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Happy Atari Day! I'm going to play some Asteroids Recharged on the new VCS. How are you celebrating?

BPM Boy developer Retro Ninja has released another teaser trailer! This is running on the VCS. I'm loving the music here!

The trailer for Breakout: Recharged is here! What do you think now that you've seen it in motion?

Antstream Arcade is a retro game streaming service featuring 1,000+ titles from the 70s-90s across multiple platforms and generations. Atari VCS owners get limited time access to the ad-free version of the service, plus quick launch access to Atari content via a dedicated menu button. Featuring tournaments, challenges and leaderboards, Antstream Arcade is the must have app on the VCS! Find me for a challenge! Username: SabertoothRetro

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Asteroids: Recharged Atari VCS Difficulty: Arcade Mode, Single Player High Score: 23,350 January 16, 2022

Here's the official trailer for Reggie from the two-person dev team at Degoma Games. Love the look of the hand-drawn foregrounds and backgrounds. This could be a solid platformer to round out the VCS library!

Release Date: In Development Retail: TBD Developer(s): Degoma Games Publisher: Degoma Games Official Site Synopsis: "Reggie, his cousin, two scientists and most likely the end of the world" is an epic quirky sci-fi adventure about time travel and its, sometimes catastrophic, consequences. Reggie, a round and red little creature from a far future, is forced to travel in time in order to save science on Earth and ultimately the entire Universe. Reggie's game is a quality gravity-based action platformer featuring original, highly polished core mechanics, 12 hours of gameplay and 1 hour of frame to frame animated cutscenes, full of humour and epic plot twists. Read here extended information about the game features and its particular main characters. "Reggie, his cousin, two scientists and most likely the end of the world" will be the debut of Reggie in videogames. More titles featuring the adventures of this cute inhabitant from the sixteen thousandth century will come in the future, hence the explicative long title."

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I liked 2600 Star Raiders a lot growing but these days I prefer Solaris. I do think it's a good game and Atari did a reasonable job translating the A8 original within the constraints of the 2600. Plus, the keypad controllers can be used for Synthcart!

BPM Boy developer Retro Ninja (Tony Barnes) shared this new screenshot of the game via Twitter. It's really looking great!

Got a sweet VCS gaming rig that you'd like to share? Post your set-up here! Shout out to @JustClaws for suggesting this topic!

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First, welcome to Club VCS @JustClaws! Its good to see you here. Yes, I agree 100 percent. A second Classic Controller will be a must for Co-op! With its built-in paddle functionality, the Classic Controller is going to make this the definitive version of the game!

Chaos Chassis is the second VCS title under development by Tony Barnes (Retro Ninja). As you may know, Barnes is a veteran developer who played a key role in the creation, design and development of EA's popular Strike Series. With that kind of expertise, Chaos Chassis looks to be an exciting game for fans of arcade top-down shooters! Are you looking forward to Chaos Chassis?

Release Date: In Development Retail: TBD Developer(s): Retro Ninja Publisher: Retro Ninja Synopsis: "Chaos Chassis is a 2-player co-op top-down arcade shooter, drawing inspiration from Vindicators, Jackal and Tony Barnes' very own Strike Series."

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Originally announced for the VCS in November 2020 for a December 2021 release, Spirit of the Samurai has been delayed as the developer decided to fully revamp the project in Unity3D. The game is steadily making progress and is looking more beautiful than ever. Check out the original trailer for a taste of what's to come.

Release Date: In Development Retail: TBD Developer(s): Digital Mind Publisher: Atari Official Site Synopsis: "The Spirit of the Samurai is an epic adventure 2D game with metroidvania-style game-play. Explore a vast world of non-linear levels with a unique visual style and environment. You will be a Samurai, a Cat and a Kodama. With spectacular, meticulous made art and design combined with stunning animations taking care of every detail, we offer you the possibility of immersing yourself in a great Samurai adventure unlike any you have seen or imagined. Explore a dark, yet beautiful world set in medieval Japan and its ancient mythology where you will fight against mythological creatures, demons, undeads. Join a samurai and his amazingly cute kitten-cat on an epic and dangerous adventure to recover his body and destroy the evil that grips your lands."

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Not a lot is known about the Food Fight remake. What we do know is that it is planned for release this quarter and will be coming to the Atari VCS first as a timed exclusive. Mega Cat Studios has a reputation for quality output in the retro-modern space so that can only be a good thing! I'm a huge fan of the original and I'm hopeful that this iteration - which is the first time the game has been revisited - will satisfy fans of the arcade classic. Are you excited about the Food Fight remake? What are you hoping to see from the game? See the full announcement here.

Release Date: December 15, 2023 Retail: $14.99 Developer(s): Mega Cat Studios Publisher: Atari Official Site Synopsis: "Dodge! Dip! Dinner Roll! Food Fight unleashes all manner of food-based frenzy upon players looking to take control of the food court! Featuring single-player, co-op, and online multiplayer modes, the reimagined new game offers a plethora of potential gameplay scenarios, further supported by procedurally generated environments to ensure the food fighting fun never goes stale. Players can collect and choose from over 30 individual weapons, items, and special pick-ups, each with their own kitchen characteristics, such as “slippery” or “sticky.” Inspired by the original game which debuted in arcades in 1983, and then followed on the Atari 7800 in 1986, Food Fight sees players take on the role of Charley Chuck, a boy whose desire for ice cream sees him fall into trouble with a gang of mischievous chefs — Angelo, Oscar, and Zorba. Players must utilize speed and cunning to avoid enemies, or choose a different route and engage in intense open combat where the food does all the work! It’s a satisfying battle of condiment splats, entree explosions, and succulent shrapnel."

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BPM Boy is one of the most excited announced titles coming to the VCS. Under development by veteran game designer Tony Barnes, this roller platformer is shaping up to be one of the more excited VCS titles expected in 2022. Are you looking forward to BPM Boy? Check out the teaser trailer below and let us know what you think!

Release Date: June 10, 2022 Retail: $19.99 Developer(s): Retro Ninja Publisher: Retro Ninja Official Site Synopsis: "BPM Boy is a physics-based platformer, with influences from games like Marble Madness, Super Monkey Ball, deBlob and Crystal Castles. A rival DJ has stolen your music and imprisoned your fans! Jump from moon to moon, collecting notes, platforming, light puzzle solving and rescuing your fans. BPM Boy features multiple routes, hidden secrets, and an original soundtrack driven by RetroNinja's Dynamic Music & Sound Regulator (DMSR). The funky grooves change and react to how you play."