7800 games use two extra rows of pins on either side of the cartridge. The system can tell if a 7800 game or a 2600 game is in the system based on if they have the pins or not.
@@RetroGamesRediscovered The original 7800 hardware also differs from the 2600 hardware in that there is a plastic boot of sorts around the cartridge connector, deep seated into the console that first party Atari-produced 2600 games and 7800 games, but can cause third party games, namely those from imagic, to become very difficult to insert and remove. The 2600+ having solved this issue is why Atari advertises it so heavily. The 2600 and 2600+ have a wider cartridge bay to accoidate differences in 2600 cart design by different third parties.
FYI crossbow for the 7800 is not playable on the 2600+ Atari claims it works they are wrong several attempts with different cartridges all the same outcome
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7800 games use two extra rows of pins on either side of the cartridge. The system can tell if a 7800 game or a 2600 game is in the system based on if they have the pins or not.
Ah, makes complete sense. That's for letting me know and thanks for the comment!
@@RetroGamesRediscovered The original 7800 hardware also differs from the 2600 hardware in that there is a plastic boot of sorts around the cartridge connector, deep seated into the console that first party Atari-produced 2600 games and 7800 games, but can cause third party games, namely those from imagic, to become very difficult to insert and remove. The 2600+ having solved this issue is why Atari advertises it so heavily. The 2600 and 2600+ have a wider cartridge bay to accoidate differences in 2600 cart design by different third parties.
Great review, nice way to talk, keep up the good work and......I love the atari 2600 !!!
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The Original. The 2600+ is just an emulator box like the Snes and the Megadrive mini.
FYI crossbow for the 7800 is not playable on the 2600+ Atari claims it works they are wrong several attempts with different cartridges all the same outcome
That's interesting, any thoughts why?
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