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01/30/2022
- "Origins of Maxtheria" released.
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10/15/2020
- "Jungles of Maxtheria" released.
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03/05/2020
- At an Indienomicon meeting, there was a
lecture by Chris Keeling who worked at "Wargaming Group, LTD" on a
number of games for them like "World of Tanks" and "Master of Orion:
CTS". After the meeting when many of us walked to a nearby bar in
downtown Orlando. At the time we knew about the Coronavirus, but
only a handfull of people in Florida had contracted it. We were a
little concerned, but at the time it was more of a west cost thing.
The politicians on TV were downplaying it which is why we had a meeting
and then went to a bar in a group. A week later Disney and
Universal shut down which alerted us to this very real pandemic. A
couple weeks after that, the state of Florida shut down.
Chris Keeling, Product Lead on Master of Orion: CTS
(Wargaming Group)

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01/18/2020
- The "Otronicon 2020" was held January 17-20, 2020 at the "Orlando
Science Center" in Orlando, Florida.
"Otronicon 2020" - Kids Playing "Jungles of Maxtheria" While Dad
Plays Atari

"Otronicon 2020" - Lots of Adults for the 21+ Saturday Night
Event at the SlifkerGames Booth

"Otronicon 2020" - SlifkerGames Booth With the Atari VCS 2600
Free Raffle

"Otronicon 2020" - SlifkerGames Booth Setting Up the Night
Before

"Otronicon 2020" - Atari VCS 2600 Raffle Winner

- 11/22/2019
- At "Free Play Florida 2019" (Caribe Royal Resort in Orlando, Florida),
SlifkerGames showed off "Jungles of Maxtheria".
"Free Play
Florida 2019" 1-Up Award for "Jungles of Maxtheria".

Jerry Buckner ("Buckner and Garcia" Musical Group that did
"Pac-Man Fever" song).

David Crane (Activision Co-Founder & Atari 2600 VCS Pitfall!
Designer/Programmer).

"Free Play
Florida 2019" Booth Located Directly in Front of Jerry Buckner and
Billy Mitchell/Walter Day.

"Free Play
Florida 2019" Booth Setup.

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06/09/2019
- SlifkerGames was at the "Ongaku Orlando Overdrive IV (2019)". We
showed off "Jungles of Maxtheria" and "Irata Ja-Ja-Jiggy Jigsaw Puzzles"
(this has over 400 Atari themed jigsaw puzzles in it however it may
never be offically released to the public).
Orlando
Overdrive 2019 - Michael Slifker with the X-Box 360 Winner Christopher

Orlando
Overdrive 2019 - Michael Slifker showing off "Irata Ja-Ja-Jiggy Jigsaw
Puzzles" with the Atari 2600 version of "E.T." Box Scan (Top) and "Jungles of Maxtheria" (Bottom)

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03/08/2019
- SlifkerGames showed off "Jungles of Maxtheria" at the March 7, 2019
Indienomicon.
Showing off
"Jungles of Maxtheria" to guests.

Showing off
"Jungles of Maxtheria" to even more guests.

Main stage
showing the game off nomination for "The Indie Awards".

"Carlos" won
a X-Box 360 in the free drawing we had.

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01/21/2019
- SlifkerGames attended the "Otronicon 2019" at the Orlando Science
Center in Orlando, Florida from Jan. 18-20, 2019.
"Otronicon
2019" at the Orlando Science Center.

- 11/11/2018 -
"Free Play Florida 2018".
"1Up" award from "Free Play Florida 2018".

"Paul" (ticket #147) was the winner of Sunday's X-Box 360
raffle.

"Ant-Man" (ticket #118) was the winner of Saturday's X-Box 360
raffle.

Warren Davis (Q*bert, Joust 2 programmer) stopped by the booth.

My dad helped out at the booth on Friday.

- 11/08/2018 - For
the "Free Play Florida" event this weekend, I needed to get a banner
printed up to put behind the booth. This was a large format 6'x2'
color banner so it needed a special printer. I went to a nearby
"Office Depot". First it was printed on to paper, then 10 grommets
were added to the outsides, then the white border was cut off.
Thanks goes to the two employees that stayed 15 minutes after close to
make it happen. The stand just came in today so I had a chance to
see if it worked. The picture below shows a test in the living
room with tie-wraps attaching the banner to the poles. It works
great.
"Office Depot" printing out large format 6'x2' color banner.

"Office Depot" adding grommets to edges of the banner.

Banner setup as a test in the living room.

- 11/06/2018 - To
get ready for the "Free Play Florida" event this weekend, I stopped by
the Florida Mall in Orlando. I just wanted to give a shout-out to
the "T-Shirt Factory" for making our T-Shirts. They have a kiosk
and will make them while you wait.
"T-Shirt Factory" peeling off excess sticker.

"T-Shirt Factory" putting sticker on the shirt.
"T-Shirt Factory" owner showing off the final T-shirt.

