Atari, Amiga, Commodore Joystick Port For Xbox 360/PC
I added an Atari/Amiga/Commodore joystick port to my Xbox 360 X-Arcade stick today… Why you ask? Sensible World of Soccer of course! Although I never played the older versions, I have become very addicted to the recent Xbox Live Arcade release. The guys at sensiblesoccer.de seem to prefer an Amiga joystick over any other type of control method so I decided I would give it a shot. Since the Xbox 360 controller can be used on the PC, I figured this project would also be good for emulation.
The gamepad I used is a wired Xbox 360 MicroCon Game Pad Pro. I had to use a relay (TF2E-4.5v-1-H50 ATF20620) on the left and right buttons because they don’t share a common ground. If you decide to do this and just want a joystick port on the controller and not the X-Arcade stick, you should use an opto-isolator instead of a relay as they are smaller.
Link: http://www.nooberouno.com/2008/01/06/atari-amiga-commodore-joystick...
SDL 1.2.13 released
Patrice Mandin announced on usenet: Just a small message to tell I built SDL 1.2.13 for Atari. I did not have time to make any improvements to it from 1.2.12, so there are only general bugfixes, not Atari specific.
Link: http://pmandin.atari.org/
From: http://www.atari-users.net/
Pac-Man Pillows!
Retroblast has a cool little news article up about the latest in retro-gaming must-have items, a set of pillows depicting the familiar ghosties from Pac-Man!
The pillows aren't currently on sale, but feel free to pester the original creator on Etsy and see if she can be persuaded to create some more!
Link: http://www.retroblast.com/Latest/Pac-Man-Pillows.php
From: http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/
D-Bug menu #199 released
As part of the D-Bug advent calendar 2007, menu 199 has been released! Featuring the 5-disk epic, "Cruise for a corpse", Falcon fixed (it was already HD installable).
Download D-Bug menu 199 (all five disks) http://files.dhs.nu/files_game/dbug199.zip
Visist the D-Bug page for the #199 menu http://www.dbug-automation.co.uk/191p.htm
Visist the christmas page for the #199 menu http://www.dbug-automation.co.uk/Advent/25.htm
Visit the Pouet.Net page for the menu cracktro http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=34388
From: http://www.dhs.nu/
Cerebral Vortex releases Falcon slideshow
Maybe the first Atari Falcon production for 2008? :) It's a true color slideshow with original (mostly) graphics by Bear (CVSD), code by GT Turbo (CVSD) and music by Marcer (Paradize, etc)!
Download 'Videl Visions' slideshow for Falcon http://files.dhs.nu/files_demo/videl_v.zip
Visit the Cerebral Vortex site http://www.cerebral-vortex.net/
Pouet.Net page for Videl visions http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=41995
From: http://www.dhs.nu/
Atari 2600 Connection #91 Published
A new issue of the 2600 Connection newsletter is now available. Articles in the January/February 2008 Issue (#91) include:
* Atari 2600 Prototypes Update - Part IV
* Just Like The Real Arcade Game - Defender & Joust
* How to Deal With Mr. Postman
* 10 Things I'd Like to See in 2008
* The Atari 2600 In The Movies
* Game Condition
* Time Reprint
* News & Notes
* Classified Ads
The 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.
Link: http://2600connection.atari.org/
From: http://www.atariage.com/
Retrogaming Times Monthly #44 Now Available
Issue #44 of Retrogaming Times Monthly is now available. Highlights from the January 2008 issue include:
* NES'cade - Donkey Kong Jr.
* Apple ][ Incider - Double Hi Resolution Graphics
* Game Archeologist - Mighty Bomb Jack
* Radio Shack - Hungry Monster
* What if Atari released the Famicon? - Part 2
You can find all these and more inside the Retrogaming Times Monthly. If you've missed any issues, you can browse through their archives to get up to date.
Link: http://my.stratos.net/~hewston95/RTM/RTM_Home.htm
From: http://www.atariage.com/
Classic 80's Home Video Games Price Guide
A new classic video game guide, Classic 80's Home Video Games, is soon to make its debut, and appears to be a must-have for avid classic gaming enthusiasts. The book features 400 full-color pages covering classic gaming systems from 1977-1984, with over 2,000 color photographs, as well as a price guide for consoles, cartridges and more. The guide is authored by 15 year veteran video game collector Jason W. Brassard and 10 year price guide author Robert P. Wicker. More details from the publisher:
The early 80s was a pioneering time for home video games. Consoles from Atari, Mattel, Coleco, and others dominated many American living rooms. This guide takes an in-depth look at the classic consoles, games, accessories, and related merchandise manufactured between the introduction of the Atari VCS in 1977 and the great video game crash of 1984. The great consoles from Atari--the 2600 VCS, 5200 SuperSystem, and 7800 ProSystem are all covered in depth, as well as the amazing ColecoVision, Intellivision, Odyssey-2, and Vectrex gaming systems. More than 2,000 full-color photographs complement detailed listings for loose and boxed items. Consoles, cartridges, manuals, accessories, and related merchandise are listed and priced in an easy-to-use, checklist format. Products are listed by console and manufacturer for easy reference. See Donkey Kong, Frogger, Asteroids, Centipede, Pac-Man, and many other famous stars from the 1980s systems in this must-have title on classic video games. 2008 values.
You can pre-order a copy today over at Trade-n-Games.
Link: http://www.tradengames.com/productcart/pc/home.asp
From: http://www.atariage.com/
KK Commander 1.Q
Download on my homepage or directly in the folder
http://rajah.atari.org/files/ -> kkcmd10_uk.zip (84KB)
This program is derived from Litchi, for local usage. It's a Total Commander mock-up that can be used as an alternative desktop for Atari ST old systems. GEM only, with (trying to) convenient keyboard navigation. since 320*200 screen rezolution and 1 MB RAM.
- copy/move/delete for files and folders
- basic launcher
- two windows display
GFA source is provided, if you can to recompile it for MiNT MP compatible GFA Lib.
From: http://www.atari-users.net/
ScummVM 0.11.0 "Your Palindrome" released
ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the executables shipped with the games, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed!
Do you hear it? Do you smell a new version? It's now here. And as usual and regularly, it is packed with tons of new features. Hold on, and take a look at the list:
* Support for the FREEWARE adventure Lure of the Temptress (available
for download here)
* Seven other new supported games: I Have no Mouth, and I Must Scream,
Elvira 1 and 2, Waxworks (Amiga version only) and 3 Sierra pre-AGI games
for children
* Two newly available ports: iPhone and Maemo
* Support for the Mac version of The Legend of Kyrandia and the Amiga
version of Nippon Safes
* Better support for Sierra AGI games
* Improved support for modern 64-bit systems
* Support for FLAC encoded music in Broken Sword 1 for the purists among
you
* Better support for non-English versions of games, including eastern
languages
* Sound compression for SAGA games
* Much much more. See the release notes for the full list
Link: http://scummvm.org/
From: http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/
