MrChickenz Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 (edited) 4 hours ago, MarcinJ said: I agree, I wish we would also get some modern paddle games. Breakout is rather a bit simplistic, port of Krakout would be great. BTW, with Medieval Mayhem paddles work quite well. This is really fun game. This is a great idea, more modern paddle games! I often wonder why Atari never made an Arcade version of PONG for the Atari 2600. I know there is Video Olympics with many variations in the game. But for some reason I didn’t find it as entertaining as original Pong. Yes it was in color but I never really liked it in color, and the on screen paddles seem smaller. I liked the B/W PONG with the sounds and scoring. Video Olympics just didn’t have that feel to it. One would think that the Atari 2600 has the capability for an Arcade version of PONG. It was released after the home versions of PONG correct? Edit: Home version of PONG release date 1975 Atari 2600 release date 1977 Atari 2600+ release date 2023 Edited September 2 by MrChickenz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) 7 hours ago, John Stamos Mullet said: I would think that game compatibility for the games that don’t run at all takes priority over the relatively small number of paddle games that *do* work, just not as smooth as some people would like them. I do have to agree with paddle enthusiasts. Super Breakout and Kaboom are two top paddle games for Atari. While playable technically I wouldn’t consider them working titles. Seems to me your limited to how far you can score in these games due to the paddles/emulation not having the response that it should for these games. And I know @DEANJIMMY is having an issue with Circus Atari and Medieval Mayhem as well. So paddle support should have priority especially if you want the Atari 2600+ to be as authentic as possible. This is where many Flashbacks failed. As well as Track Ball support! Edited September 2 by MrChickenz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripweade Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 On 8/31/2024 at 10:43 PM, Gabe said: I think that's the last time I'll ask any questions here. No. My opinion is to ask what you need to know. That is how we learn. I read through this thread and my opinion is that there were some fun, silly, answers to lighten the stress. For me, R6 is a fantastic release and behind the scenes, I just know Plaion is working VERY hard to move forward. I gotta admit, between the "Animal House" and "Mr. Bean" responses, they had me giggling. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripweade Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 On 8/31/2024 at 10:43 PM, Gabe said: I think that's the last time I'll ask any questions here. No. My opinion is to ask what you need to know. That is how we learn. I read through this thread and my opinion is that there were some fun, silly, answers to lighten the stress. For me, R6 is a fantastic release and behind the scenes, I just know Plaion is working VERY hard to move forward. I gotta admit, between the "Animal House" and "Mr. Bean" responses, they had me giggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripweade Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 On 8/31/2024 at 10:43 PM, Gabe said: I think that's the last time I'll ask any questions here. No. My opinion is to ask what you need to know. That is how we learn. I read through this thread and my opinion is that there were some fun, silly, answers to lighten the stress. For me, R6 is a fantastic release and behind the scenes, I just know Plaion is working VERY hard to move forward. I gotta admit, between the "Animal House" and "Mr. Bean" responses, they had me giggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 5 hours ago, MrChickenz said: I do have to agree with paddle enthusiasts. Super Breakout and Kaboom are two top paddle games for Atari. While playable technically I wouldn’t consider them working titles. Seems to me your limited to how far you can score in these games due to the paddles/emulation not having the response that it should for these games. And I know @DEANJIMMY is having an issue with Circus Atari and Medieval Mayhem as well. So paddle support should have priority especially if you want the Atari 2600+ to be as authentic as possible. This is where many Flashbacks failed. As well as Track Ball support! Paddles for Medieval Mayham work fine! Just my NTSC cart wouldn't dump without glitches for many dumper releases but it will be fine in the future, as the dumper is still developped forward🤙 Circus was not as good as on real HW with same paddles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 2 hours ago, DEANJIMMY said: Paddles for Medieval Mayham work fine! Correction! That’s right, I remember now. It was NOT a paddle issue with Medieval Mayhem you were having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 there is official update here https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/updating-atari-2600-firmware Grtz Wizart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 9 minutes ago, davy said: there is official update here https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/updating-atari-2600-firmware Grtz Wizart This is the first beta version that was released, a very buggy one where PAL games did suffer from some pretty significant sprite dropouts, not because of the TV but because of the video rendering. I honestly don't understand why Atari released this version instead of the latest experimental firmware. