leech Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I sadly don't own a 2600 to put in with these, as I felt I could play them all on the 7800, but the size comparison is fun. The 5200 looks huge in comparison! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) What is that strange thing on lower rhs? An Egyptian 2600? Edited December 24, 2020 by Jinks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jinks said: What is that strange thing on lower rhs? An Egyptian 2600? More like a French one. Playing Boulder Dash Deluxe on it right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jinks said: What is that strange thing on lower rhs? An Egyptian 2600? For illustration purposes only... ? (Glad you finally got one of those) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, MrMaddog said: For illustration purposes only... ? (Glad you finally got one of those) when I first pulled it out of the box, I was sure I could fit it inside where the 5200's controllers go. Actually I think Atari meant for that cubby to be where hippies could store their weed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 1) designed by Atari proper, based on 8bit hardware. 2) designed by GCC. 3) designed by Flare 4) designed by AMD. While they all carry the logo, there is only one that is really designed and built by Atari. Ha, fun thing about the VCS, it is the only one of the four that makes any noise. Like the console's fan just randomly kicks in. Price one pays for turning computer hardware into a console! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 It the new vcs (ataribox) console. Glad they are finally out. How much was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, 0078265317 said: It the new vcs (ataribox) console. Glad they are finally out. How much was it? I think it was 339 with the two controllers (classic and modern) now I am irritated they locked the secure boot loader, which limits which Linux distros you can install on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christo930 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 12/24/2020 at 5:46 PM, leech said: I think it was 339 with the two controllers (classic and modern) now I am irritated they locked the secure boot loader, which limits which Linux distros you can install on it. Does the controller work with windows? That joystick apparently also spins. Would be nice to have a spinner on a modern PC. I still have a couple of Wingman Warrior sticks for use on older PCs where the goddamned thing will still work. Great for playing Tempest and other paddle games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 54 minutes ago, christo930 said: Does the controller work with windows? That joystick apparently also spins. Would be nice to have a spinner on a modern PC. I still have a couple of Wingman Warrior sticks for use on older PCs where the goddamned thing will still work. Great for playing Tempest and other paddle games. Works in Linux, next time I reboot I can test it in Windows. The Spinner is sweet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) Oh the 5200, I love that big bastard? I mean isn’t the 5200 trackball accessory alone the same footprint as a 7800? Edited December 26, 2020 by OldSchoolRetroGamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, OldSchoolRetroGamer said: Oh the 5200, I love that big bastard? I mean isn’t the 5200 trackball accessory alone the same footprint as a 7800? Ha, I will take a picture of that when I get a minute, as I have the 5200 Trackball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Ah the mammoth that is the 5200 Trackball! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 12/26/2020 at 2:38 PM, christo930 said: Does the controller work with windows? That joystick apparently also spins. Would be nice to have a spinner on a modern PC. I still have a couple of Wingman Warrior sticks for use on older PCs where the goddamned thing will still work. Great for playing Tempest and other paddle games. Confirmed the joystick works in Windows 10. Played Joust in Altirra and even managed to kill Pterry the first time she appears! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christo930 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, leech said: Confirmed the joystick works in Windows 10. Played Joust in Altirra and even managed to kill Pterry the first time she appears! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzaxeman Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Nice consoles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 55 minutes ago, phuzaxeman said: Nice consoles! Ha, and now I have a Heavy Sixer on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzaxeman Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 16 hours ago, leech said: Ha, and now I have a Heavy Sixer on the way. Nice. I had all the consoles (minus 2020 VCS) during their release. My 2600 is in storage because I love the VCS 5200 adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, phuzaxeman said: Nice. I had all the consoles (minus 2020 VCS) during their release. My 2600 is in storage because I love the VCS 5200 adapter. I didn't want to take the soldering iron to my 5200 yet for the VCS adapter, and as I have an earlier model 4 port without the * by the serial, it looks like I need to do that. I even bought the adapter, but haven't plugged it in yet. The 2020 VCS is kind of a fun machine so far. Just needs more new games to come out. I think it should have shipped with 16gb of RAM though... and potentially more storage. As the memory is split between Video and System memory, I just had Doom (2016) through Proton freeze during loading of my save game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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