r/atari • u/jayhawkeye2 • 6d ago
Paddle lag in 7800+
/img/9gu45tjhahbe1.jpegJust hooked up the 7800+ tried to play Kaboom! — my all time fav and ssdly it is unplayable because of the paddle lag. :(
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u/BeeryMcBeerface 6d ago
Is there a "game mode" on your TV? I was having the same paddle lag issues with my 2600+, but was able to fix it by tweaking some settings. On my LG, I found a setting which turned on "low latency mode." However...i think an original Atari with a CRT is still slightly more responsive.
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u/jayhawkeye2 6d ago
There is. Tried it. Didn’t notice a difference. I guess I’ll play my paddle games upstairs on my vcs/crt
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u/dylanmadigan 5d ago
Game mode made a huge difference for me with Space invaders.
Until I put on game mode, the bullets were invisible.
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u/Leafs_Will_Win_Again 6d ago
Can confirm. Paddle games are miserable on the 7800+ and 2600+. Kaboom is still great on original hardware. The only modern hardware that works well is a MisterFPGA with a spinner.
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u/basketballsteven 6d ago
"Say it ain't so Joe" (a child in disappointment to Shoeless Joe Jackson).
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u/driph 6d ago
They've been actively working on firmware updates, be sure to follow along here:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/377898-beta-7800-updater-builds/