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  1. Posted

    On 10/21/2020 at 4:34 PM, Allan said:

    Glad the scan helped. 

     

    Here is the full issue if anybody wants to read the whole thing.

     

    https://archive.org/details/current-notes-volume-10-number-10-december-1990

     

    There is a lot of great info in these later Current Notes issues on Jaguar, ST-TT, Lynx and even the 8-bit stuff produced in the 90's when most people had abandoned the 8-bit computers.

    I think a lot of people wouldn't have abandoned 8-bit computers in the '90s if anyone (ie. Atari) had bothered to tell them that there were still new products being released for the system. I think I saw Current Notes for sale once or twice in local shops, and not with any consistency. When Antic folded I thought "well, that's it" -- and pretty much relegated my 130XE to writing university essays, thinking there was no future in it. Pfft.

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  2. Posted

    Update! I received a response from Papyrus:

     

     

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    Sorry, I have to add another 5 years to that "being late" ... ;-)

     

    You reached the right guys, but sorry ...

     

    Best Regards

    Ulli

     

    Am 22.10.2020 um 19:15 schrieb David:
    Hello,
     
    I am searching for a copy of Papyrus X for TOS (Atari ST) machines. I realize that this e-mail is probably twenty years too late -- but do you have any copies left for sale?
     
    Thanks
     
    David

     

    Oh, well. I think I can get a boxed copy of Papyrus Gold, and I suppose I'll have to settle for that.
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  3. Posted

    22 hours ago, MasterMotorola said:

    davidcalgary29, did you try to contact Papyrus directly or ROM-Logicware (the German distributor)?  Maybe they still have some old copies laying around.

     

    https://www.papyrus.de/

     

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Local-Business/ROM-Logicware-GmbH-463661023749637

    Thanks! I've sent them an email. I feel that I should follow up with an actual letter: "You have forced me to write this letter to you on Atariwriter Plus on an Atari 400 because no one will sell me a copy of Papyrus X. Fulfill your obligations to society now!".

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  4. Posted

    I think emulation is fine as long as you keep in mind that some -- not all games -- in the Lynx library were coded to take advantage of the Lynx's design. That uniquely ambidextrous layout really does facillitate gameplay for some titles, and I can't imagine playing Klax without the vertical orientation. 

     

    I'm not going to touch the Analogue until its promised Lynx components are actually available for purchase. The Evercade is not a substitute for the Lynx for me. I have two McWill'd units at the moment, and, now that we have SD cards, am perfectly happy playing the software on original hardware.

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  7. Posted

    4 hours ago, LordKraken said:

    I'm quite impressed by the ambition behind 8bit unity and its achievements so far but I don't fully understand what to do with the 8bit Hub. For online gaming, you would need one hub and one cartridge per console to play checkered flag over the internet. Sounds like a very strong requirements to me... So that leaves us with SD card support, already accessible through many different SD cards, and a joystick port to... plug a different joystick to your console that already have one...

     

    Don't get me wrong, I love this weird crazy accessories, but unless I missed something I don't see a strong reason to get one. 

     

     

    Lynx aside, I think this has the potential to encourage the development of some pretty interesting cross-platform gaming. It doesn't look like the software's there at the moment, but we'll see what uptake is like. If Lynx cogaming issues are fixed, though, this could be pretty great.

  11. Posted

    What are the power requirements for the Vectrex? I have a Zendure Passport "international travel adapter" that I bought off of Kickstarter. From the Zendure website: "most modern electronics are quite happy running at anything between 100v and 250v". Is this information accurate or just reckless?

  12. Posted

    Okay, I haven't seen the 8-bit hub pop up in the Lynx sub-forum, but this could potentially be awesome. Multiplayer online Lynx gaming? I'm in!

     

    So from what I can see, comLynx > serial port connection? 

     

    Since I have a McWill'd unit with VGA output, I'd love to try to multiple player games with the kids at home on one Lynx. Does anyone know if any other games aside from "8-bit Slicks" supports this?

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  13. Posted

    Thanks, guys -- these price estimates help quite a bit. I'm in Canada, so shipping is going to cost about a hundred bucks from any source in any country. I'll search around a bit more, but will look at the $400-$500 price point as being reasonable for a working unit with at least one working controller and about five games with overlays. I've also asked to join the Facebook group, and will see what happens with that.

     

    I'll look at a European purchase, although I suppose I'll need a step-down converter for that.

  14. Posted

    I've been looking on-and-off for a working unit for the past few years, and see that working consoles are routinely going for about $500-$700 USD. Is this a reasonable price for a working console with a few games? Is eBay the only good source now for the Vectrex?

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  15. Posted

    Yes, yes, I know that politics are verboten on the board...but I'd still love to find a game like President Elect for the A8. Does anyone know of anything like this for the platform? I tried a few random searches through the Atarimania database, but came up empty-handed.

  18. Posted

    1 hour ago, gilsaluki said:

    I likes the Black edition better, but still, that red racing stripe has got to vanish.  I am partial to that Lynx's wonder charcoal color.  Who/whom ever came up with that was brilliant.  Best hand console color EVER!

    The Lynx and the PSP take it for me for each of their respective generations. Nothing else has done it for me in handheld gaming, although the Vita's -- almost -- up there as well.

  20. Posted

    11 hours ago, LordKraken said:

    I was a bit skeptical with the evercade concept in the first place, but I have to admit that the editorial work is excellent and many cartridges are very appealing (except maybe interplay 1 and 2; they would have benefit to be merged into one cartridge imo).

     

    The only downside of the console for me is the cheap design. With better plastic and buttons it would have been a must have (maybe a mat black edition in the future?).

     

    Also excellent video as usual @Metal Jesus, really nice to see you focus on "unknown" consoles and games from time to time (really like your hidden gems videos).

    Several months on and I'd give the Evercade a solid "B" myself. I do play it...but mainly for things I never thought would interest me, like 7800 Alien Brigade and Food Fight. Games that I thought I'd love, like Burgertime, don't play all that well in this format, but that's also been compensated by lots of fun games that I thought were just filler titles, like Magical Drop II.

     

    I still sort-of-don't like the ergonomics of the system, either. It just doesn't feel as nice to play as my other horizontal handhelds, and I can't figure out why. Too small, perhaps? The d-pad and buttons need to be lower, so I'll play the Lynx titles flipped.

     

    I'm looking forward to the Lynx titles, but Evercade isn't going to replace my Lynxes, period. I'll certainly make room for it, but so far I haven't played it more than about twenty minutes at a time.

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  21. Posted

    6 hours ago, juansolo said:

    Slight thread drift, but this must be ripe for a hack surely? What with us being on the brink of a new age of flash carts with at least POKEY availability in there. Admittedly I'm speaking as someone who was addicted to Klax on the Lynx back in the day so this is an entirely selfish request.

    Might be too difficult to do this without the source code. Or perhaps it's been found by now?

  23. Posted

    Your bottom seven games are some of my absolute favourites on the system!  Moon Cresta is a great port, and both that and Baby Pac-Man should certainly be near the top, as Baby Pac-Man is a great programming feat, introduces a new genre to the system, and is actually playable (although brutally difficult), unlike the arcade game, which is just too damn hard.

     

    The lack of SFX just kills Klax for me on the 7800, so I don't disagree with the relatively low placement, but Tower Toppler deserves better.

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