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inquisitr.com - 7/4/2009
Source Code of Several Atari 7800 Games Released! | ProgrammerFish - Everything that's programmed!
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Remember the Dig Dug or Centipede or Robotron ? They used to be favorites whe image n Atari’s 7800 series was still around. Now since the era of those consoles is over and a different world of interactive reality gaming has taken over, Atari Museum, a site run by Atari enthusiast, has got hold ...
'Asteroids' lands at Universal
hollywoodreporter.com - 7/2/2009
'Asteroids' lands at Universal
— hollywoodreporter.com — Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari... video game "Asteroids." Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. In "Asteroids," ... (more) 'Asteroids' lands at Universal

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'Asteroids' lands at Universal
hollywoodreporter.com - 7/2/2009
'Asteroids' lands at Universal
— hollywoodreporter.com — Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari... video game "Asteroids." Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. In "Asteroids," ... (more) 'Asteroids' lands at Universal

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Atari releases source code for 7800 games
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... According to Programmerfish, Atari said the purpose of the release is to give potential developers insight into the Atari’s gaming platform so they may possibly build upon the 7800 series. Why people would want to build upon the 7800 in 2009 I don’t know, but I still like the sound of it. ...

Atari releases source code of 15 games
D' Technology Weblog — ... 15 games developed and sold for the Atari 7800, games include Dig Dug or Centipede or Robotron, although notably you’ll need a 7800 emulator to run any of them. Atari said the purpose of the release is to give potential developers insight into the Atari’s gaming platform so they may possibly build upon the 7800 series. Why people would want to build upon the 7800 in 2009 I don’t know, but I still like the sound of it. Download source code at Programmerfish. ...

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