Sapicco Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Cool thanks! Ive already preordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikoInteractive Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 Just Wanted to post the board! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Very cool, I was wondering when someone was going to make new boards using modern chips instead of relying on sourcing EPROMs. I believe Another World did this as well just based on how much lighter the cart is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stage_1_Boss Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) Very cool, I was wondering when someone was going to make new boards using modern chips instead of relying on sourcing EPROMs. I believe Another World did this as well just based on how much lighter the cart is. I remember hearing about a difference between the 1st and 2nd run of Another World, but I don't want to pop open my copy to see what that is lol Edited November 16, 2016 by ChaosCX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Mine is from the second run and it's noticeably lighter than other Jag carts which is why I assumed it's made on a custom PCB w/flash chips. I just looked, the edge connector is definitely a bit different than the Atari PCBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 It's a Jagtopus board designed by scpcd. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikoInteractive Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 And these flash PSOP44 Chips are not even modern. We can go all the way to TSOPs and would be even lighter, but quality would still be high. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Ordered! Thanks!!! I'm moving in February... so hopefully it comes before then, otherwise my new tenant who rents my house will get a free Jaguar game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+af0l Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I asked on FB already, but still. Those are 3.3V flash chips. And they work without level shifters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikoInteractive Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 That 3 pin square is a level shiftier, we use them for SNES and Genesis boards too. @82 -T/A We will start shipping mid January, Will send an announcement. If have moved etc you can request it to be sent out to other address =D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omf Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Just Wanted to post the board! is it just me or are these chips 4 meg each (acording to my eprom programmer software they are) giving a total of 8 meg for rom storage, so it brings the question, how large is the rom?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) is it just me or are these chips 4 meg each (acording to my eprom programmer software they are) giving a total of 8 meg for rom storage, so it brings the question, how large is the rom?? I also want to know this. I was just talking about the possibility of higher than 4MB carts. I was told 6 MB was the largest the Jaguar can support and nobody has ever tried anything higher than 4 MB Edited November 19, 2016 by Jeffrey_Bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omf Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 nobody has ever tried anything higher than 4 MB re read this http://atariage.com/forums/topic/259090-16-mb-multi-cart-is-a-16-mb-game-possible/?p=3633391 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Oh I forgot you mentioned that Alice's Mom's Rescue was a 6 MB rom initially. Still curious about the possibility of this board we see here from Piko being 8 MB. Since they are already taking orders and shipping out soon I'm assuming they have already tested these and if they are 2 4MB rom chips is the image over 4 MB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+af0l Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 You can get to 6mb with Skunk already. But Jags memory space is divided to allow for just 6mb of cart space, so that's that without some tinkering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Just Wanted to post the board! This is going to need clear shells so those cool logos can be seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stage_1_Boss Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 This is going to need clear shells so those cool logos can be seen. I'd add funds onto my pre-order if they had a clear shell option. hehe = ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikoInteractive Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) The thing about shells; we are using for this release original Atari Licensed shells from an official distributor. The license to use those shells has been paid off back in the day. Using clear shells (I think they still have the Atari Brand) would not be ok because those were made recently without Atari license. So in the future when the shells are available with no atari logo from vendors we will definitely do it. Unless Albert sells me the mold and I move them close to where I live, then I could make the changes and have more of this stuff available. =DRegarding the chips - the board is compatible with the PSOP44 chips for 16Mbit AND 32Mbit. Still I we have to split the roms in 16Mbit chunks to get it to run (couldn't figure out how to make it work with a single 32Mbit file). So these 32Mbit were use because I have a ton in stock (because I use them for SNES and Genesis as well). But will also go with cheaper options like 16Mbit ones which I will stock soon. Edited November 19, 2016 by PikoInteractive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Why am I the only one looking at 3D printing as an option for creating the shells? Its much more cost effective you dont need molds (just a 3d scanner) and there are plenty sturdy filaments out there. I think there are even clear options. Just scan a non-atari logo shell and go from there. You would of course have to buy the screws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikoInteractive Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 Is definitely not cost effective and the defect rate is very high, is good for prototyping. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 This is going to need clear shells so those cool logos can be seen. You realize a label will be on the cartridges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Of course. But it may not cover the jaguar logo or needn't be the traditional shape. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikoInteractive Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Shells and inserts have arrived. We hit a bit of a hiccup with the packaging but should be here and ready to ship at the announced dates =D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I had never heard of Custodian before. I watched the game play demo video but I really couldn't figure out what is going on. I googled and found some gameplay videos of the original ST version. Then I found some information on Atarimania. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-custodian_9033.html Does anyone know where I might find an original instruction manual or a writeup of the gameplay? I think if I can understand the game first, the videos might make more sense to me. edit: I just found this: http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-st/custodian but Not much info there about game play. Still looking for write up/instructions for gameplay. I found this, again not much there. http://hownow.tk/game/24820/custodian/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 This was a "stocking stuffer" for me. Hopefully I'll get to enjoy it sometime before June rolls around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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