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  1. Posted · Edited by Jstick

    1 hour ago, RevEng said:

    While this sort of hybrid approach has been explored recently, I get the feeling there's some resistance in putting any emulation onto the ARM, or leveraging it any more than it currently is utilised.

    This is not necessarily true; if you check the link in the first post of the thread you referenced, you'll find it was in fact Sorgelig himself who made the initial suggestion to combine ARM emulation with the FPGA:

     

    "I want to bring attention to one interesting thing which can be achieved on MiSTer. It's hybrid emulation. It's where both emulation worlds can meet each other."

     

    I think what is discouraged is porting projects directly to the ARM (i.e. Retroarch, etc.), essentially treating the DE-10 Nano as a very underpowered Pi.  This type of use seems like strictly an academic exercise to me, and not of much value to the end user.

     

  2. Posted

    10 hours ago, rietveld said:

    An ebay seller has to pay 10 to 12 percent of the sale price as a commission.  That would be about a $30 hit for him .  

    Still worth it if it leads to even a single $300 purchase of a $120 item.  Just means the profit is $150 instead of $180.  

     

    People will often use the most recent sold listing as a guide (especially for infrequently listed items), so this trick has a fair chance of working for a scarce item.

  5. Posted · Edited by Jstick

    15 minutes ago, GoldLeader said:

    Damn!  I'd never seen the Dayglo Orange version until now.  (Yet I don't hate it.)  Knowing how litigious Nutari is,  I'd bet 4 tacos they threatened Hyperkin with a suit, and somewhere wood grain got mentioned as a defining factor of trade dress.

    In the video that was posted above, it was insinuated that this was the case... not sure if he has specific information or just making a guess.

     

    EDIT: I suppose if this is true, we’ll see the original version disappear once stock is depleted.

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  6. Posted

    You'd think it would be "Mage Craze", "Maze Crane" or something similar.

     

    That's so far off, it almost seems intentional (like the C3PO boner Star Wars card "error")

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  10. Posted

    4 hours ago, youxia said:

    Just think carefully before buying: it's very easy to overspend on MiSTer for no good reason. You can easily save a lot of money by not buying the I/O and USB boards, which are not really needed. Even 32MB SDRAM instead of 128 is a good option if you want to push it even further (it will run everything apart from some NeoGeo games).

    Yep, I started with just the DE-10 Nano and 32MB Ram.  Cut a top plate out of cardboard to mount a fan (connected the wires directly to pins on the DE-10).  Used a small USB hub I already had laying around.  Bought a $10 HDMI > VGA adapter to connect the MiSTer to a VGA CRT. 

     

    The only upgrade I've done since then is the 128MB memory.  I've been waiting 2 years for a case to wow me; the upcoming MSTR case looks quite interesting.

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  11. Posted

    You can add extra RAM / processing by using one of the 2600 flash carts (Harmony, Unocart, PlusCart).  These will allow games that use these extra capabilities to run. 

  12. Posted

    1 hour ago, Kitrinx said:

    Good paddles are so hard to find ;) There's actually a project called "Mr Spinner" in the Mister-devel github that works like the 2600daptors but with a little more versatility. The core can handle paddles via: mouse, joystick axis, ps4 touchpad, dedicated "mr spinner" paddle/spinners, and the ADC version of SNAC. It can't use standard SNAC because of the analog nature of paddle wires.

    I see.  I have a pair of CX-30 paddles that I bought new from Best Electronics with upgraded S-5 "Super Pots" , they are as smooth as butter (and supposed to last forever).

  13. Posted

    2 hours ago, RevEng said:

    Currently alternative controls are being worked on by Kitrinix, and progressing well. I spent some time yesterday measuring paddle-capacitor charging rate vs resistance on my 7800, as well as measuring the discharge rate, so we could get an accurate experience.

    Are 2600 paddles supported via any of the 2600daptors (or is it some kind of direct SNAC connection only)? 

     

    I have 2 D9 adapters I'd like to use with this core.  

  15. Posted

    Here is a good site that goes into detail about different Atari label variations:

     

    http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/articles/vcs_label_variations/vcs_label_variations.html

     

    As far as Tele-games, these are renamed versions of Atari games sold by Sears for their version of the 2600.  There are 2 games exclusive to Sears I believe, Submarine Commander and Steeplechase (there may be one more but can't remember off the top of my head).

  17. Posted · Edited by Jstick

    1 hour ago, DrVenkman said:

    Try some other early VCS titles (pre-1981, generally) - if you see similar problems you might have a B&W/Color switch that’s going bad, or potentially a damaged RIOT chip (which reads that switch position on one of its I/O pins).

     

    Hmm, I've been using this same setup for a few years, and haven't seen this issue on any other game (I've probably tried several hundred different titles).

     

    The B/W switch seems to work as expected for games that switch the colour on / off.

     

    The weird thing is that the issue for this game is consistent, so it will always start off in colour, then switch to b/w, then entering a specific area back to colour, then exiting that area b/w, etc.

     

    If it was a faulty chip or switch, I would expect the problem to manifest randomly and intermittently...

     

    (I did notice that there is a "fixed" version of Superman for the Harmony Cart, is it possible this game is doing something nonstandard, like pushing the boundaries of video timing or something that causes my TV to interpret the signal incorrectly in certain areas?)

     

     

  19. Posted

    20 hours ago, CapitanClassic said:

    There is also @Omegamatrix’s excellent Venture Hack.

    This one really exceeds the definition of hack in my opinion, having so much extra added...

     

    I think this is the only "hack" I would consider buying an actual cart for (maybe with the exception of Berzerk VE, but that is more of a cool novelty)

     

    I'm sure everyone would agree Venture Reloaded definitively replaces the original.

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  20. Posted · Edited by Jstick

    When playing Superman on my 4-switch woody, the game will alternate between normal colour and "black & white".  The "black & white" has a lot of thin vertical lines running through it.

    This is NTSC via RF.  I've never seen this issue with any other game.

     

    I had always assumed my cart was faulty, but I get the same result with the game using a Harmony Cart.

     

    Any guesses as to what the problem might be?

     

     

  21. Posted

    41 minutes ago, orange808 said:

    the terms "homebrew" and "hack" have both developed negative connotations and perceptions in the general gaming community.

    I don't think "hack" is perceived as negative by the gaming community:  one only needs to take a look at romhacking.net, YouTube gaming channels, RPG forums etc. to see how popular game hacks are with streamers, speedrunners, translation fans and others.

     

    (Of course among the general population, "hack" has taken on a negative if not criminal association)

     

    As far as homebrew, I think that is more of a term used in development circles, and one that younger users might not be familiar with (aside from the console mod scene).

  22. Posted

    47 minutes ago, Keatah said:

    In the early BBS era

    Ha, as I was typing my reply I had a feeling BBSs were going to be brought up.

     

    My own personal path was Atari 2600 from '81 straight to Amiga 500 in '87, so I missed the whole BBS thing.  In fact I never went online even with my Amiga, it was strictly sneakernet copies from my friends house. (Although later I did spend hours a day in the university computer labs, downloading stuff from Aminet and Usenet).

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  25. Posted

    4 hours ago, Keatah said:

    I have my own collection of digital goods dating back to the mid and late 1970's.

    I'm sure you mean digital collection of (originally physical) goods dating from that period, right?

     

    Otherwise, I'd be very curious as to what digital goods were available in the mid-'70s.

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