January 2011
NEWSLETTER for January 2011 President’s Corner
Anyways here's the notes....
by Michael Current January 2011
November 2010
Welcome to 2011! Don't forget, THIS MONTH is our annual Christmas Party / Potluck / Auction extravaganza. DON'T MISS IT!! I hope Atari-Santa was good to you this year. Otherwise, you can make up the difference at the SPACE Auction! Thanks, keep using that Atari, and come to your next SPACE meeting, Friday January 14, 2011. **********************************************
Treasurer's Report by Greg Leitner For December 2010
Meeting started at 7:45 PM. Secretary Steve then recapped the October meeting which included mentioning the decision to have the Christmas party & auction in January. Treasurer Greg then covered the treasury notes for the club. Membership count by Glen is at 12 members paid up. Glen then covered the Disk Of The Month which includes some interesting games such as Jewel Bits from the German club AABUC. On the Tech stuff from Nolan he did some updates to the website involving membership counts and other improvements. The November elections took place. The current elected officials remained the same with the exceptions of secretary being changed from Steve Peck to Brian Little. Volunteer positions remained the same. Party discussion was pretty heated but the final decision came to the always favorite festive Taco Fest!
No minutes were submitted for the December 2010 meeting.
Meeting ended at 8:30 PM.
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December 2010
Secretary's Report By Steven Peck For Nov & Dec 2010
Secretary's Notes By Brian Little Its hard to believe its already the year 2011. Seems like yesterday back in 1994 or whenever it was when I started in the club and here I am now once again the secretary of the club. Anyways just for you folks who demanded it I am bringing you all both the November and December meeting notes since I will be honest the past few months have been tiring. Trust me. Working in retail during the holiday shopping time while it can be rewarding (well at least the paychecks) its also very stressful with all those crazy shoppers.
Meeting started at 7:50 PM. Secretary Brian covered the events from last month which included the elections and the January party/auction. Since Treasurer Greg was not present Nolan recapped the treasury notes from the December newsletter. Membership count by Glen is at 10 paid members. Glen then covered the Disk Of The Month which is more stuff from the German club AABUC including great games such as Milk Nuts... yes its really called Milk Nuts and its really fun. On the Tech stuff Nolan says he is considering getting a mobile version of the site up. Old news wise the January party was talked about... eagerly awaiting Taco Fest! In new news Lance mentioned that the Black Cat Theater line for Atari Jaguar movies has launched to great success. Meeting ended at 8:10 PM.
With the notes covered I highly encourage everyone to show up on January 14th for the party and auction. Along with two Atari ST systems there will be plenty of software and magazines. See you at the January meeting! Oh... and lets go New England Patriots in the playoffs! ******************************************** BBS Corner By Nolan Friedland For January 2011
From: Michael Current [michael@mcurrent.name] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:43 PM Subject: Zerkman strikes back on the ST Zerkman strikes back on the ST December 14th, 2010 After eons of awaytime, Zerkman of Sector One is back with a new 4k intro for the ST called Coast 2 Coast. Fullscreen effects, fractals and a nice chipzik by DmaSc, all in just 4k! » Download at the Sillyventure 2010 download page http://dhs.nu/files.php?t=partydl&party=Sillyventure 2010 ********************************************
If anyone has any comments, suggestions, ideas, or submissions for the BBS Corner column or the SPACE BBS web site, you may email them to me, Nolan Friedland, at the address shown on the back of this newsletter under the "CLUB OFFICIALS" section.
From: Michael Current [michael@mcurrent.name] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:45 PM Subject: Ancient lost TEX demo resurrected
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Ancient lost TEX demo resurrected 2010
From: Michael Current [michael@mcurrent.name] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:43 PM Subject: Checkpoint releases new demo Checkpoint releases new demo December 13th, 2010 Defjam and 505 of Checkpoint have been busy making a new Atari ST demo that was released at Sillyventure 2010.
December 14th,
Grazey of the PHF have got some vintage (1987!) unreleased stuff from The Exceptions. One of the things is a very old digi-music screen by Mad Max to showcase the new routines for Electronic Arts. It's a conversion of the Skate or die! title screen. It was sent in to the Sillyventure 2010 compo for old unreleased demos.
