Archive for June, 2002

Atari Fonts Available

General News

Have you been dying to make your very own label to Atari 2600 combat but couldn’t find the fonts? Look no further than here!

Video Game News

The emulator for one of the most underrated handheld video game systems, the Atari Lynx, is now at v0.90.
Features of this version include:

improved the image rendering

ZIP support has been added for all file types

there’s a new snapshot format (old one still works) that doesn’t contain the cartridge or boot ROM so you can now share [...]

Run MAME on a modded X-Box

Video Game News

Apparently, the guys at xbox.mame.net have a version of MAME (Multi Arcade Machine Emulator) that will on Xboxes with a mod chip.
And here is a guy who has MAME running on a developer version of the Xbox. He also has gotten MAME and a Atari 2600 emulator run to run on a developer PS2.

Current progress of the BiTSMACK

Site News

I just wanted to thank everyone who has been contributing to the site. Keep writing those great reviews! I also wanted to let you know of a new section to be added. Starting July 1 you’ll have a whole new reason to visit BiTSMACK. Stay tuned!

Cool sites of the day

General News

If you like techno remix.overclocked.org features user created remixes of video game music. However, if you want to hear the original songs Zophar’s Domain has a large library of video game music.

Links feature added

Site News

Have a cool website that you want other people to see? Registered users can now add a link to their site by clicking “Links” on the Main Menu.

BiTSMACK goes public!

Site News

The beta testing period of BiTSMACK is now over. Continue sending bug reports to webmaster or send me a private message. Otherwise, BiTSMACK is open to the public and you can begin telling all of your friends.

New Features Added!

Site News

If you had any problems with the site between 10 pm and midnight its because I added some new features. There is a “Newest Reviews” link in the main menu to see games that have been reviewed recently. Also, when you click on a user’s name you can see a list of all the games [...]

Tip of the Day

Site News

Don’t feel like writing a full review for a game? You can enter a rating for a game without writing a review for it. Just leave the review section blank and the rating will still count towards the game’s average rating.

Tip of the Day

Site News

Are you thinking: I just registered but how am I going to remember this stupid password? Once you login you can change your password by clicking on the “My Account” link on the Main Menu.