Atari 7800 Emulation



For some reason, the Atari 7800 has alwats got the shaft, and it still does today. While you can find tons of emulators for the Atari 2600, the 7800 only has one emulator to call it's own, the M.E.S.S. Still, the process of Atari 7800 emulation is VERY young, and it has lots of room to grow. You may be reading this with a huge question still looming over your head...

WHAT THE HECK IS EMULATION???

In layman's terms, it's a process that allows you to play video games on your own computer. ROMs, which are just computer versions of video games cartridges, can be downloaded and played on your computer. ROMs are binary version of video game titles that contain the original code. For example, if you wanted to play "Ninja Golf", you would download the "Ninja Golf" ROM onto your computer. And WA-LAH! You are playing classic video games on your state-of-the-art computer!!!
WHAT YOU NEED:

WHAT YOU NEED	WHAT IT IS	ADDITIONAL INFO
M.E.S.S.	Multi Emulator Super System...emulates many game systems, with the 7800 being one of them. This is the emulator itself. Download it at the website to yur left.	Make sure you pick your correct operating system (ie: Windows NT, Mac, etc.)
7800 OS	This is the 7800 Operating System you need to run the MESS emulator	Another download...
ROMs	This sends you to Atariage.com	To play games on the MESS emulator, you need games to play. A large library is located here.

PS: Please do not email me with questions about emulation. I have no idea how they work and I cannot troubleshoot for you. There is a help section text file that you download with the emulator itself. If your troubles and pain go past what the help section provides, contact MESS themselves by visiting their website