It's called Visualize and consists of many nice parts. » Download at the Sillyventure 2010 download page http://dhs.nu/files.php?t=partydl&party=Sillyventure 2010
» Download at the Sillyventure 2010 download page http://dhs.nu/files.php?t=partydl&party=Sillyventure 2010
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From: Michael Current [michael@mcurrent.name] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:44 PM Subject: New STe demo from Paradox
From: Michael Current [michael@mcurrent.name] Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 7:24 PM Subject: Atari Announces Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2 Featuring Four-Player Multiplayer for the First Time
New STe demo from Paradox
December 14th, 2010
The Paradox crew have finished a new demo for the STe called Sventure. The demo features graphics by Zweckform and Dan, music by 505 and code by Paranoid and RA. » Download at the Sillyventure 2010 download page http://dhs.nu/files.php?t=partydl&party=Sillyventure 2010 ********************************************
Atari Announces Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2 Featuring Four-Player Multiplayer for the First Time Star Raiders®, Yars' Revenge®, Millipede® Asteroids® Deluxe and Major Havoc® Lead Line-up of 50 Atari Classics Featured on Nintendo DS Release, Hitting Stores in Spring 2011 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Atari, one of the world's most recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, today announced Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2, a follow up to the popular Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 1. Delivering 50
more of Atari's addictive games exclusively on the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems, Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2, brings together more of Atari's popular arcade and Atari 2600 titles including Star Raiders®, Yars' Revenge®, Millipede® and Asteroids Deluxe ® and Major Havoc®. These timeless gaming classics will hit retail shelves in North America in Spring 2011.
Quadrun, Sentinel, Space War, Star Raiders, Yars' Revenge Developed by Atari in partnership with Code Mystics, Atari Greatest Hits: Vol. 2 will be available in Spring 2011. For more information, please log onto www.atari.com/agh2. About ATARI, SA
Atari introduced a new era of interactive entertainment throughout the 1970s and 1980s with its addictive arcade games and home gaming system. With Atari's Greatest Hits: Volume 2, each spotlighted game will feature the same pick-up and play control scheme as their original arcade and 2600 console form, with modern updates to align with the Nintendo DS platform. Up to four-player multiplayer via both DS Download and multi-card play will be available for 20 titles including Combat and Warlords for head-to-head gaming. Additionally, Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2 will feature a selection of interviews with Atari founder, Nolan Bushnell, an arcade gallery with arcade games and select arcade game memorabilia. As an added bonus, players can also try out the Atari 400 emulator using the Touch Screen keyboard. "Given the positive response to Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 1, we look forward to offering gamers more of Atari's timeless classics in Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2," said Jim Wilson, CEO of Atari. "By adding four player multiplayer to such classics as Warlords, we continue to offer players new levels of robust gameplay."
Atari group is a global creator, producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Atari's brands and content are available across all key traditional and digital distribution touch points, including browser-based and social online platforms, PC, consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, and advanced smart phones (i.e. iPhone, Android and RIM devices). Divisions of Atari, SA include Cryptic Studios, Eden Studios, Atari Interactive, Inc. and Atari, Inc. Atari benefits from the strength of its worldwide brand and its extensive catalogue of contemporary classic game franchises (Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Lunar Lander®), original owned franchises (Test Drive®, Backyard Sports®, Deer Hunter®), MMO games from Cryptic Studios (Star Trek™ Online, Champions™) and third party franchises (Ghostbusters®, Rollercoaster Tycoon®, Dungeons and Dragons®). Atari also leverages the power of its franchises to deliver movies and merchandise to consumers around the world. For more information please visit: www.atari.com © 2010 Atari Europe SASU. All rights reserved.
The complete Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2 line-up is as follows:
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Asteroids Deluxe, Black Widow, Crystal Castles, Liberator, Major Havoc, Millipede, Red Baron, Super Breakout, Warlords. Atari 2600 Favorites Breakout, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Super Breakout, Video Pinball, Warlords, Return to Haunted House, Secret Quest, Canyon Bomber, Circus Atari, Combat, Combat Two, Demons to Diamonds, Desert Falcon, Offthe-Wall, Radar Lock, Golf, Double Dunk, Realsports Basketball, Realsports Soccer, Super Baseball, Super Football, Video Olympics, A Game of Concentration, Backgammon, Basic Programming, Brain Games, Code Breaker, Maze Craze, Video Chess, Black Jack, Casino, Fatal Run, Night Driver, Steeplechase, Street Racer,
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