Gray Defender

Great idea!

You guys out did yourselves again. Amazing work!

We all know you will get there. You should be proud of what you have accomplished so far so quickly.

This is much better in all ways. It was difficult to get a good image due to flickering visible on camera but I thought this one came out nice. From the Atari 2600 Jr. Composite...

True, although this is my primary go to Atari 2600 it was modded with the RCA jacks. I should try my Atari 2600 Jr., and post an image. it has excellent Composite colors..

Nice idea and creative. I would like to see one for (among others) Mountain King..

I was able to load it with my Unocart, although it does make some atarivox babble when the program starts up. I attached what it looks like on my crt. Not as much contrast as I would like, but I could try to adjust the TV settings...

I could certainly try to do the firmware upgrade...

Do you know if there a firmware update available I could apply to the Encore that would fix this or are you saying there needs to be one?

I uploaded a sample of the sounds it makes to my onedrive in case anyone wants to hear... https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqMAc7hYHgL363xY_RgPCDqajUSV

I tried loading the oldest ROM I could find (chess_20200113) to see if it would work on the Harmony Encore, but it did not... On a side note with the Atarivox plugged in this ROM "chess20200415_8ply_NEGAMAX.bin" plays random sounds, which I had never seen before. Was interesting...

Confirmed. Latest version not currently loading on Harmony Encore... ☹️

Ah ok... very cool..

Nice video... I have a question, do you have to have the intellivoice plugged in for the voice? I didn't see it in the video...

Really nice video, well done..

Depends on the program. Some programs require keyboard input while others require joystick input plugged into either port. Some old C64's have problems with joystick ports. A lot of programs bypass the title screen by pressing the space bar...

Is a chess rookie allowed to post here? Really enjoy this and your other projects Mr. @Andrew Davie, you have a gift! In my test game with the 5ply version, the computer beat me and the game continued, which was interesting.... The game threw me a bone ha... One of the things I was having difficulty with was the colors for both sides are pretty close, the pawns are sometimes hard to tell apart for me, but I enjoy it nonetheless..

So spot on! Nice overview of the games. I never would have thought after all these years so many TALENTED people would still be working on new projects / homebrews / hacks for the Atari 2600. It is truly a testament to the design and versatility of the hardware and its ability to capture our imagination.

@RetroAvisoryBoard, that was really amazing. Well thought out, researched, edited and produced, "Summoning Salt" level (youtube).

I wonder why this guy was too embarrassed to show his face on a live internet chat? Probably does not want to lose his job or something over his pathetic and immature behavior. I thought it was kind of a lose-lose situation, going into the snake pit and wrestling your way out. I have to give Tommy a lot of credit for that. Anyhow I am a supporter of this project and Tommy and of the intended mission objectives. Who would not want to have their favorite games retro re-imagined? Along with a whole slew of improvements to the system and games, many of which we are not even privy to at this point. The ability to sit down, quickly learn how to play any of the games available, play with your entire family or friends, should appeal to all. Looking forward to the Amico!

How about The64 Mighty...

Yeah, so they did not say that there would not be a North American release, just that right now there is not one... If you go to the official website and check the retailers, I have seen it going for as low as about 110 pounds which, don't get me wrong is still a lot.

When I inquired on the Indiegogo campaign if my unit was the North American one this was their response: "There is currently only one version of THEC64 and it is identical across all regions. There is currently no official North American version, and we are in the hands of our distribution company with regards to an official retail release in North America. We will update people when the current situation changes. Regards, Retro Games Ltd."

Might just be a "feature", does same thing in Vice on my PC.

I was playing Boulder Dash (selected from carousel menu) and I noticed when the screen scrolls, the background darkens slightly, when the scrolling stops it lightens back up. Did same in PAL or NTSC. Seems more pronounced in pixel perfect mode. It is a little bit distracting. Curious to know if anyone else noticed this or if it is just my TV/HDMI cable issue.