E. King
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13 hours ago, Jstick said:
To be fair, there are so many other ways to play "ROMs"; I think this is just a different type of device (even though technically it may be doing something similar behind the scenes).
I don't really see lack of SD support as a failing, I think Atari was aiming for the console that many were asking for: A first-party 2600 replica that plays original carts on modern displays, with all functions controlled by hardware switches (as with the original) and no menu/settings/configuration to take you out of the experience.Adding more support for problematic cartridges is the way to go here, and hopefully the Harmony cart can be better supported via an update, even if the full flashcart functionality isn't possible.
Some games that are incompatible with the rom dumper could work from sd card. For example, there are many games that you can play on a Retron 77 or Gamestation Pro that the 2600+ is not currently capable of due to the limitations because of the lack of the sd card slot.
Also, using software emulation sort of negates the need for an actual cartridge since the 2600+ does not even play the game from the cartridge, it dumps the rom to internal memory and emulates the game from there so why not skip the unnecessary step and play the rom from an sd card.
Why would you not want the option to load a homebrew game to an sd card when many homebrew games will never see a physical cartridge? I guess you just don't want to be able to play some cool new homebrew games on your 2600+ but many others would like to do just that. Many of these homebrew games are above the 4kb restriction that the 2600+ currently has with the Harmony cart.
Sure it would be nice if they update the 2600+ to be more compatible with the Harmony cart but I have not seen any indication of that anywhere that they plan on doing that. How do we know they did not intentionally limit the function of the Harmony cart to roms 4kb or less?
There are just too many current limitations for me to consider the 2600+ a useful product for me as I have too many other much better options. For the very casual others who may have no other options or limited options to play 2600/7800 games, it will be great for them with nothing else to compare it to.
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After watching this video I wish I could change the thread title and remove the word "Awesome"
It is not so "awesome" after all.
Only 4kb or less games seem to work which is a real drag.
After knowing this, I doubt I will even break the seal on my 2600+ when it arrives unless another option comes to play more types of roms.
Atari really screwed the customer by not adding an sd card slot like the Retron 77 has.
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20 hours ago, batari said:
The single image filename was changed from AUTORUN to AUTOROM some time ago, because Windows uses AUTORUN and there was a conflict when using SD cards that had Windows software on them.
That being said, I am curious if the 2600+ would work with AUTOROM, or if developer mode (loading files to Harmony with a USB cable) is currently the only way.
As far as I know it only works with the software developer single game mode directly on the Harmony internal memory. Nobody has made it work with using the SD card yet as far as I know.
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13 minutes ago, Zap1982 said:
I wonder how many 2600+ units have actually been sold? Would be interesting to know!🧐
Between Atari.com, Amazon USA & Amazon UK we are looking at around 15k 2600+ systems sold so far.
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This is the best power brick you can get for your 2600+
You can use 1 of the 4 USB ports on the VCS to power your 2600+
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15 minutes ago, john_q_atari said:
They should put a disclaimer on the VCS for potential customers. Something like: "*You may be unable to purchase from the VCS store. This may never be fixed."
Yes among other disclaimers which I won't mention here right now 🤣
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1 hour ago, scifidude79 said:
The problem with that video is the part you said (more than once) that the error was fixed. I know, you said "apparently." But, I don't think it's ever been fixed, at least not in the sense that someone identified the problem and made it go away. I think it's more likely that this is one of those bugs that, every now and then, seems to fix itself only to reappear later.
I agree with you that maybe "fixed apparently" was not the best way to describe it.
Maybe "fixed allegedly" or "temporarily fixed accidentally" would have been better.
Thanks for the feedback and for sharing your opinion on this important topic.
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Great 3 games. I played 2 of them today for a little while and both were great fun.
The arcade game really surprised me and is awesome to have on Coleco though the background scrolling takes a bit to get used to as the screen scrolling is not as smooth as I would like but other than that it is great.
Well done!
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35 minutes ago, MrTrust said:
Is it the case that nobody can buy games on the store unless their card was already saved to the console prior to this situation happening? My card has a split in it from where the sleeve lines up in my wallet, and I want to replace it, but it sounds like the odds the store will not work if I do that are very high.
