Tempest Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 I've always used VSS for my 5200 emulation, but I've found that it doesn't seem to play my prototype roms correctly. For instance, in Roadrunner the colors are all off with the Roadrunner being green and the background is pink! It also doesn't like many of my WIP prototypes (which is understandable). What does everyone else use for 5200 emulation? I need an emualtor I can take pictures in for my website. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 If it's a big deal to get pictures of it, you could always pick up a cheap TV Tuner card thing for your pc, and then hook your 5200 to it, then get pictures like that(I'm pretty sure that's possible) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 29, 2002 Author Share Posted September 29, 2002 I have a TV tuner card but I never tried to hook it to my TV to take pictures of videogames. How would go abotu doing that? I use it pipe my DVD player out to my TV. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 Well, by TV Tuner card I mean that it has a coaxial TV in jack. If this is what you have, then you can directly hook the game system to the TV Tuner Card. Then there are certain programs to capture whatever comes in the input, into pictures or movies. You can pick up TV Tuner cards on ebay for VERY cheap, and I would recommend doing that for screenshots for your site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 29, 2002 Author Share Posted September 29, 2002 Well that still doesn't solve the problem that I havent found a 5200 emulator that works properly for all prototypes (I just found out Sport Goofy's colors are wrong too). Not everyone can play prototypes on an actual 5200. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 Yeah, you're right, that doesn't solve the problem. , I actually haven't found an emulator that runs more than 50% of the games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 For 5200 screenshots I usually use MESS. The controls are terrible for the 5200 driver but it takes good screenshots. Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltman3 Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 Tempest- I use VSS for my roms too and nearly all of them have some sort of color problem- even released games. Greens turn to Browns etc... However, VSS runs 90-95 percent of the roms I have ? Ice Cold has a good idea using the Video card- I just got 1 and it works pretty good for capturing screenshots. It isn't the very best quality, but it has 3 different settings to choose from. Some better cards have s-video too. If you can't find an emu that runs all your roms- try your V-card, run all your proto carts thru your 5200 from the vid out on your TV to the vid in on the card. Atleast the colors will come out right. You might have to tweak the brightness levels a bit tho'. If you have a V-card already give it a shot ? This isn't too bad is it ? http://personal.riverusers.com/~clghog/52SGoofy2.jpg Later,[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jindroush Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Atari800 Win Plus 3.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Atari800 Win Plus 3.0 the sound in that bastard doesn't work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 VSS plays a bit faster than normal for me, but I like it despite some color issues. Colors on VSS are brighter than usual and brilliant. VSS doesn't catch it when certain timings are exceeded, but that doesn't matter so much when you play the real Atari games from the 80's. Atari800win 3.0 is the most accurate emulator between VSS and itself, I know this by comparing Koffi results on both and the real system for about a half year now. Atari800win has some botched colors too though, and it seems to crash for me a lot, losing all its settings every time. Crap! Never tried Mess or Jum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 1, 2002 Author Share Posted October 1, 2002 I couldn't get MESS to work and Jum crashed my system. Win800 seems to work pretty well. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 My problem is this: I love the Dreadnaught factor, but some emulators do not emulate the video properly, and some don't have the second controller button emulated, and that's the one for the bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 1, 2002 Author Share Posted October 1, 2002 This is why you simply can't beat the real thing... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 This is why you simply can't beat the real thing... Tempest But until I get teh $$$ for a 52 and a dreadnaught cart... I'm gonna do some serious ebaying once tax time rolls around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 I couldn't get MESS to work and Jum crashed my system. Win800 seems to work pretty well. Tempest What happened in MESS? Could you get it to boot? Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 1, 2002 Author Share Posted October 1, 2002 Honestly I couldn't figure it out. Too many freakin directories and parameter files. I suppose I could give it another go... Is Dreanaught Factor that expensive? I thought it was under $15. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 You know, I've never ever played or seen Dreadnaught Factor. It looks like a good game, but I just never tried it. I keep my eyes peeled for a cart but have yet to find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 Honestly I couldn't figure it out. Too many freakin directories and parameter files. I suppose I could give it another go... Is Dreanaught Factor that expensive? I thought it was under $15. Tempest Hmm, I just have it setup the same way as my 7800 files and it works fine. Something like this: Bios goes here: Mess61bbiosa52005200.rom Games go here: Mess61bsoftwarea5200game.bin Try that and see if it works. Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 2, 2002 Author Share Posted October 2, 2002 Do any of the 5200 emulators work with Xari Arena? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 You know, I've never ever played or seen Dreadnaught Factor. It looks like a good game, but I just never tried it. I keep my eyes peeled for a cart but have yet to find one. When I had a 5200, besides Berzerk, this was the game I played most. It is an intense game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 speaking of 5200 emulators, anyone else burn that 5200 emulator for the Dreamcast (the one reported on the front page)? It's pretty darn good! I had a great time playing Joust last night with it, and it seemed pretty spot-on, I guess it did feel like playing a 5200 on the tv with a Dreamcast controller. From what I could tell it played about 60-70% of the games, I also played Countermeasure and had a blast (I even killed myself off to see the skull). One improvement they did was when you pull the right trigger, it shows a rendered display of the 5200 keypad, so now that's available. It's great, especially for those experiencing withdrawal since all my 5200's and games are nowhere near me at the moment. But also for those who have a Dreamcast and just want to try out a couple of 5200 games.. Easy to burn too. Aside from the page listed in the front at Atariage, this one gave great directions: http://members.chello.nl/~m.schuitemaker/atari/ And here's the list of games that work: http://members.chello.nl/~m.schuitemaker/a.../5200_start.htm However the one drawback is it's not user friendly. It's unintuitive to get a game to load (you have to read the directions on the site above). And even then you have to choose the right cartridge type otherwise it'll crash. And Tempest.. sorry, Xari Arena crashes no matter what . But overall... a cool thing to burn and have fun with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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