The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion: Volume 3
Brian Matherne, Brett Weiss
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(Amazon, Dec. 19, 2019)
The Atari 2600 is alive and well, with new games being released all the time through the power of Homebrew! The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion: Volume 3 covers 24 titles spanning 20 years (1997-2017) of homebrew games developed for Atari’s legendary console. Inside this book you’ll find fun-to-read, historically important information on a wide array of titles, including early games like Okie Dokie/Stell-A-Sketch, simplistic (though still enjoyable) games like Flappy and Jump VCS, puzzle games like 2048 4vcs and Z-Blocks, and classics ported to the 2600, such as R.P.S. (Rock, Paper, Scissors) and Video Simon. From arcade ports that never were, like Star Castle and Super Cobra Arcade, to game releases that needed improvement, like River Raid 3, this book covers lots of interesting titles for a variety of tastes. There’s even a conversational game, Shoot $h!t.Volume 3 is printed in black and white on crème colored paper like an early 1980's videogame paperback. The titles included in this edition are: 2048 4vcs, Alien Greed II, Anguna, Bombs Away, Chase It!, Conjoined, Doom Patrol, Drive!, E.T. Book Cart, Evil Magician Returns, Flappy, Jump VCS, Man Goes Down, Mine Dig, R.P.S. (Rock, Paper, Scissors), River Raid 3, Seawolf, Shoot S#!t, Star Castle, Stell-A-Sketch/Okie Dokie, Super Cobra Arcade, Upp!+, Video Simon, and Z-Blocks.Author Brian Matherne is the owner and curator of "The Most Comprehensive Atari 2600 Homebrew List" on the internet.