Atari 2600+ Firmware Update 2.0.1.1 Is Here!

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Published on December 2, 2024 12:00:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf-CznfRBQo

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The new update has arrived (11/29/2024) which includes some really cool features!

How to update: https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/updating-atari-2600-firmware?srsltid=AfmBOoojfmwEc92b1y8Yt2ZVF_PtjoXpVeqFerZ129O-Nebg9iRal4yi

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General
Menu
Display: Select+Reset without a cartridge inserted
50hz mode: Ability to enable/disable
Default: Enabled

Bilinear filter: Ability to enable/disable
Default: Disabled

Integer scaling: Ability to enable/disable
Default: Disabled

Phosphor (2600):
Disabled: No phosphor
(Auto): Only for games noted as requiring phosphor
Low/Med/High: Force phosphor for all games
Default: Disabled

2-Button Mode (2600)
7800 controllers supported
Enables 2-button support for the following games:
Princess Rescue
Space Rocks
Stay Frosty 2
Default: Disabled

Should not display "No Game Detected" prior to loading on cold start
2600
Phosphor display support
Bilinear filter support
2-button mode support
Integer scaling support
Stella 7.0 PAL Palette
Game-specific fixes:
Force PAL mode:
Time Race (Rainbow Vision)
PAL 60 correct palette:
Colony 7
Deepstone Catacomb
Space Rocks
Star Wars
SECAM correct palette:
Decathlon
H.E.R.O.
Keystone Kapers
River Raid
Space Shuttle
Force phosphor in "(Auto)" mode
Asteroids (PAL), Frogger (PAL/NTSC), Kangaroo (PAL), Ms. Pac-Man (PAL), Pac-Man (PAL), Phantom Panzer (Tank) (PAL), Wizard of Wor (PAL/NTSC), World End (PAL).
(These are in addition to the already present games as listed in the Stella database)
2-button hack ROMs: 7800 controller 2-button support
Asteroids, Bump and Jump (NTSC/PAL), Defender (NTSC/PAL), Defender 2, Defender Arcade, Double Dragon (NTSC/PAL/PAL60), Enduro, Ghostbusters, H.E.R.O., Kangaroo, Kung-Fu Master, Last Starfighter, Mission Survive (NTSC/PAL), Montezuma's Revenge (NTSC/PAL/PAL60), Moon Patrol, Moon Patrol Arcade, Mouse Trap, Plaque Attack, Pole Position, Quest for Quintana Roo, Tomarc The Barbarian (NTSC/PAL60), Radar Lock, Sea Hawk, Solaris, Spy Hunter, Starmaster, Star Trek, Star Voyager, Super Cobra, Trust+ (must select Genesis), Yar's Revenge.
(These games do not require the 2-button option to be enabled, as they are "hacks" that force 2-button mode)
7800
Phosphor display support
Bilinear filter support
Integer scaling support
Updated NTSC and PAL palettes
Knight Guy in Low-Res World
Patch timer issue on load (no longer skips time)
Game-specific fixes:
Atari Asteroids (Force PAL)
Atari Space Duel (Force PAL)
Drone Patrol (Music fix)
E.X.O. Collector's Edition (Music fix)