AtariAge will have several new Atari 2600 and ColecoVision games available for sale at the Austin Gaming Expo, along with demos of games in progress for the 2600, 5200 and ColecoVision. Here are the new games that have been announced thus far:

New Products

Climber 5 - Atari 2600
Climber 5 is a port by Dennis Debro of an Atari 8-bit computer game that originally appeared in COMPUTE! magazine back in 1987. In Climber you play the role of a baseball player. The baseball has been hit to the upper rafters of a building under construction. Your job is to climb the ladders and retrieve the ball. Of course, there are obstacles along the way that you need to avoid or you lose a life and must start over at the bottom right corner. Once you successfully retrieve the ball, the level changes and becomes more difficult.
CVDRUM - ColecoVision
CVDRUM is a ColecoVision cartridge by E-Mancanics based on popular software and hardware drum machines, and it enables the user to create up to 9 different one measure musical rhythm patterns. These patterns can then be arranged into a 56 measure maximum rhythm sequence, and the sequence can then be looped for musical performance. The tempos are also close enough that it can be used in concert with Paul Slocum's Atari 2600 SynthCart. CVDRUM software uses the ColecoVision's sound chips to create 8 different drum like sounds that have the vintage 8-bit sound. MP3 examples and additional information can be found at colecoprog.tripod.com.
Labyrinth - Atari 2600
The Austin Gaming Expo will see the debut if a long-lost Starpath Atari 2600 title, Labyrinth. Labyrinth was listed in an early Starpath Catalog,but was eventually released as Escape From the Mindmaster. Labyrinth is an obvious work-in-progress version of Escape From the Mindmaster, but with many changes from what was finally released (different mazes, sounds, music, etc.). It was recently discovered in an eBay auction with other Starpath titles by Marvin Lambright of the NorthWest Classic Games Enthusiasts. Labyrinth will be released in a DVD-style case in CD form, so it can be easily used with a Supercharger or Cuttle Cart.
Star Fire - Atari 2600
Star Fire is an Atari 2600 port of the 1979 arcade game of the same name created by David Rolfe and Ted Michon and released by Exidy. Star Fire is being given new life on the Atari 2600 by veteran XYPE programmer Manuel Polik. Star Fire is a wave-based space shoot'em-up, with several surprises that you won't find in the original arcade game. The game also features a unique title screen programmed by Thomas Jentzsch with music by Paul Slocum. The game will feature original label and manual artwork created by Dave Exton.
Thrust+ Platinum - Atari 2600
XYPE programmers Thomas Jentzsch and Paul Slocum have joined forces up to create Thrust+ Platinum, an updated version of Thomas Jentzsch's Atari 2600 port of the Commodore 64 classic, which itself took cues from the Atari coin-op game Gravitar. Thrust+ Platinum is now enhanced with a great title theme (listen to it here) composed by Paul Slocum, as well as several other audio enhancements. These audio enhancements add further polish to what was already one of the finest homebrew games on the 2600. Additionally, a new label and manual have been designed by David Exton, who has been the creative force behind artwork gracing many other homebrew games, including the upcoming Star Fire 2600 game by Manuel Polik.
Cat Trax, Funky Fish, and Pleiades - Atari 2600
AtariAge recently released the games Pleiades, Funky Fish, and Cat Trax in cartridge form, complete with boxes, manuals and labels adorning original artwork created by Dave Exton. These three games were developed but never released for the Atari 2600, although they did make an appearance on the Emerson Arcadia. Two of the games (Funky Fish and Pleiades) are ports of arcade games of the same name, while Cat Trax borrows its gameplay from the often-copied Pac-Man. The Austin Gaming Expo will be the first gaming show where these titles will be available for purchase. All three games will also be available for play.
In addition to new products, AtariAge will also have demos of the following homebrew games still in development: Demos:
A-VCS-tec Challenge - Atari 2600
Simon Quernhorst, author of the Atari 2600 homebrew game Mental Kombat, has revealed his next 2600 project: A-VCS-tec Challenge. This will be a conversion of the popular Aztec Challenge on the Commodore 64. The Atari 2600 version of the game will comprise of the original games's arcade-like first level, called "The Gauntlet", as well as a second level that has not been revealed yet. A-VCS-tec Challenge will feature the memorable soundtrack from the Commodore 64 version, composed by Paul Slocum, author of the Synthcart and Marble Craze for the 2600.
Adventure II - Atari 5200
Adventure II is a sequel to the classic Atari 2600 game Adventure, but is being programmed for the Atari 5200. The sequel will be larger and more detailed than the original, with four kingdoms, swords and keys, hedge mazes, brick-layed castle interiors, and three very hungry dragons attempting to cut short your quest to return the stolen chalice to the Sandy Kingdom's Castle. Adventure II will be sold with a deluxe glossy manual and professionally printed, die-cut box and is expected to be completed later this year.
