Thanks for watching me probe and get probed! You can preorder THE400 Mini at* amzn.to/3IqT1vI _*affiliate link that helps the channel but all opinions are unbiased_
Good evening, Retrorecipes, i love your videos 🙂on another video a while ago now, you had a problem with the capslock flickering all the time and the leyboard of your real Amiga 500 computer not working, trying to repair it, but thats actually one of the few virusses written for the Amiga 500: its the "Byte Bandit virus"its on the bootsector of your diskette, NOT in or on your computer, and when the disk gets inserted, it gets into the RAM memory, and disables the Keyboard, just turn of the amiga, wait for 30 seconds and turn it on again, then the virus is out of the Amiga 500 again, you probebly got some infected disks!
@@vanonderen9702 You know what, someone did send me an infected disk, and I think it was that virus. I thought I had cleared it by going back to a backup, but it sounds like that would explain a lot. Do you happen to know a definitive fix if that is on the hard disk (CF Card) boot sector?
Thanks for this. I pre-ordered 2 units just after the announcement. My father bought us a 400 back in 1980. He couldn’t afford it but wanted us to get a kick start on the “computer age”. It worked. I’ve been in the tech industry my entire career. I’m going to get mine all setup and figure out all the tricks. Then send him his with an extra joystick, a wireless keyboard, and a USB drive full of his old favorites for his birthday in May. Your sneak peek has gotten me all excited again. THANK YOU!!!
As a gamer nearing 50 this year, who has had the pleasure to play commodore v20, 64 and spectrum zx and 128 growing up, your videos bring me great joy to look back on those great times in the 1980's and puts a huge smile on my face, oh I wish the docs time machine was real so I could go back one more time, keep up the great work and content.
Welllll... then they'd have got complaints that it cost more than it does now what with a spring loaded mechanism, hinge, button, catch... It's hard to find the right balance so I think they're going for mass market appeal to those on a budget here.
It can be argued that USB belongs on this mini console more than any other, as the original Atari 8 bit SIO port was very much a predecessor to USB. I can't wait for the end of this month when these beauties get shipped. I already have a couple of mods in mind for mine if I find them viable.
@WolfenSG SIO also has some handlers built into it for devices. Which is quite similar how USB works (though you of course need OS support), where most peripherals follow a standard for whatever type device it is. The Atari was really so much better than all of the other competing computers at the time, as far as peripheral support go.
Mini SD card slot under the top cart flap is a must. As is a working keyboard. Pretty easy mods actually. Just need to make ‘em fit inside that tiny case.
@@user-tb5ns7hc5iIf they were "a must", then they would have been included in the design. A hinged cartridge slot cover with a concealed SD card reader would add etxtra cost and also be a potential point for failure. The fewer moving parts, the better. I'm sure RGL would prefer not to have people complaining about covers being ripped off or damaged. Good luck fitting and using a keyboard that small, the original, full size 400 keyboard was awkward enough... and the 400 Mini makes the ZX81 keyboard look good. 😁
Pretty cool, Peri. My first computer as a kid was also the 400, and as luck would have it, I still have it, 40 years later. I typed in a ton of games from the magazines at the time, but fortunately my 400 is upgraded with an aftermarket keyboard that’s more similar to the 800’s.
After missing the premier, and watching this through interruptions, I finally was able to watch all the way through in the serenity of my studio, at 1:30 AM. As I mentioned to you earlier this evening- wow, I will have to grab one of these ASAP. However, I am behind and my Amiga 500 mini sits there in its box, not yet played with, but powered on to try to put more games on, but FAIL. So, priorities... Atari 400 mini later. This was yet another classic Retro Recipes video. The puns, Puppy being fed (I almost spit out my drink), and the beam out graphics were all part of the great fun. Thank you for being a retro refuge in the storm. ("Retro Refuge" ™ Game Closet)
@rolands50 ha ha , so I was three when they were around and have a brother that is four years older than me. So, since I was three, I played on many machines. Thanks for confirming I was around.
Way better than other online reviewers of this. I can trust your content, as opposed to some of their over the top and exaggerated content. One new Atari adult even making fake new marketing pkg boxes and passing them off as Atari nib oem’s. :(
GREAT review! The original plan was to release the 400 as just a game system without keyboard but Star Raiders was so good that it led them to add a cheap keyboard. It would be cool if they'd allow a turbo mode so that new games written in Atari BASIC would be more playable. Hopefully in the future - a mini Atari ST (also with a turbo BASIC mode for the same reason).
