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  1. Atari Systems

    1. Atari General

      A general discussion for Atari-related topics that aren't covered by a specific Atari console or computer forum.

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    2. Atari 2600

      The Atari 2600 is the system that started it all for Atari, and is by far the most popular classic gaming console. This forum covers all 2600 systems produced by Atari, as well as 2600-compatible consoles produced by third-parties.

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    3. Atari 5200

      The Atari 5200 was Atari's second cartridge-based game console. Based on the Atari 8-bit computer line and labeled the "SuperSystem", the 5200 was Atari's answer to growing competition in a market they were losing control over.

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    4. Atari 7800

      The Atari 7800 ProSystem is a contemporary of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Master System. Based on extensive feedback from Atari customers, the 7800 features a streamlined design, backward compatibility with the 2600, a powerful graphics processor, and simplified controllers.

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    5. Atari Lynx

      Lynx was Atari's first portable game system, and world's first color handheld. It was designed by Epyx and the engineers who created the Amiga. Ahead of its time, the Lynx sported a backlit color screen, stereo sound (in model 2) and an impressive range of games. Check out our rarity guide or explore many games listed on Atari Gamer.

       

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    6. Atari Jaguar

      Atari's last game console, the Atari Jaguar represented a huge leap in technology from previous offerings. Featuring a 64-bit architecture, the Jaguar had great potential, but its power was difficult to tap. Even then, many great games were released and the Jaguar has an avid fan base today.

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    7. Atari VCS

      Discussion forum for the new Atari VCS console.

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    8. Dedicated Systems

      Before Atari produced the famous 2600, they created many standalone consoles such as Pong, Speedway, and Stunt Cycle. Recently, Atari has been creating new dedicated consoles, such as the Atari Flashback.

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    9. Atari 8-Bit Computers

      Atari's original 8-bit computer line, featuring the Atari 400, 800, XL, and XE series of computers. Powerful and well-engineered, the Atari 8-bit computers are still popular with fans today!

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    10. Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers

      Atari's next generation computer line, the Atari ST computers were based on the Motorola 68000 series chips, the same as the Macintosh at the time. The ST would also be followed by the TT and Falcon.

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    11. Atari Portfolio

      The Atari Portfolio is a palmtop, IBM PC-compatible portable computer released by Atari in 1989, the world's first palmtop computer!

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  2. Classic Consoles

    1. Classic Console Discussion

      Discussion of classic gaming consoles outside the Atari realm.

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    2. ColecoVision / Adam

      Coleco launched the ColecoVision in 1982, with the console quickly becoming popular due to its library of arcade ports. The ColecoVision has a large homebrew following today.

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    3. Intellivision / Aquarius

      This forum is for discussion of the Mattel Intellivision, Atari's primary competitor against the 2600, as well as the Mattel Aquarius computer. Intellivision systems include the original Intellivision, Intellivision II, INTV III, and the Sears Super Video Arcade.

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    4. Bally Arcade/Astrocade

      Discussion forum for the Bally Arcade/Astrocade console.

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    5. Odyssey 2 / Videopac

      Discussion revolving around the Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000/G7400

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    6. Vectrex

      Discuss the world's only vector-based video game console here!

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    7. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom

      Discuss Nintendo's first cartridge-based system, the NES, here!

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    8. Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Super Famicom

      Discuss Nintendo's second cartridge based system here!

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    9. Sega Genesis

      Sega's popular fourth-generation 16-bit system, would ultimately compete head-to-head with the Super Nintendo.

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    10. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

      Discussion forum for the 3DO console and the unreleased Panasonic M2

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    11. Dreamcast

      Discussion for the SEGA Dreamcast console.

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    12. SMS High Score Club

      Join the Sega Master System High Score Club today!

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    13. TG-16/PC Engine High Score Club

      Compete for high scores on the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine!

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  3. Classic Computing

    1. Classic Computing Discussion

      Use this forum to discuss the plethora of classic computers outside of Atari 8-bit offerings. These include the Apple II, Commodore 64/128, Amiga, TI 99/4a, MSX, TRS-80 and others.

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    2. Apple II Computers

      Discussion for Apple's 8-bit computer line.

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    3. TI-99/4A Computers

      Discussion for TI-99/4A Computers

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    4. Commodore 8-bit Computers

      Discussion for Commodore PET, Vic-20, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and other 8-bit Commodore systems.

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    5. Commodore Amiga

      Discussion for Amiga Computers, CDTV, and CD32

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    6. Tandy Computers

      Discussion for Tandy computers, including the TRS-80 Models I, II, III, and 4, Color Computers, and Model 100.

