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'End' defined

'KEEP GOING THE HOMEWORLD IS NEAR'.... who would have thought that 6 words could start a journey that lasted over 35 years. What is this exactly? Major Havoc: The Promised End is a rewrite of Major Havoc from Atari. It is an enhancement which basically adds new features to Major Havoc that were not in the original release. In some ways, it is sort of a 'directors cut' of Major Havoc with many of the features that Owen Rubin ( @orubin on twitter ) was not able to put into the original release due to various reasons around hardware, time, and budgets. Here are some things that are part of this release: 1. 8 new levels after the existing 16 levels. 2. A homeworld that is true to Owen's original vision. 3. Speech! 4. More Warps 5. More Points 6. More Enemies 7. Star Castle Level 8. Improved Self Test and EEPROM based settings (DIPS options) 9. Audits 10. Easter Eggs :-) With all of that, it is looking like I will be able to head out to California Extrem...