Cartridge-type code list for Atari 5200 games

SpudsMcToole

Having painstakingly figured these out by trial and error, I figured I may as well share the info with everyone as I can't just upload the patched auto-starting ROMs.

If you don't want to permanently modify your ROM files you can just choose the cartridge type from the list below whenever you want to play the game, and ignore everything else in this post.

But if you want to patch your own ROMs so that they auto-launch every time - it only takes 5-10 minutes to do all 97 - launch any game from Emulation Station, then hit F1 to get into the Atari menus and choose Cartridge Management.

From there choose Create Cartridge From ROM Image, then navigate to your ROMs folder (you only need to do this once per session). From where you start it should be [Retropie] then [roms] then [atari5200].

Select your game ROM, then select the cartridge-type option from the list below. Save your ROM - if you just hit Enter without choosing a new name it'll overwrite the existing ROM, which is tidy but make sure you've made a backup of your 5200 ROMs folder beforehand in case of errors.

Repeat the process as many times as you like for other ROMs. They'll now boot directly from the Emulation Station menu every time.

(The same process also works for Atari 800 ROMs, incidentally, but is much easier for those as they're pretty much always the first option so you don't need a list.)

So here's the list:

Activision Decathlon: option 5 (in this case, "One chip 16KB 5200 cartridge")
AE: option 5
Asteroids: 2
Astro Chase: 3
Ballblazer: 1
Barroom: 1
Battlezone: 3
Beamrider: 5
Berzerk: 5
Black Belt: 1
Blueprint: 1
Bounty Bob: 1
Buck Rogers: 3
Captain Beeble: 1
Castle Blast: 1
Centipede: 3
Choplifter: 5
Congo Bongo: 3
Countermeasure: 3
Defender: 3
Dig Dug: 3
Dreadnaught Factor: 2
Frogger: 5
Frogger II ThreeeDeep: 3
Galaxian: 5
Gorf: 5
Gremlins: 1
Gyruss: 3
H.E.R.O.: 5
James Bond: 3
Joust: 3
Jr Pac-Man: 3
Jungle Hunt: 3
K-Razy Shoot-Out: 2
Kaboom: 1
Kangaroo: 3
Keystone Kapers: 2
Looney Tines Hotel: 3
Mario Bros: 1
Meebzork: 1
Megamania: 2
Meteorites: 5
Microgammon SB: 3
Millipede: 5
Miner 2049er: 5
Miniature Golf: 3
Missile Command: 1
Montezuma's Revenge: 3
Moon Patrol: 5
Mountain King: 2
Mr. Do!'s Castle: 2
Ms. Pac-Man: 3
Pac-Man: 3
Pengo: 1
Pitfall: 2
Pitfall II: 5
Pole Position: 3
Popeye: 3
Q*bert: 2
Qix: 3
Quest for Quintana Roo: 5
Realsports Baseball: 1
Realsports Basketball: 1
Realsports Football: 3
Realsports Soccer: 3
Realsports Tennis: 3
Rescue on Fractalus: 1
River Raid: 3
Road Runner: 3
Robotron: 1
Space Dungeon: 3
Space Invaders: 3
Space Shuttle: 5
Sports Goofy: 3
Star Raiders: 3
Star Trek SOS: 3
Star Wars Return of the Jedi: 2
Star Wars The Arcade Game: 3
Stargate: 3
Super Breakout: 1
Super Cobra: 3
Super Pac-Man: 5
Tempest: 5
The Last Starfighter: 5
Track & Field: 5
Up'n'Down: 1
Vanguard: 1
Wizard of Wor: 1
Xari Arena: 3
Xevious: 1
Zaxxon: 1
Zenji: 2
Zone Ranger: 5

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@spudsmctoole
For a few games, my list was slightly different than yours, maybe we have different roms?
I went through each game one by one, and I just wanted to add my list
Thank You to spudsmctoole for doing this. It motivated me to do it too, my list is almost identical except for Blue Print, Galaxian, Gorf, Missile Command, Qix, Robotron, Space Invaders.