I think they really nailed it with this one. Adding the keyboard and playlist support was a really smart move. Can’t wait for those pre-orders to ship!
This is great! Can't wait to get one. My first was an Atari 800 and I had it for years and I've pieced together what I used to have at this point. I can't wait for this as it will really be cool to play all those games again.
Excellent video. Thanks for your hard work on this! I would love to see you try the CXSTICK with the A500 Mini. I suspect those extra buttons will make it convenient for accessing menus while still enjoying joystick controls.
Hi, I just wanted to write you a quick real message to say that I’m incredibly grateful you have chosen to support us in this way. It really does help the content continue. Cheers! Your friend in retro, Perifractic
I remember a bug in the Bruce Lee game for the C64 where you can punch an enemy from across the screen if (I think) two enemies are touching. My brother and I called it 'the long distance punch'
I now see Partridge in your videos when you likely don't intend it: "Idea for film extravaganza. Plot, thus: Malcolm McDowell is trapped in the future. He's being pursued by a *CYBERPUNK* from the past, played by Rutger Hauer."
The magic of rewind is quite simple: it’s just saving a snapshot of the entire system memory every second or so. The wonders of having 1,000,000+ times as much memory these days - even on a small Arm system like this.
Thank for showing some Atari Love for once. Seriously under represented. Does the Mini 400 emulate Stereo POKEYs? Yoomp! supports Stereo Audio on upgraded Atari 8-bits. 👍 I would have preferred them making actual Atari chips which would make millions of Atari owners very happy. THEY FIXED THE JOYSTICK PROBLEM!!! The #1 problem with the classic CX41 joystick was the weak points in the XY insert continually breaking under rough use! They totally got rid of that problem!!! I WANT ONE OF THOSE NEW JOYSTICKS!!! With DB9 plugs & NOT USB.
I had a Tandy TSR-80 computers growing up that was my first introduction to computers. Then one of them I was able to take four chips in and it upgraded from 256K to 640K memory I thought I was something back then. Then when I found out how to notch the floppies for extra storage. That was cool.
What? 640k is an odd memory size for any TRS-80 model and all the ones I know of used the index hold on the floppy so making a Flippy was more involved and difficult than a simple notch on the side.
What a great prototype. That Atari 400's min keyboard is about the same size as a real ZX81 keyboard. Goodness me, I hope they don't bring out a mini version of that machine. It would be minuscule, I might be tempted to grab a 400 mini just so I can relive Chocky season one's Space Invaders scene. A fantastic Retro pre-view Perifractic, and it is great to see Ladyfractic and Babyfractic (Lol) looking so well.
MY dad bought an Atari 800 in the very early 80's from Lasky's in Bromley UK. I think he paid like £400+ for it with a tape deck, which was serious money in those days. My first games were Astro Chase, Zaxon and Picnic Paranoia. We coded in tons of games from Compute and Antic magazine over the years, plus we had 100's of games through ermmmm "computer clubs"
Complaints to BBC watchdog: this is another nostalgic nugget that deserves to be relived. You should set up a PO Box for random strangers to send in flaming diatribes hand-written in block caps in green ink on the back of a cereal box. The preferred outlet for trolls before there were RUclips comments 😂
I had an Atari 800XL.. never played one game on it, just taught myself BASIC. Played games on the VCS. That said, I got the 2600+ and am perfectly fine with it despite the haters , and i'm sure there will be haters on this too. The important thing is that YOU enjoy it.
Loved the Dog disguised as Baby Fractic :D Looks like a well done emulator in a cool package, but at the end of the day, it's still emulation.Would have been cool if you also showed some comparisons to the real machine, as you do own one of those. Like what is the delay (which I think was an issue with the initial C64 mini which had been improved later on). Maybe something to add in your video of the finished product. On the other hand, from owning a real 2600 I know that even with an Composite mod, the graphics look a bit glitchy (every second line being like a pixel or so off), so ofc emulation can also have advantages over the real thing. Also as a Content Creator myself (although much smaller) I am wondering: When you use different shots in the same scene, like "No pun intended - there is always a pun intended" do you film these together with multiple cams, or is it the same cam and you doctor it together? Also when playing on the device, is that live narration via your Rode Go 2 (btw, I bought that magnet after your answer some while ago, thanks again!), or do you narrate it afterwards? Do you also use the Rode Go 2 for off-cam narration to keep the Acoustics similar? Thank you! Btw: I also keep suggesting you as Interview Partner for the Retrokompott (German Podcast and Museum), would love that! ;)
The Atari 400 was my first computer as well and yeah the keyboard was terrible but just got used to it, then i had the 800xl a much nicer keyboard i loved that computer. well nice to see it up and running.
