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  1. I've got PNG to BMP converters (including Paint Dot Net), but not PNG to ColecoVision converters. Is there a way to convert BMP to a ColecoVision format?
  2. It's weird that Saved by the Bell was originally designed to re-launch the career of Haley Mills, but was way more successful without her.

  3. Not to say that I'll make games or anything crazy like that, but how does building tile graphics work on the ColecoVision? Instead of each 8x8 tile being two colors like it is on the Spectrum, each horizontal line of an 8x8 tile can be two colors? That's kind of weird. Also, does anyone have a direct link to a PNG converter? There's some software on ColecoVision.dk, but a lot of those links are broken, and the file I did manage to find was in .TAR format. That's a Linux thing... I was looking for Windows software.
  4. For those claiming that success has corrupted Nintendo, no, they've always been this way. Here's an ad posted in Electronic Fun and Games, circa 1982. Nintendo learned early on (with MCA vs. Nintendo) that aggressive litigation is effective, and doesn't hesitate to use it to protect its interests. Beyond that, their business tactics have historically been pretty draconian. Remember the NES era, when third parties were limited to five games per year, and each game was bound by a two year exclusivity contract? Personally speaking, I don't pirate Switch games, because the system is still actively supported, and it would be more inconvenient to download them from a shady torrent than to just buy the damn things from an official source. But if I have no reasonable means of legally obtaining these games, yo ho ho. I'll shed no tears over downloading that Little Samson ROM. If Taito wants to SELL it to me, all they've got to do is put it on a digital storefront.
  5. Look. I like the Atari 5200. I prefer the feel of its games to what's on the ColecoVision... they're just brighter and move more smoothly. But really, I get why people wouldn't want to support the Atari 5200. It wasn't popular in 1982, and it's not popular now, for the same reasons. You can get the benefits of Atari 5200 games from an XL/XE, without the annoyance of floppy analog joysticks. Theoretically, many of those games could be converted to the Atari 5200, but there's just no rational reason to backport these games. There probably won't be a rational reason to backport, until someone whips up a program that converts XL/XE games to the Atari 5200 automatically. (That's a good idea, someone should do that.)
  6. Look, all I'm sayin' is that if you put the arcade cabinet on the box, or make the box INTO an arcade cabinet, the game inside had better feel like the arcade game.

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      ***Thought maybe someone else would ask,  but OK ...Gotta do it myself***

       

      Curious now,  What game are you referring to?  Or is it a general statement?

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Possibly something Coleco...Although Homebrew Star Castle Arcade had the game cab foldout dealy in the box...And my Zaxxon for ADAM,  my tape spun too fast and died in my arms ...But what did I do with the box?  Hmmm...Prolly find it somewhere...someday...

    3. Jess Ragan

      Jess Ragan

      It was Coleco specifically.

  7. Starfield hates Mondays. And any other day when his game doesn't sell, which would be the other six.

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Time to lower prices maybe?   IDK

  8. You wanna know how "fun" it is to replace the D-pad in a Switch Lite? Hint: not very. So many tiny screws! So many ribbon cables!

  9. I'm thinking about building my own little arcade cabinet. I've already turned a wooden box into a housing for the cabinet, and I've got a small Android tablet that will fit into it. The big problem is finding a controller that will fit inside the front of the housing. I've got several options, including... https://www.amazon.com/Acxico-Joystick-Switch-Momentary-Fixing/dp/B083XY33VD/ This cute little number. It costs thirteen dollars but looks like it would work pretty well when coupled with a handful of small buttons and an encoder. It would take some drilling, but worse than that, it would be expensive... thirty five dollars for the stick, the buttons, and the encoder. Size may also be an issue for the cabinet I'm building. In addition to all that, I don't know how it feels, and won't know until I buy it and test it for myself. https://www.amazon.com/10x10x9mm-Momentary-Square-Tactile-Switch/dp/B00E6QM2F0/ These are both tiny and cheap, which I like. Unfortunately, they're so small that they're difficult to solder to without melting the whole joystick. Buttons and an encoder would be a necessary added expense. https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Joystick-Functions-Compatible-Nintendo/dp/B0C1S94MD4/ This is tempting! It's a Chinese micro joystick with all the buttons, and an encoder is unnecessary as all that tech is built into the stick. On the down side, I can't test it to see how it feels, and Amazon reviews suggest that it's barely satisfactory as a joystick (although I can't imagine it being worse than the Namco Museum arcade cabinet from MyArcade). Also, I'd need to shave a few millimeters off the sides to make it work with my current set up. (not shown) I could also harvest a hat switch from an old analog PC joystick, but I don't know how well that would work as a long-term solution. If you have any other ideas, I'd love to hear 'em! Because man, I am low on options, particularly cheap ones.
  10. Holy crap, changing a tire is hard. I don't even have the stupid thing off and I'm already exhausted.

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      One for Jess, Joe, Thanatos and the gang...So a jumper cable goes into a bar.  The bartender says,  "I'll serve you,  but don't start anything"

    3. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Changing a flat becomes infinitely easier if you invest in a small trolley jack ($35 new at Harbor Freight or Wal-Mart). Also get a $14 20 inch breaker bar with an impact socket (3/4 or 19mm usually but can be a different size) and use it to easily loosen the lugs instead of struggling with the included factory s--t tire tool, then a few easy pumps of the jack under the jacking point and it's off the ground, finish zooming the lugs off with factory tool. Just don't use the breaker bar to re-tighten the lugs as it's easy to overtighten. Even if you just do the call AAA thing (which I recommend having a membership in) and let them do it or tow you, I'd still buy the proper equipment to make it easy in case you're ever out of phone range, phone is dead, wait time too long, etc. I believe every able bodied person should be able to change a flat. 

    4. x=usr(1536)

      x=usr(1536)

      @jd_1138: longstanding rule in my family: you can drive a car when you know how to change a flat, handle a dead battery, change the oil, and operate a manual transmission.  My wife and I have already made this a stipulation for our kids.

  11. I haven't updated, so that could very well be the problem. Thanks for letting me know!
  12. It's a nifty emulator. Glad you're enjoying it... I know I am. (Still kind of hurts the eyes, though.)
  13. It does work now. Speed was a little iffy, but it started running at the proper speed with a little tweaking. Thanks! That was driving me nuts.
  14. You know what's pretty good for Time Pilot? One of those SNK Neo-Geo controllers by 8BitDo. It's like they were MADE for it. I wonder if they'd lend themselves as well to Gyruss?

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