Popular Post Ben from Plaion Posted January 24 Popular Post Share Posted January 24 (edited) Hello all, Many thanks for all the feedback on the Christmas update. We have a revision of the firmware as well as a repost of the latest dumper software attached to this post. We've made the decision to roll back to a 60hz only output for the time being so that the missing sprites issue doesnt effect PAL cart owners. Now that the 7800 emulation and cart compatibility is in a good place, attention now focuses on 2600 emulation. We have the intention of resolving the 50 60hz issue and want to re-introduce it as well as rectifying high CPU usage that maybe affecting some 2600 games as noted in the original 1.1 beta update thread. Thanks especially to @raz0red and @RevEng for all the fantastic support. Another technical whizz has offered support on 2600 homebrew compatibility and we hope to make further advancements there in a future update. 2600 fixes Donkey Kong Jr - Coleco (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Smurfs Rescue in Gargamel's Castle - Coleco (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Masters of the Universe - Mattel (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Burgertime - Mattel (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Bump n' Jump - Mattel (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Robot Tank (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) I'm interested if owners of Coleco white cart rev 3 and M-Network games not listed above can confirm cartridge compatibility with this latest build. 7800 fixes A.R.T.I. (Pokey sound fixed) Asteroids Deluxe (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Asteroids Deluxe (Escape sequence for hidden game, both buttons + right for 3 seconds, immediately on load) Crazy Brix (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Danger Zone (Pokey sound fixed) Diagnostic Test Cartridge (Now loads correctly) Double Dragon (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) E.X.O. (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9, Pokey sound fixed) Karateka (PAL) (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Keystone Koppers (Pokey sound fixed) Klax (may load now, unverified) Millie & Molly (Pokey sound fixed) Moon Cresta (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Pac-Man Collection (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Pole Position II (Course select screen fix) Popeye (Fixed freeze on game start, 1.3c version) Possible Mission (may load now, Dumper 1.1.0.9, unverified) Rampage (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Scramble (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Space Dual (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Space Invaders (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Tower Toppler (Composite smoothing) Xevious (PAL) (Palette update, less brown) Instructions for updating remain the same as the Christmas update Many thanks and I hope to further bring more updates to optimise the experience of the Atari 2600+ AtariDumper1.1.0.9.exe update-012324.img Edited January 24 by Ben from Plaion 36 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariman72 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Thanks @Ben from Plaion, Good to see you guys doing everything you can to sort out the issues. It's a cracking bit of hardware, pretty sure the software will soon live up to promise. And roll on next week's new game release announcements! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 48 minutes ago, Ben from Plaion said: Tower Toppler (Composite smoothing) Worth noting that along with the 7800 Tower Toppler color artifacting composite smoothing being fixed... the same was also fixed in 7800 Jinx. (Jinx only uses color artifacting in the menus so it was not as big of a deal as Tower Toppler. But either way, it's fixed!) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Just now, chad5200 said: Worth noting that along with the 7800 Tower Toppler color artifacting composite smoothing being fixed... the same was also fixed in 7800 Jinx. (Jinx only uses color artifacting in the menus so it was not as big of a deal as Tower Toppler. But either way, it's fixed!) Isnt it fabulous that these advancements are being made, of course I kick myself and think this should of all been done in 1.0, but still I'm so excited and relieved to see so many fixes in such a short amount of time with 7800 games. Roll on doing the same for 2600 games. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Robot Tank (works, yay) For M-Network not listed (all working): Adventures of Tron Air Raiders Armor Ambush Astroblast (loads, no control) Dark Cavern Frogs and Flies International Soccer Lock N Chase Space Attack Super Challenge Baseball Super Challenge Football Kool Aid Man NTSC white shell Time Pilot not working: 2024-01-20 10-06-46.mp4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Just now, remowilliams said: Robot Tank (works, yay) For M-Network not listed: Adventures of Tron Air Raiders Armor Ambush Astroblast (loads, no control) Dark Cavern Frogs and Flies International Soccer Lock N Chase Space Attack Super Challenge Baseball Super Challenge Football Kool Aid Man NTSC white shell Time Pilot not working: 2024-01-20 10-06-46.mp4 1.39 MB · 0 downloads Ok, i've seen a couple of reports of Time Pilot issues. I need to buy a cart and send it to the developer or if anyone has a cart to loan it would speed up the process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Ben from Plaion said: Hello all, Many thanks for all the feedback on the Christmas update. We have a revision of the firmware as well as a repost of the latest dumper software attached to this post. We've made the decision to roll back to a 60hz only output for the time being so that the missing sprites issue doesnt effect PAL cart owners. Now that the 7800 emulation and cart compatibility is in a good place, attention now focuses on 2600 emulation. We have the intention of resolving the 50 60hz issue and want to re-introduce it as well as rectifying high CPU usage that maybe affecting some 2600 games as noted in the original 1.1 beta update thread. Thanks especially to @raz0red and @RevEng for all the fantastic support. Another technical whizz has offered support on 2600 homebrew compatibility and we hope to make further advancements there in a future update. 