badbrad Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 I just picked up an Atari XEGS in the box, probably paid too much, whatever. Does the XEGS play all Atari computer carts, without a translator like the 800xl? there's not too many posts here about the XEGS, does anyone here have one? How are they for gaming? Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 The XEGS will be as compatible as the XL system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 i have one in the box, pretty worthless without a disk drive or any carts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisjohn Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 I have a XEGS and an 800XL and for what I've done with them so far they're more or less identical. I've got a SIO2PC cable and the games that play on one play on the other and the ones that don't play on one don't play on the other. They're even identical when it comes to the crappy PAL output that my WinTV USB adapter can't sync to, dammit. There are only two major functional differences I've noticed. The XEGS has a game built-in and the 800XL has an expansion port at the back. Not that I've spent much time exploring either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbrad Posted November 25, 2002 Author Share Posted November 25, 2002 Does it just use a standard atari disk drive? I have an 800xl, but no disk drive. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisjohn Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 Does it just use a standard atari disk drive? Yes, all the accessories for the 800XL and XEGS are compatible, including the light gun if I recall correctly. The 800XL and the XEGS both use the same CPU, have the same basic logic design and have the same amount of RAM. You'd think that by the time the XEGS was released it'd be upgraded from the 800XL, but out of the box they're pretty much identical. In fact, the expansion slot I mentioned previously actually makes the 800XL better than the XEGS, but only for expansion options, not for basic stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 XEGS lightgun is what you need to play 2600/7800 light gun games! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 i have one in the box, pretty worthless without a disk drive or any carts It's not totally worthless. Missile Command is built-in. Just turn it on without the keyboard attached or a cart plugged in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 It's not totally worthless. Missile Command is built-in. Just turn it on without the keyboard attached or a cart plugged in. Don't you have to hold down Select when you turn it on to get Missile Command? IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aminerva Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 YOu only have to hold down select if the keyboard is attached. If no keyboard is attached, it boots straight to Missile Command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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