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Wiiuser.co.uk Blog (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Image from DeviantArt There were already a few signs hinting that Atari was having some trouble holding on to the Dragon Ball franchise. A couple of years ago, the publisher clashed with FUNimation over the game license. Namco Bandai announced last month that it had secured publishing rights to three new entries in the franchise. Today, Namco [...]
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The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Atari has released the source code of over 15 games developed and sold for the Atari 7800. Games released include Dig Dug or Centipede or Robotron, although notably you’ll need a 7800 emulator to run any of them. According to Programmerfish, Atari said the purpose of the release is to give potential developers insight into the Atari’s [...]
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AterSlash (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
* From the devkit readmes: 2600/7800 DEVELOPMENT KIT<br> CARE AND FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS<br> […] Feel free to telephone John Feagans at Atari (U.S.) at area code (408) 745-xxxx any time you have a question about using the software. He wrote the download program and the transfer rom code. He’s the one who did not write any support documentation to go with his software. * From...
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Arthur Pewty's maggot sandwich (Free subscription) | yesterday
The press advertisement above (click on the picture for a larger view) is for a computer based, multi player, virtual world played online, similar to Second Life or the World of WarCraft . Players from around the world could log in, interact, communicate with one another and both compete and collaborate in various challenges online. Nothing unusual there then. Except this was in daily use back in 1984...
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GameSetWatch (Free subscription) | yesterday
['Tokyo Beat' is a new, bi-weekly GameSetWatch-exclusive column by writer Ryan Winterhalter, focusing on expressions of game culture in Japan] A small white sign marks the entrance to Super Deluxe , a bar in Tokyo’s party center, Roppongi. It’s easy to miss, but it catches my eye just as I pass. I enter the building, and make my way downstairs. I arrive in time to find a table, but not...
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BadAssGamer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Our newest writer Jason, has been writing film reviews since 2003 for his personal website. He's an experienced writer and you simply must read his reviews. So what are you waiting for? Biography I am a 34 year old systems administrator and trainer working for The University of Alabama . I cut my gaming teeth on an Atari 2600 with its impressive 128 bytes of RAM. I was hooked from the beginning and...
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Retro Finds - The best of the 70s and 80s 70's and 80's (Free subscription) | yesterday
Robert McLaughlin Rob takes a fond look back at the video shop experience... Published on Jun 25, 2009 As a kid of the 1980s and never really liking sport, climbing trees, or going out, for that matter, one of the biggest pleasures in life was the video shop. They have, over the past decade become something of a rarity, with only Blockbuster really still having a presence on the high street. However,...
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Space World (Free subscription) | yesterday
Shinobi (XBLA, 2009) Rating: 10/10 "Shinobi" is a very imaginative game. It has a distinct 80s touch, with its gritty urban streets, its juxtaposition of ninjas and helicopters, and a fairly "pop" soundtrack. The first boss, a towering hulk who wears samurai armor, makes a cameo in each of the two stages that precede his boss battle. He has a tiny little weak spot on his head,...
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Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | yesterday
Me. I was a ZX Spectrum kid. I had a Commodore 16k, but it was rubbish... even then. Other kids I knew had Commodore 64s, Amiga CPC464s and Atari somethingothers with cigar shaped joysticks, but for me, Spectrum Was King....
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[PlayRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
A gamer notorious for his diligent retro gaming skills has found a 26-year-old easter egg in the depths of Donkey Kong for the Atari 400 and Atari 800. Don Hodges has posted the easter egg guide up on...
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Destructoid (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
Ubisoft has announced that they'll be publishing Heroes Over Europe , the sequel to 2005's Heroes of the Pacific . Heroes Over Europe was originally supposed to be out by now from Atari, but that obviously isn't happening anymore. This is just more proof that Atari seems to be leaving the retail market in favor of the digital market. As for Heroes Over Europe , I actually previewed the game last December....
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1UP (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Forgive us, but we haven't kept up with all our youth trends -- do kids still care about Dragon Ball? Has it become pass� ? Did the disastrous live-action movie kill the license forever? We're guessing the answer to that last one is no, considering how hard a fight there's been over the North American publishing rights to games based on the anime series. Now, Gamasutra reports that emerging...
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Kotaku Australia (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Last year, the coder who wrote the Atari 400 port of Donkey Kong revealed it had an Easter Egg but it’s “totally not worth it.” Someone has gone to the trouble of finding it. (more…)
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Bookninja (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
… and another American thing I’m proud of? Atari (I guess that pretty well dates me). And what does Atari have to do with books? According to Flickr artist 9 0 0 0, plenty. I’m especially fond of RIMBAUD! For use with the Lost Soul Video Compute System (TM). (via <HTMLGIANT>)
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Vooks.Net RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
The future of Dragon Ball video games is no longer with Atari, as the franchise rights have been picked up by Namco-Bandai, taking effect from January next year
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