processed Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 I was wondering if anyone could tell me if all of the older ATARI games were compatable with the 7800? Maybe an adapter or something? I am on the quest to get a 7800, but I would like to know if this is true. Thanks for the help! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Almost all Atari 2600 games work with the Atari 7800. There are a few, such as some of the later Activision titles, that used some "creative" programming tricks that don't work right on the 7800. But I'd say about 99% of 2600 titles do work with the 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
processed Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hey thanks! Boy that was quick! I used to own a 2600, who didn't, but I never did really get into any other ATARI system except the Jag, which I still own and wanting to sell. Thanks, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 The 7800 was the first system I ever owned besides a 2600... and I bought it in 1997! If you're looking to get back into vintage games and don't own a 2600 any longer, I would definitely recommend getting a 7800 instead. You can play all of the classics, PLUS you can play the 7800's more advanced games, which are roughly comparable to their contemporaries on the NES and SMS. (Although I have to admit, I do think NES games are decidedly superior, because they had enough money behind them for good development.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 I bought mine back in 1987. The only 7800 cart I found that won't work in all 7800s is Kung-Fu Master. There is as least 4 2600 carts that are the same Burgertime was the first one I found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 From what I've heard, the following Atari 2600 games don't work on the 7800: Space Shuttle Robot Tank Decathlon Kool-Aid Man Also the Supercharger doesn't work for some reason. I've heard reports of incompatibilities between Food Fight and certain 7800 consoles. While I haven't seen or heard about this from anyone else, I can say my copy seems to work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Also add Time Pilot to that list too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Or you get lucky and get a 7800 that does play all of the above titles just fine. There is also a modification you can attempt on the 7800 to make those FE bankswitched Activision titles work. Also, I believe the supercharger works with this modification. Time Pilot has never been a problem for me on my 7800 either. However, The change on the 7800 that makes the Activision FE games break was to correct incompatibilities with some of the newer 2600 titles like Secret Quest and Dark Chambers. However, my 7800 plays both of these games just fine as well. In other words, I haven't found anything that my 7800 won't play except for the default size of Tigervision carts. A little snipping to their cart pegs fixes that problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I could be wrong here... but don't some of the 2600 games that use the B/W switch not work correctly on the 7800 because the 7800's Pause aka B/W button is momentary.. Like space shuttle... Heck.. trying playing space shuttle on a 2800 unit ... darn switch is on the bottom of the unit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 hehe...yeah that is the tricky part. However, I managed to get really good at Space shuttle using only my 7800. The trick is that on Space Shuttle, your primary engines are fired off with the bw/color switch. However, what people forget is that you have Backup engines...and those can be fired off with the left difficulty switch I believe. So...I just never use my Primary engines...problem solved! The other game that is a bear to play is Starmaster. That game required you to use the BW/Color switch to go to your Galactic Chart. If you didn't have this, you couldn't stay on the map long enough to warp to the next sector. However, this too has been solved, since I noticed that the difficulty switches will also bring up the galactic chart. Yet as has been said in the past, the instruction manual for Starmaster clearly states to not mess with the difficulty switches, even though they appear to have no apparenty function. So in answer to your question, I still haven't found anything in the 2600 world, that I can't play on my 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Check out John Soper's site. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voch Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Also checkout this section of the Atari 7800 FAQ. Voch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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