Five tips for your Atari 400 Mini

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  • Since the Atari 400 mini came out, people have discovered some tricks that improve the use of the 400 mini. I have created a list of a number of these, which resulted in these five tips!
    Thanks for watching!
    Gespy
    #atari #8bit #atari400 #retrogaming #retrogames
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  • @ridiculous_gaming
    @ridiculous_gaming หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic work, thank you.

    • @gespy
      @gespy  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you.

  • @kur1su74
    @kur1su74 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi and thanks for your video! For non-working cartridges, open them in Altirra and set the correct rom type, then save a new version, this one should run!
    Another tip I haven't seen mentioning is that you can enable artifacting in the CFG file on a per-game basis. Setting the artifacting value to "1" will fix the colours in games like Lode Runner and Panther. You can also force PAL (or NTSC) this way, a bit like on THEC64.

    • @gespy
      @gespy  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi. Thanks for the tips. I loaded the two ROMs that didn't worked into Altirra and then saved them as a bin, but that made no difference. I also played around with the settings in the cfg file, but that didn't help either. But I keep trying!

  • @richy69ify
    @richy69ify หลายเดือนก่อน

    nice work

    • @gespy
      @gespy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you.

  • @DTM-Books
    @DTM-Books 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The lack of that small bump on the joystick is inexplicable. It's standard for all d-pad designs since the NES. How did this get out the door? And I'm also waiting word on proper analog controls, including paddle, trackball and 5200 controls. Heck, Atari is selling new paddle controllers. Those ought to be used on this device. Has anyone tried a vintage controller with a USB-9pin adapter? That would be one of the first things I'd try, because, like any true Atarian, I would want to swap out the stock joystick for a Wico as quickly as possible.
    Thanks for this video, it has been very helpful.

    • @gespy
      @gespy  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I haven't tried a USB-9pin adapter yet, because I don't have one yet. I do plan to build one myself. And then I will definitely try that with the 400 mini.

    • @JimWood28
      @JimWood28 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm working on a 9 pin to usb adapter just now on a Pi Pico, mixed results thus far.

  • @JoeChip
    @JoeChip หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where on earth do you source the Atari Classic Joystick in Europe (UK to be precise)?

    • @gespy
      @gespy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Classic controller was included in the VCS bundle that I purchased in the VCS. Unfortunately, they are indeed not for sale in Europe. I bought it through an intermediary company. I have explained the process in a video: th-cam.com/video/lBo2EcOsUoE/w-d-xo.html

  • @fireguyCO
    @fireguyCO 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was a great review. Seems like a lot of work to get this to work properly. I am not tech savvy and wish I had that talent. As much as I wanted to I won't be buying this with all the problems this has. I'm glad you are happy with it.

    • @gespy
      @gespy  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You don't really have to be tech savvy to enjoy the 400 mini. Those tips are more about squeezing even more out of the 400 mini. You can also have a good time just playing the built-in games. And then it really is plug and play.

    • @fireguyCO
      @fireguyCO 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@gespyI'll keep watching your videos and maybe I'll learn something. You explain things very well. Consider me subscribed. Keep them going!

  • @smileysun9212
    @smileysun9212 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have games on the flash drive & I saved a game to save slot 1 but how do I load it?
    All I can do is save.

    • @smileysun9212
      @smileysun9212 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I figured it out.
      Thanks this video was helpful.

    • @gespy
      @gespy  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ok. Good thing you already found it. Loading save games is done in the same way as saving. The function of the fire button changes from save to load.

  • @bnatens1
    @bnatens1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Je kan ook met xbox en evercgade vs controllers open de secret hidden games

    • @gespy
      @gespy  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Inderdaad. Iedere controller met een analoge stick kan daar gebruikt voor worden. Leuk om te zien trouwens dat mijn kanaal ook door Nederlanders bekeken wordt.