Justin

I would encourage @MaximumRD and @Sabertooth to consider using RSS to syndicate their Atari I/O Blogs also. Their content is top-notch and we are proud to host it.

Hi @CrossBow,
RSS is a simple web feed that lets users and apps syndicate Blog posts in a standard format. Using an RSS feed is an easy way to export/import a Blog into news aggregators and other websites. This means you can build your Blog one place and it will automatically feed elsewhere if you configure it to do so.
You can build your Atari I/O Blog and use RSS to feed it to your Atari Age Blog (and other Blog sites!) so it can appear across multiple websites at once. You do this by configuring your other blogs to import an RSS feed, and pasting your URL to your Atari I/O Blog as the source.
Your Atari I/O Blog RSS feed URL is: https://forums.atari.io/blogs/blog/rss/22-itc-chronicles-stories-from-the-ivory-tower-collections/?member=1&key=07b209807b79c676392a74af9cea1ef1
You can find your RSS feed by click on the little orange RSS icon on the bottom right of your Blog’s homepage. It looks like this:

 
 
Additionally, you can import your existing Atari Age blog posts! You can do this by following a few easy steps:
1 Go to your Atari I/O Blog homepage here:
 
2 Click on the “MANAGE BLOG” dropdown menu on the right. It looks like this:

 
3 Select “ATOM / RSS IMPORT”
4 Enable RSS Import
5 Paste your Atari Age Blog RSS feed URL into the URL box. It looks like this:

 
6 Click the black “SAVE” Button
 
NOTE: Your Atari Age Blog RSS feed URL is: https://atariage.com/forums/blogs/blog/rss/841-the-ivory-tower-collections-7800s/
 
Do this and you should be all set! We are happy to do this for you if you request.
We think your blogs and your videos are valuable to our community. You have a great wealth of knowledge  to share and I personally have enjoyed your content recently. If there’s anything we can do to help you please let us know.
- Justin
 
 

Enjoyed this blog entry greatly. You can always export this blog elsewhere, and import your AA blog entries here using RSS. Terrific post.

I've never figured out the RSS thing so I would need some explanation and assistance on how that is done exactly?
 

@CrossBow, I'm really happy to see that you decided to start your blog here. I've been watching your videos every night for the past few weeks and you are a wealth of knowledge. (Enjoyed the 5200 controller repair video especially) You have so much to contribute to the World of Atari -- a blog seems like a natural fit for you! It’s exciting to see you bring Ivory Tower Collections to the Atari I/O Blog. Looking forward to seeing what’s to come!
PS - added Ivory Tower Collections to our YouTube drop down menu at the top of our homepage

I don't do the blog thing that much but figured some folks here might enjoy a bit more in depth look and explanation on some of the stuff I've done. I also have created a few blogs over at AA as well but it isn't something I do on a regular basis or schedule.
 

I have an Amiga that I rarely use just due to lack of time.  But if I had an expert to help guide me...I'm sure I would be an active participant.  Hell, if you want to post the games that are best, I'm happy to try them out and post a newbie perspective. 
The most disappointing thing I've found so far with my Amiga is that it cannot run the one game I really wanted to try:  Dr J vs Larry Bird One on One.  It might be worth trying emulation for that one.
 
 

We're very much looking forward to hearing more from you about all things Amiga. You're our in-house Amiga expert and there's nobody I'd rather hear from on the topic of Amiga than you. Thrilled to see you inspired about this!

We're very much looking forward to hearing more from you about all things Amiga. You're our in-house Amiga expert and there's nobody I'd rather hear from on the topic of Amiga than you. Thrilled to see you inspired about this!

Let's make it happen @Justin!

@Sabertooth Sounds great! I'll get it set up, and it'll be your show to run. If there were enough people in here with the VCS, the club could have its own "Recharged Squad Challenges" etc. It would be the place to be for the VCS

Hi @Justin - Count me in! Sounds like a cool idea.

@Sabertooth We have a new section in the forums for Clubs that could be really cool. They act like mini-forums within the forums and give Members the chance to have their own Club space for a specific topic. I'd like to create an "Atari VCS Club" in our new Clubs area in the forums. Would you like to be in charge of it? The new VCS seems like a lot of fun and I've been enjoying your Blog entries about the new games.

Metroid is a halr puller of a game but I enjoyed every millisecond of it. I never played any GB or GBA installments in the series and I only seen a glimpse of Super Metroid.  I would not dig into Metroid again until Metroid Prime on the GameCube.  And I still need to dig into Metroid Other M on Wii.  So far I've liked what I've played so far.
Excellent write up and, yep, Samus surprised all of us Metroid fans.  At least the FC version had a save feature on disk. I really need to replace the belt on my FC disk drive so I can play Metroid again.

That looks so cool. 
 

@RickR, 100%! I really dig the look.  Asteroids and Black Widow work particularly well since the originals were vector based.

$10 for these games is an incredible deal.  And it seems like they are getting better and better as they go. 
 

$10 is a steal in my opinion. I've  got several hours in on each of these so the value for money is there. And - like the originals - I come back for a quick play to best my high-score.
I'm really the most curious about Breakout: Recharged. Will it be like Arkanoid? Like Super Breakout? Will it be like the Amico version? It's the first non-shooter in the series. If they nail that, it will be four for four (excluding Missile Command).
If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend the Recharged Podcast hosted by Atari's producer and lead developer Adamvision. They definitely have a passion for gaming and Atari's IP that was probably missing from Atari for awhile.
 

It's a definite revamp on the vector graphics in the 1979 version of Asteroids. I like it, too. :O)

I want one. 
 

I'll have one on Christmas morning. 🙂

Thanks @Justin and @MaximumRD! 
These Recharged titles have been pretty fun to play.  Black Widow is especially addictive and is - in my opinion - an improvement on the original in many ways.  We'll see if the current iteration of Atari can keep up the pace with Asteroids (December 14) and Breakout (Q1 2022). 

Excellent blog, looks good! 

Your Blogs have been superb @Sabertooth, especially with the new VCS titles. We're lucky to have you contributing to the forums 

I got one as a late B-day present to myself. My wife has the Super Mario Bros. one and I have the Zelda one. I never even opened it and put it straight into the glass display case with other Zelda memorabilia LOL!