Definitive NTSC palettes finalized - The New 62

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You can also grab the a recent MESS SVN release here: http://www.emucr.com...svn-r19643.html

 

Don't forget about the settings check just mentioned here: http://www.atariage....2/#entry2660279

 

And you will need bios, hlsl files, etc., if you don't have them. Place these files in the folder containing your MESS executable: MESS_A7800_ADD_FILES.zip

 

Problems/fix for getting hlsl working properly on a system that has the hardware specs, but it just won't run properly here: http://www.atariage....25#entry2643697

 

Again, you need one of the latest SVN MESS releases (linked above), or 0.147u5 (When it releases in the future) or newer to have a completely accurate raw RGB palette (aka NTSC_A7800_RAW.pal) with YIQ enabled under MESS for correct colors.

 

I should also mention that after you launch mess.exe, you should see the Atari 7800 system available form the file list. Press 'Enter' then type 'OK', or press left and then right arrow keys to get pass the prompt screen. Once you are at a blank screen, press 'Tab' to bring up a menu. Navigate to File Manager and then go to your folder containing the game files.

 

You navigate through the menu option by using the Arrow Keys, 'Enter' makes a selection, and 'Esc' goes back.

 

Lastly, if you want to run full-screen outside a window, open the mess.ini file in Notepad and under this section:

 

#

# WINDOWS VIDEO OPTIONS

#

video d3d

numscreens 1

window 1

maximize 1

keepaspect 1

prescale 1

waitvsync 0

syncrefresh 0

menu 0

 

 

Change:

window 1

to

window 0

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For the sake of archiving and following the evolution of this palette making, here...

 

http://www.atariage....-color-variety/

 

...contains palettes that are based on NTSC_A7800_RAW.pal (aka The raw video output of the NTSC A7800) and factors in (or at least tries to simulate) the net effect of possible colors displayed when seen on a CRT TV (YUV/YIQ palette) for emulators that do not support NTSC video simulation, especially YUV/YIQ output and only utilize an RGB color palette.