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  4. Modern Consoles

    1. Modern Gaming Discussion

      This forum is for discussion of all modern game systems, including gaming on consoles and computers.

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    2. Sony Playstation 5

      Discuss Sony's Playstation 5 console here!

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    3. Xbox Series S/X

      Discuss Microsoft's latest Xbox Series S and X consoles here!

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    4. Atari VCS (Redirect)   (8,820 visits to this link)

      Discussion forum for the new Atari VCS console.

    5. Nintendo Switch

      Discussion about Nintendo's latest game console and games.

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    6. Microsoft Xbox One

      Discussion forum for the Xbox One.

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    7. Sony PlayStation 4

      Talk about the Sony Playstation 4 here.

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    8. Microsoft Xbox 360

      Discussion about the Microsoft Xbox 360 (not including the original Xbox).

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    9. Sony Playstation 3

      Please discuss the Sony Playstation 3 and games here.

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    10. Nintendo Wii / Wii U

      Discussion forum for the Nintendo Wii and Wii U consoles and games.

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  5. Gaming General

    1. Gaming General Discussion

      Gaming discussion not covered by other specific gaming forums.

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    2. Arcade and Pinball

      Many of us grew up pumping quarters into arcade games, and here's where you can discuss all your favorites. From Pong to Pinball to the latest arcade games, if it has a coin slot, then you're at the right place!

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    3. Emulation

      Emulators allow you to experience classic games on modern PCs (and other devices!) Discuss the latest emulator developments and ask questions about emulation here!

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    4. Hardware

      This forum is for discussion of hardware at a more technical level than you'll find in the other forums. If you have a hardware question you'd like to ask or have some interesting knowledge you'd like to share with others, post it here!

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    5. Prototypes

      Ever wondered about all those games that were announced but never released? Or games that have been discovered over the years that no one even knew existed? Or have you discovered a new prototype that no one's seen yet? Here's the place to talk about prototype games, led by Tempest of AtariProtos.com.

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    6. Gaming Publications and Websites

      This forum is for discussion of gaming related magazines, books, websites, and other publications.

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    7. International

      Internacional - Internazionale - Internationaal - Internasjonal - This forum is for discussion of classic and modern gaming in languages other than English.

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  6. Marketplace

    1. Buy, Sell, and Trade

      Please use this forum as a tool to buy, sell, and trade games and hardware.

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    2. Auction Central

      Use this forum to discuss auctions on eBay. Have something up for auction you'd like to share? Post it here! You can also highlight amusing, off-the-wall, or interesting auctions that others may want to hear about!

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    3. Wanted

      Use this forum to post a list of the gaming hardware and software you're looking for!

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    4. Free Games and More

      Spreading the Love with Free Games and other items.

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    5. User Feedback Forum

      Please use this forum to leave feedback about other users on AtariAge that you've had good and/or bad experiences with. Please read the sticky at the top of this forum before posting!

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  7. Community

    1. Events

      Use this forum to discuss gaming events of all types, including expos revolving around classic gaming, events catering to modern systems, arcade expos, and local gatherings of collectors getting together or a day of gaming.

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    2. Show Us Your Collection!

      If you're a repeat visitor to AtariAge, it's likely you also collect classic games and systems. Here's your chance to show off to the rest of the community your collection!

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    3. Member Blogs

      As members update their Blogs, messages will be posted in this forum so you can more easily keep tabs on who's writing what!

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    4. High Score Clubs

      Participate in high score contests for your favorite systems!

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    5. Poll Forum

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    6. Contests

      These forums are for discussing and participating in contests started by AtariAge, contests run by forum members, and of course, the weekly High Score Contests!

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    7. User Groups

      This forum and its subforums are for classic gaming and computing user groups. Find people in your area who share your love of this hobby!

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    8. AtariAge News Discussion

      Discuss news posted on the front page of AtariAge!

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    9. User Submitted News

      Please submit classic gaming news here!

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  8. Game Programming

    1. Homebrew Discussion

      Here you can talk about homebrew games that don't have their own forums allocated (which will be most of them). Have an idea for a game that you'd like to see someone program? Are you programming a game and want some feedback? Discuss it here!

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    2. Programming

      The programming forums are technical discussions of programming various classic gaming consoles. The more popular consoles have their own dedicated programing forums, so please only use this forum for topics that fall outside of those forums.

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    3. Hacks

      A hack is an existing game that has somehow been modifed in terms of graphics, colors, sounds, and/or gameplay. If you've modified a game and would like to share it with others, or have an idea for a modification you'd like to see done to an existing game, you can discuss it here.

