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PRIZES AND FREE GAMES AT JAGFEST 2K1

This year's Jagfest will take place on Saturday June 30, 2001 at the
Pieper Power Center in Milwaukee. So far, The Goat Store, the group
heading up this year's fest, has announced over $700 in prizes,
including JAMMA Joysticks from The Goat Store, Lexis (Lynx) & Fight for
Life From Songbird Productions, two copies each of Iron Soldier II,
World Tour Racing, and Zero 5 from Telegames, an undisclosed amount of
Tempest 2000 & 3000 (NUON) from Llamasoft, and Bug Blasters: The
Exterminators & Star Strike (both for Sega CD) from Good Deal Games.
The Goat Store will also be giving out free games to the attendees
through a $2 off coupon good for anything at the Goat Store.

http://www.goatstore.com

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CLASSIC GAMING EXPO UPDATE

On Saturday, August 11, and Sunday, August 12, at Jackie Gaughan's Plaza
Hotel, comes the fourth annual Classic Gaming Expo 2001. One of the
fathers of video games, Ralph Baer, will head up a line-up of industry
pioneers. Baer's "Brown Box," the centerpiece of the CGE Museum, is
accompanied by hundreds of other items including prototypes. CGE 2001
will also play host to a large number of vendors and exhibitors. Some
of which will be selling classic games, others will be selling new
software for classic systems. Other show highlights include various
classic game stations, tournaments, raffles, door prizes, and an
incredible number of free play classic coin-operated video games.

http://www.cgexpo.com

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WANT THE EBIVISION GAMES?

Many people have been looking for them, Merlin's Walls and Pesco from
Ebivision for the Atari 2600. AtariNews has discovered that Hozer Video
Games is manufacturing and selling them for $20 each. If you are
unfamiliar with these games, Merlin's Walls is a First Person 3D game,
and Pesco is what Pac-Man should have been. Hozer Video also sells
other new 2600 games like Edtris, INV, and Oystron. You can even find
hacks of older 2600 games, giving them different graphics. This
includes Beast Invaders by the Yak himself.

http://www.netway.com/~hozervideo/

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NEW UPDATES TO THE PORTABLE VCS

Like the Lynx, and now, the new Game Boy Advance, the portable VCS has
gone horizontal. The 4th revision, which was the last version that was
held vertical, included a newer, higher resolution screen. It was also
the first unit to include a paddle. Now, with revision 5, the whole
look changes. It still includes the new screen and the paddle, but now
it has a second controller port for two player action.

http://www.classicgaming.com/vcsp/index.htm

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UPDATES TO PROTECTOR: SPECIAL EDITION

Songbird Productions has been hard at work on Protector: Special
Edition. A good chunk of the new graphics and many other features have
been updated. Carl Forhan of Songbird is still looking for landscapes,
saying "I've got lots of red/rock/desert/ landscapes already, how about
something different like a mining colony, domed cities, spaceport/launch
pads, etc.?" If you're going to Jagfest 2001, Protector:SE will also be
on display, and Carl has also said "fans will be in for a real treat
when they see this game in action at JF2K1."

http://songbird.atari.net/protector_se.shtml

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CLASSIC GAMING ARTICLE IN NEXT GENERATION MAGAZINE

The May issue of Next-Generation Magazine has an article covering new
Classic Gaming developments. Some of the topics included in the article
are Songbird Productions with new Jaguar and Lynx games, the People at
Atari Gaming Headquarters (www.atarihq.com), John Dondzila with his new
games for Vectrex, Coleco Vision, & Odyssey 2, and even Digital Eclipse,
who has a developer creating a 2600 game in his spare time. Get the May
2001 issue to check this article out.

http://www.next-generation.com/

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ALIEN VS PREDATOR FOR LYNX ROM NOW AVAILABLE

A prototype ROM image of Alien vs. Predator for the Lynx is now
available for download. With this ROM image, you get a good idea of
what would have been, if this game was finished and released. This
could have been one of the Lynx's best titles. Download it today at The
Atari Times.

http://www.ataritimes.com

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