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    Zontar got a reaction from HDN in AtariTel Telephones And The Legendary Steve Bristow   
    Nice article Justin. Steve will be missed.
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    Zontar got a reaction from Justin in Jaguar ProController Reproductions Announced   
    This is great news
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    Zontar got a reaction from Justin in Ryan Burger and Old School Gamer Magazine   
    Welcome Ryan!
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    Zontar got a reaction from Justin in SPACE Newsletter - November 2017   
    Hey guys! Here is the SPACE Newsletter for November, 2017. 
     
    Our next SPACE meeting is this FRIDAY, November 10, 2017 at 7:30 PM. SPACE meets on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Falcon Heights Community Center at 2077 West Larpenteur Ave. St Paul, MN 55113. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
     
    If you're unfamiliar with SPACE, it's an Atari club called the Saint Paul Atari Computer Enthusiasts that have been around since 1982. Very cool group of people, you can check them out online at http://www.spaceweb.us
     
     
    Here is the SPACE Newsletter for November, 2017:
     
     
     
    SPACE Newsletter - November 2017.pdf
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    Zontar got a reaction from Sabertooth in SPACE Newsletter - November 2017   
    Hey guys! Here is the SPACE Newsletter for November, 2017. 
     
    Our next SPACE meeting is this FRIDAY, November 10, 2017 at 7:30 PM. SPACE meets on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Falcon Heights Community Center at 2077 West Larpenteur Ave. St Paul, MN 55113. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
     
    If you're unfamiliar with SPACE, it's an Atari club called the Saint Paul Atari Computer Enthusiasts that have been around since 1982. Very cool group of people, you can check them out online at http://www.spaceweb.us
     
     
    Here is the SPACE Newsletter for November, 2017:
     
     
     
    SPACE Newsletter - November 2017.pdf
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    Zontar got a reaction from Clint Thompson in Jaguar ProController Reproductions Announced   
    This is great news
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    Zontar reacted to Justin in Atari I/O Secret Santa 2017!   
    HO! HO! HO!
    I'm thrilled to announce Atari I/O Secret Santa 2017!
     
     
     
    $30 Maximum spend on gifts, $20 min spend
     
    Please wrap your presents if you can! Let's make this fun!
     
    Gift items must pertain to classic video games or retro culture
     
    Package must arrive no later than Saturday, December 23, 2017
     
     
     
     
     

     
     
     
    Happy Holidays! It's time for our 3rd Annual Atari I/O Secret Santa! If you'd like to be part of Secret Santa this year, please post a message below saying that you'd like to participate. If you can, include a link to your Want List in your post, or a list of game systems you collect for. The last day to sign up is Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Names will be assigned impartially by our Moderating team, and we will send you a PM with your Secret Santa information no later than Friday, November 17, 2017.
     
    We love classic video games and retro life, and as such gift items can be used or refurbished so long as they meet the criteria of costing you around $30. 
     
    It's really important to us to create magical and special holiday memories for our friends here in the Forums. We're like a small town here, a warm community of friends with similar interests. For some of us who may have to sacrifice to make a special Christmas for our families, this may end up being the only presents we get to open. If you'd like to participate in Secret Santa this year but may not have the means, please send me a PM and we will try to find a way to help.
     
    Your Secret Santa package can be made up of more than one gift, so long as their total value is around $30 and so long as you've put together a gift package that you feel would be magical and special. (Please don't send a box of "junk")
     
    The presents you send should be gift wrapped. We really want this to feel like something special! However, it would be okay to send an item without gift wrapping if you were ordering from an Atari vendor, Amazon or eBay and wanted to have it shipped directly to your person's house as opposed to paying twice for shipping. We encourage you to gift wrap your presents when possible.
     
    If you're unable to participate in Secret Santa this year, please think about donating to a deserving charity of your choice. One charity to consider is the Oregon Food Bank, which RickR brought to our attention last year. You can visit them online at www.oregonfoodbank.org
     
     
     
     If you would like to participate, you must sign up by Wednesday, November 15, 2017  
     
     
     
     
    Happy Holidays to All!  
     

     
     
     

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    Zontar reacted to Video 61 in V61's Ultra Translator Video Tutorial (For the Atari 8-bit)   
    This special tutorial video will show you how to use V-61's Ultra Translator cartridge on the Atari XL/XE computers. This is so you can operate disks and cartridges that you cannot work with otherwise on newer Atari 8-bit computers.
     
     
     
     
    https://youtu.be/ZIIvARvbNkE
     
     
     
     
    thanks for looking,
     
    lance
    www.atarisales.com
     
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    Zontar reacted to Justin in Squad Challenge - BurgerTime (Intellivision)   
    Thanks for sharing your review here, nosweargamer. BurgerTime will be our first Intellivision Squad Challenge. For me, the most exciting aspect of hosting High Squad Challenges is encouraging people to try a game they haven't played before, or may not have picked up in a while. We've tried to balance pillar titles with some overlooked favorites for a nice mix. BurgerTime in my opinion is one of the top reasons to buy an Intellivision. Everybody here may not have one, but hopefully can find a way to play. Your video is a great introduction to the game and overview on how to play!
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    Zontar reacted to nosweargamer in Squad Challenge - BurgerTime (Intellivision)   
    I'm assuming most people here know the basics of the game including scoring and controlling, but if you don't, I covered it all in a previous review.

