Atari 2600+ Beta Update 1.1

[dancero]

Hi, I'm also interested.

[THX-1138]

29 minutes ago, desiv said:

My WINE support is a bit rusty, but when I used it, it depended...  IIRC, at the time it didn't support Windows USB directly.

But if the program was looking for a USB device and Linux supported that device (storage, serial, etc), then possibly.

I've used it for flashing devices in the past, but I believe the flasher program was looking for a serial device.  That device was USB, but the app was technically just looking for serial.  If the app is hitting the USB stack directly, then it was (still?) not going to work...  
But my WINE knowledge isn't current, so don't quote me on that...

I'm wondering if the update image would just work with the Rockchip tools that are already available for Linux.

[desiv]

Just now, THX-1138 said:

I'm wondering if the update image would just work with the Rockchip tools that are already available for Linux.

That's a great thought...  

There are already a lot of flasher tools for Linux on the embedded side, so if there is an image file to flash just using a existing tool might work, as long as there isn't some security wrapped around it...

[+swlovinist]

I made this video to inform the public that an update is planned as well as show what is currently working with primarily 7800 homebrews with the 1.1 update

 

Here is the video but will post my findings below as well.  

Now working with updated beta:  

What is now working on this beta update:

7800 Alpha Race

Armor Attack II

Asteroids Deluxe

Astro Blaster

Astro Fighter

Baby Pac Man

Beef Drop

Blockem Sockem(Using DragonFly Cart)

B*nk

Combat 1990

Crazy Brix(only working with joystick control)

Crazy Otto

Crystal Quest(control with CX 40 only, not working with 2 button)

Donkey Kong PX

Donkey Kong XM

Dungeon Stalker

Fail Safe

Fat Axl

Frenzy

Froggie

K.C. Munchkin

Kessel Attack

Klax

Knight Guy in Low Res World Castle Days

Lava Lamps and 8 Track Theatre

Meteor Shower

Missing in Action(Prototype)

Moon Cresta

Pac Man Collection

Pac Man 40th Anniversary with XM Sound!

Pac Man Jr.

Pineapple

Pit Fighter(Prototype)

Plutos

Popeye

Rip Off

Santa Simon

Scramble

Sentinel

Serpentine

Sirius

Space Duel

Space Invaders Collection

Star Wars(Xevious Hack)

Super Circus Atariage

Super Cobra

Super Pac Man

T:me Salvo

Tubes

Venture

Wasp

Wizards Dungeon

Worm

 

2600 Working

Circus Convoy

Tunnel Runner

 

7800 still not working

8 in 1 Multicarts

Attack of the Petscii Robots

Rikki and Vikki

 

2600 Not Working

Omega Race(controller)

Mountain King

[RevEng]

5 minutes ago, swlovinist said:

7800 still not working

T:me Salvo

Are you sure this one just doesn't need a clean? It's working on my 2600+

[Cardboard76]

I would like to try this 1.1 beta!

 

- Cardboard76

[+swlovinist]

7 minutes ago, RevEng said:

Are you sure this one just doesn't need a clean? It's working on my 2600+

Yep, working now and thanks for the heads up.   Fixed in my list.  

[jasonw]

Will this update fix the clicking Pitfall issue for users plagued by it?

[DEANJIMMY]

1 hour ago, swlovinist said:

I made this video to inform the public that an update is planned as well as show what is currently working with primarily 7800 homebrews with the 1.1 update

 

Here is the video but will post my findings below as well.  

What is now working on this beta update:

7800 Alpha Race

Armor Attack II

Asteroids Deluxe

Astro Blaster

Astro Fighter

Baby Pac Man

Beef Drop

B*nk

Crazy Otto

Dungeon Stalker

Fail Safe

Fat Axl

Frenzy

K.C. Munchkin

Kessel Attack

Lava Lamps and 8 Track Theatre

Meteor Shower

Moon Cresta

Pac Man Collection

Pac Man Jr.

Plutos

Rip Off

Santa Simon

Scramble

Serpentine

Sirius

Space Duel

Space Invaders Collection

Super Pac Man

T:me Salvo

Tubes

Venture

Wasp

Wizards Dungeon

Worm

 

2600 Working

Circus Convoy

Tunnel Runner

 

7800 still not working

8 in 1 Multicarts

Attack of the Petscii Robots

Blockem Sockem

Combat 1990

Crystal Quest

Klax

Knight Guy in Low Res World Castle Days 

Krazy Brix(not able to use controller or paddle)

Pac Man Collection 40th Anniversary

Pineapple

Popeye

Rikki and Vikki

Sentinel

Star Wars(Xevious Hack)

Super Circus Atariage

Super Cobra

 

2600 Not Working

Omega Race(controller)

Mountain King

Wow🤙

Looking forward to try V1.1 on my own😊

This will be a big step for 7800 homebrew and PAL games🕹

Well, I have Popeye and hope to receive Crystal Quest and Froggie some day so I really hope a V1.2 will come to get them working too.

But the V1.1 will give me access to most of my favorites 7800 games allready🤗

[georgelove@gmail.com]

I would like to test the V1.1 firmware, please.

 

I have 25 7800 cartridges, and I also have Mountain King among my 97 2600 cartridges.

Also I work in tech and have participated in QA testing in startups I worked for - if that makes a difference.

[John Stamos Mullet]

Glad to see this is all moving along nicely!

