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  1. Posted · Edited by rayik
    Fixed spelling errors

    GDEMU works great. Can be a bit tricky to set up the SD cards exactly as you want. USB-GDROM also works great and to me is easier to set up the SD card.  Have both.  Both work great.  My preference is the USB-GDROM for ease of organizing and setting up the SD card.

  2. Posted · Edited by rayik

    On 5/23/2020 at 10:40 AM, bah said:

    There is "RealSports Football" vs "Football" too.  I have found neither variation to be more common, although the realsports variant appears to be later by the copyright date.

    Game is exactly the same.  Overlays are the same.  Box, manual and cart label differ

  5. Posted · Edited by rayik

    43 minutes ago, Paul Slocum said:

    For some reason they confirmed it only on their dead subreddit (not that I believe anything they say until I see it):

     

     

    If it was true, you would expect Atari to confirm that on their IGG page to their backers.

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  6. Posted · Edited by rayik

    8 hours ago, RedWolfJC said:

    Yeah after some digging, I found the most recent press release here: https://www.atari-investisseurs.fr/en/press-releases/

    But that only says Fall 2020.  Nothing about October.

    No idea where Game Informer would have gotten "October" unless they know more than is public?

    Of course they could just be assuming/guessing October because "Fall"

     

    If it was really shipping in October, Atari would just directly say that. Their silence does not provide any support to the accuracy of the article.

     

    This is a pattern I've seen over and over on the IGG comments.  Posters will make claims about the VCS / games / status. Atari is silent to those claims and does not respond to them.   Posters then run with them as fact. Very clever by Atari as a way to make it seem like things are happening.  Clearly nothings happening or Atari would confirm some of them or say something definitive.

     

    Also what BS Atari is giving about their prior statements on shipping dates.  "Weeks, not months". Their explanation as to why that did not happen:  we believed it when we said it.  By that logic say anything you want. When its shown to be not true, oh well we thought it was true when we said it.  Try that with your spouse when you say you'll do something and then don't. But honey I meant it and it was it true when I said I would, even though I didn't do it.

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  10. Posted · Edited by rayik

    On 5/22/2020 at 10:36 AM, Cafeman said:

    Some have stated 7800 Robotron is better than the 5200 version. I'm not sure I ever played the 7800 version to compare - why do you prefer 5200 > 7800 Robotron?

    I have both. To me, graphically the 7800 version has better sprites, moves smoother and looks more like the arcade version.  However I prefer playing the 5200 version because of the dual stick controller holder.

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  11. Posted

    Finally played Mad Bodies recently. Was surprised its a breakout type game.  For me it was more frustrating than fun.  Its one of those unobtainium things that's for collectors more than players.

  16. Posted

    As a long time reader of this thread and the IGG comments, observations are:

     

    Years late

     

    Past latest shipment date 

     

    No update on when to expect shipment

     

    No exclusive games announced

     

    No OS shown that actually runs anything but tiles

     

    Windows 10 shown running - not even licensed, only "evaluation" mode

     

    Parts for 500 units (and never said they are assembled units) when pre orders are greater than 10,000

     

    Deleting real questions on IGG asking for status updates

     

    Not deleting personal attacks on IGG

     

    THEY HAVE NOTHING NEAR READY

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  20. Posted

    Thinking more about city, I don't think I flashed anything. It was the VBXE that need flashing as it came set up for XE computers. Revision C was just a change to DVI output.

     

    On mine I had set jumpers to get it to output a picture.  

     

    Simius install instructions were:

     

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    Installation goes the same way, as in other computers. Remove GTIA chip, put the additional socket, put Sophia board, put GTIA chip, connect the ribbon cable. That's all.

  23. Posted

    On 1/29/2020 at 8:56 PM, philipj said:

    As for the Atari 5200/800 statement, let's just say a couple of books for the old system has peeked my interest for sometime now... Been thinking of starting simple with some basic graphic theory before tackling the mammoth Jaguar graphics system, but that's for another topic elsewhere. Just posting here to clear the air.

    Atari Player Missle Graphics.jpg

    Atari Graphics and Arcade Games Design.jpg

     

     

    I have original prints of those 3 books. They are for the Atari 8 bit computers. Many years ago taught myself assembly and make a couple of games which were in Antic magazine

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  24. Posted

    FYI - I did this technique on a really beat up Atari 5200 metal strip.  It actually created all new brush marks in the metal strip.  Mine did not come out as shiny as the original strip was.  Also, I could still make out the old scratches and dents but they were masked by new horizontal lines.  

     

    To me, it was debatable whether it looked any better.  However, it it did not look like the original strip.  I am usually very good at this stuff, but I may not be as skilled as Bratwurst.

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