Albert Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I accidentally found out that these were the exact same cases used for homebrew C64 carts here.... Those look identical to the cases used for the Hobgoblin carts. Will those cart shells fit standard Atari 8-bit PCBs? I'm not too crazy about how the board edge connector sticks out a bit. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 What is Steve at Atarimax doing for cartridge shells? Those seem like new product. (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 they are new and the see thru cases also say atarimax in the case molding as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Look what landed on my desk today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evidious Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Mine came in friday and it's a great game. now if someone could please show me how to build a spinner control for it I would greatly appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz atarionline.pl Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Look what landed on my desk today...attachment=124744:TempestX.JPG] Beautiful! Want the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 What about us folks that use emulators exclusively for classic gaming? What about a binary release that is coded with a serial number? That way you can rag on anybody that distributes it on the net without authorization..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepax Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Or you can wait until someone makes something like this for Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Look what landed on my desk today... I'm gonna be broke soon if this keeps up! Stephen Anderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjmann Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) What about us folks that use emulators exclusively for classic gaming? What about a binary release that is coded with a serial number? That way you can rag on anybody that distributes it on the net without authorization..? Thank you all for your comments. Were glad you all like the game. Remember we have sent out a lot more of them, but some of the overseas shipping with customs and all might take a little longer to get to you guys. There are more carts in stock so by all means, place your orders now. =) As for the Emulator Support, The answer is no. We will not put out a version for Emulators. If you want to have the experience of REAL Classic Gaming. Then go buy a REAL Atari. =) Edited March 11, 2009 by kjmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hi! Mine arrived today (in The Netherlands) I must say: very cool game. Controls very fast. Good job. One thing... I must say... that game package and the picture on the cart... that does look a bit 'el cheapo' ... I think that should have been better. But besides that ... very good job, and i'm very happy with it. Thanks! Marius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 The Page to order Tempest Xtreem is now up on the atarisales.com (Video 61) website. You can goto www.atarisales.com and click on the Tempest Extreme Link or you can go here: http://members.tcq.net/video61/tempest1.html (You might have to Refresh the main page to see the link) The Playable Demo is still available here. http://www.freewebs.com/kjmannmusic/tempest/tempdemo.zip Have fun. =) Got mine today, very nice, good label, plays very smooth, excellent! I am very happy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Looks Sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Man this game is freaking cool. Have been playing it for a few hours now, and it is hard to stop. I think a better manual would be nice. Till yesterday I was not a tempest-player, and for people who are familiar with the game, everything might be clear, but not for me. I don't understand what the 'spike' thing is (around level 5?) ... and i don't understand a few other things. I might learn it myself, but a better manual would be appreciated. One point about the 'release binaries discussion' ... I'm pretty sure someone will hack this great game into a binary sooner or later. And I think it is very hard to prevent that happening (all other games are available as binary too)... I think it would be smarter for your business if you sell them yourself, so people are able to buy a binary or diskimage. But it is your game, and your business, so no one can, and should force you doing things you do not want to! When I wrote some critical notes about the label, I meant that it was cut out not right on the line, but like a child, around 3 years old, had used scissors on the label. I think you should have taken more time on that part. It still is a lot of money, and I think people (at least I do) expect a good looking cart for that money. Anyway. It is a fabulous game. And I'm very happy I did this purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Well, the difference between now and then: Now, we have cross-platform tools and easily researched (or not) knowledge bases of the tricks of the trade so far as protection, reverse-engineering, etc. Then, we had seat-of-the-pants hackers and crackers, which to an extent proved a disincentive for companies to develop new software. But, for every one pulling out, typically new ones would come along. Now, we have lots of game releases, and quite fairly some developers charge to aquire their software as some small way of recuperating the hundreds of hours of labour that went into the game. Then, programmers were on wages, if their games got pirated and sold 10% of expected numbers they just *sighed* and got on with the next project. Now, if people start wholesale just ripping off stuff that is not intended by the authors to be freely distributed, the authors will just say "Fuck you all!" and not bother creating any new games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I plan of getting this reagrdless of binary release due to the high quality (like Xenophobe) - I just need to free some cash up since I bought a new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited I also would love to see a good Venture release on the 8-bit and that was on the list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+selgus Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 But it is your game, and your business, so no one can, and should force