Perceval70 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I have a very nice condition Time Pilot cartridge for the 2600. When I put it in the 2600+ , I do not get "loading failed", simply nothing happens. I just get a blank screen after the initial Atari logo. Cleaning did not make any difference. The compatibly list indicates that Time Pilot passed BUT my cart doesn't seem to work. I don't have access to original hardware to test. Can anyone else confirm if their Time Pilot cart works or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xefned Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Time Pilot didn't work for this guy, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Did not work on my 2600+ too, while working on a real NTSC Jr😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perceval70 Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 Ok thanks for the replies. The cart is probably fine then. I'll hold onto it and hope they update the firmware in the future to make it playable. Disappointing in that their compatibility list has it as a pass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 That video mentions issues with Popeye. Maybe that's with the PAL version? My NTSC cart runs fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 My white label Time Pilot (NTSC) doesn't work either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 On 11/23/2023 at 5:55 PM, ls650 said: That video mentions issues with Popeye. Maybe that's with the PAL version? My NTSC cart runs fine. I didn't have any problems with Popeye either. That guy is in the UK, so probably. It's a bit frustrating becuase some carts take a while and a cleaning to get going but then they're fine and then there are some that seem to not work at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 I have a pretty mint Time Pilot, which works fine on my 2600. It does not work on the 2600+, even with the usual cleaning/fiddling. A couple of other carts I have not gotten to work: Rescue Terra I: Boots but text is garbled, and crashes to a pink screen shortly after booting. Works fine on a real 2600. Omega Race: Won't boot at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM_ Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Not 100% sure if what I’m seeing matches anyone else, but just got Time Pilot and it’s giving me a strange emulation problem on 1.1 fw. The text is backwards and won’t show the main playfield. @Ben from Plaion has this issue cropped up on testing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I have an NTSC Time Pilot in the post to me, so I could report my findings here too, but it already seems to be a known issue and is being worked on anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 4 hours ago, MikeM_ said: Not 100% sure if what I’m seeing matches anyone else, but just got Time Pilot and it’s giving me a strange emulation problem on 1.1 fw. The text is backwards and won’t show the main playfield. @Ben from Plaion has this issue cropped up on testing? Same for me. Btw, my cart is NTSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I know Time Pilot boots to a mess. I need to find a cart and send it to the developer to be fixed. I looked on eBay and couldnt find one, I will get my hands on one soon somehow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, Ben from Plaion said: I know Time Pilot boots to a mess. I need to find a cart and send it to the developer to be fixed. I looked on eBay and couldnt find one, I will get my hands on one soon somehow. I will post on here when mine arrives, if you don't have one by then you can borrow mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/4/2024 at 11:01 AM, Ben from Plaion said: I know Time Pilot boots to a mess. I need to find a cart and send it to the developer to be fixed. I looked on eBay and couldnt find one, I will get my hands on one soon somehow. @Ben from Plaion My NTSC Time Pilot has just arrived, I haven't even tried it myself yet. Would you like to borrow it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Yup, give it a whirl on your machine first to confirm what the other posters have said then DM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, Ben from Plaion said: Yup, give it a whirl on your machine first to confirm what the other posters have said then DM me. Will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSetIlly Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/4/2024 at 11:01 AM, Ben from Plaion said: I know Time Pilot boots to a mess. I need to find a cart and send it to the developer to be fixed. I looked on eBay and couldnt find one, I will get my hands on one soon somehow. I've seen this before during emulation development. Time Pilot is a UA cartridge but this is what it looks like if it's treated as a regular F8 cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Just now, JetSetIlly said: I've seen this before during emulation development. Time Pilot is a UA cartridge but this is what it looks like if it's treated as a regular F8 cartridge. Right, does this mean it could be fixed without me sending the cart? If so I am willing to put some unreleased firmware on my 2600 Plus to check that the fix works. Seems like if this works then its quicker than my cart going between different people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 6 hours ago, JetmanUK said: Right, does this mean it could be fixed without me sending the cart? If so I am willing to put some unreleased firmware on my 2600 Plus to check that the fix works. Seems like if this works then its quicker than my cart going between different people. Nothing beats using the original cart - the dev puts in a machine that dumps the cartridge contents, then it's a relatively easy case of diagnosing and updating the dumper chip software accordingly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Ok, I've DMd you regarding lending the cart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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