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Here is a post I wanted to share with you from my buddy Scott (Stonic) over on Digital Press:

"Six previously unreleased Atari VCS/2600 games that were developed by Jerry Lawson’s company, Video Soft, are at last being released! The games were mentioned in press releases from the early 1980s and were long thought to have been just one of the many vaporware titles that never materialized. Not only do they exist in prototype form, but all were far enough along in development to be playable, with half of them considered to be complete!

Thanks to Jerry Lawson and the efforts of a few, dedicated Atari fans, the prototypes were archived, new artwork was created, and cartridges were produced. Each includes both a box and manual, and production is limited to 100 numbered copies of each title. Only 100 of each will ever be produced. This is the single-largest cache of unreleased Atari VCS/2600 prototypes to ever be released at one time!

Pre-orders are now being accepted, with carts to start shipping in late January".

See the Digital Press webpage below for more information

http://www.digitpress.com/library/vi.../videosoft.htm

Thanks Scott for the awesome information! We love unreleased games here at Video Games Saga, just ask TonyB So my question for you all, which ones are you buying? Hehe!

This is incredible news man, thank you for sharing it.  I can say first hand that there are some awesome Homebrews out there (big fan of FailSafe for the 7800 myself).  I will let you know if I pick some of these up!

I agree man, these are some outstanding titles! Now everyone may not be sold on 3D gaming of today but there is no denying 3D of yesteryear like on the Sega Master System and now with these new 3D titles (the first ever for the Atari 2600) gaming in 3D retro style has never been cooler!

TonyB at January 7, 2011 at 11:04 AM

This is incredible news man, thank you for sharing it.  I can say first hand that there are some awesome Homebrews out there (big fan of FailSafe for the 7800 myself).  I will let you know if I pick some of these up!

Thanks Tony. Just to clarify, these games aren't homebrew titles but are unreleased games that were designed and programmed in the early 1980s.

Video Soft at February 20, 2011 at 7:50 AM

TonyB at January 7, 2011 at 11:04 AM

This is incredible news man, thank you for sharing it.  I can say first hand that there are some awesome Homebrews out there (big fan of FailSafe for the 7800 myself).  I will let you know if I pick some of these up!

Thanks Tony. Just to clarify, these games aren't homebrew titles but are unreleased games that were designed and programmed in the early 1980s.

Were they unreleased due to the video game crash?  or for other reasons?