x-boy Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Hello , I had come to see you for my retro 77; but I left it out without touching it. Yesterday, I wanted to use it but it turns on but no more. I come to see you for a little help to get my poor little console. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 If it isn't coming on at all, then it sounds like a hardware issue. I would suggest contacting Hyperkin support: support@hyperkin.com https://www.hyperkin.com/contact-us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhammond Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Can anyone answer a question for me: If I buy this Retron 77 will it play my two favorite games carts: Montezuma's Revenge and Tutankham? I heard a rumor the Parker Brother's carts are not playing on this console. Just trying to verify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Guy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Will Atarivox+ work with this after updating to Stella 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 4 hours ago, jhammond said: I heard a rumor the Parker Brother's carts are not playing on this console. Just trying to verify. The carts won't work, but the ROMs will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 57 minutes ago, 7800 Guy said: Will Atarivox+ work with this after updating to Stella 6? Not via controller ports. Only via OTG cable and 2600-daptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Guy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Would you mind posting a picture of the particular OTG cable I need? I was going to use the Atarivox+ on my 7800 but pausing doesn't work on 2600 games which led me to buy the Retron 77. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+Nathan Strum Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, 7800 Guy said: Would you mind posting a picture of the particular OTG cable I need? I was going to use the Atarivox+ on my 7800 but pausing doesn't work on 2600 games which led me to buy the Retron 77. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QGZK4FF/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Guy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Nathan Strum said: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QGZK4FF/ Bookmarked. Thanks so much for the tips guys. I thought I might be SOL with the Atarivox+ so this is big win ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Guy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Do they make an OTG cable with an extra input so you can use a keyboard along with the Atarivox+? Is that necessary or even possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluxit Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 There is at least one that has a built in hub with a few ports. Of course you can also plug a normal USB hub into the OTG cable instead, if you have one available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Guy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: Not via controller ports. Only via OTG cable and 2600-daptor. Just to confirm, the voice feature will work with this setup? Buying the Atarivox+ for just the save feature would be redundant as the Retron 77 already has save states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiudr Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I just discovered Retron 77. How is paddle support currently with the latest version of the community build installed? I see some have had to mess around with bindings/settings to get paddles to work correctly? Is there an easier way to get them to work well? All the videos I see, there seems to be a lot of jitter (paddles not working smoothly). Is that just how paddle support is for this currently? Or are people just using bad paddles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiudr Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Also, has anybody had issues, or does anybody foresee issues, with the retro-grain stickers on the main unit, and the joysticks? I'm not a fan of stickers. They always eventually start peeling. And especially with the controller where your hand will be rubbing against the corners of the stickers all the time, I wonder how long before the sticker starts to peel at the corner and get worse form there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I'm sure they'll peel sooner or later. So just glue them back down again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiudr Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) About paddle support, I've been reading the thread back and it seems back on page 105 there was discussion about the paddles working well when using an adapter like the 2600-daptor, and some mention of needing to use an OTG cable. Would the 2600-daptor D9 or Retronicdesign adapters work? How would I set it up with the OTG cable? I understand the paddles are wonky if connecting to the front ports of the Retron-77. A quote from page 105: "In short, if Stella knows that a game is paddle compatible, your paddles(both) will be as smooth or as jittery as they would be on a 'real' 2600, unlike when they are plugged into the front ports on the R77." From what I gather, I need this: Then I'd plug the male micro-USB connector of the OTG cable to the micro-USB port of the Retron-77, the miscro-USB power supply into the female micro-USB connector of the OTG cable, and the paddle controller (plugged into a 2600-daptor D9) to the USB end of the OTG cable? Is that all I'd need to do? And If I want to connect 2 paddles I'd connect a USB hub to the USB end of the OTG cable, then plug the paddles (each plugged into a 2600-daptor D9) into the hub? Will the Retronicdesign adapter work as well as the 2600-daptor D9? Wondering which one I should order. Edited December 17, 2019 by fiudr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiudr Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, Keatah said: I'm sure they'll peel sooner or later. So just glue them back down again. I wish they hadn't gone with stickers on the joystick, even though I admit it looks cool. Gluing stickers back never works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 7:40 AM, Thomas Jentzsch said: The carts won't work, but the ROMs will. my SKY SKIPPER cart is working.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Isn't that a 4k game? All non bank switched games will work of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 5 hours ago, fiudr said: About paddle support, I've been reading the thread back and it seems back on page 105 there was discussion about the paddles working well when using an adapter like the 2600-daptor, and some mention of needing to use an OTG cable. Would the 2600-daptor D9 or Retronicdesign adapters work? How would I set it up with the OTG cable? From what I gather, I need this: Then I'd plug the male micro-USB connector of the OTG cable to the micro-USB port of the Retron-77, the miscro-USB power supply into the female micro-USB connector of the OTG cable, and the paddle controller (plugged into a 2600-daptor D9) to the USB end of the OTG cable? Is that all I'd need to do? And If I want to connect 2 paddles I'd connect a USB hub to the USB end of the OTG cable, then plug the paddles (each plugged into a 2600-daptor D9) into the hub? Yep. That's it exactly. I've tested it with two 2600-daptor's and two sets of paddles, and it does work. 5 hours ago, fiudr said: Will the Retronicdesign adapter work as well as the 2600-daptor D9? Wondering which one I should order. I've only used the 2600-daptor D9, so I can't speak to the other. But the D9 works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiudr Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Big thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiudr Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 8/31/2018 at 6:12 AM, alex_79 said: I actually can't stand an unfiltered image with perfectly square pixels, it really ruins the 8-bit graphics IMO, especially if displayed on a big 50+ inch TV. Without some smoothing the individual pixels become too evident making the displayed objects less recognizeable, and the whole image look "flat" to me. That's another reason for me to not even consider getting a r77 unless the upcoming Stella 6 is ported to it. Stella has highly configurable crt filters, scanlines and, since version 5, a new phosphor mode that better simulates phosphor persistence of a crt display. Personally, that's the only way I enjoy playing the atari 2600 on a modern TV set. An original console never looks that good on a digital TV, no matter what expensive mod and/or upscaler you get. On a dedicated device like the r77, you have to sacrifice most of the configurability of the PC version of the emulator to keep it easy to use, but a couple of presets with different level of crt emulation in addition to the raw unfiltered image should do the job. Here are some screenshots with example of filtered displays compared to "raw" ones (both taken in Stella 6 beta) to show what I'm talking about. (You can see the phosphor persistence effect in fast moving objects in "Galaxian" and "Super Break Out". It's really a dynamic effect that needs to be seen in action rather than on a screenshot, but it gives an idea). Note that the smoothing doesn't cause any loss in resolution: every single pixel of the Atari display is visible in the filtered images. I know this is an old post, but can we apply the scan lines and phosphor glow in the current community firmware update (beta 2)? Is it on by default? That looks pretty fantastic. I have an R77 on it's way for Christmas and I'm trying to get an idea of what I can do with it in it's current state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Yes, effects are enabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiudr Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 27 minutes ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: Yes, effects are enabled. Great, thanks. Can they be disabled in this current firmware, and if so, is it on a game-by-game basis, or can it be disabled/re-enabled for all games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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