TwoShedsWilson Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/4/2019 at 5:41 PM, radiohead said: I took the liberty of updating the all-games.ini file downloaded from the FB9 to include the 12 missing M Network games' meta-data. All the hidden roms and boxart are already stored on the console, this .ini file just unlocks it. You should now have access to all 132 roms, boxart and instructions. After you follow the instructions from Post#10 above, unzip the attached file and replace the original all-games.ini with this file on your SD card. Also, if you add "Genre=atvi" to future entries in the .ini file, the rom then appears in the Activision Games submenu, and "Genre=paddles" makes it appear in the Paddle Games submenu. (Astroblast now appears in the Paddle Games list.) I'm continuing to add more titles to my menu (mostly all the arcade ports and the entire Activision/Imagic catalog). So far, I have a total of 160 titles and boxart appearing on the menu with no issues. If there is such a place to share entries, I can contribute more. Much thanks to Brad_from_the 80's for all his help with this! all-games(all_132_rom_data).zip 73.12 kB · 27 downloads First: Thank you for sharing this! Second: Every time I try to use your INI nothing shows up in Atari and everything else is screwed up. If I revert back to the default INI it works fine. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohead Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, TwoShedsWilson said: First: Thank you for sharing this! Second: Every time I try to use your INI nothing shows up in Atari and everything else is screwed up. If I revert back to the default INI it works fine. Any ideas? I'm sorry that you're having problems - it was the exact .ini file I was using. Is the file extracting as "all-games.ini" (along with the file extension .ini?) If the file extension is not there, it can't be read. Add the ".ini" extension if it's not there. Otherwise, if there were any script/coding problems, it would only affect the metadata of 12 new games, not the original 120 games that proceed them in the file. Was anybody else having similar problems? Let me know and I'll load it again if necessary. I'm up to 170 games in the main menu, plus added 2 new bezels. I'm loving this CFW! Edited October 17, 2019 by radiohead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoShedsWilson Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I'll probably just start building a new one a few games at a time to see if I can reproduce whatever is breaking it. If I were a better coder I'd write something to do this automatically, but it would likely take me weeks to make something that works. Either way, loving the CFW. Next up replacing the resistors to make my paddles work. I've never soldered something this small before. Should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohead Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, TwoShedsWilson said: I'll probably just start building a new one a few games at a time to see if I can reproduce whatever is breaking it. If I were a better coder I'd write something to do this automatically, but it would likely take me weeks to make something that works. I did the paddle swap out months ago. Personally, I think that's easier compared to circuit board, component-level soldering (I am NO electrical engineer.) Open up the controller, unscrew the lock nut holding the potentiometer, replace the pot, solder 2 wires onto the new leads, screw the lock nut back on, close up controller. Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoShedsWilson Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Yeah, but I'm hoping this will fix the compatibility with the keypad controller too. Wort case I need to buy another (on clearance right now for $21) or just go to an x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 5 hours ago, TwoShedsWilson said: Yeah, but I'm hoping this will fix the compatibility with the keypad controller too. Wait... what did I miss? Where are instructions about changing out resistors for paddle compatibility? I've only seen the info about potentiometers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_from_the_80s Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 3 hours ago, KevinMos3 said: Wait... what did I miss? Where are instructions about changing out resistors for paddle compatibility? I've only seen the info about potentiometers. Bill posted this link in a 2 or 3 related threads around here: https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2019/10/15/hardware-mod-to-support-standard-paddles-on-atari-flashback-9-and-9-gold/ It's cool to have the info, and I may try it, but I also thinking modding the paddles themselves will be much easier for most people. Give me a week or two and I may have a utility ready for editing the INI file. If not sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoShedsWilson Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I have box art for 34 more titles. Working on the txt files... that is surprisingly difficult. Xevious in particular is tricky since it's a prototype. I'd be happy to do a couple requests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) I just wanted to edit out "BOOM" from the interface, but I