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  3. Posted · Edited by panzeroceania

    opcode,

     

    How are things progressing with the OMNI controller?

     

    Have you ever used the Neo Geo CD controller? The thumb disc is very nice, it has microswitches like a real arcade stick would have. I think something like this, or an intellivision control disc design would look elegant and would be an homage back to early consoles and arcades before Nintendo

     

    Also what controller port do you plan on using for the OMNI?

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  5. Posted · Edited by panzeroceania

    Zaxxon

    Donkey Kong

    Ms Pacman

    Galaga

     

    I'm very happy to hear about your SGM2 strategy as we have a lot of positive branding and experiences with the SGM1. Also really happy to hear you are prioritizing analog video and arcade resolutions. It's clear to me that you very clearly "get it" when it comes to the arcade spirit of the 80s. I will be keeping my eyes on your website. Good luck and Godspeed

  6. Posted · Edited by panzeroceania

    @opcode

     

    I understand you have to do what is best for your product, just sad I didn't see that you had cancelled, and none of the prge material or website indicated this. I had looked through the message board here, your website, Twitter, and facebook and didn't see any notice of you cancelling your booth. It would have still been a great opportunity to meet you in person and talk about your plans, I'm sure it would have been a great opportunity to get the word out to more enthusiasts, YouTubers, and influencers, as well as support the atariage booth and get facetime with them. I hope you will be able to attend prge next year as we would love to see you then. In the future I'll try to contact you before I buy tickets to confirm

     

    It would have been fun to see the work in progress game footage, art, case designs, etc

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    @Ksarul. Yes I didn't mean to get off topic, was just pointing out neither the 9928A in the CV nor the F18A provide 15kHz RGB, but it's not critical to the discussion at hand. Currently seems the most viable option would be DisplayPort via USB Type C connector

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  11. Posted · Edited by panzeroceania

    thanks! yeah I know the CV only had RF externally but was trying to figure out what it outputs internally. to reference a newer system the PC Engine had a standard RF out but it had RGBS available internally. I believe the Atari VCS only has RF externally but has Y/C ( Luma-Chroma / S-Video) internally.

     

    So what you're saying is on the TMS9928A Pins 35, 36, and 38 output B-Y (Blue difference) Y (Luminance) and R-Y (Red difference), and that in this mod it is a simple color Transcode from Y,B-Y,R-Y to RGBs, which is a much simpler process than a from scratch digital to analog Encode which these other devices like the F18A, NESRGB, etc are doing, which basically bypass the entire native analog encoding process of the Colecovision video IC. Whereas the solution in this thread works with what the original Colecovision IC natively outputs and performs a simple transcode on. right?

     

    Thanks!

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    When you say "RGB" I assume you are talking about analog red, green, and blue video signals with associated 15KHz horizontal and 60Hz vertical? That is the same as "VGA", but the horizontal is 31KHz for VGA, and yes the F!8A can generate that kind of signal (that is what the original F18A does). However, the 15KHz signals require a monitor that most people do not have, and defeats the main purpose of the F18A, i.e. to connect to modern monitors vs. legacy displays that are no longer available, breaking, and hard to get. Also, the original VDPs put out those kinds of signals already, so if you want that kind of video you don't have to mess with something like the F18A.

     

    This is a bit off the main topic. but in the case of the colecovision and adam computer, they only have pins for composite video, correct? in that case you'd need some kind of replacement of video encoder chip (like the F18A) to get RGB as the base systems do not supply it in a ready to use format.

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    Today, yes. Back in the day, the ColecoVision was advanced. The 5200 was advanced. The NES was then advanced. And so on. We are positioning for something as advanced as possible circa 1986, so that from a 1986 point of view it is advanced. And still 8 bits. If that makes sense

     

     

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    I'll be there for the Portland Retro Gaming Expo! So this will fit into the time segment with the MSX2, Sega Mark III, Sharp X1 Turbo Z, NEC 8801 mkII SR, Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128, Nintendo FC Disk System, Nintendo MMC1, and Commodore 128

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