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License
This core is under GPLv2 license.
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Compatibility
| RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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Features
| Fonctionnalité | Supporté |
|---|
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BIOS
¶ List of mandatory bios
| Filename | Description | MD5 | Provided |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5200.rom | 5200 - Required | 281f20ea4320404ec820fb7ec0693b38 | ❌ |
¶ Location
Put the bios like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 bios
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 atari5200
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 5200.rom
¶ 
Roms
¶ Supported extensions
Roms must have the extension:
- .a52
- .atr
- .atr.gz
- .bas
- .bin
- .car
- .cdm
- .xex
- .xfd
- .xfd.gz
- .zip
This system supports compressed roms in .zip/.7z format. However, be careful, it is only an archive.
The files contained in the .zip/.7z must correspond to the extensions mentioned above.
Moreover, each .zip/.7z file must contain only one compressed rom.
¶ Location
Put the roms like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 atari5200
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.zip
The roms using No-Intro format are highly recommended.
For more information about roms, go to this tutorial !
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Advanced configuration of the emulator
To be able to keep your custom configurations during an upgrade, we advise you to use our configuration override feature.
¶ Accessing to options
You can configure various options in two different ways.
- Via RetroArch menu:
┣ 📁 Menu RetroArch
┃ ┣ 📁 Options du core
┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 Name_option
- Via thie file
retroarch-core-options.cfg:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 system
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 configs
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 retroarch
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 cores
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 retroarch-core-options.cfg
¶ Core options
| Options | Options values | Variable (for configuration override) | Variables values |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOS (Restart) | Official ✅ / Internal (Altirra OS) |
a5200_bios |
official / internal |
| Interframe Blending | Désactivé ✅ / Simple / Ghosting (65%) / Ghosting (75%) / Ghosting (85%) / Ghosting (95%) |
a5200_mix_frames |
disabled / mix / ghost_65 / ghost_75 / ghost_85 / ghost_95 |
| Hi-Res Artifacting Mode | None ✅ / blue/brown 1 / blue/brown 2 / GTIA / CTIA |
a5200_artifacting_mode |
none / blue/brown 1 / blue/brown 2 / GTIA / CTIA |
| High Fidelity POKEY (Restart) | Désactivé / Activé ✅ |
a5200_enable_new_pokey |
disabled / enabled |
| Audio Filter | Désactivé ✅ / Activé |
a5200_low_pass_filter |
disabled / enabled |
| Audio Filter Level | 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% ✅ / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% |
a5200_low_pass_range |
5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 |
| Controller Hacks | Désactivé ✅ / Dual Stick / Swap Ports |
a5200_input_hack |
disabled / dual_sticks / swap_ports |
| Pause acts as Reset | Désactivé ✅ / Activé |
a5200_pause_is_reset |
disabled / enabled |
| Digital Joystick Sensitivity | Auto ✅ / 5% / 7% / 10% / 12% / 15% / 17% / 20% / 22% / 25% / 27% / 30% / 32% / 35% / 37% / 40% / 42% / 45% / 47% / 50% / 52% / 55% / 57% / 60% / 62% / 65% / 67% / 70% / 72% / 75% / 77% / 80% / 82% / 85% / 87% / 90% / 92% / 95% / 97% / 100% |
a5200_digital_sensitivity |
auto / 5 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 20 / 22 / 25 / 27 / 30 / 32 / 35 / 37 / 40 / 42 / 45 / 47 / 50 / 52 / 55 / 57 / 60 / 62 / 65 / 67 / 70 / 72 / 75 / 77 / 80 / 82 / 85 / 87 / 90 / 92 / 95 / 97 / 100 |
| Analog Joystick Sensitivity | Auto ✅ / 5% / 7% / 10% / 12% / 15% / 17% / 20% / 22% / 25% / 27% / 30% / 32% / 35% / 37% / 40% / 42% / 45% / 47% / 50% / 52% / 55% / 57% / 60% / 62% / 65% / 67% / 70% / 72% / 75% / 77% / 80% / 82% / 85% / 87% / 90% / 92% / 95% / 97% / 100% |
a5200_analog_sensitivity |
auto / 5 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 20 / 22 / 25 / 27 / 30 / 32 / 35 / 37 / 40 / 42 / 45 / 47 / 50 / 52 / 55 / 57 / 60 / 62 / 65 / 67 / 70 / 72 / 75 / 77 / 80 / 82 / 85 / 87 / 90 / 92 / 95 / 97 / 100 |
| Analog Joystick Response | Linear ✅ / Quadratic |
a5200_analog_response |
linear / quadratic |
| Analog Joystick Deadzone | 0 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 13 / 15 ✅ / 17 / 20 / 23 / 25 / 27 / 30 |
a5200_analog_deadzone |
0 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 13 / 15 / 17 / 20 / 23 / 25 / 27 / 30 |
| Analog Device | Analog Stick ✅ / Mouse |
a5200_analog_device |
analog_stick / mouse |
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External links
- Source code used: https://github.com/libretro/a5200/