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I lived in a high rise during a moderate earthquake. The building was opened in 1924. I was just one floor from the top. It swayed for several minutes and all I could think was "This is it!"

And SOLD!

Cart only. Cleaned and tested. https://www.ebay.com/itm/285683167860?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=lILyjcO1T0a&sssrc=2524149&ssuid=lILyjcO1T0a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

This isn't as bad as I thought. Four of the five classic tables do have scrolling view options, which makes it feel better IMHO. The three tables I tried Wednesday do not. These are Missile Command, Centipede and Devil's Island. Why scrolling wasn't implemented for these tables is anyone's guess.

I had to be first to plant my flag on Martian soil. My return to the red planet was pretty rough. 46,722 with a Modern Controller.

Release Date: February 2, 2024 Retail: $8.99 Developer: Bob Decrescenzo Publisher: Atari Age Synopsis: Trapped in a bizarre, alien high-tech structure and surrounded by robots, your Humanoid moves from cell to cell as you face a band of deadly mechanical monsters. Odd marching skeletons clunk toward you. Robotic tanks trundle into position. Face your enemy and fire, or be doomed by their fatal touch! Eliminate all automatons and proceed to the next assembly. Stay alert! Your enemies now fire deadly blasts. In Berzerk, all walls absorb shots from you or the robots. In Frenzy, some cell walls ricochet the blasts--both yours and the robots--so watch where you fire! Worst of all is Evil Otto, the bouncing menace who passes through walls and destroys any creature on contact. It's a bizarre battle for survival as Evil Otto bounces toward you! Will you make it? Atari 7800 veteran Bob Decrescenzo brings arcade classics Frenzy and Berzerk home to the 7800, complete with all the details you'll find in the arcade games. Both games are reproduced with careful attention to detail to match their arcade counterparts as closely as possible. The original speech from the arcade that helped make both games so memorable is also included! For a new challenge, there are two-player cooperative and competitive gameplay modes. In cooperative modes, both players try to achieve a single high score and share six lives. In two-player competitive mode, each player has their own set of scores and lives. In competitive mode, you even get points for shooting your opponent! Game Features One or Two Players Head-to-Head or Cooperative Two Player Modes Choose from Frenzy or Berzerk Both games include speech from the arcade Frenzy includes all four interactive maze elements (Big Otto, Power Plant, Central Computer and Robot Factory

Welcome to the official topic for FRENZY (ATARI 7800)

The recent firmware resolved graphics glitched in Pole Position II. To celebrate, I decided to give the iconic Fuji track a spin. Programmed by the wizards at GCC, Pole Position II was the pack-in title for the Atari 7800 ProSystem. Had the 7800 released in 1984 as planned, this game would have been an impressive step forward from the consoles of the previous generation. However, released in 1986 in a post-NES Super Mario Bros. world, it felt dated. The TIA sound is dull and droning. Also, the colors of the racers - particularly the player car - feels somewhat muted to me. I do recall a graphics hack some years back that improved the look of the cars. Still, Pole Position II is a solid arcade racer that looks good and controls well. It's also possibly the most common 7800 game. If you're new to the 7800, be sure to pick one up on the cheap! What do you think of Pole Position II?

I am going to agree with "Kung Fu Master", and I'd add "UniWar S" as an early example, "Dragon Breed" and "Gunforce II" as the last game they made.

Congratulations SMELL DAWG! Congratulations @Smell Dawg! He takes the win in our Quantum: Recharged Challenge! @Smell Dawg expertly encircled the enemy for a first place finish of 175,986. I weaved and dodged my way to a second place score of 113,391. @Mockduck sent us spinning for the bronze with 61,162. @Atari 5200 Guy makes his Club VCS: Recharged Challenge debut with a fourth place showing of 20,058. @socrates63 joined in the fun with 4,594 to round out the final standings. As the winner of this round @Smell Dawg will receive 3 entries in the SERIES 5 giveaway ! Everyone else will receive one entry! I'd like to encourage @Smell Dawg to 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! Quantum: Recharged is such a unique game play experience and really shows that Atari is willing to take risks. NOTE: Series Five of the Recharged Squad Challenge continues with Caverns of Mars: Recharged! Be There!

