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Just wondering if anyone had success using a standard XB360 or Dual Shock controller 's second stick for directional fire (emulating a twin stick)?

Wow! Champ Games Tutankham is absolutely unreal! I remember being disappointed with the original Parker Bros. version.

Went through the entire command line help page, and didn't see it, but thought I'd give it a shot. Is there a way to assign a specific speed on a per game basis using the command line? I don't mean the Warp speed, as that's easily mapped to a joystick button and insanely fast for what I need. I'm looking to run certain games at say, 120% of the normal speed. You can manually adjust the speed in Altirra with the slider. There's some old basic games that I want to play, but movement of the character is tortuously-slow when set at the normal sped, but when I up it to something above 100%, it actually becomes quite more playable. I'm using Launchbox, so I wanted to see if something can be entered there. Thanks!

Thank you for your detailed reply! Much appreciated. Yes, the 600XL was upgrade with both memory and S-Video by Sal (kjmann), may rest in peace. I solved my issue. I purchased another converter that had a built in S-Video cable. At first, I once again got a black and white display. I opened the 600XL and adjusted the pot, and the color came though. Needless to say, I was ecstatic, as I was about to buy a Dell monitor on eBay which had S-Video input. I plugged back in the Tendak, assuming that was the problem all the time, but still, the Tendak refused to display color. Funny thing is, the new converter was cheaper. Here's a link in case anyone else runs into this problem. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09V4X9DQV/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Years ago, I purchased a 600XL with S-Video output. I recently got back into the world of Atari (I think the 400mini inspired me). My problem is, I no longer own any TV/Monitors with S-Video input. I happened to find my never opened Tendak converter for composite/S-Video to HDMI out. It works, but unfortunately, it's black and white. I remember back then, I read some threads where people had success with the Tendak. When I had an old Samsung with S-video, it worked with the 600XL in color. Any suggestions on some kind of converter/upscaler that would work these days? Thanks

Great work! A few mediocre titles made it in, yet no Centipede or Millipede? No Necromancer? ...thats one of the top 5 of all time in my opinion. Oh, and the original Star Raiders? The was Ataris system seller, the killer app if you will.

Thank you for the detailed reply, Phaeron. It was very helpful!

Altirra is my go to emulator for the computer and 5200. Just love it. I went through the documentation, command line help and google searches to no avail. Sorry for all the questions, but I want to get this all sorted out. What is the purpose of saving an image in a drive? For example, you have a game on 4 discs, and and you drop them into 4 drives to use the rotation feature. Now if you exit Altirra, it warns you about saving Drive memory. I see each Drive has its own save function. Where do you load these back in? This may not be possible, but can you do a save state on a game with it's drive configuration (like the above), then load the state back in and have the drives also return in their order? I've tried, but the drive slots are empty when I load a save state. Ultimately, I just want to be able to play multi-disc games without having to re-attach them with each session. Is there a way map an exit command to the joystick so Altirra can shut down (and I can get back to my front end?). Thank you!

Thanks, I'll give that a look over. Yes, that's what I meant, thanks. I'm wondering why he rigged up that input as opposed to going through the normal din connection? The power supply he included is for that added input. Is it because of the ram expansion? Yeah, there is no shielded lid unfortunately. I wouldn't mind, but right now, they're pricey on eBay. Thanks, that's actually quite helpful! Oh, thanks! I didn't know about this color pot. Glad I didn't screw the case back yet...

How difficult is it to put in a new board? Also, where are you folks sourcing them these days?

Thanks, Umberto. I have a feeling the B/W problem when using an upscaler has to do with the type of procedure Sal used for S-Video. Just popped the top. Here's the inside of Sal's work, which includes the S-Video and and some kind of added power out port.

A regular M/M S-Video through the upscaler, with an HDMI output. Thanks. Yes, definitely had color (and bad horizontal lines) when I had it plugged into an S-Video Monitor back in 2011, but I no longer have that monitor. Anything now would have to have HDMI which is why I got the upscaler (which works because I tested it with a SNES). As for the RF, this was a reply I got from Sal back in 2011 " I already disconnect the RF when I install the S-Video. it's probably just the version of the motherboard that is in it. Also the TV that you use can also have an effect. Have you tried it on a different TV?". The power supply says SPC Technology. Switching Mode Power Supply. Input: 100-250V - 47 - 63hz 0.5A / Output: 5V 3.5A. One end uses a standard PC power cord that you plug into the PSU. I'll look up this Ingot thing. I never opened the unit, but I will look for some videos on how to do so, and post it here. Thanks. That would related to the question about interference, but I'm super concerned on getting this thing to output color. I know other people were successful using an upscaler, but it sounds like they didn't use the method sal posted, or did himself for other machines.

Back in 2011, I was hunting for an upgraded XL system, and pretty much didn't know where to turn. I found Sal's site which offered XLs with upgraded memory. He had one product advertised simply called an "Atari XL" (or XL+ I forget). It had the 128 upgrade and S-video out. I wasn't sure why he didn't have model number, but the pic looked like an 800XL and I was fine with that. After paying with Paypal, it took quite a while for things to get going, to the point, I was going to cancel and ask for a refund, but he said the money was spent, and sure enough, the next day, I got a tracking number. When I received the product, it turned out to be an upgraded 600XL. I was somewhat OK with that -- probably cause I had to wait so long. My problem was, the S-Video output was awful, with thick, vertical bands. If you moved the power supply, the bands would pulse for a second. I tried various cables and 2 different monitors...same problem. I emailed Sal and he did respond a number of times with various suggestions, but nothing seemed to work. I was able to use it, but was so unhappy about the interference. After a while, I put it aside and it's been in the closet for years. Now recently, I've gained my interest back (and finally free time) in the retro scene, playing around with emulators and loving Altirra to death. This inspired me to take out the 600XL again, but the problem was, I no longer owned an S-Video capable monitor/TV. After reading some older topics here, I decided to try a Tendak upscaler with S-Video to HDMI out from Amazon. Someone here in the forum apparently had good luck with it. Well, unfortunately, that wasn't the result I got. The actual upscaler is great, however, it only outputs in B/W from the 600Xl. So, that brings me to these questions: Is this B/W problem due to the type of upgrade Sal installed? I saw in other topics, there was an S-Video upgrade/mod that seemed to be quite popular, and the recommended option among most of the responders. I know Sal removed the composite out of the 600XL, as that output now only supports audio. Is there something I can do, or is this too far gone. I have some soldering experience from a few past modifications, but I'm far from an expert. Thanks for any suggestions (sorry for the long backstory).

Transfered over the latest Altirra to the emulator folder in Best Game Pack, and now it's running perfectly smooth.

Thanks for the replies - yes, vsync is ticked. I'm going to go back in and see if it's just some setting that is different between both - like something I have not checked off or on.