you doing things you do not want to! Except for maybe Atari... unless they are getting some sort of licensing fee... --Selgus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 The Page to order Tempest Xtreem is now up on the atarisales.com (Video 61) website. You can goto www.atarisales.com and click on the Tempest Extreme Link or you can go here: http://members.tcq.net/video61/tempest1.html (You might have to Refresh the main page to see the link) The Playable Demo is still available here. http://www.freewebs.com/kjmannmusic/tempest/tempdemo.zip Have fun. =) Got mine today, very nice, good label, plays very smooth, excellent! I am very happy!!! Several days later and still playing. What a great game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookt Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 My copy turned up here in the UK yesterday. Didn't have too long to play last night but really had to drag myself away. A great release thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 My copy turned up here in the UK yesterday. Didn't have too long to play last night but really had to drag myself away. A great release thanks! I agree! It is a great game. I'm still playing and can't stop. I'm wondering: is there a "PAUSE" key? Sometimes I'm really doing very well on the game, but I don't want to be the father and husband that is married to his atari So then I would love to pause the game, and continue later the day. It is ok to keep the atari powered up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjmann Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 I got a complaint about one of the games cases today. I would like to clear up a few things. ONLY the first 20 of the games were in the Black SEGA Boxes. They are the Signature series editions with mine and Pete's Signatures on the backs of them. After the first 20 like that, the next 30 games come in a clear Plastic Box. They are pretty much the Same as the SEGA boxes But they are just Clear and not Black and The labels also do not have our signatures on them After those we will be selling them as a loose cart with instructions. The bottom line is that we could not find a whole lot of those boxes and we just did as many as we could. There are still about 15 of the clear plastic box versions left to sell. Hope this clears up any confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 @kjmann Is there something wrong? Most of the posts in this thread of your hand, do contain some 'irritation' ... It might be only me who has this feeling, but for some reason I never get a very glad feeling when I read your posts. Please beware of the fact that the people here are your audience and also your market. In you posts about the 'binary' you are using strong and short language, and now again you talk like a military leader... And last but not least, responding on some questions, suggestions or compliments would give you also a more human face. Just my thoughts, greetz Marius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 All this talk made me break down and buy it. Can't wait until it gets here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl0re Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) Well, the difference between now and then: Now, we have cross-platform tools and easily researched (or not) knowledge bases of the tricks of the trade so far as protection, reverse-engineering, etc. Then, we had seat-of-the-pants hackers and crackers, which to an extent proved a disincentive for companies to develop new software. But, for every one pulling out, typically new ones would come along. Now, we have lots of game releases, and quite fairly some developers charge to aquire their software as some small way of recuperating the hundreds of hours of labour that went into the game. Then, programmers were on wages, if their games got pirated and sold 10% of expected numbers they just *sighed* and got on with the next project. Now, if people start wholesale just ripping off stuff that is not intended by the authors to be freely distributed, the authors will just say "Fuck you all!" and not bother creating any new games. Still, if someone could figure out a copy protection technique I wouldn't mind seeing games like this sold on CF or SD. Emulator people could use it on a PC and people with SIO2SD,IDE or Sdrive could use it on the actual 8-bits. But anyway, the goal would be simply to use it as a media and not give anything away. They're probably easier for them to have made, cheaper, and they're nice and small (which I like, less cart clutter)... Edited March 20, 2009 by sl0re Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjmann Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 @kjmann Is there something wrong? Most of the posts in this thread of your hand, do contain some 'irritation' ... It might be only me who has this feeling, but for some reason I never get a very glad feeling when I read your posts. Please beware of the fact that the people here are your audience and also your market. In you posts about the 'binary' you are using strong and short language, and now again you talk like a military leader... And last but not least, responding on some questions, suggestions or compliments would give you also a more human face. Just my thoughts, greetz Marius I do Apologize Marius and to anyone else. I was just trying to clear up the Confusion with the cases so that people would know what they are buying. I was in the military at one time and I do come off a bit abrasive Sometimes. =) I will try to be a little less Short with people in the future. although I really don't like someone asking me to give the game to them (which is what releasing the ROM image for the EMU's would basically do) when we just spent the better part of 2 years developing the game. So maybe I was just a bit irritated when asked about that. Although part of what led to that is the fact that I have stated in at least 2 different posts in the past that we would not be releasing this in any other form except a real cart. So, once again I apologize to anyone who may have been offended by me short language at times. =) It's not personal just a Flaw with the way I come off when typing. I sound a lot different in person or on the phone. But I'm sure we all do.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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