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Atari has just announced the Atari 7800+ console, a brand new way to enjoy Atari 2600 and 7800 games on a modern television. The 7800+ share's the same, sleek design as the original 7800, featuring the European version of the silver stripe on the front of the console. It features an HDMI port on the back, a USB-C connector for power, and two standard DB9 controller ports on the front. Included is the new CX-78+ Wireless Controller, as well as a copy of Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest, the original sequel to Crystal Castles, developed by AtariAge member Robert DeCrescenzo (PacManPlus). 7800+ Features: Plays both Atari 2600 and 7800 game cartridges Near-perfect compatibility with original and third-party Atari games Includes the new Wireless CX78+ Gamepad for all of your two-button, gaming needs Easily connects to any screen via HDMI Widescreen or 4:3 viewing options for all displays Included cartridge Bentley Bear’s newest 7800 adventure; Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest USB-C charging cable (wall charging plug not included) In addition to the 7800+ and CX-78+ Wireless Controller, Atari has also announced a CX-40+ Wireless Joystick. Both wireless controllers will work on classic consoles and computers that support standard Atari DB9 joystick controllers, as well as with modern computers using the included USB-A wireless dongle. And, finally, Atari has also announced several new 2600 and 7800 titles to accompany the release of the 7800+: New 2600 Titles: Caverns of Mars Epyx Games Collection M Network Collection RealSports Collection New 7800 Titles: Asteroids Deluxe Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest Berzerk Bounty Bob Strikes Back Frenzy Space Duel And, one thing that greatly excites us, is that Bounty Bob Strikes Back is making its appearance on the 7800 for the first time, faithfully ported to the Atari 7800 by Robert DeCrescenzo! This classic platform game, the sequel to the wildly popular Miner 2049er, was originally released for the Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit computers, and now you can enjoy it on the 7800! You can learn more about and pre-order all of the above items at Atari.com.

Voting is now OPEN for the 6th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards, celebrating the best in new Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, 8-Bit, Lynx and Jaguar homebrew games released in the past year! VOTE HERE: https://forums.atariage.com/forum/203-atari-homebrew-awards/ VOTE for your favorite homebrew games of the year in twenty-one different categories, such as Best Graphics, Best Music+Sound, Best Packaging and Best WIP! Voting closes on February 18th, so make sure you make your voice heard on your favorites! The winners of the Atari Homebrew Awards will be broadcast LIVE Saturday February 24, 2024 on ZeroPage Homebrew with LIVE video acceptance speeches from the winners, you don't want to miss it! AWARDS LIVE BROADCAST: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ DATE: Sat Feb 24, 2024 @ 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT The 6th Annual Homebrew Awards are sponsored by ZeroPage Homebrew and AtariAge!

Sun Dec 17, 2023 @ 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT WATCH LIVE: https://twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ WATCH LATER: https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ On Sunday, December 17, 2023 ZeroPage Homebrew will be interviewing the developers of every single new physical release coming to the AtariAge Store! Join ZeroPage Homebrew LIVE on Twitch while they unbox all the new Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Jaguar and Lynx games and talk with the incredibly talented Atari community members about their games! Get your questions ready for the devs and following along in the Twitch chat as they pop in each of the 22 new releases into their Atari consoles! NEW GAME RELEASES Atari 2600: Berry Fun!, Bot&Tom, Caramujo, ElectroBall, Game of the Bear 2 Much To Bear, Immunity!, Penult, Quantum Tunnel, Robot Zed Atari 7800: A.R.T.I., Death Merchant, E.X.O., Harpy\'s Curse, Millie and Molly, Oozy the Goo - Gaiden, Plumb Luck DX Atari Jaguar: Defender of the Crown, Novagen Volume 1, Rocket Ranger Atari Lynx: Growing Ties Deluxe, Odynexus Atari 5200: Scorch Developer Interviews: @Muddyfunster @Thomas Jentzsch @Sprybug @LordKraken @drludos @littaum @Revontuli @vhzc @CyranoJ @Karl G @graywest @mksmith @Atarius Maximus @SmittyB @Sohl @kikipdph @pirx

