Sabertooth

82,754 via Atari50 on the VCS.

I know!

412,746 Atari 50, Atari VCS, VCS Modern Controller

What Trek said. Very cool, very cool. 😉

188,562 on a Jaguar with a new-to-me rotary. I'm a bit rusty. 😅

An email from Atari indicates that DC is also limited to 500 copies.

The newest XP cart is a an alt-art reissue of Dark Chambers. I love the Butcher Billy art and own three framed prints, but really wish they would stick to rarities and protos for this line. At least it's harder to come by than Outlaw. https://atari.com/products/dark-chambers-limited-edition

Nice start @D.joe ! How are you playing?!

For this special Jaguar 30th Anniversary Challenge we are allowing cross-platform play! Play on your VCS, on a real Jaguar or BigPEmu!

Let's get the word out about this Special 30th Anniversary Recharged Squad Challenge! The more people participating the more fun the challenge! Spread the word and invite friends to play!

TEMPEST 2000 Atari VCS (2020)/ATARI JAGUAR Controller: MODERN / CLASSIC /ROTARY/PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: TEMPEST 2000 Play on: Real Hardware/Emulation ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST November 30, 2023 Objective Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between November 1st through November 30, 2023. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor! Eligibility This is a Club VCS Exclusive Challenge. All Club VCS players are welcome! Play Rules For this special 30th Anniversary Round, we're allowing cross platform play. Have Tempest 2000 for the Jaguar? Join in the fun! Choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level We are playing TEMPEST 2000 in 2000 mode. Start at the first web play for the highest score possible! Fair Play Your integrity is everything. 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 we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our twenty-first Club VCS Recharged Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge we're celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Atari Jaguar by playing one of the platform's most beloved titles: TEMPEST 2000 Developed by the legendary Jeff Minter, Tempest 2000 was initially a Jaguar exclusive in 1994 and quickly became a must have for owners of Atari's 64-bit cat! With the release of Atari 50 Tempest 2000 is the more accessible than ever! We invite everyone to join in the month-long celebration, whether on Atari 50, original hardware or the excellent BigPEmu by Rich Whitehouse! Club VCS Recharged Squad Contest This game is the fifth title in our fourth Club VCS contest giveaway! Prize details will be announced shortly. 1) All challenge participants will receive one (1) entry for each challenge in which they submit a valid score! 2) The top scorer of each challenge will receive two (2) additional entries - for a total of three (3) entries in a single challenge! 3) On Twitch or Youtube? Stream or record and post your ClubVCS high score attempt for one (1) additional entry in each round. You must post a public link to the video in the Challenge. BUT ARE THERE BUTTONS? Yes! We've made another set of ClubVCS buttons to celebrate the games in this series. There will be two ways to get a button set. 1) Win a challenge. 2) Post a valid score to all challenges in the 6 game series. Only one button set will be mailed per member during the series. This contest is open to everybody, including Atari I/O Moderators, with a U.S. or Canada mailing address. It's really easy, all you have to do is participate be a Club VCS member and participate in our Recharged Squad Challenges.

Congratulations Smell Dawg! Congratulations @Smell Dawg, the winner of our Dare Devil Squad Challenge! Smell Dawg dodged those freakin' trees for a first place landing with 18,285! @Mockduck navigated his way through clouds and geese for a second place score of 13,370. @jbmindtrick makes his squad challenge debut with a strong thrid place finish of 11,740. @Yorkies TV, @Sabertooth and @socrates63 rounded out the board with solid showings of 7210, 6910 and 6,015. As the winner of this round @Smell Dawg will receive 3 entries in the upcoming giveaway ! Everyone else will receive one entry! I'd like to encourage @Smell Dawgto post this high score on the Scoreboard so we can make sure this Challenge continues on! Congratulations to Smell Dawg on a fantastic win and to everyone else who jumped in! NOTE: Our next Recharged Squad Challenge is TEMPEST 2000!

That's great to hear! Let's hope it holds! 🤞

Ben from Plaion just confirmed this morning! Right is the new pre-production sample! Details forthcoming.

I'll go with 6 because I recently recieved a 6 cart holder as a gift and had to prioritize my top six. They are all based on childhood nostalgia. in no particular order: Q*bert Dig Dug Ms. Pac-man Moon Patrol Joust Battlezone It's interesting, with the exception of Q*Bert, these are all GCC silver label titles.

Here's a great FAQ from DE on the acquisition and what it means. https://www.digitaleclipse.com/media/digital-eclipse-atari

I think it's likely that this has really impacted the sales of newer titles. Most players are multiplatform owners and if AtariOS isn't working, they will grab them on a Switch, Steam or PS5. (Like @Smell Dawg) They really need to prioritize this over all other VCS initiatives. Like, get an API consultant on it.

This could be Atari's wisest acquisition yet! They just bought Digital Eclipse. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/10/31/2769851/0/en/Atari-enters-into-an-agreement-to-acquire-Digital-Eclipse.html?fbclid=IwAR2pw1uUZw0uUzPpZRVpmJT61OkYdH8tIMkJzK0toMNVyYDAyxCyX8PNoyo

A demo of Lunar Landar Beyond was made available on 10/9 as a part of Steam Next Fest. Here's a quick gameplay video. First thoughts are that 1) it's not doing anything the VCS can't do; and, 2) it could greatly benefit from Classic Controller spinner support. It will be a real shame if this doesn't make it to the VCS.

Out now!

I'm not quite there yet. A number of folks have expressed interest in a print copy. I decided to do a single issue print to check quality, cost and determine what revisions need to be made to do a small run. A number of changes need to be made, including the addition of two content pages (magazines are divisible by 4), the orientation of page numbers on even pages, and some art and text adjustments. Also, reading a print copy I found a handful of small errors that have since been corrected. Overall, I was pretty happy. It looks and feels like a store bought magazine. I'm ordering one more test print with the revisions. If it looks good, I will do a small run for ClubVCS members first. If I have left overs, I'll open it up. I plan to offer these at my cost plus shipping. If I move forward, I'll make the announcement here first.

I may have been able to save you some ink... 🙃

Thanks so much @- Ω -! It definitely took longer than I expected and I learned alot along the way. I'm glad that folks are enjoying it. 🕹