atariaction Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 hi there does anyone know how to load up an atari 800xl floppy disk game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 99% of the time you: 1. Turn on the drive and insert the disk. 2. Hold down OPTION and turn on the computer. 3. Release OPTION once the loading starts and wait. (OPTION disables the built-in BASIC which interferes with most games) -Bry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Addendum: This assumes everything is hooked up right (SIO cable installed, Drive set to D1, etc...). Also if it's a 400, 800 or 1200XL then you don't have to hold OPTION, since BASIC is not built in. -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariaction Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 ok sweeet!!!!!!!!! thanks i will give it a try!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariaction Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 by golly it works!!!!!! i got my ass kicked in strip poker. i am naked right now as we speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Do you have a box for Strip Poker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariaction Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 no sorry! just the original disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 C'est la vie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbaeza Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 by golly it works!!!!!! i got my ass kicked in strip poker. i am naked right now as we speak Man...that game really turned me on... I even 'hacked' the game by renaming the image filenames so I could finally see the naked chick Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariaction Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 that is classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariaction Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 what about loading up games where there are several games on one disk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 what about loading up games where there are several games on one disk? If there's no DOS or bootmenu on the disk, you'll need to load up a DOS first, then load the game you want. 1st, put in the disk and try the boot procedure I spoke of before. If you only see: BOOT ERROR BOOT ERROR BOOT ERROR then you need to boot DOS from a separate disk, then you can get a DIRECTORY listing and LOAD the game you want. Using Atari's DOS 2.x, "A",ENTER,ENTER would get you a directory, and "L", ENTER,filename would load the file you want. You can get boot menu programs to make all your multi-game disks menu driven for easy access. -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariaction Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 thanks a lot for your time. i will give it a whirl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariaction Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 hey, how can i test out the mouse to see if it works? do i need to test it out on a certain program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 hey' date=' how can i test out the mouse to see if it works? do i need to test it out on a certain program?[/quote'] Hmm... that's an unexpected question. What kind of mouse do you have? -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Mouse? AFAIK, most programs used either the cursor keys or a joystick to control a menu pointer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariaction Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 ok your responces explain it all!!!!!! i looked on the back of the mouse and it sais commodore on it! thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 There have been a few programs that allow you to use an Atari ST mouse, but you're not likely to stumble across any of those. -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 A hell of a lot easier than loading a C64 game, that's for sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 This is the sanctuary of the Atari gods. Let's not defile it with talk of the evil "C" word. I'm not a fan of "C: either. Only an Atarian would understand that last part. Only infidels would type something as awful as LOAD "*",8,1. What sacrilege. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) what about loading up games where there are several games on one disk? Not sure how you got these discs, but usually if they were "game discs" they had a small menu system that booted just like the full games. The best ones (IMHO) booted in a second or so and you simply typed the letter or number of the game you wanted. That's why I was always already playing the game I wanted when my cousin was still halfway typing LOAD "*",8,1 That and the slooooooooow 1541 (before there were Power cartridges....but then we got Happy's....o well, drifting off). Edited March 12, 2017 by Level42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Wow! 2005 necrobump. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Man...that game really turned me on... I even 'hacked' the game by renaming the image filenames so I could finally see the naked chick Regards Since someone already necrobumped this thread, which by the way when we are talking 30+ year old machines seems not all that terrible.... I just wanted to say that my copy of Strip Poker on the 8bit was already 'hacked' when we got it so that they put clothes on when we won... I fixed it and gave a copy to a friend of mine at the time... who's mother had found out he had it, and wouldn't let him play past the panties and bra... so I showed him the trick so he could see naked 8bit goodness... ah, the silliness of being of middle school age and corupting other kids my age. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 This is the sanctuary of the Atari gods. Let's not defile it with talk of the evil "C" word. I'm not a fan of "C: either. Only an Atarian would understand that last part. Only infidels would type something as awful as LOAD "*",8,1. What sacrilege. Haha, I remember seeing my buddy's C64 for the first time and had to ask him what that loading nonsense was. I never understood how the Commie could out sell the Atari 8bits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Haha, I remember seeing my buddy's C64 for the first time and had to ask him what that loading nonsense was. I never understood how the Commie could out sell the Atari 8bits. LOL, at the time we barely knew what to look for in a computer, and "Do we have to type a command to load games?" is not something that crossed our minds when buying one ok your responces explain it all!!!!!! i looked on the back of the mouse and it sais commodore on it! thanks again! There's a chance a Commodore mouse could work since they used the same joystick port Atari did. But PC serial mice have the same 9-pin connector, but I don't think they could ever be made to work without a proper serial port. As others have said, Atari 8-bit software that can use a mouse is rare, so not much point in trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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