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Why is this happening? First - the Atari Gamer branding is changing to K-Retro Gaming to allow us to expand to providing games, replacement parts, and mod services to other game consoles. And second - The content management system running Atari Gamer is out of date and Google AppEngine (where the website runs) will no longer allow it to run after the 30th January 2024, so in order to preserve all content we switched to a new and modern content management system and chose a website domain that better suits the subject matter. Since we are operating this website in our spare time, on top of full time family and job committments, some features had to be dropped.
We're proud to announce that in collaboration with Yastuna Games and KrakenDev, we're now shipping out the pre-orders for the LynXmas 2020 game jam compilation cart. This cart includes an amazing menu selection screen and 7 games:
- Gift Catcher
- Naughty
- RED
- Santa Factory
- Santa's Empty Sack
- Saving Santa Tree
- Snowball
This is a physical cartridge release and a compilation of all the games from the LynXmas 2020 game jam. You can purchase the cartridge from the following shops:
Show off your cart using one of our display stands (also available from Yastuna Games).
"The Legend of Argus: The Complete History of Rygar" book launched some time back and we of course have it in our collection, well now Brian (the author) brought out an extended version of the book. We contributed photos to both the books and can't wait to see it in person. Here's what Brian says about the extended version...
This extended edition Rygar book is 154 full-color pages (44 new pages) and is packed with new content:
The Joey line of cart dumpers and programmers have been available from BennVenn for a long time. Now a similar device is coming to the Atari Lynx. Unlike our cartridge reader/writer that relies on a Raspberry Pi to do most of the work, the Joey will have a USB-C interface and will appear as an external drive. No additional hardware will be required.
The Lynx version of the device will come as an assembled PCB, but without the Lynx cartridge connector, which you will have to either source separately or purchase as a kit together with the Joey from our store. We will continue selling our reader/writer until the current stock runs out but will not plan on producing any more units after that (our's comes with the Lynx I connector installed).
BennVenn keeps amazing the Lynx mod scene with more cool announcements! This time for. NiMh battery charge mod for your Lynx! Here's a word from Ben...
NiMh charge boards are in production! 2 cell or 6 cell support - USB charging (2 cell) or DC jack charging (6 cell). $12 in store soon! - The basics: Allows the use of standard NiMh AA cells, eneloops, dollar store rechargables etc. Longer runtime than any Lithium mod kits, longer shelf life, lower self discharge, higher charge cycles, all up safer and cheaper and no international shipping issues! Simple 3 wire install, led charge and fault indication, Can charge while playing, multiple safety checks to keep your batteries, charger and console safe!. 2cell suitable for GBC/GBA/Pocket - 6cell suitable for Atari Lynx I,II and Game Gear. Can be used with USB C boost modules to charge 6cell system from USBC.
Very cool! Can't wait to test these out. Atari Gamer will also be brining out a micro-USB compatible add-on for this, which can also function as a way to directly power your Lynx from a USB power bank!
Both Ponx and SFX were re-released by Songbird Productions on curved lip carts, along with the rest of their published games. However, these two released did not get a box, they still came in the CD Jewel case. Well, 22 years after the initial release, this is finally changing! The shiny new boxes will be available from the Songbird Productions store in November 2021.
Here's a short word from Songbird...
Boxes will be $10 each. Cart + box prices will not go up; ...Songbird will run a limited-time discount on these two carts after the boxes are available. Pricing TBD.
Here's another preview of Captain Harlynx, this time it's the "End of Infinity" level parts 2 and 3. It's not in space but in Egypt, among the pyramids. And speaking of pyramids, check out their 3D rendering! Very cool to see this sort of effect on the Lynx.
Now that was cool, but here's an Atari Gamer exclusive preview of the next part of this level, inside a pyramid. This is a shorter videos but it shows off even more amazing effects like 3D shadows!
This game is going to be amazing when it's released!
While we wait for Raid on TriCity - Second Wave and YNXA to be released in their physical forms, here are two videos that show off gameplay for the games.
Once the games are released, they will be available for purchase from the Yastuna Games store.
We held our LynXmas 2020 game jam in December last year and promised that there will be a physical cartridge release of the games. Due to various delays that have been out of our control we weren't able to make it happen sooner, but now that we've taken matters into our hands, the cartridge is coming out this year and it will be available in time for Christmas! 🎅
The following games will be included on the one cartridge:
Pre-orders will be opened soon from our shop, we just need a little bit more time to finalise the cartridge sticker and how the game selection menu will look, otherwise we're ready to go! We'll make another announcement once pre-orders are open.
A big THANK YOU goes out to Yastuna Games for helping us out with the cartridge stickers and PCBs. Another huge THANKS goes out to LordKraken from KrakenDev for helping out with the game selection menu. 😻
You might say that YNXA has already been released, but that was the competition version. Soon we will have a physical release of the game, with more maps and temples to explore. There will also be a deluxe edition for those who want something extra (we know we do!) Here's a word from the developer...
Hope to get the packaging printed for Animasia Festival homebrew corner in 3 weeks in Bordeaux.
Cannot guarantee the game will be on sale, but it will be demoed among other games (Asteroids Chasers Game Boy, but also NES games from some friends)
This is the regular packaging artwork. What do you think about it ?
Deluxe Edition will include:
Stay tuned for amazing cover illustration by Margarita Gadrat.
(*) the Map Pack will also be available alone for people who want it along the Regular Edition.
A quick update from Jasper aka Ninjabba, the developer of Wyvern Tales via his mailing list...
Greetings fellow Atarians!
Here is a small but important update: I'm happy to announce that the new batch of Wyvern Tales is available for sale again!
This week the first games of the new batch are being shipped. You can order your copy now directly from Songbird Productions. If you live in Europe, you might want to wait a few more weeks, so that you can buy it directly from me and save on shipping costs. I will send an update once the games are ready for shipment.
On my Instagram profile you can see progress on homebrew projects I'm currently working on.
Stay safe and until next update!
- Jasper aka Ninjabba
Have you had a peek at Jasper's Insta account? Notice anything interesting there, because we see something new being worked on there. We'll have a better update on that soon hopefully!
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