gdement
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I swear Curt Vendel posted a list of Atari chip part numbers at some point. But I can't find it on atariage or google.
I found a C028408-01 chip in a box, and I don't remember what it's from. Does anybody know where that part number list is?
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As Jaybird mentioned, they probably still have them at www.atarimax.com. That's where I got mine about 6 months ago. Not listed but just email the site owner and he can sell it to you.
I think it was about $50.
I haven't made much use of it yet but it was an easy install since I lucked into a socketed Maria.
The XBOARD isn't widely supported by homebrewers. I think only BeefDrop detects and uses the POKEY on it.Froggie (incomplete) also supports it (for sound).
It's more useful for programming though. It gives you a luxury of sound+ram to work with, without needing that stuff on your devcart. Of course ultimately you have to convert it to something you can produce in a distributable cartridge.
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Thanks!
I went ahead and ordered the game last night, skipping the wiimote. Glad to hear it won't be a problem.
Actually I ordered 2 copies, for different people. It just looks too awesome to deprive anyone of getting it.
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If the extra RAM actually caused a problem, you could just hook up a switch. It wouldn't have to be controlled by the BIOS, except that having it automated is more convenient.
I'm not sure how extra RAM would make it faster, but it would let you emulate bigger games. With 2MB available, I bet it's difficult to load games any bigger than 1MB alongside an emulator.
I'm surprised if the PS1 can emulate a Genesis full speed. Unless that CPU is faster than I realize.
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Can the Japanese version of SMB2 be possible on the 7800
Just yesterday I was thinking about that. It would be the same technically as doing SMB1, but it would have a more useful reason to exist. It would be an unexpected twist on what people expect to be ported.
I also think a title like "The Lost Levels" could avoid legal trouble for a bit longer than "Super Mario Bros."
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Something I don't like about the idea of porting a NES game is that it will never be 100% the same, and that makes people think you or the system failed. An original game can be designed to do things that the NES can't do, but a NES->7800 port forces you into the least common denominator.
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I've pretty much decided to get Boom Blox Bash party as a Christmas gift for my sister's family. They have 4 people who could potentially play at once, but I think they only have 2 wiimotes.
Would it be worthwhile to spend $40 on another wiimote in addition to the game? I've watched several gameplay videos and read some reviews, but still can't figure out if sharing controllers would be a problem or not.
The game + 1 wiimote would put my budget pretty on target, but I don't want the extra controller to be a waste of money.
edit: grr!... I didn't put this in the wii subforum. can't move it... grr!
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I hope that going this route won't deter anyone from playing it, or make people feel that the version was made poorly and want it re-done at some point.Not at all. I don't even know what differences there are between the versions. Interesting about the 11/13 brick thing, I never noticed that.
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I notice you seem to be using the NES version as your main reference. Is that a good idea? The original arcade version might do some things differently.
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I vaguely remember having a DOS program with that name. I didn't know it was meant to be used with a board. Interesting.
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I don't see the point in second guessing what other programmers spend their time with. Different people have different projects that interest them.
It takes a huge amount of persistence and determination to finish a 7800 game. Look at all the people who have worked on 7800 projects, and compare that with the number who have actually shipped a complete game.
Whatever the programmer most feels like working on, is what they should be doing.
This is the 1702B. I have another tape out with the 1702C, I think I may have found the PAL MARIA as well, but I need to finish 2 other Corporate Research chip recovers first.
Are any differences known between B and C? I've been curious if there's any errata in B or some other differences in how those revisions behave.
I would assume that PAL is based on C.
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Not sure what the cause is, but if I was to guess I'd try replacing the voltage regulator and the capacitors and see if that helps.
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I don't know anything about the CV but I would assume the size of the video RAM doesn't do the programmer any good, it's just used up by video after all. The design of some consoles need more video RAM than others, but if it's dedicated to video then that's all it's good for.
In the 7800, the programmer can allocate only as much video RAM as needed, and keep the rest for other things. The shared memory setup is more storage efficient than the NES, but the bigger downside is it's also slower.
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1982 - Atari VCS was bought by my dad at some department store. I was very little but I've figured out before that it must have been in 1982, yet it was a 4 switch wood model, not the Vader. I didn't understand what it was until they hooked it up and my older sister explained it to me.
1987 - Atari 7800 was ordered through the Sears catalog. 7800 mode was defective and it had to be exchanged (more waiting!) It might have actually been a faulty PP2 cart, not the console.
1988 - NES was bought by the combined savings of me and my brother. Some department store, prob Wards or Service Merchandise. NES was crazy popular at this point, they were impossible to find when my friend was trying to buy one a couple months earlier.
1990 - Sega Genesis I bought with the most allowance money I ever saved. Bought at Toys 'R Us in Pensacola, one of the classic warehouse of toys style stores. That place was awesome. I was lucky I was using my money, because my mom was not impressed with the flaming werewolf on the box, or the Altered Beast instruction manual she found later.
1992 - Received a Sega CD as a Christmas gift. It came from Kay-Bee toys. I still have the box with the Kay-Bee inspection label, it was returned by someone who didn't know it required a Genesis, and my parents were there to grab it. This is the only launch console I've ever had. It died twice, and I replaced it with a model-2 from Funcoland.
