Thread 11946138

I bought a box of Atari 2600 apps but some of them act strange with my 7800 controllers (the only joypads I have). Particularly the apps from Activision.
Pitfall Harry just jiggles left and right and won't move and all I can do is make him jump straight up. Chopper Command the heli just goes up/right and won't stop.
Should I buy a 2600 joystake? Will it even work on my 7800?

>>11946138 (OP)
>apps

>apps
>joystake
What the fuck country are you from and why are you pretending to speak English?

This is one of the funniest things I've read on this piece of shit website in a long time.

I doubt you bought them since you'd be using a photo you took yourself, not to mention they sold a month and a half ago

>>11946317
That was me! I won that action and bought those lol.

>>11946138 (OP)
>>11946295
*joystick
Stupid autocorrect.

>>11946324
pics or it didn't happen

I might start calling games and cartridges apps, this will trigger people here delightfully.

Whats your favorite Atari app? I'm a big fan of Haunted House and Secret Quest personally

I Don't Consume Apps, I Prefer A Real Hot Dog!

>>11946138 (OP)
Since nobody who knows about the 7800 is trying to help you yet, I, a person who only knows about the 2600, will tell you this: According to the Internet, 2600 controllers should work fine on the 7800. So yeah, I guess you should get one of those and see if it clears up your problem. I've no idea whether it will, but it's an easy low-hanging fruit to pick.

>>11946397
Angry Birds and Doodle Jump

>>11946396
It's already played out in this thread alone.

>>11946397
>Whats your favorite Atari app? I'm a big fan of Haunted House and Secret Quest personally

I am not really an 'App' person, I am more of a Tape kinda guy. My Favorite Atari tapes are Missile Command (a fine version), Kaboom!, Super Breakout with the paddle controllers, and POOOOOOOOOOLL POOOOSIIIIIITION!

https://youtu.be/jSbb2XMuxAA

>apps
How to get replies to your thread with this one weird trick

>>11946502
>https://youtu.be/jSbb2XMuxAA [Remove]

> "HEEEY! YOU LOOK LIKE A REAL JERK!"
> "OH NO YOU AINT! YOU'RE GUNNA PLAY POOOL POOSIIITION!"
*hand of god picks up the family car, throws out Muffy, Buffy, Biff jr. and Biff into F1 race cars. destroys the family VW Rabbit*

Seriously, this commercial was conceived while the marketing team was on crack cocaine. The 1:30 cut is even better...

https://youtu.be/xhRIneQFmHA

>>11946138 (OP)
That is a damn nice collection of "apps", though
Whoever collected it in the first place knew what was up.

>>11946138 (OP)
Decent selection of Video Computer System romsettes.

>>11946138 (OP)
hyperkin makes a decent 2600 stick scoop that instead of dice-rolling on antiques.
eventually you will of course have both
but for "play right now 100% working"
the 14$ stick is great, i use that one the most so i dont have to worry about breaking shit

A simple reverse image search shows that it is from a 2019 auction

in b4 OP trying to pretend
>I just google a pic to illustrate my text!
if that was the case he wouldn't have called the pic "my atari apps"

Regardless of the pic it was a 0/10 terrible bait, not even believeable, the pic is just the proof

>>11946138 (OP)
use a sega genesis controller

>>11946396
I do this sort of stuff with gun spergs. I will call magazines clips and say shotguns shoot bullets and they can't help but spaz out.

>apps
>joystake
>I won that action

great thread op, TY

Stands like this are what I come to this app for

>>11946868
>I will call magazines clips and say shotguns shoot bullets
lol clips and say shotguns shoot

I prefer DOS-ROMs like Kings Quest, Montezumas Revenge and Where is Carmen Sandiego.

>>11948834
Um, the Sega System doesn't support DOS-ROMs, anon.

>>11948842
That’s why Sega made their own DOS-ROM player which also played Sega System apps.

>>11946868
I call katanas sabers
and I use PSX

>>11947775
Mexico's current president sure had humble beginnings.

>>11946138 (OP)
>Atari 2600 apps
here's your (You)

What gives DOS ROMs that retro feel?

>>11946138 (OP)
Nice collection trollio
>apps
>>11946138 (OP)
>Should I buy a 2600 joystake? Will it even work on my 7800?
Yes

>>11949202
Then why are there problems with certain games?

>>11948993
Well, it's 40+ years old.

>>11946528
well as howard scott warshaw said, time wasn't wasted at atari, the engineers were wasted at atari! marketing dickheads probably weren't far behind.

>>11949884
don't worry about it until you try 2600 pads and it still doesn't work

>what if everything is like iPhone
I hated it back then, and I hate it now.

>>11952110
me too

>>11952110
please explain your pic

>>11946138 (OP)
>tfw no apps to play with your joystake

People think they called apps because there application

NO

They call em apps because they are appetizer game, not entree game, not full course. Atari games are SMALL and unsatisfying, just a taste of video game

>>11952880
>all em apps because they are appetizer game, not entree game
You just gave me an idea for the food board.

>>11952806
restaurant chain selling unlimited appetizers deal, which they call apps because they're an insufferable shithead restuarant chain marketed primarily to drunks retards and families appeasing their children

>>11954104
>appeasing their children
So app refers to appeasing?

>>11954287
Anyone wanna split some appeasertizers before our tendies get here?

>>11954295
Wait, they actually shorten appetizers to apps, for real? They really do that?
There goes my /ck/ thread.

>>11946138 (OP)
Nice thread. Let's open it up a bit. What's your favourite Atari app?

>>11954347
/ck/ really dogged a bullet there

>>11954416
raiders of the lost ark

>>11956352
>raiders of the lost ark

This is from a VHS called 'How to beat home video games vol. 2' from 1982:
https://youtu.be/YKmYKaaKsn4

Just watching this video fucks with my mind. How did anyone figure this shit out on their own?

>>11957012
I first obtained this game with just the cart and no manual, I think in 1989 or 1990. I don't remember how long it took to discover the need to use the 2nd controller to move around, and to further discover you need to use the first controller to select items. I was resorting to falling into the bad doctor pits just so he would steal items until it reach the item I wanted to use.

>>11946351
still you didn't explain about the "apps" thing

>>11958403
First you explain about the posting while underage thing