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Hi @Marco1019, yes please do! Thanks for featuring the zine on your stream!

I'm absolutely aware of the zip code issue and sympathize with the many users that have been impacted and have been unable to purchase new titles. Resolving this issue is something that should be a top priority for Atari and their e-commerce partner. Sorry to hear that you are among the users that have been impacted. There's a pinned topic on it if you want to share your experience there for other users.

Just in time for the spooky season, Savage Halloween is out now!

Release Date: October 20, 2023 Retail: $4.99 Developer(s): 2nd Boss Publisher: 2nd Boss Official Site Synopsis : In Savage Halloween, the world is taken over by monsters from the afterlife who were trapped on Earth after a Halloween party. Every year the monsters are invited to the big 24-hour Halloween rave, but this time no one comes home, as an evil vampire used a spell to block the passage back to the afterlife because, according to him, the party cannot stop. Among the guests, James, a farmer who had eternal rest interrupted, took his shotgun and decided to end the riot. Join the resistance and send everyone home. No one can handle so much noise, goo, and werewolf hair on clothes anymore. Shoot through 7 scenarios with varied gameplay and mechanics, from flying on a witch's broom to hitchhiking on a penguin's back. Features - 2D platform with classic mechanics; - Shoot in 8 directions; - Local multiplayer; - 3 playable characters with individual characteristics; - Epic and varied boss fights; - Varied and bizarre shots. Choose your monster and put a bullet in the enemy!

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The previously reported "two digit" fix no longer works after update. We will keep an eye on this issue and report any news here. Have you encountered the dreaded zip code issue? Is it preventing you from making purchases on the VCS store? Have you chosen to purchase titles on another platform as a result of the error? Sound off in the comments!

Release Date: October 17, 2023 Retail: $4.99 Developer(s): Metgan Games Publisher: Metgan Games Official Site Synopsis : Paddles are a thing again, score chasers are back! You have to arrive in time and score every BoomBall falling. In each wave, they will fall faster and in each 4th wave, you'll see more. Simple and chill journey will start with 3 BoomBalls, will go up to 12! Every time a BoomBall hits to ground, it will get closer to kaboom! Little tip, you'll get more points if you score a BoomBall with less bouncing. Also, as long as you manage to keep your scores 3 seconds apart at worst, your points will be multiplied. Developer Note: Use classic controller, especially designed for that.

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I just came across this unboxing by Tilting Tiles dev Treefall Studios sharing his impressions of the VCS.

Release Date: October 14, 2023 Retail: $3.99 Developer(s): Edward Smith Publisher: Edward Smith Synopsis : Strike Zone Bowling is a fantastic arcade-style bowling game for the Atari 2600, now on the modern VCS!

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Out now!

Release Date: October 14, 2023 Retail: $1.00 Developer(s): Leandro Camara Publisher: Leandro Camara Synopsis : Catch! Pixel and Atari are bored and want some new cat toys to play with! Tanya, Darcy and Aerlan decide to head over to the local Pong arena to collect some bouncy balls for the cats to have fun with. There’s only one problem, James needs to start the ZPH show soon! Help James gather his friends and convince them to come back to the ZeroPage studios, otherwise the show will start late! This game is for two players and you get to choose which character will face James. Good luck… for the cats! Gameplay James Goal: Prevent the ZPH Crew from gathering the balls bouncing around the screen, the lower the score at the end of the game the better. ZPH Crew Goal: Catch as many balls as possible for the cats to play with, the higher the score the better. Pong Wave: James: Every time you catch a ZPH Crew member, the status bar goes down. The status bar will turn yellow when it gets low and red when it’s critical. Once the status bar reaches zero, the game ends. The balls collected by your opponent determines your score, the lower the better. ZPH Crew: Score 1 point for each ball collected. Every 20 points, it switches to the Boss Wave. The more points the better. Boss Wave (Pixel Cat): James: Capture Pixel Cat six (6) times within 35 seconds to win the game immediately. Be mindful that each capture of Pixel restores one (1) square to the Status Bar, delaying James' ability to win if he returns to the arena. Pixel Cat: Avoid capture by James in order to return to Pong Wave so the ZPH Crew can gather more cat toys. Hint: If you’re feeling brave, you can deliberately get captured to build up your status bar, but make sure you don’t get captured more than five (5) times! End of Game: The game ends when either the Status Bar reaches zero or Pixel Cat is caught six (6) times.

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Release Date: October 14, 2023 Retail: $8.99 Developer(s): MuddyVision Publisher: MuddyVision Synopsis : E.X.O (Elite Xeno Operations.) Your objective is to rescue your 4 team mates who are all inconveniently being held in different places. You also need to foil an alien plot to destroy the Earth and wipe out Humanity. How rude. Controls Button 1 is mapped to lasers (useful for softer targets, mines, probes). Button 2 is mapped to rockets. (default is a "down" rocket, rockets can be flicked upwards by using up + button 2. Up activates thrust / engines. left and right to move left and right. Select = Bail out - only works on screen 1 of any world (used if you select the wrong level to try by mistake). See the in-game "how to play" for more details. Gameplay & Objective Each level has a generator and a security code. To rescue the team member and leave the level, you need both. Each level also has a hidden Key Stone. Switches are used to unlock the rooms containing the Key Stones. When the final Key Stone is unlocked the screen will screen shake, notifying you something has changed in the level. You will not be able to get to the security code until you have disabled the generator and weakened the security systems that block the way. (TLDR : Generator -> Security Code -> Exit -> Boss). Rockets are limited, use them sparingly! replenishments can be found, usually 1 crate on each world. Life & Death If you lose your ship, you will restart at either the beginning of the level or the most recently activated restart point. Restart points look like TV's, fly into them to activate them, when they are active, they are green.

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Release Date: October 14, 2023 Retail: $8.99 Developer(s): MuddyVision Publisher: MuddyVision Synopsis : A.R.T.I. (Archeological Rescue Team International) is inspired by the classic 2600/C64/A8 game H.E.R.O. by Jon Van Ryzin,. H.E.R.O. Objective You are Arty's new apprentice. A bunch of explorers and adventurers have got themselves lost in South America and you need to go and rescue them. There are additional on-ROM instructions accessible from the title page. Controls Left & Right - Run / fly left and right. Up - Activate the jetpack Fire 1- Laser Fire 2- Dynamite Scoring Rescuing a lost explorer or adventurer will earn you 1,000 points. Destroying a wall is worth 75 points Killing any critters or beasties is worth 50 points Bonus points are awarded for each stick of dynamite remaining and for remaining power, when making a rescue. An extra life is awarded at 20,000 points

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If my kiddo was older I would have flown up from L.A. This year will be very special with the 30 year Jaguar panel. I also really want to see the 2600+. The first reports are that it feels legit. The last time I went was in 2013. I still have my AA badge!

A digital pick-up: The new Haunted House for the modern AtariVCS. It's going to take all of my game time this month!

Filling some gaps in my CIB collection with the addition of a few commons from @Video 61! Thanks, Lance!