ataridave Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 If so, what is it called, and where can I find one? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 An adapter was planned, but never released. The 5200 and 7800 do not enjoy compatible architecture and the adapter would likely have been a "5200jr". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Kinda hard to take a big console that uses a 2 amp power supply and turn it into an add-on module for a small console that uses a 1 amp supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 Thanks everyone! Seems like the 5200 is really the odd man out, hardware-wise. I've read that the controllers malfunction easily as well. Would a Joypad work on the 5200? With classic games I ALWAYS do better with a D-Pad than a stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 If so, what is it called, and where can I find one? Thanks! http://archives.atarimuseum.com/archives/f...200-adapter.gif Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 http://archives.atarimuseum.com/archives/f...200-adapter.gif Allan That one goes the other way, lets you play 7800 games on a 5200. The difficulty switches are the easiest way to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Would a Joypad work on the 5200? With classic games I ALWAYS do better with a D-Pad than a stick If you have the money, and a 7800 joypad, you can get this... http://www.atariage.com/store/product_info...products_id=257 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 http://archives.atarimuseum.com/archives/f...200-adapter.gif Allan That one goes the other way, lets you play 7800 games on a 5200. The difficulty switches are the easiest way to tell. He he he. Yea, your right. That's what happens when your tired. Although it really doesn't matter because it's just a preliminear design that probably doesn't work anyways. Plus you'd have to build it. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 He he he. Yea, your right. That's what happens when your tired. Although it really doesn't matter because it's just a preliminear design that probably doesn't work anyways. Plus you'd have to build it. Yep, it seems to be missing a few things... like the boot ROM. I've always said the ROM was unnecessary for an emulator, but forcing the user to manually flip a switch is going a bit too far. It also seems to be lacking the INPTCTRL latch, in favor of the mode switch. It looks suspiciously leaner than the final design used in the 7800, so it must have been based on an earlier version of the 7800 design. The resolution of that picture is a bit too low to see everything that's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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