ataridave Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I LOVE this thing! I got Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede with it, and I love both games!!! The unit really feels like it has excellent built quality, like a Sega Saturn, for example. I plan to ad more games, and I'm addicted to 8-bit Atari! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I LOVE this thing! I got Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede with it, and I love both games!!! The unit really feels like it has excellent built quality, like a Sega Saturn, for example. I plan to ad more games, and I'm addicted to 8-bit Atari! Sweet Dave congrats buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 I LOVE this thing! I got Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede with it, and I love both games!!! The unit really feels like it has excellent built quality, like a Sega Saturn, for example. I plan to ad more games, and I'm addicted to 8-bit Atari! Did you order that from KJmann? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syfo-Dyas Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Welcome to our little cult! You may leave your blood sacrifice at the alter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Excellent purchase Hope to see you in the High Score Club - checkout the link below, you can suggest all, erm, both of your games to play next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 It's my favorite, along with the really retro looking 400. Have fun, and get a SIO2something device when you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Congrats. Its a fun addicting system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 Congrats. Its a fun addicting system. Yeah, I love it! Ms. Pac-Man is terrific and so is Centipede!! I love your Youtube channel, AtariLeaf, it's fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 The one MAJOR concern that I have with this unit is the cost of games. Games like Asteroids and Joust are cheap enough, on Ebay, but I found Beamrider on Ebay for over $50, and it was cartridge only! Now, I know what the rules of Beamrider are, but that seems ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Almost all the games are available for free on the net. What you need is a PC and an SIO2PC cable. Go here: www.atarimax.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Well, the 800XL has left me disappointed, because so many of the games that I wanted to play on it, like Astro Chase, cannot be played on it. So, I'm thinking about getting an Atari 800 or 400, but I cannot find a compatibility list for either machine. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Well, the 800XL has left me disappointed, because so many of the games that I wanted to play on it, like Astro Chase, cannot be played on it. So, I'm thinking about getting an Atari 800 or 400, but I cannot find a compatibility list for either machine. Any help would be appreciated. Fandal's site has astro chase link http://atari.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=1299 I've played this on my XE so should work ok on the 800XL - what other games are you having problems with Some old (50ish may be) games require the translator disk (pokeysoft disk U119b) to run on the XL/XE Buying an Atari 800 would let you run a bunch of old games and play about 20 four player simultaneous games (which are great fun) but would exclude you from many more 64K and Turbo Basic games - so you need the two Ataris p.s. Ms.Pac-man is the game being played in the High Score Contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Well, the 800XL has left me disappointed, because so many of the games that I wanted to play on it, like Astro Chase, cannot be played on it. So, I'm thinking about getting an Atari 800 or 400, but I cannot find a compatibility list for either machine. Any help would be appreciated. Fandal's site has astro chase link http://atari.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=1299 I've played this on my XE so should work ok on the 800XL - what other games are you having problems with Some old (50ish may be) games require the translator disk (pokeysoft disk U119b) to run on the XL/XE Buying an Atari 800 would let you run a bunch of old games and play about 20 four player simultaneous games (which are great fun) but would exclude you from many more 64K and Turbo Basic games - so you need the two Ataris p.s. Ms.Pac-man is the game being played in the High Score Contest Thanks for the info, I wouldn't mind owning both! I LOVE Ms. Pac-Man, so maybe I will enter. Can the Atari 800 be hooked up to a "tube" TV with AV cables the way that my 800XL is?