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  1. Posted

    34 minutes ago, Draxxon said:

    sounds like the systems aren't updating completely. Games aren't launching and thumbnails aren't showing up because they failed to flash to the system during the update.

    try doing the update from a different PC. I had some issues and found it worked when I did it from an older PC I had.

    Thanks, I'll try. The second one was just fresh out of the factory sealed package.

  6. Posted · Edited by marioxb

    Hi, so I think I accidently erased all the stock roms on the Flashback X, using nothing more than Android Tool. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but I tried to update it to add USB support. I followed the steps here, https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2019/10/21/atari-flashback-x-2019-upgrade-to-support-external-usb-drives/ and flashed it via Android Tool. Again, I'm not sure exactly what happened, but I don't actually have a Y cable yet, I just wanted to flash it while I had the thing unscrewed. I may have possibly also flashed the deluxe firmware from  https://firmwareupdate.atgames.net/registration to see if the 10 bonus games would magically show up. They did, kinda, but had no box art and weren't playable. Then I discovered that NONE of my games were playable anymore. I went back and flashed the non deluxe firmware and tried the USB firmware again. My menus are back to normal, but none of the games run. Selecting a game will either result in black screen that only cutting the power will "fix" or it does nothing at all. I emailed AT Games and they simply linked me to this forum and https://firmwareupdate.atgames.net/registration as well as instructions for a unit that takes SD cards, which of course the X mini does not. Anyone have a backup of the ENTIRE firmware, including the roms? Because I think I erased the roms. 

  7. Posted

    So.... I done did bricked by Flashback X, kinda sorta. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but I tried to update it to add USB support. I followed the steps here, https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2019/10/21/atari-flashback-x-2019-upgrade-to-support-external-usb-drives/ and flashed it via the Android flasher thing. Again, I'm not sure exactly what happened, but I don't actually have a Y cable yet, I just wanted to flash it while I had the thing unscrewed. I may have possibly also flashed the deluxe firmware from  https://firmwareupdate.atgames.net/registration to see if the 10 bonus games would magically show up. They did, kinda, but had no box art and weren't playable. Then I discovered that NONE of my games were playable anymore. I went back and flashed the non deluxe firmware and tried the USB firmware again. My menus are back to normal, but none of the games run. Selecting a game will either result in black screen that only cutting the power will "fix" or it does nothing at all. I emailed AT Games and they simply linked me to this forum and https://firmwareupdate.atgames.net/registration as well as instructions for a unit that takes SD cards, which of course the X mini does not. Anyone have a backup of the ENTIRE firmware, including the roms? Because I think I erased the roms. 

     


    Also, I'm guessing it's still not possible to rip Frogger and Space Invaders and play them on anything else, like a Raspberry Pi?

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  9. Posted · Edited by marioxb

    When I say identical to Byte Knight's, I mean a CLONE that someone made to look like his theme, but done for the Zero/ 1. I know that the 2/3 images won't work, I was just hoping someone else already had the same idea as me and already made an image for the Zero that looked like his and functioned the same way as his theme. I can't believe no one else had the same idea as me and wanted to use a Pi Zero instead of a 2 or 3, but make edit a theme that looks just like the one Byte Knight made! The stock Retropie themes are just so boring! I've messed around with Pi Zeros and a Pi 3 for friends before, so I'm not a total noob, but I just really like the look of Byte Knight's stuff. I just have a bunch of Pi Zero's I bought for $5 each that would be perfect for something like this. Atari/ Coleco and Intellivision are not that powerful to require a Pi 3!

  10. Posted

    On 5/1/2020 at 4:50 PM, fdr4prez said:

     

    Byte Knight uses RetroPie, but he uses his own theme, but other than that yours will be functional identical.  I think he theme is floating around in the main The Ultimate Intellivision Flashback thread, but we can help you with that later.

     

    In regards to the buttons and switches, this will require confirmation of how they function, and then it will take a script running in the background to monitor them.  The script will "press" a keyboard button when the button/switch changes state.

     

    The emulator will do what that keyboard button is mapped out to be.

     

    The three emulators each use different keyboard inputs for quit, restart, pause, etc.

     

    so you will need to decide what keyboard "buttons" are pressed for each button in the script and then you need to configure each emulator to use that particular button to said function.

