Atari Party 2016

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Pre-show


"Sneak peek" flyers, put up around town months in advance

Final, full-color "dragon" poster

Nintendo Wii and games give-away (thanks, Dean Kendrick)

"Blaster" Atari 8-bit game cartridge give-away (thanks, Paul Westphal, Eight Bit Fix)

Edladdin "Super 78" Atari-compatible arcade controller give-away (thanks Ed Kelly, Edladdin Controllers)

"R:Time 8 Replacement" Atari 8-bit cartridge give-away (thanks, Martin "MacRorie" Bates)

Raspberry Pi 2 Model B give-away (thanks, Rob McMullen, Player/Missile Podcast)

Books, t-shirts, and tote-bags give-aways (thanks, No Starch Press)

Atari Party 2016 listed in The Davis Dirt

Atari Party 2016 listed in The Daily Democrat

Some of Bill Kendrick's Atari gear, out for repair (thanks, Seth Hillbrand)

Big old Zenith CRT TV (woodgrain!), ready to go!

Atari Lynx II modded with modern LCD (and VGA out), ready to go! (Mod by Aaron Morris)

SIO2BT Bluetooth connector for Atari 8-bit, shown by Nir Dary

Multi-joy 8-way joystick controller for Atari 8-bit, shown by Nir Dary

Atari 8-bit cartridge dumper, shown by Nir Dary (Nir in the background)

Ultimate Cart SD-based multi-cart for Atari 8-bit, shown by Nir Dary

Dan Kramer's "lab 5200", working on the Tempest controller for the 5200
[photo credit: Dan Kramer]

Atari 5200 Trak-Ball internals, being rigged to work with a Tempest spinner
[photo credit: Dan Kramer]

Underside of the Tempest control panel
[photo credit: Dan Kramer]

5200 wired up to Trak-Ball controller hacked to use Tempest control panel
[photo credit: Dan Kramer]

5200 wired up to Trak-Ball controller hacked to use Tempest control panel
[photo credit: Dan Kramer]

5200 wired up to Trak-Ball controller hacked to use Tempest control panel, and "5200 Tempest" up and running
[photo credit: Dan Kramer]

Show time


Atari Falcon030 (Philip Louie)

"Blasteroids" and "Centipede" arcade cabinets (Dan DeVriend and Mark Birsching)

Apple //c (Chris Alaimo)

Nintendo NES R.O.B. robot (Trevor Rose)

"Mario" and "Luigi" themed Nintendo NES controllers (Trevor Rose)

Atari logo fiber-optic sign (Bill Demian)

Atari Jaguar, "Dragon's Lair" on projector (Bill Kendrick)

Sears Telegames branded Atari VCS/2600 (John Demian)

Atari Portfolio (Marlin Bates)

Atari Portfolio, with add-ons shown (Marlin Bates)

Atari 2600, "Pitfall!" (Alex Lopez)

Mark Birshing taking pizza orders from other volunteers

Atari STe (Andy O'Brien)

Various software boxes/cases (Andy O'Brien)


[photo credit: Rayna Jones]

Dan Kramer with arcade "Tempest" control panel connected to Atari 5200 playing 2015's finished release of 5200 "Tempest"
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Arcade "Tempest" control panel connected to Atari 5200 playing 2015's finished release of 5200 "Tempest" (Dan Kramer)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Arcade "Tempest" control panel connected to Atari 5200 (Dan Kramer)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Some center-of-the-room displays (clockwise, from bottom left: Atari 5200, Nintendo NES, Apple //c, Atari 8-bit, Atari Lynx with VGA)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Looking towards the back right (background, from left: Atari Video Music, Atari 2600 "Space Invaders", Super Pong; also: Atari 8-bit, Atari Jaguar)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Some of the crowd, chatting
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Mike Albaugh, early Atari employee, visiting the show
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Atari Touch Me (John Demian)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Atari Video Music (John Demian)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Atari fiber optic sign (Bill Demian), with John Demian showing off "The MADE" (The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment) postcards
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Dan Kramer, early Atari employee, exhibiting at the show
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Atari 1050 floppy disk drive for Atari 8-bits, with "Mega Speedy" enhancement (Andy O'Brien)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

A shot of the show, from near the main entrance
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Atari XEGS (8-bit computer repackaged as a game console) playing "Robotron: 2084" (Tim)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Atari Lynx II handheld
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Crowd shot
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Crowd shot
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Atari fiber-optic sign
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Some Atari 2600 game cartridges
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Stacks of Atari 2600 cartridges
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Atari Falcon030
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Close-up of Atari Falcon030
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Older Windows PC running "Centipede" under "Atari Anniversary Edition" (c. 2001)
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Close-up of Apple //c
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

"Centipede" arcade cabinet
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

"Blasteroids" and "Centipede" arcade cabinets
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Apple //c running AtariSoft's "Ms. Pac-Man"
[photo credit: Mariano Dominguez]

Free prize give-away


Panoramic crowd shot; tons of people still at the show near the end, waiting for the prize give-away
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Bill Kendrick (show coordinator) and Maurice Molyneux (writer for ANALOG and ST-LOG magazines)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Lx Rudis, musician and sound effect programmer for various Atari Lynx games, winning an Atari 8-bit cartridge holder
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]


Winning the Funko POP Games "Ms. Pac-Man" figure
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning an Atari VCS/2600 game system
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a Nintendo Wii game system
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning the "Game Art" book
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a classic Atari kite
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a ball
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning "Learn to Program with Minecraft"
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a Raspberry Pi
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Bill Kendrick, show coordinator, and his son William, reading raffle ticket numbers
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a Raspberry Pi
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning the Edladdin "Super 78" arcade-style controller
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning an Atari TV plug and play system
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a signed CD of "The British IBM"'s music
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a copy of "Terrible Nerd"
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a membership to "The MADE" (The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Folks waiting for their number to be called in the prize give-away. (Also seen: "Kung Fu" for Nintendo NES, and "Ms. Pac-Man" for Sega Genesis)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning the "Arduino Project Handbook"
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

William calling out another prize-winning number
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning "Python for Kids"
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a copy of "Terrible Nerd"
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a USB stick full of interviews by ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning some classic Atari stickers and posters
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning some classic Atari stickers and posters
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning some classic Atari stickers and posters
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning passes to "The MADE" (The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment)
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a USB stick full of interviews by ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a USB stick full of interviews by ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a USB stick full of interviews by ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a USB stick full of interviews by ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a USB stick full of interviews by ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a USB stick full of interviews by ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Winning a USB stick full of interviews by ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast
[photo credit: Maurice Molyneaux]

Counting raffle tickets after the show (over 180 people came!)

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