Loading ATARI 800 game with DATAMARK dataset 2

Loading ATARI XE/XL game with DATAMARK dataset 2

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• atari
• xe
• xl
• dataset
• 800xe

[RPKGameVids]

I don't think I've ever heard the computer itself produce music while a game is loading.

[w1k]

@RPKGameVids yes, i too.. interesting :)

[DerAnstifter]

@RPKGameVids Actually, some of the earlier atari era games would play Jarre's Oxygene 2's main excerpt.

[RPKGameVids]

@senorverde09 I don't know much about the C64 but that's cool to know. I always thought on the Atari 8-bit it was only possible for music to be played from the actual tape itself while it was loading.

[senorverde09]

@RPKGameVids Your statement "I don't think I've ever heard the computer itself produce music while a game is loading." Didn't you know that the C64 was legendary for its tape loader tunes? Now, a bunch of C64 enthusiasts have discovered a way for even the tape deck (datasette) to play tunes by controlling the speed of the cassette motor. Hence, not only was the Atari 8-bit series capable of playing tunes whilst loading, but the C64 too. Nothing special.

[RPKGameVids]

@senorverde09 What has that got to do with anything?

[senorverde09]

@RPKGameVids Never heard of a Commodore 64?

[Aspro4]

I had something similar, it displayed the text "SOUNDLOADER TURBO 2000 by Rivan" when initialized and rainbow-like stripes when loading, but it had another melody (and it didn't make bubbles). To record Soundloader on a cassette, it was necessary to have "Soundloadergenerator", because it had such a particular format that it could not be copied.