Atari 2600 Star Castle

A project in Wheaton, IL by D. Scott Williamson
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The best Atari 2600 programmer said it couldn't be done! Now, over 30 years later get your very own Atari 2600 Star Castle cartridge!
Backers: 418
Average Pledge Per Backer: $57

Funded: $23,946 of $10,000
Dates: Apr 24th -> May 24th (31 days)
Project By: D. Scott Williamson
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Latest News

All Kickstarter orders have shipped!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
These are the last eight individual orders, I just shipped them! Thank you everyone for your support and your patience!  This has been quite a project for the last five years! Stay tuned for more Star Castle 2600 news in the coming days and weeks... (Read More)

Pogress is great! Closing in on the finish line!

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are the 32 that went out a few weeks ago Here are the 50 that went out yesterday Here is a picture of what the shells look like before cleanup fresh out of the mold: There are only 33 more Kickstarter orders to go! One of the molds is worn out... (Read More)

Seasons Greetings!

December 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We are happily continuing to work through this holiday season. As of about an hour ago, 44 of the remaining 159 $50 pledge Star Castle 2600 cartridges have been shipped. Put another way, 28% of the $50 orders have shipped which brings us to 71% of... (Read More)

All $100 orders have been shipped

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Last night I shipped the last of the $100 orders, only $50 orders remain and production is going smoothly.  (Read More)

Cartridge production is gaining steam

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
59% of all Kickstarter orders have been fulfilled including over 40% of the custom made cartridge orders. I'd like to thank those of you who have received your cartridges for your kind words and thank those of you who have yet to receive yours for... (Read More)

All Harmony FLASH cartridges have shipped!

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
All Harmony FLASH cartridges have shipped!Each cartridge has been programmed with the requested NTSC or PAL Star Castle 2600 ROM and will start just like a Star Castle 2600 game cartridge when played in your Atari 2600 console.   Each... (Read More)

Steady progress

October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Progress is slow but steady12% of the orders have shipped and we are continuously making cartridges.  Production is slow but steady due to the time it takes to make the cartridge shells.  Every cartridge is hand assembled and tested in my Atari... (Read More)

Star Castle 2600 cartridges are finally being delivered!

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Star Castle 2600 cartridges are finally being delivered!Tuesday, September 4th I hand delivered the first complete Star Castle 2600 cartridge to Richie Bernal at High Voltage Software. He is one of the six people who ordered a cartridge with a custom... (Read More)

Cartridge production

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a long overdue cartridge production update...Like many great video game releases Star Castle 2600 is running behind schedule and will be shipping late. We find ourselves in this position due to unforeseen production delays combined with a... (Read More)

June 28, 2012

June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
What's the big deal? The Star Castle 2600 CD's shipped! (and it was my birthday) The cartridges are in the midst of production: the PCB's are done and are being assembled, the packaging and labels are being made, the manuals should get printed next... (Read More)

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