This definitely looks to be their best mini-system yet. Plus it is of course an Atari 8-bit so it is of course wonderful ;) Ever since I saw the first print ad for the Atari 400, and then played Star Raiders and Pacman it became one of my most loved and wanted systems. Can't wait to rediscover the system and play some classic games. I have most of the Atari 8-bit machines, but this will be an extremely well-received addition to the line.
Looking forward to this. Will be interested to see if the final game configuration options are as in-depth as those on the A500 Mini. TheC64 was also quite customisable, but you had to put configuration files on the USB stick yourself rather than configuring on the system itself, which was a bit of a hassle. I'm hoping there is full button mapping and OS revision selection for the sake of the few older games that throw a bit of a wobbly with later models, plus ideally custom cropping on the display, as the built-in games seem to crop out the border area completely.
I was not an Atari kid, but my mate had a2600 hundred that he brought around quite often, especially because his Mum was convinced it was ruining her TV! I can't help but think that the top trap on this should open anyway, and they should provide a little USB Caddy to make a thumbdrive look like you're plugging in a little cartridge!! Great video as always Peri! Love to y'all and the Baby
or, you know, even provide a custom cartridge thumbdrive ... good job we're hackers with access to PCB Way! If possible I copyright this idea here and now *rofl* Fancy going into business?
Re -Pun-zel…I mean Retro Recipes…great review for another tempting computer to crack open my wallet for..😂! Amazing how far retro computing has came in the past 5 years. Have a great day!
This reminds me of the re-release of the 800XL with modern stuff in it. Looks exactly like an 800XL, it's not miniaturized. Called the "RM 800XL" has a cartridge port, and modern connectivity with USB ports, HDMI and so on.
Thank you. I loved the video. I grew up on video games, starting with a Coleco Telstar have had most of the consoles, but never owned an Atari computer. I've ran emulators to play some of the games, but simply cannot wait for this to come out. I haven't managed to get my hands on a full size The 64 or The Vic-20 yet either, but one good thing about the Atari 400 mini is that I won't be excited about a full size one of those 😀
Just got done watching this and what a great video and it looks real cool i even like it in the colour they sent you it as. As always looking forward to seeing what cool stuff you bring us all next. So until then have a great weekend and you guys take care.
Peri has to push harder on his old joystick because it's gone soft with age... Great video. Although I do have to point out the recent C64 game was Miner 2019er, which was an officially approved *prequel* to Miner 2049er.
The ability to connect a USB keyboard and run BASIC is very interesting. That means we can pull out our old issues of ANTIC Magazine and write down the programs that were included and actually save them. That could be interesting. It also enables us to teach our children computer programming, which is a vitally important skill to learn (far more than swiping on smartphones and turning them into dopamine addicts). I am loving this new device. It does everything I ask of it, looks terrific. Can't wait to get my hands on this new Atari and play 4-player MULE, where we will no doubt completely flounder and fall apart because we don't have those stupid robot mechas to carry us on their shoulders anymore! You mean someone has to actually make smithore now? What?! We're doomed! Hah.
The Atari 400 was my first computer as well. I soldered in a 48 k memory expansion board but still had the crummy keyboard. Fun fact: Star Raiders II was originally The Last Starfighter before it was released. Didn't finish watching the video yet buR rescue on Fractalus was originally Behind Jaggi Lines.
Oo, can I have a black one too? that looks gorgeous!!. I lost count on how many times I completed Bruce Lee on my 800XL so for pure nostalgia I'll have have a blast at that. Erm, we won't mention the terrible port of Ghostbusters that the Atari received.
