PixelCrunch Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Hi, Pixel Here. I was wondering if i could get any more information about the Starpath Supercharger. I heard it could produce higher-quality graphics and color, but what are the specifications of said improvements? Please let me know of the tech specs of the S.P.S, thanks, and as all-ways, see you! -Pixelcrunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TrekMD Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I wrote an article about the Supercharger for The Retrogaming Times. Check out out here: http://www.classicplastic.net/trt/issue010/indexA.html#Starpath Supercharger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/11/2019 at 9:35 PM, PixelCrunch said: Hi, Pixel Here. I was wondering if i could get any more information about the Starpath Supercharger. I heard it could produce higher-quality graphics and color, but what are the specifications of said improvements? Please let me know of the tech specs of the S.P.S, thanks, and as all-ways, see you! -Pixelcrunch I don't think the Supercharger changed the 2600s video capacity, but it gave more memory, which allowed programmers to do more detailed graphics. The 2600 is a weird beast in that it has no fixed graphics modes, but the developers are creating the graphics on the fly as the TV draws the image (aka chasing the beam) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelCrunch Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 So, with that in mind, what is the maximum resolution of graphics that a stock Atari 2600 can draw compared to a Supercharged 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 They both still rely on the lowly 6507 CPU in the console...makes no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I never bought one of the superchargers back in the day because I didn't like cassette tapes. I have one now that you can use an MP3 audio source. It would have been interesting if BID they had offered games on vinyl. I can imagine a turntable linked to my 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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