How to play multi disk games SIO2IDE or similar
Hi, Now that I've gotten the SIO2IDE working, I was thinking that I could put disk images in each virtual drive for games like Ultima III, and I would be ready to go. Now I'm realizing that games...
View Articleis it worth making a new controller for this system?
Has anyone made a digital controller for Atari 5200? If yes, how well does it work? Do certain games not work? Can games be patched to make them work - do people even do this? I made a digital...
View ArticleEstimates on VCS User Base?
I was just wondering does anyone have any idea what size the user base is these days. Judging by this forum there is a lot of activity with a lot of posts every day but then again the forum caters for...
View ArticleCartridge labels to replace
Hi all, Has anyone considered the possibility to print new labels on the cartridges that have been damaged, worn or lost? Especially Parker Brothers made are misery. I have in my collection a lot of...
View ArticleAtari Basic - pausing during LIST command?
I just recently exhumed my Atari 8-bit stuff so I'm really rusty on its use. In Atari BASIC, when using the LIST command on a long program, is it possible to pause the LIST to examine certain lines,...
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Interest Check: Reproduction Activision Cart Labels
I first posted about this topic here: reproduction / custom labels, but I thought it would be better severed in this area as its own topic. I'm thinking of making reproduction labels for Activision...
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Original Adventure Atari 400/800 100% original Reviewer Copy or Prototype?
Wanted to share this with the forum here. This is an original copy of the Original Adventure for Atari 400/800. It was sent to a reviewer and has the original note from "Lou Vita" at Compuware asking...
View ArticlePrinter for Atari 800
Hello! I've been wanting to print off of my Atari 800 for sometime now, but I can't seem to find the right printer. I already have the MicroPrint parallel adapter. Is there a cheap parallel or dot...
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Which ACTV Designer Had the Worst Haircut?
My vote is for David Crane. And how come we covered our ears in the 80s but now we don't?
View ArticleHow does Total Carnage on the Jaguar compare to other ports?...
Like the SNES port of Total Carnage, for example? In terms of gameplay and graphics.
View ArticleName Your 3 Desert Island VCS Games
Your marooned but have power, a TV, a 2600 w/ controllers and what 3 cartridges (no multicarts allowed!)? Mine are: Jr. Pac-Man Reactor Enduro
View ArticleAtari 8-bit Ads
One of the things we have been collecting a lot more of recently at the Personal Computer Museum is ads. I found this one interesting, as it shows Atari trying to promote the "business" side of...
View ArticleStupid joystick tricks - Horizontal motion issue
Well, apart from the initial cleaning of my one working 5200 joystick, the thing has been trouble free, relatively speaking. That is, until this weekend. Suddenly, moving the joystick to the right...
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Atari Basic Keytable
I have been using this routine for several years it emulate the Emulators shift key " to use on real hardware, but I was wondering if there is a better place to store the table instead of page 6 so...
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Just got my Atari 7800
Hi All, I recently bought an Atari 7800 (PAL) off a NZ Auction site. I was very happy to find it on my door step this morning It's it great condition and had obviously been really well looked after...
View ArticleAtarimania Problem
Anybody able to pull up Atarimania's page right now? I just get this and some other error information: @ Que s'est-il passé ? Erreur de l'accès natif MySQL. Numéro d'erreur = 22 L'erreur suivante a...
View ArticleDid the Atari answer to the Amstrad PCW dedicated WP machine exist?
So I was watching Microlive and the episode mentioned the UK launch of a new games console by Atari and this was the time of the 1040STF and 520STM (it was said to be £70 so is this the 7800 or 2600 Jr...
View ArticleRename VCS Pac-Man
They called it Pac-Man, but it wasn't Pac-Man. What should it have been called instead? How about "Wally the Wafer Wanker"?
View ArticleWanted: 5200 Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. Labels
Has anyone put together nice labels for the 5200 versions of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.? If so, would you be willing to share them? Thanks! ..Al
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