     

    I have helped other AA members with this type of script, but you will need to configure the emulators yourself to match the script.

     

     

    As far as the script(s) for the buttons, this is what I'm talking about, what Byte Knight made for the Atari Flashback console buttons, which are functionally identical to the switches on the Flashback X. I'd want them to perform the same actions as on his Ultimate Atari, but on an image that works on the Zero. If possible, a script to activate the black & white switch as well, which I may add. https://atariage.com/forums/topic/254395-the-ultimate-atari-flashback/

     

    In fact, I'd like an image that is 100% identical visually to what Byte Knight has created for his Ultimate Atari Flashback (and Colecovision, Intellivision etc if possible, swappable via menu), just "downsized" to a Pi Zero.

     

     

  11. Posted · Edited by marioxb

    Hey guys. I'm OBSESSED with these tiny Classic HDMI replica consoles (S/NES Classic, Genesis Mini, PlayStation Classic and now the Atari Flashback X). It's the only Atari Flashback that's both HDMI and a tiny replica with the switches instead of buttons and in scale (probably) with the others I mentioned above. I just got it yesterday and I love it (the case anyway). I am DETERMINED to make my own Atari 2600 Classic Edition (not going to use the term "Ultimate Flashback" because mine will be in the "series" with the Nintendo/ Sony/ Sega and soon Konami/NEC consoles.

    Atari_Flashback_X_Console_800.jpg

    Here's the inside (shown next to NES controller for scale):

    flashbackx-inside1.jpg

     

     

    flashbackx-inside2.jpg

     

    Now I know this thing is tiny, a LOT smaller than the other Flashbacks, and that's why I LOVE it. I will get it modded like the one in this thread. My questions are as follows:

     

    1. Where can I get the script to get the switches working and connected to the GPIO? They are functionally identical to the buttons from the other Atari Flashbacks, just now proper switches, like a real 2600, and in the "correct" order. minus b/w switch (Power, Left Difficulty, Right Difficulty, Select, Reset). I may even add in a Black & White switch for more authenticity and for use in some games for reasons other than lack of color. Can someone post the scripts for all 5 (six hopefully) buttons/ switches, if not along with an image for the Pi Zero that hopefully someone has made, or the script(s) by themselves. I may do something else with the power button for a Pi shutdown instead.

     

    2. Again, I know this thing is tiny, so for that and other reasons, I'm using a Pi Zero. I don't want to play anything past the 80s on this bad boy anyway. 

     

    3. What are the dimensions of the "naked" "daptors"? I'm sure I can fit em in somehow, along with micro to full HDMI adapter, tiny 4 port USB hub with two ports going external and possibly micro USB extender (depending on how I fit the Pi in here) for the power, and of course the Pi Zero.

  12. Posted · Edited by marioxb

    30 minutes ago, fdr4prez said:

    Yes, install jzintv, standalone stella, and the coolcv

     

    They are all in the optional packages that you can install.

     

    These will work good in the Pi0 - I have no experience with NES emulators on a Pi0

    Yeah, but I mean will it look all cool exactly like ByteKnight's stuff, and can I use the script to use the buttons/ AKA switches? And about systems, yeah that's fine, as I said PRE-NES, meaning just Atari-era stuff.

  13. Posted

    Thank you. I have a bunch of Pi Zero's ($5 at Microcenter), and on this project, I think it would be best. I just found and ordered a Flashback X on Mercari for $34.00. It's pretty tiny, like the (S)NES Classic, so I don't think a regular Pi will fit. Besides, I only want to play pre-NES on this unit. 

     

    Has anyone made any of these "Ultimate" images for the Zero?

  14. Posted

    Oh ok, I think I only had Sega Turbo, Buck Rogers in Planet Zoom and Donkey Kong Jr. I mostly used the computer aspect of the ADAM, usually BASIC, LOGO (is that a program outside of ADAM- anyone heard of it?, it was similar to old old old school BASIC) and word processing. But that Buck Rogers game was pretty cool, never played it outside of an ADAM tape.

