Kirkland Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I've collected all the Atari 7800 manuals, colorized them, and combined them into a large PDF so everyone who just has cartridges can enjoy the games. http://www.atensionspan.com/KML/Atari7800/Atari_7800_Manual_Compendium-KML.pdf (for compressed- 94MB) http://www.atensionspan.com/KML/Atari7800/Atari_7800_Manual_Compendium-VGM.pdf (for lossless 4K- 253MB) Waiting to see how the 8.5"x11" print version turns out from Lulu.com (but that's 2 weeks out).. Funny exchange on Reddit: "Do people not realize that atariage.com has always had these?" If you'd actually flip through it, you would notice it also includes maps for Commando, Crossbow, Dark Chambers, Double Dragon, Ikari Warriors, Impossible Mission (Possible Mission hack), Jinx, Super Skateboardin', Tank Command, Tower Toppler, Water Ski, and Xevious.. as well as Trebor's excellent Midnight Mutants walkthrough and a Scrapyard Dog walkthrough, hints for 9 games, level/password codes for three games... and then the main point of this: every cover has been replaced with color box art and every instance of a screenshot and items/weapons/characters artwork has been 100% accurately replaced with in-game graphics- down to the exact scores/lives/levels/enemy locations to make it faithful to the originals. But yes, all of this is on AtariAge. (In original black, red and white, and individually, of course). 8 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 29 minutes ago, Kirkland said: Waiting to see how the 8.5"x11" print version turns out from Lulu.com (but that's 2 weeks out).. looking forward to the print version. I'll gladly purchase a copy. Thanks for doing this.🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Thanks for sharing your work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 https://www.lulu.com/shop/jonathan-grimm/atari-7800-manual-compendium/paperback/product-m22dpgr.html Lulu has it up and running. The standard color wasn't good enough (bleh- washed out), so had to opt for the Premium Color print. Triple the price, but it makes it glossy with crisp pictures like a yearbook. Really makes it shine. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Wow, really nice! Thanks for doing this an sharing it! I'll likely get it from Lulu as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymz887 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 thanks for sharing. does anyone know if there are manuals for games on atari emulators thanks jaime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerduck Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Thank you that you have done all the work and sharing it with the community☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MattelAquarius Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Anyone buy the print version? What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I did and I like it. Nice way to look and read the manuals for the games. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I smell a C&D coming lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 4 hours ago, Shawn said: I smell a C&D coming lol Well, that stinks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperZapperRecharge Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 3/21/2024 at 11:03 AM, MattelAquarius said: Anyone buy the print version? What do you think? Got the print version last week, it's great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 3/21/2024 at 10:01 PM, TrekMD said: I did and I like it. Nice way to look and read the manuals for the games. If the Doc says its good then that is good enough for me. I just placed my order for one before they possibly can't be gotten anymore. I like that is comes with some game maps already in it along with passcodes. That means I wouldn't have to print that stuff out myself or look it up and have it all in one spot. Nice... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MattelAquarius Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I successfully used this discount code today for 10% off. BCORPBOOKS10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Nice work. Thanks. $45 isn't a bad price for this. Sure $15 would be great, but really not that bad. Is it possible to get a spiral bound version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Order # USD-C996802. Looking forward to receiving it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 8.5" x 11" - 168 pages of goodness! Just a few quick pics: @Kirkland did a wonderful job, formatting and bringing this all together... thank you! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Pac-Lander Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 @Kirkland Wow this looks incredible! Thanks for putting this together! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 19 hours ago, Trebor said: @Kirkland did a wonderful job, formatting and bringing this all together... thank you! Sweet! Mine is scheduled to arrive this Friday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 (edited) On 3/27/2024 at 8:58 PM, Zonie said: Nice work. Thanks. $45 isn't a bad price for this. Sure $15 would be great, but really not that bad. Is it possible to get a spiral bound version? I had hoped I could sneak by with standard color printing, but covers were completely washed out and maps were a muddy mess. Lulu hits me for $34.98 raw cost to print this many pages with their high resolution premium color, then charges 20% commission to distribute- so I make a whopping $8.01 each. Which will absolutely never cover what I spent on manuals, let alone the 200+ hours scanning/cleaning/formatting/editing for the final print. I'm putting all funds towards future manual projects. It allows me to pull the trigger on eBay on a couple manuals that I would normally pass up as being "a little too expensive to justify". I'm currently rebuilding the Atari 2600 Field Service manual.. it's not.. fun- but I will get it done because after 40 years the quality of the current pdfs on the internet infuriates me. For spiral bound, I waffled on this (and will use it for other projects), but there are a couple of across-the-gutter spreads that the spiral destroys. While it would be nice for this to lay flat, it just wasn't in the cards with the layouts. Edited April 4 by Kirkland added standard color reference pics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 On 4/1/2024 at 12:02 PM, Trebor said: 8.5" x 11" - 168 pages of goodness! @Kirkland did a wonderful job, formatting and bringing this all together... thank you! Thanks for the endorsement- it means a lot coming from you. As a reminder, the pdf versions on my website has two bonus walkthroughs- Scrapyard Dog and Trebor's Midnight Mutants walkthrough. I tried my best to get every scrap of usable Atari 7800 info wedged into the printed book, but pixel maps of those sizes unfortunately don't translate well to print. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 6 hours ago, Kirkland said: As a reminder, the pdf versions on my website has two bonus walkthroughs- Scrapyard Dog and Trebor's Midnight Mutants walkthrough. I tried my best to get every scrap of usable Atari 7800 info wedged into the printed book, but pixel maps of those sizes unfortunately don't translate well to print. For Midnight Mutants, any interested parties can acquire a downloadable "small booklet" pdf printable version in the respective thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Just ordered today with 15% off code, WINPUB15. Thanks for making this!!! 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Teleprompter Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 @Kirkland great job on this compilation of manuals! I feel it's a must have for Atari 7800 owners so I made a short video on it. Thanks! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I received my hard copy today, it looks amazing!! Also, I thought I would mention that the tips for Meltdown, Sentinel and the original Crossbow map were from me. I didn't bother crediting myself on my own website. Out of curiosity, did you base the color scheme on the Pole Position manual on the 800/XE manual? Mitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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