+Defender_2600 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 http://blazeretro.com/ I saw this handheld and bought it without thinking too much, I didn't have high expectations but it still intrigued me since recently the market is offering some good quality handhelds. So, coming to the point, it's really possible to add 7800 games via SD but unfortunately some games don't work (including games that use POKEY) and games that work run too fast. Also TIA sounds bad, difficulty switches are not included and some color is wrong (for example the original 2600 Pac-Man has a green background). Small consolation, I was able to play the splendid Pac-Man Collection - 40th Anniversary Edition, even if it ran too fast. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CPUWIZ Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 If you consider it a loss, crack it open, I love circuit board porn. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, CPUWIZ said: If you consider it a loss, crack it open, I love circuit board porn. For you... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 25 minutes ago, CPUWIZ said: If you consider it a loss, crack it open, I love circuit board porn. At the weekend I open mine, I'll try to take some good photos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 What are the pre-loaded 7800 games? And do they run at normal speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 On 11/19/2020 at 4:40 PM, MrZarniwoop said: What are the pre-loaded 7800 games? And do they run at normal speed? The handheld is distributed in two versions: with nine pre-loaded 7800 games (Alien Brigade, Asteroids, Basketbrawl, Centipede, Desert Falcon, Food Fight, Motor Psycho, Ninja Golf, Planet Smashers) and with five pre-loaded 7800 games (Asteroids, Centipede, Desert Falcon, Food Fight, Planet Smashers). I have the version with five pre-loaded 7800 games and among these games only Asteroids runs too fast. Note: currently this handheld is sold in PAL countries and despite using NTSC ROM it still needs a PAL Composite video compatible TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 You had me at Ninja Golf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, MrZarniwoop said: You had me at Ninja Golf. I tested Ninja Golf in my handheld via SD and it runs slow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Defender_2600 said: The handheld is distributed in two versions: with nine pre-loaded 7800 games (Alien Brigade, Asteroids, Basketbrawl, Centipede, Desert Falcon, Food Fight, Motor Psycho, Ninja Golf, Planet Smashers) and with five pre-loaded 7800 games (Asteroids, Centipede, Desert Falcon, Food Fight, Planet Smashers). I have the version with five pre-loaded 7800 games and among these games only Asteroids runs too fast. Note: currently this handheld is sold in PAL countries and despite using NTSC ROM it still needs a PAL Composite video compatible TV. Where are you getting these game lists? I don't see Food Fight or Alien Brigade listed for the consoles on their website and I only see the game list under the video for the 50 game version. Can't find info on the 60 game version on their site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 On 11/19/2020 at 5:18 AM, CPUWIZ said: If you consider it a loss, crack it open, I love circuit board porn. Well, unfortunately my digital camera doesn't work... so I had to use my cell phone. Also, I was unable to disassemble the silicone D-pad as I was starting to damage it. I know, these aren't the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 43 minutes ago, Swami said: Where are you getting these game lists? I don't see Food Fight or Alien Brigade listed for the consoles on their website and I only see the game list under the video for the 50 game version. Can't find info on the 60 game version on their site. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atari-Pac-Man-Handheld-Console-Electronic/dp/B07XTRPSRN/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=pacman+blaze+atari&qid=1605939706&sr=8-3 Product Description The Atari Pac-Man retro handheld console is the ultimate retro Atari handheld - Featuring an SD Card slot and 60 built-in games including the classic pac man for the 2600. The stunning "Woody" Atari 2600 design captures the look and feel of the original console. includes the following games: 1. 3D Tic-Tac-Toe 2. adventure 3. air-sea battle 4. aquaventure 5. Asteroids 6. Black jack 7. bowling 8. Breakout 9. Canyon Bomber 10. Centipede 11. Circus Atari 12. crystal castles 13. dark Chambers 14. demons to Diamonds 15. desert Falcon 16. dodge 'em 17. double Dunk 18. golf 19. gravitar 20. haunted house 21. home run 22. human Cannonball 23. maze craze 24. Millipede 25. miniature golf 26. Missile Command 27. night driver 28. off the wall 29. Pac-Man 30. Pong - video Olympics 31. quadrun 32. Radar lock 33. Real sports football 34. Real sports tennis 35. Real sports Volleyball 36. solar is 37. sprintmaster 38. steeplechase 39. Street Racer 40. submarine commander 41. Super baseball 42. Super Breakout 43. Super football 44. sword quest: Earth world 45. sword quest: fire world 46. sword quest: water world 47. Tempest 48. video pinball 49. wizard 50. Yars' Return 51. Yars' Revenge 52. Ninja golf 53. food fight 54. desert Falcon 55. motor Psycho 56. planet smashers 57. Asteroids 58. Centipede 59. alien brigade 60. basketbrawl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Got mine today....plays most of the 7800 games Esay to put games on an sd cart.... nice little handheld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, gambler172 said: Got mine today....plays most of the 7800 games Esay to