  15. Posted

    On 4/27/2020 at 3:46 PM, mr_me said:

    You'd have a hard time playing many games that use the intellivision keypad with a computer number pad.  e.g. AD&D, Deadly Discs, Sub Hunt, B17, MLB.  There's also a number of intellivision arcade and maze style games that don't make much use of the keypad and would play fine with a nintendo style dpad controller.  If you can't get an intellivision controller, I'd use an xbox style controller and map eight of the intellivision keypad buttons to the dpad and the remainder to other buttons.  The design of the intellivision controller is a little different than colecovision.  The intellivision having two buttons mirrored on each side makes it less awkward to operate for two button games.

    Thank you. I'll have to get at least one INTV controller, two I suppose. I don't remember the number pad being used much for Colecovision other than starting the game (choosing the difficulty). Anyone know of any other systems that used templates? I know Odyssey 2 was a game console built into a keyboard, but I don't remember it being used much either, though I was very young. I was born in 76, I had Atari 2600 (some variation of it), Odyssey 2, Colecovision ADAM (basically a Colecovision with a computer built into it that could also play games/ programs on audio cassettes). Other than that, I know NOTHING of these old systems/ computers. Never had anything Commodore, Apple, etc. After those I got an NES and gave away the Odyseey and Atari (not sure whatever happened to the ADAM. Then I got every Nintendo system after that. Didn't like Sega until I found out about import Capcom fighters on Saturn. Now I wanna go back and play what I missed.

  16. Posted · Edited by marioxb

    OK, so my initial plan was to find an Intellivision Flashback and get the Ultimate INTV interface. Then I found an old Atari Flashback 2 in storage and was going to use it. I have no attachment to the Intellivision anyway (never played it), but I did have a Colecovision ADAM computer.

     

    My plan is to have all pre NES/SMS systems on this thing. I'd love the option to use original controllers and paddles, but most times, I'd probably use a Genesis or SNES controller (sorry!). In lieu of real INTV controllers (never used em but hated the Coleco controllers), anyone ever try one of those USB number pads for PCs in place of a number pad controller (same thing goes for USB keyboard instead of Odyssey2 (I used to have one of these!) or Commodore keyboard)?

     

    Next question. I'm OBSESSED with these mini replica consoles. I thought of modding my Atari FB 2 with tiny switches in place of the orange buttons and a new sticker with a drawing of a controller port, so as it looks more "real". But THEN, just today, I discovered the Atari Flashback X. This thing is PERFECT (looking anyway) and fits with all of the other minis (the NEC ones are too big, but whatever). So now THIS is what I want, but I still want to play these other classic pre-NES systems on it. Anyone have any experience with them at all? I guess I can add other 2600 games, but probably not other systems, so I'd probably replace the "brains" with a Pi Zero.

     

    My other question is, if have the Flashback X with a Pi Zero inside... I'd still like to use the switches, the DB-9 ports and the custom software. I see that the FBX supports paddles and I assume other DB9 stuff. I'm guessing there's not a way to highjack it's ports/ circuitry, and my best bet would still be the 2600-daptor D9 (the one that supports EVERYTHING) for this little case? Of course I'd use extension cables if the actual "daptors" don't fit where they need to. I'd like to keep the DB9 ports and add a couple of USB ports to the back as well. Has anyone made Pi Zero-compatible software that supports the Atari switches?

  18. Posted · Edited by marioxb

    Thanks guys. I think I'll get both the UFB interface and the power board. First I need to find me a cheap FB. I'm going with a $5 Pi Zero for a few reasons. It's $5, which means I can buy many of them and use them on multiple projects like this. I have a Zero W, which I can swap out whatever micro SD inside I need to, whenever I need to do something online or via Bluetooth. I only plan on playing pre-NES/ SMS games on this. For NES and SNES, I have the official Classic Editions. For Sega, I want to make a dedicated unit for that plays all Sega cartridge systems. For PS1/ Saturn/ N64 and newer, I'm not happy with any emulation I've seen (probably don't have powerful enough PC/ Pi whatever), so original systems modded for HDMI is my way to go. I'll probably get an N64 flashcart and use the Wii/ Wii U for offical VC releases of N64 and older systems as well.

