Tag: Atari News
Almost one year ago, we posted about the Xenon 2: Megablast port for the Atari Jaguar. Time enough to almost forget about it, but we didn’t! You will be pleased to know that the game is now available for you to order, directly from the developer Cyrano Jones. We are talking about a boxed cartridge The Bitmap Brothers classic game port…
ABBUC Software Development Competition 2016 for Atari is a go and although there are not much information yet, we know that it will have two categories this year: Games and Applications. Also, the organizers let us know that the first place on each category will get 500€! If you didn’t get started yet it is better to hurry, since the…
Rob McMullen from Atari Player/Missile podcast and Kevin Savetz (Antic Podcast) joined forces to disassemble, document and hack Jumpman, a platform game written by Randy Glover and released by Epyx in 1983. The documentation has already 26 pages and the plan is to release it to the public when it is done. For now, both Atari enthusiasts have been tinkering with the game,…
Bobby Bearing is an isometric 3D arcade adventure developed by Robert Figgins and Trevor Figgins released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC. “The player controls Bobby Bearing in his search for his four lost brothers and their cousin. He must avoid the evil Bearings, find his missing and unconscious relatives, and roll them out of…
Rainbow Walker was published by Synapse Software in 1983 for the Atari 8-bit. Developed by Steve Coleman, it is an arcade game where you control Cedrick, a small creature that has the power to add colours back to the rainbow after a villain had stolen all the colors leaving the rainbow gray and dull. The AtariAge forum user Wrathchild managed to make the conversion…
The AtariAge forum user ‘mgr_inz_rafal’ has released a new game for the Atari 8-bit computers called ‘Priest John McPuke’, an adventure game which according to the developer, delivers a vast world, a multitude of different locations, a throng of items to use and an interesting story. The game was released last Christmas in Polish, and now the English version made its…
It seems PCMag has gotten the retro bug! Today, the website has published another article/slideshow related to retro computers. The pearl of the day is Atari and its line of home computers, from the gorgeous Atari 400 to the “Fisher-Pricy” looking XE Game System. The short article and the seven slides show a brief overview of the line of computers…
To celebrate 2016, it was released a new edition of the ‘New Years Disc’ by the Atariage user ‘pps’. It is a 5-disc compilation of great graphics, demos, games and music put together for your entertainment. The contents of the pack: Disc 1 – multidisc (Enhanced/Medium Density) ——————————————– Getting into 2016 (3 screener) by miker & PPs Chi Bao (sound)…
With the short and compelling instruction – Crash everything that gets in your way. Collect points for that. Exchange the points and bonuses for cute hearts. And go and buy more cars and tracks in the flower shop – Anarcho Ride is an arcade game in its roots. Developed in GFA-BASIC the game shows bright colours and fast-paced action. A nice…
Altirra, the Atari 8-bit emulator for Windows, gets a new update. The open source project aiming emulation quality, sometimes over speed and polish. It’s designed as a system emulator and debugger instead of a games machine, so there is some setup involved. Altirra features: Emulates the Atari 400/800, 1200XL, 600/800XL, 130XE, XEGS, and 5200 systems. Full, cycle-exact emulation of all…
