Bill Loguidice Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 So it's a 100% replacement for a real Adam disk drive? No downside? Apparently not. I verified that it's true read/write. The fact that it can be daisy-chained with a real drive is a nice bonus as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Apparently not. I verified that it's true read/write. The fact that it can be daisy-chained with a real drive is a nice bonus as well. How much was the cost? It might be time to sell my real drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 How much was the cost? It might be time to sell my real drive. Yes, it a 100% replacememt for an Adam 5 1/4" Disk Drive. The cost is $130 plus shipping, so considerably less than what you would normally have to pay to acquire a disk drivem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I might have to get one then and put my real drive on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarshipUK Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 The Coleco ADAM Computer finally has an SD Drive solution thanks to the efforts of MicroFox and The ADAM News Network. The Virtual ADAMnet Disk Drive was recently released in a very small run of 10 units to gauge interest and unfortunately has already sold out, but a larger run is already being planned and if you are interested, I recommend highly to follow the link provided below and send an email to AtariAge member adamcon via his website to get on the waiting list. Their website does not go into a lot of detail about the product, but it is: - An ADAMnet product which means the ADAM system will immediately recognize it without any need to patch the Operating System (known as E.O.S.) or load drivers - It can function as Disk Drive #1 or #2 - Allows for a max of 100 disk images to be accessible thru menu software displayed on an LCD screen built into the unit - The disk image lineup in this 100 lot can be changed via a PC or Mac computer with an SD Card slot - Is compatible with all disk images widely available for use with ADAM emulators including sizes 5 1/4" 160K, 5 1/4" 320K, 3 1/2" 720K, 3 1/2" 1.44Mb and other odd sizes should work as well - Can, of course, read from the disk image, but also can write back to it to save changes Here is the link, follow it and then click on "ANN Catalog (U.S.)" in the typewriter roller: http://ann.hollowdreams.com/ I have still have yet to obtain a PSU for the system and don't own a printer, so not even sure if the base unit I have works at the moment. I have a SCART lead (untested) though. As my primary interest is using the system to play games the question I have is - Was there many games released for the system on Disk (or tapes that have been converted to disk) that are not available on cart? For games playing would this be the best solution or is there a better option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarshipUK Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I learned recently of the C4CPC, a Flash cart for the Amstrad Plus systems, the 464Plus, 6128Plus and GX4000. http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/C4CPC As for now, the flash cart can "only" play cart images, not disk images. But it's still a good idea, given the price of the Plus cartridges those days. And Floppy games are being converted to cart format too. This is mentioned on the second post on the first page of this thread under the Amstrad GX4000 (CPC464 Plus, 6128 Plus). Most games for the system were actually originally on Tape. Some were on disk. Its fantastic the community have converted so many games to work with this and the GX4000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Oh, being that it's not common to edit early pages on this forum, I almost never read the first pages But better have it mentionned more than once. I know about it, I just bough a dozen tapes for my 464 (non plus ) Lots of tape games were transferred on disk and the disk reader on my 6128 Plus works fine (for now). But having that flash cart is still a great thing, too bad it is limited to the much rarer Plus series. Tho with the Gotek emulators being adapted for Amstrad, the issue with rewriting/reading finicky 3" floppies is going to be a thing of the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 As my primary interest is using the system to play games the question I have is - Was there many games released for the system on Disk (or tapes that have been converted to disk) that are not available on cart? For games playing would this be the best solution or is there a better option?Most of the Adam Super Games that were released by Coleco on data pack and or disk have been converted to ColecoVision cartridge format by Mystery Man and Pixelboy. Pixelboy has sold out of most but is maintaining a list for those still looking to purchase them. As far as other gaming software, it is best that you download the large Adam software archive on Joe B's Adam website (linked in the footer of this message) and see first hand what is available using an Adam emulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarshipUK Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Oh, being that it's not common to edit early pages on this forum, I almost never read the first pages But better have it mentionned more than once. I know about it, I just bough a dozen tapes for my 464 (non plus ) Lots of tape games were transferred on disk and the disk reader on my 