classicgamer74 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 In today's episode I discuss the few prototypes for the Atari 7800. Are there any that I missed? Were there more games planned than the ones I listed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Your issue with Missing in Action seems to be emulator related. Same thing with Rescue on Fractalus. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, Mitch said: Your issue with Missing in Action seems to be emulator related. Same thing with Rescue on Fractalus. Mitch I think the current rom image of Fractalus I have does the same on actual hardware. Just goes into a demo auto pilot mode with the upper half of the screen as seen in this video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 That means the on cart RAM is not configured correctly. It uses a custom configuration. Mitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Ah..well that explains it as I'm not using a special cart and just had it loaded up on my Mateos when I tried it in the past. The auto pilot stuff I believe is normal it is only the upper graphics that needed the extra RAM then? I mean it isn't a playable game regardless correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Correct, it is just a graphics issue. The gameplay is still nonexistent. It is a semi-playable demo. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 This is what the screen should look like. http://www.atari7800.org/screenshots/Rescue_on_Fractalusscreen.htm Mitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Thanks for your feedback. Can you guys recommend where I can get a better Rescue rom and which emulator is the best for 7800? I usually just default to Retroarch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I am sure the rom is fine. You need to find an emulator that supports the on cart RAM. I haven't checked recently to see which emulators supports it. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 10:57 AM, classicgamer74 said: In today's episode I discuss the few prototypes for the Atari 7800. Are there any that I missed? Were there more games planned than the ones I listed? Rampart? Tempest? Road Riot 4WD? Crystal Castles? Moon Patrol? I enjoyed your video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 11 hours ago, classicgamer74 said: Thanks for your feedback. Can you guys recommend where I can get a better Rescue rom and which emulator is the best for 7800? I usually just default to Retroarch. The proper/correct ROM dump and header... Rescue On Fractalus (Prototype) (Correct Header).a78 ...plays fine under BupSystem and A7800. Retroarch relies on the antiquated ProSystem emulator which should be avoided. BupSystem and A7800 are much closer to accurate console emulation. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electronicsibley Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 This is a subject I’m really interested in. Of the prototypes known, which are the farthest along, and could potentially be released? I think that was done with Klax. Have there been others? I’d love to see Rampart get over the hump, especially with trackball and Atarivox support. I think Tengen released it for NES and SMS, so maybe some of that work is transferable? That’s not to mention the port on the Lynx! If we’re talking Atari Games, ‘System 1 & 2’ games probably have the most potential to make good ports without watering them down. And they’d basically all bring something new to the platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Fractalus looks to be pretty far along as the graphics are essentially all there already and the demo just lacks what I assume is any AI and some of the other controls so that you can actually land, let in the pilots..etc. That could actually be part of the issue now that I think about it, is how the standard controller interface would be done on the 7800? I assume the difficulty switches would be used along with maybe the select or a combo of pressing one of the buttons while moving the controller up/down, perhaps to change the speed etc? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SearsRoebuck Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Weren't there some known protos that were thought to be finished but simply not discovered yet? Moon Patrol is the one I am thinking of but I thought there was one more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electronicsibley Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, SearsRoebuck said: Weren't there some known protos that were thought to be finished but simply not discovered yet? Moon Patrol is the one I am thinking of but I thought there was one more. Seems so, according to Atariprotos.com: http://www.atariprotos.com/rumormill/7800/7800rumor.htm Hunting one of these games down and getting it released would be pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaden (JRH) Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Moon Patrol would've been awesome on the 7800. I hope that one gets found someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 Thanks for all your help and advice, guys. Much appreciated. Something does seem to be wrong with my rom of MIA. Does anyone have one that I might try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 59 minutes ago, classicgamer74 said: Thanks for all your help and advice, guys. Much appreciated. Something does seem to be wrong with my rom of MIA. Does anyone have one that I might try? The difficulty switches are important for this ROM, search AA or google for it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, CPUWIZ said: The difficulty switches are important for this ROM, search AA or google for it. There should be a pinned thread or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Atari 7800 prototypes are cool. Mitch 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electronicsibley Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 8 hours ago, Mitch said: Atari 7800 prototypes are cool. Mitch Wow! I’d love to hear the story about how these got collected. Are they yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swapd0 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 The bigger ones with a connector on the upper side are development carts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 What are are 2 big boards? 5200 adapter and a high score cart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 The one on the top row is a dev card that plugs into the 7800 and the other side plugs into an Atari ST computer. The one below it is a high score cart proto. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Ok cool. There is a 5200 adapter as well right? I forgot what the devcart looks like. I was going to make 7800 games on my 600xl but I quit before I started. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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