thought, "why not add a little flare?". Here are some updated backgrounds with some 2600 texture and wood accent (For the standard hdmi Flashback 9 only, not the Gold version). You could use it with the Gold, but it might not match the other interface parts. Also, some of the interface files are hardcoded to be read from the internal storage, but I included them anyway in case anyone wants to rebuild their partition and flash it back to their device. Wood_Theme.zip Here is a bezel with its thumbnail as well: Edited October 23, 2019 by KevinMos3 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Wow, I love it, Kevin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_from_the_80s Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 Looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoShedsWilson Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Here's Zaxxon, Xevious, Wizard of Wor, Venture, Strip Off, Atari Video Cube, and The Adventures of TRON. (No ROMS of course) Please feel free to let me know if something needs to be changed. Trying to trim the instructions down to something manageable while not losing important information is really tricky on some of these. FB9-Grp1.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohead Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, TwoShedsWilson said: Here's Zaxxon, Xevious, Wizard of Wor, Venture, Strip Off, Atari Video Cube, and The Adventures of TRON. (No ROMS of course) Please feel free to let me know if something needs to be changed. Trying to trim the instructions down to something manageable while not losing important information is really tricky on some of these. FB9-Grp1.zip 1.23 MB · 2 downloads You beat me to it uploading Zaxxon, Xevious, WoW, Venture & TRON. Anyway, here are some more Arcade/Activision/Imagic ini & box art files: Conquest of Mars, Draconian (early Stella 3.9.3 version), Dragonfire, Fall Down, Kangaroo, Kung-Fu Master, Midnight Magic, Moonsweeper, Omega Race, Rampage, Sky Jinks, Solar Fox, Solar Storm, Space Rocks, Star Voyager Tapper, Taz, Time Pilot, Trick Shot, Tron Deadly Discs and Vanguard. I'm done with this for a while. Will happily contribute more later, maybe when everyone starts hacking the FBX. But I'm going to keep on with the FB9. I have over 180 games so far in the main menu and it runs beautifully. Arcade_Collection_2.zip Edited October 24, 2019 by radiohead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 This is very cool! I have compiled most of these various shared ZIPs into my Flashback 9 and am now running 203 games. Everything looks great except for some reason the "Atari Games" section of the menu is coming up blank. The other menus (Recently Played, Alphabetical, Paddle Games, SD Card) all have games in them. Anyone know why the Atari Game section would be blank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohead Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, chad5200 said: This is very cool! I have compiled most of these various shared ZIPs into my Flashback 9 and am now running 203 games. Everything looks great except for some reason the "Atari Games" section of the menu is coming up blank. The other menus (Recently Played, Alphabetical, Paddle Games, SD Card) all have games in them. Anyone know why the Atari Game section would be blank? The ini files I'm uploading is based on my system, the FB9 Gold, which is sorting Activision games instead of Atari games in the main menu. It should be easy enough to fix. For "Genre=" type in whatever the tag is for Atari ("atari"?). Look at your original all-games.ini file to find out. Edited October 24, 2019 by radiohead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, radiohead said: The ini files I'm uploading is based on my system, the FB9 Gold, which is sorting Activision games instead of Atari games in the main menu. It should be easy enough to fix. For "Genre=" type in whatever the tag is for Atari ("atari"?). Look at your original all-games.ini file to find out. Ah, yes. I see. Originally all the Atari game were "Genre=atari" and those are all changed. I wonder if there's anyway to change the Atari category to Activision on the non-Gold? Would kind of prefer it that way if it was possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 If anyone is wanting to add some games, I've compiled a list of some of the bigger 3rd party manufacturer companies that are missing from what already has been submitted. ACTIVISION Bridge Checkers Commando Double Dragon Ghostbusters Ice Hockey Private Eye River Raid II Robot Tank Space Shuttle Starmaster IMAGIC Fathom Fire Fighter Laser Gates No Escape! Quick Step! Riddle of the Sphinx Shootin' Gallery Sky Patrol Subterranea Wing War PARKER BROTHERS G.I. Joe - Cobra Strike James Bond 007 Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell Montezuma's Revenge Mr. Do!'s Castle Q*bert's Qubes Reactor Sky Skipper Spider-Man Strawberry Shortcake Musical Matchups Super Cobra M NETWORK Bump 'n' Jump Kool Aid Man Masters of the Universe - He Man COLECO Carnival Donkey Kong Junior Looping Mouse Trap Mr. Do Roc N Rope Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle Turbo CBS ELECTRONICS Blueprint Mountain King Tunnel Runner SEGA Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom Congo