Has anyone successfully used a new card on this thing since the zip code situation started?How hard could it be to just issue coupon codes through their website? I mean, I know it isn't hard; I just don't understand why they don't do it.
I would strongly advise you to not change your card details because you could for sure end up in the zip code glitch state of mind which is a constant state of confusion and frustration.
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2 minutes ago, TrogdarRobusto said:
It was our intent that all the early orders would be fulfilled first ... we now know some decisions were made at the fulfillment warehouse that impacted shipping order, and it seems some customers who ordered as early as 8-22 were not at the front of the line as expected. There is a chance you may get a notice that your package shipped in the next 24 hours or so, but if not, it is going to be in two weeks.
I do hope you are correct and some more people get a shipping notice soon.
Thank you for the reply and explanation.
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12 minutes ago, Mockduck said:
The fact remains that people should absolutely have ordered these from Amazon rather than direct from Atari as the folks who ordered from Amazon have had theirs for almost a week now and I'm still waiting. By the time it arrives it'll feel like I missed the launch.
Thank you for speaking up on this.
It is nice to know that I am not completely nuts and when a well respected person in the Atari community like yourself says something it really means alot.
I and many others appreciate your voice.
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1 hour ago, TrogdarRobusto said:
Lots of questions about shipping here. I don't want to give you any information that is not correct, so let me spend some time this morning digging into the issues and get back to you.
Our fulfillment partner is shipping orders in waves as product arrives at their distribution center. Unfortunately, in this case, we have more orders than units on the ground. But there are more on the way. If you have pre ordered the Atari 2600+ and have not already received a tracking number, your order will ship in the first week of December (abut two weeks).
I know a) that is not at all satisfying if you won't get your order until December, and b) that does not address issues around partial orders shipping. Let me do some digging.
Thank you for reading and responding here.
The big question is if the orders are shipping in waves then why are so many people who ordered on Aug 22 from Atari.com not in the first wave?
Why so many customers who ordered on Aug 22nd on Atari.com get an email on the 14th saying "ready to ship" when in the next email it says we have a shipping delay and need to wait until at least December?
Thank you for doing some digging, it is appreciated.
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2 hours ago, madmax_2069 said:
Yeah, I'd rather do without than buying something from a scalper.
There are currently a few Circus Convoy available on Amazon if you check there.
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On 11/17/2023 at 5:41 PM, panamajoe said:
I gave my new Atari 2600+ a first small test run tonight and was surprised to see quite a few games not working, that were advertised as working by Atari. Food Fight, Karateka and Joust (all 7800) for example or Donkey Kong (2600).
Is this an PAL issue?
At around 46 minutes into this video he appears to be playing Joust with no problems.
He also plays M Network Dark Cavern at around 42 minute mark which seems to work perfectly.
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Just now, Albert said:
I doubt this information was false when it was initially sent to you on the 14th. Obviously something happened, at least with some of the orders, that caused a delay, so you received another email stating as such, and only four days after you received the earlier email. Again, please stop with the accusations that Atari is deliberately misleading you, it's poor speculation on your part, along with the line above that you wrote, "especially when you were one of the very first to step up and show support for Atari with a "preorder" that turns out not to be a preorder but more of a placeholder", which I chose to ignore initially, but you keep making statements like this, so...
..Al
It is not a "false accusation" to say the information provided turned out to be false when indeed that information turned out to be false information.
I did not say that people were "deliberately misled", those are your words.
I guess we have a different definition of what an early preorder is supposed to mean so we can agree to disagree on that one.
Thanks
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49 minutes ago, mechanicoid said:
"Hi ...,
We’re excited to announce that the Atari 2600+ collection will begin shipping this Friday! If you've moved or would like us to send your order to a new address, please fill out this form by Wednesday, November 15th.
If you haven't moved, you can sit back and relax while we prepare to deliver your order.
As always, we appreciate your patience. Thanks for being part of our incredible Atari community!
- Atari Team"
The Atari Team shouldn't have said "begin shipping this Friday" if they weren't. Tell me you're going to be late before you can't get it to me on time and I can cut you some slack.
Tell me it's coming then say, oops we miscalculated, even though we had several months to manage the situation, and it leaves a sour taste. Especially if it's weeks out, with no real date provided and on top of that a slow shipping service to add more time to it.
