+sramirez2008 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 32 minutes ago, Nathan Strum said: I always wanted to try this hack with the Benno shelves though. I think when I get enough time to set things up again, I may just scratch-build shelving based on that idea. Those are nice looking shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 6 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: Honestly, I purchased my RetroGameBoyz Robotwar 2684 gamepad, more for show. While I like it, I have an Edladdin Super Twin and that's my preferred joystick for Robotron, Robotwar and Space Dungeon (5200 exclusive). That's a beast! lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Just now, shane857 said: That's a beast! lol Where did you purchase it, US shipment only? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 10 hours ago, Sean_1970 said: The twin stick “Robotron” pad is what I use to play my NTSC Robotron 2084 on my 2600+. Be nice if the plugs were a wee bit longer to sit deeper in the ports, but it works fine. I even tried playing other games, though the button placement makes that slightly awkward; likely extremely difficult if you have small hands given you have to cross over the right stick. I think it's probably the only game that benefits from a twin stick controller on the 2600/7800. I don't know of any other games that utilise a twin stick controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 17 minutes ago, shane857 said: I think it's probably the only game that benefits from a twin stick controller on the 2600/7800. I don't know of any other games that utilise a twin stick controller. T:ME Salvo is another 7800 twinstick shooter and you have 2600 games which make use of 2nd Joystick like Spy Hunter, Stargate, Radar Lock, Solaris... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 11 minutes ago, DEANJIMMY said: T:ME Salvo is another 7800 twinstick shooter and you have 2600 games which make use of 2nd Joystick like Spy Hunter, Stargate, Radar Lock, Solaris... Oh yeh. Forgot about those. And raiders of the lost ark. Would a twinstick controller function properly for all compatible games on the 2600+ thou. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 1 minute ago, shane857 said: Oh yeh. Forgot about those. And raiders of the lost ark. Would a twinstick controller function properly for all compatible games on the 2600+ thou. 🤔 Stella is like a woman...unpredictable at some times. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite.pies Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) Still no retailers offering the new products in New Zealand. I can order everything on amazon.com except the controller, or everything on amazon.com.au except for one of the games (all items are showing as available, but not all for shipping to my location), so it means paying 2 lots of very high shipping costs to get everything. At this stage, it's all looking just a bit too expensive. *sad trombone* Edited February 9 by infinite.pies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, shane857 said: Where did you purchase it, US shipment only? 🤔 I purchased mine from Edladdin. https://www.edladdin.com/ You can also purchase them right here on the AtariAge Store. https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_list&c=111 Two Controllers in One = Twice the Fun! The Super Twin 78 squeezes two complete Super 78 Arcade Controllers into one 14" aluminum enclosure for independent Player 1 and Player 2 gameplay on the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, and all of the 8-Bit home computers, as well as all the game consoles compatible with the classic Atari CX-40 joystick. Controls include a pair of authentic Sanwa™ JLF-TP-8YT ball-top joysticks with octagonal restrictor plates, each flanked by an A-B pair of Suzo-Happ arcade pushbuttons, and each served by a separate 5'6" (1.6m) factory-molded game cord. Because one set of controls is oriented to the left and the other to the right, you effectively have an ambidextrous controller during one player games - just select the control set that best fits that gameplay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, shane857 said: I think it's probably the only game that benefits from a twin stick controller on the 2600/7800. I don't know of any other games that utilise a twin stick controller. Omicron* can use twin sticks, too. *no relation to COVID 19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Nathan Strum said: Omicron* can use twin sticks, too. *no relation to COVID 19 Does it work on the 2600+? Failed to get twinstick working... Edited February 9 by DEANJIMMY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, DEANJIMMY said: Does it work on the 2600+? Failed to get twinstick working... Failed on the 2600+? If so, the emulator may not be configured to recognize a second joystick. When I loaded the binary in Stella, player 2 defaulted to SaveKey, and I had to manually change it. Then dual joysticks worked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelevance Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 1/29/2024 at 4:50 PM, MysticSword said: I'd also love to see a re-release of the 7800 version of Dark Chambers... Totally agree! I really enjoyed playing it on Atari 50. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) 10 hours ago, Nathan Strum said: Failed on the 2600+? If so, the emulator may not be configured to recognize a second joystick. When I loaded the binary in Stella, player 2 defaulted to SaveKey, and I had to manually change it. Then dual joysticks worked. I hope that gets fixed! It would be a much better game with twinstick. There are some other 2nd port issues in other games but with paddles? Edited February 10 by DEANJIMMY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_1970 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 14 hours ago, shane857 said: Oh yeh. Forgot about those. And raiders of the lost ark. Would a twinstick controller function properly for all compatible games on the 2600+ thou. 🤔 If you don’t need the fire button it should, but unfortunately the games I have that use a second stick all use the button. I have seen controllers where there’s basically two 7800 controllers in one enclosure, but this is like having a 7800 game pad and then the joystick-only bit next to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroguy Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 FYI. Items are starting to show up on Amazon in Canada. Fatal Run is now up: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CTJ8MYK2 Entries for other games and accessories exist but no availability yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 16 hours ago, astroguy said: FYI. Items are starting to show up on Amazon in Canada. Fatal Run is now up: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CTJ8MYK2 Entries for other games and accessories exist but no availability yet. The other two games, Ninja Golf https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CTJ8RP9B and Food Fight https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CTJ8GP5T are now up on Amazon.ca. Accessories still not up yet. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopperCommando Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/9/2024 at 1:13 PM, Nathan Strum said: I always wanted to try this hack with the Benno shelves though. I think when I get enough time to set things up again, I may just scratch-build shelving based on that idea. Geez, that looks like a lot of work to save two inches of space.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 hours ago, ChopperCommando said: Geez, that looks like a lot of work to save two inches of space.... It'd make a big difference in a tight space with multiple sets of shelves though. I could've fit another two or three sets of shelves in my space, just by doing that hack. But since IKEA no longer sold them, I couldn't get any more shelves. So doing the hack didn't make any sense. I found the hack a few years too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Nathan Strum said: It'd make a big difference in a tight space with multiple sets of shelves though. I could've fit another two or three sets of shelves in my space, just by doing that hack. But since IKEA no longer sold them, I couldn't get any more shelves. So doing the hack didn't make any sense. I found the hack a few years too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Dark Chambers and Midnight Mutants 7800 re-releases would be cool. In the near future if possible. Both games are going for silly prices at the mo, loose and complete! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/8/2024 at 2:56 AM, Sean_1970 said: I think I remember seeing ads for these, very neat and appealing to the more refined, adult consumer 👍 That counts me out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 34 minutes ago, shane857 said: Dark Chambers and Midnight Mutants 7800 re-releases would be cool. In the near future if possible. Both games are going for silly prices at the mo, loose and complete! Current price for Dark Chambers on ebay is £100...plus. Midnight Mutants about the same. Why?? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_1970 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 3 hours ago, shane857 said: Current price for Dark Chambers on ebay is £100...plus. Midnight Mutants about the same. Why?? 🤔 Wow. I know nothing about Midnight Mutants, but Al Lewis on the label is definitely a big selling point 😁👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, Sean_1970 said: Wow. I know nothing about Midnight Mutants, but Al Lewis on the label is definitely a big selling point 😁👍 Midnight Mutants is easily one of the 7800's most sophisticated original games. It's one of the few that wouldn't necessarily seem out of place in the NES or SMS library in terms of scope. It's a shame more games like that weren't developed when it might have more of an impact. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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