I also added the actual cartridge type title next to each game, to avoid confusion.
The titles with a "^" in front are titles that spudsmctoole didn't have listed, I think they're all protos/demos.
The titles with a "~" in front are titles that differed in cartridge type for me, from the ones spudsmctoole had listed above.

A.E. = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Activision Decathlon = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Asteroids = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Astro Chase = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Ballblazer = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Barrom Baseball = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Battlezone (Proto) = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Beanrider = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
BerZerk = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Black Belt = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Blaster (Proto) = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
~ Blue Print = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Boogie (Demo) = #1 Standard 4 KB 5200 Cartridge
Bounty Bob Strikes Back (merged) = #1 Bounty Bob 40 KB 5200 Cartridge
Buck Rogers - Planet of Zoom = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Captain Beeble = = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Carol Shaw's River Raid = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Castle Blast = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Castle Crisis = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Centipede = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Choperlift! = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Congo Bongo = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Countermeasure = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Defender = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Dig Dug = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Dreadnaught Factor = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
^ Final Legacy (Proto) = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
^ Frisky Tom (Proto) = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Frogger = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Frogger II = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
~ Galaxian = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
~ Gorf = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Gremlins = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Gyruss = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
H.E.R.O. = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
James Bond = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Joust = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Jr Pac-Man = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Jungle Hunt = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
K-Razy Shoot-Out = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Kaboom = #1 Standard 4 KB 5200 Cartridge
Kangaroo = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Keystone Kapers = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
^ Koffi - Yellow Kopter = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Last Star Fighter = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Looney Tines Hotel = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Mario Bros = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Meebzork = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Megamania = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Meteorites = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Microgammon SB = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Millipede = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Miner 2049er = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Miniature Golf = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
~ Missile Command = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Montezuma's Revenge = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Moon Patrol = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Mountain King = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Mr. Do!'s Castle = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Ms. Pac-Man = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Pac-Man = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Pengo = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Pitfall = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Pitfall II = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Pole Position = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Popeye = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Q#bert = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
~ Qix = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Quest for Quintana Roo = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Realsports Baseball = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Realsports Basketball = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Realsports Football = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Realsports Soccer = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Realsports Tennis = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Rescue on Fractalus = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Road Runner = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
~ Robotron = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Space Dungeon = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
~ Space Invaders = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Space Shuttle = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
^ Spitfire (proto) = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Sports Goofy = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Star Raiders = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Star Trek SOS = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Star Wars Return of the Jedi = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Star Wars The Arcade Game = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Stargate = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Super Breakout = #1 Standard 4 KB 5200 Cartridge
~ Super Cobra = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Super Pac-Man = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Tempest = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Track & Field = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Up'n'Down = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Vanguard = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
~ Wizard of Wor = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Xari Arena = #3 Two Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge
Xevious = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Yellow Submarine DEMO = #1 Standard 4 KB 5200 Cartridge
Zaxxon = #1 Standard 32 KB 5200 Cartridge
Zenji = #2 Standard 8 KB 5200 Cartridge
Zone Ranger = #5 One Chip 16 KB 5200 Cartridge

Cyborgbob

Going to give this a go maybe this weekend. Great bit of help. Do you know what set your roms are from?

Lyle_JP

I've been wanting a simple launch-from-cartridge interface for classic Atari 8-bit for some time. But can this be done to emulate the behaviors of an Atari XE? That's what I had as a kid. I sure would love to play the XE Blue Max, and launch any 8-bit home computer cartridges from ES.

TPR

What about the Atari 800 E.T. Phone Home. I can't seem to get that one to work at all.

rkoster

@TPR Super late reply, but this is one game that is known to fail if you have SIO acceleration turned on. Try turning it off and see if that works.