A-W-A Anthology for the 5200 at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this weekend!

[Albert]

The A-W-A Anthology for the Atari 8-bit computers and Atari 5200 is being released this weekend at PRGE!

 

A-W-A Anthology (Atari 400/800/XL/XE and Atari 5200)

 

Developers: ERIC ANSCHUETZ / JOHN WEISGERBER / ROBERT ANSCHUETZ

 

The A-W-A Anthology cartridge allows you to run any of 14 exciting games for your Atari 32K 400/800/XE/XL computer or Atari 5200 game console  The games vary from classic shoot ‘em ups, strategy games, puzzle games, maze games, and action-adventure games.  These games were originally designed in the classic era of videogames, but they have been reimagined to create a modern and challenging gameplay experience.  With numerous variations, you will have countless hours of fun playing these games!

 

The A-W-A Anthology includes the game cartridge, a huge 48-page manual, a 10" x 14" poster featuring the cover artwork for the game, and a USB thumb drive with nearly 5GB worth of data related to the games, including:

• Development Notes
• Digital Software
• Instruction Manual in digital form
• Magazine articles about the games
• Podcasts
• Soundtrack
• Source Code
• Videos

The Atari 8-bit version also includes a double-sided 5 1/4" floppy disk containing the original BASIC versions of the games on one side, and the Assembly Language versions on the other!

 

Here's a list and brief description of each game included!

 

•    Alien Assault - Missiles rain down from space onto satellites that must be protected by a laser cannon.
•    Kooky Diver - Swim from your boat to the ocean floor, retrieve a treasure, and swim back to return it.
•    Kooky Klimber - Climb skyscrapers while avoiding closing windows and falling objects.
•    Kooky’s Quest - Trapped in a dungeon, your only hope of escaping is to fight monsters and retrieve treasures.
•    Night Rescue - A daring attempt to rescue civilians with your hot air balloon before they are taken prisoner.
•    Overflow - You are a plumber that must fight back the water coming at you from multiple pipes.
•    Piracy - The goal is to collect treasure before sustaining battle damage, being rammed, or using too much fuel.
•    Piracy II - Gather treasure by sailing through the ocean, defeating ships, and avoiding pirates to get the booty.
•    Ramses’ Revenge - Race to the top of a pyramid to retrieve keys while avoiding monsters, 1 or 2 Players.
•    Raptor Attack – Fight the invasion of robotic birds as they descend upon you with their deathly laser beams.
•    Robot Dungeon - Avoid robots, electric walls, and teleports making your way through the maze of rooms.
•    Soko-Ban - In this addictive puzzle game, you must move all of the blocks into the landing area.
•    Space Assailants - Shoot all of the invaders as they come marching toward your planet while avoiding meteors.
•    Yatzy - Once the five dice are rolled, you have the option to re-roll any of your dice to improve your scores.

 

Some renders:

 

Here's a photo I took of the USB drives while I was working on them:

 

 

We'll have copies of both versions at the show!

 

 ..Al

[David Alexander]

Will these be available in the AA store later on?

[rra]

Yes they will.  Stay tuned!

[Albert]

On 9/29/2024 at 8:22 AM, David Alexander said:

Will these be available in the AA store later on?

Yes, certainly!  We had a lot of fun working on this one, and I'm really happy with how it came out! 

 

 ..Al