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hi steve,
 
 agreed!
 
lance
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hi every one,
 
i used to collect a lot in the gaming world. but settled strictly on atari by the late 1980's, early 1990's when i figured out room wise, i was going to be in trouble.
so i still love getting something atari related that i do not have.
but one thing that really excites me is when i am able to collect every version of a game that was released on various atari platforms, like dark chamber, it came out on the 2600, 7800, and the XEGS.
 i recenetly was posting comparisons between 7800 games and the XEGS, showing the differences in the games. one thing that turned me off about collecting 5200 games was that many of them were simply a port of a 400/800 game. many you could not tell the difference between machines, except the shape of the cartridge.
what i like about collecting games for the different atari platforms is to see how different each released game is compared to the same game on other atari platforms.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

hi rickr,
 true, a few were different, but not enough to make some 8-bit/2600 guys buy one. but the 7800, there was some great differences for sure.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 

hi everyone,
atari screwed up when they did not make the ports of 400/800 games a tad bit different on the 5200 than the 8-bit versions. just look at mario bros. for the 2600, 5200, 7800 and XEGM, what a difference all four are. they are a must to own if you are a true collector.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

hi rickr,
 
the c-64 had a lot of games. but the atari's were almost always better to play, and yes, the c-64 drive was a relic compared to a 1050. plus atari had a huge edge wise with their cart port compared to the c-64.
 
what i like is comparing the same game on different systems. it makes collecting even funner!
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

hi,
yes atari really screwed up on the 5200. and they should have tweaked the games a bit to be different than the 8-bit versions. its why the 7800 was a hit, the games were different from the 8-bit and 5200 versions.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 
 

hi every one,
 
i used to collect a lot in the gaming world. but settled strictly on atari by the late 1980's, early 1990's when i figured out room wise, i was going to be in trouble.
so i still love getting something atari related that i do not have.
but one thing that really excites me is when i am able to collect every version of a game that was released on various atari platforms, like dark chamber, it came out on the 2600, 7800, and the XEGS.
 i recenetly was posting comparisons between 7800 games and the XEGS, showing the differences in the games. one thing that turned me off about collecting 5200 games was that many of them were simply a port of a 400/800 game. many you could not tell the difference between machines, except the shape of the cartridge.
what i like about collecting games for the different atari platforms is to see how different each released game is compared to the same game on other atari platforms.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

hi rickr,
 
the c-64 had a lot of games. but the atari's were almost always better to play, and yes, the c-64 drive was a relic compared to a 1050. plus atari had a huge edge wise with their cart port compared to the c-64.
 
what i like is comparing the same game on different systems. it makes collecting even funner!
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

hi, rickr,
that is the one that changed my perception of gaming. after space invaders, i had a hard time playing the early games, they seemed to easy and lacked the visuals and the experience of space invaders, which opened up my mind to use my imagination, asteroids really did that trick for me also, then pitfall, crystal castles were all ground breaking for me.
getaway on the 8-bit was a real imagination creator, food fight on the 7800 was like a 3 stooges movie to me. of course the pacmans on all atari systems. mouse trap on the 2600 is a killer. video pinball on the 2600 for its time, was a killer.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 
 
 

hi everyone,
i was informed a good friend of mine back in the atari days passed away in may, a to young 70. not sure if its true, but it seems to be. in case you are wondering, john wore many hats at atari, we called him the lifer. he was the last one left when jack finally pulled the plug and sold to hasbro.
 John called me the day before hasbro bought it. he hoped to get a bonus from jack for years worked. as far as i know, he never got it. here is some of his work, he started in the 8-bit days, ended with the jaguar.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Returns_(Atari_Lynx_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Soldier_2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-War_(1995_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybermorph
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Larry:_Renegade_Cop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lightning_(1995_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_Command_3D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkered_Flag_(1991_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lightning_(1989_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhammer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlipOut!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkered_Flag_(1994_video_game)
thanks,
lance
www.atarisales.com
 
 
 
 
 
 

hi guys,
 
 this looks like it, we are about finished testing, most likely this is the finished version. we will announce it soon. enjoy!
 
