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v2600 - Virtual 2600, An Atari 2600 Emulator
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Amiga version 0.7
USAGE
v2600 [options] filename
DESCRIPTION
v2600 is an emulation of the Atari 2600 video game system. It can take
cartridges as either .bin binary images (2K or 4K), Commodore .prg format
files, Activision Action Pack .bin files, and the new .c26 Common 2600 file
format files.
OPTIONS
-f <number>
Set the refresh rate. (1=default)
Example: -f 2 = skip one frame
-n
Emulate an NTSC 2600. (default)
-p
Emulate a PAL 2600.
-h
Show usage information.
-v
Show version.
-l <type>
Left controller. 0=JOY (default), 1=PADDLE (use the mouse!)
-r <type>
Right controller. 0=JOY (default), 1=PADDLE (use the mouse!)
-b <type>
Bank switching scheme. 0=NONE (default), 1=Atari 8k, 2=Atari 16k,
3=Parker 8k, 4=CBS, 5=Atari Super Chip
-s
Turn ON sound. This will slow down emulation a bit, and may sound a bit
choppy on slow machines.
-S
Turn OFF sound. (default)
-w
Swap the left and right control methods.
-j
Use real joysticks. (default)
-k
Use keyboard for joystick.
-y
Use the mouse y-location instead of x-location as a paddle.
-V <mode>
Set the video mode. 0=custom screen (default), 1=window,
2=custom screen, fast but ugly
CONTROLS
Joysticks will be used unless the -k option is used. The mouse is used as
the paddle.
The default keys are:
Joystick movement - Arrow keys
Joystick fire - Right Alt
Reset - F2
Select - F3
Color/BW - F4 Toggle
Player 1 difficultly - F5=Amature F6=Pro
Player 2 difficultly - F7=Amature F8=Pro
Quit - F10
BUGS and LIMITATIONS
The sound support only plays the pure tone noises. The bank switching is
fairly unstable. Keypad support doesn't work.
COPY POLICY
Virtual 2600 is copyright 1995/96 Alex Hornby.
Virtual 2600 is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General
Public License. See the file COPYING for details.
AUTHOR
Alex Hornby
<ahornby@zetnet.co.uk>
Check my web site at http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/ahornby for updates.
Amiga version 0.6 by Matthew Stroup
<stroupm@jps.net>
Check my web site at http://gaia.ecs.csus.edu/~stroupm for updates.