RickR Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 Hello everyone: I'm a new VCS owner, having jumped in during the Gamestop $99 deal. I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread where new owners can post questions and get help from more experienced users. I know I've had plenty so far. My first question is in regards to the PIN for my account. Since I'm the only user of my console, it seems kind of silly to have to choose my account and enter the PIN each time. Is there any way around this? My guess is that I shouldn't be doing a complete power-down when I'm done using the system and instead I should...what? Choose sleep mode, or just leave it at the main menu and it goes to sleep itself after a while? Sabertooth and E. King 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 29 minutes ago, RickR said: it seems kind of silly to have to choose my account and enter the PIN each time. Is there any way around this? Yes, you can turn the pin requirement off in the settings. Go to SYSTEM tab on the top of your screen then just toggle off the "Require PIN at sign in" option. Sabertooth and RickR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 That worked, thanks. What does the "HomeVCS" setting do? E. King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 33 minutes ago, RickR said: That worked, thanks. What does the "HomeVCS" setting do? not sure and I just left that one off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, RickR said: That worked, thanks. What does the "HomeVCS" setting do? HomeVCS allows for multiple users to access games downloaded to that particular machine. Like a partner, child or roommate that wants their own profile. Setting home should allow them to do so and access games from the primary account without repurchasing. E. King and RickR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Sabertooth said: HomeVCS allows for multiple users to access games downloaded to that particular machine. Like a partner, child or roommate that wants their own profile. Setting home should allow them to do so and access games from the primary account without repurchasing. Cool feature. If I have 2 VCS consoles can I get my owned games on multiple consoles and play on both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, E. King said: Cool feature. If I have 2 VCS consoles can I get my owned games on multiple consoles and play on both? Yes, but I believe that only one can be set-up as a home console. Also, save data is local. So on something like Asteroids Recharged your progress on Challenges and local high scores will be cleared. You will still see online leaderboard scores. E. King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, Sabertooth said: Yes, but I believe that only one can be set-up as a home console. Also, save data is local. So on something like Asteroids Recharged your progress on Challenges and local high scores will be cleared. You will still see online leaderboard scores. Cool man, I think it will be nice to have one in my game room and one in my living room. Now that I know I can load my games to both I will go for it. Thanks! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlrs95 Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick a--....... and I am all out of bubble gum! Hey everyone, I don't have a question just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Bill and I got in on the $99 Game Stop deal. Have had the VCS for two weeks now and having a blast. Planning on getting in on the Recharged Squad Challenges. Although looking at my score from Centipede and what has been posted I will be far off of the lead. But hey, I do have two 2nd place finishes in the world leaderboard of the challenges though, so maybe there is hope. HaHa BTW, I have never played Black Widow, hopefully i'll have some beginners luck. D.joe, RickR and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 Hi @Stlrs95 and welcome to ClubVCS and the forums atari.io! That Gamestop deal was something else. Congrats on scoring one! Black Widow is a ton of fun but brutal. Hope to see you post a score to that and our upcoming challenges. Stlrs95 and D.joe 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 It's like robotron on crack. That's all you need to know lol Sabertooth, Stlrs95 and RickR 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlrs95 Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Joe said: It's like robotron on crack. That's all you need to know lol Sounds good. I love Robotron! Sabertooth and D.joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 I love it!!! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 I have another RickR (ie - dumb) question! Is there a way to turn the console on from the controller? Or is the only way to reach around back and hit that power button? Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, RickR said: I have another RickR (ie - dumb) question! Is there a way to turn the console on from the controller? Or is the only way to reach around back and hit that power button? Because the VCS is a mini-PC, there isn't remote start-up/power from the controller as is typical for consoles. Atari did implement a "Sleep" mode from which the console could be woken with a controller. However, this was inadvertently borked in a recent update. That's a really long way of saying, we have to use the power button for now. Hopefully they fix they Sleep function soon. Edited December 4, 2022 by Sabertooth RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Sabertooth said: Because the VCS is a mini-PC, there isn't remote start-up/power from the controller as is typical for consoles. Atari did implement a "Sleep" mode from which the console could be woken with a controller. However, this was inadvertently borked in a recent update. That's a really long way of saying, we have to use the power button for now. Hopefully they fix they Sleep function soon. Much appreciated. It is nice to know I'm not missing something obvious. I have mine plugged in to a "eco" power strip, controlled by the TV. So when the TV is powered down, all the other plugs power off too after 30 seconds. So that means "sleep mode" wouldn't be a good choice for me anyway. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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