First of all congrats for a beautiful first by your channel. Great work. Can it play invitation to programming from cassete files with audio at the same time? or conversational german, french, spanish also with audio? can you check if it can happen?
my first computer was a Microsoft windows 98 my uncle gave me his old monitor and IBM CPU and mouse then in 2000 I bought a tower and kept both that and the monitor my uncle gave me till it wore out in 2005 and bought a windows XP that thing was even slower in 2010 in Sr college as a transfer student my first laptop a Compaq was a windows 10 then years later the windows 11 was a toshiba then my last Windows was an HP then now presently what I am sitting at is a a Samsung made in 2020 chromebook and I bought a new one I still got to hook up it is a Chromebook too
Coding things like rewind features isn't hard . Have the emulator track writes to memory and take regular snapshots of the CPU state (at most a few hundred bytes per snapshot, for 8 bit probably under 50 bytes) and when you rewind just spool back those changes. The same tech is used in a more complex form in modern databases to allow transactions to be reverted. These CPUs were relatively slow so they couldn't doo many writes per second, relatively speaking, so the memory used for the write log is relatively small. If they're lazy they can just take a regular snapshot of the entire memory state - still not all that much when your total RAM is
I had an original 400 in the UK, it was amazing to use but software support was limited in rural Scotland. The graphics were streets ahead of anything else in its price bracket.
Thanks for watching me probe and get probed! You can preorder THE400 Mini at* amzn.to/3IqT1vI
_*affiliate link that helps the channel but all opinions are unbiased_
That's an incorrect link. It takes me to a Coiled Keyboard Cable
@@chuckhutchins6107 Wait you mean THE400 isn't a coiled keyboard cable?! Just kidding and thanks for the heads up; link fixed: amzn.to/3IqT1vI
Hyped for the Atari, i ordered it already long time ago 🙂
Good evening, Retrorecipes, i love your videos 🙂on another video a while ago now, you had a problem with the capslock flickering all the time and the leyboard of your real Amiga 500 computer not working, trying to repair it, but thats actually one of the few virusses written for the Amiga 500: its the "Byte Bandit virus"its on the bootsector of your diskette, NOT in or on your computer, and when the disk gets inserted, it gets into the RAM memory, and disables the Keyboard, just turn of the amiga, wait for 30 seconds and turn it on again, then the virus is out of the Amiga 500 again, you probebly got some infected disks!
@@vanonderen9702 You know what, someone did send me an infected disk, and I think it was that virus. I thought I had cleared it by going back to a backup, but it sounds like that would explain a lot. Do you happen to know a definitive fix if that is on the hard disk (CF Card) boot sector?
Thanks for this. I pre-ordered 2 units just after the announcement. My father bought us a 400 back in 1980. He couldn’t afford it but wanted us to get a kick start on the “computer age”. It worked. I’ve been in the tech industry my entire career. I’m going to get mine all setup and figure out all the tricks. Then send him his with an extra joystick, a wireless keyboard, and a USB drive full of his old favorites for his birthday in May. Your sneak peek has gotten me all excited again. THANK YOU!!!
As a gamer nearing 50 this year, who has had the pleasure to play commodore v20, 64 and spectrum zx and 128 growing up, your videos bring me great joy to look back on those great times in the 1980's and puts a huge smile on my face, oh I wish the docs time machine was real so I could go back one more time, keep up the great work and content.
Yoomp using the bouncing off the ball as additional percussion for the song was genius and it sounded so cool
They REALLY should have put an SD card slot in the cartridge port. There's no excuse for missing that.
Welllll... then they'd have got complaints that it cost more than it does now what with a spring loaded mechanism, hinge, button, catch... It's hard to find the right balance so I think they're going for mass market appeal to those on a budget here.
@@RetroRecipes Of course it'll give modders something to do.
Use a USB to sd reader lol
1:10 - 9 pin guy? Who is the lookalike? Please enlighten me on this “drama”! 😂
@@Kalle72 It's a play on "8-bit guy".
Boot up Mule with 4 players, memories of college.
my favorite
One of the greatest computer games ever. Bunten was so far ahead of his time.
It can be argued that USB belongs on this mini console more than any other, as the original Atari 8 bit SIO port was very much a predecessor to USB. I can't wait for the end of this month when these beauties get shipped. I already have a couple of mods in mind for mine if I find them viable.
Yup. Joe Decuir was the co-author of both SIO and USB.
@WolfenSG SIO also has some handlers built into it for devices. Which is quite similar how USB works (though you of course need OS support), where most peripherals follow a standard for whatever type device it is.
The Atari was really so much better than all of the other competing computers at the time, as far as peripheral support go.
