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‎Palette Issues

Kosheh at 20:39, 7 December 2018

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The '''Atari 7800''' is a third generation console by atari, suceeding their ill-fated Atari 5200. It is famous as the very first console with retrocompatibility, being able to run Atari 2600 cartridges without the need for peripherals.

==Ripping Tools==

===Atari Rom Reader===

http://loktar00.github.io/AtariRomDisplay/

This site already have the graphics of all 7800 games dumped, so ripping is as easy as picking a game and choosing the color palette.

==Suggested Emulators==

{{Consoles}}
[[Category:Consoles]]

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 ==Palette Issues==
-Rather like most models of the NES, the Atari 7800 has no RGB palette and because of this each emulator displays a completely different palette. Due to various conditions including which TV was displayed, what capacitors were used, how long you played the console for and even which variation of the Atari 7800 since there are more than one model of the console, there is no correct palette for the console and mostly it is personal preference. The closest to a correct palette what is called the Base palette that uses values directly from the console however the console has a warm up time and this affects a couple of games such as Choplifter where the palette changes the longer you play the game on real hardware.
+Like most models of the NES, the Atari 7800 has no RGB palette and because of this each emulator displays a completely different palette. Due to various conditions including which TV was displayed, what capacitors were used, how long you played the console for and even which variation of the Atari 7800 since there are more than one model of the console, there is no correct palette for the console and mostly it is personal preference. The closest to a correct palette what is called the Base palette that uses values directly from the console however the console has a warm up time and this affects a couple of games such as ''Choplifter'' where the palette changes the longer you play the game on real hardware.
-To make matters worse, the PAL version of the Atari 7800 has a different palette to the US version and this affects all the games too, well ones that got a PAL version anyway. When ripping games from the console, it is advisable to use the NTSC palette as the default with the PAL palette also included as optional however there are a couple of exceptions. Plutos, Sirius and Pit-Fighter (all unreleased) were made in the UK and Jinks was made in Germany so the PAL palette would be the default instead.
+To make matters worse, the PAL version of the Atari 7800 has a different palette to the US version and this affects any game that was released in both NTSC and PAL regions. When ripping games from the console, it is advisable to use the NTSC palette as the default with the PAL palette also included as optional however there are a couple of exceptions.'' Plutos'', ''Sirius'' and ''Pit-Fighter'' (all unreleased) were made in the UK and ''Jinks'' was made in Germany so the PAL palette would be the default instead.
 AtariAge has over 200 palette options to choose from: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/210082-colorswhat-do-you-want/

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−	The '''Atari 7800''' is a third generation home game console by Atari, succeeding their ill-fated Atari 5200. Problems within the company meant that the NES overtook its launch, causing the 7800 to lag behind it in sales. It is notable as the very first console with backwards compatibility, as it was able to run Atari 2600 cartridges without the need for additional peripherals.	+	The '''Atari 7800''' is the third generation home game console by Atari, succeeding their ill-fated Atari 5200. Problems within the company meant that the NES overtook its launch, causing the 7800 to lag behind it in sales. It is notable as the very first console with backwards compatibility, as it was able to run Atari 2600 cartridges without the need for additional peripherals.

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−	The '''Atari 7800''' is a third generation console by Atari, succeeding their ill-fated Atari 5200 ~~however problems~~ within the company meant that the NES overtook its launch ~~making~~ it ~~a second place console~~ in ~~the US~~. It is ~~famous~~ as the very first console with backwards compatibility, ~~being~~ able to run Atari 2600 cartridges without the need for peripherals.	+	The '''Atari 7800''' is a third generation home game console by Atari, succeeding their ill-fated Atari 5200. Problems within the company meant that the NES overtook its launch, causing the 7800 to lag behind it in sales. It is notable as the very first console with backwards compatibility, as it was able to run Atari 2600 cartridges without the need for additional peripherals.

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 http://loktar00.github.io/AtariRomDisplay/
-This site already have the graphics of all 7800 games dumped, so ripping is as easy as picking a game and choosing the color palette however only one video mode is supported so as a result, these don't have all the graphics displayed. These include Summer Games and Winter Games where the main sprites aren't displayed however the backgrounds are. Rampart and Ms. Pac-Man don't display any graphics at all.
+This site already have the graphics of all 7800 games dumped, so ripping is as easy as picking a game and choosing the color palette however only one video mode is supported so as a result, these don't have all the graphics displayed. These include Summer Games and Winter Games where the main sprites aren't displayed however the backgrounds are, Pole Position II where the course select text isn't displayed. Rampart and Ms. Pac-Man don't display any graphics at all as they use a different video mode.
-There is also a bug where the last two columns aren't displayed so you still have to check the sprites via an emulator just in case it is a part where it gets cut off.
+There is also a bug where the last column isn't displayed so you still have to check the sprites via an emulator just in case it is a part where it gets cut off.
 ==Suggested Emulators==
 ===ProSystem===
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 It is also available as a RetroArch core.
 ===[[BizHawk]]===

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 The '''Atari 7800''' is a third generation console by Atari, succeeding their ill-fated Atari 5200 however problems within the company meant that the NES overtook its launch making it a second place console in the US. It is famous as the very first console with backwards compatibility, being able to run Atari 2600 cartridges without the need for peripherals.
 ==Ripping Tools==
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 http://loktar00.github.io/AtariRomDisplay/
-This site already have the graphics of all 7800 games dumped, so ripping is as easy as picking a game and choosing the color palette however a few games use a different video mode so as a result, these don't have all the graphics displayed. These include Summer Games and Winter Games where the main sprites aren't displayed however the backgrounds are. Rampart and Ms. Pac-Man don't display any graphics at all.
+This site already have the graphics of all 7800 games dumped, so ripping is as easy as picking a game and choosing the color palette however only one video mode is supported so as a result, these don't have all the graphics displayed. These include Summer Games and Winter Games where the main sprites aren't displayed however the backgrounds are. Rampart and Ms. Pac-Man don't display any graphics at all.
 ==Suggested Emulators==
 {{Consoles}}
 [[Category:Consoles]]