Marauder_64 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Atari 7800 Games that worked for me (NTSC) ASTEROIDS BALLBLAZER BARNYARD BLASTER CENTIPEDE CHOPLIFTER! DARK CHAMBERS DESERT FALCON DIG DUG DONKEY KONG DONKEY KONG JUNIOR GALAGA HAT TRICK JINKS JOUST KARATEKA MARIO BROS. MELTDOWN MIDNIGHT MUTANTS MRS PACMAN NINJA GOLF ONE-ON-ONE POLE POSITION II REALSPORTS BASEBALL ROBOTRON 2084 SCRAPYARD DOG TITLEMATCH Pro Wrestling TOUCHDOWN FOOTBALL TOWER TOPPLER WINTER GAMES XEVIOUS I used the Retro NES style controller for the 2nd button support and seems to work fine. I will find my 7800 Pro Controller to test but I have heard it doesn't work. Will Atari make a dedicated 7800 Pro Controller joystick? Marauder 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5375769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabertoothRetro Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 In addition to both the LE & SE versions of Yar’s Return not working properly, the XP edition of Crystal Castles also does not work on a 2600+. It displays horizontal lines, automatically increases the score and auto skips levels. The original retail cart is fine. 20231214_161854.mp4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5375978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scifidude79 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 11 hours ago, Marauder_64 said: Atari 7800 Games that worked for me (NTSC) ASTEROIDS BALLBLAZER BARNYARD BLASTER CENTIPEDE CHOPLIFTER! DARK CHAMBERS DESERT FALCON DIG DUG DONKEY KONG DONKEY KONG JUNIOR GALAGA HAT TRICK JINKS JOUST KARATEKA MARIO BROS. MELTDOWN MIDNIGHT MUTANTS MRS PACMAN NINJA GOLF ONE-ON-ONE POLE POSITION II REALSPORTS BASEBALL ROBOTRON 2084 SCRAPYARD DOG TITLEMATCH Pro Wrestling TOUCHDOWN FOOTBALL TOWER TOPPLER WINTER GAMES XEVIOUS I used the Retro NES style controller for the 2nd button support and seems to work fine. I will find my 7800 Pro Controller to test but I have heard it doesn't work. Will Atari make a dedicated 7800 Pro Controller joystick? Marauder You have an absolutely drool worthy list of games there. It's great to know they all run. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5376023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder_64 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 5 hours ago, scifidude79 said: You have an absolutely drool worthy list of games there. It's great to know they all run. Thanks! It has been fun testing these. Some I haven't tried in quite some time Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5376265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Warlord Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 12/26/2023 at 6:18 PM, Gamma Ray said: No, it's not normal. I have played the cart on my childhood 7800, and it's fine there. So I'm not the only one. I spent a pretty penny to get it from ebay since I didn't know about it when it first came out, so I hope it gets fixed on the 2600+'s firmware end soon. And, you know, that it doesn't get fried. I did some more testing with the Atari released Yars' Return today and there is definitely something wrong. I tried it in my original system and it played correctly. I let it run for two hours and there was no heat on the cartridge. I then put it in the 2600+ and had the same issues as before with only half the field working and overheating in under 20 minutes. I also had an old cart from a 2005 version that is a flickering nightmare, but it worked correctly in the original unit and 2600+. I left it in the plus for about an hour and there was no heating issue. It seems like some kind of load issue that is causing constant hits on the most recent cartridge and resulting in the game chip(s) heating up. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5376278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 34 minutes ago, Atari_Warlord said: I then put it in the 2600+ and had the same issues as before with only half the field working and overheating in under 20 minutes. That's crazy. I'd love to hear ideas from the experts in here as to what would be causing the heat. Does anyone else have a Yars' Return they can try out? (Not to be confused with Yars' Revenge that we all have.) 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5376297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 4 hours ago, chad5200 said: That's crazy. I'd love to hear ideas from the experts in here as to what would be causing the heat. Does anyone else have a Yars' Return they can try out? (Not to be confused with Yars' Revenge that we all have.) I first tried Yars Return in my 7800 where it worked fine. I then placed it in my 2600+ where game wise it played just as @Atari_Warlord described except I noticed no overheating of the cart. I have family in so I only had the cart in for about twelve minutes, but I still noticed no warming. Perhaps after my family leaves tomorrow I can recheck it for a longer period of time and see if it overheats. I can, however, definitely confirm that YR game play currently does not work properly in the 2600+. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5376410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarGungan Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I got a copy of Adventures of Tron and came across an issue. I saw on the list it got a pass but the issue is it boots up but doesn’t get past the title screen that is supposed to go away once you push the button. This is an M Network game and I remember they are trying to iron out compatibility issues with M Network games. My only other M Network cartridge I have is Kool-Aid Man and that plays just fine. