uosipa llamxew Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I'm just back from a bit of a break from gaming and I am seeing things about a PlusCart. I visited the webpage and it seems to be a flashcart with internet connectivity so that you can download and share ROMs. I have two other flascharts for my 2600 and this doesn't seem hugely beneficial to me. Now, if there is netplay I would be sold. I also noticed there is a separate hi-score club for the PlusCart, so there must be something I am missing! Are there any salesmen here to can explain the Pros and Cons of the PlusCart over the Krokocart and the Melody cart? I'm very curious and have tried to find more information on the webpage and these boards, but I am still confused and I keep getting the "wait 48 seconds before you conduct another search" message. Thanks in advance for any information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 I think I just found my answer: (I meant Harmony Cart in the first post) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 4 minutes ago, uosipa llamxew said: I think I just found my answer: You might find more answers in the PlusCart User Club and its FAQs here on AtariAge: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Thanks! I'll give it a shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Well you see, when a 1 and a 0 love each other very much.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 23 minutes ago, uosipa llamxew said: Now, if there is netplay I would be sold. I also noticed there is a separate hi-score club for the PlusCart, so there must be something I am missing! The internet connection of the PlusCart can be used in the 2600 ROM, this feature is called PlusROM function. The PlusROM HSC games are using these function to sent the scores to an internet backend (https://highscore.firmaplus.de/index.php). But these functions can also be used to receive data from an internet backend. An example for reading data from the Internet is my game C.A.V.E. Apocalypse 23 minutes ago, uosipa llamxew said: Are there any salesmen here to can explain the Pros and Cons of the PlusCart over the Krokocart and the Melody cart? I'm very curious and have tried to find more information on the webpage and these boards, but I am still confused and I keep getting the "wait 48 seconds before you conduct another search" message. Thanks in advance for any information. The PlusCart uses a community maintained repository (PlusStore), so the users don't need to search and download new (homebrew) ROMs themselves and there is no need for fumbling around with SD-Cards anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Cebus Capucinis said: Well you see, when a 1 and a 0 love each other very much.... Go on... you've peaked my interest. 😜 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Would netplay be at all possible in the future of PlusCart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 24 minutes ago, uosipa llamxew said: Would netplay be at all possible in the future of PlusCart? Online gaming is already possible with new games, but netplay with unaltered existing 2 player games is not possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 5 hours ago, uosipa llamxew said: Go on... you've peaked my interest. 😜 It's "piqued" 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 15 hours ago, Al_Nafuur said: Online gaming is already possible with new games, but netplay with unaltered existing 2 player games is not possible. That's excellent! I saw some mention of ROMs being altered for use with the PlusCart and wondered. 10 hours ago, Andrew Davie said: It's "piqued" You know, I thought it was. I didn't want to use it wrong last night, so I looked it up. Apparently, I didn't read the whole page though because I didn't get to piqued. I landed on the definition for peaked and thought "reached a maximum" fit what I was trying to say. Instead, I look like an idiot anyway. Haha. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peek Anyway, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 I see that it is currently sold out on the website. I will keep watching these threads and I may pick one up when they are available again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 15 hours ago, uosipa llamxew said: Instead, I look like an idiot anyway. Haha. Not at all, and I didn't mean it as criticism in any form. I was just sharing the correction, as it's a common homophonic error. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 7:24 PM, uosipa llamxew said: I see that it is currently sold out on the website. I will keep watching these threads and I may pick one up when they are available again. A new batch of PlusCarts arrived today. A few are already available in the online shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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