Mini SD card slot under the top cart flap is a must. As is a working keyboard. Pretty easy mods actually. Just need to make ‘em fit inside that tiny case.
@@user-tb5ns7hc5i ha, then someone can release an after market keyboard replacement for the horrible membrane one...
@@user-tb5ns7hc5iIf they were "a must", then they would have been included in the design. A hinged cartridge slot cover with a concealed SD card reader would add etxtra cost and also be a potential point for failure. The fewer moving parts, the better. I'm sure RGL would prefer not to have people complaining about covers being ripped off or damaged. Good luck fitting and using a keyboard that small, the original, full size 400 keyboard was awkward enough... and the 400 Mini makes the ZX81 keyboard look good. 😁
Pretty cool, Peri. My first computer as a kid was also the 400, and as luck would have it, I still have it, 40 years later. I typed in a ton of games from the magazines at the time, but fortunately my 400 is upgraded with an aftermarket keyboard that’s more similar to the 800’s.
Just wonderful production value in these videos
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹
that young Peri clearly wise beyond his years 😊
After missing the premier, and watching this through interruptions, I finally was able to watch all the way through in the serenity of my studio, at 1:30 AM. As I mentioned to you earlier this evening- wow, I will have to grab one of these ASAP. However, I am behind and my Amiga 500 mini sits there in its box, not yet played with, but powered on to try to put more games on, but FAIL. So, priorities... Atari 400 mini later.
This was yet another classic Retro Recipes video. The puns, Puppy being fed (I almost spit out my drink), and the beam out graphics were all part of the great fun. Thank you for being a retro refuge in the storm. ("Retro Refuge" ™ Game Closet)
What graphics?! That was real man!
As a mere 43 year old your reference points in life are very similar to mine.
Another great video 📹 thanks 30 minutes away from the outside world.
Ha Ha, you weren't even around in 'the day', you would've been, what? three when these machines came out... :-P
@rolands50 ha ha , so I was three when they were around and have a brother that is four years older than me.
So, since I was three, I played on many machines.
Thanks for confirming I was around.
Congratulations on getting the exclusive. I’m not in the market for one of these, but enjoyed your review.
Way better than other online reviewers of this. I can trust your content, as opposed to some of their over the top and exaggerated content. One new Atari adult even making fake new marketing pkg boxes and passing them off as Atari nib oem’s. :(
Miner 2049er - my favorite Atari 8-bit game!
How do you not have more subs than you do?! This was awesome content and very well produced.
10:51 when he starts moving that joystick, the sound is so spot on that memories of 1983 start floating back.
Ive been sick for a few days stuck inside , watching this video has put a smile on my face. Thank you
Yoomp! pushes boundaries of what can be brewn on machines like this. As a Pole, I am especially happy to see it happen.
GREAT review! The original plan was to release the 400 as just a game system without keyboard but Star Raiders was so good that it led them to add a cheap keyboard. It would be cool if they'd allow a turbo mode so that new games written in Atari BASIC would be more playable. Hopefully in the future - a mini Atari ST (also with a turbo BASIC mode for the same reason).
I think they really nailed it with this one. Adding the keyboard and playlist support was a really smart move. Can’t wait for those pre-orders to ship!
This tiny and in those colours it looks like the lost Sinclair ZX 80.5…
This is great! Can't wait to get one. My first was an Atari 800 and I had it for years and I've pieced together what I used to have at this point. I can't wait for this as it will really be cool to play all those games again.
Excellent video. Thanks for your hard work on this! I would love to see you try the CXSTICK with the A500 Mini. I suspect those extra buttons will make it convenient for accessing menus while still enjoying joystick controls.
Now you need 3 more joysticks and people for a M.U.L.E Livestream 😀
Thanks!
Hi, I just wanted to write you a quick real message to say that I’m incredibly grateful you have chosen to support us in this way. It really does help the content continue. Cheers! Your friend in retro, Perifractic
What an amazing packing box!
That was so good, I think I passed out several times from over excitement. I can't wait for my 400 to arrive.
It's something of a bittersweet moment when you manage to source something that you couldn't quite have as a youngster!
I remember a bug in the Bruce Lee game for the C64 where you can punch an enemy from across the screen if (I think) two enemies are touching. My brother and I called it 'the long distance punch'
I think 8-bit Show and Tell has a long video or two about that game
The New Atari Vader ! 😉
Very sweet of them to send Babyfractic a stuffy.
