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Correct, the SD2SNES does replicate many expansion chips however those would already be expected exist on the cart bus connector. I was thinking of different scenario. For ease of example I will use the Genesis and CD addon. Pretending for a moment the Analogue NT could replicate the Genesis hardware it would be doubtful that it could also do the Sega CD addon hardware. My thought was a cart connector addon that would add another FPGA to handle addition chips like those found in the Sega CD. This way hardware capabilities could be added to the Analogue NT Mini. Again, I do not know the inner workings of FPGAs. It is possible that splitting hardware emulation accross multiple FPGAs would be very difficult, likely more so when working across the NES or Famicom cart connector. (Unless of bandwidth possibilities there) I don't expect any of this is really cost effective, but it was more just entertaining to think about from a technical perspective.

Additionally, is it possible to make a pair of FPGAs work together? Wasn't sure if something like a NES cartridge slot addon with another FPGA could provide additional horsepower for things like Genesis/SNES etc. Obviously that would only really work for ROMs unless you could some how put another cart slot onto the addon, but mostly curious if technically its even possible.

Agreed! I would love to have Atari 5200 support, minus the couple analog controller games, and use the Jaguar controller for 5200, Intellivision, and Colecovision.

Kevtris: Do you plan to have Genesis/Sega CD, SNES, TG16/CD support in the future with your FPGA console? I assume the Analogue NT Mini hardware wouldn't handle those and likely tops off with the NES/SMS? Thanks

Sorry to resurrect this, but does anyone offer installation services for this on a 5200?

Thank you for the response and sorry if I wasn't specifically clear. I was just curious if your "Emulate CD" option would still function if a CD unit was attached or if they would conflict. Thanks again for your work.

This is all fantastic stuff SainT! I had always hoped that a Jaguar Flash cart would happen, but the idea of playing CD based games is just mind blowing. Thank you for all your work on this! ---Edit: Given the possibility of CD games playing from the cart, do you anticipate any conflicts with actually having a CD unit installed and the flash cart plugged into the CD unit? Additionally are you planning support for the CD Memory Track cart to allow CD game saves?

Title says it all. Interested in an Atari 2600 with Tim's RGB/Component mod and an Intellivision II with the RGB mod. Euro SCART cable is prefered with both. Thanks!

I would instantly buy two of these!

Thanks for the reply, I'll keep hoping.

Hey guys, finally picked up an Intellivision just last night! I've been looking for a while, but curious now if composite is really the only AV mod option. I searched a bit, but couldn't find anything substantial. Thanks!

Hey guys, finally joined the Intellivision club! Picked up a first generation model with Tron Deadly Discs and Demon Attack for $15.

I didn't do that, but I'm assuming if shorting the pins on the console isn't working then the controller wouldn't matter at this point...

I'm nearly finished wiring up my gaming consoles (nearly 23 to the same source) but I used a combination of my receiver and some AV switch boxes. For component switch boxes I used these. http://www.amazon.com/C2G-40324-Component-Performance-Selector/dp/B000AM3U2I/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1406039928&sr=8-7&keywords=component+switch+box Little pricey, but they have TOSLINK and have not given me any problems.

Thanks. I'm waiting for a response from Best Electronics as there are a few other items I want as well. My 5200 is the only one I've seen locally, so finding one for cheap parts is extremely unlikely at this point.

I'm trouble shooting my Atari 5200 and thinking I might have a bad POKEY chip. Trying to find a source for a replacement chip. Thanks!

So with testing of the pins a failure, does this likely mean my POKEY chip is bad? If so, is there a place I can order a replacement or do I have to find another console/game to rip it from?

Tried that too, no luck...

I will try that tonight (just got home). If that doesn't work, is there another chip to replacement or check?

LOL I actually used a small piece of paper when I did that in the previous post. No luck with pins 4 and 7. :-(

Thanks. I missed my thought during my original post and forgot to type it all out.. When I found the pinout site I tried shorting 4th and 7th with a small piece of wire. The pin contacts look shiny and clean considering the age, but neither port 1 or port 2 would do anything with I short 4th and 7th pins. :-/ Glad to hear about the silent attract mode, I'll keep my fingers crossed that sound is ok, but until I can figure out the control issues

Well any thoughts of custom controllers at this point needs to wait. I picked up my two port 5200 and pair of controllers for cheap ($20). Got it home and the sound didn't work and couldn't get either controller to function in port 1 or port 2. Quick google search turned up that both of these can be frequent problems, so I ordered new sound caps and an AV mod kit. Started with the new sound caps, got them from www.console5.com. Installed without much effort, hooked it up via RF and still no sound. So, determined to make something work I moved on with the AV mod. Not long and I had working composite video, no sound still though but that was to be expected. Being new to the 5200 I though perhaps without starting a game perhaps the game (Dig Dug and Qix both start playing if you provide no input) demoing on it's own without input would be silent. (Grasping here I know) I found the 'hokey pokey' thread and TheRealAnubis was kind enough to suggest removing and reinserting the pokey chip. Did so, sadly no change, still no sound. So I moved onto the controllers. Opened both up, both were remarkably clean on the inside, but still cleaned up some of the contacts. No good. Next I stumbled across this site. http://old.pinouts.ru/Inputs/JoystickAtari5200_pinout.shtml Tried shorting a couple of the main options, start, reset, 1, etc. But on both ports 1 and 2 the system had no response. Finally, having ordered a new 4 port BIOS along with the caps from console5 I installed that, didn't expect it to fix anything and it didn't. Continued to do exactly what it has...or has not been doing. So, at this point with what appears to be no sound and two busted controller ports do I just give up and find a replacement console all together? Thanks for any assistance you guys can provide!

Pull it out and plugged it back in, sadly no difference. I cranked my audio on the tv way up, not even the fainted sound from the game. Well that's assuming Dig Dug or Qix should play something even in demo mode (no working controllers yet). ---Going to start a new thread as there appears to be additional problems with my 5200.

I replaced the caps with a pair of these (http://console5.com/store/820pf-50v-polystyrene-film-capacitor.html) as I was getting no sound. But even after replacing the caps I still have no sound. Any suggestions of what else it could be? Thanks!

Those are sweet, any chance there is any documentation? Especially on that first one.