6128 Plus works fine (for now). But having that flash cart is still a great thing, too bad it is limited to the much rarer Plus series. Tho with the Gotek emulators being adapted for Amstrad, the issue with rewriting/reading finicky 3" floppies is going to be a thing of the past. It is a good device. As well as the HxC emulator which works with the non plus 6128. Zaxon on the sellmyretro site also sells devices for the 464 and 6128: http://www.sellmyretro.com/user/profile/zaxonAt £35.99 for the 6128 device probably a better option than the Gotek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billysastard Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) well, the magic wild card for famicom disc system is here, like the fdsstick its a replacement for the nintendo fds drive (you still need the memory pack). downsides - can't back up your original fds discs like fdsstick upsides - sd based so not restricted to the number of discs it can store, no pc side special software, can run .a as well as .fds disc images, cheaper. link for worldwide sales http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_35&products_id=199for u.s. based buyers that link includes a link to the american sales site. Edited November 7, 2016 by billysastard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarshipUK Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 The most expensive flash cart in existence (to date) set to start Shipping 15th November and has AES emulation. NEOSD MVS - Neo Geo MVS Flash Carthttps://www.neosdstore.com/shop/index.php?id_product=8&controller=product&id_lang=1€379,99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 The most expensive flash cart in existence (to date) set to start Shipping 15th November and has AES emulation. NEOSD MVS - Neo Geo MVS Flash Cart https://www.neosdstore.com/shop/index.php?id_product=8&controller=product&id_lang=1 €379,99 Finally a flash cart for the Neo Geo! Too bad it's ridiculously expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolfe Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Finally a flash cart for the Neo Geo! Too bad it's ridiculously expensive. This one is NOT the one to get, especially at that price Wait for Darksoft's cart http://www.arcade-projects.com/forums/index.php?board/31-neo-geo-multigame-cart/8ab0ab10 It will be around the same cost I have pirate multicarts for my MVS but it's a huge pain and some games glitch and they don't have many of the games I prefer so the flashcart will be great I already have Darksoft's Capcom CPS2 multi kit and it's amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarshipUK Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 This one is NOT the one to get, especially at that price Wait for Darksoft's cart http://www.arcade-projects.com/forums/index.php?board/31-neo-geo-multigame-cart/8ab0ab10 It will be around the same cost I don't get it. If its going to be around the same cost, do the same thing, and already available, why are you complaining about the price? I understand is expensive, but considering the price of some Neo Geo games, and the complexity of such a device it probably about the right price, not helped by the current weak pound against every other worldwide currency presently. The link you sent to the page also comes up with an error message along the lines of: "Access denied. You’re not authorized to view this page. Your dick is too small. Your not affiliated. Bugger off."* * - May have some sarcastic British humour added to this comment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolfe Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 To my fellow Atariage's: The moderators of arcadeprojects.com which is the home of Darksoft and all his cool arcade kits, are a bit finicky They stopped allowing anyone who isn't signed up to the forums to read the forums, hence the rude message reported here The main guy there is actually somewhat of a pompous asshole who is cynical, condescending & hypocritical but the forums are filled with knowledgeable, friendly people. The Darksoft Neo Geo cart is a much better "piece of kit" to use the U.K. phrase. Read up on it on the arcadeproject forums and compare that information as well as the documentation and response to questions to the little bit of info available from the link for the other Neo Geo option.... take that into account along with the long list of other Darksoft products and I think you will all see which one is superior I didn't complain about the price, both of them will be around $400 USD give or take. I only mentioned price in context of the quote made previously. If you're gonna spend that much money, you want to be sure it is something really well made and that money goes to someone who is producing stuff that we all love to use who has a long track record I liken this choice to that of the carts KRIKZZ makes to some of the bootleg versions of his carts that started turning up... the quality of the parts used are not the same, the build quality is not the same and the customer service & support is definitely NOT the same That's all I'm gonna say on this ... sign up for free at arcadeprojects, read up on Darksoft projects & decide for yourself As for the moderator at arcadeprojects & the stupid rules he has, it's not something I would suggest to sign up to if it were not for the content and the members over there Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Dunno about that. Razoola (of UniBIOS fame) reviewed the NeoSD and he was pleasantly surprised with it: http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?268514-NEOSD-flash-card/page22&p=4131984#post4131984 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolfe Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Dunno about that. Razoola (of UniBIOS fame) reviewed the NeoSD and he was pleasantly surprised with it: http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?268514-NEOSD-flash-card/page22&p=4131984#post4131984 That's news to me but the irony of that is that there is a long standing rivalry between he and the guy who runs arcadeprojects They used to lock horns pretty regularly that is evidenced by several locked but archived threads on Neo forums that the arcadeprojects guy even changed his name on that forum after some threads were locked so that people could not tie his comments to him directly I'm not saying that RAZ is biased outright, I do think that we should wait to see what Darksoft's cart looks like With nothing to compare to, it surely must seem like the best one since it's the only one Chances are Razoola won't get a copy to test due to said rivalry Ok THAT is the last I'll say on the matter Perhaps I too am biased a little but frankly, given my feelings it should be the reverse opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Finally a flash cart for the Neo Geo! Too bad it's ridiculously expensive. Since when has anything remotely related to Neo-Geo or SNK not been ridiculously expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 The Darksoft Neo Geo cart is a much better "piece of kit" to use the U.K. phrase. Read up on it on the arcadeproject forums and compare that information as well as the documentation and response to questions to the little bit of info available from the link for the other Neo Geo option... Does the Darksoft cart load into RAM instead of flash? Normally flashing times don't bother me much, but damn that was a wait in the NeoSD cart video. Not sure how much using RAM instead of flash would speed it up, but if it did - it would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolfe Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Does the Darksoft cart load into RAM instead of flash? Normally flashing times don't bother me much, but damn that was a wait in the NeoSD cart video. Not sure how much using RAM instead of flash would speed it up, but if it did - it would be nice. That question and many more technical details along with photos of the PCBs are featured in the forum threads at arcadeprojects. Darksoft personally answers all questions usually within 24hrs or less. Its been in the works for over a year at least. I do think it has a load time issue but I don't recall how long he said it would take but if you have interest in this cart, sign up and leave a comment in the vote thread so he can get an idea of how many people will want one. So far few have even flinched at the price given that many real MVS carts cost about half what he's charging for it for just one game. Neo Geo Pirate multi carts suck. We all know they do and why. It's an expensive system to get into and to have all the games you'd never get there with the multi carts alone and then you don't have to wade through tons of hacks on the same game just to get what you want. I plan to sell my two multi carts the day it becomes available to subsidize the cost It will be well worth it in my opinion. I own the Darksoft CPS2 multi kit and it's amazing . If I get the MVS cart, I'll have 2/3rds of what KAWAKS does but in real hardware ... amazing times we live in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Eh... Here's to hoping Krikzz eventually comes up with his own Neo cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolfe Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Eh... Here's to hoping Krikzz eventually comes up with his own Neo cart. Won't change the price The chips required plus the fact that it needs a ton of shit on two PCBs so that it can run every game ... it's no walk in the park 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Won't change the price The chips required plus the fact that it needs a ton of shit on two PCBs so that it can run every game ... it's no walk in the park x2. There are so many simultaneous busses going on with Neo Geo, not to mention multiple ROMs which need to be loaded and simultaneously accessible. Many of the non-fighting genre stuff got ports on PCe/MD/SNES and PS1/Saturn, so there are other more affordable options for people who just wanna play the games. Besides it isn't like there weren't tons of other fighting games on the cheaper competing console systems. Most Krikzz Everdrives run on consoles with a single 8- or 16-bit bus (except the N8 for NES/FC which used a dual bus for PRG/CHR), not like five separate busses and a dual PCB the way Neo-Geo AES and MVS do. And the 5th gen CD systems dwarf the Neo Geo in terms of CPU power anyway. Neo Geo was a boutique system for rich gamers when it was released bitd and still remains so today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 The ideal flash cart for Neo Geo : + 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 (edited) The ideal flash cart for Neo Geo : + The other ideal flashcart for the Neo Geo Edited November 9, 2016 by Blazing Lazers 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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