- 11/04/2018
- A new banner for "Jungles of Maxtheria" at "Free Play Florida"
for Nov. 9-10-11, 2018 (Fri-Sat-Sun) at the Caribe Royal Resort in
Orlando, Florida.
"Free Play Florida 2018" banner.
- 4/15/2018
- The "Ongaku Overdrive: Orlando Overdrive" where we showed off
"Jungles of Natheria". Obviously, the game was renamed to "Jungles
of Maxtheria" at a later time.
"Geek Easy: Orlando Overdrive 2018" Booth

"Geek Easy: Orlando Overdrive 2018"
Atari 2600 Raffle Winner

- 02/22/2018
- The "Melrose Center Creative Expo 2018" in the training room with
several other independent video game companies. Obviously, the
game was renamed to "Jungles of Maxtheria" at a later time.
"Melrose Center: Creative Expo 2018" Booth
- 01/12/2018 - 01/14/2018
- First public showing of "Jungles of Natheria" at the Otronicon 2018 at
the Orlando Science Center. Obviously, the game was
renamed to "Jungles of Maxtheria" at a later time.
"Orlando Science Center: Otronicon 2018" Booth

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Sept. 1985
- For a birthday in high school I got a case holder for my Atari 8-bit
computer 5 1/4" discs. At that time I had either a Atari 1200XL or
Atari 65-XE (not sure which one) to play on. The T-Shirt was what
I wore to Kung-Fu classes that I was taking for self defense.
Michael Slifker - Atari 8-Bit Computer Disc Holder for Brithday

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1984 or 1985?
- For Christmas 1984 or 1985, I got an Atari 1050 disc drive for my
Atari 8-bit computer. The 1050 was released in 1984 and at one
point I had four of them daisey chained together. The washed out
T-Shirt was for the "Tampa Bay Bandits" of the USFL (United States
Football League). The USFL lasted for 3 seasons from 1983 to 1985.
I did get to go to maybe 3 games including the 1984 USFL championship
game that was held at Tampa stadium 100 miles away. The USFL
Bandits was the one childhood thing I loved as much as Atari. I
even had a Loni Anderson poster on my wall in a "Tampa Bay Bandits"
cheerleader uniform (OK, OK. She was in the TV show WKRP and was dating
the actor Burt Renoylds. He was a part owner of the team so I
guess he talked her into doing a poster.)
Michael Slifker - Atari 8-Bit Computer 1050 Disc Drive for
Christams

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1982-1984?
- This was me opening the package from the mail for an Atari VCS 2600
cartridge "Crazy Climber". That was released in 1982. Are
you digging the funky hair yet?
Michael Slifker - Opening a "Crazy Climber" package for the
Atari VCS 2600

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1982?
- At "Walt Disney World" in Orlando, Florida, I entered an Atari VCS
2600 Pac-Man contest. This was at "Lake Buena Vista" which is now
called, "Downtown Disney" (and doesnot even look the same anymore).
It was a timed event inside a big tent they set up with dozens of
systems playing the game at the same time. We each had a time
limit to get as many points as possible. Everyone played the same
game on the same settings. People were coming and going all day
long for several days. When done, I got the current high score.
My name went up on the giant billboard so we left. Minutes later
someone else got a higher score which stayed that way thoughout the day.
At the very end of the day, my score fell to third. Eventually,
this was one of the top scores out of several thousand players.
After the event was over, we went back to get my free Atari VCS carts.
You can see the orange Tampa Bay Buccaneers ball cap, adidas T-Shirt,
long jeans (back them I always wore long jeans no matter how hot it was
outside) and 80s haircut that had to be "below the earline". I
looked so young, thin and naive. Not to give out my current age,
but this would have taken place when I was in middle school. Good
times.
Michael Slifker - 3rd Place in Atari 2600 Pac-Man Contest at
Disney World

Michael Slifker - 3rd Place in Atari 2600 Pac-Man Contest at
Walt Disney World

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04/25/1982
- I entered an Atari VCS 2600 Pac-Man contest at the "Colonial Plaza
Mall" in Orlando, Florida inside the Belk Lindsey department store.
The game was releaaed in March of
1982. This was on the second floor in the eletronics section where
not many people were around at the time. The event had been going
on for a few days, so when I was ready I went with my parents and
grandmother. The guy working the event at the Atari VCS 2600 asked
if I wanted the easy game for kids (game 7?). I said, "NO!".
Put it on game 6 which was the hardest (Pac-Man and the ghost moves at a
running speed). The reason was that the characters would move
faster and thus I could get more points in the alloted time (Obviously,
they can not allow you unlimited time or players would play all night
long). The game started and I got killed within the first 10
seconds. After that, I played perfect and got the week's high
score at the store. When we went back a few days later to get the
prizes (an Atari VCS 2600 system, a Pac-Man cartridge and some other carts),
They
told me I had the highest score at any of their stores. They did
let me swap the Pac-Man cart to another game as I already had Pac-Man. Years later the mall
was torn down along with the Belk Lindsey. Not bad for a kid in middle
school.
Michael Slifker - 1st Place in Atari 2600 Pac-Man Contest at
Belk Lindsey

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1981
- This was my birthday in 1981 with some childhood friends. I am
on the right with the "Cat Diesel Power" hat on and the "Missile
Command" T-Shirt playing an Atari VCS (It wasn't renamed to the Atari
2600 until over a year later.). Looking at the joysticks, you can
see the proper way to hold one is with the thumb over top of the
joystick stud. It is not how the guy on the left is holding it.
That was the middle school years. Lots of Atari.
Michael Slifker - Playing Atari 2600 VCS with Childhood School
Friends

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