Power_Slider Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 First off I am pretty new to the idea of emulators, so any help would be great. Can an Atari 2600 emulator be run on a Windows 10 os? Can you use 2 USB 2600 style controllers and play head to head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Can an Atari 2600 emulator be run on a Windows 10 os?Google? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 http://www.dosgamers.com/atari-2600/stella-atari-2600-emulator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Can you use 2 USB 2600 style controllers and play head to head? yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 First off I am pretty new to the idea of emulators, so any help would be great. Can an Atari 2600 emulator be run on a Windows 10 os? Can you use 2 USB 2600 style controllers and play head to head? A popular 2600 emulator is "Stella" and Windows 10 64b and 32b is supported. https://stella-emu.github.io/downloads.html You can use any USB game controller. For paddle games you might consider getting original Atari paddles and a compatible USB adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power_Slider Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 Thanks for the answer NIKON, and for the Stella link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power_Slider Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 Been so long since I played 2600 I forgot about the games with paddles. Thanks mr_me I'll keep my eye out for those abapters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I'll keep my eye out for those abapters. http://2600-daptor.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power_Slider Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 How do I find out if my laptop is 64b or 32b so I know what version of Stella I need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 The path "Control Panel > System and Security > System" will display the basic information of your setup. It's listed as "System type" near the bottom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stephena Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 While it's best to get the version that is optimized for your system (32 or 64-bit), the 32-bit version will actually work on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangentg Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I asked my father to buy a 2600daptor or stelladaptor but he said the owner of the site didn't respond to him and he wasn't able to find any on ebay. Reviews of the USB 2600 joysticks are also not favourable at all so I'd just stick to the Flashback, keyboard, or some other controller. Or the real hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireStar Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 genesis usb adapters would also work for 2600 controllers, not sure if paddles work with them though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 It would have to be programmed to support Atari paddles. The Retronic USB supports Atari paddles and the driving controller. http://www.retronicdesign.com/en/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) I asked my father to buy a 2600daptor or stelladaptor but he said the owner of the site didn't respond to him and he wasn't able to find any on ebay. Reviews of the USB 2600 joysticks are also not favourable at all so I'd just stick to the Flashback, keyboard, or some other controller. Or the real hardware. I got an answer to a question the next day. Maybe they are backed up or on vacation. I know there is a stelladapter sight that seems basically dead called grandideastudio. Or it is just like a wiki site that doesn't actually sell anything. The e-mail to 2600-daptor seller is: contact_2600daptor at yahoo dot com or maybe your dad didn't see the underscore between contact and 2600, who knows. Could be lots of reasons, but they should be answering questions. I would get the 2600daptor II, it is more universally compatible for $5 more, although the plain 2600-daptor may be fine for you as well. Edited May 21, 2017 by Swami 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangentg Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I got an answer to a question the next day. Maybe they are backed up or on vacation. I know there is a stelladapter sight that seems basically dead called grandideastudio. Or it is just like a wiki site that doesn't actually sell anything. The e-mail to 2600-daptor seller is: contact_2600daptor at yahoo dot com or maybe your dad didn't see the underscore between contact and 2600, who knows. Could be lots of reasons, but they should be answering questions. I would get the 2600daptor II, it is more universally compatible for $5 more, although the plain 2600-daptor may be fine for you as well. Hm... I'll see how it goes I guess. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power_Slider Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Is there a good supplier for paddles and joysticks that have the original plug so I can use the adapters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissCommand Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I got both of mine off EBay, There are tons of USB joysticks and Stella works fine with the one I got. I also got a set of the original Atari paddles off EBay and the 2600dapter for paddles games. They guy who sells these is very nice and responded very quickly in both email and shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualcam Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I asked my father to buy a 2600daptor or stelladaptor but he said the owner of the site didn't respond to him and he wasn't able to find any on ebay. Reviews of the USB 2600 joysticks are also not favourable at all so I'd just stick to the Flashback, keyboard, or some other controller. Or the real hardware. Must not have gotten his email. Have been responding to all received. Only responding to this just now as I only search the AA forums once a week for an related postings. Tom http://2600-daptor.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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