v2600 - Virtual 2600, An Atari 2600 Emulator ============================================ Amiga version 0.6 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 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 Left controller. 0=JOY (default), 1=PADDLE (use the mouse!) -r Right controller. 0=JOY (default), 1=PADDLE (use the mouse!) -b 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. Not supported yet. -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 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 Check my web site at http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/ahornby for updates. Amiga version 0.6 by Matthew Stroup Check my web site at http://gaia.ecs.csus.edu/~stroupm for updates.