[When did you get an Atari 7800?]

I got my first A7800 console on Christmas of 1987. I had Xevious and, of course, Pole Position II. Those were my first games for that console. I was upset because I thought I didn't get it for that year. Sure enough, my Dad hid it on me. Being the 13-year-old I was, I became overjoyed when it was revealed and forgot my anger. I even hugged the box. I think I still have that system to this very day. It still works. I have two A7800s now, and almost all the retail games for the console. I bought one at the Savers thrift store for under $10.00 then. My favorite game as a kid for the A7800 was Food Fight. I can easily score over 8,000,000 points and make it to Level 125. It stays that level after that forever once you get high enough. Fun system. Thanks for letting me share. :O)

NOTE: I had known about the A7800 since about 1984 or 1985. I read about it in a computer magazine I saw lying around.

[Is a Modem for online gaming possible on the ATARI Jaguar]

I don't think it would be costly, really. But, would it be viable? That I don't know.

[Is a Modem for online gaming possible on the ATARI Jaguar]

I don't think anyone else has attempted it. Just Atari themselves. Cortina never left the prototype stage.

[Is a Modem for online gaming possible on the ATARI Jaguar]

There was going to be a Web adapter called Cortina for the Jag. So, I think a modem would have been in the works from Atari anyway. So, entirely possible. Yes.

[Would David Crane's, A Boy and his Blob, have been more successful as an Atari 7800 game?]

Especially if David Crane would have produced them for the 7800. That would have been an achievement for sure.

[Would David Crane's, A Boy and his Blob, have been more successful as an Atari 7800 game?]

17 minutes ago, Chubbz said:

I haven't heard anything about American Hero since it was announced for the VCS.

It's a prime candidate for the ATARI XP initiative though as it was a lost game. It'll be interesting to see of that'll be the case for the game; as long as ATARI include a digital-rom for Gamedrive/Skunkboard etc.

Yars' Return has had some enhancements and been debugged according to the website - no idea about Saboteur or Aquaventure though.

That would be nice, considering. I wish they would revive Black Ice/White Noise for the Jaguar, too. That would be really cool as well. But, BJ West won't revive his BI/WN project. Oh, well, just wishful thinking. :O)

[Atari 7800 Minnie Sound Processor]

One could recreate the Minnie chip on an FPGA or CPLD, however that works. I wouldn't know how to do that, but it is possible that way.

[Atari 7800 Minnie Sound Processor]

On 7/31/2021 at 11:41 PM, peteym5 said:

The Atari 7800's weak spot was the sound and music. 

This is true. The music and SFX were pretty paltry on the A7800. The games were pretty good, though.

[Would David Crane's, A Boy and his Blob, have been more successful as an Atari 7800 game?]

It looks like American Hero has been released on Windows by gog.com.

Interesting stuff. Thanks for letting me share. :O)

[Would David Crane's, A Boy and his Blob, have been more successful as an Atari 7800 game?]

Also, Ziggurat Games are rehashing the FMV game "American Hero" for the PC and consoles. This was a lost game which was going to be made for the Atari Jaguar CD unit. I hope they make a limited edition for the Atari Jaguar CD. Interesting stuff. :O)

[Would David Crane's, A Boy and his Blob, have been more successful as an Atari 7800 game?]

I think it would be great to see these games on the A7800. They might graphically put the NES versions to shame, but I don't know either. Just a wish, anyway. :O)

[Do Atari Jaguar Fans Still Remeber The Do The Math Blog?]

I just looked at it. I am glad it's still there, because I never knew this existed. Thanks for posting this. :O)

[MAME is 25 years old... | MVG]

Retro emulating retro. Interesting concept. :O)

[Anyone still using VHS?]

I also have a Pioneer DVD recorder with a 160 GB hard drive. It's normally worth around $300.00, but I got it for around $11.00 from a thrift store in my area. It works great, too. It also has like five or six video inputs in it. :O)

[Anyone still using VHS?]

