mmmmbeh Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I may be asking a stupid question, but I can't seem to find the files to download the new firmware and dumper update. I looked on the first page and the files do not appear. I am logged in and everything seems to be right. Can anyone assist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger75 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 regarding this status on Pole position : " 2600 Pole Position No No Game Detected (Works fine on 78 " My PAL 2600 Pole Position cart is loading well with r3 firmware and the last dumper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 8 minutes ago, mmmmbeh said: I may be asking a stupid question, but I can't seem to find the files to download the new firmware and dumper update. I looked on the first page and the files do not appear. I am logged in and everything seems to be right. Can anyone assist? Click on any of these attchments in the first post of the thread and the file will download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmbeh Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Thank you for the assist! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, chad5200 said: One interesting thing.... this same Smurfs Rescue cartridge back with 1.1x-r1 was reporting this MD5 hash: Maybe that helps troubleshoot it? Sadly the hash doesn't help a lot. From the bytes we've been able to see, we've confirmed that the non-working Smurf cart is an undumped variant, and the cart hardware is probably a bit... quirky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotube Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 hours ago, TheRingBearer said: 2600 Phoenix No No Game Detected (Works fine on 7800) Phoenix 2600 is working fine for me on 1.1r3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotube Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Confirming Stratovox is working great, sans AtariVox voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmbeh Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) I have tried two different (cleaned) Pitfall II carts and I'm just getting "No Game Detected." I tried the Activision "pull out" method, and still no go. Is anyone else having this issue? I also still cannot get Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle to work. 😞 Edited May 23 by mmmmbeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, swiller said: Has the new firmware improved it or plays the same? To me it seems great! I thought there was an issue with Super Breakout but it was the paddle. It was baffling me because I used the same paddle set on all my paddle games and only Super Breakout was jittery. When I touched the DB9 connection it was fine. I put a skinny piece of electrical tape around the DB9 connector for a snug fit on the paddle set that was giving me the problem and it works great now. All my other paddles sets work great! So I’m not having an issue with any paddle games! Edited May 23 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, swiller said: Has the new firmware improved it or plays the same? The latest experimental firmware seems to make no difference with paddle smoothness. The resolution still feels as course as the firmware that came with the 2600+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 5 minutes ago, mmmmbeh said: I have tried two different (cleaned) Pitfall II carts and I'm just getting "No Game Detected." I tried the Activision "pull out" method, and still no go. Is anyone else having this issue? Try a tiny bit of Brasso on a qtip then follow up with isopropyl alcohol. I do this for any cart that has an issue and it works every time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 minutes ago, chad5200 said: The latest experimental firmware seems to make no difference with paddle smoothness. The resolution still feels as course as the firmware that came with the 2600+. The only one I notice being course as you described is Super Breakout. For me it’s barely noticeable. As for all other paddle games they seem real smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmbeh Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: Try a tiny bit of Brasso on a qtip then follow up with isopropyl alcohol. I do this for any cart that has an issue and it works every time! I have also done that and still get the same error. Do we have to update both the dumper file and the firmware? I apologize for bugging you all with this, but I really want to play Pitfall II if we can. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) Yes UPDATE BOTH! What dumper are you using? If it’s not the latest version it won’t work. You’re not bugging me at all I will gladly help if I can. x.01: dumper-052024-x.01.exe Edited May 23 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 3 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: The only one I notice being course as you described is Super Breakout. For me it’s barely noticeable. As for all other paddle games they seem real smooth. Compare it side by side with a real classic 2600 and you will see the same difference remains. Can the developers confirm any changes around the paddle interface code? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmbeh Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 That fixed it! Thank you!! 🙂 Still no go on Smurf, but Pitfall II looks amazing!! 4 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: What dumper are you using? If it’s not the latest version it won’t work. x.01: dumper-052024-x.01.exe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 minutes ago, mmmmbeh said: Pitfall II looks amazing!! It does right!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbob Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Thanks for the new update! I’m sure a lot of hard work went into it and it is really appreciated! And the timing is excellent: I’ve got tomorrow off and so now I can play (um, I mean test) all my games all weekend long!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi1ez Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 7 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: It’s Super! Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. 😜 Gah! 🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jstick Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 3 hours ago, MrChickenz said: To me it seems great! I thought there was an issue with Super Breakout but it was the paddle. It was baffling me because I used the same paddle set on all my paddle games and only Super Breakout was jittery. When I touched the DB9 connection it was fine. I put a skinny piece of electrical tape around the DB9 connector for a snug fit on the paddle set that was giving me the problem and it works great now. All my other paddles sets work great! So I’m not having an issue with any paddle games! Just to clarify, was this a new CX30+ paddle set you were having an issue with, or was it an original CX30 pair? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I can confirm that both my Pole Position and Phoenix carts work fine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 24 minutes ago, Jstick said: Just to clarify, was this a new CX30+ paddle set you were having an issue with, or was it an original CX30 pair? The new CX30+ but the bizarre thing about it is Super Breakout is the only paddle game it’s jittery with. I use those same set of paddles for all the paddle games and they work great! I was playing quite a bit of Super Breakout and had no issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 That’s nice! Whose idea was this? Was it @Spanner? I remember someone posting this suggestion. I like it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashv Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Thank you for this release and to all that made it possible and have been testing. I know what I’m doing this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiesan Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) I updated both the firmware and the dumper and I cannot get Pitfall 2 to load. Most of the time it's not even detected. I got it to load once but it was a garbled mess. Also, paddles are smooth on all games except Super Breakout as reported by others. Just wondering, are melody board games compatibility still being worked on? Edited May 24 by Billiesan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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