Name that Game

[Name that Game]

i love this game.

[Name that Game]

Gravity Master

[Name that Game]

this is a good one! i won't spoil the fun, tho, for a few days. who will guess it correctly?

[Knight Lore]

wow- that is fantastic!

[Name that Game]

you are correct, sir! It is one of my personal favorites (aside from The Count, Ghost Town, and Mystery Fun House).

 

your turn!

[The FinalGROM 99]

i am saving my pennies for the FinalGROM as we speak

[Name that Game]

I love this thread! Most of the games if I haven't played them yet I load up through GameBase/Mess/Classic99.

 

I'm switching gears a hair- but this should be a pretty easy one (I think). You gotta guess *which* one it is, though.

[Name that Game]

That's a fun one! Wing War.

['two bytes are better than one']

hehe, i was looking for something else on Google Images and stumbled across that. thanks for the link to the previous thread!

[Pix of TI merch at department stores?]

my google-fu is a little weak atm, but i do remember seeing displays as a kid in our K-Mart, Montgomery Ward, Toys'R'Us, and maybe Service Merchandise(?) where they had the monitor, console, and game hooked up.

 

I remember more specifically messing with the C64s, but that's because it would've been a couple years for me after the 'rise and fall of the commercial TI'.

['two bytes are better than one']

I'm sold!

[New Adventure Game]

I think the TI one used 'Inform'- maybe these links will help out?

 

http://www.z-machine-matter.com/finding.html

http://inform7.com/

[how much power does a PEB and 4A console 'draw'?]

simple way to find out, get a kill-a-watt from harbor freight.. plug it all into a power strip and plug that in.. https://www.harborfreight.com/kill-a-watt-electric-monitor-93519.html

or amazon https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500397177&sr=8-1&keywords=kill+a+watt

they are pretty cheap inside though so don't LEAVE it plugged in good for measuring load and voltage though

 

Greg

oh dude, thats cool! off to amazon i go!

[how much power does a PEB and 4A console 'draw'?]

I really doubt you line voltage on the the outlet is 20v ac. You sure you measured that correctly?

i didnt measure it but the electrician did. mayyyybbbe i should get a second opinion.

[Where the largest concentration of TI-99/4A users are...]

I am in Niagua MO.

I live in Greenfield, MO- it's about 90 minutes east of Joplin and an hour west of Springfield

[New Adventure Game]

sweet! i can't wait to see what you come up with.

[OT: USPS and Canada Post - enough to make ya go Postal!]

What the heck, lol- better late than never!

[how much power does a PEB and 4A console 'draw'?]

If your outlets are reading a low voltage though, that probably means something like a mouse(with a medium resistance) bit the line and has created a voltage divider. I'd rewire the house if I were you tbh

yup, this is what we are thinking and in the process of doing.

[how much power does a PEB and 4A console 'draw'?]

Kind of a noob question, but we've had some wiring issues in the house that I am currently working on having repaired (one of the outlets went *kaput* and is only reading 20v from the outlet)- We have an 80-odd year old farm house that was definitely not designed with modern electronics in mind.

 

In the meantime, I've disconnected my 4A console, PEB, Tape Recorder, and el cheapo 19" flat panel tv from the their wall outlets because I was concerned that the variations in the voltage would wreck the stuff (plus I didn't want to put any additional load on the existing wiring in the room).

 

So my question is this: Can someone direct me towards some resources so that I can determine exactly how much power (US) a 4A and PEB require?

 

Thanks in advance!

[Sorta OT, looking for a particular song]

something like this- https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.sheetmusicdirect.com/images/web/smd_106859_felix_mendelssohn_the_hebrides_overture_op26_web.png will get you started in the right direction.

 

If I may make a suggestion... look for 'easy' or 'medium' arranged piano pieces. They'll be much easier to work with (plus generally piano tuned to 'C' so it's easier to program)

[Name that Game]

 

hope digdugnate forgives me for confirming this one on his behalf, and inviting you to please submit the next entry...

 

And thank you, I'll have to look for that Deco Cassette game for MAME...I didn;t know the TI game was based on anything else (I guess the "DECO" should have given it away!)

of course! Torrax is next up for the game.

[Saying hi, new to the forum]

I played the Infocom stuff in earnest when they rereleased as 'The Lost Treasures of Infocom' volumes 1 and 2- I still have the hintbooks i think somewhere.

 

You can play Zork online if you're so inclined at http://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/5zyoqrsugeopel3ffhz_vq/zork.

[Name that Game]

i turned the difficulty down a little on this one.

[Name that Game]

aha!

 

Sparkdrummer's Challenge: Rescue At AtariAge

[Looking for \/\/\/\/\/\/ style game for TI]

i have the game for Steam and on my phone- it's cool but ragingly hard (for me). I agree with @adamantyr, i think the premise is doable.