Atari 2600+ Latest Dumper & Firmware

[sramirez2008]

I didn’t know where else to put this, but for those that have an Atari 2600+, the latest cartridge Dumper and Firmware have been provided here. 

[Sabertooth]

@sramirez2008 - have you tried a paddle game on the latest? I updated this morning and movement on Circus Atari was stuttered when moving slowly.

[sramirez2008]

Just now, Sabertooth said:

@sramirez2008 - have you tried a paddle game on the latest? I updated this morning and movement on Circus Atari was stuttered when moving slowly.

I havn't with the latest. I'll try to get back to testing later this week. I'll use the new CX30+ and my original paddles. I have several pair, including a set of Gemini paddles.  

[Sabertooth]

I just updated my 2600+ to firmware 2.0.1.1 and the latest dumper. Paddle support on some games still shudders. This was supposedly addressed in hardware for the 7800+, so I'm looking forward to comparing the two.  Here's the list of changes from AA.

    General
        Menu
            Display: Select+Reset without a cartridge inserted
                50hz mode: Ability to enable/disable
                    Default: Enabled
                Bilinear filter: Ability to enable/disable
                    Default: Disabled
                Integer scaling: Ability to enable/disable
                    Default: Disabled
                Phosphor (2600):
                    Disabled: No phosphor
                    (Auto): Only for games noted as requiring phosphor
                    Low/Med/High: Force phosphor for all games
                    Default: Disabled
                2-Button Mode (2600)
                    7800 controllers supported
                    Enables 2-button support for the following games:
                        Princess Rescue
                        Space Rocks
                        Stay Frosty 2
                    Default: Disabled
        Should not display "No Game Detected" prior to loading on cold start
    2600
        Phosphor display support
        Bilinear filter support
        2-button mode support
        Integer scaling support
        Stella 7.0 PAL Palette
        Game-specific fixes:
            Force PAL mode:
                Time Race (Rainbow Vision)
            PAL 60 correct palette:
                Colony 7
                Deepstone Catacomb
                Space Rocks
                Star Wars
            SECAM correct palette:
                Decathlon
                H.E.R.O.
                Keystone Kapers
                River Raid
                Space Shuttle
            Force phosphor in "(Auto)" mode
                Asteroids (PAL), Frogger (PAL/NTSC), Kangaroo (PAL), Ms. Pac-Man (PAL), Pac-Man (PAL),  Phantom Panzer (Tank) (PAL), Wizard of Wor (PAL/NTSC), World End (PAL).
                (These are in addition to the already present games as listed in the Stella database)
            2-button hack ROMs: 7800 controller 2-button support
                Asteroids, Bump and Jump (NTSC/PAL), Defender (NTSC/PAL), Defender 2, Defender Arcade, Double Dragon (NTSC/PAL/PAL60), Enduro, Ghostbusters, H.E.R.O., Kangaroo, Kung-Fu Master, Last Starfighter, Mission Survive (NTSC/PAL), Montezuma's Revenge (NTSC/PAL/PAL60), Moon Patrol, Moon Patrol Arcade, Mouse Trap, Plaque Attack, Pole Position, Quest for Quintana Roo, Tomarc The Barbarian (NTSC/PAL60), Radar Lock, Sea Hawk, Solaris, Spy Hunter, Starmaster, Star Trek, Star Voyager, Super Cobra, Trust+ (must select Genesis), Yar's Revenge.
                (These games do not require the 2-button option to be enabled, as they are "hacks" that force 2-button mode)
    7800
        Phosphor display support
        Bilinear filter support
        Integer scaling support
        Updated NTSC and PAL palettes
        Knight Guy in Low-Res World
            Patch timer issue on load (no longer skips time)
        Game-specific fixes:
            Atari Asteroids (Force PAL)
            Atari Space Duel (Force PAL)
            Drone Patrol (Music fix)
            E.X.O. Collector's Edition (Music fix)
 

 

[CrossBow]

One thing the new update did correct, is that the E.X.O. Collector's edition wouldn't load up for me at all on the previous update I had which was the slightly older R1.6. But with the newer 2.0.1.1 it does and yes, it sounds correct through the 2600+ and I would assume the 7800+ as well. But the actual carts still don't sound right on real hardware due to the tricky programming the HOKEY still seems to struggle with that as included on the physical carts.

 

 

[sramirez2008]

2 hours ago, CrossBow said:

One thing the new update did correct, is that the E.X.O. Collector's edition wouldn't load up for me at all on the previous update I had which was the slightly older R1.6. But with the newer 2.0.1.1 it does and yes, it sounds correct through the 2600+ and I would assume the 7800+ as well. But the actual carts still don't sound right on real hardware due to the tricky programming the HOKEY still seems to struggle with that as included on the physical carts.

 

 

I helped test this one over and over. Sounds great on the 2600+. When I receive my 7800+ I will try my cart to hopefully reconfirm that it works.