Does it ruin my life, no. But I expect better or at least the bare minimum.
Yup, the title of the email we got on the 14th said "Ready to Ship - Atari 2600+ Collection" basically telling us that our order was ready to be processed starting on the 17th and that we can expect a tracking number soon.
The shipping delay notice should have come on the 14th instead of providing us false information that our order was "Ready to Ship" and "you can sit back and relax while we prepare to deliver your order."
How could our order be "Ready to Ship" on the 14th and then not so on the 18th when we were informed "Our fulfillment partner is shipping orders in waves as product arrives at their distribution center. Your order is planned to ship in the first week of December."
Obviously we will likely never know what really happened as companies do not typically just come out and provide full transparency on these things.
As customers we just need to make a habit of pointing these things out in hopes that at some point the company moves forward to a higher level of customer satisfaction standards.
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41 minutes ago, Albert said:
Lessons will be learned and improvements will be made for future product launches.
It is much less special to get a product a month after release date when so many others get it before you, especially when you were one of the very first to step up and show support for Atari with a "preorder" that turns out not to be a preorder but more of a placeholder.
Atari has the track record of an ongoing pattern for quite some time of coincidental mishaps that negatively effect the overall customer experience.
Not going to go into detail because that opens up a can of worms but a lot of people know some of the things I am referencing.
All I am trying to say is that this is not an isolated incidence of "mistakes made"
Thanks
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2 hours ago, 82-T/A said:
Yeah, I ordered everything except Mr. Run and Jump... and I ordered it all on the 22nd of August, literally within minutes of getting the e-mail.
Exactly, those who ordered very early on Atari.com should have been allocated for and taken care of so they would get priority first batch shipping.
Sadly, that did not happen and there are many customers in the same Atari delay boat. Let's hope they get it together so they do not have further shipping delays.
As far as I know, there was no disclaimer to let customers know that if they ordered more than just the console that they may encounter additional shipping delays in order for their full order to be shipped all at once.
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14 minutes ago, bent_pin said:
How many of those pre-orders had items other than the console?
Probably most of those who "preordered" very early direct from Atari.com had paddles or Berzerk/Run&Jump in their orders but that should not matter.
Atari should have done the right thing by the customers who "preordered" very early directly through Atari.com. but somehow they failed to allocate the needed inventory to fill those orders in November as was promised at the time of ordering.Even people who "preordered" in the very first hour it was up on Atari.com are now waiting until at least December, apparently being punished for ordering more than just the console itself.
The 2600+ console is in stock and ready to ship from Amazon right now while Atari is dropping the ball on it's biggest supporting customers.
They should ship the consoles out now if they have them and ship the other stuff later if they failed to allocate that inventory to meet those early "preorders".
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Yes Atari has a release delay on many people who "preordered" very early direct from Atari having to wait until at least December while many people who ordered later from Amazon are getting their 2600+ this week.
Amazon has the 2600+ in stock and ready to ship now while Atari.com is fumbling around trying to fill "preorders" from August.
I can understand if it was just a few days difference but customers being punished for another 3 - 4 weeks because they are the biggest Atari supporters and apparently ORDERED TOO EARLY is a real shame.
I do think it is partly due to Atari having to send a certain amount of stock for Amazon shipping so yes Amazon needed to be prioritized to a certain extent to increase overall sales numbers which ends up hurting people who ORDERED TOO EARLY from the wrong place (Atari.com).
Atari flat out did not live up to the shipping date that was promised to many early buyers which is no surprise after their Atari XP shipping delay debacles.
This is just another reason why we should never "preorder" anything from these companies who continue to take advantage of the customer.
Once they have your money they can take as long as is convenient for them with little concern of the customer experience and it is all too common in this industry to give false shipping dates that are not met.
Atari allowed My Arcade do do a similar thing with the Atari Gamestation Pro where the earliest "preorders" had to wait the longest time and some are still waiting while others could just walk into a retail store and grab it for cheaper or buy on Amazon and get it faster.
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Atari delayed the 2600+ just as I previously thought would happen that Amazon orders would get filled before those who preordered early direct from Atari.
Atari seems to not value early preorder customers very much but that is no surprise.
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The company that makes the C64 mini and the Amiga A500 mini is planning an Atari 8 Bit mini computer.