CoreDocAtari5200
This page has operating instructions for the Atari 5200 core.
After following the binary link above, go into the latest folder and find atari5200.rbf located under /mist_5200/build_NTSC_VGA/out/ .
Copy the file to the root of an SD card, and if you will only use the SD card for this core, then also rename the file to core.rbf.
Create the following sub-folders in the SD card (note the missing i):
/atar5200//atar5200/rom//atar5200/user/
Copy an image of the Atari5200 ROM into the /atar5200/rom/ folder, renaming it to 5200.rom so the core will find it.
Copy games into the /atar5200/user/ folder.
- F1: Start
- F2: Pause
- F3: Reset
- F10: Cold reset
- F11: Load new ROM
- F12: Enter OSD menu
You can use any gamepad / joystick for games, although some games will require the use of an analog controller. These are only supported via USB, and you can use an adapter to connect a real 5200 controller.
With a regular USB controller, you can access the keypad functions of the original controller via keyboard (US layout):
| F1 | F2 | F3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Q | W | E |
| A | S | D |
| Z | X | C |
The above corresponds to this in the Atari pad:
| Start | Pause | Reset |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 |
* |
0 | # |
On startup you will see an Atari logo with no ROM loaded:
Press F12 to enter the OSD Menu.
In this menu you need to move around with the keyboard arrow keys, and select with Enter.
- Turbo: accelerate the core (default is 1X)
- Ram: Avaiable RAM, stays at 16K
- Rom: Name of the ROM being used.
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Cart: Choose a cart to load from
/atar5200/user/
It is possible to change the Rom path through this menu, but not necessary.
You can press F11 instead of F12 to directly go into the Cart option.
When selecting a cart, the core may not recognize the cart type so it may ask you to choose what cart type to load.
If you don't know which type it is, select one and see if the game loads. If not, press F12 then load the ROM again as the other cart type.
If the ROM loads, you can start the game with F1.
