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Awesome! I'm glad that you received it! (and thank you!)

Just a quick update that there are 20 copies remaining. Thanks to all who ordered so far!

I would love to see a return. Maybe a 30th Anniversary episode @btbfilms76?

PM sent.

I have some duplicate loose 7800 games, including Dig Dug and Centipede. I'll take a look and put something up in the Trading post.

Fantastic! Glad that you received it so quickly @Marco1019! It's a testament to the fine folks at USPS. 🤣

A note to anyone who paid before 10:00 am PST, your orders are going out today. I'll make another trip on Monday if you haven't paid yet. Thanks!

Thanks! PM sent!

The second game in the 2600+ Casual series is Ms. Pac-Man. The wizards at GCC did an amazing job with this port. I was too young to know that Tod Frye's Pac-Man was bad - I played the heck out of it - but even my six-year old self knew this was an improvement.

Just a quick note to anyone who paid before noon PST today: your orders have shipped!

For those who are interested, order details are now live in the Atari I/O Marketplace:

The Print Edition of CLUB VCS ISSUE 01 is here and available first to members of Club VCS and Atari I/O! Here are the details: Print Edition Features: Two additional content pages, including: a listing of all CLUB VCS Members that were active as of October 13, 2023 a credits and acknowledgements page A revised table of contents to reflect the above Minor corrections and revisions from the digital version Over 60 pages of content Print Edition physical details: Size: 8.5" x 11" Binding: Perfect Bound Full-color printing, 80lb (inside) Cover: Gloss Lamination (outside), 100lb Satin Cover Cost: U.S. Domestic: $15, shipped. These will be shipped via USPS in a Large Envelope/Flat in a rigid mailer to help mitigate bending while in transit. Note: Large Envelope/Flat does not include tracking. If you want tracking, let me know and I will calculate the revised cost. International: $11, plus actual shipping to your country. Availability: 40 copies are available from this initial run of 50. I held back 10 copies for co-conspirators and collaborators. These will be first come, first served; one copy per person. Club VCS and Atari I/O members get exclusive ordering until Friday, December 15, 2023. After that, I'll open it up. Co-conspirators and collaborators, yours went out early this week so keep an eye on your mailboxes! @RickR, @Podan, @Ballistik, @Justin, @Mockduck To get your copy, send me a PM here with your PayPal email and mailing address and I will send you a request for payment.

Digital Eclipse has announced the next game in their Gold Master Series... Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story Over 40 games, including the lost version of Attack of the Mutant Camels for the never released Konix Multisystem. Wild.

Of course, I'm playing Aquaventure first.

The FREE update is live on Atari 50! It includes 12 additional games - well, technically 11 for the VCS since we had Circus Atari at launch. Make sure you have space on your onboard memory for the download. You need 9GB to download and unpack the game. Unlike last year, the download and installation process was uneventful. Here's the breakdown: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-gets-a-few-more-forgotten-classics-today/1100-6519699/

Not related to XP (which is a separate private label line for Atari by a PA-based firm), but the Plaion rep shared the quantities they (Plaion) would need to produce carts for what I'm calling the commodity line - which is made by RichCo Asia for Plaion/Atari. So they would need to reasonably expect to sell 10K units to produce an enhanced edition cart. I love the idea of enhanced versions of the licensed 7800 arcade games, but doubt they would secure the rights again. Berzerk only happened because Atari bought the property outright from Stern.

Can we talk about @RickR and his prescience?

Congratulations @Mockduck!

This is a great topic. I think the XP line needs to focus on rarities and protos. This was the stated intent, but so far we only have a handful: Saboteur, Aquaventure, Save Mary and Fatal Run. The rest have been commons, except for Yars' Return - which should have been left on the Flashback. For the 7800, here is my wishlist: Atari properties: Planet Smashers Alien Brigade Ninja Golf Games with potential licensing issues: Mean 18 KLAX Sirius Plutos Toki Rampart Missing In Action It's not clear whether the US-based XP manufacturing partner contemplated the 7800 when they made their boards for XP. I think it's more likely that we see something from Plaion with the lower cost commodity line. Of course, now that Atari owns AA, they probably have access to those boards too.

I'm beginning a weekly casual gameplay only series on the 2600+ starting with my childhood favorites. No practicing in advance. Just on and play. The first game is Q*bert. I adore the 2600 port. Played in Expert Mode with the new CX-40+.

It will be cool to have you participate! No need to wait on Atari50 - it will be updated for everyone.

SERIES THREE GIVEAWAY DRAWING IS TOMORROW AT NOON PST!

While you're playing MC3D, don't forget to check out the annual holiday F-Zero Squad Challenge! Going on all month long!