chad5200 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 3 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: The extension cables have been extensively tested by the factory and me with CX40+ Joystick, CX30+ Paddles and CX78+ Gamepad. Just to make sure... you tested both paddles, right? Not just the player 1 paddle... (doesn't hurt to be too sure.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I bought a Europad in addition to Ninja Golf! going on Ben’s explanation of testing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM_ Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, 7800Knight said: I will be pre-ordering Ninja Golf and Fatal Run. I'm glad to hear that they are getting manuals. I watched this video a moment ago. The title makes a point. I wonder why Nintendo and Sega don't re-issue original cartridges. I think the reason Nintendo and Sega don’t follow suit is because they don’t have to. Their strength is in their 1st party titles that they still own. Mario, Sonic, Zelda, etc. it’s super easy for them to release greatest hits collections for modern consoles and satisfy a majority of the consumers. A lot of Atari’s top hits were licensed from, or produced by 3rd parties. Space Invaders, PAC-Man, Donkey Kong, Pitfall!… Atari can’t easily repackage 2600 games that other companies own, so building a replica console that allows us to replay all our games, regardless of who owns the IP makes great sense. Plus they can re-release the IP they do have and generate new buzz in addition. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 12 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: Duuuuuuuuuuuude! I got my hands on two of these about a decade ago. They are great, but I am afraid to use them too much. Now... woo hoo! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 5 hours ago, Glorkbot said: I guess Disney owns Ballblazer now? Lucas Arts is dead, but then resurrected in a what seems to be a bizarre quagmire of licensing. https://www.pcgamer.com/lucasfilm-games-returns-as-the-official-home-of-star-wars-games-and-more/ I am not sure why we would need a re-issue of Ballblazer. The game is great as it was released and, while price has gone up considerably since I picked up my three copies, it can still be found. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticSword Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Along with some re-releases of some great 7800 games, Atari could maybe also make some completely new games (such as they did with Mr. Run and Jump). And then there's the homebrew ones which looks likes some awesome ones among them (looking through the Atari Age store. I've got several 2600 and 7800 games there on my wish-list). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroguy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Damn.. what exciting news! Once the 7800 games are available from a Canadian store it's an instant buy for me. Assuming it'll be Amazon.ca? I gotta say, the 2600+ has been a magical ride. I was somewhat worried this would be a flash-in-the-pan experience but the release of 'new' content is very welcome. I am somewhat lucky that there is a mostly-undiscovered 2nd hand gaming store in my town that still has many original 2600 games for $5 each -- I've been a frequent customer! But for the 7800 I'd much rather buy these new versions than deal with fleabay. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticSword Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 @astroguy Fellow Canadian here and I agree with you. Though since I got my 2600+ console (around a couple months ago) I've been gradually growing a games collection for it and getting the majority of my 2600 games via Ebay. There's a little shop in my town that sells old toys, games and such which I plan to visit real soon. I talked to the shop-owner on the phone recently to ask about if they have some 2600 game cartridges for sale, and he tells me that yes he has a bunch of them, so hopefully I'll be able to score some good games and deals there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800Knight Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I actually own a 7800 gamepad already. I bought one years ago from B&C Computervisions at the Classic Gaming Expo 2000 in Las Vegas. I never saw it before and the vendors explained it was from the European release of the 7800 unit. I prefer using the gamepad on some games like Double Dragon. I am surprised that wasn't the sort of controller Atari released here in North America with the 7800 to compete against the NES and Sega Master System, both of which had control pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Will the PAL versions of the games have the "P" stickers on the cartridges as the originals do? 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.o.terra kaesi Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 7 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: You still waiting for a 2600+ rev 2 ? Sharp brained like a pencil! Yes, indeed... I wonder if that wish will come true too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+playsoft Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 13 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: Who wrote it, member of AA? I wrote the code, @TIX did the graphics and @miker contributed the C64 POKEY music. Prior to the Atari take over, @Albert had suggested changing the name and releasing it in the store but I was not comfortable doing that. If you are interested and can get licensing then I have no issues with it being released. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 4 hours ago, m.o.terra kaesi said: Sharp brained like a pencil! Yes, indeed... I wonder if that wish will come true too. There will be some stock arriving in the US in a few months that will have the latest firmware on it. As for hardware revision. We have no current plans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 5 hours ago, pseudografx said: Will the PAL versions of the games have the "P" stickers on the cartridges as the originals do? 🙂 Yes, there will be a small reference on the back of box and a "P" sticker on the back of the cart 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 18 hours ago, chad5200 said: @Ben from Plaion For the DB9 Extension Cable, are there 9 wires inside the cable making it a complete extension cable? Or are some of the pins missing a wire and if so, which ones? Its 9 pin to 9 pin complete wire. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.o.terra kaesi Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 3 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: There will be some stock arriving in the US in a few months that will have the latest firmware on it. As for hardware revision. We have no current plans. That's all I ask for. I would suggest to add a manual to the console this time too. Very big impact for low costs in terms of the standard elderly customer you appeal to with this product! After all: it's all about emotions with retro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopperCommando Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Just pre-ordered Food Fight. I bought this game the first time back in 1989 or so when I got my 7800, and it was one of my favorite games for the system. Looking forward to having a new copy again! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 4 minutes ago, ChopperCommando said: Just pre-ordered Food Fight. I bought this game the first time back in 1989 or so when I got my 7800, and it was one of my favorite games for the system. Looking forward to having a new copy again! I did too. It's a fun game. I was going to buy a used copy online but I'm glad I waited. This will be my first time owning the game. I've only played the ROM version of it. Having a physical copy will be great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallybrett Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Very excited about this pre order, Fatal Run, Ninja Golf and a shiny new gamepad will be coming my way. I would also be very excited about Dark Chambers. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariN00b Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Hi Ben, When will these new products be available on Amazon UK? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopperCommando Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Intellivision Master said: I did too. It's a fun game. I was going to buy a used copy online but I'm glad I waited. This will be my first time owning the game. I've only played the ROM version of it. Having a physical copy will be great. I was going to buy a used copy, too, but just the loose carts alone are selling for like $20 and up on eBay. For just a few dollars more I can get a brand new copy with box and manual and support Atari for future products. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2024 at 2:13 PM, Ben from Plaion said: Going live with retail listings for pre-order this week / next week. Launching May 24th I won't be pre-ordering thou. I'll wait until they are officially released, and buy on Amazon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2024 at 2:31 PM, Ben from Plaion said: Yes. They should show the manual in the picture thou. May put people off buying, thinking there is no manual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2024 at 2:26 PM, JetmanUK said: @Ben from Plaion Are the games standard versions, the same as back in the day? Yes, or enhanced like Berzerk? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 9 minutes ago, shane857 said: Yes, or enhanced like Berzerk? 🤔 I think they would have mentioned that. I suspect Berzerk was only "enhanced" because the work was already done on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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