It functions as a high score save device for many VCS homebrews as well as a voice synth chip.

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All of these are controlled by the console via a serial interface emulated through the driver software.

The flash memory will retain data without power for 200 years.

Blocks are allocated in 64 byte chunks, useful for saving high score information, game state information, user settings, and so forth.

Games can be allocated more than one block if necessary, but we ask that you be efficient in the storage of any data your game must save to the AtariVox, as a limited number of blocks are available.

Original Sega Genesis extension cables work well, and some third-party cables that match the Sega cable may work as well.

However, the commonly available Retro-Bits Sega Extension Cable does not work, as the AtariVox cannot be plugged into the cable (the fit is too tight).

You can also remove the AtariVox from its shell, and it will then fit in the 7800 controller port without issues.

The fact that it has that superb retro speech built in, and a 3 channel music synth make it a MUST HAVE Definitely worth the money, and adds a new dimension to what gaming can be in our old VCS.

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Wizard Of Wor and Juno First, both games I enjoy, but with the speech added it really does make the experience that much better Nice professional build quality, and if youre using a 7800 youll need an extension cable.

Im using it on my 7800, 2600jr and 6 switch woody with no issues at all).

Albert sent me a new one, and although it still dosnt clear my high scores, it must be something else.

The volume was low and turning dial with screwdriver worked quit well.

It could be because I use a Atari Junior, or I havnt beaten all preset scores.

I beat two of the five on Mappy, but couldnt clear my high scores.

As is stated in the description it doesnt fit a 7800 with its chunky (yet aesthetically pleasing) case intact so I used a cheap extension cable.

The cable I used was moulded for the trapezoidal shape of the original controllers whereas the AtariVox is built with a more rounded connector so it was necessary to shave a sliver of plastic out the extensions socket to make it fit, but I was honestly expecting to have to do a lot more so Im happy with the result.

Im liking that the volume control is easily accessible with a small screwdriver so that when mixing the audio it doesnt overpower the console or vice versa.

Youre not going to be mistaking the speech synthesis for a real person and I love it for that, it fits perfectly.

Who would still be quoting Berzerk if the robots sounded exactly like your average supermarket cashier Theres only going to be more games made that make use of the voice and flash memory so Id say its a good investment for the person who wants more from their Atari.

Boy, was I missing out on games like Juno first, Dungeon Stalker, Time Salvo etc.

I just unboxed my recent order from Atariage, plugged in a aux.

Thanks to the hard work of Albert at Atariage and all those in the community that are still pouring in hours of love into such a great console, I can honestly say I have more fun playing my Atari(s) today than possibly when was a kid.

There are also a set of DIP switches inside that can be manipulated to work with a Vectrex, but out of the box, it is configured by default for Atari VCS.

I dont own a Vectrex so I cant really comment on that side of things.

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