AtariFA
Replacement CPU for the Atari Generation 1 pinball MPU.
All Generation 1 games are supported:
Atarians - Time 200 - Airborne Avenger - Middle Earth - Space Riders
Key features:
- 1:1 replacement supporting the original edge connectors ( additional connectors available )
- all 'external' components are THT ( IC with sockets ) for easy replacement
- piggyback FPGA replaces CPU, Rom, Ram and most of the logic ICs
- Mosfet Solenoid control with onboard fuses
- modern onboard voltage regulator
- standard LEDs instead of lamps can be used
- additional onboard soundboard with wav/mp3 background music capabilities
- 'on the bench' test capabilities via additional testboards
- onboard ESP32 for easy access & control via WiFi and Browser based App 'FAcontrol '
AtariFA first test 'on the bench'
Status
Status as of July 5th 2026:
- prototype (v0.7) running 'on the desk'
Next steps:
- prototype testing in 'Airborne Avenger'
- eliminate prototype bugs
- create version v0.9 and extend test field
