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Funnily enough, I was playing it last night. I thought having the three bases, along with the game automatically selecting the closest base to shoot from, would make it a bit easier ... but based on my scores so far, I'm doing worse than on the regular version. I think I'm too used to not having to pay attention to protecting anything but the central cities and single silo in the later stages of the game (otherwise you lose a good chunk of your missiles) right now. Which is a bit odd, since on the arcade version, with a trackball and three independent fire buttons, I do much better. It's very cool, all the same.

US: (starting with Rev) 1. Humblejack (completed) 2. JoeM Intellivision (completed) 3. cvga (completed) 4. zendocon (completed) 5. Illtiger1 (completed) 6. First Spear (completed) 7. Colormesticky (completed) 8. Wolfy62 (completed) Canada: 9. rietveld (completed) 10. mr intv (completed) US: 11.Tlinder (completed) 12. Coleco Gamer (completed) 13. Psycho Strormtrooper (completed) Italy: 14. Spadafermo51 (completed) 15. MauAnouk2012 (in hand) 16. Morpheus Australia: 17. abeckett *We will start a new thread for 2025 Loot Box once the current one gets to Australia. You can post there if you want to join. It will probably be sometime in May.

So kbadlands.zip doesn't work with mame 2003, or are there multiple zip versions, one specifically for CHD based? Did you try the appropriate zip files with 2014 or 2016 mame? Also it could be that GSP hardware is insufficient.

Does the Atari Gamestation Pro boot from the micro sd card, I can not see a nand on its board...?

Why yes, there is a whole population of French folk in Illinois that brought SCART to the states in the 70s. 🤥

Interesting. That's basically the same style RND generator that Tombstone City had. A quick test in Classic99 though shows it avoids the "even/odd" alternating, which is nice.

@foft no point in quoting the post just above: 1. Synthesis now works 2. I am probably much much less experienced in soldering than you, and doing this in stages requires "very manual" soldering, and I am not sure you ordered the stencil with the boards, but I would most certainly start with the BGA chip and use paste and a hot plate to have less result variability here. (Easier said than done, I know, will see how I get through this when the time comes...)

BTW... has anyone tried Missile Command+ yet? It's the superior version of Missile Command (3 missile silos, various visual additions). Missile Command+.rom Missile Command+.xex

