Atari2600.com Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 The box art for Atari 2600 N.E.R.D.S (Nano Emersion Recovery Device) has been released. This new Atari 2600 video game will be released by Atari2600.com Publishing on July 28, 2007 during Classic Gaming Expo 2007 in Las Vegas. Further images and information are available at Atari2600.com News. Atari 2600 N.E.R.D.S Box Box Image copyright Atari2600.com Publishing, 2007 Thanks, JC Atari2600.com Publishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Nice art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black dog Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Looks great. Will this game be available for purchase after the show for those who can't make it to Vegas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 It's probably been asked but is there a rom available? I love shooters, wanna check it out and hopefully pick up a cart if it's available. No chance of me getting to Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Just waiting for The Last Ninja now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Who'd thought any label art with N.E.R.D.S. on it would look this cool? I wonder if the sequel would be called "Revenge Of The N.E.R.D.S."? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espire8 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 (Nano Emersion Recovery Device) What do the 'S' in "N.E.R.D.S." stand for? From the screen shots, this game look like a cross between "Fantastic Voyage" and "Space chase". looks like a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 (edited) (Nano Emersion Recovery Device) What do the 'S' in "N.E.R.D.S." stand for? It stands for device*s*-- like in TVs, the "s" stands for more than one of them. The correct spelling is N.E.R.D.s-- with a lowercase "s" and no period after it. Michael Edited June 30, 2007 by SeaGtGruff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Looks very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Thought maybe it was based on this when I first saw the title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Thought maybe it was based on this when I first saw the title I guess that would make a nice game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I'm excited Keep us updated JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esplin Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I can't wait. It looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600.com Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 I agree with you that the box art for N.E.R.D.S is very dramatic. Our artist chose a stunning combination of colors with art that graphically presents the core element of the game- Action! I'll provide information about the artist in a future posting. The 'S' within the N.E.R.D.S title indicates a plurality and should be lower case, however it is more pleasing to the eye if all letters are of the same case. If written with proper capitalization it would be Nerds. The game binary file is not available and won't be released. Atari 2600 N.E.R.D.S games which are not sold during Classic gaming Expo will be made available through Atari2600.com imediately following the show. JC Atari2600.com Publishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Are these hacks or original games? Who wrote them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 how much are these releases? i can't find a price anywhere. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 All I really want to know is 'how can I get myself rent, ninja and nerds???' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragnerok X Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 (edited) Just something I would like to point out: from the screenshots posted at atari2600.com both N.E.R.D.S and The Last Ninja seem to be un-mistakably bB (batari Basic) created games. I make this conclusion off of the fact that the score used in N.E.R.D.S exactly matches both the positioning and character set used in batari Basic. Second, in The Last Ninja, the playfield graphics used to make up the title characters have a 1-pixel vertical spacing between them that is synonymous with bB versions .35-.99. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but I just thought I should educate the buyer first. Edited July 1, 2007 by Dragnerok X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Just something I would like to point out: from the screenshots posted at atari2600.com both N.E.R.D.S and The Last Ninja seem to be un-mistakably bB (batari Basic) created games.... I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but I just thought I should educate the buyer first.Yeah, I noticed this too and posted as such myself over at Stalag 13. I would hope that the instructions (or box art or label or something) would identify it as a bB-built game, more or less to give credit to batari for making games like these possible. (Not to brand it as "less than a real homebrew" though.) I guess it doesn't really matter in the long run. Some of the bB-built games have been pretty amazing. Hopefully these squeeze some new ideas and gameplay into the stalwart 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragnerok X Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I would hope that the instructions (or box art or label or something) would identify it as a bB-built game, more or less to give credit to batari for making games like these possible. Atari2600.com, I would recommend you somehow incorperate the bB logo found on this page into your box/label art; in order to let buyers know, like I said before, what they're getting. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Atari2600.com, I would recommend you somehow incorperate the bB logo found on this page into your box/label art; in order to let buyers know, like I said before, what they're getting. Hope this helps. Incidentally, the full-rez version of the logo is available here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) Atari2600.com, I would recommend you somehow incorperate the bB logo found on this page into your box/label art; in order to let buyers know, like I said before, what they're getting. Hope this helps.Hmmm... Neat logo. Me likey. But it begs the question: "Do the AA releases of Solar Plexas, Phantom II/Pirate, and GoSub! use this logo on the label?" If not, maybe that should be used for all future AA bB releases, in order to let the buyers know what they're getting. Or should the logo be optional? (After all, programmers don't usually credit the programming platform used.) If AA/bB programmers can't be bothered to use the logo, I guess we can hardly dogpile on any other bB releases that don't acknowledge the use of the program to design the game. EDIT: Oh, and I like the concept of "AA bB". If we can just figure out a "CC"... How about "Atari Age batari Basic Cuttle Cart Compatable" release? Or "AAbBCCC release?" Edited July 2, 2007 by Snider-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 But it begs the question: "Do the AA releases of Solar Plexas, Phantom II/Pirate, and GoSub! use this logo on the label?" Solar Plexus has an earlier version on the label, but it doesn't actually say "batari Basic", just "bB". Phantom II/Pirate does not have it on the label, but it is in the manual. None of the three have it on their product pages in the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Just thought I'd chime in to say that I will never require credit, in the form of a logo or otherwise, for any bB game. That decision is totally up to the programmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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