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Last Location: Yangon (Rangoon), Yangon, Myanmar
I will be out of state for a week. Update in progress...
Trotter visits the DPRK (North Korea)!
Minor Update...will have another hopefully before Christmas. Above is a neat map showing the nations Trotter has stopped in so far.
I want to include this and maps of the US states and Europe on a new webpage next update to show Trotter's progress.
Yes, Trotter has ventured into a place not accessible by just any game cart...he has set down in the DPRK!
Here are to teaser photos for now. More to be added next update. Thanks to Charles Gray and
Alejandro Cao de Benos for their help in setting up this rare opportunity!
The first photo shows Trotter in front of the Arc Of Triumph in Pyongyang, the largest of
its kind in the world!
The second photo is Trotter overlooking, from the city of Namp'o, the West Sea Barrage.
This Dam construction was a major accomplishment for the North Koreans.
I have also updated the reserve list for the remaining Silver Trotter carts in the "Store" section,
and added some T-shirts to the inventory. If you reserved in the past, I am now catching up and will
try to get these shipped out in time for Christmas. I will be sending out e-mails while finishing up
classes for the semester this week. Check the "Store" page for more info and contact me if you have
questions. I also have about 3 unclaimed Silver Trotter letters available from the 26 total.
Also, I have added a few new people to the host list whom have signed up recently. More soon! Happy Holidays!
Update...Silver Trotter Limited Edition!
Yo!
Just a quick update: I have fixed the "Store" page with an updated status list for Silver Trotter
Limited Edition orders and T-shirts. This list is more for me to have a visual record until all
orders have been filled. Then I want to modify the list to make a permanent page to show who owns
a copy of Silver Trotter. Also, I have added a few new people to the host list whom have
signed up recently. More soon!
At Long Last...Silver Trotter Limited Edition!
Hey!
Some of you may have wondered why it seems I have neglected to update the site in a long while. I
apologize for the lack of recent updates but it has because I have been working on the item below:
Over a year in the making, the Silver Trotter Limited Edition release commemorates 2.5 years and the first 50 hosts
Trotter traveled with. Please click on the new "Store" button on the left side to learn how to get yourself a copy of this unique
demo cart for the Atari 2600.
In other news, Trotter should have returned now from a trip to Japan and should now be in the USA. From here, Trotter will make
his way toward Las Vegas, Nevada in time for the Classic Gaming Expo in
July. Any remaining copies of the Silver Trotter Limited Edition will be available at my
Find Trotter Multimedia vendor booth. If you want to save on shipping costs, you can arrange with me to pick up your order at the show!
Once the ball is rolling with this limited release, I also want to add more photos to the Event & Honors sections as
I still have pics to share from varous shows Trotter has attended.
Finally, I also have new photos from Trotter's travels I need to add soon, including some from New Zealand!
More soon! Happy trails!
Photos From Ghana and Malaysia!
Hey!
I recently received a few pics from the host who toured Ghana back in July-August. I also added a photo
from Penang Island in Malaysia!
It has been tricky so far to arrange for Trotter's trip to/from Burma/Myanmar but the timing is coming
together for later this month. Trotter will visit there via passage through Bangkok, Thailand. Crossing
my fingers the details can be worked out in time. Meanwhile, I will soon be adding more photos from events
Trotter has attended in 2004. After this, 2005 and 2006. Been busy, but I will eventually get them all
online.
Amid these adventures, Trotter celebrated his 4th year since activation, on March 29th.
Happy Birthday Trotter!
Trotter Lands On The Moon!
Hey Everybody!
I know it's been a bit quiet from Trotter lately ( due in part to me having my Internet connection down
for several days ), but I wanted to share some photos of Trotter's latest trip!
Long story short, A millionaire- private entrepreneur/investor based in Malaysia got permission from
the Malaysian government to launch a rocket of his own design which he had been building for the last
several years with the help of several private investors along with his own resources. His
destination? A return to the surface of the Moon!
Trotter was already visiting Malaysia and I was informed by the previous host that he was aquainted
with the millionaire and had made arrangements to book passage for Trotter on the rocket trip! Also,
he would provide some photos, after the Malaysian government catalogued them first as part of their
aggrement to help fund the trip, and NASA and the U.S. government also who've provided intel and
astronaut suits and other technology not used since the late 70's.
More pics may be on the way if Trotter appears in them!
Have a VCS day™!
Events and Honors Section Added!
