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Atari 7800

RetroPie upstream reference · Snapshot 175f5b158f16

Check the hardware and OS before following this guide.

Imported upstream documentation may contain historical commands and defaults. It is not a tested Pi 5 recipe. See current Pi 5 research.


[Upstream illustration: atari7800]


The Atari 7800 was a video game console released by Atari in 1986.


Emulator Rom Folder Extension BIOS Controller Config
lr-prosystem atari7800 .7z .a78 .bin .zip 7800 BIOS (U).rom /opt/retropie/configs/atari7800/retroarch.cfg

Emulator: lr-prosystem

ROMS

Accepted File Extensions: .7z .a78 .bin .zip

Place your Atari ROMs in

/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari7800

BIOS

This BIOS is optional if you want the Atari Logo at the beginning of games, otherwise you don't need it because the games work fine without it. The BIOS file name is 7800 BIOS (U).rom

Place your Atari 7800 BIOS in

/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/

Note: if this BIOS is enabled, PAL ROMs will not work so use it accordingly.

Controls

lr-prosystem utilises Retroarch configurations

Add custom retroarch controls to the retroarch.cfg file in

/opt/retropie/configs/atari7800/retroarch.cfg

For more information on custom RetroArch controls see: RetroArch Configuration

[Upstream illustration: atari7800diagram]

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