from that Atari office are amazing. So much good design came out of Borregas.