Rom Hunter Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 9 hours ago, Gunther said: Don't state the obvious; they'll threaten banning. The 'COMPANY' known as ATARI have never officially released these games on cartridge before, ever! This isn't a dig at anyone that was involved in them (as they're being credited on these very releases), it's just a fact! I don't follow this at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Thunder Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 51 minutes ago, hizzy said: I would buy Yars' Return if it is an improvement over the FB version. I don't know if I have the same rom as everyone else, but it plays badly on emulation. I will try it on a harmony. Saboteur from the AA store has a great box! I like the version on the Evercade Atari Collection 1 (which one could argue is an OFFICIAL ATARI release On Cartridge (!) if one wanted to poke the bear, but I don't want to...if it gives you a happy to know these new versions are "official" in a way prior releases weren't, do enjoy yourself). And @Gunther , I sincerely mean this with zero, zilch, no disrespect whatsoever... But do you have any official connection to Atari, monetarily or otherwise? Seems like it would be prudent to reveal that if so. And if not, well, I again SINCERELY respect your dedication to a thing that gets you excited about these releases. I just don't hear an opinion like yours very often; most on these boards are huge fans of the AA releases, reproductions done with love and care, etc and aren't all that moved by the bigger "official" company making moves of this kind. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slikatel Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Aquaventure cover has a female diver on the cover now... Isn't the main character a male? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, Slikatel said: Aquaventure cover has a female diver on the cover now... Isn't the main character a male? The main character is a human in a diving outfit. They could be either male or female, there's no way of knowing with 2600 graphics. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tempest said: The main character is a human in a diving outfit. They could be either male or female, there's no way of knowing with 2600 graphics. NTSC Women wear 0x4C 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Andrew Davie said: NTSC Women wear 0x4C Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slikatel Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) it was just an observation. Edited March 30, 2022 by Slikatel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 https://atarixp.com/blogs/discover/atari-xp-production-update Also, ATARI XP are taking pre-orders for a 50th Anniversary Edition of Adventure: https://atarixp.com/products/adventure 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Glad to see the update. I was just thinking about posting in here something about "hey, can you blog an update for us" in case someone there is reading this thread! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 9 hours ago, Gunther said: I'm intrigued by this so-called special feature. Knowing that Yars' Return has been enhanced, this is yet another exciting feature of ATARI XP releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Gunther said: I'm intrigued by this so-called special feature. Knowing that Yars' Return has been enhanced, this is yet another exciting feature of ATARI XP releases. You come across as a shill for Atari. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Andrew Davie said: You come across as a shill for Atari. Another mature statement! I'm niether an employee, nor am I affiliated to ATARI. Just making sure that reality's maintained. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 4 hours ago, Gunther said: I'm intrigued by this so-called special feature. I'm guessing it retains high scores. I can't come up with anything else that makes sense to be only in the more expensive version that wouldn't negatively impact the lower price version enough to use it as a selling point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, nadir said: I'm guessing it retains high scores. I find that unlikely, as it would require to reverse-engineer and modify the game code, and I doubt they did that. Moreover it wouldn't justify the odd shaped board for the "limited edition". The pics are too low resolution to be sure, but maybe those small components at the two ends of the T-shaped pcb extension are leds, and the special feature is a lighted end-label (sort of an arcade marquee)... EDIT: Or, more simply, a transparent case that lights up. Edited April 1, 2022 by alex_79 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 That makes a lot of sense. Really cool but not worth the extra money for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 If I am being honest, the $150 price tag without a cheaper option is a turnoff. Hard to justify when I can get three boxed games on AtariAge for the same price. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 33 minutes ago, swlovinist said: If I am being honest, the $150 price tag without a cheaper option is a turnoff. Hard to justify when I can get three boxed games on AtariAge for the same price. There is a cheaper version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 The new Adventure cart is now at $99.99. They apparently had it priced at $150.00 when it launched yesterday and it was supposed to be $99.99. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I just bought Adventure for 99-cents as a ROM on the VCS even though I can play it in the Vault on every console and PC I own in addition to like the six carts I have...so gonna pass on this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 The delay in putting this out has made me lose interest. Why would I even want to support their newest release when they haven't put out the previous three? This is a great idea but it's been poorly executed so far. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Why would they put out a 50th Anniversary Adventure 7 or 8 years early? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, Yurkie said: Why would they put out a 50th Anniversary Adventure 7 or 8 years early? 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of Atari. It is a little confusing since Adventure came out in 1979... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Yurkie said: Why would they put out a 50th Anniversary Adventure 7 or 8 years early? Uhh, because it takes them that long to actually deliver the carts 1 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 20 hours ago, nadir said: 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of Atari. It is a little confusing since Adventure came out in 1979... 18 hours ago, cvga said: Uhh, because it takes them that long to actually deliver the carts Waiting for a certain someone to come in and defend these statements. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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