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Atari Scene News<p>In addition to Kara-T-Rex, 4 more <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computer games were programmed in 36 hours during the Grawitacja 8bit GameJam 2025: Dinodrab, Jurassic Spark, Diver with a Big... Hearth and CreDino. <a href="https://www.grawitacja.eu/wyniki" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">grawitacja.eu/wyniki</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Kara-T-Rex, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers game written in 36 hours during Grawitacja Gamejam 2025 <a href="https://gitlab.com/bocianu/kara-t-rex" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gitlab.com/bocianu/kara-t-rex</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hackaton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hackaton</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>New firmware for SysCheck II, must have diagnostic (and memory expansion) card for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers <a href="https://forums.atariage.com/topic/251315-sys-check-v22-ready-to-use-batch-available/page/12/#findComment-5653294" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forums.atariage.com/topic/2513</span><span class="invisible">15-sys-check-v22-ready-to-use-batch-available/page/12/#findComment-5653294</span></a> (scroll for latest update) <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a></p>
xenos 🐧🇵🇭<p>My <a href="https://mas.to/tags/atari800xl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari800xl</span></a> picture of the day</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a></p>
xenos 🐧🇵🇭<p>I took a stab at writing Tai-Pan for the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari8bit</span></a> in 2017 but stalled after a month or so of working on the game code. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Thomas Cherryhomes<p>Some <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FujiNet</span></a> users have reported performance issues in CP/M.</p><p>These two tickets explain why it happens, and what can be done to fix them.</p><p>any1 want 2 help be4 I get to them?</p><p><a href="https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-firmware/issues/917" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet</span><span class="invisible">-firmware/issues/917</span></a><br><a href="https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-firmware/issues/918" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet</span><span class="invisible">-firmware/issues/918</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>107 unique colors in this pixel art from Lost World, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers demo presented at Revision 2025 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pixelart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pixelart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Lost World, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers demo by Desire presented at Revision 2025 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzaecJf1m3Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=NzaecJf1m3</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Lenny the Ninja, original Amiga tune converted for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers <a href="https://youtu.be/4AJ3axBN_8w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/4AJ3axBN_8w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/chiptune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chiptune</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Street Fighter II is coming for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers <a href="https://youtu.be/v78Gqtr--Dk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/v78Gqtr--Dk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Graphics enhanced work in progress Missile Command for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers. Gameplay: <a href="https://youtu.be/I53emNjx_Oc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/I53emNjx_Oc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Download: <a href="https://atarionline.pl/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7882&amp;page=1#Item_5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atarionline.pl/forum/comments.</span><span class="invisible">php?DiscussionID=7882&amp;page=1#Item_5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>The RM 800XL project by Revive Machines continues <a href="https://revive-machines.com/index-en.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">revive-machines.com/index-en.h</span><span class="invisible">tml</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>ABBUC Magazine #160, since 1985 the source of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers informations, news and programs <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Hero Fantasy: The Kings Sword, new game for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers <a href="https://monos51.itch.io/hero-fantasythe-kings-sword-atari-8bits" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">monos51.itch.io/hero-fantasyth</span><span class="invisible">e-kings-sword-atari-8bits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a></p>
Paul (Goto 10)<p>The Atari 1200XL fiasco</p><p><a href="https://www.goto10retro.com/p/the-atari-1200xl-fiasco" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goto10retro.com/p/the-atari-12</span><span class="invisible">00xl-fiasco</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari8bit</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Amin Girasol<p>The wonderful <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZafinnBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZafinnBooks</span></a>¹ gave me this excellent haul of <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> equipment. All of it needs work and money put into it; none came with power supplies, for example. An <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari800</span></a>, an <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari810" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari810</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FloppyDiskDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloppyDiskDrive</span></a>, an <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari130XE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari130XE</span></a> and an <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AtariXG1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtariXG1</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/LightGun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightGun</span></a>.</p><p>¹ Ireland-based author of several self-published all-colour books about Atari: <a href="https://zafinnbooks.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zafinnbooks.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Feoh<p>Welp, I finally had time to set up my Indus GT floppy for my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari8bit</span></a> </p><p>And it powers on. The lED display lights, but if I try to boot a floppy I get G5 on the LCD, which seems like a common problem because there's even a write-u pabout it on atariprojects:</p><p><a href="https://atariprojects.org/2024/12/07/replace-the-track-0-sensor-on-an-indus-gt-floppy-disk-drive-for-the-atari-8-bit-computers-30-60-mins/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atariprojects.org/2024/12/07/r</span><span class="invisible">eplace-the-track-0-sensor-on-an-indus-gt-floppy-disk-drive-for-the-atari-8-bit-computers-30-60-mins/</span></a></p><p>So I'll need to figure out how to get that work done.</p><p>I can't complain, I have an <em>amazing</em> life, but there are moments where I really sincerely wish soldering was a possible thing for me to do :)</p><p>Super glad I talked the guy on ebay down from his price given that the unit was untested :)</p>
Gonzalo Nemmi :runbsd:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@eiZen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eiZen</span></a></span> I feel you bro .. </p><p>Btw, look what I'm wearing today 😎</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Atari2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari2600</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>Mini Golf, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari8bit</span></a> computers game coded in FastBasic for BASIC 10 Liner Contest 2025 <a href="https://youtu.be/Y7f5if4gdlQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Y7f5if4gdlQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a></p>
Atari Scene News<p>3D printed LCD 10 inches monitor housing suitable for the Atari XL line of computers <a href="https://makerworld.com/it/models/1217900-atari-xl-10-1-inch-monitor-housing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makerworld.com/it/models/12179</span><span class="invisible">00-atari-xl-10-1-inch-monitor-housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari8bit</span></a></p>