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I'm not really worried about wasting anything right now since i'm so new to programming in general, i'm more worried about just getting things working and learning along the way. Thanks for the links RT, i've been going through it since then Atari2600land, yeah that makes the missile keep moving even after the fire button has been released. This whole programming thing is pretty overwhelming. Is there any specific language I should learn first and then come back to BB?

I'm new to programming and for the last few days have been studying the different example programs here on the forum while trying to figure some things out on my own along the way. One thing that I haven't seen done yet in an example that i'm trying to do is fire a missile that keeps moving even after you let go of the fire button, maybe even with rapid fire if you do hold it down. All I can get it to do is appear when the button is pressed and stop moving when you let go of the button. Is there something simple that i'm missing? The relevant parts of the code are rem e will be timer for missile fire e = 1 if joy0fire then gosub fire_missile fire_missile missile0y = player0y - 7 : missile0x = player0x + 4 + e if e < 50 then e = e + 1 if e = 50 then e = 0 return I know the way I have it done right now is kind of unnecessary, but it's just gotten more complex as I try more things. default.bas default.bas.bin

It could just be the video mod. There are lots of different ones to choose from that tend to alter the video output in different ways. You could try using the mod board on a different Atari to see if yours just doesn't want to be modded, or ask for a refund and buy a different mod from somewhere else. I have modded a couple of Ataris with the Batari video mod that has stereo out, composite and s-video. The site that I bought mine from is http://electronicsentimentalities.com/index.html if you want to take a look at it.

I recently bought a new LED TV and was surprised that all of my old consoles work on it without lag. My Atari looks really good on it too.

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47,950, this is a pretty hard game.

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That's it, thanks!

Soldering and modifying things is a hobby of mine, my heavy sixer has a batari video mod and my flashback 2 has a cartridge mod. It's easier to take somewhere because it's so light and small. I recently moved, and have no room for an HDTV and CRT to sit side-by-side in my bedroom anymore, and the flashback 2 with cartridge mod is now the best/easiest way to play. Its composite video is a lot better than my heavy sixer's composite, and my HDTV sadly doesn't have svideo.

Several years ago when the Harmony first came out, I remember downloading a program that would do something to my ROMs so that they were alphabetized on the Atari. I swear I found the link to the program here on the Harmony Cart forum, but I can't find it anymore. Does anyone know what program it is? My homebrew folder is beginning to annoy me. Thanks

They wouldn't even know what they were.

Yeah I didn't think that it did. I have an old intellivision plug and play 25 controller with horrible ports of games that I believe was an NOAC.

I went to Sam's Club looking for one, but no one knew what I was talking about. A guy that I asked in the game department had never even heard the word Atari before. I found one at Dollar General without the extra overlays but with an extra game. The controllers are very close to the original but i've had problems with the 8 key pressing themselves on both controllers, and the Enter key on one of them doesn't always register. There's a few games on it that I don't think most people buying one will ever look at twice, why the learning games? Would have payed $80 for it though if it had the greatest game ever made, Lock N' Chase, but it's never been rereleased on any of the compilations. I'm looking forward to getting the colecovision flashback for $26 on Black Friday since i've never had one. Does anyone know if these are Arm or NOAC?

Using a video capture card to play on your computer will have significant input lag, around several seconds. I've tried it before.

I guess you can. I dumped most of the exclusives. Atari Climber and Return to Haunted House wouldn't dump for me though. Also most of the ones I dumped have errors. Like Arcade Pong has a green line at the bottom, the Lunar Lander text at the top is garbled, millipede won't play at all etc. I guess it must be my PC. I wish I could have them all on my harmony, but I guess they'll still be flashback exclusives for me.

Would this work with a harmony cart in single image mode?

I've always wanted to mod a flashback 2, even though I have an S-Video modded heavy sixer with a harmony cart, it's still been a goal of mine. I actually bought my first soldering iron with the goal of modding one years ago when the flashback 2's were new. I've broken 2 to date trying to mod them. Well years later and with a lot better of soldering equipment and years of skills I finally did it! I was at the flea market and ran across a flashback 2 new in the box for $25, and got it for $20. Even if I broke this one, it was worth it just for the controllers. Well just an hour or 2 after getting home with it, I was using my harmony cart on it. Nothing pretty yet, I still have to drill a hole for the cart slot in the case and for the switch to use the built in games, but it still feels great. So this is my come-back to Atari after my hiatus

My atari has been modded and has stereo out, and I've noticed a lot of games that play through one speaker or the other because of it. I thought it would be cool at first, but it is actually kind of annoying. Kaboom! only comes out of the left speaker The music to Ms. Pac-Man plays through both Jr. Pac-Man sounds comes out of one etc.

I know that there are some games that let go past certain boundaries and play through parts that you're not supposed to. I think the explanation was that you're playing inside of the RAM. For example, in Mountain King when you go to the top and mess around up there, or River Raid at a certain point, or even the arcade Pac-Man last level. Are there any games for the 2600, probably homebrew, that are programmed specifically to let you play around in the randomness of the machine?

I've been playing the big paddle hack trying to get good at it. Got to 11k, on the real version I can't get past 4k

Is there anything like this now? It's been a long time since it was posted

http://tampa.craigsl...3064252211.html Only $250 for a vader with 10 common games? I'm all over that! Right below this one Is a heavy sixer and a 7800 for $200

I modded my six switcher a couple of weeks ago with the Batari mod and could only use the yellow video on my SDTV. I went to a few thrift stores and found a huge HD CRT that was top of the line a couple of years ago, for $16. Hooked my Atari up to it with SVideo and it looks as good as an emulator, and has no lag like my HD LCD did.

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