23 Sep
2003
23 Sep
'03
2:12 a.m.
speaking of such, anyone got an extra 2600 console?
Mine died, and I want to
play river raid pretty badly!
There is at least one emulator for the 2600 that I know of. I tend to
play all my favorite games that way. Its easier than chewing up space
with the 2600 itself (and I have a MUCH bigger collection of game ROMS
than I ever had of carts)
-chris
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23 Sep
23 Sep
2:58 a.m.
And thusly chris spake:
There is at least one emulator for the 2600 that I know of. I tend to
play all my favorite games that way. Its easier than chewing up space
with the 2600 itself (and I have a MUCH bigger collection of game ROMS
than I ever had of carts)
Are you talking about Stella?
But one of the problems with playing on your computer is the screen size...
Playing on a 31" TV or projection TV is *much* nicer. :) Plus it is
easier to use a *real* joystick to paddle. (No adapter required).
There is also the CuttleCart, which allows you to play downloaded ROMs on
a real 2600. :)
Cheers,
Bryan
3:43 a.m.
Are you talking about Stella?
But one of the problems with playing on your computer is the screen
size...
Playing on a 31" TV or projection TV is *much*
nicer. :) Plus it is
easier to use a *real* joystick to paddle. (No adapter required).
There is also the CuttleCart, which allows you to play downloaded ROMs on
a real 2600. :)
Cheers,
Bryan
Nothing beats playing the original games on the real hardware (wether its a
2600, amiga, c64, arcade game etc).
I have an original 2600 with maybe 20 original carts, I also have the atari
2600 emu with every cart made on my dreamcast console. I like the real 2600
better because of the joystick and paddle control, but use the dreamcast for
the games I dont have.
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