thanks for watching,
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 

hi Every one,
 we are pleased to announce Putt18 for the Atari 7800 pro system. the game will be $39.95. when inquiring about the game, please state the country you live in for shipping purposes.
 we are only taking orders via our e-mail address,
video61@atarisales.com
video61atarisales@gmail.com
 and paypal payment only,
Putt18 is not listed on our web site yet, a web page for Putt18 is coming. but the game is ready for sale now.
thanks,

lance
www.atarisales.com
 

hi Every one,
 we are pleased to announce Putt18 for the Atari 7800 pro system. the game will be $39.95. when inquiring about the game, please state the country you live in for shipping purposes.
 we are only taking orders via our e-mail address,
video61@atarisales.com
video61atarisales@gmail.com
 and paypal payment only,
Putt18 is not listed on our web site yet, a web page for Putt18 is coming. but the game is ready for sale now.
thanks,

lance
www.atarisales.com
 

hi everyone,
i was informed a good friend of mine back in the atari days passed away in may, a to young 70. not sure if its true, but it seems to be. in case you are wondering, john wore many hats at atari, we called him the lifer. he was the last one left when jack finally pulled the plug and sold to hasbro.
 John called me the day before hasbro bought it. he hoped to get a bonus from jack for years worked. as far as i know, he never got it. here is some of his work, he started in the 8-bit days, ended with the jaguar.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Returns_(Atari_Lynx_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Soldier_2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-War_(1995_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybermorph
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Larry:_Renegade_Cop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lightning_(1995_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_Command_3D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkered_Flag_(1991_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lightning_(1989_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhammer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlipOut!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkered_Flag_(1994_video_game)
thanks,
lance
www.atarisales.com
 
 
 
 
 
 

JACK T.
 
i once got a two hour lecture from someone at atari(will not reveal who it was, it was not jack t. but almost as high up), on the evils of video games.
i was once told that the reason why there was a lack of games, because atari was overwhelmed trying to keep up with orders for their current library.
 but they once faxed out to me their entire inventory of games for all of the systems they were supporting. there were only a few titles that fit that. and they never reordered those titles.
when i tried to order 7800 euro pads from them. they said it was not their job to make them available to me. it was my job to import them from europe.
that is how i ended up dealing so much in europe. they gave me contact information for atari of europe. i think i ended up in the Netherlands.
i ordered tens of thousands, sold them like crazy to  hungry atari dealers and end users. told that to atari, they did not even blink.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

JACK T.
 
i once got a two hour lecture from someone at atari(will not reveal who it was, it was not jack t. but almost as high up), on the evils of video games.
i was once told that the reason why there was a lack of games, because atari was overwhelmed trying to keep up with orders for their current library.
 but they once faxed out to me their entire inventory of games for all of the systems they were supporting. there were only a few titles that fit that. and they never reordered those titles.
when i tried to order 7800 euro pads from them. they said it was not their job to make them available to me. it was my job to import them from europe.
that is how i ended up dealing so much in europe. they gave me contact information for atari of europe. i think i ended up in the Netherlands.
i ordered tens of thousands, sold them like crazy to  hungry atari dealers and end users. told that to atari, they did not even blink.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

hi everyone,
 
 now here the 7800 really shines. a proper size board was used, as well as a pokey. very smooth, very colorful, really gives the nes a run for its money. clearly a superior machine if used correctly.
 
 
XEGS version, still quite good, colorful, sounds good, smooth, but not as fleshed out as the 7800 version.
 
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 

hi everyone,
now here is where the 7800 really shines. the programmer knew his/her stuff, and most likely the choplifter is a double sprite. music good to.
 
now the xe version, i will include the original 16k apple port also. it will show you why this one is so bad and choppy. the apple port is a port of apple basic with machine code, its why its pink. the 1988 atari version just updated the lousy apple port. its obvious its not a complete rewrite in atari machine code.
16k apple port. choplifter was released originally as a 16k game on  cart., 48k disk. by broderbund.
 
thanks,
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 
 

hi trekmd,
 
 yep, i gotta own them all.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 

hi trekmd.
 
yea the 7800 version is much better, its hampered by to small a board, but much better than a apple port on the XE, that is for sure.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 

hi trekmd,
 
 yep, i gotta own them all.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 

hi everyone,
 
i think the xe version is better. no reason for it, except a proper sized 7800 board was not used
 
7800 version, its colorful, but seems a bit baron, and doors are a little  bit sluggish. overall though, still a good version.
 
thanks,
lance
www.atarisales.com
 
 

hi everyone,
now here is where the 7800 really shines. the programmer knew his/her stuff, and most likely the choplifter is a double sprite. music good to.
 
now the xe version, i will include the original 16k apple port also. it will show you why this one is so bad and choppy. the apple port is a port of apple basic with machine code, its why its pink. the 1988 atari version just updated the lousy apple port. its obvious its not a complete rewrite in atari machine code.
16k apple port. choplifter was released originally as a 16k game on  cart., 48k disk. by broderbund.
 
thanks,
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 
 

it was very cool how it was done.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com
 

hi everyone, as requested, and i was about to do it, food fight comparison.
 
7800 version, colorful, smooth, good sounds,
 
XEGS version, choppy, almost like its in basic, music pretty good, but some sound effects are almost 2600 like.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com