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  2. @pps, thank you very much for you help! Please find PM from me in your message box.
  3. Oh wow! He died Slidel?! I can't believe it. I didn't know about this until you posted this Shane. That's a real bummer to know. Anthony...
  4. I just tested with Batocera - https://updates.batocera.org/x86_64/stable/last/batocera-x86_64-x86_64-39-20240304.img.gz (website - https://batocera.org/download) Desktop PC, Laptop, NUC and Intel-based Apple Computers > unzip to .img file, with Win32mgr write to a USB stick (Sandisk 64 gb and bootup on the PC (Beelink Ser5), then a bluescreen appears, press key and boot Batocera. > press F1 (for the file system) > copy (from another USB stick or disk the .rpk files into SHARE/roms/ti99 (search on ftp.whtech.com in the batoceraretrobat) > copy in SHARE/bios the ti99_4a.zip and the ti99_speech.zip > Press spacebar > Game Settings > Update Gamelists (then Esc), now the TI99 is listed in the menu > Press spacebar > Game Settings > Per System configuration > TI99 > Emulator > MAME (Note: Libretro/MAME, it seems to have issues with sound and keymapping, like ENTER) (I did not had sound at first): > press spacebar -> System Settings -> Audio ouput -> select the right sound option Now > TI-99 - > select your TI game -> press Esc (this takes a while on my system, somehow Batocera is a bit slower than Retrobat, maybe because it runs of the USB) > Some hotkeys: ESC to get back to Batocera. (or CTRL-ESC in Libretro/MAME) > or SELECT + START on a controller > TAB (to configure MAME itself) > Using Controllers > Wired might work the best, Wireless I am using issues with PS4 controllers and Bluetooth (discovered okay, mapped okay, but after standby does not associate anymore and cannot delete and rediscover) > XINPUT controllers might work better as MAME prefers it. (that's why I use Windows with Retrobat and DS4Windows and Hide to use wireless PS4 controllers in XINPUT mode) > Mapping TI-keys. > Press spacebar > Game Settings > Per System configuration > TI99 > PAD2Key file. > e.g. map keys like 1, 2, 3 to to Y, A, B buttons on a PS4 controller > multi-combination keys e.g. FCTN-QUIT map it to (right) ALT and = (when you see the keyboard at the bottom of the screen you see the option how to configure combination keys) > or configure FCTN-BACK and FCTN-REDO (I map it to the Right Analog Stick). > and configure SELECT to 5 (e.g. for Mario Bros to insert a coin) Then most TI games you can play without touching the keyboard. Hope this helps for your Batocera setup.
  5. Well Pitfall II was a 2600 original and is as complete as it was intended to be while Montezuma's Revenge was ported from the Atari 800 and cut down.
  6. Well this is an interesting development. Do I order a separate stick, do a swap and return the bad one? Hmmm EDIT: No can do. I can only return the Mini 400 up to the 28th April and there is no stock of the CXSTICK until the 2gth April. Cutting it a bit too close?
  7. Add this, too: Being able to show full ATARI resolution.
  8. RIP Louise Gossett Jr.

  9. Some people have reported success adding roms to the VCS's built in Stella For maximum flexibility you'll need to go with PC Mode, Batocera is a pretty slick emulation environment that you can put on a USB, just add your own games.
  10. If you like, take my help for German translation.
  11. I purchased both THE400 Mini and an extra THECXSTICK. The joystick that came with my THE400MINI is bad (diagonal issue). However, the stand alone extra THECXSTICK is working fine.
  12. There’s an RGB video mod for the 2600. So then you have RGB out from any cart, not just the flashcart. https://etim.net.au/shop/shop.php?crn=210&rn=552&action=show_detail
  13. I used 2 different Nokia/MS PSU. One with 1A, the other with 1.5A. Both worked fine.
  14. I haven’t yet played the above games this week, but I’m also surprised at how much I’m enjoying Red Sea Crossing. Reminds me a bit of Smurf: Rescue.
