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Re: I finally got an Atari 5200

by Jagosaurus Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:11 pm

Does any1 own an Atari 400 or 800 computer? I'm seriously considering after digging more into "5200" games/ports :lol:

... maybe emu is my friend... and my wallet's sanity 8)

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Re: I finally got an Atari 5200

by BoneSnapDeez Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:20 pm

I have an Atari.......... 600.

It's great to play "5200 games with normal controls" but the games themselves are kinda tough to track down.
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Re: I finally got an Atari 5200

by Jagosaurus Wed Aug 03, 2022 9:56 pm

Dude... I honestly forget that thing exists. Is it a 600XL or is there an OG 600?

Do games just use the keyboard for controls?

Dug into it a bit & apparently the computer & video game console divisions at Atari were big internal rivals. No true hardware reason the software between 5200 & 8 bit Atari computers weren't compatible. All big company, internal politics BS :roll: . Would've been sweet.

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Re: I finally got an Atari 5200

by BoneSnapDeez Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:34 am

Jagosaurus wrote:Dude... I honestly forget that thing exists. Is it a 600XL or is there an OG 600?

Do games just use the keyboard for controls?

Dug into it a bit & apparently the computer & video game console divisions at Atari were big internal rivals. No true hardware reason the software between 5200 & 8 bit Atari computers weren't compatible. All big company, internal politics BS :roll: . Would've been sweet.


I've got an XL. The computer accepts 9-pin sticks so simply using a 2600 joystick is the most obvious option.

There are some games that also use the keyboard too. The original version of Star Raiders remains a highlight.
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Re: I finally got an Atari 5200

by Jagosaurus Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:01 am

BoneSnapDeez wrote:I've got an XL. The computer accepts 9-pin sticks so simply using a 2600 joystick is the most obvious option.

There are some games that also use the keyboard too. The original version of Star Raiders remains a highlight.


That's awesome. Didn't know it was standard 9 pin. I've been really eying an 800 so you get a real keyboard (vs 400 squishy "button keys"). I'll dig more into the 600 & 1200 now 8)

Thread has me wanting to emu some 5200 now too

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