Difficulty switches reversed

[Prince Manic]

here's what Plaion and Atari should do if it cannot be reversed via firmware - just redo the top with correct labeling and issue a replacement program that they send you the top as a free replacement with just the top and you transfer your rockchip board to the correct version.

 

I doubt a firmware update will in other means "correct it" it all relies on the traces since it's correct on the PCB - usually firmware updates cannot reverse switches if one thing is incorrect.

[+remowilliams]

The switches can be easily 'fixed' in firmware to reflect the physical labeling - which of course will remain wrong compared to a real 2600.

[Lauren Tyler]

Yeah, they definitely messed up the molding.  I have a feeling there's going to be quite a few firmware updates.

Edited November 26, 2023 by Lauren Tyler

[+jeremiahjt]

On the bright side, the manuals for Breakout and Moon Patrol are now correct.

[Lauren Tyler]

1 minute ago, jeremiahjt said:

On the bright side, the manuals for Breakout and Moon Patrol are now correct.

How so?

[+jeremiahjt]

2 minutes ago, Lauren Tyler said:

How so?

The functions of the difficulty switches are reversed in the manuals, which should make them "correct" on the 2600+.

[Brad_from_the_80s]

2 hours ago, jeremiahjt said:

The functions of the difficulty switches are reversed in the manuals, which should make them "correct" on the 2600+.

Maybe those are the games they validated the switches with

Edited November 27, 2023 by Brad_from_the_80s

[Sean_1970]

On 11/26/2023 at 11:26 PM, jeremiahjt said:

The functions of the difficulty switches are reversed in the manuals, which should make them "correct" on the 2600+.

Ah see this might be why I didn’t think there was an issue with the labelling, but I think I noticed that there’s also zero consistency in how they are used: some say B for normal play and some use that as the hard setting. Honestly why have these switches at all when game carts can have multiple game modes?

 

re: instructions, I print off the PDFs and keep them in a big tabbed file folder near my carts. I suppose it’s not necessary given I have the PDFs, but using physical carts to play games it feels like I should be leafing through literal pages of instructions too!