Bounce! - Atari 2600
Bounce! is a new Atari 2600 game being developed by Fabrizio Zavagli (author of Space Treat Deluxe). In Bounce! you control a ball bouncing on a checkered playfield, where your goal is to destroy all the tiles by bouncing on them without falling down. Different tiles also have different properties: some force your movement in a given direction, some give you a higher jump, and others cannot be destroyed. Bounce! is slated to be released later this year.
Cuttle Cart 2 - Atari 7800
Hot on the success of the original Cuttle Cart, Chad Schell is ramping up for production on its successor: The Cuttle Cart 2. The Cuttle Cart 2 is a cartridge for the Atari 7800 that allows you to easily load game binaries into the cartridge for play on the system. The Cuttle Cart 2 uses an MMC (MultiMediaCard) that you load up with Atari 2600 and 7800 games. You then insert the MMC card into the CC2, power the system up, and select games to play from an easy-to-use onscreen menu. The Cuttle Cart 2 has many other improvements over the original, and you can learn all about it at Schell's Electronics. The Austin Gaming Expo will be the first public appearance of the Cuttle Cart 2!
Gravity Ball - Atari 2600
Gravity Ball is a new 2600 game being developed by Robert Mundschau. In Gravity Ball you fly a ship where you can shoot at your opponent or ram the gravity ball and pick it up. Pressing fire while holding the ball will launch it out the back of your ship instead of firing a shot. The gravity ball exerts a gravitational field that pulls on the ships and the shots. The ball is not attached to the floor, so it gets pulled towards the ships. Shooting the ball into your opponent's goal scores points. Players can pull on the joystick and activate a gravity field generator in their own ship to try and suck in the gravity ball or knock it off course from their goal. Experience the latest version of Gravity Ball at AGE!
Kick Man - Atari 2600
This is a project started by Mike Mika to help illustrate an Atari 2600 programming book he is currently writing. It is based on the arcade game of the same name, and was originally slated to be programmed by CBS for the 2600. The object in Kick Man is to catch balloons and Pac-Men on your head, stacking them up to eight high at which point they will pop. You can kick balloons that you miss back up for another try, but if you lose a life if you miss one.
Space Invaders Collection Pack - ColecoVision
The unrelenting alien invaders are back to threaten planet Earth! Space Invaders Collection Pack brings to the ColecoVision two of the hottest arcade games ever: Space Invaders and its original follow-up Space Invaders Part II [aka Space Invaders Deluxe]. Destroy the invaders with your laser cannon before they land. You must be fast and accurate to save your world! Arcade-perfect versions of both original coin-operated classics, Space Invaders and Space Invaders Part II. Several screen-types. Play it as you remember it. For one or two players. Space Invaders Collection will be released in cartridge form this fall from Opcode Games. Here's your chance to play it in advance on the ColecoVision!
Tank AI - Atari 2600
Have you ever wished you could play Atari's Combat by yourself when you didn't have a friend handy to play against? Thanks to the efforts of Zach Matley, you'll be able to! Zach is developing a version of Combat called Tank AI that allows you to play against the computer! Tank AI will only feature the Tank game of Combat, but several unique mazes will be included.
Tree Hugger - Atari 2600
Tree Hugger is a game of environmental conquest. Man vs. Nature. Oh, and yes, man will win. Tree Hugger will be a multi-screen game with different goals for each screen. The first screen will be titled "Pave the Greenbelt", where your objective is to bulldoze trees and ponds to get up to six lanes of traffic to appear. After the lanes appear, traffic will start zooming across it, adding to the challenge. Other screens will include "Spotted Owl Hunting", "Whale Sport", and "Oil Spill".

Today's classic console emulators are fast, sound flawless, and are freely available. But they are all missing the one key element.... the actual controllers! Austin based, Black Chopper Electronics has the answer: the Classic Console Adapter. Modular in design, and OS independent, the CCA allows the actual controllers to be used through your USB port. Black Chopper Electronics will be demonstrating NES and SNES controller modules at AGE, and modules for many other systems are presently in development.

• Atari 2600 and Sega SMS/Genesis
• Atari 7800 (with two fire button support)
• PC joystick (analog style with trimmers)

All Redemption 5200 models also allow you to plug in a standard Atari 5200 controller, giving simultaneous access to the 5200 Keypad for games that require it. Redemption 5200 will make its debut at the Austin Gaming Expo, where you'll be able to try out all three versions and purchase them at the Pixels Past table.

• Large world, comparable in size to early Ultimas
• Ability to save your place in the game
• Large amount of in-game story text
• Entirely turn-based
• Magic, weapons, HP, etc.
• Fight enemies from other Atari 2600 games