()()()()() ¢ THE 2600 CONNECTION - A REVIEW¢ By Kit Carson, S*P*A*C*E, and¢ reprinted by THE OL' HACKERS AUG, NY¢ with THANKS¢ Unbelievably, Atari's only¢ publications crumble and here comes a¢ newsletter dedicated not to the lowly¢ (?) 8-Bit or the forgotten ST, but¢ the pioneer 2600; also known as the¢ VCS (Video Computer System).¢ Entire publishing empires have¢ perished from trying to be¢ sophisticated. Perhaps newsletters¢ are the wave of the future, the¢ narrow-casting instead of¢ broadcasting that the media talks¢ about.¢ So I thought-what nostalgia does¢ this newsletter delve into? Well,¢ they had an article updating their¢ listing of all cartridges ever made¢ for the 2600! Where else could you¢ find out that Atari at one time¢ considered putting out a 2600 version¢ of 'Custer's Revenge', but let some¢ other company have the dubious¢ distinction of claiming that honor.¢ But I was surprised at the¢ number of new things that were¢ discussed. People who worry that the¢ 8-bits will die out soon should look¢ at how well the 2600 has survived. ¢ In the Classified Ads there were¢ people buying and selling some¢ obscure games as: Kool-Aid Man,¢ Rubik's Cube and Texas Chainsaw¢ Massacre.¢ Good grief! On the inside there¢ is a map of the game Pitfall showing¢ what to do on each screen to get¢ through it! That takes up two and a¢ half of the eight pages of the¢ newsletter. There is quite a bit of¢ information packed into a small¢ space. I'd say that anyone who has¢ even a passing interest in the 2600¢ should subscribe to get that old¢ excitement again. I might just go¢ haunt the junk shops again and see if¢ I can restore some more like I use¢ to.¢ Subscriptions are only $6 for a¢ year (6 issues). The address is: The¢ 2600 Connection, P.O. Box N604,¢ Westport, MA 02790.¢ * End *¢