2600 fixes Donkey Kong Jr - Coleco (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Smurfs Rescue in Gargamel's Castle - Coleco (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Masters of the Universe - Mattel (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Burgertime - Mattel (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Bump n' Jump - Mattel (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Robot Tank (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) I'm interested if owners of Coleco white cart rev 3 and M-Network games not listed above can confirm cartridge compatibility with this latest build. 7800 fixes A.R.T.I. (Pokey sound fixed) Asteroids Deluxe (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Asteroids Deluxe (Escape sequence for hidden game, both buttons + right for 3 seconds, immediately on load) Crazy Brix (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Danger Zone (Pokey sound fixed) Diagnostic Test Cartridge (Now loads correctly) Double Dragon (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) E.X.O. (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9, Pokey sound fixed) Karateka (PAL) (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Keystone Koppers (Pokey sound fixed) Klax (may load now, unverified) Millie & Molly (Pokey sound fixed) Moon Cresta (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Pac-Man Collection (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Pole Position II (Course select screen fix) Popeye (Fixed freeze on game start, 1.3c version) Possible Mission (may load now, Dumper 1.1.0.9, unverified) Rampage (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Scramble (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Space Dual (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Space Invaders (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Tower Toppler (Composite smoothing) Xevious (PAL) (Palette update, less brown) Instructions for updating remain the same as the Christmas update Many thanks and I hope to further bring more updates to optimise the experience of the Atari 2600+ AtariDumper1.1.0.9.exe 5.26 MB · 15 downloads update-012324.img 68.85 MB · 14 downloads Thanks. I will test this with all my PAL carts and leave feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) 2600 NTSC Coleco Smurf Rescue In Gargamel’s Castle (white shell) still is not working for me. I’ve mentioned it before but just wanted to reiterate in this thread. Curious to know if anyone else is having the same issue. here is how it is loading: IMG_2904.mov Works great on classic 2600. Edited January 24 by chad5200 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 (edited) 6 minutes ago, chad5200 said: 2600 NTSC Coleco Smurf Rescue In Gargamel’s Castle (white shell) still is not working for me. I’ve mentioned it before but just wanted to reiterate in this thread. Curious to know if anyone else is having the same issue. here is how it is loading: IMG_2904.mov 23.94 MB · 0 downloads This is frustrating to see as I request proof from the developer for carts that have been fixed and he sent me this smurfs video, cart provided by @Lord Thag To be honest i'd kindly request a loan of your cart to get to see for ourselves 3c9a6086d06ac7872e3eb8cf7347077b.mp4 Edited January 24 by Ben from Plaion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mksmith Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Thanks @Ben from Plaion @RevEng @raz0red and teams for your efforts! For the 7800 I've tested Ballblazer, Impossible Mission and Pole Position II (all PAL) and each appears to be is working and sounding fine 👌 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Karnov Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Tower Toppler looks great, and the stage select glitch on Pole Position 2 is fixed. Cheers guys! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 1 minute ago, Dr Karnov said: Tower Toppler looks great, and the stage select glitch on Pole Position 2 is fixed. Cheers guys! Onwards and upwards my man. @Dr Karnov has been here from the start. You should all know he has been relentlessly taking builds from me and testing them to provide feedback to improve the 2600+. Independantly hes a major contributor the 2600 cart collecting thread, which is a fantastic respite to "my cart doesnt work" threads, I love taking a break from problems and seeing his and everyone elses ebay pick ups. Raise a glass and say cheers to @Dr Karnov 10 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: Hello all, Many thanks for all the feedback on the Christmas update. We have a revision of the firmware as well as a repost of the latest dumper software attached to this post. We've made the decision to roll back to a 60hz only output for the time being so that the missing sprites issue doesnt effect PAL cart owners. Now that the 7800 emulation and cart compatibility is in a good place, attention now focuses on 2600 emulation. We have the intention of resolving the 50 60hz issue and want to re-introduce it as well as rectifying high CPU usage that maybe affecting some 2600 games as noted in the original 1.1 beta update thread. Thanks especially to @raz0red and @RevEng for all the fantastic support. Another technical whizz has offered support on 2600 homebrew compatibility and we hope to make further advancements there in a future update. 