Sabertooth

There is just over a week left in the Centipede: Recharged Squad Challenge! Here are the standings so far: @Joe at 117,120 😱 @Sabertooth at 77,730 @BHG_Gaming at 67,650 @Mockduck at 62,860 @Davpa at 42,580 @RickR at 29,790 (PC) The Recharged series is relentless and these are all strong scores! If you haven't posted a score, be sure to get one up before midnight PST 4/30 for an entry into our VCS controller giveaway! The big question: Will anyone challenge our last Recharged Squad champion Joe for the top spot?

Black Widow: Recharged Atari VCS Controller: MODERN / CLASSIC / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: ARCADE MODE Play on: Real Hardware ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST May 31, 2022 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 May 1st through May 31, 2022. 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 Black Widow: Recharged in the "Arcade Mode". You have a single life to move, shoot, and score as high as 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 third Club VCS Recharged Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge we're playing Black Widow: Recharged! Released on Halloween 2021, Black Widow: Recharged is a re-imagining of the cult classic twin-stick shooter! Like all games in Atari's recent "Recharged" series, it includes a neon vector-like graphic aesthetic and more modern gaming elements like power-ups, leader boards, challenges, achievements and more. What sets Black Widow: Recharged apart from the other Recharged titles is that this marks the first time that Atari has ever revisited this IP. There has never been a sequel to the 1982 arcade original and it's a bit of a "deep cut" choice for a reboot. This makes it possibly the most intriguing game coming from Atari and developers Adamvision and SneakyBox! It's also quite possibly the most challenging game in the series. Club VCS Recharged Squad Contest We are celebrating the launch of Club VCS and the Recharged Squad Challenge with a contest! From March to July we will be playing other Recharged titles. After the last game, we will hold a drawing for the winner's choice of one (1) Atari VCS Modern Controller or (1) VCS Classic Joystick Controller! All challenge participants will receive one (1) entry for each challenge in which they submit a valid score! The top scorer of each challenge will receive three (3) additional entries - for a total of four (4) entries in a single challenge! In addition, the top scorer in each of our first five (5) Recharged Squad Challenges will get a ClubVCS button pack celebrating Atari's Recharged 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.

Pretty cool! GameBoy Camera was one of those very cool and VERY Nintendo products.

Here's the full art. I love how Gravitar and Black Widow were tapped for the Recharged treatment. It's nice to see these deep cut titles get a makeover in addition to the heavy hitters like Asteroids, Centipede, Breakout and Missile Command.

Here's are articles with additional screens and info from IGN and ScreenRant. https://screenrant.com/atari-gravitar-recharged-remake-release-announcement-cult-classic/ https://www.ign.com/articles/gravitar-recharged-atari-retro-reimagining?utm_source=twitterticles/gravitar-recharged-atari-retro-reimagining

The next title is confirmed as Gravitar: Recharged. It definitely goes into a fresh direction in terms of aesthetic. Still future-retro but eschews the wireframe look of the first Recharged titles. Announcement trailer and key art.

They definitely need the Thrustlander style controls. It's the best implementation of the Classic Controller on the system.

Yes, this should be a good one and it looks like they're taking the style into a different direction. Berserk would be awesome if they could sort the licensing. It is not Atari IP as I understand it. So many of the great 2600 games were licensed home ports.

Announcement trailer:

Release Date: May 11, 2022 Retail: $9.99 Developer(s): Adamvision & Sneaky Box Publisher: Atari Official Site: https://recharged.atari.com/ Synopsis : A lone pilot, far from home, must navigate an abstract universe of uncharted planets and space stations guarded by mysterious, hostile aliens in Gravitar: Recharged. With Gravitar: Recharged Atari revisits an incredibly ambitious arcade title. The 1982 original took the rotate, thrust and fire mechanics of Asteroids and Space Duel, combined them with the gravity of Lunar Lander, and added exploration and elements of cave flying. The result was an extremely challenging arcade game that was eventually ported to the Atari 2600. You must complete missions in each solar system, navigating a variety of challenging environments, each with varying levels of gravity that will test your skills as a pilot. Complete each mission within a solar system and you will be transported to the next through a massive black hole. Will you ever make it home?

Welcome to the official topic for Gravitar: Recharged

Thanks. Dad 2.0. The due date is in my birthday week so I'll be starting over at 45. #olddad

I was hoping to go this year but we're welcoming a new Atarian into the world and it will be too soon to travel.

That's a heck of a good score @BHG_Gaming ! I'm gunning for a Top 3 world leaderboard finish. They are all over 100k!

Atari's Recharged series producer teased a big announcement coming Thursday morning and the return of lead dev Adamvision to the Atari Podcast. This comes via the Official Atari Discord server. I'm guessing that they are getting ready to reveal at least the first of the next four titles... possibly all four. As a fan of the series, I'm hopeful that the next games will build on the successful formula of the earlier games and the lessons learned.

Nice to see you make a submission @Davpa! Let’s see you take the top score with that trackball! Also, feel free to share your VCS Connect videos on the ClubVCS Creator Space topic!

Updated to reflect the addition of animated menus and online leaderboards to the VCS version with the March 22 updates. This effectively makes the VCS version the definitive one. 10 extra levels, multiple control options, leaderboards in-game, and expanded leaderboards in AtariOS with Friends integration.

77,730 with a Modern Controller.

The dev is pretty active on the different VCS socials so it's one I've been following closely. Definitely a day one for me.

Another great screenshot from Retro Ninja!

How are you liking it so far @RickR?