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Release Date: December 20, 2023 Retail: $9.99 Developer(s): Blue Sunset Games Publisher: Atari Official Site Synopsis: Madness Beverage is a first-person shooter that takes place in space: on dangerous planets, remote castles and hellish dungeons. Use all kinds of toxic drinks to gain new abilities and bring death to your enemies or acquaint yourself with a huge variety of weapons that will help you tear the demons to pieces! Core Features Of the Game tons of fun with crazy weapons, such as futuristic shotguns, Unicorn heads or javelins with ammunition that literally disintegrates the demons that stand in front of you! 6 colorful and powerful, toxic drinks that will enhance your abilities, grant some special skills or even take you to a completely different dimension! They can also make you feel fuzzy though!

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I'm an OG Jaguar gamer, so I never really considered the learning curve for those new to the game. It's worth getting the hang of. Trust me!

I'm glad that this is resolved for you. Let's hope it sticks this time.

I think it feels unfocused and bloated. Like, let's make a really good multiplayer third-person shooter instead of being distracted by the Atari-verse and dizzying Quest for the Cone single-player game. I also don't know that we need another game with so much general Atari history included. It's OK, but the Atari-verse is a little sparse and gets boring pretty quickly. Lastly, most of the recreations of Atari games are terrible. The Yars' is atrocious. Why recreate these games if you're not going to properly emulate them? It's OK for what it is. And it's cheap. I just wish they would tighten up and expand on the core game. That's just my take. A lot of folks are having fun with it. And, FWIW, people with young kids report that their children are really having fun with it. Maybe that's who it's for?

I personally like the Butcher Billy art and have a few of the posters (Yars, Haunted House and Desert Falcon). His style and mash-ups aren't for everyone, but I love his work on this, Stranger Things, Black Mirror, etc. That said, it's frankly disingenuous to offer individual cartridges as limited in quantity and then to offer the exact same cartridges as part of a “set.” The individual cartridges were advertised as limited to 500 units. With the addition of the Butcher Billy Box set, this number has now been increased to 1,000 units per title. The only arguable exception is Save Mary which at least has alternate art. As a customer, how do I trust that when Atari offers limited edition cartridges that they won’t simply be repackaged in a bundle shortly after the initial offer? The answer (clearly) is that I can’t. Also, QC is still an issue unfortunately. I just opened a ticket for a glitch copy of Crystal Castles. I'll see how it's resolved before reporting further on it.

The third game in the 2600+ Casual series is Dig Dug. Another silver label release from the geniuses at GCC, this was in constant rotation in my childhood Coleco Gemini.

All copies are spoken for! Thanks to everyone who supported this small print run. To those who were unable to get a copy, I have started an interest list and will contact you if I do another run. If it happens, this would coincide with the second issue. If you missed out, you can still explore the totally free digital edition of the zine here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/daa37ce4a7.html Thanks again!

Here's the trailer. It's cool that this is an early release on the VCS.

Thank you! I'm glad that you received it and appreciate the feedback. There are definitely plans to do more issues of the free e-zine. I will likely do future print runs if there is interest.

Food Fight: Culinary Combat is a third-person shooter based on the classic Atari game Food Fight. Charlie Chuck is back, and this time the world is bigger and better than ever before. Enter the Atariverse, where you’ll meet developers of the original Food Fight, as well as characters from classic Atari games like Centipede, Yars’ Revenge, and more! You can also practice your skills at the shooting range, check out Atari artifacts in the museum, or head over to Antonio’s for a slice. The real meat of this feast is the combat. Fill your fork with multiple game modes, like the winner takes all Buffet Brawl, or the floor-destroying Crumbling mode. That’s not all! Find circuit boards to unlock fully playable Atari arcades. Get new outfits for your characters and customize their look. Climb your way to the top of the leaderboards to prove you’re the head chef in the kitchen! This is Food Fight like you’ve never seen it before! FEATURES Explore the Atariverse in the game’s hub world! Museum of Atari artifacts Arcade Shooting Range Splat it up in online multiplayer, including cross-platform online multiplayer! Go from the kitchen to the couch with local multiplayer for up to 4 players Choose from 8 playable characters, including chefs, kids, and cone enthusiasts Meet Atari and video game superstars, like developers of the original Food Fight or the classic game’s world record holder! Get messy on 6 different maps Fill your fork with 4 game modes Customize your character with over 145 different clothing items Blast your way to the top of the leaderboards Earn achievements to show you are the head chef In-game awards and titles do the trash-talking for you GAME MODES KING OF THE CONE Most Cones collected wins! - Grab the cone and return it to your base to score! COOKIE COLLECTOR - Player with the most cookies wins! - Splatted players drop their collected cookies. - Break crates for hidden cookies and new food-flingers. CRUMBLING - Last player standing wins. - Time crunch battle as the world crumbles around you. BUFFET BRAWL - All-out food-flinging competition. - Splat and avoid being splatted to win.

After more than 2 years in development hell, the Food Fight remake is out now!

To anyone who paid by 8:00 am this morning, your copy will be in the mail today. The next batch will go out Monday. Less than 10 copies left! Thanks to all who bought a copy!

I'd expect nothing less! 🤣

There are 15 left as of today.

Thanks so much @Marco1019 for including this in your show! I really appreciate it!

PSA: there are 17 copies left as of this morning. If you've already PM'd me, your copy is set aside (so no worries). Thanks to everyone who ordered a copy so far!

Great news! Garry Kitchen confirms that the next firmware update to the 2600+ supports Circus Convoy!

Here are the release notes from the just release OS upgrade (from the Official Atari VCS Discord):

Thanks for the kind words! I was very hesitant to do a print run. I'm so happy to see these reaching people! Enjoy!

That was much faster than I thought it would be! Glad it arrived @TrekMD!

Thank YOU @RickR! I'm happy to hear that you recieved it! Enjoy!

Also, any orders that were paid by 11:00 PM PST last night were just dropped off at the post office.