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 28 minutes ago, davy said: there is official update here https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/updating-atari-2600-firmware Grtz Wizart It isn't the latest update available and the page is not complete. Use the firmware in the Experimental firmware thread or wait for the next update that is coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 22 minutes ago, Philsan said: It isn't the latest update available and the page is not complete. Use the firmware in the Experimental firmware thread or wait for the next update that is coming. That Atari page will be updated soon. I sent them the 'official' 2.0 firmware that's been shipping with 2600+ restocks. Not sure whether it's based on 1.6 or 1.7 exp. Bottom line is there is no difference to currently available experimental firmware and 2.0 official apart from the version number on the boot screen. 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 11 minutes ago, Ben from Plaion said: That Atari page will be updated soon. I sent them the 'official' 2.0 firmware that's been shipping with 2600+ restocks. Not sure whether it's based on 1.6 or 1.7 exp. Bottom line is there is no difference to currently available experimental firmware and 2.0 official apart from the version number on the boot screen. That are good news, the very old FW on the official page could give a bad experience 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyK Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 (edited) I presume that the 4-in-1 cart reflects how well the paddles work with those games. Canyon Bomber is a bit primitive even for an old retro head like me. I'm surprised Warlords wasn't included in it though as it seems to work fine. Maybe there's a planned re-release of that or a vol.2 cart. Edited October 17 by davyK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorkbot Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 18 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: That Atari page will be updated soon. I sent them the 'official' 2.0 firmware that's been shipping with 2600+ restocks. Not sure whether it's based on 1.6 or 1.7 exp. Bottom line is there is no difference to currently available experimental firmware and 2.0 official apart from the version number on the boot screen. For me improving the paddles is way more important than improving game compatibility. Does firmware 2.0 address the paddle problems? I haven't installed 1.6 or 1.7 exp. but I'm guessing that they don't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twig Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Has anyone figured out a way of upgrading the firmware without Windows (e.g. Linux)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 I'm guessing to play paddle/driving/keypad games properly or at all, people are going to have to purchase a 7800+? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 (edited) its updated to v2.0.0 i see on atari page but can't download files ? no permission message weird Edited October 17 by davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicksterwixter Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 42 minutes ago, davy said: its updated to v2.0.0 i see on atari page but can't download files ? no permission message weird Yeah it looks like they have the files hosted on Google Drive but it's not publicly shared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite.pies Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 42 minutes ago, davy said: its updated to v2.0.0 i see on atari page but can't download files ? no permission message weird Same here. It's requiring me to log into a Google account, and after logging in, it says "Access denied". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 1 hour ago, davy said: its updated to v2.0.0 i see on atari page but can't download files ? no permission message weird Same for me, It denies the access... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicksterwixter Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 19 hours ago, davy said: its updated to v2.0.0 i see on atari page but can't download files ? no permission message weird @Ben from Plaion not sure if you're able to let Atari know that the file that they link to is inaccessible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 (edited) 21 hours ago, shane857 said: I'm guessing to play paddle/driving/keypad games properly or at all, people are going to have to purchase a 7800+? Not necessarily. They are still working on other controller support. Just because it’s not in this update doesn’t mean it’s not coming. It would be really great if people would stop posting negative speculation like this. Edited October 18 by John Stamos Mullet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 19 minutes ago, nicksterwixter said: @Ben from Plaion not sure if you're able to let Atari know that the file that they link to is inaccessible Yeah already reported it, cheers 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 2 hours ago, John Stamos Mullet said: Not necessarily. They are still working on other controller support. Just because it’s not in this update doesn’t mean it’s not coming. It would be really great if people would stop posting negative speculation like this. Just hopeful speculation bro.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fred_M Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 2 hours ago, John Stamos Mullet said: Just because it’s not in this update doesn’t mean it’s not coming. AFAIK this has not been communicated yet... Please let @raz0red do the communication. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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