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AtariNews: On The Prowl is back! It's been three years since the last
issue. With the return of sites like Jaguar Interactive and even my
own site, The Atarian Atmosphere, I thought it was time to bring back
the newsletter too! I have decided to go with a bimonthly format,
watch for the next issue on July 1st. If you have any comments or
suggestions about the return of AtariNews, don't hesitate to email
me, or visit the new Atari News Forum.

http://atarinews.atariansun.com/

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Homestar Runner RPG for 2600 release date pushed back

The release date of Homestar Runner RPG for the Atari 2600 has been
pushed back from May to June of 2004. This is due to the fact that
Paul Slocum has been keeping busy with his band, and will need a
little more time to finish the game. This is the first official
Homestar Runner video game for a game console. You will be able to
play as Homestar, Homsar, or Strongsad in a large RPG world. If you
would like to find out more, or try the demo, visit the address
below:

-http://www.qotile.net/rpg.html

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Starcat Developments releases Ocean Depths for Jaguar CD

Starcat Developments has released Ocean Depths for the Jaguar CD.
This is the first Atari Jaguar game to have mouse support, and is
fully encrypted to run on all Jaguar CD units. No Bypass cart needed.
Ocean Depths consists of three parts: Ocean Depths, a relaxing
slideshow with music; Eerievale Demo, Playable demo of Eerievale;
JagMIND, a Jaguar clone of Mastermind. Ocean Depths will be
available through Songbird in May. Stay tuned!

http://songbird-productions.com

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Jaguar Interactive II Lives Again

Jaguar Interactive II, the most well known forum dedicated to the
Atari Jaguar, has returned. JustClaws has managed to solve the server
problems at atarihq.com, and return JI2 to it's former glory. Come on
over, it's time for JI2 to once again become active.

http://www.atarihq.com/interactive/index.shtml

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Back issues of two Atari Times books now available

The Atari Times has just announced that back issues of the 2001 Year
End Issue and the 2004 Compendium are now once again available through
Cafe Press. They can be purchased for $14 each, with plans to offer
the 2002 Year End Issue, and reprints of the original paper based
newsletters in the near future

http://www.ataritimes.com/

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Midwest Gaming Classic, coming to Milwaukee this May

Midwest Gaming Classic, the biggest electronic gaming convention in
the midwest, is coming to the Brookfield Sheraton in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, on May 22nd and 23rd. Some of the highlings of the show
include tons of arcade classics, a classic gaming and computer museum,
Multiplayer Lynx gaming, and of course, Tournaments! Tickets can be
purchased, for $8 to $12, at the Midwest Gaming Classic website.

http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/

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NorthWest Classic Games Enthusiasts Expo 2004 next weekend

The Northwest Classic Gaming Enthusiasts will be having their annual
event, NWCGE 2K4, on May 8th and 9th in Seattle, Washington, at the
Holiday Inn at the Seattle-Seatac International Airport. This show
will be featuring games from Pong to XBOX. You can play, compete for
prizes, swap games, and meet other gaming fanatics! Joe Decuir, the
Atari 2600 Hardware Design Engineer, is the honorable guest, and will
be speaking at this years show.

http://www.nwcge.org/

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Handy, the Lynx emulator, is now open source

Handy, the Atari Lynx emulator, is now open source. The program
hasn't been updated since 2002, but has now moved to sourceforge.
With it being open source, other people can customize, improve or
port to other platforms.

http://handy.sourceforge.net/

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VideoGame Wiz releases Atari 5200 MaxiCart

The A52 USB MaxiCard is a special cartridge that allows loading games
into it using a PC. This is a great tool for developing and testing,
or even playing, games on the Atari 5200. You can download the game
from your PC, then plug the MaxiCart into any 5200, and start playing
the game. You can buy it from Video Game Wiz for $85:

http://www.vgwiz.com/index.shtml

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Stelladaptor 2600 to USB Interface released

Ever wanted to use your Atari 2600 controllers to play emulated games
on your PC? Now you can! AtariAge and Pixels Past have teamed up to
release the Stelladaptor. This small box will connect any Atari 2600
controllers to a USB port on Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers.
They have also worked with the author of z26, the Atari 2600 emulator.
When plugged in, z26 will automatically recognize it. You can buy it
at the AtariAge store for $29.95:

http://www.atariage.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=267

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Brian Gudzevich (Editor) at: atarinews@...