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I know a few have done homebrew games.. though anyone know of anyone who may write a simple menu system ?

Was toying with the idea of a 2600 multi game cart and uses switches to select the games.. though now wondering if I added a PLD software could select the game instead... a bit tricky as only have READ from the ROM port.. but I am sure it could be worked-around.

Idea to have all the games in a ROM , but first bank would hold a list of game titles, like a text file really.. so the software would need to read the first ROM location, output to the screen for a menu.. press fire to select.. need some way to talk to the PLD to select the games rom address.. and then reset the CPU (assuming possible via software) so the game then loads..

..just thinking out loud :)
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Way over my head. Any graphics programming on the 2600 is programming in "hard mode".
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ah true yep - no VDI for text even :roll:
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Sean Kelly did made a 265 in 1 multicart with a menu and one with switches but Activision put a stop to that! I've got the multicart that use switches to select the games, I don't know if there any info on that net about both version of Sean Kelly 256 in 1 multicart. Here a pic of the one that use switches, this is not my cart. ;)
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Oh one more thing all the games 2600 that don't like to work on the 7800 this cart fixes that. :lol:
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walter_j64bit wrote: Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:03 pm Sean Kelly did made a 265 in 1 multicart with a menu and one with switches but Activision put a stop to that! I've got the multicart that use switches to select the games, I don't know if there any info on that net about both version of Sean Kelly 256 in 1 multicart. Here a pic of the one that use switches, this is not my cart. ;)
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Not seen that one. My one likely be something similar..
walter_j64bit wrote: Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:23 pm Oh one more thing all the games 2600 that don't like to work on the 7800 this cart fixes that. :lol:
I heard of issues like that, no idea what though ?
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I hope you don't mind but I've been doing some digging on AA I've found screen shots of the menu for Sean kelly's menu driven 2600 multicart.

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/214999 ... cart-menu/
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Thanks for that. Looks awesome bit of kit and looks like hes done exactly what I was thinking of doing. I will send him a email, see if I can become a UK distributor for him.
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