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    Zontar reacted to btbfilms76 in Squad Challenge - BurgerTime (Intellivision)   
    Guys I'm super excited about this. This Game means a lot to me because it was one of the games at my father and I used to play together. We had some serious serious high score challenges back in the day against each other. I can still remember him digging through the bargain barrel and paying only a couple bucks for this. This was after the crash and before Nintendo, and quite frankly when I was a kid I didn't even know there was a crash, only that my dad was bringing home games for cheap. Really looking forward to playing this on my original hardware, with my original game, and hell I might even have the old man come by and play a few rounds.
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    Zontar reacted to Justin in Squad Challenge - BurgerTime (Intellivision)   
    BurgerTime
    Mattel Intellivision
    Controller: PLAYER'S CHOICE
    Difficulty Level: Medium (Press 2)
    Achieve high score to win challenge
    Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔
    Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST November 30th, 2017
     
     
     
    Objective: Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between November 1st through November 30th, 2017. Screen captures are not allowed as they are easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the 1-month competition is the victor!

    Eligibility: Anyone can join in. All players are welcome!

    Play Rules: Games may be played on real hardware or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following rules and game settings as delineated in the Squad Challenge. Enhancements and hacked versions of this game are not allowed.

    Difficulty Level: Medium. When game title appears, it is time to decide on your playing speed. Press 2 for Medium speed.
     
    Fair Play: Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that no use of cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, Photoshop, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage is allowed. Everybody hates a cheater.
     
    More: To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/1219-high-score-squad-how-to-play/ 
     
     
    BurgerTime.binBurgerTime.pdf
     
     

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    Zontar reacted to Sabertooth in Jaguar ProController Reproductions Announced   
    There was an exciting post today over on the Atari Jaguar Facebook page. Apparently, some folks are working on a reproduction of the Jaguar ProController. If you're a Jaguar fan, you know that the ProController vastly improves on the original Jaguar controller in terms of feel and function. Many of the late releases (1995 and beyond) have ProController support that enhances gameplay. Unfortunately, these controllers regularly exceed $200 on eBay, making them out of reach for many gamers. The reproductions will reportedly cost $50-60. They are asking for an interest check now but I'm hopeful that this comes to fruition. Maybe Clint can confirm and provide more information?
     

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    Zontar reacted to RyanOSG in Ryan Burger and Old School Gamer Magazine   
    Been a gamer since Intellivision on the console side and TI99/4a on the computer side.  Been an arcade gamer since Chuck-E-Cheese and currently own about a dozen machines in my house and some at a local arcade.
     
    But more recently have launched this new magazine for Old School/Retro/Classic Gamers and would love to send you all the digital version for free forever and 1 issue in print to start things out.
    Also looking for anyone with ideas as to what they would like to see in the magazine, or to possibly write for us.

    Get your free digital subscription by going to - https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/subscribe/
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    Zontar got a reaction from MalakZero in SPACE Newsletter - June 2017   
    Hey guys! Here is the SPACE Newsletter for June, 2017. 
     
    Our next SPACE meeting is TODAY! - Friday, June 9, 2017 at 7:30 PM. SPACE meets on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Falcon Heights Community Center at 2077 West Larpenteur Ave. St Paul, MN 55113. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
     
    If you're unfamiliar with SPACE, it's an Atari club called the Saint Paul Atari Computer Enthusiasts that have been around since 1982. Very cool group of people, you can check them out online at http://www.spaceweb.us
     
     
    Here is the SPACE Newsletter for June, 2017:
     
     
     
    SPACE Newsletter - June 2017.pdf
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    Zontar got a reaction from Atari Creep in Atari Box   
    Wow I wonder what this box could be? It reminds me a lot of your post about the Retroblox retro console, even the name sounds similar.
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    Zontar got a reaction from Rowsdower70 in I guess I'll start off here   
    welcome to Atari I/O Indy! 
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    Zontar got a reaction from The Professor in Atari Box   
    Wow I wonder what this box could be? It reminds me a lot of your post about the Retroblox retro console, even the name sounds similar.
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    Zontar got a reaction from Justin in Atari Box   
    Wow I wonder what this box could be? It reminds me a lot of your post about the Retroblox retro console, even the name sounds similar.
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    Zontar got a reaction from Justin in I guess I'll start off here   
    welcome to Atari I/O Indy! 
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    Zontar reacted to dauber in Pie Factory Podcast   
    Episode 55 is out!
     
    Jim fights his laptop over good audio while Sean repeatedly gets the name of a Pretenders song wrong. It's all a barrel of fish until someone gets hurt, right here on Pie Factory Podcast.
     
    http://fab4it.com/piefactory/audio/PFP_Episode055.mp3
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    Zontar reacted to btbfilms76 in 720°   
    And this is why the ghetto blaster was like a cherry on top of a Sunday

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    Zontar reacted to btbfilms76 in 720°   
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    Zontar reacted to btbfilms76 in 720°   
    I have 3 cabinets that I hope to come across some day - Crystal Castles, Space Harrier and 720. One ove these day I might have one, or all. Plus I got to fine that Jaguar kiosk, you know that would look amazing for the show in the background.
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    Zontar reacted to Justin in 720°   
    Also here's a bit from the November 1991 issue of EGM on the Atari Lynx port of 720° (also Cabal)
     

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