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5376722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, OscarGungan said: I got a copy of Adventures of Tron and came across an issue. I saw on the list it got a pass but the issue is it boots up but doesn’t get past the title screen that is supposed to go away once you push the button. This is an M Network game and I remember they are trying to iron out compatibility issues with M Network games. My only other M Network cartridge I have is Kool-Aid Man and that plays just fine. Interesting. My Adventures of Tron is playing fine. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5376729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarGungan Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Hmmm. I wonder what would keep mine from getting past the title screen. update: it works now. I thought the fire button gets it past the the title screen but it was moving the stick that did. Edited December 30, 2023 by OscarGungan Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5376773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_1970 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 20 minutes ago, OscarGungan said: Hmmm. I wonder what would keep mine from getting past the title screen. update: it works now. I thought the fire button gets it past the the title screen but it was moving the stick that did. Dark Cavern, also from M Network, is the only game I own that starts out on the main game screen and just starts playing when you move the stick. I never owned any of their other titles so I wonder if that’s just what they did generally? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5376795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 On 12/11/2023 at 3:26 PM, Atari_Warlord said: Round 3 of testing. No special controllers tested like driving, keypad, trackball, or quadtari's since they reportedly don't work yet. There was one game that wouldn't work on any system, which kind of gutted me, since it was part of my original collection: Sky Jinks (If I don't have a duplicate somewhere, I'll need to replace this) Games that worked on original hardware but not the 2600+: Qyx Grizzards Gorf Arcade RubyQ Scramble (Champ Games) Panic! Rooms Dare Devil Robot Tank (Rolling Screen) Smurfs Save the Day Omega Race Pitfall II Stratovox Draconian Mappy Zoo Keeper Venture Reloaded (kind of loads, but won't start and emits a high pitched noise) Deepstone Catacomb Games that worked on 2600+ after cleaning: Sea Hawk (Panda) Sky Skipper Sneak 'n Peek Oink! Picnic Games that worked: Oozy the Goo - Slime Quest Raptor Blocks Vroom! L.E.M. End Robot City Ninjish Guy in a low res world Roc 'N Rope Rubik's Cube SCSIcide Sea Battle Sea Hawk (Froggo) Sea Hunt Seaquest Secret Quest Sentinel Shark Attack Shootin' Gallery Shuttle Orbiter Skate Boardin' Skeet Shoot Skiing Sky Diver Slot Machine Slot Racers Slots Smurf Rescue in Garamol's Castle Snoopy's Red Barron Okie Dokie Oscar's Trash Race Othello Outer Space Outlaw Oystron Pac-Man A Better Pac-Man Pele's Soccer Pesco Pete Rose Baseball Phoenix Piece O' Cake Pigs in Space Pinball Pitfall! Planet Patrol Plaque Attack Poker Plus Polaris Pole Position Pong Sports Ralph Lauren Polo Aquaventure Saboteur Yars' Return Haunted House - Light Up Edition (I should have bought all of these when I had the chance) Crystal Castles - Light Up Edition Adventure - Light Up Edition Missile Command - Light Up Edition Orbital War Space Game Dungeon II - Solstice Cannonhead Clash Avalanche (at least one Champ Games cart works currently) Vroom! worked on your 2600+ ? It fires up on mine, but the paddle button is not recognized to "log in" a car. The game runs all AI cars, but you cannot activate a car to race. Game works as it should on my old 2600 with the same paddles. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5377058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 21 hours ago, Aragorn7 said: I first tried Yars Return in my 7800 where it worked fine. I then placed it in my 2600+ where game wise it played just as @Atari_Warlord described except I noticed no overheating of the cart. I have family in so I only had the cart in for about twelve minutes, but I still noticed no warming. Perhaps after my family leaves tomorrow I can recheck it for a longer period of time and see if it overheats. I can, however, definitely confirm that YR game play currently does not work properly in the 2600+. Kids left; so I finally booted Yars Return back up on the 2600+ and the cart remained cool even after 35 minutes of operation. Gameplay was still funky, but no overheating. I wouldn't even have described the cart as warm. So either Atari_Warlord has an odd cart or perhaps if the console was warm it was conducting heat up into the cart somehow. I really have no idea. I can only speak to my own experience. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5377082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) On 12/28/2023 at 10:01 PM, Marauder_64 said: I used the Retro NES style controller for the 2nd button support and seems to work fine. I will find my 7800 Pro Controller to test but I have heard it doesn't work. Will Atari make a dedicated 7800 Pro Controller joystick? You can just buy a third party one, there are several good options. But supposedly yes. Edited December 31, 2023 by tradyblix Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5377404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 12 minutes ago, tradyblix said: You can just buy a third party one, there are several good options. But supposedly yes. Any you would recommend? I've got a Mega 7800 adapter and like using Genesis controllers, but I'm always on the lookout for good controllers. