The Atari 2600+ Experience, but With a Real Atari 2600+ and a VCR (Atari 2600+ Marathon)

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Published on November 10, 2023 5:00:11 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT7d5tb34CM

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Marathon (1994)

Duration: 2:54:24

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#atari2600 #vhs #marathon

Usually, I'd be first in line to get a mini-console just to record a marathon of the included games. Well, this time I'm not even going to bother with the Atari 2600+. So I went with an even better option - the REAL DEAL!

I'm talking about playing the actual cartridges on real hardware! I'm playing the following games on a real Atari 2600:

Timestamp:
0:01:37 - Breakout
--0:05:10 - a Christmas Egg
0:33:37 - Combat (with intermission)
0:45:55 - Dodge 'Em " " "
0:50:30 - Haunted House " " "
1:05:07 - Maze Craze " " "
1:10:56 - Missile Command " " "
1:15:05 - Realsports Volleyball " " "
1:22:50 - Surround " " "
---1:36:33 - a shameless plug
1:37:08 - Video Pinball (after-plug intermission)
1:42:26 - Yars' Revenge (with intermission)
--1:52:11 - swapping out joystick with CX30+ Paddle Controlle
1:52:23 - Canyon Bomber
1:59:53 - Night Driving
2:07:10 - Video Olympics
--2:16:39 - reconnecting the joystick controller
2:16:50 - Berzerk
2:26:46 - Adventure
--2:54:03 - A Warren Robinett Outro (not really)

You may notice that each of these games is included in the upcoming 10-In-One Games cartridge that's bundled with the Atari 2600+, as well as the games included in the 4-in-1 cartridge for the CX30+ Paddle Controller bundle.

Now,. how was I able to record off of an Atari 2600, you may ask? With a VCR. In this marathon/longplay, you get to see all of these Atari 2600 in VHS format, upscaled to 2K resolution and placed within a frame that looks like an old CRT television set, for an authentic experience you won't want to miss!

Recording Details:
VCR Used: JVC HR-J633U
Passthrough Device: RetroTink 5X
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RetroTink 5X Settings:
-Firmware: 3.71
-Output Resolution: 2560x1440p
-Source: Composite Cables (Double-Mono Audio)
-H Crop Start: 426
-H Crop End: 2420 %4:3
-V Crop Start: 30
-V Crop End: 1469
-Horizontal Scaling
---Preset: Generic 4:3, Fast Lock Speed, Interlace Allowed
-Vertical Interpolation Filter: Sharp
-Deinterlacing: Bob, Normal Field Order
-Video ADC-2 Settings:
---Y Gain: 0
---Y Offset: 16
---Pb Gain: 0
---Pb Offset: 128
---Pr Gain: 0
---Pr Offset: 128
---Clamp Length: 4
---Clamp Current: 1
-HDMI Output Settings:
---V-Sync: Triple Buffer
---Lock to Hz: Off
---Colorspace: RGB Full
---VRR: FreeSync


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