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  1. 👨‍🚀 GALAXIAN Squad Challenge is up! Letssss ggoooooo!!! 

     

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      You'll have to wait and see!

    3. RickR

      RickR

      I had a Chips challenge last night.  How many Ruffles can I eat in one sitting. 

       

       

    4. Atari Creep

      Atari Creep

      Same here @RickR Its a challenge to stay away from these Jalapeño Ranch Rufflrs. LOL

  2. 🤔 Has anyone ever gotten around to 3-D Printing an Atari Panther shell?

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      3D renderings of the proposed design for the Atari Panther shell have been pretty popular over the past few years, I would be surprised if somebody hasn't "made a Panther" yet.

    3. Jinroh

      Jinroh

      My son wants to upgrade his FDM printer to a resin printer. A smokey black translucent Panther shell would be pretty sick. 

    4. Justin

      Justin

      It would be amazing if you guys could make that happen! @Jinroh

  3. 🤔 Idk about you but I can’t remember the last time I animated a .gif

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      You know I realized I do remember the last time I created an animated web graphic - it was about 7 years ago when I created the animated emojis for this site. Like the one with E.T. moving his neck, etc. Technically I think those were saved as .png as opposed to .gif but man-oh-mannnn did I used to animate .gifs back when we first got started. I'd dial up, log the hell on line, start surfing the net and create animated .gifs which would get posted on Atari7800.com and AtariAge. Also Atari Joe's GeoCities page and Angelfire.com

    3. socrates63

      socrates63

      GeoCities and Angelfire — haven’t heard of those for a long while 

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  4. 💬 Added a dedicated "Status Updates" page to the nav menu, it's like our own little Twitter.

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      THANK YOU @RickR It's something I've wanted to add for a long time and something that should've been native to the site to begin with. They have value beyond showing the handful of "Recent Status Updates" on the right of the Forums home page. In a community our size we should be able to scroll through and see everybody's updates, going back longer than just a couple of days. I think a dedicated Status Updates page is overdue and will work out awesome.

    3. Sabertooth

      Sabertooth

      Yeah, very cool idea! Thanks, Justin!

    4. Justin

      Justin

      Thanks @Sabertooth! Hope this gives us all more reason to post cool updates more frequently! 

  5. 🤔 Is there any notable difference between Star Trek's "Q" and Samantha Stephens?

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      Oh touché, mon capitan! haha great point

    3. MaximumRD

      MaximumRD

      Heh, Sam is much cuter 🥰 :

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      plus......

      She was on The Twilight Zone:

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      She played her own mischievous sister SABRINA:

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      Did I mention she was cuter? :

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      And if you cannot tell already I am a Elizabeth Montgomery fan, early crush. MERRY CHRISTMAS 😝

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    4. RickR

      RickR

      Samantha Stephens?  Oh please. 

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  6. 🥳 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the legendary @RickR!

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    2. Sabertooth

      Sabertooth

      Happy Birthday @RickR! I hope you have a great day and find some time to celebrate! 🥳🎊🎂

    3. socrates63

      socrates63

      Happy birthday, @RickR 🎂 🥳 🎉

    4. DegasElite

      DegasElite

      Happy Belated B-Day, RickR! :O)

  7. 🎧 Currently listening to Vennu Mallesh - It’s My Life Whatever I Wanna Do

     

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    2. Gianna
    3. RickR

      RickR

      Hey, he's a ton better than that song about "Friday". 

       

    4. Justin

      Justin

      @RickR haha I totally agree. Over 26+ Million views! I hope the YouTube revenue has been life changing money for him and his family

  8. ⚠️ Running into more issues with the template not getting along with the recent site update. I know some of you have been experiencing trouble accessing the site. This is not a security issue. It's a conflict between the existing template and the updated software. I am taking out a ticket to get this resolved. The site isn't going anywhere ☺️

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    2. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      I keep getting "template out of date" errors.  Mostly when attempting to view the YouTube section and trying to start a new topic in there since my old channel no longer exists.

