Maztr_0n Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 I finally got to preorder it, i cant wait to compare it to my actual 7800 i got from a friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloakandDagger Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Anyone know if this newly-unveiled 7800+ (which as I understand it, is emulation-based) can play Rikki & Vikki? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Game - yes, music - no (possibly may play samples as 7800GD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloakandDagger Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 In that case, can it play other games with custom sound chips--- all the pokey games including ballblazer & commando and newer homebrews? What about the Atari 2600 Pitfall II game which also has a custom sound chip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 3 hours ago, Eagle said: Game - yes, music - no (possibly may play samples as 7800GD) Are you sure it can even play the game? It was my understanding from the other thread that R&V, using their custom cart hardware and mapper, is not supported by the dumper used in the 7800+ 1 hour ago, CloakandDagger said: In that case, can it play other games with custom sound chips--- all the pokey games including ballblazer & commando and newer homebrews? What about the Atari 2600 Pitfall II game which also has a custom sound chip? POKEY-based carts work, as the emulator inside the 7800+ emulates standard POKEY sound functions. I don’t know about Pitfall II and the DPC sound chip. I suspect it can, since it seems that the 2600+ can play it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 10 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: Are you sure it can even play the game? It was my understanding from the other thread that R&V, using their custom cart hardware and mapper, is not supported by the dumper used in the 7800+ IMHO if new dumper for 2600+Rev2/7800+ support HALT line should be no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Quote The 7800+ will ship with the latest firmware that's been improved tremendously by members of the AtariAge community over the last year. It now runs the vast majority of 2600 and 7800 homebrew games. For the 7800, I know that Rikki & Vikki won't play with sound, and Attack of the PETSCII Robots doesn't currently run (it uses a relatively new and unique bankswitching scheme). For the 2600, the main homebrew games that won't run are the ones that use the CDFJ/CDFJ+ drivers, which includes all of Champ Games' latest titles. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 When would this be available in northern north america if ever? Or another USA exclusive? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthpopalooza Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 On 8/28/2024 at 2:48 PM, DrVenkman said: Are you sure it can even play the game? It was my understanding from the other thread that R&V, using their custom cart hardware and mapper, is not supported by the dumper used in the 7800+ POKEY-based carts work, as the emulator inside the 7800+ emulates standard POKEY sound functions. I don’t know about Pitfall II and the DPC sound chip. I suspect it can, since it seems that the 2600+ can play it. Presumably this includes E.X.O. with all my POKEY tricks too ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 On 8/23/2024 at 7:04 PM, JagChris said: Atari should have done this all at once offering both form factors instead of this. And the fact that Atari hasn't issued an official patch for the 2600+ yet is rather disconcerting. There have been 6 "official" firmware updates for the 2600+. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 2 hours ago, John Stamos Mullet said: There have been 6 "official" firmware updates for the 2600+. Yeah but the complaints seem to be they aren't on the official website and you have to dig through forum posts or links and it seems to need Windows to use it. That wouldn't personally frustrate me as much as having bought a 2600+ and then a little later a different form factor came out for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, JagChris said: Yeah but the complaints seem to be they aren't on the official website and you have to dig through forum posts or links and it seems to need Windows to use it. No need to dig, first page, first post of the Firmware and Dumper thread: Quote *CLICK HERE* for the post containing all needed files to update the 2600+ console to the latest firmware and dumper version in one downloadable file archive, including complete step-by-step instructions. A Windows environment is required. For MacOS: Boot Camp or Parallels can substitute. For Linux: Wine, WSL, or Ubuntu can be leveraged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 1 hour ago, Trebor said: No need to dig, first page, first post of the Firmware and Dumper thread: A Windows environment is required. For MacOS: Boot Camp or Parallels can substitute. For Linux: Wine, WSL, or Ubuntu can be leveraged. Yes but there point is their complaint is its not on the Atari 2600+ website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender_2600 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago On 9/25/2024 at 4:05 AM, JagChris said: Yes but there point is their complaint is its not on the Atari 2600+ website. "OFFICIAL" 09.19.2024 UPDATING ATARI 2600+ FIRMWARE: https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/updating-atari-2600-firmware 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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