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    Atari Emulator Keyboard Navigation (setting up the 5200)

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      bumperscoot @jamrom2
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      @jamrom2,

      Some mild success..
      Starting from scratch, I deleted the retroarch.cfg file from the atari5200 folder, and miraculously, I regained the ability to "scroll" up/dn through the emulator choices.. Very weird.

      I then followed the steps found in an online video..
      Very straightforward. I then discovered issues with the check sums for the ROM's I had, which I quickly resolved by selecting a different "set" I had found elsewhere.
      Viola!
      I was able to play 90% of the games I had!

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        jamrom2 @bumperscoot
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        @bumperscoot Now that you have it working, back up your image and try the setup for the A800/A5200 above.

        It works really well once it's set up. I've had mine set like this for 2 years and counting. It's just great to see the A800 games look as they should. They won't any other way.

        Glad its all working for you!

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          buzztea
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          Unfortunately the sound of the Atari800/5200 games (lr-atari800) is bad.😟

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            jamrom2 @buzztea
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            @buzztea When you say bad, what do you mean? Not like the original? Bad like it's not working? Be more specific.

            I thought it sounded pretty accurate from what I remember. It's not going to be 100%, neither will the video, it's emulation. Only 100% will be a true A800 hooked to a 13" TV

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              buzztea @jamrom2
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              @jamrom2
              Unfortunately, the sound comes out of the speakers very poorly. it doesn't sound "clean". But only with the "lr-Atari800" emulator. Everything is fine with the standalone "Atari800" Emu.

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                mitu Global Moderator @buzztea
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                @buzztea Most likely you stumbled upon this issue, which is still not solved upstream.

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                  buzztea @mitu
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                  @mitu
                  The problem is well known:
                  https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28236/lr-atari800-sound-is-distorted-while-atari800-sound-is-clean

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                    jamrom2 @buzztea
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                    @buzztea Yes, you're right and if you scroll to the bottom of the very thread you posted ...

                    https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/22530/lr-atari800-buzzing-sound/4

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                      buzztea
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                      It doesn't work.After step 3 comes the message:

                      pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup $ pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup $ cd /home/pi/RetroPie
                      -bash: pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup: No such file or directory

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                        buzztea
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                        I solved the problem. It was easy. An update from the lr-Atari800 emulator helped.

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