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

In the Club VCS Fanzine we ranked Caverns of Mars: Recharged as the top game in the series! We hope that you enjoy revisiting the red planet in this Challenge! Check out all the rankings in Issue 01!

Caverns of Mars: Recharged (2023) Atari VCS Controller: MODERN CONTROLLER / CLASSIC CONTROLLER / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: Normal Game, Arcade Mode Play on: Real Hardware ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST February 29, 2024 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 February 1st through February 29, 2024. 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 Games may be played on real Atari VCS hardware. 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 Caverns of Mars: Recharged in ARCADE MODE! Select your score modifiers of choice and play to achieve the highest possible score! 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 24th Club VCS Recharged Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge, we're taking on SqueakyBox and Atari's take on the APX cult hit Caverns of Mars! The original Caverns of Mars was was famously programmed a teenage Greg Christensen for the Atari Program Exchange (APX) in 1981 for the Atari 8-Bit. It went on to become the best selling APX game program ever. Atari included the game in the Atari50 collection. More than 40 years later, Atari returned to the red planet with Caverns of Mars: Recharged! Progress through 30 unique missions set within three primary “depths” of Mars, descending deeper and deeper into enemy territory. Blast through oncoming hostile fire, bull through debris and obstructions, and dodge other obstacles all while keeping a close eye on fuel and ammo reserves! Play in ARCADE mode from level one and take the game as far as you can for the high score! Club VCS Recharged Squad Contest This game is the second title in our fifth Club VCS contest giveaway! Prize details will be announced shortly. This time we're going a full 12 rounds with the winner announced in January 2025! 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. 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.

Wi-Fi Issues: I tried to update my Evercade VS today and it would not connect to my router. Last month, I updated my router to a dual band mesh system. All of my devices work on it. The VS saw the network but would error when connecting. I visited the Evercade Discord and asked about the issue. Members there said some users reported problems with dual band, but that if I turned off 5GHz, it might work. They also recommended a factory reset. I tried these solutions without success. Finally, it struck me that I could try my phone's mobile hotspot. This immediately connected and I was able to update the system. However, the VS will still not connect to my router. Sharing this here in case others experience a similar issue.

And it is in Unity. It should 100 percent be on the VCS. Minus 10 points Atari.

I downloaded this on Steam at lunch and ran on my VCS in PC-Mode. It crashed on my 8GB VCS but was fine on my 16GB unit. I did not have the original BITD, so I don't have any nostalgia for the game. However, the options menu and scrolling view from the original game are not enabled. This is offputting for me as I prefer zoom and scroll tables - at least optionally. The new Atari-themed tables are cool and in a much higher resolution than the original tables. The original tables are presented with a ton of black/empty space. Overall, this is a bit underwhelming. I'd much rather play Pinball Fantasies on the Jaguar. It's only $8.99, but I'd wait for a 50 percent off sale TBH.

I caught part of the test stream. I can't believe that Vinnie would stoop so low! 💩🛏 That's terrible about the strike. It's definitely an abuse of the system.

Yeah, I've played Plutos and Sirius again after getting my 2600+. Both are hard but I really appreciate how nice they look and play. It's a shame these weren't completed. Music would enhance these game so much!

Balls of Steel was jist re-released by Atari. It has been updated for modern PCs and includes two new Atari-themed tables. Unfortunately, the re-release loses the Duke table. Available now on Steam for $8.99.

Very nice @TrekMD! I'm still patiently waiting for my order. I checked over the weekend after a few folks got theirs. It still says pending. Order placed 6/22/23.

Still looking for that 💯 reaction button. 🤣

I feel the same way. I think it would be much better as a twin-stick. This is a pre-Alpha demo, so hopefully the final sees some improvement. What is the Gunship demo?!

Two nuggets from the AA thread. These will apparently have manuals. Also, one game was held back from the announcement as its being "Enhanced."

Here's the press release from PLAION. https://press.plaion.com/REISSUED-ATARI-7800-GAMES-ANNOUNCED