Atarian Magazine: ISSUE 1 MAY/JUNE 1989
XE VIDEO GAME SYSTEM, CONTEST

XE VIDEO GAME SYSTEM
The new Atari XE Game System is everything the sophisticated game player needs in one box. Priced at a remarkably low $99.95, the XE includes a powerful microprocessor and a large 64K random access memory (RAM) so it can handle complex games and produce exciting animated graphics.

Contained in a compact console that is easily connected to any color television or monitor, the XE comes with a joystick and a light gun for fast-action arcade-style and shooting games, and a detachable alpha- numeric keyboard. On top of the console is a game cartridge slot and five pastel colored buttons for various system functions.

Three games are included in the XE package: Missile Command, an arcade classic; Bug Hunt, a cute light gun shooting game;,and Flight Simulator II, SubLogic's sophisticated, accurate simulation that takes advantage of the keyboard as it puts you at the controls of a Piper Archer II. In addition to the flight simulation, the cartridge includes WWI Ace, a game in which the plane is equipped with bombs, machine guns, and a radar screen so you can take on computer-controlled enemy aircraft.

Perhaps the most important thing for Atarians to know about the XE system is that inside that sleek case it is identical to an Atari 8-bit computer. Why is that so important? Because Atari 8-bit computers have been around for almost a decade—long enough to have become recognized as the world's best game-playing machines.

And why is that so important? Because during all those years, programmers have been creating software that will run on Atari 8-bit computers—and XE game systems. So an enormous library of sports games, adventure games, strategy games, and arcade classics is available for the XE. And when a disk drive is added (about $219), that library swells by not tens, not hundreds, but thousands of entertainment packages. Even if the count is limited to cartridge games, the number of games available for the XE is several times the number available for competing systems.

As a bonus, the XE game system also contains the Basic programming language in its permanent read-only memory (ROM) so you can write programs of your own.

Adding an optional XE disk drive not only allows the XE to run sophisticated disk-based games, but also educational and productivity software. And by adding a printer and/ or modem, you can move on to word processing, spreadsheets, telecommunications, and many other useful applications.

The XE Game System has it all: powerful performance, great graphics, extensive game library, future expendability, and economical price. It's another Atari breakthrough!


CONTEST! HELP US NAME OUR SUPERHERO.
You can be proud to be a member of the Atarian Club, the only club that's just for Atari video game owners. As the leader of the Club, we have chosen the superhero pictured on the cover of this issue, on our subscription ad, and in his own comic strip on pages 22-23. He's ready to battle the evil Ninja-Endo and his vile schemes and keep the supply of high quality games flowing into your home.

Only one problem. He doesn't have a name—yet. Some of the creative giants here came up with names like Atari Ace and Commander Atari, but we thought we should give you readers a chance name your leader.

So send your suggested name for our superhero (along with your own name and address) on a postcard to:

Atarian Editor
7 Hilltop Road
Mendham, NJ 07945

The club member who submits the name we decide to use will receive $25.00 plus the cartridge of his or her choice. Five runners-up will each receive $5.00.