dgdgagdae Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Is there a list somewhere of homebrew ROMs that are freely available? I've never really wanted to try them out before, but seeing that there are some good homebrew and hacks out there, it sounds like something worthwhile. I don't mind searching for downloads, but I don't even know what to look for. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) I there is a "Listing" of Atari 7800 Homebrews and Hacks that are freely available in this thread. I am not sure if there is a 2600 equivalent thread. If you go to the Atari Age site and go to the rarity guide and search for self published it will generate a list of home brews. The ones that have ROMS available will have a blue Pac Man icon next to them Here are the HACKS Here are the Homebrews Edited December 10, 2016 by groundtrooper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgdgagdae Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Thanks, that's somewhat helpful. What I don't see there is any mention of the newer PAC-Man 4K and 8k on those lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) Thanks, that's somewhat helpful. What I don't see there is any mention of the newer PAC-Man 4K and 8k on those lists. Pac-Man4K Most of the time when there is a ROM available for homebrews they will be in the programmers thread. Sometimes it is a limited or demo version as they are trying to sell their "wares" in the AA Store. You just have to search for the "Main Thread" about the HB Game and start looking for links in the thread. Edited December 10, 2016 by groundtrooper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I've been looking for a list, too. Not just one of currently available ROM's and games, but of everything known to have been turned into a cart. I actually started making one, but new stuff that was developed and released years ago keeps popping up on ebay, etc, so I don't think it's anywhere near complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Check out Homebrew Discussion and the 2600 Hacks. Homebrews and Hacks should be posted in those forums, though they often get posted in other places.So many are done, and are posted in so many different places, that it's impossible for anybody to keep a list up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgdgagdae Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Ok then, how about this: what free-to-download 2600 homebrews would anyone recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Is there a list somewhere of homebrew ROMs that are freely available? I've never really wanted to try them out before, but seeing that there are some good homebrew and hacks out there, it sounds like something worthwhile. I don't mind searching for downloads, but I don't even know what to look for. PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgdgagdae Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 PM sent Got it, thank you very much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Ok then, how about this: what free-to-download 2600 homebrews would anyone recommend? alphabetically or randomly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgdgagdae Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 I really had no idea the list would be so long, so it seemed a reasonable question when I asked it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 And its not even complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 And its not even complete. Yeah, it never will be! But it's the most completed list to date.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 ~30 games which are in the AA store are missing. E.g. Juno First Halo 2600 Pac-Man 4k Space Rocks Star Castle Arcade Stay Frosty 2 Zippy the Porcupine ... I suppose the list has barely been updated since 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 ~30 games which are in the AA store are missing. E.g. Juno First Halo 2600 Pac-Man 4k Space Rocks Star Castle Arcade Stay Frosty 2 Zippy the Porcupine ... I suppose the list has barely been updated since 2007. We're talking about different lists.....LOL You're talking about the AA list - not updated since 2005, I was talking about my list - updated daily (nearing 1900 titles). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Yea, but where is it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 With help from several of the folks on this thread, I can post my Atari 2600 homebrew list publicly without having to upload it myself after every update. I have edited this list almost daily for over 3 years, and usually upload it to my MS OneDrive once a month as a backup. "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." can be found here: https://1drv.ms/x/s!ArXu52QZivTrgVbQayev1Wc1QprN 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enthusi Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Whoa, impressive! Thanks for sharing. Highly appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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