Subject: Re: [stella] Atari to re-release a whole bunch of stuff From: Chris Wilkson <ecwilkso@xxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:59:21 -0400 (EDT) |
Paddles built in. Didn't think they did. On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Aaron Bergstrom wrote: > Do you mean "bring back the 7800" joysticks or "give me handcramps"? > > Chris Wilkson wrote: > > >They did??? > > > >-Chris > > > >On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Jacob Rose wrote: > > > > > > > >>Well, the 7800 controllers did have paddles built in... > >> > >>On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 10:06am, Aaron Bergstrom wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Ahh... they are bringing back those god awful 7800 joysticks with the > >>>retro system. I wonder why not joypads? I always get hand cramps with > >>>the 5200 and 7800 sticks. > >>> > >>>Albert Yarusso wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hello, > >>>> > >>>>On Sep 7, 2004, at 7:44 PM, Jacob Rose wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Albert Yarusso wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>While I don't (yet) know specifics about the hardware, I highly > >>>>>>doubt it is actually compatible with 2600 and 7800 software. It's > >>>>>>likely some off-the-shelf solution that they programmed the games > >>>>>>from scratch for [...] > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>Really! Wouldn't that be a lot more work than using an existing > >>>>>emulator, a la Activision Anthology (where your name appears in the > >>>>>credits, I noticed!), even for a few (20) games? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>Not necessarily, creating new 2600/7800 hardware from scratch that is > >>>>100% compatible with existing games is no small feat. For a product > >>>>like this they can save a ton of money on hardware engineering by > >>>>using an existing solution that integrates graphics, sound, input, a/v > >>>>output, and CPU into one package (chip), and then they would just > >>>>program the games from scratch. Keep in mind that the Activision > >>>>Anthology needs a more expensive game console or computer to run on, > >>>>whether that be the GBA, PS2, PC, Mac, etc. These systems have enough > >>>>power to emulate the 2600 (and just barely in the case of the GBA). > >>>> > >>>>All these games are relatively simple by today's standards, so > >>>>"simulating" them is not that difficult. Now, simulating them > >>>>ACCURATELY requires more effort. We'll have to wait to see how close > >>>>the games are to the original. Any differences will likely only be > >>>>noticed by the hardcore classic gamers. :) > >>>> > >>>> ..Al > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> I'll put up a review on AtariAge once I get my hands on one. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>I look forward to it! > >>>>>Jacob > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Archives (includes files) at > >>>>>http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ > >>>>>Unsub & more at http://stella.biglist.com > >>>>>--+---------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>You are subscribed as: albert@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>To unsubscribe, send email to: > >>>>> stella-unsub-53197@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>Or go to: > >>>>> http://stella.biglist.com/unsub/stella/albert@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>--+-- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>____________________________________________ > >>>>Albert Yarusso, http://www.AtariAge.com > >>>>Atari News, Forums, Media, Guides, and more! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Archives (includes files) at > >>>>http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ > >>>>Unsub & more at http://stella.biglist.com > >>>>--+---------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>You are subscribed as: aaron.bergstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>To unsubscribe, send email to: > >>>> stella-unsub-95833@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>Or go to: > >>>> http://stella.biglist.com/unsub/stella/aaron.bergstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>--+-- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>>Archives (includes files) at > >>>http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ > >>>Unsub & more at http://stella.biglist.com > >>>--+---------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>You are subscribed as: labelreader@xxxxxxxxx > >>>To unsubscribe, send email to: > >>> stella-unsub-199516@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Or go to: > >>> http://stella.biglist.com/unsub/stella/labelreader@xxxxxxxxx > >>>--+-- > >>> > >>> > >>Jacob > >> > >> > >>Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ > >>Unsub & more at http://stella.biglist.com > >>--+---------------------------------------------------------------- > >>You are subscribed as: ecwilkso@xxxxxxx > >>To unsubscribe, send email to: > >> stella-unsub-23158@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>Or go to: > >> http://stella.biglist.com/unsub/stella/ecwilkso@xxxxxxx > >>--+-- > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ > >Unsub & more at http://stella.biglist.com > >--+---------------------------------------------------------------- > >You are subscribed as: aaron.bergstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To unsubscribe, send email to: > > stella-unsub-95833@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Or go to: > > http://stella.biglist.com/unsub/stella/aaron.bergstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >--+-- > > > > > > > > Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ > Unsub & more at http://stella.biglist.com > --+---------------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed as: ecwilkso@xxxxxxx > To unsubscribe, send email to: > stella-unsub-23158@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Or go to: > http://stella.biglist.com/unsub/stella/ecwilkso@xxxxxxx > --+--
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