+GoldLeader Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Oh man! I'm intrigued. To be clear, Do I wish they did this as an FPGA console? YES! But the style looks Fantastic! (And sure, they reissue games I already got haha)...Anyway, this time I will take the plunge! It looks Great! Thanks ATARI! And Al and Ben, and Bob! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Living Room Arcade Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 It's beautiful! Thanks to Al, Ben and everyone involved in this. And congrats to PacManPlus and johnnywc for having their homebrews released by Atari. PLAY LIKE IT'S 1986 AD/POSTER Spoiler Well done! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 5 hours ago, Albert said: Yes, we do, along with Miner 2049er. ..Al Ah really. There are some good hacks of Miner 2049er out there that improve the original greatly. This is the next enhanced release then. 😉😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitsized Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 8 hours ago, johnnywc said: I worked about 2 weeks on the updates to Conquest of Mars to revert it back to Caverns of Mars (what I originally programmed back in 2005 for Legacy Engineering / Atari). The games are basically the same with updates to the title screen and graphics to match the original 8-bit version plus the Recharged logo (thanks to @Nathan Strum), changes to the difficulty levels so the lower skill levels like NOVICE and PILOT are more accessible to beginners (as Conquest of Mars was a bit too difficult on the lower skill levels), and some bug fixes. Hope that helps! John Thank you for this detailed explanation! I’m very excited for this physical release. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) 16 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: Yes, they'll roll out internationally from today, similar retail distribution as 2600+. Plaion Nordic will have stock for retail. I am at Checkout, but get this: I have ordered quite a lot of hardware stuff from around the globe the last 10 years through ebay or smaller e-stores (including AA), and I very rarely encounter my address as not being eligble for some type of shipping. Is this a temporary limitation, or should I wait for import by third party dealers, or ask friends & aquaintances to be my shipping-address? Or… have I missed out on some core stuff on some menu or option…? Edited August 21 by Giles N 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPF997 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) 23 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: @Albert please tell me that this ad will be available as a poster. I have to add this to my Atari room. The ad poster for this is simply beautiful, really digging the synthwave vibes. As for the machine itself I'm definitely interested in it, but first I wanna learn more about the improvements this console will have in the emulation quality over the 2600+, I also wanna know more about the new hardware specs and if they can handle the more demanding homebrews made by the community over the years. Edited August 21 by JPF997 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbottle Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Great news, awesome new games to play! Like or loathe Atari, they are giving the retro followers some nice new toys. Is the 2600+ still getting an upgrade though, read on the board somewhere it will be sold as a rev2? While the 7800 will have its fanbase, never seen one in my life and still a purist here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 9 hours ago, Albert said: Yes, we do, along with Miner 2049er. ..Al This is interesting news because I was thinking why bother with the sequel if I don't have the first one? I did once. My only experience of Miner 2049er is the Colecovision version and I wasn't a fan. I love platformers but this game wasn't for me. I'd like to think maybe it was just the CV version and not the game itself. Bounty Bob moves so ridiculously fast in it and with the need for precision timing, the game was frustratingly hard. I've seen videos of other versions where he doesn't seem to move so fast and maybe he doesn't in the sequel for the 7800. I also found the tight time limits for each screen to be a bit stressful. So maybe it isn't for me or maybe I just had a bad experience with the CV version. I am tempted though. Especially if a 7800 version of Miner 2049er is eventually released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) 20 minutes ago, JPF997 said: I also wanna know more about the new hardware specs and if they can handle the more demanding homebrews made by the community over the years. Reading whats said here and trying to read a little between the lines, I’d assume its the latest 2600+ emu build, meaning it wouid plays every 7800 homebrew except Rikke & Vikki and Petschii Robots, and most 2600 titles. I hope they also will update the firmware for 7800+ from time to time. (lols - almost every fw or os gets updated these days, even a bit overmuch, but some handy updates for topnotch performance won’t hurt here) Edited August 21 by Giles N 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopperCommando Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I haven't read every post in this thread....do we know when this is going to hit Amazon for pre-orders? The only reason is that I don't want something like this shipped to my house; I'd rather pick it up from one of those Amazon lockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyous Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 How about putting some screenshots of the games on their pages on the Atari website? Currently there are just pictures of the cartridge and front of the box. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 15 hours ago, Albert said: but the situation is a bit more complex than it may appear from the outside, but it's not for me to reveal why. is there a murder involved? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 1 minute ago, D Train said: is there a murder involved? LOL, no, I didn't mean to make it sound ominous in any way, it's not at all. ..Al 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 1 minute ago, Albert said: LOL, no, I didn't mean to make it sound ominous in any way, it's not at all. Rats. I guess I will have to find a new name for my "Atariland Murders" podcast... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 @PacManPlus and @johnnywc congrats on being picked up by atari! hope that your experiences were good ones and that there is more of this for you in the future if that is what you want! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) Fantastic, I look forward to picking one up, for the convenience of HDMI alone. They should partner with Analogue to do high-end FPGA versions of these consoles after the run of these accessible/affordable emulation machines is complete. Random question: Does the version of Bently Bear that comes with the console include the upgraded sound chip that would work on the + systems and an original 7800? Edited August 21 by Rick Dangerous 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodreptile Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 11 minutes ago, Rick Dangerous said: Fantastic, I look forward to picking one up, for the convenience of HDMI alone. They should partner with Analogue to do high-end FPGA versions of these consoles after the run of these accessible/affordable emulation machines is complete. Random question: Does the version of Bently Bear that comes with the console include the upgraded sound chip that would work on the + systems and an original 7800? The Pokey chip. A source of joy and frustration for all of us 7800 owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 13 minutes ago, Rick Dangerous said: Random question: Does the version of Bently Bear that comes with the console include the upgraded sound chip that would work on the + systems and an original 7800? Yes. ..Al 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodreptile Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 4 minutes ago, Albert said: Yes. ..Al That is superb news. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Tried to pre-order, and it says they don't ship to Arizona. WTF??? Hope that gets fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 7 minutes ago, Rick Dangerous said: They should partner with Analogue to do high-end FPGA versions of these consoles after the run of these accessible/affordable emulation machines is complete. Analogue and affordable simply do not go hand in hand. I do agree that they should do an FPGA version but I gather that’s not in the cards. To offset the Analogue cost issue, there are plenty of talented, capable and most likely willing people here in the AA community that could help develop such a thing for the cause. Without trying to sound ungrateful for their current efforts because it actually is cool and applause worthy, I do ultimately feel that going the FPGA route is exactly what they should have been doing with any and all of these console/computer re-creations to begin with. Then top off the RAM to technical limits of what the MARIA would have been capable of as well as integrating POKEY into the hardware. This would not only play literally everything that currently exists but also allow a pathway for homebrewers to develop new and boundary pushing games on the very consoles we all love. Would have really solidified the + in that regard. Who knows, maybe that is part of the plan on the current platform and if not, could probably be added by way of a firmware update. From a financial standpoint, I realize it makes sense to leverage identically capable hardware for multiple platforms to drive costs down. But given these type of things are capable of generating a million dollars+ in sales, it does deserve the extra care and attention to detail in such a way. Just my opinion though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 20 minutes ago, DaveM said: Tried to pre-order, and it says they don't ship to Arizona. WTF??? Hope that gets fixed. Anyone who is having this issue, please send me your shipping address via PM so I can pass that along for troubleshooting. Edit: It would also be helpful to see a screenshot of your shopping cart. Thanks, ..Al 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Albert said: Anyone who is having this issue, please send me your shipping address via PM so I can pass that along for troubleshooting. PM sent. Thanks for getting into fixing this. I feel like a Beta-orderer! — If I do Beta-ordering enough, do I move up in ranks to early-access Play-tester…🧐😁? Edited August 21 by Giles N 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 1 minute ago, Giles N said: PM sent. Thanks for getting into fixing this. I feel like a Beta-orderer! Thanks for the information, you cannot place an order for these items from Atari.com for international destinations presently. A list of international retailers is forthcoming. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Albert said: Thanks for the information, you cannot place an order for these items from Atari.com for international destinations presently. A list of international retailers is forthcoming. ..Al Ah - that would go a long way to explain it… — (Hope I’m moving up in some rank-system by this 😇😂 , and ahem, not flagged somewhere as some troublemaker.) Edited August 21 by Giles N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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