Already seen this on Patreon, but rewatching and commenting for the algorithm!
Now that is a true fan and helper. Thank you on behalf of RR!
@@GAMECLOSET Thank you, subscribed! :)
@@HAGSLABThank you for your support. 😎😀
Thank you so much!!
I now see Partridge in your videos when you likely don't intend it:
"Idea for film extravaganza. Plot, thus: Malcolm McDowell is trapped in the future. He's being pursued by a *CYBERPUNK* from the past, played by Rutger Hauer."
25:00 everything needs rewind !
Great overview, Peri. Impressive device. Thanks for sharing.
You'd have thought that they'd have put an SD card slot under the flap to add your own games. Perhaps that's a mod for you to do in the future.
Previous mini devices by this company is very easy to add games through with a USB stick.
The best game for the atari was "Fort Apocalypse". Well worth a download.
What a scoop !!! 😃
The Yoomp! soundtrack reminds me of Nina Hagen's "New York, New York".
The magic of rewind is quite simple: it’s just saving a snapshot of the entire system memory every second or so. The wonders of having 1,000,000+ times as much memory these days - even on a small Arm system like this.
14:43 original dreamcast front end
Can’t wait for mine! 🙂 Great review. Thank you.
Such a good time for retro gamers these days.
Thank for showing some Atari Love for once. Seriously under represented.
Does the Mini 400 emulate Stereo POKEYs? Yoomp! supports Stereo Audio on upgraded Atari 8-bits. 👍
I would have preferred them making actual Atari chips which would make millions of Atari owners very happy.
THEY FIXED THE JOYSTICK PROBLEM!!! The #1 problem with the classic CX41 joystick was the weak points in the XY insert continually breaking under rough use! They totally got rid of that problem!!! I WANT ONE OF THOSE NEW JOYSTICKS!!! With DB9 plugs & NOT USB.
Check out my Atari Playlist 👍🕹
@@RetroRecipes That playlist is incomplete. You would do well to expand it. 😃👍
I had a Tandy TSR-80 computers growing up that was my first introduction to computers. Then one of them I was able to take four chips in and it upgraded from 256K to 640K memory I thought I was something back then. Then when I found out how to notch the floppies for extra storage. That was cool.
What? 640k is an odd memory size for any TRS-80 model and all the ones I know of used the index hold on the floppy so making a Flippy was more involved and difficult than a simple notch on the side.
I love the fact you bought your first computer from Sloan square, I got my first spectrum 2nd hand from a add in the local paper
My older brother had an Atari 800 and then later I had a C64. Can't wait for the 400Mini. They should do a full sized 800XL.
What a great prototype.
That Atari 400's min keyboard is about the same size as a real ZX81 keyboard. Goodness me, I hope they don't bring out a mini version of that machine. It would be minuscule,
I might be tempted to grab a 400 mini just so I can relive Chocky season one's Space Invaders scene.
A fantastic Retro pre-view Perifractic, and it is great to see Ladyfractic and Babyfractic (Lol) looking so well.
It itself would be the size of an SD card.
seems to be a faithful repo - has faux keyboard just like the original
MY dad bought an Atari 800 in the very early 80's from Lasky's in Bromley UK. I think he paid like £400+ for it with a tape deck, which was serious money in those days. My first games were Astro Chase, Zaxon and Picnic Paranoia. We coded in tons of games from Compute and Antic magazine over the years, plus we had 100's of games through ermmmm "computer clubs"
Complaints to BBC watchdog: this is another nostalgic nugget that deserves to be relived. You should set up a PO Box for random strangers to send in flaming diatribes hand-written in block caps in green ink on the back of a cereal box. The preferred outlet for trolls before there were RUclips comments 😂
Fax me via the fax number in the description!
@@RetroRecipesYou’d better load the fax machine with sections of cereal boxes, to be fully authentic.
Peri, do you do the retro computer convents, like VCF? Your personal arcade booth would absolutely slay in one of those.
I had an Atari 800XL.. never played one game on it, just taught myself BASIC. Played games on the VCS. That said, I got the 2600+ and am perfectly fine with it despite the haters , and i'm sure there will be haters on this too. The important thing is that YOU enjoy it.
