Issue 48: Oct 2004
Features
- | Foreword
- | Tip of the day
- | CCC To The Rescue!
- | Club Trek
- | Falcon030 AT Tower Case Fitting
Review
- | Xenomorph
M@ilbox
News
| News The XGameStation DIY Video Game System Alex Varanese, 20 October 2004 The highly-anticipated XGameStation Micro Edition (XGS ME), the world's first do-it-yourself video game console, is now available. Designed by the world's best-selling game programming author, André LaMothe, the XGS ME combines today's technology with the design methodologies of retro systems like the Atari, Commodore and Apple. For the first time, a single product is available to teach its user how to build a video game machine from the ground up, with complete documentation. The expansive eBook, written by LaMothe himself, covers everything from introductory electronic theory all the way up to computer architecture, as well as a complete coverage of each of the XGS ME's subsystems. Imagine learning everything about how a video game console is built and programmed from scratch: designing and printing circuit boards, generating TV signals, external device interfacing, and much more. Universities are already incorporating the XGameStation into curriculums, and hobbyists that have followed the development of the system for the past year are already building an active community around it. The XGameStation Micro Edition is the first and only way to learn the black art of video game console design from the ground up, and is available now from the official website (www.xgamestation.com) for $199.95. Everything you need to get started is included; the console, all necessary cables and power supplies, LaMothe's expansive eBook, as well as countless extras. MyAtari to attend Retrovision 5 Shiuming Lai, 14 October 2004 I thoroughly enjoyed RV3 and RV4, so, next time I'll be bringing the MyAtari team and helping the event, along with our friends from Gamebase ST! Once again it will be held at The George, a friendly pub in lovely Frome, Somerset, whose landlord, Andy, is a bit of a retro game nut himself! If you were at RV4, you'll remember the projector area (where the broadband PCs were set up for internet access), that's where we'll be! So far Matthew Preston, Thomas Wellicome and Rob Perry (plus wife) are confirmed. If you need further incentive, there will be a traditional curry night. Games and curry, what more could you want? Make a diary entry for 11 to 14 February 2005, and hurry, tickets are limited and selling fast! Retrovision (tickets and venue details) http://www.retrovision.org.uk Yak Yak (for Jeff Minter fans) http://www.yakyak.org
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