 

I’d love to participate in the beta testing, I have 100+ carts, but I’m currently in Buenos Aires for a while, and my 2600+ is at my other home in Boston. by the time I get back a public release will likely be out.

 

not that it’s really important, but is there any chance that CentipedeTB for the 7800 might eventually work? I realize that’s a long shot, but maybe later after all the basic functionality bugs are worked out? 

[Meekimoto413]

Burgertime, and Frogs and Flies wouldn't load up. Black screen. Failed message.  Those are the only 2 carts out of 22 carts that didn't work for me.  I love the 2600+ tho.  Please make cable extensions for the joysticks tho!

[tradyblix]

Anyone test Frenzy yet ?

[emuholic]

I would like to participate in the beta test. I am in the UK and have well over 70+ PAL 2600 carts and a dozen 7800 carts Barnyard Blaster, Crossbow, Donkey Kong Junior, Hat Trick, Joust, Karateka, Pole Position II and Xevious. I know the first two are light gun games but I think at least one had controller option. And a few of the others showed black screen and work fine on my original 7800. Thanks!

[panamajoe]

I‘d be interested in taking part in the beta-test

[captcapcom]

Bummed that Popeye wasn’t working. It’s pretty amazing, I’m guessing it’s some kind of super wonder chip set that just can’t be emulated? 

[RevEng]

Hey John, for this one...

4 hours ago, swlovinist said:

Krazy Brix(not able to use controller or paddle)

...Crazy Brix swaps controls via the difficulty switches. Can you please try again with joystick plugged in, and switching the first-player difficulty switch if it doesn't work?

 

28 minutes ago, captcapcom said:

Bummed that Popeye wasn’t working. It’s pretty amazing, I’m guessing it’s some kind of super wonder chip set that just can’t be emulated? 

Nope, there's no unusual tech in Popeye. With some more bug reports for other homebrew carts, we will hopefully see a pattern and narrow it down. There's also the possibility that Popeye might work for someone else, if it's a dirty cart, fitment issue, edge-case timing, etc., so more reports for reported-failed carts is helpful too.

[MMarcoux66]

I'd be happy to test. Have around 350 original cartridges.

[Gamma Ray]

Count me in, please!

[leech]

22 hours ago, suspicious_milk said:

Wine on linux is not the answer.  It rarely is.

 

Flatpak or shellscript would be ideal.   Google & other houses have been having firmware updates via web-browser; if you want to get fancy & 100% os agnostic.  

 

At a minimum, I'd think we should have an option for updating the 2600+ thru the VCS.

For firmware flashers... yeah anything that can potentially brick a system, I tend to avoid with Wine.  It's not to say that it doesn't work or can't work... just I remember when Wine was far less capable than it is these days, and the random crashes.  Something you absolutely don't want to happen during a firmware update. 

 

That said, depending on what micro-controller the 2600+ uses, there probably already is a flashing utility for it.

[heinzpilot]

This is awesome! I love the 2600 plus so far. Been rebuilding my collection of 2600 and 7800 carts from my youth. Any chance Robot Tank from Activision gets working in this update? Haven't had much luck getting it to work. I also have two copies of Pitfall for the 2600 and they both run, but there is a lot of static in the sound. Both of my carts were cleaned. Looking forward to this update!

[TikiDan]

Hi Ben!

 

I would like to become a beta tester for the Atari 2600+ firmware update.

 

Thanks!

 

Dan Kitchen

dan@dankitchen.com

[Ben from Plaion]

5 hours ago, swlovinist said:

I made this video to inform the public that an update is planned as well as show what is currently working with primarily 7800 homebrews with the 1.1 update

 

Here is the video but will post my findings below as well.  

What is now working on this beta update:

7800 Alpha Race

Armor Attack II

Asteroids Deluxe

Astro Blaster

Astro Fighter

Baby Pac Man

Beef Drop

B*nk

Crazy Otto

Dungeon Stalker

Fail Safe

Fat Axl

Frenzy

K.C. Munchkin

Kessel Attack

Lava Lamps and 8 Track Theatre

Meteor Shower

Moon Cresta

Pac Man Collection

Pac Man Jr.

Plutos

Rip Off

Santa Simon

Scramble

Serpentine

Sirius

Space Duel

Space Invaders Collection

Super Pac Man

T:me Salvo

Tubes

Venture

Wasp

Wizards Dungeon

Worm

 

2600 Working

Circus Convoy

Tunnel Runner

 

7800 still not working

8 in 1 Multicarts

Attack of the Petscii Robots

Blockem Sockem

Combat 1990

Crystal Quest

Klax

Knight Guy in Low Res World Castle Days 

Krazy Brix(not able to use controller or paddle)

Pac Man Collection 40th Anniversary

Pineapple

Popeye

Rikki and Vikki

Sentinel

Star Wars(Xevious Hack)

Super Circus Atariage

Super Cobra

 

2600 Not Working

Omega Race(controller)

Mountain King

Just sent you an updated IMG. Give it a whirl on the none working 7800 games please.

[+swlovinist]

1 hour ago, Ben from Plaion said:

Just sent you an updated IMG. Give it a whirl on the none working 7800 games please.

Will do that tonight for sure.   

[Magpieboy]

I've got a complete copy of Star Raiders coming so I'm hoping the controller support gets fixed with this update, as it looks like a great game and it was one that I never owned or even played as a kid. Robot Tank and Pitfall II would great to see working as well.