Gopher2600 is an emulator for the Atari 2600. Accuracy is very high and and there are no known problems with the emulation of the 6507, TIA or RIOT chips.
The emulator is suitable for both playing 2600 games and for developing new games. In particular, the debugging features available for developers of CDFJ, DPC+ and ELF type cartridges (cartridges that make use of an ARM coprocessor) are unique.
Most “bank switching” types are supported, including the above mentioned CDFJ, DPC+ and ELF types. Also notable is the support for Supercharger and in particular, the loading of Supercharger tapes stored as a WAV or MP3 file. Also supported is the Movie Cart
Games using PlusROM features are also supported.
The AtariVox and SaveKey peripherals are emulated. Uniquely, the AtariVox voice features can be emulated with the third-party application Festival. Although the voice reproduction is imperfect, it is helpful to hear feedback for AtariVox voice commands. A subtitler for the AtariVox voice output is also available. Again, this is imperfect and only shows phonetic spellings.
The vintage CRT television, contemporaneous with the console, is emulated with a selection of interference effects and bevel images. This is an ongoing area of development and will be improved further in the future.
Flexible screenshot features so that games using “flicker” kernels can be effectively captured.
Accurate audio reproduction with optional stereo output. The intensity of the stereo effect can be altered.
Website: github.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600
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Developer: Stephen Illingworth
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Gopher2600 is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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