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 A lot of them will work with the Translator disk image. Have you tried that? I can't say offhand which ones will and won't work, but when I use my 800XL with the SIO2PC-USB, if an older game doesn't work, I load the Translator disk image, then the game, and it usually works. Either way, you need to get an atarimax device and really open up the possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizWor Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) The one MAJOR concern that I have with this unit is the cost of games. Games like Asteroids and Joust are cheap enough, on Ebay, but I found Beamrider on Ebay for over $50, and it was cartridge only! Now, I know what the rules of Beamrider are, but that seems ridiculous. Still fun after a generation. I like the AtariMax carts. You can run about 50 games off this cart that plugs into the cart slot... http://www.atarimax.com/flashcart/documentation/ I'm still looking for something for games that save to disk (seven cities of gold, for instance) and wonder what people think of... http://www.atarimax.com/myide/documentation/ or... http://raster.infos.cz/atari/hw/ramcart/ramcart.htm Edited January 23, 2011 by WizWor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 The one MAJOR concern that I have with this unit is the cost of games. Games like Asteroids and Joust are cheap enough, on Ebay, but I found Beamrider on Ebay for over $50, and it was cartridge only! Now, I know what the rules of Beamrider are, but that seems ridiculous. Still fun after a generation. I like the AtariMax carts. You can run about 50 games off this cart that plugs into the cart slot... http://www.atarimax.com/flashcart/documentation/ I'm still looking for something for games that save to disk (seven cities of gold, for instance) and wonder what people think of... http://www.atarimax.com/myide/documentation/ or... http://raster.infos.cz/atari/hw/ramcart/ramcart.htm Nice, I didn't know about those! To be quite honest, I enjoy playing it as much as I do my PS3! Sometimes more so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 A lot of them will work with the Translator disk image. Have you tried that? I can't say offhand which ones will and won't work, but when I use my 800XL with the SIO2PC-USB, if an older game doesn't work, I load the Translator disk image, then the game, and it usually works. Either way, you need to get an atarimax device and really open up the possibilities. Many of the XL incompatible games have been patched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 A lot of them will work with the Translator disk image. Have you tried that? I can't say offhand which ones will and won't work, but when I use my 800XL with the SIO2PC-USB, if an older game doesn't work, I load the Translator disk image, then the game, and it usually works. Either way, you need to get an atarimax device and really open up the possibilities. Many of the XL incompatible games have been patched. Sweet, well there ya go then, save a step!!! (Thanks!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Can the Atari 800 be hooked up to a "tube" TV with AV cables the way that my 800XL is?? YES, the 800 A/V port is on the right side just in front of the SIO port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Sorry, double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) Well, the 800XL has left me disappointed, because so many of the games that I wanted to play on it, like Astro Chase, cannot be played on it. So, I'm thinking about getting an Atari 800 or 400, but I cannot find a compatibility list for either machine. Any help would be appreciated. Actually, very few games need an 800 or a translator disk. I'm wondering if you are trying to play games that you load from DOS? A lot of games won't load from DOS and need a menu disk loader because they use low memory that DOS uses. Some games will load from DOS 2/2.5/MyDOS but not from SpartaDOS because they use the RAM under the OS like Sparta uses, or other reason. If you mention a particular game you're having trouble with someone here can help you. Edit: For instance, I don't know where you got Astrochase but I got this one from Holmes' archive and tested it on a 64K 600XL loading from MyDOS 4.53. Seems fine to me. ASTROCH.zip Edited January 24, 2011 by russg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) ........ Edited January 24, 2011 by santosp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hello. Does anyone knows who can I find the MYDOS version for eprom? I wnat to make one multi OS version for my 130XE, using a 27C512 eprom with QMEG 4.04, BOSS II XL-XE, STOCK, and also the MYDOS 4.something. Any help are welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hello. Does anyone knows who can I find the MYDOS version for eprom? I wnat to make one multi OS version for my 130XE, using a 27C512 eprom with QMEG 4.04, BOSS II XL-XE, STOCK, and also the MYDOS 4.something. Any help are welcome! MYDOS isn't an Operating System, it is a DISK Operating System. It needs to work with the OS, not replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Many of the XL incompatible games have been patched. Thanks that's a useful thread Actually, very few games need an 800 or a translator disk. In this thread I listed some of the four player simultaneous games which you need an 800 for to have maximum fun Plus there are still a few out there that are unpatched... e.g. Atarian Attack, Galactic Explorer, Ghost Hunter I&II, Hunchback, Kamikaze, K-Razy Kritters, MASH, Match UP, Jumping Jack's Big Adventure, QBert (ver with the menu), Space Combat, Space Zap ... Crush Crumble and Chomp and plenty of BASIC programs too. Fandal's site seems to have most of the patched versions of the others p.s. fixed version of Shadow World here on atarionline.pl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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