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First question for now: Does anyone know if the Flashback Deluxe (100 games) will read and play Master System roms? I'm going to be working on sorting out how to get some ROMs to run on my 100 games Flashback Deluxe this summer. So far I've not been able to get it to recognize or play any ROMs that I have put on it. That's frustrating and I'm hoping one of these AA threads will help me sort it out. So, second question: Do you have to do something special to get it to recognize .A26 roms? And third and final question for now: Can anyone point me to a good place to download roms that are formatted properly already? Thanks!

I picked this one up late last year and have really enjoyed it. I Haven't gotten into paying attention to the hiero combos yet. I just pick up as many as I can, since most combos at least give you points. It would be great to see a hack of this game to create some sort of end-goal. Something as simple as a cut screen after level 8 would do the trick. Or maybe someone could go all out and make several cut screens, including an intro, maybe a big boss at the end, and perhaps extra points for finishing. Also, a graphical hack to clean up the colors would be great. I really like the graphics overall, but a lot of the levels have . . . interesting color choices that I'm guessing most of us could do without.

Two more thoughts: 1) I can't emphasize enough how awesome Wizard of Wor is for cooperative play on the platform--especially considering the limits of the system and how rare cooperative play games are. 2) The 7800 has way more cooperative games available. Off the top of my head, Centipede, Asteroids, Dark Chambers, Joust, and Mario Bros. all have cooperative modes that my sons like to play with me on occasion. Oh, and Basketbrawl. There are others.

I compiled scores from as many sources as I could find to come up with a ranking of the top 150 original games. Here are the highest ranking games on that list that have simultaneous two-player options, in alphabetical order: Atlantis, Combat, Demon Attack, Ice Hockey, Joust, Space Invaders, Wizard of Wor, Warlords Of those, the ones I would most recommend Atlantis, Joust, and Wizard of Wor for cooperative play. Wizard of Wor is by far my favorite for cooperative play. I would most recommend for competitive play Combat, Ice Hockey, and Warlords. Warlords is my favorite for competitive play. Demon Attack and Space Invaders have two player modes, but they are not really known for those modes, I think it's safe to say, so I wouldn't really keep them on the list--though both are great one player games.

Thanks!

So, to my question: Do the tanks shoot in the 7800 Scramble, but not the Super Cobra hack? Or is the "tank issue" in both games?

Hello, six and a half years later. So is this hack identical to the Scramble game currently offered in the store, except that it has a helicopter instead of a rocket? Or are there other differences as well? Specifically, do both games have the "tank issue"? Or is that just an issue that arose in the Super Cobra hack? I'm asking because GoodDealGames has them in stock and at some point I will get one of the four various homebrew Scramble/Super Cobra games on offer on the 2600 and 7800. Thanks in advance! In any event, it looks like a blast. Thanks for your hard work on this.

I'm still new to all this, so thanks in advance for your patience. It is my understanding that it is technically not legal to use/distribute ROMs and that distributing/playing a ROM of a game you don't own without permission suspect. I see that not only is EMU7800 available on the Windows Store, it has been for years now. Maybe I'm naïve, but this just feels and looks more "legit" to me. Does EMU7800 have Atari's sanction or some sort of permission to host the (many) ROMs that it has? I know it's not a big deal, but I want to do everything I can to play my Atari games with integrity. Thanks for any informed insight! Jim

Forgive me if this was mentioned, but Galagon says it has a two-player-simultaneous mode. I think that looks like one I'll one to pick up eventually.

I've been playing a lot with my seven year old son, and a little with my ten year old son and two player simultaneous games where we can work together are the best. The 7800 has some pretty fun ones. The 2600, not so much. I guess it makes sense, given the limitation to two sprites at a time. I guess I didn't realize how impressive the programing for the old WoW must have been to take advantage of the 2600's limited hardware the way it does to create a fast-paced simultaneous two-player shoot-em-up.

Really? What's the point of Xenophobe's split screen, then? So, basically the only game on the 2600 where you can run around with a partner shooting baddies is Wizard of Wor. Does that sound right? My dad, who passed last year, used to spend hours playing Wizard of Wor, and sometimes we would play together. My parents' passing was sort of the impetus for me becoming interested in rediscovering Atari games, and I'm especially interested in 2600 or 7800 games I can play with my son, the way my dad played with me.

I've looked into it a bit more, and it looks like Ikari is alternating. My bad.

So Ikari Warriors on the 2600 is simultaneous? I just read a review that says it's two player alternating (unlike other versions of the same game on other systems). Looks like that review was wrong? Thanks for verifying.

This is a massive thread, considering it is only one month old! This sounds amazing. So, will an XM enable an NTSC 7800 to play PAL games? I'll be watching, for sure. If there is a wait list, I'd love to get on it.

As for waiting around, I'm not holding out a lot of hope these days for Alien Brigade or Ikari Warriors. I've been checking ebay every day for over a month, probably, and I don't know that I've seen a single NTSC Alien Brigade or Ikari. I'm not saying they don't exist. But finding one sure ain't easy. *edit* That is, unless you count this listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-7800-Pro-System-Console-with-All-57-Games-Entire-Library-Complete/352940121077?hash=item522cdedbf5:g:xMMAAOSwf8FbnTvw lol