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Atari 2600 SARA Superchip


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will there be any more PCB's available?

 

I have to order more, I just haven't gotten around to it, next run will be gold plated too.

You can order it with 7800 Commando PCB's :lolblue:

 

I actually just started routing that, no promises though. ;)

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What would be the difference between these games and regular ones?

 

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You can't see it in this picture, but there are three enemy ships and a humanoid. My own ship disappears when I fire. The game is trying to murder me, but moves slower than Jason Voorhees' gumless greatgrandfather.

 

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With the superchip, I don't stand a chance. The VCS gains consciousness. Humanity is doomed. But epileptics can safely play the game too, during their last hours alive.

 

It is our only comfort.

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What would be the difference between these games and regular ones?

 

post-12969-1183812177_thumb.png

 

You can't see it in this picture, but there are three enemy ships and a humanoid. My own ship disappears when I fire. The game is trying to murder me, but moves slower than Jason Voorhees' gumless greatgrandfather.

 

post-12969-1183812223_thumb.png

 

With the superchip, I don't stand a chance. The VCS gains consciousness. Humanity is doomed. But epileptics can safely play the game too, during their last hours alive.

 

It is our only comfort.

:lol:

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will there be any more PCB's available?

 

I have to order more, I just haven't gotten around to it, next run will be gold plated too.

You can order it with 7800 Commando PCB's :lolblue:

 

I actually just started routing that, no promises though. ;)

 

Cool, now I can bug you about that until you get it done. :D

 

Mitch

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  • 10 years later...

Exactly how many bytes/bits of RAM does the SARA Superchip add to a cart? This thread says 128 Bytes - which I'm inclined to believe is correct. But point #2 in this blog says 128K Bytes - which is huge when talking VCS games.

 

http://atariage.com/forums/blog/107/entry-6412-perfect-harmony/#

"To provide a cart capable of running Batari Basic games that use the SARA superchip. The SARA superchip provides 128K extra RAM for games, but these chips are difficult to obtain and require a special PCB. The Harmony cart emulates the SARA superchip in software, which allows homebrew SARA games to be mass-produced for the first time."

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  • 1 year later...

User theloon had something planned, which is why I designed the board, but he seems to have disappeared.

 

Sorry to necropost on this. Caught it at random while doing a search on 256k a couple days ago.

 

Mid 2017 is when stuff really hit the fan with my mothers cancer and the job I thought I'd retire from. I did indeed go into lurk mode.

 

@CPUWIZ:

Just to make sure we're on the same page I messaged you yesterday about pricing. This is still very much a project I am actively working on!

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