Does any1 own an Atari 400 or 800 computer? I'm seriously considering after digging more into "5200" games/ports
... maybe emu is my friend... and my wallet's sanity
I finally got an Atari 5200
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Re: I finally got an Atari 5200
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.
It's great to play "5200 games with normal controls" but the games themselves are kinda tough to track down.
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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 . Would've been sweet.
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 . Would've been sweet.
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Re: I finally got an Atari 5200
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 . 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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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
Thread has me wanting to emu some 5200 now too