Hi guys, Time Extension @timeextension64 Metal Slug Artist Recalls When Neo Geo Was So Popular "People Would Commit Crimes To Get It" https://timeextension.com/news/2024/04/metal-slug-artist-recalls-when-neo-geo-was-so-popular-people-would-commit-crimes-to-get-it… #Repost #NeoGeo #SNK #Japan From timeextension.com 12:50 PM · Apr 22, 2024 https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/metal-slug-artist-recalls-when-neo-geo-was-so-popular-people-would-commit-crimes-to-get-it Metal Slug Artist Recalls When Neo Geo Was So Popular "People Would Commit Crimes To Get It" "I guess they thought it was a sales vehicle loaded with SNK games" by Damien McFerran Yesterday, 5am Once upon a time, SNK's Neo Geo was the absolute pinnacle of gaming luxury. Here was a home console capable of playing actual arcade games; no wonder so many kids desired one. However, its high cost (not to mention the fact that each game was hundreds of dollars) meant that it remained a niche proposition in a world dominated by the SNES and Genesis / Mega Drive. It should come as no great shock to learn that the Neo Geo became a sought-after item back in the 1990s, but former Irem and Nazca artist Akio has just revealed a story which illustrates how far people were willing to go to get their hands on one. "In SNK's heyday, if you advertised your car with a giant Neo Geo sticker, you could earn 5,000 yen per sticker," Akio explains on Twitter. "At that time, I was still very loyal to the company, so I put up three large stickers and received 15,000 yen, but that same night, my car was broken into and the keyhole was smashed, which was a terrible disaster. Since my car was a minivan, I guess they thought it was a sales vehicle loaded with SNK games." akio @akio_1963 SNKの全盛時代はネオジオ特大ステッカーを自分の車に貼って宣伝するとステッカ一枚につき5千円貰えたんですよ。 その頃の私は、まだ愛社精神があったので特大ステッカーを3枚貼って1万５千円貰ったんですが、なんとその夜に車上荒らしに遭い車の鍵穴を破壊されてしまい大惨事でした。 私の車がワンボックスだったので、SNKのゲームが満載してある営業車だと思ったんでしょうね。 この辺りの治安は最悪で、〇〇〇がバックについた〇〇連合という窃盗集団がいてバイクを盗んだり空き巣に入ったりと悪の限りを尽くす悪者がいるゴッサムシティーのような町なんです。 ある日、娘と家の前で日向ぼっこしてると10数人の男が斜め向かいの家を囲むように集まってきて「出てこい！出てこい！」と叫びだしたんです。 出てくる様子がなかったので男達は脚立を二階の窓に立てかけ数人が家の中に突入しました。 玄関の扉が開き数人の男達に連れ出されるご近所さん。 情報通のヨーダ似のお婆さんが言うには、その家の2階は〇〇連合の溜まり場で、そのリーダー格のお兄さんが逮捕されたんだそうです。 あぁ、これでこの辺りも少しは平和になるのかなと思っていたある日、自宅の前で分厚い財布を拾った私は、近所の人なら届けてあげようと財布の中を見ると、〇〇組若頭と記された名刺が入っていました。 不吉な物を拾ってしまったと慌てて妻にその財布を見せると、 私「かあちゃん！〇〇組若頭の財布拾ったー！」 妻「あかーん！ほかしといでー！」 誰も見ていないか辺りを確認して財布を元の落ちてた場所にそっと置いておきました。 思い起こせば数日前、アパートの前でバイクのメンテナンスをしていると「邪魔じゃコラ！殺すぞ！」と『カオルちゃん最強伝説』のような喋り口調のお兄さんに凄まれたんです。 そのお兄さんは、我が家の上の階に引っ越してきた派手なお姉さんの部屋に入っていきました。 情報通のヨーダ似のお婆さんが言うには、我が家の上に住んでる派手なお姉さんに最近〇〇〇の彼氏ができたんだそうです。 やはり私に凄んだお兄さんは〇〇〇だったんですね。 バットシグナルを夜空に照射したい気分です。 あの頃は平穏な場所に引っ越すのが夢でした。 話が逸れましたが、犯罪を犯してまで手に入れたいゲームネオジオ、SNKの人気が絶大な時代のお話でした。 Translated from Japanese by In SNK's heyday, if you advertised your car with a giant Neo Geo sticker you could earn 5,000 yen per sticker. At that time, I was still very loyal to the company, so I put up three large stickers and received 15,000 yen, but that same night my car was broken into and the keyhole was smashed, which was a terrible disaster. Since my car was a minivan, I guess they thought it was a sales vehicle loaded with SNK games. The security around here is terrible, with a gang of thieves called the XX Alliance backed by XX, and it's a town like Gotham City with bad guys doing all sorts of bad things like stealing bikes and breaking into houses. One day, while my daughter and I were sunbathing in front of our house, a group of about 10 men gathered around the house diagonally opposite and started shouting, "Come out! Come out!" When no one showed any signs of coming out, the men leaned a stepladder against a second-floor window and several of them burst into the house. The front door opens and a neighbor is taken out by several men. According to the well-informed Yoda-like old lady, the second floor of the house was a hangout for the X-X Alliance, and the leader of that group had been arrested. One day, just as I was thinking that maybe this area would finally become a little more peaceful, I found a thick wallet in front of my house. Thinking that I could return it to someone from the neighborhood, I looked inside the wallet and found a business card that said "Wakagashira of the X-X group" written on it. I showed the wallet to my wife in a panic, thinking that I had found something unlucky. Me: "Mom! I found the wallet of the young boss of the XX group!" Wife: "Oh no! Leave me alone!" I checked around to make sure no one was looking and then gently placed my wallet back in the place where it had fallen. If I recall, a few days ago, while I was doing some maintenance on my motorcycle in front of my apartment, a guy who spoke in a tone reminiscent of the manga series "Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend" threatened me, saying, "Get in the way! I'll kill you!" The man went into the room of the flashy woman who had moved into the apartment above us. According to the well-informed Yoda-like old lady, the flashy lady who lives above our house recently got a boyfriend. So the guy who was so impressive to me was really XXX. I feel like shining the Bat Signal into the night sky. At that time, I dreamed of moving to a peaceful place. I've digressed, but this was a story about the time when SNK's Neo Geo game was so popular that people would even commit crimes to get it. 7:42 AM · Apr 19, 2024 Akio then adds a lengthy story about a "gang of thieves called the XX Alliance" who used to terrorise his neighbourhood before apologising for allowing his mind to wander. "I've digressed, but this was a story about the time when SNK's Neo Geo game was so popular that people would even commit crimes to get it." Akio is currently working alongside several other industry veterans on Black Finger Jet, a new Metal Slug style run-and-gun game. Anthony...

The RND in BASIC is over 5x faster than RND in XB. Both RXB and XB2.9 G.E.M. now use the faster TI BASIC random number routine. I have a feeling that it may not be as random as the XB one though. Random numbers in a compiled XB program are different than they are in a BASIC/XB program. Compiled code can only use integer arithmetic. That is a problem, because in BASIC a random number is from 0 to .9999999 The work around is to multiply the random number by another number. i.e. instead of: 10 IF RND<.5 THEN 100 ELSE 200 you would use 10 IF RND*2<1 THEN 100 ELSE 200 RND*2 gives a random integer from 0 to 1 RND*6 gives a random integer from 0 to 5 and so on....

Continuity test look good with a few that showed a short but verified with the good 4000B that it was the same so it seems consistent. There was voltage to pin 7 of U1 which wasn’t on the good 4000B IIRC it was about 2.1 volts. Not sure where this would be coming from (I mean the battery once it was powered off the voltage was not there) but it seems odd - could be the reason for the odd scenario with this board- thanks for the help!

