Rainbow 2.0 - Atari 8-bit Emulator

Rainbow 2.0 - Atari 8-bit Emulator

25 Aug 2012 - Rainbow 2.2 is released. Improvements to video timing, graphics, speed (20% faster) and Trace output.

Rainbow is an 8-bit Atari Emulator and is a major rewrite of the old version 1.x. It features better emulation, real joystick support and full screen display. Diagnostic tools are also included.

Amphibian
Ballblazer (5200)
Bounty Bob Strikes Back
Caverns Of Mars
Choplifter (5200)
Decathlon (5200)
Donkey Kong Jr
Eastern Front 1941
Fast Eddie
Master of the Lamps
Necromancer
Scram
Silly Things demo
Shamus
Space Invaders
Star Raiders
Tennis
Zaxxon
5200 Games Console
130XE Vblitz demo
Atari DOS 2.5

Features include...

400/800 emulation with 48K RAM
800XL emulation with 64K RAM
130XE emulation with 128K RAM
5200 games console
Insert 8K and 16K ROMs... also Super Cartridges
2 virtual drives which can read single/enhanced images
IMPORT external files from PC hard drive into your Atari DOS images
EXPORT Atari DOS files to PC hard disk
Full screen display with options to change aspect ratio & overscan
Joystick support for 2 PC USB joysticks
Trace tools for viewing internal chip states and tracing 6502 execution

List of tested software

Download

Rainbow 2.2 for Windows 7, Vista and XP

You may also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)

Rainbow 1.x for MacOSX (converted by Richard Bannister)

Some links

Atari Age - community for Atari fans, including forums

For more nostalgia, look at John Goodman's excellent Reminiscing:8-Bit Atari Games for a nice collection of screenshots.

Atari Mania

Atari 5200 ROM images