dugan26 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Will give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) Hi So can i just use my existing Emulator i have and use some kind of command line to run it? What do i use in LB to import the .atr files in LB? Many thanks in advance. Edited April 19 by dugan26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Popped in a few games and changed the emulator But games do not play i know there is more to this ... any tutorials so i dont bother you? I am new at this. I have become very familiar with the standard emulator rom process NES, Gameboy Sega etc ... This is the first time i am trying to get a computer like atari 800 to work Games wont play - however as a stand alone emulator they work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundogak Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 56 minutes ago, dugan26 said: Popped in a few games and changed the emulator But games do not play i know there is more to this ... any tutorials so i dont bother you? I am new at this. I have become very familiar with the standard emulator rom process NES, Gameboy Sega etc ... This is the first time i am trying to get a computer like atari 800 to work Games wont play - however as a stand alone emulator they work Hard to say without screen shots of your emulator settings in LB. There are a couple threads already on setup but here are the settings below that work assuming your .atari800.cfg file is working/setup outside LB. With the CFG you don't have to deal with any command line parameters in LB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Got it - Will get some pics posted tonight ... and thanks for helping me out here I might have another problem .... what is a .atari800.cfg file? Is that auto created by the system or is that an additional file i need to get from somewhere? or is everyone custom etc .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundogak Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) 2 hours ago, dugan26 said: Got it - Will get some pics posted tonight ... and thanks for helping me out here I might have another problem .... what is a .atari800.cfg file? Is that auto created by the system or is that an additional file i need to get from somewhere? or is everyone custom etc .. It’s the text file with all the emulator settings. It will be in same directory as the emulator executable. It should auto create to default as you said you had working outside LB. Edited April 19 by sundogak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 ok super strange - Before i posted i just tried deleting and installing again and i got this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I am getting closer !!! Now how do i make this full screen ? And should my controller just work? Where are those configs? Using standard Microsoft controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I have to say - Launch Box is such an incredible platform. Years ago 10+ i messed around with Hyperspin ... after 4-5 emulators i gave up. Really nice work here to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundogak Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) 2 hours ago, dugan26 said: I am getting closer !!! Now how do i make this full screen ? And should my controller just work? Where are those configs? Using standard Microsoft controller in your .atari800.cfg file namely this settings adjust video sizing within the file (or access via F1 in game, adjust , and save settings): VIDEOMODE_WINDOW_WIDTH=336 VIDEOMODE_WINDOW_HEIGHT=240 VIDEOMODE_FULLSCREEN_WIDTH=1920 VIDEOMODE_FULLSCREEN_HEIGHT=1080 VIDEOMODE_WINDOWED=0 VIDEOMODE_HORIZONTAL_AREA=TV VIDEOMODE_VERTICAL_AREA=TV VIDEOMODE_HORIZONTAL_SHIFT=0 VIDEOMODE_VERTICAL_SHIFT=0 VIDEOMODE_STRETCH=FULL VIDEOMODE_FIT=BOTH VIDEOMODE_IMAGE_ASPECT=REAL VIDEOMODE_ROTATE90=0 VIDEOMODE_HOST_ASPECT_RATIO=64:27 VIDEOMODE_80_COLUMN=1 or you can use command line entries as documented in the DOC folder in the USAGE.txt file. For example fullscreen command is: Best to stick to one way or the other (CFG file or command lines) just to avoid confusion. As far as controllers, yes it will work with controllers out of box; however, only as far as what the game supports for a "real" Atari 800. I don't be believe Atari 800 (the emulator) has input mapping to controller natively (it didn't use to which is why my default is Altirra). Thus, you will have to hit F4 on some games to start (Asteroids as example) or use an external mapping program to map a keyboard to controller button. Altirra has a mapping interface within the emulator that you can tell it to map the Atari 800 START button to a controller button. Edited April 19 by sundogak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 BOOM! Thanks I was planning on using a homemade script to control the F buttons - But i will try Altirra when i get a chance. Can you point me to the exact location of the Altirra executable? i looked at that website and there were tons of downloads. Thank you for your help And Marvin was my favorite Bugs Bunny character. "I am going to blow up the earth so i have a clear view of Venus" You get 2 major points in my book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundogak Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 @dugan26Was in my first post: Quote The emulator you are running isn't Altirra, it is just running the Altirra OS. There is a separate Altirra Emulator here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 this guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Which one do i use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 using the 64 works great!!!!! Thank you for all the help I will mess around with the start stop and controllers later - im sure its self explanatory ... well I hope it is. If not hope to get more help ... But looks fantastic!!!! Dugan26: Very happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Ok - I am back haha Controller settings? Can you help me with that? Games all launch but cant start them. I am almost there ........ i can feel it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundogak Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) 23 minutes ago, dugan26 said: Ok - I am back haha Controller settings? Can you help me with that? Games all launch but cant start them. I am almost there ........ i can feel it There is a help system in Altirra. It shows you the default commands (Start for example is F2). Help also shows how to setup controllers. Inputs are setup here and there are presets for XBOX controllers Edited April 20 by sundogak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 BOOM! Thanks I hope I wont be back! Again- thank you so much for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Success! Sundogak - Thank you very much. You are a very helpful person and have a great heart. Thanks for helping me out here - You just brought back major memories for me, and my kids are really enjoying this. Thank You 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan26 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Ok Im back --- Playing around with a bunch of games. Most games just needed one button, like Donkey Kong and DKJR etc ... How about the second button for Astroids? where do i program that? Screen shot would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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