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  2. Posted

     

    Hey Guys-

     

    19 hours ago, Giles N said:

    I think there are many elements of interest here, but I still think the title ‘Adventure III’ would perhaps keep it more continuous as to the franchise, and I also think that having several character-classes and other non-player characters to encounter and interact with would add depth; they could give hints, sell stuff, be part of a story-line (perhaps a princess in there somewhere - The Princess of The Chalice or something).

     

    2 hours ago, Cafeman said:

    I imagine a 7800 Adventure 3 (not including PMP's idea) as basically a clone of NES Legend of Zelda. Inventory, health, enemies to battle, multiple weapons to use.  

     

    ...so that's basically 2 votes against me doing Adventure III.  I understand; people want a more 'advanced' version of an adventure game.  I have other things I can do...

     

     

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    4 hours ago, GoldenWheels said:

     

    So far as the cart guide from Curt, I wonder if that was the same as the one he sold via his syzygy store? I put one of his cart guides in one of my 7800s and it handled games others wouldn't (tightness wise).

    I believe it is one in the same.

     

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    4 hours ago, -^CrossBow^- said:

     

    @PacManPlus I think the best solution would be to have a section on the upper back of the shell that has slats on it so that different plates could be slid in that would have pre-made holes for whatever was needed. For instance if someone wanted full RCAs, you could have the three 1/4" holes in place for that. If they wanted RCAs for composite and audio and s-video, then you add in the extra 9/16" or 14mm opening for instance for the ones I use. But with 3d printing available, you could have the opening have the flat side to help keep the s-video jack from twisting over time and stuff like that. If they want TRRS jacks, then you just provide a plate with again some 1/4" or whatever for 2.5mm or 3.5mm TRRS jacks. This way the jacks and wiring can be done without the bulk of the case in the way and then the plates slid into the upper housing during assembly.

     

    Ok, I REALLY like this idea.  Kind of reminds me of what some people did with the 5200 and that... 'door' underneath and toward the back of the systsem.

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    It's a trap!

     

    1 minute ago, leech said:

    Though ABS is stinky to print with

    I don't know why, but for some reason this made me LOL!

     

    I have some ABS, but as you eluded to, it's a PAIN to work with.  There's filament called 'Tough PLA' which is supposed to me much tougher (like ABS) but not as difficult to work with.  I have some, so I may give that a go.

  12. Posted · Edited by PacManPlus

    Thanks! :)

     

    42 minutes ago, -^CrossBow^- said:

    I like it, and it could be modified to already have openings in place along the back in some way for those with AV mods that might need to be brought over. 

    Thank you - Yep, I thought of that.... You can't see it in the picture, but that 7800 has an A/V mod in it.  One hole for S-Video, the other for 1/8" audio jack.

     

    42 minutes ago, -^CrossBow^- said:

    In regards to heat, you not only have to worry about the original voltage regulator, but the MARIA and 6502 also can get really warm. Especially the CPU. The RIOT and TIA don't really start to heat up unless you are playing 2600 stuff but even then they don't get as warm as the other two do. I even thought of installing heatsinks onto the MARIA and 6502 on my 7800s as a preventive measure. So another thought might be to at least add vent slits on the left hand side of the shell to help vent that out?

    Ugh.  Can they reach 212° F? PLA starts to get malleable at that point.  I can add vent slits if the left side if need be.

    Worst case scenario I can try it with ABS or some other. 

     

    42 minutes ago, -^CrossBow^- said:

    But, you can eliminate the heatsink and original voltage regulator and remove that part of the heat from the equation if you replace the original linear VR with a DC-DC switching regulator.

    ...that sounds like a -^CrossBow^- thing, not a Bob thing :P :D  

     

    42 minutes ago, -^CrossBow^- said:

    While you are at this, have you thought about redesigning a new cartridge port sleeve to allow better use of 3rd party 2600 games? If you made the snap tabs on the bottom larger and thicker than the originals that were used, you could do away with the screws that the original uses, open that part of and that would allow tigervision carts and the supercharger to fit without issue at that point as well.

    Curt had given me a .STL for a new cart guide a while back.  We both worked on it (me more on the testing side) and it seems to allow for all types of cart cases. :)  It was originally for the XM, but can be used on the 7800 itself.

     

     

     

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  13. Posted · Edited by PacManPlus

    Hi guys:

     

    I've been working on this a while.

     

    Some apologies:

    - I used fluorescent green filament (and white for the badge); it was one of the few filaments I hadn't opened yet and I wanted to use a brand new one.

    - Sorry about the color bleeds, blobs, and corner lifts.  My old 3D printer just committed Hara-Kiri and I have a new one so I am learning the nuances of this one now.

     

    This case is smaller, fits with or without the RF shielding (I would suggest without when I print with clear filament), and the board sits flat (meaning the AtariVox will now fit without the need of an adapter/cable).

    The opening in the back is for the screw that holds the large heat sink on.

     

    Speaking of heat, I haven't tested how this will hold up when the 7800 gets warm.  PLA filament was used.

     

    What do you think so far?

     

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  16. Posted

    Sorry - for some reason I wasn't being alerted to the responses here like the other threads I'm in.

     

    Yep, that seems to have worked.  Regarding the battery, with my *second* unit that I just modded I had to re-do the CCII settings when the menu failed.  But not with the first.  I'm still curious to know why that first unit worked fine after giving it time to warm up.

  18. Posted

    Good News...

     

    RevEng and I got the BIOS working with the CCII, Dragonfly, Concerto, and Harmony...  and a bunch of 2600 games that I tested (including the ARM games).

    We need to do more testing as I have no non-multi 7800 carts (other than for the games I've done), but I'm going to continue working on my 'built-in' game now.

     

    :D

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