Lantesh Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 I'm just curious. I saw in the Stella settings that I could switch from 2600 mode to 7800 mode. Does this actually work on the Retron 77? I tried, but when selecting a 7800 ROM the system hangs, and I have to turn it off, and back on again. I have not been able to get a 7800 ROM to work. I'm guessing this mode only works on computers. I'm running community version 6.6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) No, Stella doesn't emulate the Atari 7800, and cannot run 7800 roms. That option changes how the TV TYPE switch works (on the 7800 is the PAUSE momentary button), and the initial state of RAM, which on the 7800 is fixed and determined by the bios. Some 2600 homebrews check the initial state of ram to detect if the game is being run on a 7800 console, so that they can handle the PAUSE button correctly. The option is there for developers to test that feature, but there's not much point in setting it if you're just playing games. Edited July 25, 2023 by alex_79 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantesh Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Thanks for the explanation Alex. I do appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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