djpubba Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I burnt the midnight oil this evening to wrap up my latest project -- the Coleco Sagittarius. This is a ColecoVision Expansion Module #1 which I modified to work on it's own (no need to connect it to a ColecoVision). It was a bit of work since it doesn't have it's own clock or reset circuit (it uses the ColecoVision's). I had to build my own clock and reset circuit by looking at the schematics for an Atari 2600. For the video out, I used a Longhorn Engineer s-video mod board. For power I'm using a ColecoVision power supply. Since it's like an alternate Gemini, I went with Sagittarius since that's my sign. You can still connect it to a ColecoVision for power if you wanted but you'll only get video and audio through the new connections. I probably will end up selling it after I show it off to my friends since most of the fun for me was the build and I can always build more. Pics: 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 ooh, nice! That's what I want to do with mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 That's really nice. Looks better than a 2600 Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Neato! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Great idea. I like how you executed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 That should have been the Gemini design all along. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 You mad genius! Good product name, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollowBeers Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Very clean! Now, ad an expansion module to that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tz101 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Is that a standard CV power pack plugged into the side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpubba Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Thanks for all the +. Is that a standard CV power pack plugged into the side? Yep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Yeah! Make a smaller expansion module so you can play ColecoVision games on your Sagittarius! LOL Very cool looking and quite the accomplishment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 snazzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Bravo, Sir! You have outdone yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyo5050 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Super awesome! You should make more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I can't imagine being able to do that. Pretty freaking sweet man! Well done indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC MAN FEVER Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Sweet nice work :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Nice! Wanna do mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranthulfr Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 That is super-cool! Has anyone said that already? The TV picture looks surprisingly clear too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstari Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Very cool! What made you think of doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_t_f Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I burnt the midnight oil this evening to wrap up my latest project -- the Coleco Sagittarius. That is so awesome that I can't even figure out why I want one so badly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corby Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 thats awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpubba Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Okay, I've had my fun playing with it and showing it off and I'm ready to sell. I'm starting a thread over on Marketplace to take offers. What made you think of doing that? I guess it's always been floating around in my head ever since I heard that there's a whole 2600 inside that just pipes it's video through the ColecoVision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph74 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Awesome work! Now that you've done the guts and know the layout-- would it be possible to make a 'box' to just just connect to the card edge connector of a stock Exp Mod #1? (Yeah yeah, I know it already exists-- it's called a ColecoVision. lol But I think you know what I mean!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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