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Atari 5200 Guy

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  1. You need this. PIN FUNCTION 1 Keypad -- right column 2 Keypad -- middle column 3 Keypad -- left column 4 Start, Pause and Reset column 5 Keypad -- third row and reset 6 Keypad -- second row and pause 7 Keypad -- top row and Start 8 Keypad -- bottom row 9 Pot common 10 Horizontal Pot (POT0, 2, 4, 6) 11 Vertical Pot (POT1, 3, 5, 7) 12 5 Volts DC 13 Bottom side buttons 14 Top side buttons 15 0 volts -- ground That's the 5200 controller pinout. The keypad connections are marked. Avoid pin 12 during your tests because that is reserved for the trackball controller. Standard controllers don't use that pin.
  2. Atari STs were used in local law enforcement here to help find criminals. I wonder why they never made it to my area? And by that I mean my part of the country. If I would have had one of those instead of my 386 I would have been content as long as I could find software for it. I would have missed out on those PC shareware games from id software though. Still, it would have been an interesting ride. Doing my schoolwork on an Atari would have probably been more interesting than your run of the mill PC.
  3. A 5200 with a lithium ion battery? Wouldn't that be like having to put plutonium in a DeLorean?
  4. Wow that was tough. 56,690. I think I'm done for now.
  5. increased my score again. 24,200. This game is fun.
  6. Well. Here goes. Wish me luck! Boldly going where no penguin has gone before.
  7. Oh. Does anyone here know if this game was made for the XL/XE computers?
  8. Don't feel bad. I have had this game for a while now and only played it seldom. I hope one of three controllers will hold out. My poor 5200 is really starting to show its age. I am, however, getting a great picture out of it again. No fuzzies! I'm going to give it a go. Poor penguin. I know I'm going to kill this poor fella.
  9. It's a good game and one I missed when the 5200 was in production. I will be joining in on this one. My 5200 isn't doing too good but I might be able to squeeze one game out of it for this challenge. Intermediate though? You really trying to kill us, aren't ya? 😁
  10. Those are awesome scores. I would have joined in but I down have the add on that gives access to that table.
  11. That is a huge score! We all did good. Y'all think this one was tough you should try pinball Quest sometime.
  12. I have not seen nor heard of those adapters. You say you checked the adapters for continuity but did you check the cable between your adapter and console for any bad wires? I'd check there if you haven't. One bad wire going to the keypad can kill all 12 buttons. Even on original controllers without an adapter. So my suggestion would be to check wires next because it sounds like you may have a bad connection somewhere if they are registering but the 5200 is not seeing them.
  13. I made goof, too. I got the right side of this one mixed up with my other pinball game. 🤓 Whoops. Rollerball is the one that had the gap behind the right flipper. But it is just as bad.
  14. I am going to need a bunch of 1UPS, lots of coffee, lots of Reese's, and a miracle.
  15. Night is not over yet! I doubt I'll win but I'm going to try one more time.
  16. One of the things I try to do to help is just keep the ball in play no matter what. However there is one area in particular that no matter how hard you try the ball will fall down the hole. If you are on the bottom play field and try to use the left flipper to get the ball back up top on the right or in the hole for a bonus round most of the time it doesn't make it and ends up falling down the gap behind the right flipper.
  17. Better get it while you can opportunity. Yep. Missed a few things because of that maybe they will get more thought.
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