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Atari 8-Bit mega-collection

Last post by exxos « Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:08 pm
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by dazcoull » Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:10 am

Hi all,

This is an archive I have of some of my Atari 8-Bit 'stuff' - not everything, but a collection of games, but more importantly, lots of...

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Last post by exxos
Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:08 pm
27C400/27C800 EPROM emulator

Last post by cmorley « Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:19 pm
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by cmorley » Sun Jul 14, 2019 6:41 pm
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Not sure which forum to put this in so general hardware it is.

First prototype for my new USB programmable EPROM emulator. Supports the _BYTE...
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Last post by cmorley
Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:19 pm
2600 JR replacement switches

Last post by exxos « Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:07 am
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by exxos » Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:25 am

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While resurrecting my 2600 console from 30 years ago, I noticed it is in dire need of some maintenance and repairs.

First of all,...

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Last post by exxos
Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:07 am
C64 Multiple SID chips?

Last post by mrbombermillzy « Sat Sep 07, 2019 10:53 pm
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by mrbombermillzy » Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:07 pm

Ive been having a look online, but dont seem able to find anything.

What I wanted to know, is if there are any C64 cartridges which contain multiple...

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Last post by mrbombermillzy
Sat Sep 07, 2019 10:53 pm
2600 Composite mod

Last post by PhilC « Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:42 am
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by exxos » Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:32 pm
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This board I purchased ready made and apparently is based on the Longhorn Engineer mod which seems to be the best mod which people go for....
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Last post by PhilC
Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:42 am
Another World (Apple II)

Last post by rpineau « Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:11 pm
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by DrF » Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:40 pm

Now this is quite impressive, Another World for the Apple II, still love that game, you can get a up to date PC version I actually paid for it, it...

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Last post by rpineau
Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:11 pm
Atari XEGS tips?

Last post by rubber_jonnie « Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:12 am
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by project23 » Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:45 pm

Hey guys,

So when I was a kid I briefly had an XEGS before getting hold of an Amiga. I went up into my mums loft today and not only did I find it,...

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Last post by rubber_jonnie
Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:12 am
Atari 800XL: Ultimate 1MB upgrade

Last post by rubber_jonnie « Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:11 pm
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by rubber_jonnie » Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:08 am
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Despite upgrading my 65XE to 128kb, I still wanted more, but had always been put off the Ultimate 1MB due to it's cost.

I decided the other day to...
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Last post by rubber_jonnie
Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:11 pm
My next challenge: Memotech MTX500.

Last post by stephen_usher « Fri May 24, 2019 6:50 am
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by stephen_usher » Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:26 pm
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Way back in 1988 my Memotech MTX500 just stopped working whilst it was connected to a BBC Micro via a serial cable.

Over the years I've tried...
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Last post by stephen_usher
Fri May 24, 2019 6:50 am
Newest Aquisitiont Atari Portfolio

Last post by rcamp48 « Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:09 pm

by rcamp48 » Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:09 pm

This is some of the latest things I have acquired:

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Last post by rcamp48
Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:09 pm
Atari 2600 Dev Station project

Last post by exxos « Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:56 pm
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by DrF » Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:40 am

Interesting information if anyone wants to develop for the Atari 2600 on real hardware, uses a special audio tape cartridge which was interesting on...

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Last post by exxos
Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:56 pm
Open Source visual Game Boy game maker

Last post by DrF « Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:45 am

by DrF » Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:45 am

A tool that lets you make Game Boy games that run in a emulator or on a real Game Boy via whatever flash cart you have, no programming know how...

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Last post by DrF
Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:45 am
Multi-Platform Arcade Game Designer (8 bit game maker Spectrum, CPC, Acorn)

Last post by BlankVector « Sat Mar 30, 2019 1:25 pm
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by DrF » Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:31 am

Now this is a cool tool, its a click and drop type game maker thing for 8 bit systems and more to be added, it outputs the file in assembly source...

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Last post by BlankVector
Sat Mar 30, 2019 1:25 pm
Chess game in 365 Bytes (Sinclair ZX81)

Last post by DrF « Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:29 am

by DrF » Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:29 am

Luckily we don't have to work in such low spec conditions no more, sadly this is why we have 50gb games :lol:
There's a small web based emulator to...

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Last post by DrF
Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:29 am
64K memory upgrade for Commodore C16

Last post by DrF « Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:51 am

by DrF » Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:51 am

Interesting modification for the Commodore 16, does not make it a C64 by far but still a good mod, opens up the way to a bigger software choice :)

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Last post by DrF
Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:51 am
ESO Little game engine, microcontroller open source game engine

Last post by DrF « Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:39 am

by DrF » Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:39 am

Thought this was interesting, using a cheap microcontroller someone made up a open source game engine that looks quite impressive very 8bit like :D...

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Last post by DrF
Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:39 am
Not quite 8-bit: Acorn A4000 refurbishment

Last post by DrF « Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:27 am
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by stephen_usher » Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:10 pm

OK, not quite 8 bit, more 32 bit really, but a part of another fine 80s micro lineage...

I've been working recently getting an Acorn A4000...

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Last post by DrF
Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:27 am
Rendering SVG files on 8 bit Ataris

Last post by DrF « Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:34 am

by DrF » Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:34 am

Interesting to me, since I spend all day doing this rubbish on a Xeon that still sometimes struggles, and yet here with a Atari doing it.
I might...

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Last post by DrF
Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:34 am
New 8 bit games Atari 7800 & Commodore 64

Last post by DrF « Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:50 am

by DrF » Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:50 am

Reviews of some new 8 bit games, the Atari 7800 game looks quite impressive. I like the packaging that goes into these old games, so well done must...

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Last post by DrF
Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:50 am
How to fit a NES game into 40 Kilobytes

Last post by DrF « Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:08 pm

by DrF » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:08 pm

Saw this cool video a while back, its popped back up today.
Shows some really cool tricks to optimise sprites, graphics and other game bits, cutting...

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Last post by DrF
Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:08 pm
dmaf2 dma disk controller.

Last post by PaulJ « Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:02 pm
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by PaulJ » Fri Dec 28, 2018 7:16 pm

Well now that exxos has put up the eagle tutorials and I gain some expertise I'll be able to build the dmaf2 dma disk controller.
DMAF2_RedBlue.jpg...

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Last post by PaulJ
Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:02 pm
Recent 800 acquisitions

Last post by Mr.Toast « Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:10 pm
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by Mr.Toast » Mon Dec 24, 2018 6:46 am

I'm from the CBM bubble-and this is my first tentative step into the land of Antic and Pokey... (please be gentle)

Recently acquired two 800s, a...

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Last post by Mr.Toast
Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:10 pm
Write 8-bit code in your browser

Last post by czietz « Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:58 pm
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by DrF » Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:59 am

Write 8 bit code in the browser. The Atari 2600 is listed as a platform and some old arcade platforms.

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Last post by czietz
Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:58 pm
Books I learnt to code from

Last post by DrF « Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:57 pm
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by PeteW » Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:46 pm

Just found these in a box of stuff my parents cleared out of their loft - I worked through all 3 on my 800xl back before my Spectrum +2 or ST 😊...

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Last post by DrF
Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:57 pm
My new 130XE

Last post by IngoQ « Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:49 pm
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by IngoQ » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:05 am

Two weeks ago I was able to score a 130XE on ebay for under 60 EUR.

This one is special to me, since it was my first ever (real) computer (not...

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Last post by IngoQ
Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:49 pm

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