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Atari 2600 Hacks

Posted by michael on from the things-man-was-not-meant-to-know dept.

olclops writes "Check out this guy's projects. He's an Atari 2600 programmer who's created, among other things, a cartridge that uses the 2600's sound generators to turn your atari into a full polyphonic synthesizer! The demos sound insane. Imagine being able to play console-perfect pitfall music from an atari hooked up to an amp. His other games look cool, too. Apparently, he'll be at the Classic Gaming Expo next weekend."

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  1. What could be geekier? by Kwikymart · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is pretty geeky. What could be geekier? Well, for one, hooking it up to this

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  2. Demos are not JUST 2600s... by Tokerat · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...do I hear some reverb in there? Dont' expect your polyphonic synth to sound like anything but an original atari 2600.

    Still, old sound chips do have many unique qualities. I'd love one of these. Now if only he'd sodder MIDI into one...

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  3. Re:This is great! by OneFix · · Score: 4, Interesting

    We've seen C64 SID chips make a comeback in the form of the SIDstation

    But, the terible part about this is that to make one of these, 2 C= 64's have to "die". Last I checked, noone was making the chip and since noone is making the C=64 now, this is sadly causing the destruction of the last "good" C-64's.

    I truly think the SIDstation is kewl, but I'ld actually like to see them start making new chips for this purpose. Or, better yet, break the C=64 down to a single chip (more than do-able) and turn it into a PDA...imagine all of the applications for a handheld C= 64...this way they would also have some processing power with that SID chip...

  4. Strange place to find it... by OneFix · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I haven't seen mention of the relatively new song found on Andrew W.K.'s I Get Wet warning: the album has caused some controversy over the artist's bloodied face on the cover. The track is called "Ready To Die" and it features an intro done on what sounds like a PSX...it sounds similar to the chocobo music in the Final Fantasy series and the whole album is a very interesting mix of synth, guitar, and piano.