Loved the Dog disguised as Baby Fractic :D
Looks like a well done emulator in a cool package, but at the end of the day, it's still emulation.Would have been cool if you also showed some comparisons to the real machine, as you do own one of those. Like what is the delay (which I think was an issue with the initial C64 mini which had been improved later on). Maybe something to add in your video of the finished product. On the other hand, from owning a real 2600 I know that even with an Composite mod, the graphics look a bit glitchy (every second line being like a pixel or so off), so ofc emulation can also have advantages over the real thing.
Also as a Content Creator myself (although much smaller) I am wondering: When you use different shots in the same scene, like "No pun intended - there is always a pun intended" do you film these together with multiple cams, or is it the same cam and you doctor it together? Also when playing on the device, is that live narration via your Rode Go 2 (btw, I bought that magnet after your answer some while ago, thanks again!), or do you narrate it afterwards? Do you also use the Rode Go 2 for off-cam narration to keep the Acoustics similar? Thank you!
Btw: I also keep suggesting you as Interview Partner for the Retrokompott (German Podcast and Museum), would love that! ;)
im most excited for the controller, i played c64 with atari joysticks, and now i can play my maxi as i used to
Same!
The Atari 400 was my first computer as well and yeah the keyboard was terrible but just got used to it, then i had the 800xl a much nicer keyboard i loved that computer. well nice to see it up and running.
This might be the only mini they've made where people don't say "I wish it had the real keyboard" 😀
i'd Love to see an FPS game played with this Joystick. 11:00
This definitely looks to be their best mini-system yet. Plus it is of course an Atari 8-bit so it is of course wonderful ;) Ever since I saw the first print ad for the Atari 400, and then played Star Raiders and Pacman it became one of my most loved and wanted systems.
Can't wait to rediscover the system and play some classic games.
I have most of the Atari 8-bit machines, but this will be an extremely well-received addition to the line.
my first computer was an 800XL (still own it), I'd still be bias like you. LOL
"Now my balls are symmetrical, which is good!" I ain't never going to grow up 🤣🤣
Looking forward to this. Will be interested to see if the final game configuration options are as in-depth as those on the A500 Mini. TheC64 was also quite customisable, but you had to put configuration files on the USB stick yourself rather than configuring on the system itself, which was a bit of a hassle. I'm hoping there is full button mapping and OS revision selection for the sake of the few older games that throw a bit of a wobbly with later models, plus ideally custom cropping on the display, as the built-in games seem to crop out the border area completely.
RE Miner 2049er it was officially released on a LOT of platforms at the time (1982) including the C64. I played it constantly as a kid on my 64.
Okey, that opener with you and Lady Fractic as children was amazing. What technique did you use to achieve this?
Thanks! That's a Snapchat filter and some green screen.
I was not an Atari kid, but my mate had a2600 hundred that he brought around quite often, especially because his Mum was convinced it was ruining her TV!
I can't help but think that the top trap on this should open anyway, and they should provide a little USB Caddy to make a thumbdrive look like you're plugging in a little cartridge!!
Great video as always Peri! Love to y'all and the Baby
or, you know, even provide a custom cartridge thumbdrive ... good job we're hackers with access to PCB Way!
If possible I copyright this idea here and now *rofl* Fancy going into business?
Re -Pun-zel…I mean Retro Recipes…great review for another tempting computer to crack open my wallet for..😂!
Amazing how far retro computing has came in the past 5 years.
Have a great day!
Great review! Thank you!
This reminds me of the re-release of the 800XL with modern stuff in it. Looks exactly like an 800XL, it's not miniaturized. Called the "RM 800XL" has a cartridge port, and modern connectivity with USB ports, HDMI and so on.
What people who weren't around at the time may not understand, is how ground breaking the sound was, in addition to the graphics.
Thank you. I loved the video. I grew up on video games, starting with a Coleco Telstar have had most of the consoles, but never owned an Atari computer. I've ran emulators to play some of the games, but simply cannot wait for this to come out.
I haven't managed to get my hands on a full size The 64 or The Vic-20 yet either, but one good thing about the Atari 400 mini is that I won't be excited about a full size one of those 😀
Just got done watching this and what a great video and it looks real cool i even like it in the colour they sent you it as. As always looking forward to seeing what cool stuff you bring us all next. So until then have a great weekend and you guys take care.
