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Weird CX40+

2026-04-05T12:44:24+00:00

I got two controllers from a Goodwill, I don't even know if they're CX40, but there was a P1 and P2. The P2 controller was corroded beyond repair, but I was able to clean the P1. From what I've seen, it's supposed to have a charging port, but neither of them do. I never really had an Atari console so I'm new to this stuff. Can anyone help me?

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Atari 520ST continuously resetting at boot, troubleshooting suggestions appreciated

2026-04-05T15:51:31+00:00

Hi all! I'm the proud new owner of a lovely Atari 520ST kit that was recently donated to my Retro Roadshow pop-up museum. The system came to us with the main unit, the monochrome monitor, mouse, external ACSI hard drive, external floppy drive, and a bunch of music software on floppies. An incredibly generous gift that we're excited to share with visitors at our future events! I should also note here that while I'm familiar with many 8/16/32-bit systems, I've never had the opportunity to spend time with an Atari ST - I'm a total newbie with this platform.

I've just set up the machine for the first time. The previous owner said that it was working well when it was packed away not too long ago, so I was reasonably hopeful that it would boot right up... but not quite. As you can see in this short video, the machine shows what I believe is the standard Atari White Screen of Booting™️ for a few seconds, and then appears to reset... and the pattern repeats endlessly. Viewing it in person, the white screen is solid and stable (none of the flickering seen in the quick video I shot with my phone). Also, it does respond to presses of the reset button - I can reset it at will, but as soon as I release the reset button, the auto-resetting pattern resumes.

I'm going to open the machine and take a look inside, and also make sure that all the socketed chips are well-seated in their sockets. Beyond that surface-level troubleshooting, I'm honestly not sure where to start. Is this reset-loop a known behavior with a specific failure on these machines, or am I basically starting from scratch with trying to identify and resolve the issue?

Any beginner-friendly tips and suggestions are very welcome here!

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Asteroids Deluxe turns 45 this month.

2026-04-04T14:54:37+00:00

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Snagged a monster today

2026-04-03T17:43:21+00:00

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CX40+ wireless compatibility question

2026-04-01T18:52:22+00:00

Hello everyone!! I’m sure this has been brought up before but I was curious if the CX40+ and/or CX30+ controllers work on the switch and switch 2? And if any third party adapters are needed to make them work. Thank you in advance!

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Structuring Graphic Data for Atari 2600 Homebrew Development

2026-03-28T19:26:12+00:00

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Atari 1040st mouse?

2026-03-25T11:05:59+00:00

A neighbour gave my son an Atari 1040st when he was clearing out his attic.

Can anyone advise us on how we can buy a replacement mouse?

I see some for sale on Amazon or Ebay but they're £40+ and no guarantee they'll be compatible or that they'll work.

If the description says it had a 9 pin d-sub connector, is that all I need to know?

The mouse that was in the box seems to track up and down but not left to right. So maybe it's fixable? I have no idea.

Any advice would be gratefully received. I have no idea what I'm doing.

Thank you

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Programming question

2026-03-23T20:50:53+00:00

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Central to my studio

2026-03-20T22:06:29+00:00

The Atari Mega ST / Notator 3.0 (1990) MIDI network rig in my recording studio. The system is fully functional and active, used for all complex music projects for clients and myself since about 1989. The system controls approximately 50 synths (keyboard and rackmount) and drum machines. I use almost all 96 MIDI channels of the system (6 MIDI outputs x 16 channels each).

Notator is synced via SMPTE to my Cubase SX3 station running on a WinXP computer for digital audio recording. I do not use the sequencing on Cubase (except for sequencing VSTi, which is not often). I've maintained this specific configuration of Notator+Cubase system for over 25 years. Before that, I synced Notator to a Tascam 688 (cassette tape based) via MIDI Time Code (MTC). Notator has near-instantaneous lock to both sync mechanisms.

I've lost some Notator song files along the way due to failed Atari hard drives and cartridge disk systems, but pressed on, now using the Polish-made UltraSatan SD card drive device.

I maintain this system because I'm accustomed to and fast with the workflow and I know where everything is (adjusting even when adding new synths).

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Local score

2026-03-20T21:05:27+00:00

I feel like I kinda hit the jackpot with this pick.

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More 1450XLD's!

2026-03-19T21:53:30+00:00

Referencing klund's original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/atari/comments/1rxs0tr/comment/obb5hni/?sort=new

Here are 3 more pictures of the same setup. 😉

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Atari 450XLD's for your review

2026-03-19T05:35:56+00:00

1450XLD s for you to look at.

How many of you have seen, or touched one? How about three.

More to come,,,,,

!st time posting in here. not the same as FB . pls help

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Registration at Atari.io forums

2026-03-19T21:56:54+00:00

Anyone know if they're still monitoring requests for new accounts. It's been like two weeks.

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Disney Afternoon collection New logo hints at new collection or am I reading too deep?