     

    I actually made friends similar projects. I put a Pi Zero W inside a Wii Remote. You can play with either that Wii Remote/ Classic controller via Bluetooth (or whatever other BT controller) or use the full size USB port I added to the Wiimote. Now it's not fully portable, because you need a micro HDMI cable and micro USB cable plugged in to use it. To accommodate the Pi and USB port, I relocated the Wii B button (trigger) to the front, where the speaker used to be. I also removed the Wii power button (and part of the board) and put another button in its place as a Pi full shutdown button, and drilled a hole on the opposite side for a reset (run) button. Because of these mods (cutting the Wii remote board, which I had to do to get things to fit, and which I did "blindly", meaning "Let's see what happens. This is a spare non motion plus Wii remote I don't care about anyway"; removing the speaker, motion stuff, IR port- which is where the micro SD is accessible now) the Wii remote no longer works on Wii. But it works great on the included Pi Zero as long as you have AA batteries!

     

    For another friend, I put his Pi 3 into a shell from a broken Genesis 1 I had. I made use of the headphone port to be the AV out. The Pi is mounted close to where the Sega CD used to attach and the micro SD is magically accessable from the outside of the Genesis this way without any modifications. I also used extenders to have the HDMI, power and ethernet ports be where the AV, power and extension ports used to be on the back. For the front, also using extensions, I have two USB ports where there used to be Genesis controller ports. I bought a PC 2 port USB pci board and spliced USB extenders on them too to put that board on the side, where the Sega CD used to attach so I could have all four USB ports. I also made some crazy contraptions to where the power and reset buttons work to trigger full shutdown and reset/run.

  19. Posted · Edited by marioxb

    The power button does not do a full Pi shutdown. That can be accomplished from within EmulationStation by going to Quit -> Shutdown System.

     

    And yes, the boards are still available and in fact have been revised. There's now a button on the board to change controllers "on the fly" (previously you had to reboot) and Atari 2600 paddles are now supported along with some more controllers. The cost is now $65 shipped.

    Sorry, the Pi Zero does not have two usable USB ports.

     

    It has one OTG USB port, so you need to get an OTG USB hub to expand it out.

     

    The other port is only for power and has no data functions.

     

    The Pi Zero W has built in wifi and Bluetooth, so you can keep it connected to your network via wifi for new roms to be added using WinSCP (or whatever software of your choice). A Bluetooth keyboard can be used so you don't need any USB ports except for your desired controllers/joysticks.

     

    For rebuilding a Intv Flashback it is best to use a Pi3 if you want to use other emulators. The Pi Zero is fine for Intellivision and Atari era emulators, but a more demanding emulator may run sluggish on the Pi Zero.

     

    In regards to the Intv Flashback's power switch, you can use a Mausberry Circuits device to wire in the power switch.

     

    For the unit's Reset button you can wire the button to the GPIO and you can use a Python script that is running in the background to manage the button. I've made a Python script that for a short press will do one keyboard button that gets mapped to the emulator's game reset/restart and on a long press it will be mapped to a different keyboard button that will do an exit out of the emulator back to the ROM/game list. This kinda mimics the Intellivision II console's power button functionality.

    Is the "change controller" button on the UFB board accessible from the outside? Regarding the power button doing a full shutdown, there are also software ways to accomplish this. I've done it to my other Pi by wiring a button to the GPIO pins. I was mistaken about both micro USB ports carrying data. Got that mixed up with the fact that both ports having the ability to power the unit.

  20. Posted

    I'm definitely interested, but can't get one right now. The upgrades sound great! I'd wire my unit up to do a full shutdown (and add the code for that) as well as make sure the LED works. I also want to add a USB port without a cable hanging out. Hmm, since you have a way to power it from the GPIO, I can use both Pi Zero micro USB ports for data. The "data" one for the Ultimate FB and the "power" one as an external USB port for adding roms, using a keyboard, etc. Think that should work.

  21. Posted · Edited by marioxb

    I just found out about this. Awesome! I plan on using a Pi Zero. Should be enough for just playing the "golden age" games and using the original Flashback power supply. I don't have any Flashback units yet, but seeing this project made me wanna get one. Never even played Intellivison before. I used to have a Colecovison ADAM computer, but from what I read, the INTV FB comes with better controllers than the Coleco FB. Does the power button do the full Pi shutdown procedure and is the controller board still available?

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