Tag: ABBUC
The wait is over! The Atari Bit Byter User Club (ABBUC) 2023 Software Contest results have been announced, and the captivating «Time Wizard» by amarok (Germany) has claimed the top spot. This annual event saw a plethora of talented Atari enthusiasts showcasing their outstanding games. Here’s a detailed rundown of the results, revealed by Holger “Holgibo” Bommer: «Time Wizard» by…
ABBUC, the ATARI Bit Byter User Club, runs its traditional yearly software competition, and it is open to all Atari 8-Bit developers (no membership required!). As a general rule, all entries should be able to run on an Atari 8-Bit computers and submitted on a maximum of two unprotected 90KB or 130 KB 5.25“ floppy disk sides or ATR-Images. The authors…
Today we received an email from the ABBUC organizers that the Atari Bit Byter User Club website was attacked, and it looks like all usernames and passwords are compromised. To avoid further damage, the club decided to take the server down, and it will be that way until a new and more secure server is up and running. Here is…
Biscuits in Hell was released back in June 2020 by Playsoft/Paul Lay as an exclusive game for ABBUC members, as part of issue #141 of the ABBUC Magazine. Now the game is freely available to everybody via ABBUC public downloads (link at the end). The game was originally developed for the ZX Spectrum in 2017 and the premise is fairly…
The German Atari club ABBUC (Atari Bit Byter User Club) is holding a new contest. This time they are calling out for new hardware development for the Atari 8-bit machines. The basic rule is that any non-commercial hardware that is ready to go or in development targeting the Atari 8-bit series 600XL, 800XL, 65XE, 800XE, and 130XE can enter the contest, which…
ABBUC 2015 software development contest is over, and now you can download Toy’Swap, a match-gems type of game developed for the Atari 8-bit. The developer explains to Atariteca that even relying on modern cross-compilers and emulators for the development, the game took him about 99 sessions with some of them ranging from 2 to 5 hours of development to be…
3Plex for the Atari 8-bit computers has reached its final version and released to the public. You can think of the game as a mix between Tetris and Candy Crush, which turns out it is a very fun game to play. As you can see on the video below, you have to place on the left board the pieces that show up…
This Saturday it was published the results of the Atari Bit Byter User Club (ABBUC) game development contest 2015. With seven contestants, the first place went to ‘Jim Slider’, game featured here on ViTNO back in August, with 452 points from voters from all around the world. The second place, with 429 points went to Bomber, followed by Toy Swap…
