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  1. @Ben from Plaion Are there any plans to add support for the Atari CX21 Video Touch Pad? I do hope that support for it is added by the time this firmware update receives an official release so that Star Raiders is properly playable.
  2. @john_q_atari yes, that is it. If it boot after setting it and doesn't go to fans running on full speed and not booting after saving the BIOS changes then all is working. You can verify the speed under the Memory tab on the Task Manager in Windows if you an installation setup for have PC mode.
  3. @Ben from Plaion I am interested participating in this test. Add me to the list. These updates to the Atari 2600+ definitely are going to greatly improve on an already great product. Great to see Atari and your team are committed to expanding upon the capabilities of the Atari 2600+ and continuing to develop it after it retail release. Thanks for all the hard work developing and delivering this product to Atari fans old and new. Also, I do hope that have the the that firmware update by the time it reaches completion for general release will also include support for the Atari Video Touch Pad so that is is possible to be able to play Star Raiders on the Atari 2600+ since it requires that controller (this is one thing I didn't see on the change log list and I hope that was oversight and not something that has been forgotten about or overlooked as needing to be addressed).
  4. Very much looking forward to this game. Games like this prove how different a story it could have been for Atari back in the day it they had games of this caliber on the Lynx,
  5. @rbairos is there a waiting list that I can get my named added to?
  6. Please add me to the list for 1 MovieCart if you do a production run
  7. @Zilch actually the Atari 5200 VCS Cartridge Adapter for your 5200 may still be of use to you since it uses actual 2600 hardware inside it and should be able to play any games where as there will be some game that the Atari 2600+ is not able to play since it is using emulation to run the games. Not sure if there are any games that won't run with the Atari 5200 VCS Cartridge Adapter but this will still have it uses if you don't already own an actual Atari 2600.
  8. I ended up with one of the 4 port models with the asterisk by dumb luck. When I bought the console I didn't know it has a special power configuration combined the power into the RF switch box and planned to just us a 2 port power supply as I thought all 5200 consoles used the same one. After I got it learned that the 4 port didn't have a power jack. I decided to get it modded since that RF power box is deathtrap. I sent it off to @-^CrossBow^- and he explained to me that the serial number on my console has an asterisk in that it can use the Atari 2600 VCS adapter as well as well as play Pitfall, Mountain King and K-Razy Shootout which would not be possible with the the earlier 4 port units without the asterisk since those unit had an older board with a different BIOS that was not compatible to those. This is pretty luck for dumb blind luck. I just check over all the 4 port listing on eBay tonight and didn't found possibly 2 of them them with an asterisk in the serial number. This one is is $70. Has a bit of case damage and not tested. Also, untested and no power supply https://www.ebay.com/itm/175422657271 Then there is one for $309 that I cannot make out if there is an asterisk on serial number because the picture is very blurry but it looks to me like it has one in it This console that has the power jack mod as well as AV mod. Over the console is in very good condition come with one controller https://www.ebay.com/itm/175666751298
  9. @-^CrossBow^- did a power jack mod for me on a 4 port Atari 5200 I picked up several years ago off eBay and it is still working like that. Thanks for that mod! Really glad that we have knowledge guys like you here on AtariAge who can advise on this sort of thing and are willing to take on mod job for those who don't do solder or mod work. I didn't realize until after I got that 4 port 5200 that it used a different power supply then the 2 port model. I had thought I would just use the 2 port power supply since the 4 port wasn't coming with one. Then I found out after I received it that it had that proprietary UHF/power adapter thing Atari made for the 5200. I then recalled I had seen a 5200 review some time prior to that where the Angry Video Game Nerd saying that when he powered on his Atari 5200 the box would make a loud popping noise and there he as just exaggerating and making it up for dramatic effect as I had never heard of such a thing and had no idea what he was talking about that could cause a power supply to pop where the system is power on. Obviously the that supply must be making a huge arc or something internally if it is producing such a sound. Also, my understanding is that his was clear to a lot of people that for safety purposes the power adapter should be connected to the RF box before plugging the adapter into AC so as to not risk getting the crap shock out of you. That thing is a deathtrap and I had already had a house fire a few year before and I don't need that again so I had -^CrossBow^- mod the console and now it can use the same power supply that the 2 port models do and connect to a TV the same as 2 port model. I was explained to me by the -^CrossBow^- that since there is an asterisk in the serial number on the console it mean it has a newer board revision than the earlier 4 port models and can use the Atari 2600 VCS adapter as well as play Pitfall, Mountain King and K-Razy Shootout which would not be possible with the BIOS on the earlier 4 port units that don't have the asterisk. I didn't know any of this about the 4 port consoles when I bought it and I really lucked out. Overall the system is in great shape and even with the mod install the total cost wasn't an arm & leg.
  10. @splendidnut your 7800 homebrew for Congo Bongo looks amazing! Just curious how this project has progressed since the last update in 2021.
  11. That works as well as a path forward and I am happy to give my money to the people who do make it possible to enjoy these classic lost games. I very much want to support those who are feeding the retro gaming scene with content and preserving as well a sthe history. I have many times suppoted such projects and will continue to do so as people should be rewarded and get recognition for their efforts and contributions. Also as for piracy I have actively fought it and there was a incident where someone was posting information on how to take an original ROM from a closed platform and I worked with the platform holders to get this information taken down and how to help secure the content. I will always be an ally to the those who are keeping these reto gaming consoles alive.
  12. Yes, SoulStar for the Jaguar can be downloaded and I did say that that was different from Hotdog on the Lynx or Toki for the 7800 which were teaesed as going to get releases by the ROM holders but then never made good on those stated intentions. Just for the record before someone accuses me of being an pirate enabler I have never shared any ROM or something given to me in confidence that I don't have permission to use for other than myself as I do have a standard of ethics and respect for the owners of the content in questions.
  13. The chance of SoulStar being released is about as likely as Hotdog for the Lynx or Toki for the 7800 (all of which had teased intentions to release by the party who has the ROM). ROM hoarders like to tease that they have the ROM's and say that they are going to release the game in some manner but more often than not they don't and then go into radio silence when people ask them for an update on their stated intentions to release the games. That being said SoulStar was never promised a release by the OP but still it is a tease that they have it and aren't sharing. I hope that maybe the Jaguar Game Drive would help with removing release barriers as the ROM'S can be loaded on those si there is no need to do a physical production run that might financially burden the parties that have the ROM's in questions and it is also my understanding that it is possible to hard tie the ROM'S to specific devices to limit unauthorized shareing. I find it very greedy to hold ROM'S that they most likely don't legally own in the first place instead of letting them be released and preserved for all to enjoy. I am not suggesting that piracy should be given a free pass as people do spend a lot of time and effort on on keeping these old classics alive. All I am trying to say is a person should not don't tease that they have the ROM's or not release them after promising to do so as that is just toxic behavior and disrespectful to all others who would like to enjoy and celebrate those lost but recovered games that we all want to be able to experience for ourselves.
  14. The seller will only go as low as $140 so this is going to be hard sale unless someone is feel sad or nostalgic for this severely abused Atari 2600 Jr. Unfortunately that case looks like it would be lost cause as it appears to be spray painted and has glue or epoxy on it to simulate encrusted dirt. The hardware in those old systems can take real abuse and still be functional and it wouldn't surprise me if it is still functional. Would be cool to restore this old console to working order but sadly that isn't like to happen between asking price of $140 - $160.
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