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5377406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder_64 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 12/31/2023 at 12:09 AM, tradyblix said: You can just buy a third party one, there are several good options. But supposedly yes. Thanks, I will check on what is available 3rd party. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5378882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thran Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 32 minutes ago, Marauder_64 said: Thanks, I will check on what is available 3rd party. I ended up buying one of the Retrogameboyz controllers. It works well on the 7800 and 2600+. It came with a stubby joystick and some extra parts. https://retrogameboyz.com/products/copy-of-atari-7800-controller-2600-joystick-control-pad-gamepad-rainbow?variant=39309806665783 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5378909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_1970 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) 6 hours ago, Thran said: I ended up buying one of the Retrogameboyz controllers. It works well on the 7800 and 2600+. It came with a stubby joystick and some extra parts. https://retrogameboyz.com/products/copy-of-atari-7800-controller-2600-joystick-control-pad-gamepad-rainbow?variant=39309806665783 Hey they do a Robotron game pad as well! I had been on the fence about 7800 Robotron and wasn’t keen on spending over 200 quid to import a dual stick controller, but theirs looks pretty sweet with the game logo and all! Edited January 2 by Sean_1970 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5379016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_1970 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Sean_1970 said: Hey they do a Robotron game pad as well! I had been on the fence about 7800 Robotron and wasn’t keen on spending over 200 quid to import a dual stick controller, but theirs looks pretty sweet with the game logo So I just ordered one of these. Hopefully by the time it arrives I’ll have a copy of the game 😅 I’ll have to inquire about the possibility of a USB adapter. I currently have a PS4 controller paired with my Mac for MAME sessions, but this could be fun. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5379054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 9 hours ago, Thran said: I ended up buying one of the Retrogameboyz controllers. It works well on the 7800 and 2600+. It came with a stubby joystick and some extra parts. https://retrogameboyz.com/products/copy-of-atari-7800-controller-2600-joystick-control-pad-gamepad-rainbow?variant=39309806665783 I have the same controller. I like the thumbstick attachment. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5379105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Ray Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 12/30/2023 at 6:58 PM, Aragorn7 said: Kids left; so I finally booted Yars Return back up on the 2600+ and the cart remained cool even after 35 minutes of operation. Gameplay was still funky, but no overheating. I wouldn't even have described the cart as warm. So either Atari_Warlord has an odd cart or perhaps if the console was warm it was conducting heat up into the cart somehow. I really have no idea. I can only speak to my own experience. What's that? The third person who confirmed the Yars Return 2022 cart to have gameplay issues on the 2600+? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5379137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 5 hours ago, Gamma Ray said: What's that? The third person who confirmed the Yars Return 2022 cart to have gameplay issues on the 2600+? CHAD5200 ask for a confirmation; so I provided him one; as any polite person would. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5379345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Ray Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 5 hours ago, Aragorn7 said: CHAD5200 ask for a confirmation; so I provided him one; as any polite person would. Yeah, good on you! So it's not just me with my cart and my 2600+. I'm looking forward to it getting fixed in an update. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5379565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn7 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 19 minutes ago, Gamma Ray said: Yeah, good on you! So it's not just me with my cart and my 2600+. I'm looking forward to it getting fixed in an update. I've been tempted to download the Beta firmware, but I may just wait until it comes out of Beta rather than introduce some new quirks. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5379578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_1970 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 8 hours ago, Aragorn7 said: I've been tempted to download the Beta firmware, but I may just wait until it comes out of Beta rather than introduce some new quirks. Yeah even if I had access to a Windows machine that could do the install I’d hold off. Only one PAL 7800 game en route to me and it doesn’t sound like any of my non-working/playable games are getting fixed by the update so it wouldn’t benefit me in its current state. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357759-the-2600-game-compatability-thread/page/6/#findComment-5379766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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