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The cartridge version is already working. ALN handled this without any problems. The first thing I want to try is to allocate memory for the mod file, and copy it to the memory block. This is a quick test to see if it is a problem with playing from cartridge. I wonder if this could reasonably be the problem? Could the sound DSP have a problem getting data fast enough from the cartridge?

Thanks for the tip. I will check into finding some of these, if possible. Designing a Jaguar board is probably out of the question, as I don't know how to design a board.

Just a heads up, the cartridge version has hit a rough spot. There doesn't appear to be a source of eproms or proms to create the cartridges. There are some parts supplies that may carry it, but they may only sell in large lot sizes. The only other option at this point would be to use the 4x8bit chip boards, but they are $15 more expensive, and would have to have the sockets removed before putting on the 8 bit chips. Frog Feast runs fine from a Flash cartridge and a 4 chip board, except for the mod music. The mod plays slowly. This shouldn't be hard to fix. It's either an initialization problem, or a problem pulling data from the slower cartridge rom.

I don't think they informed people about the CD-i orders either.

Heh, I thought I had a dead Jaguar more than once because of this. Luckily, I've never done any repairs based on this.

I've heard it's scheduled to go out tomorrow, or Friday.

Looking at an Aug. 1993 issue of GamePro, I was reminded how expensive games really were: In the Aug 1993 issue, EA's NHL Hockey 93 (for either SNES or Genesis) was listed at $50, in today's dollars that's $71.11. NHL '08 (for the XBOX 360) is now selling for $60, in 1993 dollars that's $42.19. Sega CD games also sold for around the same amount of money. Joe Montana Football was $49. This rules out the extra expense of a cartridge game. All prices were calculated with the Consumer Price Index calculator: http://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/data/us/calc/

I'm not sure how many subscribe to Napster, but the Turrican Soundtrack CD was just added. Here's information that I found on the CD: http://www.fusecon.com/products/scenecds/turrican.shtml

Thanks for stocking the game. Your exposure should help sell Frog Feast. (I'm not complaining though, as it's done well so far).

All 'overseas' orders are shipped via Airmail, which should arrive in about a week on average. (Customs could cause a longer delay). The shipping fee is the same for either overseas or domestic shipping.

They do list a phone number on the store page: OlderGames products are available to order by phone M-F 9am-5pm PST by calling: 951-623-6741 I wish I could answer more of these questions, but all the orders are handled directly by OlderGames. I have no access to the order information or totals. They are creating the packaging, I've only developed the game. This is a good thing, as it gives me more time to focus on coding and devleopment, and less on the marketing end of things.

Yep, it's all good!

Hehe, love that sig!

The Japanese systems are always the expensive purchases, for me. Using Yahoo Japan, through Shopping Mall Japan, and surface shipping has saved me quite a bit though. I've acquired most of the systems I'm interested in, except maybe a Super Grafx.

I can almost understand the space issue, but not the wallet. Most of these old system can easily be stored in a 9 inch x 9 inch box. And, you can pick up older systems cheaply, if you're willing to scour Ebay, garage sales or, flea markets. The hardest part, on Ebay, is watching systems sell for more than your willing to pay. People tend to get scared and grab a system at any cost. Games for most system can also be found cheaply, as long as you can live without the boxes and don't have to have the 'rare' games.

Wow, that definitely brings back memories.

I've already discussed the Sept 29th issue with them. The product is setup for an Aug 20th launch. This date is important, as it's the 2nd year anniversary of Frog Feast. I wonder if it was copied from the Saturn Lost and Found 3 product? I e-mailed them again, in an attempt to correct this. My goal is Aug. 20th. Here's a review of the CD-i version: http://www.theworldofcdi.com/index.php?pid=43 The review includes pictures of the DVD case insert and CD: http://www.theworldofcdi.com/index.php?ind...ew&idev=667 The Jaguar CD version should look very similar to this.

Yes, there is a world outside Atari! I'm curious about some of the other systems you saw. I would guess there was probably tons of NES, SNES and, Genesis stuff. I wonder what the chance of finding something like the FM Towns or X68000 would be? Or even, a PC Engine (not the TG-16).

Yes, they ship overseas, and the orders are handled through Paypal. Paypal allows placing an order without having an account. Your credit card or account information is not sent to OlderGames, so it remains secure. The last total I heard was 14-16 were pre-ordered in less than two days. I haven't heard an update since then, which was 5 days ago.

I used MADS on the C64 years ago. I like the assembler, and being able to use the basic editor was very handy.

What happens when she takes over the Commodores and Super Snapshot?

This game does seem to be a *hit* with the kids. It's easy enough for a smaller child to interact with, and there's always something happening on the screen.

The Jaguar CD version of Frog Feast is now available for preorder from OlderGames.com: http://www.oldergames.knurdz.com/shop/pre-order.php The product will be shipped on August 20th (the two year anniversary of Frog Feast).

Kinda reminds me of an airplane toilet, especially with the lights off. 'In an emergency the commode will be lit for your convenience. Follow the red light in the event of a crash landing or the blue light in the case of a water landing. '

The CD32 can be 'upgraded' to a Amiga 1200 type system. The CDTV can function as a 1 MB Amiga 500 with an external floppy and keyboard. GCC (or vbcc) cross compiler for the CD32 (or any Workbench 2.0 Amiga) is easy to find, and pretty easy to use. Creating a CD for the CD32/CDTV requires using WinUAE (and the CD32 devkit), but isn't too hard to do. I prefer the speed of Windows to using the Amiga. Editing is also much easier on Windows.