2026-03-19T13:41:37+00:00

Seems with the Disney Afternoon collection on switch having a new opening logo for "Disney & Pixar games" that Disney has a new trademark in place for re-releases, Anybody hopeful for a Toy Story 1, 2 collection maybe? (SNES, GENESIS, GB, GBC, PS1)

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OpenTTD on Steam

2026-03-18T13:53:27+00:00

Hi, I am wondering what drove the decision to re-release OpenTTD with Deluxe edition, no longer allowing people to download it for free as it was allegedly opensource? (am I correct?) I'm just curious on what happened or why, thanks.

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Atari Gamestation Pro: Help with Community Firmware?

2026-03-17T15:40:09+00:00

Before I attempt to install 1.3c, which isn't looking to be all that easy.. I'm curious about a few things. If I install it, do I have to put images on the SD card for the games to show up in the menu? I would assume the games would show up but the entries for the images and and text would just be blank? Or do they just not show up unless I play with the ini files? And does the firmware enable one to save with the added games?

And is there anywhere that has a decent text walkthrough when it comes to the installation. The creator of the firmware doesn't give the best step by step, and the videos on Youtube, I can't follow videos, I'm a text guy..

Its a neat unit but it concerns me a bit. The joystick feels solid enough but if it breaks, well I have the second but then if that breaks.. I dunno. I'm not buying another unit just to get more joysticks. They need to sell replacements but they won't.. Or maybe there's a 3rd party one out there, I need to check Amazon or Ebay. I mean I do hear a pop at times when I shift up.. but it probably just needs to break in a bit.

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4 months

2026-03-16T20:19:54+00:00

Finally arrived after being on the wait list for 4 moths. Galaga was the hold up.

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browser re-implementation of classic arcade game asteroids

2026-03-15T02:50:16+00:00

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Gamestation Pro Scraper Project

2026-03-14T16:51:19+00:00

I put together a scraper project for the Atari Gamestation Pro to make all the tedious bits easier (scraping, cropping, resizing, renaming). Currently supports ScreenScraper and SteamGridDB - you need your credentials.

Give it a try and I’d love feedback! I’m pretty sure it’d be easy enough to extend to the Go. It’s FOSS, so anyone can contribute or fork. Windows only for now as you need it for the Pro anyway. It’s my first Rust/Tauri project and it was a lot of fun!

Here’s the GitHub if you don’t want to download from the landing page (I get it)

https://github.com/devintyler/ags-scraper

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Some questions about the “plus” consoles

2026-03-12T19:44:46+00:00

From what I can see online, both consoles 2600plus and 7800plus play both 2600 and 7800 games “after a firmware update.”

Do either of them have built-in games? Like some modern “mini consoles” have built in games. Otherwise… are they reprinting the carts? Or are you expected to buy used carts that are 50 years old to play on your new plus console?

can anyone confirm or deny that the new Tiger Heli 7800 from 2025 plays on 2600plus? Tiger Heli is one of my favorite games which I play on arcade and NES. It’s one of the main reasons I’d buy one of the consoles since I already have Atari 50 On Steam.

edit And what about 5200 games? I like Galaxian, will an old Galaxian 5200 cart work on either console?

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Gamestation Go - 5200 Millipede

2026-03-10T01:55:31+00:00

I have a Gamestation Go but when playing the 5200 version of Millipede I can't change the starting score and have to start at 30000. Any ideas how to change it?

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Should I get a 400 Mini or a Gamestation Go?

2026-03-08T23:59:01+00:00

I'd like to get a console in the Atari environment, but I'm honestly divided between the 400 Mini or the Gamestation Go. What do you guys think? I'd like to add that portability is a non factor. I'd just play on my TV. Thanks!

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How I’d save atari.

2026-03-09T23:11:45+00:00

First, Get new silicon, for the hex color 404040. Second, Create farmer Vs. aliens, Which basically, Is donkey Kong III but you’re a purple shirted, 66% Greek, 14%, Slovenian, the rest is Croat Farmer, And donkey Kong is some aliens coming down from a spaceship. Third, Found L-Ware, Where L is Picked because it’s broad, And have the company make deals with coleco, Video Game wise. All of this is happening before the game releases in thanksgiving 1982, When the Game Farmer Vs. Aliens releases, costing 15.22, Sells 3 every 2 Minutes, for the rest of the Run of the Atari 2600. Next, Have The Next game, Detox, Have It where an astronaut is taking a break, From his missions, and is Getting a report that the soil was deteriorating in a certain location to the point of marking the doom of the entire earth. The Astronaut then Is assigned to dig up the soil, And the gameplay is Digging up The soil in what starts off as 200 timer, And adds 20 on the timer, and slows 20 speed for the player every level, And it ends right before the first level that would be impossible. I think this Would make Atari half as much as the Game dig dug arcade has Made circa TODAY. So that’s how I make Atari 983.85 million dollars.

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Getting the CIB collection added to my display tonight.

2026-03-08T08:01:32+00:00

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Sunnyvale, California

2026-03-08T15:50:15+00:00

Anyone ever visit the home of Atari? From what I can tell, Google bought it.

I think Sunnyvale is mentioned in the movie, War Games.

https://preview.redd.it/rda52d3eeung1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=54572958b3728b78e8f6f55ca2ae0b2333d37dbe

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