[5th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards: Voting Information & Discussion]

13 hours ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said:

 

I believe it's a news article so it will most likely move down the screen when the next one is posted.

 

- James

There is never any news.

[5th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards: Voting Information & Discussion]

Isn't it times to remove this voting open from the home page? It is four months later. 

[It’s a magic that the dreamcast failed]

The Dreamcast that plays Sega CD and Saturn games would have rocked. 

[Sony's PS4 is the second best-selling console of all time]

I recently saw a PS4 for sale at Target. I'm starting to see PS5/Xbox Series X at retail again. However, I still rarely see a PS4 for sale. Has it been discontinued?

[Wii u undeservibly failed because it was a great innovative systemsystem]

45 minutes ago, Razzie.P said:

I didn't see the part you quoted and though you meant the Wii U failure caused this series of events.  

If time ran backwards, I'm sure it did. 

[Wii u undeservibly failed because it was a great innovative systemsystem]

3 hours ago, Wayler said:

To be very fair to the Dutch, they have an incomprehencible language.

That is probably why the King's brother killed him and married his wife and how the Prince is haunted by his father's ghost and why his girlfriend went mad and killed herself and everyone ends up dead.

[Wii u undeservibly failed because it was a great innovative systemsystem]

I can't read any of this. Even in the Netherlands, commas are not periods. 

[I want to replace my Flashback 9 on my home theater - which unit? 2600 Jr. Short Rainbow version or Retron 77?]

On 1/3/2023 at 7:47 PM, BIGHMW said:

Here's the bullshit anti "piracy" mode that swings me more to the 2600 Jr. you can hear it at the 9:20 mark of the included video, that, is BULLSHIT!!!

You do know that you can upgrade the Retron 77 firmware to run Stella. You can then put the entire library on a SD card. You can then press the fry button to quit a game and go back to the Stella menu. You can even put a cartridge in and remove it without turn it off.

 

https://retrogamestart.com/answers/hdmi-atari-2600-retron-77-updated-firmware-stella-emulator

[Planning for 2023 (or whenever the chip shortage is over)]

So it is 2023. Where are they?

[CollectorVision Phoenix Release Thread]

10 hours ago, Zeptari1 said:

@Master Phruby did you fix your 2600 core problem?  Did another Phoenix release happen? Where do I sign up? I definitely wanna be onboard for next release.

I gave up on it.  It is too bad the Phoenix was never really supported. Collectorvision got their money and all the promised cores never happen. At least it plays Colecovision fairly well.

[Why is the ST being completely ignored by Atari in the 50th anniversary celebrations?]

On 10/15/2022 at 9:31 PM, 1200XL M.U.L.E. said:

The ST hasn't been completely forgotten by Atari.

 

 

You can't interact with it but there it is on the shelf.

What is that machine directly above the 400? The one with two floppy drives?

[CollectorVision Phoenix Release Thread]

I have a first release Phoenix that I've never updated the cores on. I've downloaded the latest cores and put them on the SD card. When I try to install the 2600 core, it returns SD Error 03. I'm using the original SD card. What does this mean? Do I really need to install a new core instead of just overwriting the old one on the SD? The 2600 core crashes alot even in the main menu. 

[Ignored/blocked users are visible post-update (bug?)]

Or see text from a ignored person when another person quotes them. 

[Is Opcode EVER going to Release Donkey Kong Arcade!]

Too bad there isn't a way to license the rom file.

[Series X or S?]

2 hours ago, H454 said:

I get the impression that MS doesn't really care. Having a unit they can make more money on for less manufacturing cost and big profits on digital software.

 

I think so too. I love my Series S. It would be nice to have the Series X or PS5/PS4 but that is impossible. 

[Series X or S?]

It's funny how the Series S is pretty easy to get at Target and walmart now but the X is still nowhere to be found in a physical store without playing some stupid game. I wonder when we are going to start seeing Series X in bulk. 

[Is Opcode EVER going to Release Donkey Kong Arcade!]

Did I miss some announcement that say DKA and Pacman DX were finally released?

[opcodegames.com bad certificate]

I'm trying to access opcode games to see what their latest news is. Bitdefender says their security certificate is untrusted. Any idea when that will be fixed? 

[The Rise And Fall Of Atari]

It would have been cool if the 400 could play 2600 games too. They didn't even consider that.

[The Rise And Fall Of Atari]

I knew as a kid I didn't need a 5200 because I already had my 400. It was pretty obvious to me they were the same machine. When my VCS was dieing, I picked up a Colecovision and Expansion Module 1 to keep the games running. Now, I could have fixed that machine. 

[Is the Amico dead?]

18 hours ago, Rev said:

Here are the last two official newsletters sent:

March 2 2022

 

March 22 2022

Translation: "We are looking for suckers but we don't have any bites."

"Here is a pretty video of us opening a box our intern made. Too bad you will never get to do it yourself."

[Is the 3DO worth getting?]

On 12/23/2021 at 8:22 AM, Gemintronic said:

For me I got it for CPU Bach and Slayer.  If you have games that are worth getting a system for.. well, there you go.

 

For the Atari Jaguar it's the flavor/style of games that is unique to the platform.  Can't say that about my 3DO (for me).  Everything seems to remind me of PC games in the nascent multimedia era.

That was kind of the time period. Quicktime multimedia was the rage at the time. The 3DO was kind of the first console to embrace that kind of thing. A lot of the games on the 3DO were on PC too. A PC with a 3DOBlaster could run 3DO games natively. 

[Headset question]

Here is a simple headset question I'm  trying to answer for my ten year old daughter. I've plugged my Red Dragon H510 headset into my xbox series S controller. Am I supposed to be able to hear the tv sound through the headset or just who I am talking to?

[Atari 5200 Serial Numbers / Timeline]

Mine is actually a 4 port case with a 2 port motherboard. The original 2 port case was in bad shape so I found a non working 4 port machine with a excellent case. 

 

The 4 port case is 068322 EP253.

 

I'd have to climb in the attic to get the original 2 port case out. 

[Recommend games for 5 year old boy]

I must be a five year old boy since I like all of those types of games. They are pretty non violent and don't take a lot of commitment. I can pick them up again after months of nonplay and remember what I'm doing.