    3. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      I copied the error message I keep getting.

      "[[Template core/front/global/globalTemplate is throwing an error. This theme may be out of date. Run the support tool in the AdminCP to restore the default theme.]]"

    4. DegasElite

      DegasElite

      I get that, too. Just keep refreshing the browser, and it should go through eventually.

  9. ⚠️ When creating a thread, be sure to start a real conversation. Include content and not just links that redirect to your site.

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      You got it @DegasElite. I want to make sure people understand this is a community, we're all here for the conversation. In the context of starting a thread to promote a Member's YouTube videos or Podcast, we encourage that! We have forums here set up for that very reason, we encourage our Members to create their very own dedicated thread and share their new videos and Podcasts to it in series. If a Member has a website, a new project or game they want to promote, we encourage that too! It needs to be conversational though. Atari I/O is not the place to post a teaser with a link elsewhere, or only show up to promote your own wares. It's got to be conversational.

      Here's an I/O ProTip: Think of the Forums as a holiday party. You've been invited over, there are Snacks and hors d'oeuvres being served, everybody is in the spirit of things and having a great time. You walk up to everyone and say "Here's 10 Reasons Why Atari 5200 Sucked Hard" and give a link to your video. That's clickbait-y and hucksterish. Instead, when creating a new thread, be sure to start a real conversation. It's great to share links to your stuff! We encourage that! We support everybody who helps make sure this hobby continues on. But you have to include substantive content in your new topics, not just clickbait links or sales pitches. 

    3. DegasElite

      DegasElite

      I see. Understood. :O)

    4. Justin

      Justin

      Redirect only stuff should be limited to status updates and the like. To me, this is a bit misleading and only clogs up the forums.

  10. 🎧 I'm a big Depeche Mode fan

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    2. Sabertooth
    3. Gianna
    4. DegasElite

      DegasElite

      They are a great band. They are from Basildon, England. I thought they were from Washington, DC, but that's the group Girls Against Boys. I had them confused.

  11. Nights like this, I feel like we're really building something great.

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      The Atari I/O website and community :-)

    3. RickR

      RickR

      Keep on building!

       

    4. Arenafoot

      Arenafoot

      ?? isn't it already here????

  12. 🤔 If Nintendo wanted to blow people away they should release a new NES game. Real cart, limited run.

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    2. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      You know, a multi-cart would not be a bad idea either.  Cater to those that still own the real NES!  Cram 30 more games into a single cart and sell it for the price of the Classic NES.  I don't think people would complain too much about it.  And Nintendo would make a quick buck.  There's tons of Famicom games that could finally be released to the American market that supported the NES from the beginning.  Call it a "Thank You" to those that supported that machine.  It wouldn't hurt Nintendo to do something like that.

    3. Justin

      Justin

      What I'd like to see is something new from Nintendo that would really shine on the NES and SNES. They effectively gave us a "multicast" with the Minis. Let's see something new, maybe one of Nintendo's newer franchises on the 8-Bit System.

    4. HDN

      HDN

      Imagine Super Smash Bros Snes.

  13. 🐛 Played 7800 Centipede Co-Op Mode this weekend w/ Gianna & hit it out of the park! Played for an hour & got over 500,000 points: 

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      Great idea @RickR! We'll definitely do that. The 7800 is such a great system for this stuff 🧨

    3. Gianna

      Gianna

      👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 We really racked up so many extra lives too! 

    4. Justin

      Justin

      @Gianna we sure did! That was wild! We're kicking things up to "Advanced" difficulty next time :wreck-it-ralph:

  14. New High Score Squad Challenge coming next week. Followed by a Special Event for the month of August. Site upgrade is imminent. Everybody have a safe and happy holiday!!

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    2. nosweargamer

      nosweargamer

      Ditto! Glad to see you back!

    3. greenween

      greenween

      Howdy Justin!

    4. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      Space Invaders finally decided to release Justin? Awesome!

