When PC's were young...
I have been looking at PC assembler in a very superficial way just lately, but I found the work I have done on 6502 ASM helps me massively in understanding the base concepts. I especially see the...
View ArticleIdea for a port to 7800...Thexder
Just an idea, nothing else. I was speaking with a very good friend Lord Thag. We both are huge 7800 fans. We agreed that Thexder could probably be ported well on the 7800...Thoughts?
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DOS 2.0S DUP.SYS Source Code?
There is a thread on this forum from 2011 regarding the source code to DUP.SYS of the 2.0S DOS. I guess it was in the manual in the photo below. I'm not able to find that manual anywhere. Would anyone...
View ArticleLooking for 7800 Cables
Greetings! I recently got a 7800 but it didnt have any cables. Does anyone know of a good place to find some? I need power for sure and I think a video cable. Still pretty fresh to the whole atari...
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Ultimate 1 MB Use/Configuration Questions
Didn't find a thread for this, so here is a place to ask questions and provide solutions about configuration issues with the Ultimate. Here is my first: I thought that the purpose of 4 Basic/Car...
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Overscan Invaders
Found this game on youtube and downloaded it from Climatics @ http://www.archive-atari.st/archive.html A very fun Space Invaders type game. Wanted to share as I had never seen it before yesterday and...
View ArticleThe Atari Lynx 25th Anniversary Thread
The Atari Lynx 25th Anniversary Thread This year, on October 11th, our beloved handheld - the Atari Lynx - turns 25. Yes, it has been twenty-five years since Atari released this handheld to the...
View ArticleAtari 2600A brown 4 switch console rf
I just purchased it on ebay and it have power but doesn't have rf. So can somebody give me a link for things needed for it. I heard about this Atari 2600 RF TV coaxial f plug at amazon as 3 piece set,...
View ArticleDo Atari 800Xl games, and XE games, work on the Atari 400?..
The Atari 400 looks so deliciously retro, that I'd love to have one! But I don't know if most or all of the games that work on the 800XL work on the 400. That includes the XE games. I'm thinking...
View ArticleSearching: File versions of Atari Basic...
Hello folks, I am searching for XEX file-versions of Atari Basic: a) Revision A b) Revision C not Revision B, since I already have it built-in in most of my 800XL computers. Greetings and...
View ArticleMega STe reset button
Tonight I pressed the reset button on the side on my Mega STe and the button stayed in. It did not pop back out like it should. I was able to use a small screw driver and get the button to pop back out...
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Season 11 - Current Standings - Statistics
Season 11 Current Standings & Statistics On the posts below Games Ratings and Records - for each game played this season Rounds Won - HSC rounds won! Games Won - individual games won Current...
View Article1050 Disk Drive schema parts... did my drive miss a update?
I am troubleshooting my drive with the FSM and Sams compufacts. I found that on the Atari schematic (Jerzey copied it as well) I am supposed to have three 4700uf 25V caps but I only have one 4700 and...
View ArticleFavorite Star Wars ESB Game Variation?
Empire Strikes Back has always been in my top 10 2600 games. I recently went through a phase where I gave it a lot of play (again), and I wondered if others have a favorite game mode for this one. I...
View Article1200XL Keyboard Repair - One week later
So I did the repair described here: http://www.retrobits.net/atari/keyboard.shtml And everything was great for about a week. Today I fired up the machine, ready to go with my new MyIDE][, and the...
View ArticleAre the PCF 554 Disk Drives Compatible?
The question is in the title. Are PCF 554 drives compatible with 8-bit Atari systems? What I've read so far points to the drive being only compatible with the PC line, but I can't find a definitive...
View ArticleWhat if Imagic was still around today?
I was thinking about about the company Imagic and I love some of their games like Atlantis. I don't know if anyone has wondered, but if Imagic was still around today what do you think they would be...
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HSC11 Round 2: "B" Bristles
The poll was still tied so I've gone for Bristles for round 2 (traitor!). A tough call but an excellent game all round Bristles with Batty Builders as a Bonus game Downloads Bristles Fandal XEX,...
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NTSC carts in a PAL system
Hi everyone! First I have to say, I'm new in the forum but have been visiting this site for quite a long time! I live in Spain and proudly own a beautiful Atari 2600 and LOVE it. The problem is,...
View Articleweird but why?
Ok was playing double dragon. Start game girl is punched and I hit pause when the door was opening to the garage. The door finishes opening then it stays open and then pauses. I unpause and then the...
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