DegasElite

I've been in the trip from hell.  I went to San Francisco to do a lecture without incident on Friday.  Gave the lecture and went to the SanFran airport early.  While the flight into SanFran was direct, the return trip was not.  I had a layover in Dallas.  Well, we were not able to even land in Dallas due to weather and ended up landing in El Paso instead.  While at El Paso, my flight to Miami was able to leave Dallas, so when we finally flew back into Dallas, I was stranded there.  So, I did manage to get a flight back at 10:30 AM Sunday.  I didn't leave the Dallas airport and came into the Admiral's Club so I could shower and get something to eat while I wait for the return flight.  I won't be home until 2:30 pm.  What I don't understand is how come we were not able to land but flights were able to leave.  Go figure!

I LOVE ATARI I/O!!! 🕹️

I just heard that YouTuber PatmanQC has passed away. I really enjoyed his content and will miss seeing him showing up on my feed. May his family be comforted during this time.

🔥HOT Deal Alert! 🔥 Atari 400 mini again...this time from Atari themselves.  For $90.
https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini-1
 

2600 SUPERMAN HIGH SCORE CHALLENGE IS LIVE! Celebrate the new release of SUPERMAN this month in theaters with us in High Score Squad! 
 

It took almost 30 years, but I've finally finished in first place in tournament mode in Supercross 3D for the Atari Jaguar. If you haven't had the pleasure, this is more an endurance test than a demonstration of gaming prowess.  At last, I can put the beast to rest. 

 
 

Today's meal, Wagyu Steak with Dill Butter and Vegetables 🙂
 

🔥HOT🔥deal alert.  Atari 400 mini for $80 at Woot.

https://sellout.woot.com/offers/official-atari-400-mini-joystick?ref=w_disc

Happy Father’s Day.

Wish me luck — I’m getting cataract surgery on my left eye tomorrow. Right eye will get done after the Fourth of July. 

High of 34 Celsius 93 Fahrenheit today, bright sunny and clear skies, so just chilling with some lime ice water, heading out later for dinner and scenic drive.

😯Sweet finds of late in electronics recycling, today an iPhone 6s with iOS 15.8.4–32 Gb storage, and I THINK so far battery holding well enough. Already connected to my Apple account. Found it with a screen protector attached, charged and reset, I already had a nice spare case to cover the ROSE GOLD exterior 😝 thank you to whomever 🧐

Atari VCS I Robot Review (I, Robot) Jeff Minter
Our favorite Psychedelic video game madman Jeff Minter is back and has programmed a reimagined game for ALL modern consoles. I, Robot was a weird arcade game with anti-1984 themes that bombed despite being so original. How does the remake fare and will modern audiences wanna join the revolution after playing? #atari #atarivcs #badai #evilai
 

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PSA: The winner of the Club VCS Series V Recharged Squad Challenge contest will be announced tomorrow.
 

FY 25 Preliminary revenue report from Atari. Looks promising for the Fuji under Wade Rosen's leadership.
 
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/05/28/3089159/0/en/ATARI-Preliminary-FY-20251-Revenues-and-Business-Update.html
 

Happy 45th Pac-Man! In celebration, I got in a few quick games of the 2600 retail Pacs. Man, Jr. on the 2600 is so friggin hard.

 

😎Sifu is free in the epic game store until 05/29/2025

Banana YUM......😆

Just another routine imaging of my OS/boot drive on the bedroom PC. R-Drive Image is my favourite tool for this purpose, it used to be a Acronis Disk Image which is still great, but I tried this one and found I preferred it.

A preview of posts to come:  I'm working on a modern way to load software on an Apple IIc.  So far, I have a FujiNet for Apple purchased.  But it turns out I also need to upgrade the ROM in my IIc.  So that part has been ordered from ebay, and it takes a bit of soldering to install it. 
Still a few weeks out I imagine. 
 

Had to get them.

Is Bernie and the Tower of Doom the next great Atari 7800 homebrew? Can a slug with no weapons and apparently no skills really change the world? Spoiler alert- HE CAN. (What's your excuse?) Muddyfunster has put tons of energy and love into this new game, but is it escargot or slug slime soup?? I will tell ya..... #atari #bernie #atari7800 #atarivcs #atari7800plus