  15. I would hang fire for now. Of course to be fair we have no idea how widespread the issue is, perhaps they've sold thousands of the things and I, and a handful of others are in a tiny minority, who knows? All I know is that my confidence is lost. Grrrr.
  16. This game is incredible and quite difficult! It's going to be fun learning this one. It's such a perfect fit for the Atari VCS 800.
  17. I am glad your stick works with CCS64, it looks like you have a good one. Hopefully an update sorts the other issues for you. As mine doesn't work correctly with the Mini 400 or Laptop/CCS64 I am affraid I am not so lucky.
  18. Wow, I was thinking about ordering CXSTICKS for my emulation box, but sounds like I shouldn't bother
  19. How much RAM do you have in your 800? You need a minimum of 24k. See "What systems are supported?" https://fujinet.online/what-is-fujinet/
  20. Hi All, I have trouble with the tightness of the traditional atari joystick so I found the TAC2 to be easier to move. That said I found one on ebay and it works for a few minutes then it is no longer able to move down. If i reset everything is works again for a short while. Any idea on how to troubleshoot? Or is there an updated joystick that I should invest in that is similar ? Thanks Rob
  21. Honestly the directories get cumbersome with hundreds of files in them. There's really no need for it.
  22. That's interesting, because I've had completely different experiences ... and also tested the joystick with the CCS64 emulator. Bruce Lee works for me. However, I had considerable problems with O'Riley's Mine and Hover Bovver. Here, the controls kept cutting out. The character simply stops moving. These problems do not occur on the CCS64 emulator. Mind you, with the SAME joystick! Since MULE also has some graphics errors and some ROMs loaded via USB zoom the screen so much that you can't see everything, I would rather blame the problem on the sloppy emulation of the THE400.
  23. When you list that one line program, you will only see that line. But there is more to the program than that. All the data for the music player is included in that program - you just cannot list it. Even though the program does not look like much, you have to add the lines to it. OLD DSK1.PROGRAM or RUN "DSK1.PROGRAM" will just overwrite it. The CALL LOAD in line 3 is important. You can make it a different line number, but the CALL LOAD must be performed before any CALL LINK. There are a few ways to add XB lines to this program with the embedded music. Assuming your program is called TMLPROG, 1 - before you use HMLOADER, type OLD DSK1.TMLPROG. Then SAVE "DSK1.TMLPROG-M,MERGE" Then use HMLOADER to load your music files, then MERGE DSK1.TMLPROG-M 2 - Using Classic99, before you use HMLOADER, type OLD DSK1.TMLPROG. Then LIST "CLIP" This copies the program to the clipboard. You can paste this into a text editor if you want, which lets you look at it and make changes. Then use HMLOADER to load your music files, then at the top bar, choose EDIT, then PASTE XB. 3 - There are other tools such as Stevie or TIDBIT that let you program XB using a text editor. Once you have added the lines of XB code, you can edit the program normally. When you have saved the program with the embedded music files, then when you OLD DSK1... or RUN "DSK1..." the music files are part of it and will be loaded along with the XB code. It sounds like you intend to have a number of programs, with each one running another. You can embed just the desired music needed for each program. You don't need to included unused music. Whatever method you choose, the principle is always the same. First load the music files with HMLOADER, then add the XB lines to the program created by HMLOADER. I would be cautious when using RESequence with embedded code. There may be sequences of bytes that RES changes because it decides they are line numbers. If you do resequence, back up your work so you can recover the XB part of the program if necessary. As mentioned above, another option would be to use a sound list in VDP. There are some small areas of VDP ram that can be used. I will do some research to see if this can be done. I see that HMLOADER is not part of the JUWEL package. In my next release (hopefully soon) I will be sure that it is included.
  24. Are you testing the different chargers with the same or different cables? Some devices are picky about USB cables.
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