In part 1 of our 2021 outlook, we talked about some cool games including the big news that Iron Soldier 3 is coming back for NUON; jump on board now so we can reach our goal of 100 sign-ups! In part 2, we look at a bunch of other anticipated releases for the new year. […]
UPDATE 2/2/2021:We reached 100 pre-orders! Game is shipping now, and some extra copies of IS3 are still available for a limited time. UPDATE 1/18/2021:About 90 pre-orders so far. Let’s push to make it 100 by Jan 22 with the $5 discount! Spread the word. 🙂 UPDATE 1/4/2021:Pre-order page is now open! No need to fill […]
Hi, Atari fans! Hope you are staying warm and healthy during this holiday season. Below is a little taste of things to come courtesy of Songbird in 2021. Also read about more games coming in 2021 from Songbird. Sky Raider Redux – Long time in development, but in the final stages of development and test […]
UPDATE 11/10/2020: A Bug’s Trip and Quadromania are now in stock! Songbird is excited to announce two new Lynx games coming November 2020: A Bug’s Trip, developed and enhanced by Fadest over the last few years, and Quadromania, a “lost” game originally developed by RPM Software in 1993! Check out the game previews below. Both games are part of […]
CyberVirus LOST MISSIONSÂ is now available for the Atari Lynx on a professionally molded cartridge. This game contains 9 all-new levels from the original version submitted to Atari for evaluation in 1993. Mission text and objectives are completely different than the later versions published by Songbird. Available now from Songbird. Read about it and also get […]
Waaaaay back in 2000, Songbird founder Carl Forhan interviewed the creator and programmer of Crystal Mines (NES) and Crystal Mines II (Lynx), Ken Beckett; and the Lead Level Designer, C. Scott Davis. At the time, Carl and Scott were working on the PC-based expansion for Crystal Mines II called “Buried Treasure,” which later was also […]
I was not planning on writing another article in this series, but then something unexpected happened: after all these months, I found a bug in Quadromania. Worse, it only took 10 minutes of playtesting to uncover! What was the bug, how did I miss it until now, and what could be done to avoid this […]
As you may have read in our recent newsletter, Songbird acquired the rights to Battlemorph for the Atari Jaguar last year. Now it’s time to do something with it. Thinking about making a soundtrack CD in addition to a reprint of the original Jaguar CD game. And if we dare to dream bigger, there could […]
Here we are, at the final installment of ROM hacking for Quadromania. I’ve got three areas left to discuss: Replacing graphics EEPROM support Encrypting scores to allow validated player score submissions online Replacing graphics is not for the faint at heart. Yes, aspiring Lynx developers do have wonderful tools at their disposal — including the […]
Songbird is super-excited to announce orders are open for Biniax 2 and Xump for the Atari Lynx! Biniax is a frantic push-your-luck puzzle game that includes Biniax 1 and Biniax 2, while Xump is a clever navigate-the-maze game with dozens of levels. Both games feature top-notch graphics and music to keep you entertained. First run of each game is limited to […]