wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ray Wilmott) (06/19/88)
----------------------- Since I know some of you guys at Atari read this newsgroup, I just wanted to voice a request of mine to Atari Inc. : please market the light gun for us 8-bit computer owners. I'd love to be able to play the new software available for the XEGS (I've heard Crossbow is coming?...), but since I already own 2 8-bit computers, I'm certainly not about to buy another console just to get the light gun! Come On Atari and market the light gun seperately for people like me! -Ray wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu
kimes@ihlpe.ATT.COM (Kit Kimes) (06/20/88)
In article <Jun.18.18.27.54.1988.22411@topaz.rutgers.edu>, wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ray Wilmott) writes: > > Since I know some of you guys at Atari read this newsgroup, I just > wanted to voice a request of mine to Atari Inc. : please market > the light gun for us 8-bit computer owners. I'd love to be able to > play the new software available for the XEGS (I've heard Crossbow > is coming?...), but since I already own 2 8-bit computers, I'm > certainly not about to buy another console just to get the light gun! > Come On Atari and market the light gun seperately for people like me! > > I was told by someone from Atari at their booth at CES that the light gun was already shipping and available in limited quanities. You might want to check with whomever you usually get hardware from. In the meantime, below is a list of available (or soon to be ) cartridges for the XE Game System. These are all being released by Atari, even though several were originally by some other company. The only third party cartridge software that I hear rumors of is 'California Games' from Epyx, but it wasn't announced at CES, so it isn't on my list. If you see any obvious errors, please let me know. All the information came from Atari press releases and literature I picked up. Kit Kimes AT&T--Information Systems Labs ...ihnp4!ihlpe!kimes ============================================================================== The following titles are now, are will shortly be, available for the XE Game System. They will also work in the XL/XE computer systems. Some, but not all, will work with the older 800 computers as well. These titles are sorted alphabetically by name. TITLE CART # COMPANY AVAILABILITY ACE OF ACES RX8099 ACCOLADE 2nd Qtr AIRBALL RX8109 4th Qtr ARCHON RX8092 ELEC. ARTS NOW ATARI LAB LIGHT MOD. AED80014 ATARI NOW ATARI LAB STARTER AED80013 ATARI NOW BALLBLAZER RX8064 LUCASFILM NOW BARNYARD BLASTER RX8086 ATARI NOW BATTLEZONE RX8077 ATARI NOW BLUE MAX RX8081 BRODERBUND NOW CENTIPEDE RX8020 ATARI NOW CHOPLIFTER! RX8096 BRODERBUND 3rd Qtr COMMANDO RX8094 DATA EAST 3rd Qtr CRIME BUSTERS RX8104 ATARI 3rd Qtr CROSSBOW RX8088 EXIDY 3rd Qtr CRYSTAL CASTLES RX8102 3rd Qtr DARK CHAMBERS RX8101 4th Qtr DAVID'S MIDNIGHT MAGIC RX8083 BRODERBUND NOW DESERT FALCON RX8089 ATARI 2nd Qtr DONKEY KONG RX8031 NINTENDO NOW DONKEY KONG, JR RX8040 NINTENDO NOW FIGHT NIGHT RX8085 ACCOLADE NOW FINAL LEGACY RX8067 ATARI NOW FOOD FIGHT RX8079 ATARI NOW GATO RX8090 SPECTRUM HLOLBYTE 2nd Qtr HARDBALL RX8084 ACCOLADE NOW INTO THE EAGLE'S NEST RX8114 PANDORA 3rd Qtr JINKS RX8112 4th Qtr JOUST RX8044 WILLIAMS NOW JUNGLE HUNT RX8049 TAITO NOW KARATEKA RX8095 BRODERBUND 3nd Qtr LODE RUNNER RX8082 BRODERBUND NOW MARIO BROTHERS RX8103 3rd Qtr MEAN 18, ULTIMATE GOLF RX8100 ACCOLADE 3rd Qtr MILLIPEDE RX8048 ATARI NOW MOON PATROL RX8052 WILLIAMS NOW NEBULUS RX8111 4th Qtr NECROMANCER RX8108 2nd Qtr ONE-ON-ONE BASKETBALL RX8093 ELEC. ARTS NOW REALSPORTS FOOTBALL RX8029 ATARI NOW REALSPORTS TENNIS RX8042 ATARI NOW RESCUE ON FRACTALUS RX8063 LUCASFILM NOW ROBOTRON:2084 RX8033 WILLIAMS NOW SKYWRITER RX8059 NOW SPACE INVADERS CXL4008 TAITO NOW STAR RAIDERS II RX8078 ATARI NOW SUMMER GAMES RX8098 EPYX 3rd Qtr SUPER BREAKOUT CXL4006 ATARI NOW THUNDERFOX RX8113 3rd Qtr TYPO ATTACK RX8057 ATARI NOW
jwt@atari.UUCP (Jim Tittsler) (06/21/88)
In article <Jun.18.18.27.54.1988.22411@topaz.rutgers.edu>, wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ray Wilmott) writes: > Come On Atari and market the light gun seperately for people like me! We've been planning to do this all along. John Skruch, the 8-bit product manager tells me there was a hang-up in getting the boxes done, but the product should be available imminently. The product has just recently been included on the latest dealer price list. > wanted to voice a request of mine to Atari Inc. : please market ^^^ Please, we've been Atari _Corp._ for (almost) four years. Veteran of both Inc. and Corp, Jim Tittsler, Systems Engineer, Atari Corp. {ames, portal,imagen}!atari!jwt
lackey@Alliant.COM (Stan Lackey) (07/01/88)
> >> Come On Atari and market the light gun seperately for people like me! > I am also interested in 3D glasses, and am prepared to write any assembly code necessary to drive them. Wouldn't stuff like battlezone or 3D breakout be great! I could also see a version of Basic with 3D plot/drawto statements... -Stan
cfchiesa@bsu-cs.UUCP (Christopher Chiesa) (07/03/88)
In article <2082@alliant.Alliant.COM>, lackey@Alliant.COM (Stan Lackey) writes: > > > I am also interested in 3D glasses, and am prepared to write any assembly > code necessary to drive them. Wouldn't stuff like battlezone or 3D breakout > be great! I could also see a version of Basic with 3D plot/drawto > statements... Likewise! I've been into stereo all my life, have done stereo in various forms on computers (including a "cross-eye"-viewable stereo drawing program right h> here on my good ol' Atari), and would *LOVE!* to have a pair of those "glasses" to mess with! Count me another vote in favor of marketing 'em separately! -- UUCP: <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee,uunet}!bsu-cs!cfchiesa cfchiesa@bsu-cs.UUCP