Maybe they'll release an Anakin edition in our honour! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
AMAZING! 🔥😃
Great video👍
Fantastic, I love that you forgot to refuse the delivery :-)
It was my first computer as well. I pre-ordered it in January. I can't wait for it to arrive.😊
Peri has to push harder on his old joystick because it's gone soft with age... Great video. Although I do have to point out the recent C64 game was Miner 2019er, which was an officially approved *prequel* to Miner 2049er.
The ability to connect a USB keyboard and run BASIC is very interesting. That means we can pull out our old issues of ANTIC Magazine and write down the programs that were included and actually save them. That could be interesting. It also enables us to teach our children computer programming, which is a vitally important skill to learn (far more than swiping on smartphones and turning them into dopamine addicts). I am loving this new device. It does everything I ask of it, looks terrific.
Can't wait to get my hands on this new Atari and play 4-player MULE, where we will no doubt completely flounder and fall apart because we don't have those stupid robot mechas to carry us on their shoulders anymore! You mean someone has to actually make smithore now? What?! We're doomed! Hah.
Even cuter than the Amiga version
Will definitely have to pick one of these up, always loved the original 400/800 and the Atari 8Bits in general.
Even though I did purchase the A500 Mini, I'm really not a fan of these mini consoles, so, I'm waiting for the RM 800XL.
00:06: Cerveza Cristal!
What I really loved about Atari machines compared to the C64 was the vivid 256 colours available.
The Atari 400 was my first computer as well. I soldered in a 48 k memory expansion board but still had the crummy keyboard.
Fun fact: Star Raiders II was originally The Last Starfighter before it was released. Didn't finish watching the video yet buR rescue on Fractalus was originally Behind Jaggi Lines.
Love your channel, thank you for all the wonderful content.
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹
I had the Atari 400 and 800XL that my dad picked up at an auction. The keyboard on the 800 was so much better. Loved playing Archon on it.
The 400 in black gives me Darth Vader helmet or Buick Grand National vibes.
Oo, can I have a black one too? that looks gorgeous!!. I lost count on how many times I completed Bruce Lee on my 800XL so for pure nostalgia I'll have have a blast at that. Erm, we won't mention the terrible port of Ghostbusters that the Atari received.
First of all congrats for a beautiful first by your channel. Great work. Can it play invitation to programming from cassete files with audio at the same time? or conversational german, french, spanish also with audio? can you check if it can happen?
Star raiders and Droll would be my favorite games on the 400
I loved Bruce Lee on my C64. 400 version looks ace!
my first computer was a Microsoft windows 98 my uncle gave me his old monitor and IBM CPU and mouse then in 2000 I bought a tower and kept both that and the monitor my uncle gave me till it wore out in 2005 and bought a windows XP that thing was even slower in 2010 in Sr college as a transfer student my first laptop a Compaq was a windows 10 then years later the windows 11 was a toshiba then my last Windows was an HP then now presently what I am sitting at is a a Samsung made in 2020 chromebook and I bought a new one I still got to hook up it is a Chromebook too
15:14 So shiny! 😅
A mini Atari, that what us Amiga users would use for a coaster :p
No way! Hope its true.
Man i missed the OG tracks! Comfy
Coding things like rewind features isn't hard . Have the emulator track writes to memory and take regular snapshots of the CPU state (at most a few hundred bytes per snapshot, for 8 bit probably under 50 bytes) and when you rewind just spool back those changes. The same tech is used in a more complex form in modern databases to allow transactions to be reverted. These CPUs were relatively slow so they couldn't doo many writes per second, relatively speaking, so the memory used for the write log is relatively small.
If they're lazy they can just take a regular snapshot of the entire memory state - still not all that much when your total RAM is
Wow i never owned a 400 but im surprised on how good the sound is
15:14 - What the flashlight?
WHAT THE HECK. Probing deeper, this explains what happened in the intro. And my soreness.
@@RetroRecipesOK, I get it now ! 😹
@@RetroRecipes @RetroRecipes to paraphrase and butcher - 'When you're in a metaphorical hole, stop probing'.
Ordered mine the second I got the preorder email at the end of Jan.. Wish it were here now. Also, they should re-issue the Lynx now.
I had an original 400 in the UK, it was amazing to use but software support was limited in rural Scotland.
The graphics were streets ahead of anything else in its price bracket.
Ohh you say Red because of the color thing! Took me a sec 🙂
I loved Star Raiders 2 on the ZX Spectrum