I've been adding pages to the Events section over the weekend but had some trouble with the pages linking up to
each other correctly. All the current pages should be working now. I've included photos for CGE 2004 and Eurocon
2004 to start us off. Over the next week or two I will add another batch of photos until I get all my current
collection of images online. I still have a few pics for PhillyClassic 5, OVGE, NWCGE, Toyko Game Show 2004,
vgXpo Dallas, Utah gaming party, as well as some awards to mention. I'll have the next update one week from now.
As you can see, the events section includes photos of some of the influential programmers, show organizers, and
others who keep our hobby alive! I have done my best to include accurate info for these people, however I may have
overlooked some things. If you find misspelled names, incorrect info listed for these people, or important omissions,
please contact us with the correct information and I will fix it ASAP. Also,
if you have photos of Trotter at an event not featured here and would like to submit it to the site, let me know. I will
give photo credit to you.
The Archives page has been put into use now, and I combined the Links with the Contact page. More links will be added
soon. Let me know if you would like to link with this site.:-)
Meanwhile, I've recently gotten word that Trotter has a few photos on the way from his time visiting Malaysia and
Singapore. I'll post those when I get them. Trotter will soon travel to either Kuwait or Myanmar/Burma next. I'm
working out the logistics for that part of the world.
Have a VCS day™!
Chinese New Year in Southeast Asia!
Thanks everybody for your patience. Trotter has been busy this past month! Before year's end he visited Singapore
and spent some time in New Zealand to welcome the new year in January. Now the Chinese New Year festivities are underway
and Trotter has been touring Malaysia and Indonesia!
Work continues on polishing up details for the Silver Trotter Limited Edition carts, boxes, etc. as well as a few
other Trotter-themed projects in the pipeline that has kept my attention away from this website for a while, but I am back,
ready to focus on updates again. I have several photos, and other anecdotal items to share over the upcoming weeks. For
now, I've added maps for the Malay penninsula and New Zealand's South Island, plus started adding some color to the U.S.
states to distinguish state and national borders. I'll eventually get all the old maps colored this way and notable cities
flagged consistently as well as the correct "distances travelled" on each page( this home page should now be current ).
Happy Chinese New Year!
Small Update(New Pics)
Just a small update for now. I recently found some photos host #31 (Zach) sent me in the mail a long while ago, but I
thought I had scanned in all of them. So I have added some new pics for #31 and updated the maps accordingly. I've also
fixed up the hostlist page and expanded it so you can navigate the U.S. states more easily.
Have a VCS day™!
Around The World In Three Years!
Happy New Year! Thank you all for your patience. I've been busy during this holiday break to get caught up.
I feel I was neglecting the site last year despite my efforts to keep up with it between school, work, etc. I'm taking a short break from school so that I can get a bunch of elements added that I want the site to have and to "revive" this place because Trotter is constantly on the go,
so this website needs to have freqent updates to keep pace with Trotter's adventures on his World Tour.
I'm resolving to update this site every week, even if it is just minor cosmetic tweaks or only one new map or photo.
Also, I'll be focused this coming week on getting everything done for the soon-to-be-available Silver Trotter Limited Edition cartridges! I am working with Packrat Video Games to get this built and ready. I'll post some photos when we get some shot of the final product. :-)
I'll be setting up PayPal and/or other methods of payment as well. More about this soon.
A quick recap of 2006: Trotter completed his 3rd year of traveling mid-November! Also close to this time, Trotter was able to accomplish one of his goals:
to circumnavigate the globe at least once! Trotter made a complete revolution, from Bangkok, Thailand- back in October 2005- moving eastward until he travelled back to Bangkok from the west with a European host in November 2006! Congrats!
The next goal Trotter is likely to complete is to set cart on each of the 7 continents: only South America and Antarctica remain as of this writing.
Trotter is confident he can get there someday soon. Earlier in 2006, Trotter was able to visit Africa which had been unforseen as possible for an Atari cart to venture to( because there are not many classic gaming entusiasts in that part of the world ).
Now, Trotter has seen parts of both Eastern and Western Africa, so anything is possible!
For this update I've added new maps including Germany's states, Finland, Ghana, Nigeria, Thailand, and a few others.
I'm also trying a new method to label the important cities instead of just black text taking up space on the land masses. If this is more readable this way,I'll convert the past maps to look this way too. Also, I've grayed out or "shadowed" the surrounding administrative divisions to separate them from the main focus of each map( in yellow). Eventually, all the maps will look this way.
I've added several names to the host list since last update, but if I missed somebody, let me know and I'll add you. Or if you have questions, send me an e-mail. There's a bunch of little things on the site I'll be fixing over the next few weeks: i.e. adding the correct distances travelled, adding colors to the past maps, etc. Also, several photos from events Trotter has attended.
Gotta get some rest now. Thank you for your support! More soon! Happy trails!
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