AtariAge will again be attending the annual Portland Retro Gaming Expo, taking place this year October 13-15 at the Oregon Convention Center! We'll have an even larger booth this year, the largest we've ever had at the show. And we'll have many new games available to purchase at the show, as well as demos for upcoming games! The AtariAge booth will be located right near the main entrance to the vendor hall, so you can't miss it as you enter the show! Many homebrew developers will be in attendance again at this year's show, so this is a great opportunity to meet and talk to developers about their games! And of course this is a HUGE event, and even larger this year with the addition of 60,000 square feet of space! There's so much to do at the show, tons of vendors, a huge free-play arcade, cosplay, auction, large console play area, tournaments, many speakers and panels throughout the show, and much more! Here's a list of the games we are working on for this year's show: Berry Fun! (Atari 2600) Boom! (Atari 2600) Bot & Tom (Atari 2600) Caramujo (Atari 2600) Electroball (Atari 2600) Game of the Bear 2 (Atari 2600) Immunity (Atari 2600) Penult (Atari 2600) Quantum Tunnel (Atari 2600) Robot Zed (Atari 2600) AWA Multicart (Atari 5200 / Atari 8-bit) Scorch (Atari 5200) A.R.T.I. (Atari 7800) Death Merchant (Atari 7800) E.X.O. (Atari 7800) Harpy's Curse (Atari 7800) Millie and Molly (Atari 7800) Oozie the Goo Gaiden (Atari 7800) Plumb Luck DX (Atari 7800) Growing Ties Deluxe (Atari Lynx) Odynexus (Atari Lynx) Novagen Volume 1 (Atari Jaguar) Rocket Ranger (Atari Jaguar) Visit our 2023 Portland Retro Gaming Expo Forum to discuss the show with other members and learn more about the new games and demos we'll have at the show! We hope to see many of you there!!

Voting is now OPEN for the 5th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards, celebrating the best in new Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, 8-Bit, Lynx and Jaguar homebrew games released in the past year! VOTE HERE: https://forums.atariage.com/forum/203-atari-homebrew-awards/ VOTE for your favorite homebrew games in twenty-one different categories, such as Best Graphics, Best Music+Sound, Best Packaging and Best WIP! Voting closes on February 17th, so make sure you make your voice heard on your favorites! The winners of the Atari Homebrew Awards will be broadcast LIVE February 25, 2023 on ZeroPage Homebrew with LIVE video acceptance speeches, you don't want to miss it! AWARDS LIVE BROADCAST: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ DATE: February 25, 2023 @ 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT The 5th Annual Homebrew Awards are sponsored by ZeroPage Homebrew, AtariAge and Mark/Space's Argon!

We're proud to announce the immediate availability of three new games for the Atari Jaguar - Gods, The Chaos Engine, and Stormbringer! You can now enjoy these three classic computer games on the Jaguar with new soundtracks and no slow floppy loading! Gods and The Chaos Engine were developed by The Bitmap Brothers and were popular and well-reviewed back when they were released. Stormbringer is the fourth game in the Magic Knight series created by David Jones. Click on the images below to jump straight to each game to learn more about them!

After a two year hiatus, the Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) is back, taking place Friday, October 14th through Sunday, October 16th at the Oregon Convention Center! We're excited to see the show's return, and AtariAge will once again have a large booth filled to the brim with an assortment of new homebrew games for the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Jaguar and 8-bit computers, along with demos of many games currently in development. In addition to all the new games we'll be releasing at this year's show, we'll also bring copies of all the new games released in 2020 and 2021 on our website. Here are some of the games we're planning on making available for the first time in Portland (and this is not a comprehensive list): Blocks (Atari 2600) Gorf Arcade (Atari 2600) Grizzards (Atari 2600) Lode Runner (Atari 2600) Oozy the Goo Slime Quest (Atari 2600) RAPTOR (Atari 2600) RubyQ (Atari 2600) Stratovox (Atari 2600) VROOM! (Atari 2600) AWA Anthology (Atari 5200 / Atari 8-bit) Rob 'n' Banks (Atari 5200) 2048 (Atari 7800) Attack of the PETSCII Robots (Atari 7800) E.X.O. (Atari 7800) Galaxian Arcade (Atari 7800) Keystone Koppers (Atari 7800) Pac-Man Collection 40th Anniversary (Atari 7800) Slide Boy in Maze Land (Atari 7800) UniWarS (Atari 7800) Gods (Atari Jaguar) Chaos Engine (Atari Jaguar) We'll also have copies of Qyx (Atari 2600) from Champ Games, the re-release of Boulder Dash (Atari 2600), and Popeye (Atari 7800) at the show! These three games will be available soon from the AtariAge Store. The Portland Retro Gaming Expo is one of the largest classic gaming events in the country, bursting at the seams with video games and game-related activities all weekend long! The PRGE Retrocade opens to the public at noon on Friday, featuring 30,000 square feet of full-size arcade games and pinball machines, and the main exhibition hall (along with the arcade) will be open Saturday and Sunday. Here's an incomplete list of what you'll find at the show: Exhibitors and Vendors selling classic gaming consoles and games Various panels in three separate auditoriums throughout the weekend Tons of special guests and speakers! Huge 30,000 square foot arcade PRGE live auction with many unique classic gaming items Tournaments throughout the show Cosplay contest Please visit the official Portland Retro Gaming Expo website to learn more about this year's show. If you're attending the show, please stop by our booth, say hello, and play some new games! You can discuss the show with other AtariAge members in our 2022 Portland Retro Gaming Expo forum! Hope to see you there!

