What's your favorite platform for 7800 games?

[shadow460]

I expect CC2 wil get the most votes, but let's see.

 

I use the actual carts myself, and occasionally ProSystem EMU.

[Gregory DG]

Well, I do have most of the original 7800 carts, but I prefer the CC2 for ease of use and versatility. I won't be selling my originals though.

[jaybird3rd]

I voted for the original cartridges. I like the simplicity of plugging in a cartridge and turning on the console and playing the game. And yes, I always play on the original system these days. I used to use emulators to avoid the uncomfortable 7800 controllers and snowy RF-modulated video, but now that I've got a composite video mod and a pair of my Space Invaders arcade controllers to use, that isn't a problem anymore.

[The_Laird]

There's nothing like playing on the real hardware. I have a nice pair of Euro joypads and a complete collection which helps

[FireTiger]

original carts then CC2 a very close second.

[Lord Helmet]

Original carts, with either my RSA stick or my 7800 NES pad that pad kicks the crap out of the europads, and 7800 Pac-Man is killer with the RSA stick.

Edited November 10, 2005 by Lord Helmet

[Trip_Cannon]

Original carts, with either my RSA stick or my 7800 NES pad  that pad kicks the crap out of the europads, and 7800 Pac-Man is killer with the RSA stick.

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Did you make those? Badass!

[Lord Helmet]

Original carts, with either my RSA stick or my 7800 NES pad  that pad kicks the crap out of the europads, and 7800 Pac-Man is killer with the RSA stick.

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Did you make those? Badass!

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I made the RSA stick. I bought the NES pad, because I was having trouble soldering one myself. I did the 7800 style labels for both, and I painted the NES pad to look more like a 7800 style controller.

 

Now that I have an 7800/NES pad, I can see exactly how they are made, so if I need another one, I should have no problem.

 

Next on my list is a 2600 Stargate controller

Edited November 10, 2005 by Lord Helmet

[The_Laird]

Original carts, with either my RSA stick or my 7800 NES pad  that pad kicks the crap out of the europads, and 7800 Pac-Man is killer with the RSA stick.

I prefer the 7800 Joypad over the horrid NES one any day. I have never been able to understand why anyone likes the s**t Nintendo pad. The Sega Master System pad is a nice one, although i still prefer the 7800's, if you want to mod a another 8-bit system's pad.

[Lord Helmet]

Original carts, with either my RSA stick or my 7800 NES pad  that pad kicks the crap out of the europads, and 7800 Pac-Man is killer with the RSA stick.

I prefer the 7800 Joypad over the horrid NES one any day. I have never been able to understand why anyone likes the s**t Nintendo pad. The Sega Master System pad is a nice one, although i still prefer the 7800's, if you want to mod a another 8-bit system's pad.

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IMHO the d-pad on the 7800 pad is too flat...I love the sega pad's buttons, but the d-pad tends to go diagonal on me whether I want it to or not. The perfect d-pad would be a sms pad with an nes cross-key

[chuckwalla]

I'm pretty much a stickler for original classic hardware and carts. The exception is using MAME on the PC. The only deviation is using an original Sega Genesis controller instead of a CX-40 joystick at times, most notably for playing Galaga

[Foxsolo2000]

I too have to admit that little beats the feel of real carts although I do use emulation for the times I cannot be bothered to get my system out and fire it up

[sku_u]

Even though I already own all of the 7800 games, when I want to play, I tend to use the CC2 for both convenience and to get a chance to play all the hacks floating around out there. I'm surprised more people are voting for cartridges than the CC2.

[shadow460]

Even though I already own all of the 7800 games, when I want to play, I tend to use the CC2 for both convenience and to get a chance to play all the hacks floating around out there.  I'm surprised more people are voting for cartridges than the CC2.

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I'm surprised at that, too.

[AtariAger]

The 2600.

 

 

 

Oh...sorry...7800 thread.

 

 

[jaybird3rd]

Even though I already own all of the 7800 games, when I want to play, I tend to use the CC2 for both convenience and to get a chance to play all the hacks floating around out there.  I'm surprised more people are voting for cartridges than the CC2.

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I think the reason I'd choose dedicated cartridges over the CC2 is that, even though the CC2 is a VERY cool product, I've never been entirely comfortable with menu systems and choosing a game to play from a bank of games inside a gigantic multicart. This kind of technology didn't exist "back in the day," and when I play the 7800, I don't want to be reminded that I'm not in the 1980s anymore.

[HP Atari King of Michigan]

Original carts, with either my RSA stick or my 7800 NES pad  that pad kicks the crap out of the europads, and 7800 Pac-Man is killer with the RSA stick.

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!?!?!!?! HOLY CRAP!!! THOSE CONTROLLERS ARE AWESOME!!!

Edited December 7, 2005 by HP Atari King of Michigan

[bedouin]

Anyone know of a decent 7800 emulator for OS X? Last time I checked I couldn't find one period, though that was probably a year ago.

[sukotsu9]

I bought a 7800 strictly so I could use the CC2 and run some hacks (the 8k upgrades of Pac-Man & Space Invaders mostly). I rarely play 7800 games; with the exception of Galaga, none of them excite me. Maybe it was my 2600 or my carts, but I'm glad to use the CC2 and menus to avoid the wear & tear (mostly fingerprints on the cart labels).

[+Mitch]

Anyone know of a decent 7800 emulator for OS X?  Last time I checked I couldn't find one period, though that was probably a year ago.

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The MESS emulator has a Mac port.

 

Mitch

[Room 34]

Is it really that surprising that more people play the original carts than a CC2? I can think of a fairly obvious explanation for that...

 

$200

 

Granted, the CC2 is way cool... but I simply don't have that kind of money to spend... and if I did have it, there are plenty of other things I could spend it on that are a lot higher up on the list.

 

I'm sure I'm not the only Atari fan around here who's not interested in spending more than $20-$30 on any individual Atari-related item. (At least among those with kids and a mortgage!)

Edited December 8, 2005 by Room 34

[Shawn]

 

I'm sure I'm not the only Atari fan around here who's not interested in spending more than $20-$30 on any individual Atari-related item. (At least among those with kids and a mortgage!)

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So true it hurts.

[Bruce Tomlin]

Anyone know of a decent 7800 emulator for OS X?  Last time I checked I couldn't find one period, though that was probably a year ago.

MESS 0.92u is probably the only decent one, now that 320B mode works.

[8th lutz]

Mine is orginal carts. I like to get a cc2.

[shadow460]

 

I'm sure I'm not the only Atari fan around here who's not interested in spending more than $20-$30 on any individual Atari-related item. (At least among those with kids and a mortgage!)

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So true it hurts.

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I second, oh wait, I third that.

 

Even the cost of some homebrews puts a cramp in buying them. $30 is not too bad, but you can't buy more than one or two at a time.