My $0.02: I think your budget is a bit low to get what you're asking for. I know how easy it is to fall into the mindset of "well, I only want something to play once in a while so it doesn't have to be great" but the problem is, playing arcade games with a crappy joystick just isn't fun. For $50, I think your only hope would be to either build something from scratch using good arcade parts, or find a good deal on something used. In other words, I can't see there being anything available brand new for $50 that wouldn't suck. It's worth pointing out that even when you're talking about sticks that are technically well-built, there is always going to be a strong "personal preference" component to this stuff, so even a well-made product isn't guaranteed to knock your socks off. No single stick is going to be ideal for all types of games so you should do some research to see what people are recommending for the types of games that are a priority for you to get right. I'd say that at a minimum, if you can find something that uses a joystick from a reputable supplier (i.e., Happ, Sanwa, etc.) as opposed to some squeaky, plasticky junk like you see in a lot of older console "arcade sticks" then you're off to a great start. Also keep in mind that some of the better controller boxes will have standardized hole patterns which makes it dead simple to buy upgraded joysticks and install those. For example, I have an X-Arcade Tank Stick (which is in the "junk" category on the rating sheet someone posted earlier). I tend to agree that the stock joysticks are junk, but the buttons are totally fine and the enclosure is rock solid. I bought Happ Competitions for drop-in replacements and now the stick is great to use for a ton of different types of games and has been 100% trouble free for 10+ years now.

Good to know Shane. I have this for myself and purchased it off Amazon as well. I enjoy this piece and feel its a well made product. Looking forward on reading what you have to say about it soon. Anthony...

They probably both use the same algorithm and the price inflated by 2 cents in between your tests!

Hey SSF, Great to see you back with us brother man. Glad you enjoy all the material that we share here on the Neo-Geo thread and helps put you in a positive mood. We enjoy your videos that you share on YouTube and always a pleasure to have you on with us kind sir. Keep up the great work you offer for us to benefit in the community. Anthony...

Marauder, one of my favourites and better than Berzerk. Pigs in Space, some of the best animation on the console, you also get to chop things as Miss Piggy, Hi-Ya! China syndrome, a unique game. Kool Air Man, a quirky game. A nice selection there. 👍🏻

I did a quick and dirty job on this to use it with Debian Linux (this should work with derivatives like Ubuntu as well): As root : apt install python3-venv virtualenv python3-virtualenv As user mkdir agsp Copy or save the agsp_enhance_v1.00.1.zip to this directory. cd agsp unzip agsp_enhance_v1.00.1.zip mkdir venv python3 -m venv venv/ source venv/bin/activate python3 -m pip install psutil python3 -m pip install pandas python3 -m pip install pillow python3 -m pip install openpyxl edit agsp_enhance.py find the lines that read: else: print("Unsupported Operation System '" + platform_text + "' found.") return None change them to read: else: print("Unsupported Operation System '" + platform_text + "' found.") return "/path/to/sd_card" The "/path/to/sd_card" should actually be where the custom firmware sd-card is mounted. There is doubtless a better way to do this but I'm no python coder. Then run: python3 agsp_enhance.py enhance It'll spew a bunch of "Unsupported Operation System ..." to the console but this worked for me. One thing I did find. Pitfall! isn't set up as a paddle game and uses the stick. Won't get very far that way.

I committed the missing lvds files now. These being missing is normal though, I should probably clean that up... cp: cannot stat 'iox_gluev4.vhdl': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat 'pokeymaxv4.vhd': No such file or directory I also soldered a new FPGA. Similar results on this with some shorted keyboard lines. I think in both cases its because I made a mistake when cleaning the board prior to soldering it on with some braid. I dragged the braid slightly which took off some solder mask. It didn't look too bad on the microscope but I guess it is enough for these shorts to happen each time since there isn't much clearance between the solder balls! So I will start again on another new board next week. I bought one of these to try reballing these few chips, I now have 3 chips to reball so think this is worth learning how to do: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005959551085.html I'll order some new FPGAs from digikey to try out the other boards so I can remove the reballing skill variable though! In the meantime I think this is soldered enough to proceed with a few further tests. e.g. I can solder the audio output components and at least play some audio with it.

That is like finding treasure! Or maybe alchemy, turning a turd (PAL copy) into gold (NTSC copy)!

Are you releasing some inside knowledge? Or making a prediction?

I know this post is from 2005, but I thought it would be neat to adjust for inflation in 2024. And that $24.97 game in 1980 would cost (wait for it)....$94.65 today. That was using this calculator: https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ Just to test the calculator, I put in the $57.23 form 2004 to today and got $94.63. Only off by 2 cents.

It could run on a 400 Mini; but I'm not sure if ST Mouse emulation is supported yet or not. If it is (via a DE-9 to USB adapter or something similar) then all should be fine. Just select 130XE as your system for full functionality (800XL/64KB will work, but functionality is limited -- basically, only one Profiler can be opened, but six simultaneous Jotters are possible).

Nanorobotics Beetle colors: 83 plus src Atari8man_NTSC_Nanorobotics_Beetle.xex Atari8man_Pal_Nanorobotics_Beetle.xex

To be clear. I was not complaining at all! The exact opposite, really, everything you did was PERFECT, I was saying that your mentions were great and did not at ALL impact my glowing evaluation Seriously, a really good video.