Bongo Spy Hunter Sub Scan Thunderground Up n' Down KONAMI Marine Wars Strategy X TIGERVISION Espial Jawbreaker King Kong Marauder Miner 2049er Miner 2049er II River Patrol Springer Threshold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) I've updated the first Wood Theme so the text is easier to read in the detail, about, and settings screens. Also, I made a variant swapping around the wood and VCS textures. The file sizes are smaller in this V2 since the larger area of the screen is a solid color. There are also bezels included in these as seen below. They are modified versions of Exodus' CRT retroarch bezels (Credits and links given in the included ReadMe). Again, these are for the Standard FB9 HD, not Gold. However, the music and bezels can be used with Gold or Standard. Version 1 (Updated) Wood_Theme_V1.zip Version 2 Wood_Theme_V2.zip Edit: Added HD logo to top right corner. If you prefer to have the HD logo, download these and rename them. Wood HD Logo.zip Sample of Version 1 & 2 with HD logo: Bezels P.S. I recently saw the standard Flashback 9s on clearance at my local Walmart for just $11. Edited October 28, 2019 by KevinMos3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 16 hours ago, KevinMos3 said: I've updated the first Wood Theme so the text is easier to read in the detail, about, and settings screens. Also, I made a variant swapping around the wood and VCS textures. The file sizes are smaller in this V2 since the larger area of the screen is a solid color. There are also bezels included in these as seen below. They are modified versions of Exodus' CRT retroarch bezels (Credits and links given in the included ReadMe). Again, these are for the Standard FB9 HD, not Gold. However, the music and bezels can be used with Gold or Standard. Version 1 (Updated) Wood_Theme_V1.zip 3.38 MB · 1 download Version 2 Wood_Theme_V2.zip 2.88 MB · 2 downloads Edit: Added HD logo to top right corner. If you prefer to have the HD logo, download these and rename them. Wood HD Logo.zip 3.89 MB · 1 download Sample of Version 1 & 2 with HD logo: Bezels P.S. I recently saw the standard Flashback 9s on clearance at my local Walmart for just $11. It's really hard to read the line of page numbers below the 10 screenshots. Can you do something about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Just now, chad5200 said: It's really hard to read the line of page numbers below the 10 screenshots. Can you do something about that? There are 2 ways to fix that. 1) Make the background lighter (I don't want to do that) 2) Edit the font color of the interface which is in the firmware (I haven't touched any of that) I did think about the black numbers on the dark background, but it doesn't bother me because you can easily see the highlighted page number since it's in yellow. The 2nd option would be the way to go imo, but like I don't really want to get into that any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoShedsWilson Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Since I'm really slow at getting this done, here is a Google Drive link of everything I've done so far. Please feel free to take and update whatever you want. I do ask if you fix or improve anything, please upload it back to this share for others to use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohead Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, TwoShedsWilson said: Since I'm really slow at getting this done, here is a Google Drive link of everything I've done so far. Please feel free to take and update whatever you want. I do ask if you fix or improve anything, please upload it back to this share for others to use. Cool! This may be the "go-to" link for these FB9/FBX CFW files. Edited November 8, 2019 by radiohead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoShedsWilson Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 47 minutes ago, radiohead said: Cool! This may be the "go-to" link for these FB9/FBX CFW files. Go for it. There's plenty of room, so feel free to park whatever would help with this. I do reserve the right to remove anything innaporriate that may appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Rockster Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I've been doing this for awhile and will upload what I have. I've made some box art of hacks that I enjoy. All art work that have been uploaded so far are in the format a26. Mine are in .bin format which the flashback does accept, thankfully, but you will probably have to change to .a26 if you have that format. I do have txt files that are different than the ones already uploaded, like Superman or Defender. This is only because I enjoy the background story of the manuals. Instead of rewriting what's already uploaded, I'll probably upload them as Superman1, etc. Using the sort field in the ini file, I found I could sort the boxart by company and by year. I prefer this than the typical A-Z sorting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxxon Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 https://www.filehosting.org/file/details/833041/Gold%20Theme.rar Atari Flashback 9 Gold Theme for the Regular Atari Flashback 9 Boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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