put games on an sd cart.... nice little handheld Normal speed? How about homebrews? Does the Popeye 7800 demo work on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Some games work very well...some a little bit faster.Popeye works with glitches. Millie and Mollie demo,Exo and 512k games do not work.....easy way is....just try... All 7800 games need to be a78 2600 games need bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 On Amazon, I bought the 60 game version, which was pictured to include Ninja Golf and Alien Brigade. However, I received a 60 game version which includes 5 7800 games (Asteroids, Centipede, Desert Falcon, Food Fight, Planet Smashers) and 55 2600 games. Also, it appears to be a microSD slot, although the box describes an SD slot. I will try to load 7800 games on the microSD slot over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I love this cheap little handheld for running 7800 games from a microSD card. I'd say overall that over 50% of 7800 titles are playable, across the retail releases, hacks, and homebrews. Maybe over the holidays I'll attempt a list. I suspect some of the too fast/too slow variants are based on graphics mode. Some games run sped-up at different rates, which makes for a slightly different (and still fun) game, like Food Fight, Galaga, Mario Bros and Space Invaders (homebrew). Some are too fast to be fun, like Joust. You can't flap enough to stay in control. Some run too slow to be fun, like Ninja Golf and Motor Psycho. A shame, but at least there's Ninja Golf on the Evercade. Some don't play at all, like Dark Chamber and Xevious. Ballblazer actually locks it up fully on the Lucasfilm title screen, where SELECT+START won't return to the menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I am waiting for the day someone makes a portable 7800 with high quality hardware for under 500usd. These cheap junk versions such as anything to do with atgames etc. are a waste of my life. I bought a couple of them anyway to only find disappointment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 20 hours ago, Jinks said: I am waiting for the day someone makes a portable 7800 with high quality hardware for under 500usd. There aren't many 7800 titles on the Evercade, but the ones they have on their Atari Collection 1 (Alien Brigade, Food Fight, Motor Psycho, Nina Golf) and Atari Collection 2 (Asteroids, Basketbrawl, Centipede, Desert Falcon, Planet Smashers) play perfectly. It sells for about $100 USD ($80+$20) on Amazon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, MrZarniwoop said: There aren't many 7800 titles on the Evercade, but the ones they have on their Atari Collection 1 (Alien Brigade, Food Fight, Motor Psycho, Nina Golf) and Atari Collection 2 (Asteroids, Basketbrawl, Dessert Falcon, Planet Smashers) play perfectly. It sells for about $100 USD ($80+$20) on Amazon. Atari Collection 2 has 7800 Centipede too. The Evercade system and more discussion, including a possible flashcart allowing most other 7800 games to be playable, is mentioned here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Trebor said: Atari Collection 2 has 7800 Centipede too. The Evercade system and more discussion, including a possible flashcart allowing most other 7800 games to be playable, is mentioned here. Fixed Centipede in the post, thanks! I had no idea about the EverSD, wow. It does claim to allow you to load your own 7800 games using ProSystem, so the retail games should play (including Ballblazer and Commando with POKEY sound) although homebrew and hacks will be hit and miss. However, the last 1.3 firmware breaks this flashcart. I wonder if I can find 1.2 somewhere... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themewsh Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 12/14/2020 at 8:34 AM, MrZarniwoop said: Fixed Centipede in the post, thanks! I had no idea about the EverSD, wow. It does claim to allow you to load your own 7800 games using ProSystem, so the retail games should play (including Ballblazer and Commando with POKEY sound) although homebrew and hacks will be hit and miss. However, the last 1.3 firmware breaks this flashcart. I wonder if I can find 1.2 somewhere... I came here looking for a 7800 handheld solution (I like my Blaze it's ok), but this Evercade/EverSD sounds ideal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bhall408 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 7:05 AM, themewsh said: I came here looking for a 7800 handheld solution (I like my Blaze it's ok), but this Evercade/EverSD sounds ideal! We added 7800 support to Argon late last month... That runs on Android phones/tablets, Chromebook and Amazon (tablets)... Give that a try for your handheld solution and let me know what you think... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wavemotion Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 A7800DS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 9:05 AM, themewsh said: I came here looking for a 7800 handheld solution (I like my Blaze it's ok), but this Evercade/EverSD sounds ideal! Well, I'm not sure it's ideal, but it's pretty good. It seems to run all the retail carts, almost all the homebrews, including POKEY games. Unfortunately it does have graphical glitches for the latest Popeye 7800 demo ROM though. It is a bit of a pain because there's no info on the screen outside of a number of the file being loaded unless you take the time to use the EverLoader to provide game metadata, box art, and a screenshot. I'm wondering if I can write some kind of scraping script... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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