[Significant Improvement] Atari 800 EX

[commander-beef]

Hiya 

I'd might not finish my two other apps/games by contest deadline so, it might be good idea to introduce my almost finished project Atari 800 EX with Ultimate GUI [similar to DosBox EX GUI].

Like in dosbox ex gui we have here:

- Preview screenshots

- Manual View

- Running atari in normal or atari basic mode [some games needs this]

- Pandora-specfic keys used

- Easy navigation

- Selecting any directory with games [ROMS] [still WIP..]

and additionally i've ported newest version of atari800 [v3.0.0 SVN] to use with GUI

 

[Michoko]

Wow! Just wow! The current rom selection screen of this emu was not very handy, especially with long tosec filenames. I can't wait to try this new version!

 

[atari_afternoon]

I love the Atari 800 game versions of many of the arcade classics! Thank you for this

 

[Dahak]

Will this support Atari 5200 games as well?

 

[commander-beef]

Will this support Atari 5200 games as well?

Yes.

From emu info:

"Atari800 is the emulator of Atari 8-bit computer systems and 5200 game console.."

 

[commander-beef]

Ok. Here's BETA

Feats:

- View manuals/FAQ if found in roms dir: 

[eg. if game is called 'mygame.atr' then manual for it will be 'mygame.txt']

- View screenshots if found in roms dir:

[eg. if game is called 'mygame.atr' then screenshot for it will be 'mygame.png']

- Choosing ROMs/GAMES directory from GUI

- A pack of few new games with screenshots inside Atari 800 EX

http://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=atari800-app

ToDo:

- Fullscreen ScreenShots view [Donators version]

- Fullscreen Covers view [Donators version]

- SAP Player [Donators Version]

- Change atari800 exit keys [from F9 to LTrigger+RTrigger+Q]

- Loading Savestates if found for specific game [Donators version]

- Importing Manuals/FAQ [Donators version]

- Importing ScreenShots [Donators version]

- Utilize Start / Select Keys to run atari games..

- ESC key should exit emu..

Screens:

Spoiler

 

[Stainy]

Brilliant CB  Now, if you could only provide some love for a BBC emulator   

Need to find some good games for this ( not ones on other systems ( otherwise I`ll be forever comparing ))

 

[commander-beef]

I never used BBC Emu. Where should i start?

BTW. I have provided starting pack of newest free games 4 Atari in emu itself.. [next release will contain 3x more new and free games..]

 

[commander-beef]

In next release i'll add best +70 new games from 2011-2014

EDIT:

BTW. To all donators, You will love auto-loading game-screen feature. If You make screenshot of a game in Atari Emulator [using F10] it will be autoloaded to GUI when exiting emulator. No need to copy screenshots from one place to another. 

 

[commander-beef]

New version in the repo:

Keys in GUI:

[start]/Alt - Start Game

[A-Z] - Search for a game

[LTrigger+RTrigger+Q] - Exit Atari800 EX GUI

 

Freeware Edition

- 800x480 Ready

- Long filenames [tosec files] supported

- TV-Out Ready [standard]

- Viewing Manual + FAQ for Every Atari Game

- Viewing Screenshots  for Every Atari Game

- OpenPandora Keys used

- QuickSearch for Atari Game in List [just start to type something]

- Setting up any directory with games to use with Atari800 EX  

- +70 Fresh Atari Games from around 2011-2014

 

Donators Edition

- All feats included in freeware edition

- Auto-Loading GameScreen to GUI if user performed ScreenShot in Emulator [using F10 key] / Importing ScreenShots

- Auto-Loading Savestates if found for specific game*

 

* - if game is called 'MyGame.atr' and save is called 'MyGame.sav' then it will be auto-loaded on game start..

 

Downloads:

http://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=atari800-app

 

BTW. Dont forget to rate in repo..

 

[lordbobjones]

Woot.   Just sent a donation.  This is freaking awesome!!!!  Thanks!

 

[Stainy]

I don`t see 70+ games? just the same ones as in the first beta... do I have to point the emulator to another dir?

 

[Dahak]

Do donators need to email you separately for the donator version? I've tried putting my config file in the appdata folder, already, with no apparent difference.

 

[commander-beef]

I don`t see 70+ games? just the same ones as in the first beta... do I have to point the emulator to another dir?

Delete /roms/ dir in atari800-app directory and restart a800 EX

 

[Stainy]

Cheers CB

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

 

[commander-beef]

Do donators need to email you separately for the donator version? I've tried putting my config file in the appdata folder, already, with no apparent difference.

If pop-up doesnt appear then config works .

BTW. for now donators version will:

copy screenshot to GUI when you press F10 in emulator 

run savestate if found in game directory [with the same name as a xex/atr/dcm/com game] [put savestate in the same dir as games or save it as 01.sav in atari800 ex dir then it will be auto-copied to gamedir on emu exit..]

 

[commander-beef]

BTW. From these +70 games i recommend "Wybierak do stolca". A lot of fun and extraordinary idea, hehe

and Yoomp + Ridiculous Reality

 

[Dahak]

BTW. From these +70 games i recommend "Wybierak do stolca". A lot of fun and extraordinary idea, hehe

and Yoomp + Ridiculous Reality

It almost looks like it's by Mystique, the makers of such quality Atari VCS software as "Custer's Revenge" and "Beat 'em and Eat 'em". lol

If pop-up doesnt appear then config works .


BTW. for now donators version will:


copy screenshot to GUI when you press F10 in emulator 


run savestate if found in game directory [with the same name as a xex/atr/dcm/com game] [put savestate in the same dir as games or save it as 01.sav in atari800 ex dir then it will be auto-copied to gamedir on emu exit..]

My mistake. I should have realised the pop-up didn't come back up.

 

[aidenn]

BTW. From these +70 games i recommend "Wybierak do stolca". A lot of fun and extraordinary idea, hehe

GOTY 2013.

 

[NoeleyC]

cCan I ask should the GUI show every applicable Atari game format? I've quite an amount of games that don't seem to turn up in that but I can still load them up using the ordinary emulator GUI. It's not a massive problem, but it would be neater if I could see them all easily in the main GUI