DegasElite

Truly, "Altered Beast" looks great on the Genesis. It could have looked better, granted, but that is all they could have done at the time. Sure, the arcade version was better, but we are dealing with a video game system that had the power of an Atari ST computer at the time. But, there were better looking games for the Genesis later on. But, for a 16-bit conversion, it is still a bang-up job. I liked it. When a game system is first developed, no programmer knows exactly the power of that system until they work with it. That can take several game writes. I mean, look at how much better "Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition" looks on the Genesis than on the Super NES. It is almost a perfect carbon copy of the arcade version. Then, there is also blast processing on the Genesis. Sure, the Genesis in today's standards is primitive. But, I would rather play that than the PS4 or the XBox One. It is still a fantastic system, and "Altered Beast" is a fantastic game.

I'd give it a chance.  It would be nice to have an animated series on this classic that takes the series a bit more serious than the Simon character we were stuck with in Captain N.  I loved that show, too, but the personality the show creators gave Simon just never seemed right to me.  At times it was annoying.  I'm all for this if it is good.

http://www.retrocollect.com/News/new-atari-jaguar-controller-in-development.html?utm_content=buffer52ea0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
 
And WOAH NELLIE, it also says "5200 compatible!" 

That looks great! Very unique design too!
 

HeliCommander
A New Arcade Game for Atari XL/XE Computers
 
 
 
 
 
 
An Arcade Action Game in the style of Chopper Command and Choplifter
  Game Cartridge requires an Atari Computer with 16K of RAM and 1 Joystick
  Parallax Scrolling creating a great 3D effect and colorful scrolling objects and background
  Enemies - Choppers, Tanks, Bombers, Trucks, Bunkers, to challenge you.
  Many Challenging Levels to play
  This game was extensively beta tested to assure quality
  See video for more  

Actually it is joystick and keyboard. Up-Down-Left-Right to move the helicopter. Use the Left-Right Arrows on the keyboard to point the helicopter left or right. Press Down Arrow to point the Center the Helicopter to shoot at the ground.
The trackball is just about the only other controller that has up-down-left-right. I did add optional controllers to Megaoids - Joystick, Paddles, and anything that uses that "grey code" to rotate the ship left or right. So the trackball should work with that game.

To further answer that question, it will work with a trackball if the trackball has joystick mode. If I was to add trackball mode, it would end up playing the same.

Hi, all,
 
Sorry again for the long hiatus, but I am here with some special and exciting news. I have heard on AtariAge that the Vampire2 accelerator for the Commodore Amiga line of computers has been fitted for the first time in an Atari 1040STF computer. It looks to have a 68080 processor that can perform like a Falcon with a 68060 clocked at 150 MHz (the fastest 68060 was 75 MHz), and has 128 MB of fast RAM onboard the accelerator. Here is the link for that forum topic:
 
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/257989-apollo-68080-new-68k-core-running-on-atari-stf/
 
Please feel free to read on about this developing situation. I do not know when this accelerator will be fully ready for the ST/TT/Falcon line. But, thanks for letting me share this information anyway.

Hi, all,
 
Sorry again for the long hiatus, but I am here with some special and exciting news. I have heard on AtariAge that the Vampire2 accelerator for the Commodore Amiga line of computers has been fitted for the first time in an Atari 1040STF computer. It looks to have a 68080 processor that can perform like a Falcon with a 68060 clocked at 150 MHz (the fastest 68060 was 75 MHz), and has 128 MB of fast RAM onboard the accelerator. Here is the link for that forum topic:
 
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/257989-apollo-68080-new-68k-core-running-on-atari-stf/
 
Please feel free to read on about this developing situation. I do not know when this accelerator will be fully ready for the ST/TT/Falcon line. But, thanks for letting me share this information anyway.

Hi, fellow Atarians,
 
I have been playing "Electrocop" on my Lynx II quite a bit. I love the way it scrolls and plays. Also, the graphics were quite innovative at the time. Surely, the music is repetitive and some of the levels look the same. I think that it may be more difficult than some think, but that's just me. Anyway, we're looking at a game that was one of the first Lynx games ever made. When you have a new system comes out, even the developers still need to tinker with it and the games to get the full potential of the system. This can take a while. I agree that "Electrocop" could have been more. But, being the game that it is, it still really shines. Sometimes, being it is a side-scroller, it kind of reminds of "Metroid," only it has robots instead of aliens in a building on a future Earth. Kind of a combo of "Metroid" and "Xybots," don't you think? Cool idea, though.
 
Thanks for letting me share.

Where I lived, in Minnesota, there was a KayBee at Maplewood Mall. It was in a large suburb (also called Maplewood) in Saint Paul. I went there a few times and looked around. They used to have a great selection of games. I think I got my first Atari 7800 system from that KayBee, but I don't remember. That was Christmas Day 1987, about twenty-nine years ago, and it still is in perfect working order. You never can beat the quality of the legacy Atari game systems. They can outlast the Energizer Bunny.

Thinking back to good times at Kay-Bee Toy Stores in the mall. My first Atari came from Sears, but almost every game I ever bought for Atari, Nintendo, all the way up through Dreamcast, most often came from Kay-Bee in our local mall. It's always fun to share these memories this time of year. Hope you guys have some fond Kay-Bee memories too!
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
http://youtu.be/cB_cAK8CbXA
 
Kay-Bee Toy Stores Commercial for Atari Games and Systems (1986)
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

The only KayBee Toys was, then, a two-hour plus drive away from my hometown.  Mom and I would pay a visit to Springfield, Missouri and the Battlefield Mall where K*B had a store.  The only game I know for sure I got from there was Rock N Ball on clearance...but I don't remember how much it was.  After that we would visit Smitty's and Ventures...two stores that I don't believe are around any more sadly.  Man things were sooo much better than back then including the stores.  They each had their own characteristics that is missing from today's retail stores.  K*B was a special treat just like Jeff Spega (Tron and Robotron) visiting the Acme when he was younger.  

Great game.  What do they call those spinning wall things that you can't shoot?  They look really nice on the 7800 version.

Dinky Do
Atari 8-Bit Computers
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 2,010
January 3rd, 2016

Dinky Do
Atari 8-Bit Computers
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 2,010
January 3rd, 2016

Dinky Do
Atari 8-Bit Computers
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 2,010
January 3rd, 2016

Dinky Do
Atari 8-Bit Computers
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 2,010
January 3rd, 2016

Dinky Do
Atari 8-Bit Computers
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 2,010
January 3rd, 2016

Dinky Do
Atari 8-Bit Computers
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 2,010
January 3rd, 2016

Taz
Atari 2600 
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 388,500
December 17, 2015

Taz
Atari 2600 
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 388,500
December 17, 2015

Taz
Atari 2600 
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 388,500
December 17, 2015

Taz
Atari 2600 
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 388,500
December 17, 2015

Taz
Atari 2600 
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 388,500
December 17, 2015