2600 fixes Donkey Kong Jr - Coleco (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Smurfs Rescue in Gargamel's Castle - Coleco (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Masters of the Universe - Mattel (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Burgertime - Mattel (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Bump n' Jump - Mattel (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Robot Tank (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) I'm interested if owners of Coleco white cart rev 3 and M-Network games not listed above can confirm cartridge compatibility with this latest build. 7800 fixes A.R.T.I. (Pokey sound fixed) Asteroids Deluxe (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Asteroids Deluxe (Escape sequence for hidden game, both buttons + right for 3 seconds, immediately on load) Crazy Brix (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Danger Zone (Pokey sound fixed) Diagnostic Test Cartridge (Now loads correctly) Double Dragon (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) E.X.O. (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9, Pokey sound fixed) Karateka (PAL) (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Keystone Koppers (Pokey sound fixed) Klax (may load now, unverified) Millie & Molly (Pokey sound fixed) Moon Cresta (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Pac-Man Collection (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Pole Position II (Course select screen fix) Popeye (Fixed freeze on game start, 1.3c version) Possible Mission (may load now, Dumper 1.1.0.9, unverified) Rampage (now loads, Dumper 1.1.0.9) Scramble (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Space Dual (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Space Invaders (PAL), now correctly starts in PAL mode Tower Toppler (Composite smoothing) Xevious (PAL) (Palette update, less brown) Instructions for updating remain the same as the Christmas update Many thanks and I hope to further bring more updates to optimise the experience of the Atari 2600+ AtariDumper1.1.0.9.exe 5.26 MB · 27 downloads update-012324.img 68.85 MB · 23 downloads Same RKDevTool Release v2.74? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 My list of 7800 issues is pretty small after this first round, love the progress. 1 Alternate CX-40 Controls Example - pulling back/down in Asteroid games 2 Non-Joystick Controls Paddles/Driving/Keyboard/Trackball/Light Gun 3 Attack of the Petscii Robots Loads with incomplete graphics 4 Crossbow Loads with incomplete graphics 5 Missing in Action Unplayable after completing a level 6 Pac-Man Collection Loads with incomplete graphics 7 Rikki & Vikki Doesn't load 8 The Bob Decresenzo Collection Doesn't load 9 Worm! Doesn't load 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 5 minutes ago, Atari_Warlord said: My list of 7800 issues is pretty small after this first round, love the progress. 1 Alternate CX-40 Controls Example - pulling back/down in Asteroid games 2 Non-Joystick Controls Paddles/Driving/Keyboard/Trackball/Light Gun 3 Attack of the Petscii Robots Loads with incomplete graphics 4 Crossbow Loads with incomplete graphics 5 Missing in Action Unplayable after completing a level 6 Pac-Man Collection Loads with incomplete graphics 7 Rikki & Vikki Doesn't load 8 The Bob Decresenzo Collection Doesn't load 9 Worm! Doesn't load Wait till Bob sees that report @PacManPlus Hes going to have words with me! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 9 minutes ago, shane857 said: Same RKDevTool Release v2.74? Always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Karnov Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 @Atari_Warlord what is the nature of the missing graphics on your Crossbow cart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I ran my 2600 problem carts with the new files and there were a number that get past the Loading Game Failed loop now. They still don't work, but at least make it to a scrambled screen of some sort. I also have occasional heat issues on certain games. I was playing Kung Fu Master for the HSC and left it in the plus while I went to do something else. I came back after 2 hours and the game had failed and was on a blank screen. I pulled the cart out and put my finger on the board, which was hot and also touched the plus's cart port and it was hot also. 1 Keyboard Controller Games At least 18 games 2 Driving Controller Games At least 5 games 3 Trackball Mode Games At least 11 games 4 Light Gun Games At least 7 games 5 Supercharger Games At least 14 games 6 Rom Carts (A26 Maxicart, Krokodile, Cuttle Cart) 7 Misc Peripherals (AtariVox, Quadtari, Booster Grip) 8 2600 Signal Tracing Cart Might be bad cart, doesn't work on original 2600 9 Aardvark Game freezes when button pressed to start 10 Asteroids Deluxe Might be bad cart, doesn't work on original 2600 11 Boulder Dash Loads to scrambled screen or noise 12 Brik Loads, but accepts no inputs 13 Chetiry Loading Game Failed 14 