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  9. Site

    1. Announcements

      Important site or forum-related announcements will be posted here. If you see a new announcement, please stop by to read it!

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    2. Forum Questions and Answers

      Have a question about how to use the forum?  Ask here and others can answer (including admins and mods!)  

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    3. AtariAge Store Discussion

      We'll post announcements about the AtariAge Store here, and you can also post your questions and comments about the store in this forum as well.

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    4. Site and Forum Feedback

      Do you have suggestions for how AtariAge can be improved? Please post them here, as well as criticisms, and kudos about the web site!

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    5. Rarity Guide

      The AtariAge Rarity Guide is a living, breathing document! If you have feedback regarding rarity guide values and the database in general, please discuss it here!

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    6. Archived Forums

      Resting place for forums that have have run their course and are archived here for reference.

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  • Recent Status Updates

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      Atarian7

      "now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum, what might be right for you may not be right for some.."
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        Charlie Cat

        @Atarian7 What you talkin about Atarian7. 

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      1. Dutchman2000

        Dutchman2000

        Landon's Super Pac Man easter egg!
    • rgjt

      rgjt  »  Rick Thornquist

      Hi Rick, I'm from Kelowna as well. I have the 8 MB Horizon 4000+ ramdisk. 
      I see that you got the 1 MB SAMS card.
      How has it been working out for you?
      I'm thinking of getting one so I can use the new v4.0 dm2k that now supports 80 column display if you have the F18A video upgrade together with the SAMS card.
      I have the F18A upgrade, but not the SAMS.
      It's too bad that the 8MB ramdisk can't be configured for using some of its RAM as a SAMS.
      Let me know how that SAMS card has been working out for you.
      Cheers
      Roger
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    • SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      For my fellow Super Dave fans:
      To be honest, I still miss him.
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    • tschak909

      tschak909

      Have you guys tried the #FujiNet 5-card-stud? It's currently available for #Atari8bit #atari2600 and #apple2 platforms, and since it's written in C, is portable to others.

      2024-05-10 11-37-18.mp4  
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  • Recent Posts

    • gnusto
      Images generated by RastaConverter

      By gnusto · Posted

      Oh I understand completely, and was not expecting CIEDE to be competitive in pure speed versus less complex color distance algorithms. What's puzzling to me is the fall off (and even negative regression) when adding hardware threads. I would think that just subdivides the image in smaller vertical regions and each thread can run independently, so there should be some gain. Is the color comparison done perhaps in a central thread, and thus becomes a common dependency?
    • gnusto
      Images generated by RastaConverter

      By gnusto · Posted

      SIMD optimization is typically a data reorganization problem, not a code problem. The compiler rarely makes solid gains unless you are already using data in a very applicable pattern (vectors with one to many transformations). For that matter I'm not really sure the problem set of RastaConverter is SIMD-friendly - it certainly should be thread friendly, since raster lines dont have inter-dependency.
    • TimC
      TIPI Usage and Support

      By TimC · Posted

      For me, I bought a Xilinx programmer from Amazon and downloaded the Xilinx LabTools 14.7.  Using that, it stated my chip was write-protected.  I was able to erase it with this utility and then program it.  My next step will be assembling it with the Raspberry PI and trying it out.  Hopefully I can get to that this weekend.
    • Dopeyman06
      For Sale - Upgraded 800XL - $200 Shipped

      By Dopeyman06 · Posted

      I have a 256k RambiXL upgraded 800XL. It's in very good condition. I don't have any cables to go with it. Just the computer.   I have these power cables available. For an extra $10 I'll throw it in. For an extra $20 I'll throw in a A8PicoCart like shown in the picture.   Asking $200 Shipped from 90255      
    • KainXavier
      Raknotron

