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3 minutes ago, Justin said:
You could make that case for the 2600 as well. We're in a different age now and a different market. The 2600+ and this new 400 mini are not competing as industry leaders the way PS5, Xbox and Switch are today.
That's also why I thought it would be far more economical for Atari to roll their modern support for the 5200 format into a new A8+ product.
That makes sense and you are right…different times, different market. Maybe all this revamping is gearing them up for a much bigger plan?
Atari has an unreleased 5200 model they could use if they used their brains and actually did it. THAT would be cool to see happen!
- DegasElite and Sabertooth
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I wonder if they might do a Jaguar mini? Put Tempest 2000 in that sucker and I’m in!
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I wonder if they might do a Jaguar mini? Put Tempest 2000 in that sucker and I’m in!
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Just now, Justin said:
I wonder if they will overlook the 5200 entirely.
The 5200 cost Atari literally millions of dollars. It nearly took the entire company down with it. As much as I love the 5200 it had a dark side not many people know about. I really doubt Atari would want to repeat history. At least if they did with an HDMI system we won’t have to worry about that RF spark again.
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On 1/11/2024 at 9:08 AM, Sabertooth said:
PLAION
That’s the company that I won my copy of Berzerk Enhanced Edition from that doesn’t work. They are sending a replacement though.
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2 minutes ago, Justin said:
I also hope one day we will see an FPGA-Based 2600+ in a 7800 shell. They could call it the Atari 2600 Pro.
That would be cool. I’m surprised that the XEGS didn’t get picked for something like the 400 Mini. I wonder why that model over the XL or the 800?
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I wonder if those usb ports offer keyboard support? If so the 400 Mini could possibly be used for programming. That’s what made me want an 800 in the first place was because I loved programming in BASIC and Atari had its own BASIC language.
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On 1/11/2024 at 12:24 PM, Justin said:
I'm a little underwhelmed that this doesn't have a cartridge port the way the 2600+ does. I've been hoping to see Atari develop an "Atari XE+" with a 4/5 or 3/5 scale Atari XE that incorporates two cartridge ports into the top of the machine - one for Atari 8-Bit Computer cartridges, and the other for Atari 5200 cartridges. I would love that.
Otherwise this looks like a nice product and I hope Atari does well with it.
Even if it only had the A8 cartridge port that would be enough. The A8 line has loads of cartridge games that would keep anyone from getting bored.
If Atari really wanted to they could design a single board and use it for both an XE+ and a 5200+. The size of the port used determines what machine is being emulated.
I really doubt Atari would do a modern 5200 mostly because of its history for the company and the controller design alone. Even if it did receive some of the best arcade ports of the time I really believe Atari isn’t going to consider a stand alone 5200 revamp.
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10 minutes ago, TrekMD said:
Thanks for posting the US link!
You’re welcome.
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1 hour ago, RickR said:
But I have good news for you...the 5200 games (all of them) have been ported to A8. So you can play the better versions on A8 if you wish.
I was actually doing research out of curiosity when I discovered just how different Centipede really is. I think I’ll stick with my 5200 games as is. I just found it a bit strange how the 5200 was said to be a 400 but its games seem to be a bit more exclusive.
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I was watching a YT video showcasing 50 Games in 30 Minutes for the Atari 8-bit computers. One of the games they showed was Centipede. But it didn’t look right. So I tried to do a bit of digging and found only one Centipede in Atari Mania’s database: an unfinished prototype.
I was expecting the Atari computers to have the same Centipede the 5200 received. Did an official Centipede ever get released for the A8 computers?
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I’m sharing the link to the Atari U.S. site where the 400 Mini can be located: https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini
I have to say I’m a bit mixed about this one. I’d have chosen the 800 personally. And even when this does emulate it I would have rather seen a stand alone 5200 recreation than have it a part of another system. I know the 5200 was a consolized 400, I get it, but still.
The price is much higher than I would have expected, too. $80 would have been average. At $110 that keyboard better work. Some games used that keyboard to access some features.
Regardless of my feelings of this I like what Atari is trying to do and I like how they are returning to their roots. Just as long as they don’t mess up the open source development that helped make the A8 machines so popular.
- DegasElite, socrates63 and TrekMD
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M.U.L.E. Is one of my favorites! The 1200XL is a beautiful piece of equipment. I have never own one nor seen on in person but if I had to chose one XL model I believe I would pick the 1200. I like the 800XL myself.
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On 1/5/2024 at 10:06 PM, Justin said:
Do you have any other 2600 compatible systems you can try it on, to confirm that it's an issue with the cartridge? I see that your 2600 Jr. is modded, it's always possible there's something Berzerk Enhanced doesn't like about that
My junior model only had a LED change. Everything else in it is factory. I tried two junior models, four switch, and 7800. Same thing happens. Rest assure the junior model in the picture has not been modded beyond changing the power light.
No matter what console I put the game in it is not working.
- Sabertooth and Justin
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On 1/4/2024 at 2:07 PM, Justin said:
How sure are you that it's the cartridge?
It worked for ten seconds, showed bars, then black screen. It will not work on all of my 2600 consoles or 7800. It does nothing but show a black screen.
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I was hoping I would get to participate with the Enhanced Edition but my copy of the game does not work. I just opened it today, got a game screen for a few seconds, then a few bars, and nothing but black screen. I’m not sure who to get a hold of since it was a prize I won. I didn’t purchase it.
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Oh! I forgot. I did win a copy of Berzerk Enhanced Edition at AtariAge. I am not home right now but I have been told the game is there waiting for me.
- DegasElite and RickR
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Waking up and going outside to see what the day looks like only to find a bunch of electronic goodies dropped at your front door literally. I was still trying to wake up and waiting on my coffee when I saw all that. What I found was posted on a recent pick up post here but…here’s a recap.
Everything works. It was found in the trash by one of our maintenance guys and he collected what he could grab and literally dumped it at my doorstep.
- DegasElite, Smell Dawg and RickR
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Sweet! I get to break in my new Berzerk Enhanced Edition cart! I’ll try to join in on both versions to see the differences.
I was going to mention before I posted how I think the original was great. It didn’t flicker like some 2600 games suffer from.
- Sabertooth and Justin
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I just noticed how those VCS systems we grew up with went through being assembled. About 1:48 a lady plugs a game into the system hard and then flips the entire unit over. My poor four switch had to endure that?
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PLAION Announces the 400 Mini
in Atari 8-Bit Computers
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Ahh. I missed that part. Thank you!