Trebor Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Complete album that Al posted for the show is here. The work and pure awesomeness that went into that show is amazing. The captures help to give us a taste of how cool it was to be there. Thank you for providing them, Al! Thanks also to Marco for posting to specific threads for individual games. Some of the games being played in the attached include: Astro Fighter Bentley Bear: Crystal Quest Donkey Kong XM Dungeon Stalker Froggie Ms. Pac-Man Twin Pac-Man Collection T:ME Salvo Additionally we also see: AtariVox CPUWIZ's PCB Concerto Cart (Assembling) Edladdin's Joysticks Misc. Boxes/Manuals/Posters etc. XM Expansion Module 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 No Concerto cart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 No Concerto cart? It was definitely present at the event and sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Tarzilla Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) My highlight for the 7800 was picking up a copy of Frenzy for the 7800, it only cost my $900 to ship me to Portland first, then back. It's older Brother ColecoVision and it's father Arcade welcome it home...it's cousin CX2650 is peeking in from the left... [Click to enlarge] My friend also picked up a 7800 system with box for super cheap, a bunch of 7800 games and a copy of Frenzy. Can't wait to try it out... Edited October 20, 2015 by Tarzilla 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It was definitely present at the event and sold. Yes, that isn't my PCB, that is a Concerto PCB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yes, that isn't my PCB, that is a Concerto PCB. Cool...Thank you for the correction. I saw the purple PCB and automatically thought it was yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 My highlight for the 7800 was picking up a copy of Frenzy for the 7800, it only cost my $900 to ship me to Portland first, then back. Don't forget you also get Berzerk with Frenzy. My personally preferred game between the two of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Tarzilla Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Don't forget you also get Berzerk with Frenzy. My personally preferred game between the two of them. I played Berzerk on the Berkerk/Frenzy multi cab that was there. I kept trying to shoot the walls and Otto...I had forgotten that Berzerk chatters more than Frenzy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I counted I need to order 9 things from that list of games...have been waiting a few years for froggie and bbcq. Hopefully can buy an atarivox for dungeon stalker. Forgot to add..Excellent work number one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Nice..The 7800 box and carts look great for Defender and Dungeon Stalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Very cool. Can't wait to add some of this stuff to my collection. Definitely interested in the Eladdin arcade joystick and some of those Trackball edition games. I have been a trackball maniac lately with my 5200 and just ordered a CX 80!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknflow5200 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The PRGE is the greatest thing ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Those of you who flew out there...did you take advantage of the bike assembly area at PDX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edladdin Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I played Berzerk on the Berkerk/Frenzy multi cab that was there. I kept trying to shoot the walls and Otto...I had forgotten that Berzerk chatters more than Frenzy. I just got a copy of Berzerk for the 5200 and was shocked/amused to learn that all the action freezes whenever the talking happens. Can the 7800 version run and chew gum at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edladdin Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) Complete album that Al posted for the show is here. The work and pure awesomeness that went into that show is amazing. The captures help to give us a taste of how cool it was to be there. Thank you for providing them, Al! Additionally we also see: AtariVox CPUWIZ's PCB Concerto Cart (Assembling) Edladdin's Joysticks Misc. Boxes/Manuals/Posters etc. XM Expansion Module I cant even properly express how delighted I was to have Al put our controllers in such a fantastic showcase! I was very tickled to see all the pics of folks playing with them. I only wish I could have been there in person! Edited October 22, 2015 by edladdin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 I just got a copy of Berzerk for the 5200 and was shocked/amused to learn that all the action freezes whenever the talking happens. Can the 7800 version run and chew gum at the same time? Fast-Forward to ~2:15 for Berzerk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GlRhgGBf_Q&t=2m15s 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I just got a copy of Berzerk for the 5200 and was shocked/amused to learn that all the action freezes whenever the talking happens. Can the 7800 version run and chew gum at the same time? You have to stop the action to play a 'sample', because you need all of the processing time to get any kind of recognizable speech. Otherwise it just sounds like noise. Just so you know, the 5200 version does the same thing. As does the 2600 hacked version. Colecovision version doesn't even have speech. