Jetboot Jack

I use a Logitech unifying receiver in The400 Mini and it works with my K400 and K410 just fine - using a bolt or standard non unifying dongle I get no connection to the 400 Since the K780 comes with a unifying receiver I have no idea why its not working... sTeVE

@infinite.pies - Plaion are a publisher/distributor - Retro Games the developer AFAIK sTeVE

The400 mini is not made by Atari… …pedantic I know, but we should direct our ire at Retro Games as they designed and built the system and its peripherals… I should also qualify that I have had no trouble with my CX stick… sTeVE

00010599 - bought from Amazon UK sTeVE

I play both - but not off the carousel 🙂 I have good versions and dropped them on the USB stick and play from there instead... sTeVE

Mine has arrived too! Perhaps get some time to use it a little later on! sTeVE

Not sure I follow your train of thought regarding naming - 99.9% of those who buy these will have no knowledge or care what’s inside, so the naming you propose seems pointless… sTeVE P.S. EA did not make M.U.L.E. Ozark Softscape did, EA published it…

Just delightful! sTeVE

TBH its just a few days until we can find out for certain 😛 My thoughts... A $100 plug and play device will not be a perfect thing, expectations need to be kept realistic... Since all 5200 games have A8 ports I'm not sure there is an issue with real 5200 games - and yes I know some actual 5200 games use proper analogue controls - I doubt The400 will support that... The carousel will not be editable based on the previous hardware (A500), but I have found that is largely irrelevant since you can just load anything off USB - I have all their other machines and whilst I dabbled with the carousel alternatives on the C64Maxi (and it was a fun time sink), I went back to stock and found loading off a well organised USB stick is much easier... I have found that some 3rd part controllers work, lots do not - the supplied one(s) with their other devices have been pretty solid IMHO, so not really a worry... sTeVE

Sadly not... I managed to keep some of the Harlequin projects, but sadly a fair few slipped thru my fingers, including some neat demos from developers we did not sign... sTeVE

Yes we got a ways into the conversion - planning our screen design was the tough bit. We decided on all players for the bike and rider and missiles for the newspapers. All other sprites done with character graphics (Antic 4)... Raster not DLI interrupts for occasional colour changes - however the diagonal scrolling made that a little complex, so it was limited in use/impact We got a scrolling section of the "street" working with player bike and RC car obstacle - but no collision or gameplay... And it was developed in 1988, so I imagine it would be easily bettered today 😛 sTeVE

Yes...

The previous devices by Retrogames have included nice manuals with clear instructions on how to access games stored on a usb device - super simple... sTeVE

No 😝

Annoyed me every time I played from the day I bought my original cart! I find it funny how something so visible to me is invisible to others - I guess we all have slightly different wiring in our brains 😛 And now it is gone 🙂 sTeVE

Nice - clearly showing the "controller ring" buttons on the UI there! Glad to know it's the A500 Mini that is the basis of The400 Mini - that customisable controller buttons for keyboard mapping will be very useful! sTeVE

Just go look at TheC64 and The A500 mini - side loading is simple and file type support is detailed in the manuals with the hardware - expect the same….

For those still unsure about the new THECXSTICK layout for 7 buttons, plus fire functionality... The400 Mini will also work with THEGAMEPAD from the same company - where the 8 buttons plus d-pad layout is perhaps easier to appreciate - https://retrogames.biz/products/thegamepad/ & listed as compatible here https://retrogames.biz/products/the400-mini/ sTeVE

Indeed - various pre-maps to support the 25 carousel games perhaps? sTeVE

Just like TheC64 mini you use the onscreen keyboard (useless for miner 2049'er IMHO) maybe, or like the A500 mini you can create custom mappings whenever you like for whatever game you like?

I genuinely don't understand you @MarquisDeSang it seems perfectly clear how the stick functions, and where the extra buttons are, as @Albert has said... And from that URL: Access game functions through the unique four-position button ring Additional action and function buttons discretely incorporated into the corner and rear

The C64 Maxi does not have a working cartridge port (or any other authentic C64 ports) - so I would not hold my breath for that functionality IF a The400 Maxi ever appears - the A500 Maxi is still not here... sTeVE

Nothing imaginary - the 7 buttons plus fire and stick are there just as stated, and shown... https://retrogames.biz/products/thecxstick/ sTeVE

How the dickens did I miss that!!!! Not sure if I'm offering a run - well if you do I will buy a couple of sets! sTeVE

Is that real - if so where did you get the stickers?? And how can I get the stickers? I have a white Atari keycaps sticker set, but it's not the proper lovely 70's colours! sTeVE