<discovered computer games>
2002 - Bought a PS2 at Wal-Mart.
The End
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I've tried the Prolines, the BEST 7800 joystick, and the euro pads. I prefer the Wico!
But for two button games, I end up using the euro pads. They're not ideal for me (totally unergonomic; the d-pad and buttons should be angled as your arms naturally are when grasping the controller), but in a few games you really do need that second button. So I put up with it.
I've never used the euro pads, but I'd hate it if the d-pad was angled. I have a knockoff N64 controller like that, with an angled analog joystick. As a result I always move crooked when I try to use it.
Even if my hands are at an angle, I still know which way is up so when they tilt the controls it throws me off. It's not a problem for buttons though.
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I just recently acquired my first 7800 and so far, I find the prolines to be a bit too sensitive. It seems really easy to accidentally push up or down when trying to only go left or right, but that's literally a first impression. I have only used them a couple of hours so far.
They start out very sensitive. They only need a light touch, but if you push them harder it wears them out. The sensitivity is pretty ridiculous, they don't take nearly as much force as you naturally expect. This might have been intentional so they don't get torqued around in your hand.
Mine wore out quickly when I was a kid, probably because I pushed on them too hard and I'm sure my siblings did also. The joysticks became progressively less responsive until I had to push them very hard to get them to work.
My 2nd set lasted much longer, maybe because I was so gentle with them but more likely because I didn't use them much. I still have that set and as far as I know they work fine, but I avoid using them.
I think there's a way to repair the loss of sensitivity, but I don't know it myself. I've seen people post about it before.
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You could have a separate field for "original copyright date". Might be useful to at least have that info rather then nothing.
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Some poor bidder has asked about postage to Italy, and Mr Green is bending over backwards to accomodate! This is making me sick. If only our questions would show up!
The Italian postal service is notorious. Most sellers won't even ship there. Maybe justice will be served in a roundabout way.
Check his feedback - looks like he pulled the same stunt on a Sunnyvale VCS auction. I wonder if that console fell from the same loft.
He apparently wants more than 52 pounds for it.
I have seen one seller regularly put stuff on at inflated prices. 520STFMs for £90 BIN but with a Best Offer option - they then go for around £60. If you hang around long enough and are in no hurry then someone will come along. After all, it only costs around £3.50 - £5 to list most items for a year on eBay.
I don't have a problem with people listing their stuff at high prices. That doesn't bother me.
But when they list at a low starting price, then weasel out of a transaction because they don't like how the auction ended, those people should be banned. He's done it at least twice recently, with the VCS and the 65XE.
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I remember the Apple IIGS version had a level editor. That might contain some clues about which things are level settings vs universal game rules.
But I don't remember if the game I saw was Arkanoid 1 or 2, so it might not apply.
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I don't know where to a get a new one, but if you have a model-1 Genesis, you can use that supply. I don't remember if model-2 works or not.
If you find one that's 10v, that's okay. Too much and it could cause damage though. Actually a little less voltage could work as well, there's some wiggle room.
You might find something at a thrift store. Most power supplies will be too low on amperage but you might find something. Too high on amperage won't hurt.
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Some poor bidder has asked about postage to Italy, and Mr Green is bending over backwards to accomodate! This is making me sick. If only our questions would show up!
The Italian postal service is notorious. Most sellers won't even ship there. Maybe justice will be served in a roundabout way.
Check his feedback - looks like he pulled the same stunt on a Sunnyvale VCS auction. I wonder if that console fell from the same loft.
He apparently wants more than 52 pounds for it.
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Cheeky get, I'd report him to eBay (not that it would do any good mind).
Yeah, you can't leave fb obviously since the old transaction was cancelled, but I'd at least report him. It might not do any good, but it's worth a try to get him caught. Odds are against you but sometimes ebay does respond to messages/complaints.
If you give the item number of the old listing, clearly showing it's the same item, and quote his message about the damage, there's at least some chance they could act on it. Hopefully his message was sent through the ebay system, so they'll have a record of that as well.
Is it possible to file a non-performing-seller dispute? I'm guessing not, but if you can then that's the thing to do.
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A real NES adapter says it is "AC", not "DC". How come it's OK to use DC? seems like a constant voltage could damage something if it expects a sine wave...?
The AC goes through a rectifier in the NES that converts it to DC. It's harmless to send DC through the rectifier, just redundant but it won't hurt anything.
As a side effect, you also don't have to worry about tip polarity - either polarity will work on a NES.
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Most likely the overload would kill the power supply.
Which may not seem like a big deal, but depending how it fails, it's possible the power supply could fail in a way that kills your NES.
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I suggest that if you want paddle support, it would be best to work that out now rather than later.
Supporting paddles will be tricky, and will probably dictate how the gameplay code is designed. If you try to add it at a later stage, you may find that everything has to be overhauled.
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Worst Cheating AI
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Yeah, I've had it go both ways, pretty much evenly. I think the first team to have a player knocked away from the fight goes to the penalty box. Or the other way around.