{"title":"Joe Grand","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ultra-scsicide-atari-2600","title":"Ultra SCSIcide - Atari 2600","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSCSIcide\u003c\/i\u003e is an original, fast-paced homebrew game released back in 2001 by Joe Grand of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/grandideastudio.com\/portfolio\/gaming\/pixels-past\/\"\u003ePixels\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/grandideastudio.com\/portfolio\/gaming\/pixels-past\/\"\u003e Past\u003c\/a\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eSCSIcide\u003c\/i\u003e you play the role of a hard drive read head. As the different colored bits scroll by on the hard drive platter, you need to quickly read them in the correct order before you suffer a buffer underflow. As you complete each level, the data scrolls by more and more quickly! How far can you go? If you're a fan of Activision's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.atariage.com\/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=257\"\u003eKaboom!\u003c\/a\u003e, then you'll love \u003ci\u003eSCSIcide\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears later, Joe Grand revisited \u003cem\u003eSCSIcide\u003c\/em\u003e and made several significant updates, ultimately releasing a new version of the game titled \u003ci\u003eUltra SCSIcide\u003c\/i\u003e. This latest version of the game contains many improvements over the original:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdded support for joystick controllers. Controller type is automatically detected when you press the paddle or joystick fire button to start the game.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed the flicker that used to occur at the beginning of each level.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanged background and data bit color palette to make bits easier to distinguish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduced track size from 10 to 8 bits, for a more appropriate one byte per level.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanged speed increase per level - only two random data bits increase in speed each level.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModified the sound and scoring routines to account for longer gameplay and higher levels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanged title screen text and added GIS and Pixels Past logos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdded a PAL version of the game.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like to more about \u003ci\u003eSCSIcide's\u003c\/i\u003e original development, be sure to visit Joe Grand's \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pixelspast.com\/games\/scsicide\/development.php?ID=games\u0026amp;subID=scsicide\"\u003eSCSIcide Development Log\u003c\/a\u003e (you might want to read from the bottom up).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo help commemorate this new version of the game, Joe Grand and AtariAge teamed up to create a new label and manual for \u003ci\u003eUltra SCSIcide\u003c\/i\u003e. To that end we held a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.atariage.com\/features\/contests\/scsicide\/\"\u003eUltra SCSIcide Label Design Contest\u003c\/a\u003e to create original label artwork that graces all copies of \u003cem\u003eUltra SCSIcide\u003c\/em\u003e that are sold through the AtariAge Store. One of Nathan Strum's submissions was chosen as the winning label entry. This artwork is also featured on the cover of the manual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes cartridge, 12 page, full-color manual, and anti-static bag in keeping with the hard drive theme of the game. Available in NTSC and PAL television formats, please specify above when ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\" border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#333333\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr bordercolor=\"#CCCCCC\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap bgcolor=\"#F0F1F1\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap\u003eJoe Grand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bordercolor=\"#CCCCCC\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap bgcolor=\"#F0F1F1\"\u003eNumber of Players\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bordercolor=\"#CCCCCC\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap bgcolor=\"#F0F1F1\"\u003eController\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap\u003ePaddle or Joystick Controllers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bordercolor=\"#CCCCCC\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap height=\"21\" bgcolor=\"#F0F1F1\"\u003eCartridge Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap\u003e4K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bordercolor=\"#CCCCCC\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap height=\"21\" bgcolor=\"#F0F1F1\"\u003eLabel Design\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap\u003eNathan Strum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bordercolor=\"#CCCCCC\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap height=\"21\" bgcolor=\"#F0F1F1\"\u003eManual Design\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"main\" nowrap\u003eTony Morse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"AtariAge","offers":[{"title":"NTSC","offer_id":41038790525046,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"PAL","offer_id":41038790557814,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/2428\/1718\/files\/2600_UltraSCSICide_CartOnly_Primary.jpg?v=1731317493"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.atariage.com\/collections\/joe-grand.oembed","provider":"AtariAge Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}