      By KainXavier · Posted

      I've been working on a couple of 2600 projects over the last year, and I'm finally comfortable with sharing one of them.  This is Raknotron, a twin keypad shooter.     Raknotron_001.mkv   It draws inspiration from Black Widow, but I intend for it to be its own thing.   Right now, the game is more of a technology demo than anything else.  You can move and shoot, and you're bound to the screen.  That said, background art, character art, and animations are all in so it'll hopefully look and feel polished.  The controls are as follows:   Left Keypad: Move Up+Left | Move Up | Move Up+Right Move Left | Move Down | Move Right Move Down+Left | Unused | Move Down+Right Unused | Unused | Unused Right Keypad: Shoot Up+Left | Shoot Up | Shoot Up+Right Shoot Left | Unused | Shoot Right Shoot Down+Left | Shoot Down | Shoot Down+Right Unused | Unused | Unused   I'm open to changing around the controls for the left keypad.  I had originally mapped Move Down to the middle key on the third row, but I found myself pressing its current location instead.  I also plan on using one or two of those middle keys for special actions.   Raknotron is NTSC only at the moment.  PAL and SECAM support are planned though!  Moreover, the NTSC colors have not been finalized yet.  I'm kind of purposefully keeping things grayscale for now.   Also, the game is 4K and should be playable on real hardware.  (I tested a very similar build on my 7800 using a Harmony Encore cartridge, two Video Touch Pad controllers, and @8bitwidgets.com's Synthcart coupler.)  It should also be playable on the 2600+ if keypad support is added.  (Please don't hate me @Ben from Plaion. 😅)   As for what's next, I've been trying to adhere to a very simple development philosophy.  I focus on one thing, and I try to finish that one thing in a week's time.  The next week will be focused on adding an additional sprite to screen.  I know that doesn't sound very exciting, but I'll try to make it worth your while.   Lastly, I'm including the source code with this release.  I hope someone finds it helpful!  Also, I'm open to any suggestions on how to optimize my code.  (I know I will eventually have to scale back how many sprites I'm processing each frame.)   Let me know what you all think!   P.S.: I'm not opposed to adding joystick support.  I just really wanted to show off the keypads in a way that I don't think other games have. Raknotron_05172024.7z
    • RB5200
      Montezuma's Revenge Cartridge Not Working

      By RB5200 · Posted

      Most of the time that's all they need, looks like ya just got unlucky this time.
    • Sauron
      Atari VCS has now been on the market for 3.5 Years. What are your thoughts?

      By Sauron · Posted

      It's been an interesting system for sure. I still spend time playing on it, yet haven't managed to boot it in PC mode as of yet, so I've been treating it more like a traditional console. On that end, I can't quite share the same amount of enthusiasm as expressed above. I'm more of the thought that it's been a mixed bag. The selection of games has steadily grown, and while I won't say it's a bad selection of games, it's not all that great either. Without wanting to offend many of the devs who have been supporting the system, I'll say that most games have been a bit "meh", with a few exceptions. And Atari's own games have been a bit in that range too. That said, the system still shows a lot of potential. Having the 2600 and 7800 homebrews has been great, but I also feel like Atari could certainly do a lot more on that front, as there are still tons of unreleased games for those systems as well as for the 5200, Lynx, and Jag that would all help fill out the library. Plus, it would be nice if Atari could reach out to some other companies that didn't have games on Atari hardware and really start making the VCS into a real retroconsole that branches outside of just the Atari realm. That would certainly attract some more attention to it.   There's still plenty of other nitpicks to be had outside of just the game library. The OS has definitely seen some improvement, but there are still plenty of stability issues and other things that detract from the overall experience. The interface could use some more tweaking, as it's proving to be quite cumbersome with a sizeable library. The system also seems to crash or hang more often than I'd like, and this is especially true if I'm watching videos of games on the store. And I d probably don't even need to mention the non-gaming "apps", which are a frustrating experience for anyone not using a keyboard and mouse.   Overall, I'd give the VCS a passing grade, but only barely (and I'm being generous here). It could be a much better experience with some more resources put towards it, as well as some more timely moves to expand the game library.
    • gnusto
      Images generated by RastaConverter

      By gnusto · Posted

      This is an NTSC palette conversion and NTSC aspect ratio - I will start a PAL conversion as well. gnutso_candy_ntsc.xex
    • NESFreak1980
      Montezuma's Revenge Cartridge Not Working

      By NESFreak1980 · Posted

      I forgot to mention I touched all the joints on the chips with a soldering iron to reflow them but I did not add any solder to them. Like I said in the original post I did follow all the traces with a multimeter and there was continuity through all of them. I was thinking of removing the old solder and replacing it with fresh solder but I have not done that yet. I was going to order a new capacitor and then resolder everything at the same time. It was just frustrating because this is one of the games that has been on the more expensive side lately and I bought it untested thinking it just needed a good cleaning. 
    • 4ever2600
      Yars’ Return Tom not working correctly

      By 4ever2600 · Posted

      Back when it was originally released on one of the Atari flashback units, it was a PAL rom. Was a complete misstep.  They later released an ntsc rom.  Track that one down.    Might be a bit off on this but here is the original thread I remember...   https://forums.atariage.com/topic/72762-flashback-2-reviews/page/3/#comment-908821

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