Author Topic: Atari 2600 emu help (Read 2975 times)

armad1ll0 · « **on:** June 27, 2003, 02:29:51 pm »

I actually found an Atari 2600 styled controller that is a USB windows HID device.

I'm trying to get StellaX working but it's kind of cryptic to me. Anyone know anything about StellaX and a windows joystick?

How dope is that... playing emu 2600 on an atari styled joystick...

tom61 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2003, 04:45:30 pm »

Can you give more info on this stick you found? Price, where to buy, what it looks like(picture), etc.

spectre · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2003, 05:36:58 pm »

i dunno about stella x but i know stella supports sticks no prob

Brad Lee · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2003, 09:27:14 am »

I just took some empty serial ports(db9 male) from a dead pc. These are the kind that have a short "tail" that plugs into the mobo. Foudn the pinout for atari joysticks and extended the serial ports to my Ipac. Plug in any 9pin atari joystick and it works

I think for paddles I'll try a joystick port hack, but that'll be a little bit down the road

Molloy · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2003, 02:37:59 pm »

Are there any good games on the 2600? I had one when I was a child and most of them were spectacularly awful.

There were a couple of ones that were kind of playable but they were usually just ports of games that were much better elsewhere.

spectre · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2003, 03:24:12 pm »

omg how can you say that!
frogger
river raid
chopper command
title match pro wrestling
ummm cops and robbers aka maze craze
hmmz spiderman
defender...

atariage.org or .com i forget which
I LOOOOOOOVE ATARI
hahaha
check that out for all the info you need

Hoagie_one · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2003, 03:37:04 pm »

pitfall
keystone kapers
demon attack
kaboom

steve_pss · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2003, 03:40:58 pm »

I have RockNES running as my second emu in MAMEWAH.. works great for one player games.

spectre · « **Reply #8 on:** June 30, 2003, 03:44:36 pm »

activision fan hoagie?

Hoagie_one · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2003, 03:54:01 pm »

demon attack was from imagic

and yes, i am, lol

steve_pss · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2003, 04:41:11 pm »

activision rocked back the 2600 era.

chopper command.. barnstorming..

armad1ll0 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2003, 09:30:56 pm »

would regular Stella (dos) support a USB joystick that uses windows drivers?

also, what 2600 emulators work the best. I hear that Stella is good but there are few others too...

rampy · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2003, 09:39:37 pm »

Quote from: armad1ll0 on June 30, 2003, 09:30:56 pm

would regular Stella (dos) support a USB joystick that uses windows drivers?

also, what 2600 emulators work the best. I hear that Stella is good but there are few others too...

I'm not telling till you tell us where/what you've got there, feller!

Rampy

spectre · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2003, 09:51:32 pm »

stella is the best...use stella

armad1ll0 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2003, 04:52:47 am »

http://www.redoctane.com/atarigamejoystick.html

check it out for yourself.
It reads as a HID joystick with one button #2...

I took it apart, it's got the old school pressure plates just like the original but it feels like it's about 4X stiffer and 4X more durable.

Magnet_Eye · « **Reply #15 on:** July 01, 2003, 05:13:16 am »

have you tried to see if it works in other emulators or games?

MAME? etc?

does it work as a regular joystick in other games? what OS are you using?

armad1ll0 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 01, 2003, 05:25:29 am »

I run both Win98 and XP in different machines.

I mainly want to get this thing working in 2600 emulators because of it's nostalgia factor.

It does work in MAME ... quite simple beause of good joystick support.

I guess I'm just fumbling in StellaX as the main problem. Not understanding the interface etc..

I'm also unsure of the roms that I've found.

Magnet_Eye · « **Reply #17 on:** July 01, 2003, 06:17:07 am »

well, you are probably having an emu problem then... i think.

i am glad you brought this joystick to our attention though...i was going to hack an original atari stick to PC, but i rather just buy this one if it works.

Try some other emulators...ones that let you configure the stick hopefully.

One that I know of that is configurable is PCAEWin.

http://pcae.vg-network.com/index.html

armad1ll0 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 01, 2003, 03:05:22 pm »

They presently do not sell it straight out.
How much do you guys think it's fair to sell this joystick at?

I think that my other problem is that I'm not able to find any .bin roms... only some other format so I don't know how to test the emulators

Magnet_Eye · « **Reply #19 on:** July 01, 2003, 06:38:34 pm »

you can get the correct files at www.atariage.com

armad1ll0 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 01, 2003, 07:38:48 pm »

got it working. Do you guys think a joystick like this is worth $10?


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