Light Gun Wanted
Ray Wilmott
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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
Kit Kimes
>
> 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!
>
>
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
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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
Jim Tittsler
> 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
Stan Lackey
>> Come On Atari and market the light gun seperately for people like me!
>
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
Christopher Chiesa
> >
> 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!
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