AtariAge - Have you played Atari today?AtariAge.com is your best source for classic Atari news, rarity guides, scans, discussion, homebrews, and more!DASM Version 2.20.11 Released- April 30, 2008 A new release of the DASM Macro Assembler, an important tool in developing Atari 2600 homebrews, has been released. DASM is a versatile macro assembler that supports several 8-bit microprocessors, including the Atari 2600's 6507 CPU. Andrew Davie has maintained DASM for the past several years, but has now handed over the reigns to Peter Froehlich, who's already setup a new DASM homepage and project page at SourceForge. This new version of DASM fixes several issues with the previous release...http://www.atariage.com/index.html#5379 2600 Cabbage Patch Kids Proto Found and Released!- April 28, 2008 Another long-lost unreleased prototype has now seen the light of day, thanks to a discovery by Alex Handy at a flea market in California. Alex located a cache of old EPROMs, later realizing he had come across a copy of Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park for the Atari 2600, a title released for the ColecoVision but which never saw the light of day on the 2600. With the help of long-time Atari enthusiast Joe Grand, all of Alex's finds were dumped. The bulk of the dumps were...http://www.atariage.com/index.html#55368 New Video Game Auction Site- April 24, 2008 Launched a month ago, ChaseTheChuckwagon.com is a brand new auction alternative for buying and selling classic video games, arcade games, pinball machines, vintage computers and electronic handheld games. It differs from larger auction sites in that there are no insertion fees, lower selling percentages, and lower cost listing enhancements. There are no charges for adding photos and you can choose your auction start and ending date and time at no charge. It was created by a collector for...http://www.atariage.com/index.html#55367 2600 Connection Issue 93 Now Available- April 24, 2008 A new issue of the 2600 Connection newsletter is now available. Articles in the MayJune 2008 Issue (93) include:Interview with Bruce de GraafToyshop Trouble Easter EggSpotlight on Homebrews Gingerbread Man, Stella's StockingRare Ware Hot Shot MulticartBlue Print Prototype ReviewLettersNews & NotesClassified AdsThe 2600 Connection is a printed newsletter published bimonthly. To learn how to purchase this issue or buy a subscription, please visit the 2600 Connection website.http://www.atariage.com/index.html#55366 Retrogaming Times Monthly 47 Published- April 24, 2008 The April 2008 issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly is now online. Highlights from Issue 47 include:Apple Incider - Space the Final FrontierMany Faces of Robin HoodMastering Sega - EmulatorsGame ArcheologistYou can find all these and more inside this month's Retrogaming Times Monthly, which has now been running for 127 months in a row. If you've missed any back issues, you can also look through their complete archives to get all caught up.http://www.atariage.com/index.html#55365 Sirius, Plutos, and Rampart 7800 Prototypes Released!- April 1, 2008 Thanks to a discovery by Curt Vendel of AtariMuseum.com and the hard work of 7800 enthusiasts Robert DeCrescenzo, Mitchell Orman, and Eckhard Stolberg, three long-lost Atari 7800 prototypes have been released today! These games are Sirius, Plutos, and Rampart. Plutos and Sirius are shooters both developed by Tynesoft--Plutos is a vertically oriented shooter and Sirius a horizontally oriented shooter. Both of these games appear to be just about complete, with the only obvious omission being...http://www.atariage.com/index.html#55364 World of Warcraft Announced for Atari 2600- April 1, 2008 Blizzard Entertainment today announced its return to console gaming with the introduction of World of Warcraft: The Molten Core for the Atari 2600, a spinoff of the 40-person raid dungeon from the excessively popular World of Warcraft MMORPG. World of Warcraft: The Molten Core will include single and multiplayer versions, support nine character classes, a full-featured voice-chat system, and a fully-customizable user interface. Available first for the Atari 2600, plans for additional console..http://www.atariage.com/index.html#55363 |