Atari Creep Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Hey guys. Recently acquired one WITH the voice mod and as I wait for an A/V cable to show up looking for must haves on the system. I am mainly into arcade ports and the like, ESPECIALLY shooters. This is what I have so far for games: -Super Demon Attack -Alpiner -Parsec -Chisholm Trail New to 8 bit computing (I think this is a 16 bit machine but whatever?) and any help from YOU kats is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Justin 1 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Pick up any of the Atarisoft games. They are all excellent. There's also some very nice multi-carts available. Justin and Atari Creep 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Check this out. I'm going to order one for myself. The TI joysticks suck. (EDIT: I just ordered one) https://texelec.com/product/ti-994a-to-atari-2600-joystick-adapter/ Edited April 22, 2018 by RickR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 If you can find them, the Amiga joysticks are rather comfortable and work well. I only have three games for mine. Parsec (which has voice through the voice attachment), Burgertime, and Treasure Island. Parsec is considered one of the better games on the system. If you like Space Invaders the TI has a really good port called TI Invaders. Burgertime is good but the game has a flaw that I find annoying. The in game music plays while you are moving around but when you walk across any part of the hamburger the music stops. That's not what I find annoying. Once the burger piece falls or you stop walking across it the music starts again but from the very beginning instead of starting where it left off. That's the only thing about it I don't like. The TI is not a bad system but I have not tried to dig too much into it to find out what all it has to offer. Mine rarely gets used. Even for a 16-bit computer the Atari 8-bits actually blow the TI out of the water. It does have good graphics and sounds, though. I'll give it that. RickR and Atari Creep 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Check this out. I'm going to order one for myself. The TI joysticks suck. (EDIT: I just ordered one) https://texelec.com/product/ti-994a-to-atari-2600-joystick-adapter/ Did ya pick up the case for it too? Looks cool, I too ordered one! Thanks for the heads up. RickR 1 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 I didn't pick up the case yet, although I put the listing on my "watch list". I figured I'd try out the board first. I do already have the Amiga sticks. They are just ok IMO. The sticks are very tiny, but they do respond well. I think using an Atari joystick will be ideal. I also have a converter to use Atari sticks on the Odyssey 2. Once you've tried the best, you can't go back to those other sticks Atari Creep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 The TI also has a very lively homebrew scene. There's a yearly meeting "FestWest NW" coming up this Saturday in Vancouver, WA. It's a computer with some quirks. The multiplexer-driven memory is probably the biggest fault. Also, the complexity of adding anything other than a tape-drive for storage is a turn off. Luckily, most of the software available is on cartridge. But overall, it's fun. There are a lot of very unique games. Parsec and Alpiner stand out. The talking version of "Super Demon Attack" (on disk or the multi-cart) is outstanding...probably the best version of Demon Attack on any system. Atari Creep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Flying Shark is one of my recommendations.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO_4l2lmCHo It's available FREE and can be dragged and dropped onto an SD cartridge for the FinalGROM99. It's the first single game 512K image. Atari Creep 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 For people who just want to be gamers and not get the TIPI unit to go with a RPi 3 expansion for the TI-99/4A, the next two items are a most and go together like Milk and Cookies... A 32K sidecar Memory Expansion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S5DELwC-6I And a nice black and silver case to enclose it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoSdp8-6P1I Atari Creep and RickR 2 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) Did ya pick up the case for it too? Looks cool, I too ordered one! Thanks for the heads up. Yep! The case is great!. Edited April 25, 2018 by - Ω - Atari Creep 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted April 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Once you've tried the best, you can't go back to those other sticks Amen to that!!!! For people who just want to be gamers and not get the TIPI unit to go with a RPi 3 expansion for the TI-99/4A, the next two items are a most and go together like Milk and Cookies... A 32K sidecar Memory Expansion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S5DELwC-6I And a nice black and silver case to enclose it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoSdp8-6P1I Thanks for all the input!!!!!! That stuff looks fantastic! Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 That sidecar case is pretty nice, and I could use one. But for almost $50 shipped?? Yowza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 Oh, and my joystick adapter arrived today in the mail. Boy, that was fast shipping! Atari Creep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 The joystick adapter works great. I think the 3D case would be very nice to have. The adapter is kind of flimsy when connected. Here's a picture of my setup. I have the 32K RAM sidecar and a FlashROM cartridge. Atari Creep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 On 4/22/2018 at 1:37 PM, RickR said: Pick up any of the Atarisoft games. They are all excellent. There's also some very nice multi-carts available. Arcadeshopper.com has an Atarisoft MultiCart for sale. - Ω - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Here is a decent price on a FinalGROM (multicart), even with overseas shipping. << CLICK HERE >> RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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