I have a couple of VCRs. I also have a plethora of VHS tapes in my collection. I have a video capture device to capture old home movies and such, but they will be low quality. But, on the flip-side, I am hoping VHS collections will go up in value. That would be cool. :O)

[Why you NEED to take Amiga seriously]

On 12/28/2016 at 6:22 AM, TeddyGermany said:

In the 90ies i had worked with an Amiga 2000. A 030 processor was included, also 41 MB RAM, a graphiccard, two HDS and a CDROM. And yes i had used that machine for my academic studies and it does well. With the wordworth 5 text editor it was a pleasure to write.

There are also other reasons to take the Amiga seriously.

I have an Amiga 2000 in storage. I had bought it from a thrift store here in the States for only about USD$7.50. Believe it or not, that's true! They obviously didn't know what they had, and I got it at that steal of a price. It should still work, too. I haven't used it in years and it has composite video in the back, which means it did something with TV at some point. It does not have a keyboard or a mouse, but I turned it on one time and it was working. It's a great addition to my collection. :O)

[Unreleased Atari Super XE Game System]

Well, we may never know what the Mirai could have been. It could have been the Super XE Atari was thinking about marketing, but we don't know. There are theories abounding about a possible joint venture between Atari and Neo•Geo creator SNK, but no one knows at this time. We may never know. I was watching a video on YouTube about the Mirai. It's interesting. Thanks.

 

[Finally an Intro]

Hello and welcome. :O)

[Unreleased Atari Super XE Game System]

I didn't see the video yet, but I assume it would have had a 65816 CPU, similar to the Lynx. That, if I reckon, is 16-bit.

[Unreleased Atari Super XE Game System]

Interesting stuff. Thanks for posting. They should have run with this at Atari. It could have been a game change if done right. Does this Mirai prototype work? Or, is it just a mockup?

[Atari Jaguar CD and Unit Repair…]

5 hours ago, DegasElite said:

I see. Battlemorph is a great game and what Cybermorph should have been. Anyway, a good rule of thumb is this. I always take the CD unit off of the Jag when I am not playing it for a while. I like to preserve my CD unit, and that is supposed to help it last longer from what I heard from a friend of mine. So far, it rings true for me. It works great. I also have two Jags and two CD units in need of repairs and fine-tuning. Crossface Gaming is one place I want to look into, or Dragon's Hoard, but the money isn't there at the moment. They are experts in fixing those systems. :O)

I know Brad at Best can repair Jaguar consoles, too. He's good at it. Sorry. I forgot to mention him. :O)

[Open Lara is being ported to the ATARI Jaguar]

3 hours ago, Chubbz said:

Thanks for the welcome.

 

You're welcome. :O)

[Atari Jaguar CD and Unit Repair…]

I see. Battlemorph is a great game and what Cybermorph should have been. Anyway, a good rule of thumb is this. I always take the CD unit off of the Jag when I am not playing it for a while. I like to preserve my CD unit, and that is supposed to help it last longer from what I heard from a friend of mine. So far, it rings true for me. It works great. I also have two Jags and two CD units in need of repairs and fine-tuning. Crossface Gaming is one place I want to look into, or Dragon's Hoard, but the money isn't there at the moment. They are experts in fixing those systems. :O)

[Atari Jaguar CD and Unit Repair…]

Yeah, they are quite flaky for sure. Baldies is pretty cool, especially the FMV sequences. They're actually quite funny. :O)

The JagGD cartridge uses an SD card not only to read ROMs, but can do CD emulation to a point. But, you need to convert the game to CDI and then JCD to run it on the cartridge. There is a application tool for that, but the CD emulation isn't perfect yet. However, SainT at RetroHQ is working on that. Not all JCD-formatted CD games work on the cartridge yet, but I think Baldies and Dragon's Lair both work on the JagGD cartridge. This is the closest thing to an ODE the Jaguar has, so far anyway. Not only that, it's scarce and expensive to buy: about USD $200.00. The price includes shipping and handling.

You're right about one thing, though. The CD unit does look weird. It look like a toilet seat, hence the famous nickname for it. Thanks for letting me share. :O)

[Open Lara is being ported to the ATARI Jaguar]

This is great news. I hope it works out well. Also, welcome to the Forums, Chubbz.