  15. Join us tonight and every Friday night on our Instagram @atarigames for ATARI BEACHHOUSE - We'll be live streaming classic games and classic music. Tonight we're playing the Balloon Trip level in Balloon Fight. See you there!

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      Around Midnight EST, 9PM PST! Then it will be playable from our Instagram story for 24 hours following the livestream.

    3. Rowsdower70

      Rowsdower70

      Aw man I dont do Instagramz. lol

       

       

    4. Arenafoot
  16. At this moment 35 Years ago today, on June 21, 1982, at approximately 4:30 P.M., the arcade game business fell off a cliff.

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    2. RickR

      RickR

      I think it started when they started charging more than a quarter for games.

    3. Rowsdower70

      Rowsdower70

      agree Rick, that didn't help at all

       

    4. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      It also did not help that Regan tried to tax the arcades on money made from people playing the games when those businesses still had to pay for those machines.

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      I've compiled a list of movies for the next year, including suggestions from some of our Moderating team. I'd welcome a suggestion from you though if you have some NSG :)

    3. nosweargamer
    4. nosweargamer

      nosweargamer

      Join the Atari.io movie club and only pay 99 cents for your first five movies !!! ;)

       

  17. A very sincere welcome to the original vlogger Weird Paul Petroskey!

  18. 🚀 Here's a look at our supreme lineup of games & events coming your way in High Score Squad for 2021:

    • February: A Magnavox Odyssey ² game
       
    • March: A TurboGrafx-16 game, and a Golf game to celebrate The Masters coming up!
       
    • April: National Pac-Man Day!
       
    • June: 2021 Pole Position II Grand Prix, plus our Summer Pizza Party!
       
    • July: A Sega Master System game, HSW Day Ultimate Yars' Challenge, plus a game chosen by our Instagram followers!
       
    • September: An Atari Lynx game
       
    • November: A Sega Genesis game
       
    • December: 2021 F-ZERO Championship, plus another game for Atari Jaguar!
       
    • Plus many more great games! (Schedule subject to change)
    1. RickR

      RickR

      Looks like a blockbuster lineup. 

       

    2. Justin

      Justin

      Thanks Rick! Of course we will have other games in the mix as well 🙂

    3. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      Wow...a Jag game!  Awesome lineup.

  19. 🍄 Your Atari I/O Profile now lets you share your Nintendo Friend Code, PlayStation Network ID & Xbox Live Id! Add them to your Atari I/O Profile under the "Reach Out" tab on the left. Find your friends from the forums and game with them online!

    1. RickR

      RickR

      The who and the what now?

      I can come over after school with a few Atari carts that I'll hide in my backpack. 

    2. Justin

      Justin

      That's the way we do it! Nintendo Switch is a fun way to be able to play 2-player 8-bit games online.

    3. RickR

      RickR

      OK, but I want to buy a Jaguar before I buy a Switch!  But probably the Switch is cheaper and easier to find. 

       

  20. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAXIMUM RD! It's a very special birthday for a true friend, hope this is an amazing year for you! Best wishes

    1. RickR

      RickR

      Happy birthday, Rob. It's going to be a great year.

    2. nosweargamer
    3. MaximumRD

      MaximumRD

      Oh thanks Justin and everyone!

  21. HAPPY THANKSGIVING ATARI I/O FAMILY!

    1. MaximumRD

      MaximumRD

      HAPPY THANKSGIVING JUSTIN AND ATARI.IO FAMILY !

    2. RickR

      RickR

      Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

       

    3. greenween

      greenween

      Happy Thanksgiving, it's been a great one.

       

  22. Halt and Catch Fire Season 3 premieres tonight at 9/8c on AMC! Be sure to check it out :)

    1. Rowsdower70

      Rowsdower70

      Im guessing that means Season 2 will hit Netflix now :)

    2. Justin

      Justin

      Yeah they put Season 2 on in preparation for Season 3. Great time to catch up! :)

    3. Clint Thompson

      Clint Thompson

      I'm still lingering on the first season, the shame. Dig the series though, it's fun!

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