bugcatcher88 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) I know how to do that but if we can't have spaces then I'm going to want some other naming convention like removing extra detail. Does upper or lower case matter? Does special characters like underscores matter? Can the filenames be longer than 8 characters? I use an underscore in place of spaces (for example: Tomarc_the_Barbarian). It works just fine. Some file names I have are longer than 8 characters such as Montezuma's Revenge (Ex: Montezuma's_Revenge) and there's no problem with the console playing the game. Edited October 27, 2018 by bugcatcher88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Nut Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) I use an underscore in place of spaces (for example: Tomarc_the_Barbarian). It works just fine. Some file names I have are longer than 8 characters such as Montezuma's Revenge (Ex: Montezuma's_Revenge) and there's no problem in the console playing the game. Thanks for the info. Have you tried parantheses like Montezuma's_Revenge_(1984)? Edited October 27, 2018 by Atari Nut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugcatcher88 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the info. Have you tried parantheses like Montezuma's_Revenge_(1984)? I went ahead and made a copy of my Montezuma file and renamed it to what you posted. It also works fine. No issues in playability. So parentheses are also acceptable. Edited October 27, 2018 by bugcatcher88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Nut Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Well that's good. Thanks for testing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 The Legends Flashback also has an SD slot for updates. I'd be grateful to anyone that can update it in a similar way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvis Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Is this capable of displaying artwork of the added games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) Nice to see a good news thread for ATgames. I may yet invest in a gold unit. Still waiting on paddle news. Not sure why that is slow to release. Edited October 30, 2018 by AtariLeaf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Nice to see a good news thread for ATgames. I may yet invest in a gold unit. Still waiting on paddle news. Not sure why that is slow to release. There will not be a paddles bundle at any retailer. Availability and price of the separate paddles is still to be determined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmadgames Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 There will not be a paddles bundle at any retailer. Availability and price of the separate paddles is still to be determined. I'm really hoping that the paddles are at least available in one form or another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) Availability should be the same as the rest of the products I would hope. Why make a necessary accessory scarce? Especially when they restricted this years line up to just these specific paddles and not past years or original paddles. I hope the answer doesn't revolve around the "casual audience wouldn't care about paddles therefore we won't be making many" excuse. Edited October 30, 2018 by AtariLeaf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I was thinking of getting the Flashback Portable and using it instead, mainly because of compatibility issues and also the lack of a normal composite a/v output on the Flashback 9 (HDMI only) until I ran into this thread, now, one question, will this unit work with homebrews (I have hundreds of 2600 games I currently use with my VCS adapter on my 5200 with my Harmony Encore multicart), so I can use the FB9 instead of getting the FBP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I was thinking of getting the Flashback Portable and using it instead, mainly because of compatibility issues and also the lack of a normal composite a/v output on the Flashback 9 (HDMI only) until I ran into this thread, now, one question, will this unit work with homebrews (I have hundreds of 2600 games I currently use with my VCS adapter on my 5200 with my Harmony Encore multicart), so I can use the FB9 instead of getting the FBP? Until someone does a compatibility list, a good rule of thumb is that if it works on Stella 3.x, it should work on the Flashback 9 series. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I'm really hoping that the paddles are at least available in one form or another Unless something changes, these are still on track for release at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Unless something changes, these are still on track for release at some point. What about the non-FB9 paddles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Nut Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 What about the non-FB9 paddles? Won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 What about the non-FB9 paddles? What about trak-balls like the Wico Trackball and the Atari CX-80 and CX-22 will trak-ball controllers work for games like Centipede/Millipede and Missile Command? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Unless something changes, these are still on track for release at some point. Can you at least give us one of these? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Can you at least give us one of these? If we had it, I'd give it. I'll try to stay on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugcatcher88 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) Unless something changes, these are still on track for release at some point. Will the standard joysticks from the FB9 Boom console be made available separately? Especially the P1 joystick with the additional buttons. Edited October 30, 2018 by bugcatcher88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Won't work. The was about if they were going to stock the non-FB9 paddles. I know the FB9 has special paddles but I'm interested in the regular ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyR Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) I was thinking of getting the Flashback Portable and using it instead, mainly because of compatibility issues and also the lack of a normal composite a/v output on the Flashback 9 (HDMI only) until I ran into this thread, now, one question, will this unit work with homebrews (I have hundreds of 2600 games I currently use with my VCS adapter on my 5200 with my Harmony Encore multicart), so I can use the FB9 instead of getting the FBP? I haven't tried much homebrew on the FB9, but Juno Something (forget the name) and Conquest of Mars work fine on it. I really would not recommend a Flashback Portable. The d-pad is extremely poor making it nearly impossible to play games that requires the joystick for movement beyond just left and right. Which is ironic, given Pac-Man is advertised on it, but you can't play Pac-Man on it because you can't move him properly through the maze. It also does not have compatibility with Starpath games. OTOH, I'm not overly impressed with the quality of the joysticks with the FB9. At least the Player 1 stick. The button doesn't always work and it's very stiff. Player 2 stick seems fine, but it lacks the button to bring up the menu and there isn't one on the console itself. Edited October 31, 2018 by JeremyR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 I haven't tried much homebrew on the FB9, but Juno Something (forget the name) and Conquest of Mars work fine on it. I really would not recommend a Flashback Portable. The d-pad is extremely poor making it nearly impossible to play games that requires the joystick for movement beyond just left and right. Which is ironic, given Pac-Man is advertised on it, but you can't play Pac-Man on it because you can't move him properly through the maze. It also does not have compatibility with Starpath games. OTOH, I'm not overly impressed with the quality of the joysticks with the FB9. At least the Player 1 stick. The button doesn't always work and it's very stiff. Player 2 stick seems fine, but it lacks the button to bring up the menu and there isn't one on the console itself. What about Wico joysticks? Or my CX24 sticks I use those almost exclusively with the VCS adapter and also with Redemption 5200 whenever playing games (like Pac-Man) in which good 4-way digital control is an absolute must? Also trak-ball controllers, mainly Wico and also the Atari CX22 and CX80 trak-balls, will they work? You NEED those with Missile Command and Centipede/Millipede. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 What about Wico joysticks? Or my CX24 sticks I use those almost exclusively with the VCS adapter and also with Redemption 5200 whenever playing games (like Pac-Man) in which good 4-way digital control is an absolute must? Also trak-ball controllers, mainly Wico and also the Atari CX22 and CX80 trak-balls, will they work? You NEED those with Missile Command and Centipede/Millipede. I don't know about trackballs, I'm sure Bill can answer that though. Regular joysticks and Wico's should work and I would think any standard 9-pin Atari style stick should work unless I'm mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Is this capable of displaying artwork of the added games? Would like to know this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rome3636 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 This is for Atari Flashback 9 and Atari Flashback 9 Gold (same file works on both) 1. Download this file atari_update.img.zip 2. Unzip it (will uncompress to 36MB file named atari_update.img) Put it on an SD card, insert into console, power on. 3. Push LEFT on the joystick to start the update process once it's done, bush RIGHT to skip the prompt Reboot! The SD card option is now enabled. To add ROMs, it's like how the Flashback Portable worked. Make a GAME folder in the root of your SD card. You may need to rename your ROMs and avoid any special characters. Both .bin and .a26 files should be recognized. This thread has some relevant troubleshooting info, and you might even find some other downloads there. this message has been brought to you by the firmware fairy I followed the instructions. It seems like I've done all steps. Even read below for advice. However the sd card option shows up but is grayed out. I have .bin roms without spaces on the 16gb card. Any ideas on why it would be grayed out? Thanks for any info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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