AtariAge Day returns for 2022 with all the latest Atari 2600, 5200, 7800 and Jaguar games from AtariAge! This online event via ZeroPage Homebrew will not only have the unveiling of the latest homebrew from AtariAge but will also have your favorite Atari homebrew developers LIVE on the stream talking about their latest games! Saturday, May 21st 2022 12PM PT/3PM ET/7PM GMT https://twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Make sure you don't miss this huge event and mark it on your calendars! All the newest games in the AtariAge Store will be unboxed and played during the interviews with developers such as: Atari 2600: Doggone It (2600) by Andrew Pauley (Armscar Coder) Escape from the Castle (2600) by Eduardo Vilarinho Game of the Bear (2600) by Vladimir Zuniga (vhzc) Hellway (2600) by Octavio Pinho Bokel LadyBug Arcade (2600) by John Champeau (johnnywc) Mr. Yo-Yo (2600) by David Marli (DaveM) Pitkat (2600) by Marco Johannes (MarcoJ) and Dyfed Hitchings (Jamtex) RobotWar 2684 (2600) by John Champeau (johnnywc) Soul of the Beast (2600) by Michael Christophersson/ΛERIF°RM (flame) Unholy (2600) by Leonardo Santiago Atari 5200: Intellidiscs (5200) by Ryan Witmer Atari 7800: Danger Zone (7800) by Lewis Hill (Muddyfunster) Dragon's Descent (7800) by Todd Furmanski (Revontuli) Knight Guy in Low-Res World – Castle Days (7800) by Vladimir Zuniga (vhzc) Wizard's Dungeon (7800) by BydoEmpire Atari Jaguar: Dr. Typo Collection (Jaguar) by Dr. Typo (DrTypo) Gravitic Mines (Jaguar) by Lawrence Staveley (CyranoJ) and Ander Lex (agradeneu)

Not to be outdone by the Atari Homebrew Awards, our friends in the Intellivision community has come together to recognize the best Intellivision homebrew games released in 2021. Don't miss this opportunity to recognize your favorite homebrews, as there's just a few days left to vote! Please head to the Intellivision Homebrew Awards forum to cast your vote. Voting closes February 6th, 2022 - 8pm CST. Papa Pete will announce winners during a special stream Feb 11, 2022 - stay tuned! All results will be posted to the AtariAge Intellivision Homebrew Awards forum after the stream ends. This year there are six polls, one for each category: Game of the Year (Physical) Game of the Year (Digital) Best physical packaging (Box, Manual, Overlays) Best Graphics Best Music and Sound Best Port Check out this topic for videos and information on all nominees. You can vote in all the different categories in the Intellivision Homebrew Awards forum.

Voting is now OPEN for the 4th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards, celebrating the best in new Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, 8-Bit and Lynx homebrew games released in 2021! VOTE on your favorite homebrew in seventeen different categories such as Best Graphics, Best Music+Sound, Best Packaging and Best WIP! Voting closes on February 6th, so make sure you make your voice heard on your favorites! VOTE HERE: https://atariage.com/forums/forum/203-atari-homebrew-awards/ The winners of the Atari Homebrew Awards will be broadcast LIVE February 12, 2022 on ZeroPage Homebrew with LIVE video acceptance speeches, you don't want to miss it! During the event, ZeroPage Homebrew will be announcing the winners and runners up in each of the categories along with LIVE acceptance speeches from the winners, plus much more!