RickR Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 57 minutes ago, TrekMD said: The Collectorvision stuff is supposed to be secret, so it is not supposed to be posted. Let's just say a more-than-well-known youtuber has spilled the beans. Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 13 hours ago, RickR said: Let's just say a more-than-well-known youtuber has spilled the beans. Yep, I know. Justin 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Not to stir the pot or anything. I saw the video and thought to myself "I thought we were supposed to keep that secret". But I think we all know my memory and attention to detail are not what they used to be. No ill intent meant for anyone. Anyway, I haven't even opened my games yet, although I've been meaning to. My Phoenix is put away and I haven't had the time to get that set up yet due to work and other commitments. Justin and TrekMD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 My replacement Aquaventure manual arrived the other day. It is funny because I doubled checked all of my emails from AtariXP and none of them mentioned the manual and only the replacement carts. So I'm not complaining just odd that I didn't receive an email regarding it being on the way or anything. In other news, I shipped my original carts back to them on Saturday, and they were already delivered by Monday?! USPS has been on their game with my shipments lately. I shipped a console back out to its owner on Monday afternoon and the owner got it yesterday morning?! It wasn't supposed to be delivered until today, so quite impressive times. And that was from here in Oklahoma to Connecticut. I need to look carefully at the replacement manual, because it actually seems like it it might be smaller and more cut down content wise than the original was? But I only took a cursory glance through the original. Enough to verify the missing page anyway in my original. RickR, Justin, TrekMD and 1 other 4 Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 They've already received my original carts. I also got the new manual. It has a "dimple" but that's fine. I'm going not going to bug them to send another one. RickR, Justin and Sabertooth 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 18 hours ago, CrossBow said: I shipped my original carts back to them on Saturday, and they were already delivered by Monday?! USPS has been on their game with my shipments lately I shipped an ebay item media mail from Oregon to the east coast...and it arrived THE NEXT DAY! Yes, USPS has been on a roll lately. Sabertooth and Justin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Wow! I'm impressed. I can't get a letter within Miami to arrive the next day for the life of me! RickR and Justin 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 It's weird, right? Mail within the same city takes a few days minimum. But across the entire country...shorter time. PS - I just mailed my property taxes in. I'll be poor in a few days :) Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Indeed. Here's one I will never forget. On the very same day and from the same post office in Miami, I shipped a package to South Korea and a package to Puerto Rico. Can you believe that the package to South Korea got there BEFORE the package to Puerto Rico. Made no sense! RickR 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted November 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 The next two AtariXP carts are up at LRG: Centipede and Yars' Revenge. Not gonna lie, these look pretty great. RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted December 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 The next two XP carts are up at LRG and Atari. Asteroids and Gravitar complete the 10 game collection. I wonder what's next for the line? RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2023 I received an email from Atari stating that the Adventure carts are assembled and will ship soon. They asked for address confirmation by the end of the week. TrekMD, Justin and RickR 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Atari just announced a new 2600 cart for Mr. Run & Jump. For those that don't know, Mr. Run & Jump is the new precision platformer coming to modern consoles, including the VCS. However, it started as a 2600 game by the lead dev that he was doing in his free time. Atari is releasing the 2600 game. The first Atari released original 2600 game since the early 1990s. The XP cart with box and manual will be $59.99 and is available for order on July 31st! RickR, TrekMD and Justin 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 More information at Endgadget. https://www.engadget.com/mr-run-and-jump-will-be-the-first-official-cartridge-for-the-atari-2600-since-1990-110010790.html Justin and TrekMD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbz Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 https://www.destructoid.com/atari-ceo-wade-rosen-talks-preservation-web3-and-the-future-of-retro/ Wade Rosen hints to the upcoming complimentary hardware in the interview and how it will make it easier to play 2600 cartridges: “Our Atari XP cartridge business started off small and experimental, and the reception has been quite positive. There is a demand for the simplicity and skill-gating of retro hardware and software. As a result, we’re exploring ways to bring more cartridges to market, and to make it easier to play those cartridges. Stay tuned.” Justin and RickR 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) It was done 7 years ago by John Mikula: With Atariage soon to stop selling unlicensed arcade conversions, prototypes, and hacks, everyone can now look forward to more original content like this 😐 Edited June 25, 2023 by Scott Stilphen Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Yes, John Mikula. He's the team lead on the modern game at Graphite Lab. Atari bought the IP and are publishing both modern and 2600 versions. The modern version is aces - I've played the Steam demo. Not sure what's so bad about new original content? I mean, it's cool to get a better Pac-Man or Galaga every few moons, but original games are surely welcome? Smell Dawg and Justin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted July 2, 2023 Report Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) Original games are always welcome... but would you play $60 for games like Mr. Run & Jump? I wouldn't. Nor would I pay $100 for any of the Atari 50th re-release carts. Edited July 29, 2023 by Scott Stilphen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted July 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) As these have started to arrive, one thing I've noted is that creator credits for arcade ports have been to the arcade designer/programmer and not to the programmer of the 2600 ports. For example: - Missile Command is credited to Dave Theurer, and not Rob Fulop. - Super Breakout is credited to Ed Logg, and not Nick Turner with Carol Shaw. - Crystal Castles is credited to Franz Lanzinger, and not to Peter C. Niday. While it arguably makes sense to credit the arcade originators as "creators" for these titles, not crediting the 2600 programmers is a serious oversight. This is especially true when lack of credit and compensation led many, including Fulop, to leave Atari. The XP line was the perfect opportunity to correct history and attribute these programmers for their work. As it stands, the XP releases may serve to further muddle history. It's a real shame. Edited July 17, 2023 by Sabertooth Justin, TrekMD and Smell Dawg 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell Dawg Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 Was on the fence about preordering Run and Jump, then chose not to. Later that day, I stumbled across a random tweet saying something to the tune of "this sort of thing is exactly what we've been asking for, so what would we be telling them if we didn't order?". That more or less rang true for me, so I took the plunge. Curious to see if the 3-4 month time window is accurate at all, ha! Sabertooth, RickR and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Smell Dawg said: "this sort of thing is exactly what we've been asking for, so what would we be telling them if we didn't order?" YES! It reminds me of people that complain about their favorite business or newspaper or magazine or whatever ceasing to exist. Did you support it? No! Then stop complaining. Smell Dawg, Justin and Sabertooth 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 5 hours ago, RickR said: YES! It reminds me of people that complain about their favorite business or newspaper or magazine or whatever ceasing to exist. Did you support it? No! Then stop complaining. I agree with that. But you know how it is with people. Sabertooth and Justin 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted August 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 I pre-ordered it. I dig the modern version and the dev seemed to put a lot into the 2600 version over several years. Here's a great interview with the dev by Zero Page Homebrew. TrekMD and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 I have that video saved to watch. Sabertooth and Justin 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 Does Atari have Tim Lapetino involved at all with the cartridge label and box art design? If not I think that would benefit them. I view the Atari XP program as Atari's outreach and reward to our community and I want to see them successful with this. I think there are a few things they could be doing differently that would, in my mind, absolutely justify the price. TrekMD, Sabertooth and Smell Dawg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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