Tag: Atariage

Commando, Atari XL/XE

Shanti77 over at AtariAge forums has started porting the C64 version of Commando to the Atari XL/XE. While it’s far from complete, what we have seen so far is impressive. You can download a couple of wip files from the link below. Follow the thread here: Commando C64 with Atari Plus VBXE Sources.Download: xex, atr

‘Major Blink’ for the Atari XL/XE gets a new update

Just a quick one because I like this game. Major Blink was ported to the Atari XL/XE more than a year ago, and recently the game got a 5200 version which included many improvements over the original port. Since “what goes around comes around” but in a good way, the Atari XL/XE is getting back the improvements made for the…

Adventure II XE – New game for the Atari 8-bit almost ready for debut!

It’s been some time in the making, but the Adventure II XE for the Atari 8-bit is almost ready to be released. This is what Cafeman tells us in today’s update in a thread that started in 2013 while making available a demo version for all of us to try. Adventure II XE, a homage to Warren Robinett’s original Atari…

12th Kaz Compo announces the best Atari games released in 2019

Kaz Compo is a traditional celebration for the Atari homebrew developers promoted by Atarionline.pl where the best games of the year are chosen by popular vote. The results for the 12th edition have come out. The best game of 2019 according to the voters is The Rescue Expedition. Created by Kamil “Gorgh” Trzaska, MichaƂ “Caruso” Brzezicki, and Krzysztof “Kaz” Ziembik…

2019 Atari Homebrew Awards – Get playing and prepare to vote

Organized by ZeroPage Homebrew, The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion, Mark/Space | Project Argon and AtariAge, the 2019 Atari Homebrew Awards nomination phase is complete and now the voting will start soon. The award is given to homebrew games created by all Atari 8-bit platforms in 2019, including VCS 2600, 5200/8-bit in the same category, and 7800. The categories are: Atari…

Port of Prince of Persia on Atari XL/XE – First playable level released

Prince of Persia is probably one of my favourite games, and one of the most frustrating as well, mainly when you fall on those spikes after not getting the perfect timing for the jump. Although it was initially developed for the Apple ][, which shares the same CPU, the 6502, the game was never released for the Atari 8-bits. With…

Star Vagrant – A new space trading game for the Atari XL/XE

The Atariage user “MADRAFI” has announced a new game called Star Vagrant, a space trading game for the Atari XL/XE. This is actually a game I am very interested in trying. In the game, you will be in charge of a small cargo ship and be able to travel through 25 different locations and trade 24 unique commodities. As you…

Long lost unreleased game Kick-man for the Atari 2600 found and available now!

Kick-man was developed for the Atari 2600 back in 1983. Set to be published by CBS Electronics, the game was cancelled and never saw the light of the day. For all these years, it was in every Atari 2600 enthusiast wishlist. Following the old saying “better late than never”, and thanks to the efforts of Dutchman2000 and Thomas Jentzsch, the…

New Book – Atari Projects: 50 Fun Projects for Your 8-Bit Home Computer

Jason Moore is the maintainer of the well-received website “Atari Projects“, where he presents many projects for you to do with your Atari computer. Today, he has announced on Facebook the availability of his new book, Atari Projects: 50 Fun Projects for Your 8-Bit Home Computer. “The goal of this book is to provide a series of fun projects to…

Texas TI-99/4A Emulator ‘Classic99’ gets a new version

It is true we don’t talk much about the TI-99 here, but it is not because we think less of it. I actually have two of them in my personal collection and it is a very interesting and capable computer. Also, the community of enthusiasts dedicated to the TI-99 is very active on, for example, the Atariage Forum. If you…