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    Backups of Lunar the silver star freeze on an actual Sega CD system (it seems to run okay on emulators) around the opening FMV. The game isn't a normal ISO standard image so copying it doesn't work right. The original glass mastered disc always works fine.

     

    If ripped properly it will work. :cool:

     

    Yeah, but using standard disc copying software it won't it since as I said the original disc isn't an ISO complaint CD. That's the problem. I've tried to copy it using a lot of different types of software to no avail. It's my favorite game of all time (hence the screen name) and the day will eventually come when the disc will rot or otherwise lose its readability and I'd like to still be able to play it.

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    Anyone have much experience making backup copies of their sega cd games? I can't get any copies of Lunar: The silver star to work correctly. They'll boot and start the game off but they won't load the dragon caves and stuff.

    I used two different drives to make the copies so it must be my software right? I'm using Roxio.

    All my other games' backups have worked so far.

     

    Backups of Lunar the silver star freeze on an actual Sega CD system (it seems to run okay on emulators) around the opening FMV. The game isn't a normal ISO standard image so copying it doesn't work right. The original glass mastered disc always works fine.

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    Maybe I should make this topic sticky since this question come up fairly often.

     

    There are two reasons for the compatibility issues.

     

    The first one is related to the collar around the cart slot. On the original 7800s the collar was better designed and pretty much everything worked except some incorrectly assembled Tigervision games. The later 7800s have a redesigned collar that is too small for several of the cart shells used by some of the third party companies (Imagic games are probably the worst). There are various ways to fix this mostly by cutting away some of the collar.

     

    The second reason is related to a timing circuit built into some 7800s. The original 7800s did not have the extra circuit but it was added in the middle of the 7800 lifetime due to occasional problems with a few 2600 superchip games made by Atari (Most notably 2600 Dark Chambers). Unfortunately, the new timing circuit caused problems with some Activision games that used the FE bankswitching mode (Robot Tank, Decathlon and Space Shuttle) and the Supercharger.

     

    There was also a bug in a late run of TIA chips (both PAL and NTSC) used in some 2600jrs and 7800s that caused problems with Kool-Aid Man.

     

    Then we have the "aging electronics" problem that will only get worse as the years go by. As electronics get older they can start to slowly fail and cause timing to drift off enough that some games will fail or have other issues.

     

    Probably more than you wanted to know. :D

     

    Mitch

     

    I have a few Imagic games that don't boot, maybe that's why. I've had no problems with my activision titles though. I've actually had pretty good luck with it all things considered, I have a four switch that is in a box unused so I could use that to potentially test if I have bad carts or it's the 7800. I'm guessing mine is a later model due to the lack of the expansion slot (or any sign of where it would be)

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    Yes, I have. My Road Blasters won't get past the starting screen when I run my Lynx on an adapter, but runs fine on batteries! The adapter isn't an original one, but one with lower amperage (too light for a Lynx I guess). Strange but true. :?

     

    I don't have an AC adapter for my Lynx to test that with for comparison. Do you have a Lynx I or II?

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    So as I mentioned in my earlier thread I have only one working proline after doing surgery on two of them and having to replace some of the metal contacts from one to transplant in the other in order to have one fully functioning stick.

     

    At this point I am debating on getting an Atari Joypad CX78 or a new proline.

     

    What other options are there that offer both button functionality?

     

    Any suggestions?

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    Of the variations of 2600 Hardware released to the public, what are the rarest. I'm guessing the Columbia Home Arcade and the Sears Video Arcade II would be the least common but are there others I'm forgetting?

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    Do flashback 1 7800 style sticks work on actual Atari 2600 and 7800 systems?

    I know the flashback 2 sticks do but I'm curious about the flashback 1 sticks.

     

    No. They might work with other NES knock-offs that use 9-pin plugs (and there are several), but they won't work with anything expecting an Atari-compatible joystick.

     

    Yeah, I own a Yobo Neo Fami (which has the same pin out as the Atari platforms but has incompatible controllers)

  12. Posted

    Use a cx40 for most of the games, and either buy a new proline or better yet the 7800 pads from Best

     

    I took a look on Best's page. Do the Sega to Atari converter cables allow you to use two buttons for the 7800? Considering some of what I've read about the 7800 pads I am wondering if that might be a better purchase.

  13. Posted

    I did some surgery to the working one and have it working, kind of, moving right is extremely stiff, I had to realign the joystick presser outline below the stick with the sensors. Are the sticks supposed to be super stiff? On a side note I located one of my old VCS sticks which is definitely a lot more responsive.

  14. Posted

    I just got my Atari 7800 in the mail today, and unfortunately neither pro line controller works. One has buttons that work (but not the stick itself), the other seems completely unrecognized by the system. At the moment I'm using a genesis controller and an atari trackball. Any suggestions for how to repair a pro-line? Is it even possible?

  15. Posted

    I just picked up (but have not yet recieved) an Atari 7800 on ebay. I own a questionably functional VCS with a handful of games I bought years ago as a wee lad. I own a Lynx and some games and I bought a Jaguar roughly around the time of its release in 1993 (well technically in early 1994 when Tempest 2000 was released) and eventually the CD add on .

     

    The 7800 seems to fill my need for a better functioning VCS as well as plug a hole in my console collection (I have most US consoles released since 1985 with the Laseractive, Amiga CD 32, Nuon and Playstation 3 and N-gage) being the only exceptions I can think of offhand.

     

    I'm getting a pretty decent collection of 7800 (and more 2600) games with it.

     

    So I have a few questions for Atari fans out there. First off, I hear the 7800 controllers are bad. I've heard people mentioning that Best Electronics has the control pads, is it worth investing 15.00 each in new controllers for it, or will the pack in sticks work decently?

     

    The second question is are there any must have relatively speaking titles for the 7800?

     

    The third question is are there dip switches ala the 2600 on the system somwhere? from the pictures I've seen they don't appear to be visible. If not, how is difficulty and other settings adjusted?

     

    Thanks.

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