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Atari Football (revision 2)

Atari · 1978 · raster Horizontal · 2P · trackball · atarifb

Also known as: Atari Football II, Atari 4 Player Football, 4 Player Football

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Display

Type: raster Horizontal
Resolution: 304 x 240
Refresh: 60.11 Hz

Processors

MOS Technology 6502 @ 756 kHz

Audio

Discrete Sound
Channels: 1

Controls

Players: 2
Coin slots: 2
trackball, 1 button
trackball, 1 button

Components (from manual)

LM380 Audio Amplifier · Audio amplifier IC visible in regulator/audio PCB schematic
2114 RAM · Video RAM chips in array
82S129 PROM · Character ROM for alphanumerics
74LS Logic · Various 74LS series logic gates throughout
LM1889 Video · Video modulator
74163 Logic · Counter circuits
7400 Logic · NAND gates
7404 Logic · Hex inverters
7408 Logic · AND gates
74LS138 Logic · Decoder/demultiplexer
74LS157 Logic · Data selector/multiplexer
74LS Logic · Various 74LS series logic ICs throughout circuit
Multiplexer Logic · Data routing and selection
Crystal Oscillator Clock · System timing generation

PCBs (from manual)

Regulator/Audio PCB 036485-01
Audio and voltage regulation board
Video Generator
Generates main video display
Video Generator RAM
Video memory storage
Alphanumerics Generator
Character and text generation
Video Generator
Generates video display signals
Video Generator RAM
Memory for video generation
Alphanumerics Generator
Handles text and numeric display
Game PCB
Main game board

DIP Switch Settings

Data from MAME. On later hardware, game settings are typically in the Test/Service Menu, not DIP switches. Learn more

SwitchSettingOptionsDefault
K10:1, K10:2Time Per CoinK10:1 K10:2ON ON 1:30 ✱OFF ON 2:00ON OFF 2:30OFF OFF 3:001:30
K10:3UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
K10:4Atari LogoOFF OffON On ✱On
Service ModeOff ✱OnOff