PICTURES OF FINISHED ROTARY CONTROLLERS 8/02/00 - Wanna see? Click Here.
SONGBIRD CGE2K REPORT 7/31/00 -
Wow, just got back to MN early this morning after a fun but exhausting expo. Not sure what attendance was like this year vs. last year, but I do know that Sunday attendance was a big improvement over last year. And I stayed VERY busy at the Songbird booth the entire time! It was rare that I had more than 5 minutes go by without someone wanting to try a Jag or Lynx game, see some unreleased stuff, etc. People got to play Lynx Cybervirus, Eye of the Beholder, and Relief Pitcher, while on the Jag side we did have Phaze Zero and a prototype 'shareware' cart for demo.
Songbird customers got to pick up the new Songbird Jaguar games at great prices, and I went through almost all the assorted Jaguar stock I brought with me. Lynx sales were a little slower than I hoped, but the new games were still well received and I even found some new customers for Ponx and Lexis! Not to mention equipping a few former INTV and 5200 developers with low-cost Lynx developer kits which was great fun... =^)
I didn't get much time to stop by other booths, but it is always great to chat with Hasbro, Telegames, B&C, CGE staff, and the rest.
Thanks to everyone who made this another incredible event! I hope to see even more people attend next year. Considering the exclusive game releases, great deals on new and old merchandise, the chance to meet former and current game developers, the swap meet, and the one-of-a-kind museum, I think there are plenty of reasons to make CGE a 'must-go' event for classic/Atari gamers.
Sincerely,
Carl Forhan
Songbird Productions
http://songbird.atari.net
ARKANNA UPDATE 7/27/00 - Arkanna will be released on Cartridge/CD. You will have to use both the cart and the CD for the game to work. The actual game will be on the cartridge and the CD will be used for the audio. Don't look forward to any more demos of this game either, because the developer (Storm Works Interactive) wants the game to be a surprise.
OPTICAL ROTARY CONTROLLERS 7/26/00 -
Posted by Jeff Thompson at Jaguar interactive II(2Cust11.tnt1.norwalk.oh.da.uu.net) on July 26, 2000 at 15:58:31:
JEDIJEFF'S JAGUAR ROTARY CONTROLLER
TAKE TEMPEST 2000 TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL!
These rotary controllers use an optical encoder (25 pulses per revolution) for speed and accuracy. They do NOT use a mechanical one like that found in the Indy 500 controllers (4 ppr.)
They have all the buttons of a standard Jaguar controller, and there is a switch on the side to reverse the direction of rotation (very helpful on certain levels.)
Price is $75 each which includes insured priority mail shipping in the USA.
Please e-mail me if you are interested
in purchasing one.
Thank you for your support.
Jeff Thompson
[email protected]
E-JAGFEST 7/22/00 - The European JagFest project has been coming along nicely, it will be held in a small town (Meddo) near the Dutch city Winterswijk, which is situated near the border to Germany. For more information check out the E-Jagfest page.