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Today I posted my pickups from PRGE 2015 including several big shoutouts to AtariAge and the awesome home-brews I picked up there including Wall Ninja Jump and Starcastle: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Today I posted my pickups from PRGE 2015 including several big shoutouts to AtariAge and the awesome home-brews I picked up there including Wall Ninja Jump and Starcastle: Thanks for posting the video here, and awesome to see you leading off with AtariAge stuff while wearing your AtariAge badge. Lots of cool stuff in that video! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Thanks for posting the video here, and awesome to see you leading off with AtariAge stuff while wearing your AtariAge badge. Lots of cool stuff in that video! ..Al You know what? I just noticed this particular thread is for 7800 games...my bad. If you need to delete or move it I won't be offended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I just got a copy of Berzerk for the 5200 and was shocked/amused to learn that all the action freezes whenever the talking happens. Can the 7800 version run and chew gum at the same time? That's a general 8bit problem. The processors aren't powerful enough to render the speech and play the game typically. On the NES, for example, the "Blades of Steel" line is on the title screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobiusAqua Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 That's definitely true, however I think the NES is unique, compared to most of the 8-bit game consoles, as its sound generator has a dedicated digital sound channel (a.k.a. the "DPCM channel"), so as far as I know (and I might be wrong about this), the NES can actually play sound samples, without having to stop everything. Konami games are great examples, as they usually have snare and kick drum samples, among others. And, in the case of Blades of Steel, like you mentioned, there's also the other speech samples, like "Face-off!", "Fight!", and the garbled mess/"With the pass!"/"Lick the pole!" (according to Wikipedia, it's saying "Get the pass!"), when you pass the puck, on certain occasions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 That's definitely true, however I think the NES is unique, compared to most of the 8-bit game consoles, as its sound generator has a dedicated digital sound channel (a.k.a. the "DPCM channel"), so as far as I know (and I might be wrong about this), the NES can actually play sound samples, without having to stop everything. Konami games are great examples, as they usually have snare and kick drum samples, among others. And, in the case of Blades of Steel, like you mentioned, there's also the other speech samples, like "Face-off!", "Fight!", and the garbled mess/"With the pass!"/"Lick the pole!" (according to Wikipedia, it's saying "Get the pass!"), when you pass the puck, on certain occasions. Interesting! Most games I've seen do it very carefully where they discretely stop the action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Today I posted my pickups from PRGE 2015 including several big shoutouts to AtariAge and the awesome home-brews I picked up there including Wall Ninja Jump and Starcastle: Metal Jesus, thanks for always being so positive about retro collecting for Atari systems in general. Now if we could just get you into collecting for the 5200 - the premiere retro console for Trak-Ball gaming - and the 7800! The new 5200 game that is/was for sale is Xari Arena, an unreleased Atari title. This version supports the Trak-Ball which is always a good thing. Atari did release a 2600-compatible "Atari 2800" in Japan. Sears had the North American exclusive to it and re-branded it as the "Sears Video Arcade 2". Its case was later reused for the 7800's case. The controllers were both joysticks and paddles. Bob "Pac-Man Plus" DeCrescenzo, the home brewer responsible for a lot of the 7800's homebrew titles recently took one of those Xoxon double ender cartridges, modded it slightly, and was able to install 2 7800 cartridge PCBs into it. He used CPU Wiz's enhanced home brew 7800 cartridge PCBs. He's posted a pic of it in one of the other threads here in the 7800 section. For the record, CPU Wiz is a genius and he really shows what post-1984 Jack Tramiel-owned Atari Corp could've done with 7800 hardware back then - making the carts on par with NES and SMS carts RAM & ROM wise - had they spent more than a few of their own bucks on it. Atari originally had the home rights to Star Castle. It was assigned to Howard Scott Warshaw. After deciding a faithful adaptation was impossible - at the time - for the 2600, he adapted and changed it into what became Yar's Revenge. There were a couple of working SX-64s for sale in the Bay Area on Craigslist back in the early summer for around $150. Sal rules! I wish we had a decent retro gaming group here in Sacramento but at lead we have the mostly annual Atari Party in Davis [which Sal attends]. Come on down next year especially if it's held in Atari's home turf [sunnyvale] again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 You have to stop the action to play a 'sample', because you need all of the processing time to get any kind of recognizable speech. Otherwise it just sounds like noise. Just so you know, the 5200 version does the same thing. As does the 2600 hacked version. Colecovision version doesn't even have speech. No - there is actually a timer based method of playing back samples with full resolution, without slowing gameplay. The Space Harrier homebrew for the A8 is the best example of this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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