Crack'ed (earlier version) Blank screen on attempted load 15 Dare Devil Loads to scrambled screen and noise 16 Deepstone Catacomb Loads to scrambled screen and noise 17 Draconian Loads to pulsing line screen 18 Dragon Chase Loads to blank buzzing screen 19 Dragon’s Descent Game won't advance past starting screen 20 Elevator Action Loads to scrambled screen and noise 21 End Loading Game Failed 22 Epic Adventure Blank screen on attempted load 23 Escape from the Castle Loading Game Failed 24 Evil Magician II Loads to scrambled screen and noise 25 Fall Down Player 2 has no control 26 Funky Fish Loading Game Failed 27 Galagon Blank screen on attempted load 28 Gingerbread Man Loading Game Failed 29 Gorf Arcade Loads to pulsing line screen 30 Grizzards Loads to blank screen with buzzing sound 31 James Bond 007 Blank screen on attempted load 32 Journey Escape Music incorrect during gameplay 33 Jungle Fever Might be bad cart, doesn't work on original 2600 34 Lady Bug Arcade Loads to pulsing line screen 35 Load Runner Loads to pulsing line screen 36 Looping Blank screen on attempted load 37 Mappy Loads to pulsing line screen 38 Megaboy Loads to blank buzzing screen 39 Millipede Track Ball Edition Loads to scrambled screen and noise 40 Missile Command CE Loading Game Failed 41 Omega Race Loads, but fire button always on and booster grip not working 42 Panic! Rooms Loading Game Failed 43 Pitfall II Loads to blank buzzing screen 44 Pleiades Loading Game Failed 45 Qyx Loads to pulsing line screen 46 Robotwar Loads to pulsing line screen 47 RubyQ Loads to pulsing line screen 48 Scramble (Champ Games) Loading Game Failed 49 Seaweed Assault Loading Game Failed, Older version works 50 Smurfs Save the Day Blank screen on attempted load 51 Space Cactus Canyon Loading Game Failed 52 Space Rocks Loading Game Failed 53 Spike’s Peak Loads but Joystick not active 54 Star Castle Arcade Loads to blank buzzing screen 55 Stay Frosty 2 Blank screen on attempted load 56 Stella's Stocking Blank screen on attempted load 57 Stratovox Loading Game Failed 58 Super Cobra Arcade Loads to pulsing line screen 59 The Byte before Christmas Loading Game Failed 60 The Gizzle Wap and the Strange Red Tree Loading Game Failed 61 The Music Machine Loads but sound messed up 62 The Pursuit of the Pink Panther Loading Game Failed 63 Thrust+, SE, DC, Platinum All versions seem to have controller issues 64 Toyshop Trouble Loading Game Failed 65 Turbo (Coleco) Doesn't load properly, scrolling screen 66 Turbo Arcade Loads to pulsing line screen 67 Tyre Trax Loading Game Failed 68 Unholy Loading Game Failed 69 Venture Reloaded Loads to high pitched sound and won't advance 70 Wizard of Wor (Champ Games) Loads to pulsing line screen 71 X3V0lux Loads, but accepts no inputs 72 Yars' Return Only left side of playfield works 73 Zippy the Porcupine Blank screen on attempted load 74 Zoltrix Loading Game Failed 75 Zoo Keeper Loads to pulsing line screen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 minutes ago, Dr Karnov said: @Atari_Warlord what is the nature of the missing graphics on your Crossbow cart? The screen is mostly dark and the graphics are very blocky. I've worked with Chris on it and it appears one of the banks is not loading. We don't know if it is a cart issue, power issue, or dumper issue at the moment. The cart works perfectly in my 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Karnov Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Mine is a PAL cart and seems to be working okay VID_20240124_223639.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: I'm interested if owners of Coleco white cart rev 3 and M-Network games not listed above can confirm cartridge compatibility with this latest build. I do not know how to determine the version, but these are my white cartridge Colecos: Zaxxon No video, buzzing. Venture Works Time Pilot Duplicated gfx, some reversed, sound, nothing displayed in game area Mr. Do! Works Mouse Trap Works Carnival Works Pitfall II still does not work. It seems to load, but refuses to run. I know this is a good cart, tested on my 7800. Atari Age Froggie (Luedtke) does not have any sound. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 NTSC Crossbow very much not working: 2024-01-24 17-46-56.mp4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 My NTSC Crossbow is very much working. There are two roms in a Crossbow cart, a small one that holds the data for the lowest bank at 4000, and a larger one that holds the data for the rest of the game. For some reason the 2600+ units belonging to @remowilliams and @Atari_Warlord aren't reading valid data from that small rom. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 12 minutes ago, OLD CS1 said: I do not know how to determine the version, but these are my white cartridge Colecos: Zaxxon No video, buzzing. Venture Works Time Pilot Duplicated gfx, some reversed, sound, nothing displayed in game area Mr. Do! Works Mouse Trap Works Carnival Works Pitfall II still does not work. It seems to load, but refuses to run. I know this is a good cart, tested on my 7800. Atari Age Froggie (Luedtke) does not have any sound. Froggie is a pending order... let it pend until fixed😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Thanks to all involved again. It's nice to have 60hz and our sprites back! I just re-tested my only three carts which do not function. Pick & Pile - Unchanged, see video Moonsweeper - Unchanged, see video Zaxxon - Unchanged, see video VID_20240124_225141.mp4 VID_20240124_225238.mp4 VID_20240124_225323.mp4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.