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  1. Posted · Edited by NeoInvader

    Thank you for the clarification.

    But bummer time...you sounded more hopeful in the past.

    Looking forward to v2 cart. J/K

    The cart will come out with just ROM support initially, as mentioned, and CD support will be added with a firmware upgrade in the future if it can be made to work (it should work...). As has been mentioned, if CD support is a requirement, don't purchase until it's in-place.

     

    If it ends up requiring a V2 cart for CD support, then that's what will happen. Krikzz has about a dozen versions of each of his carts -- while this isn't really my preferred way of doing things, it's better than there being no cart available for another 12 months while I bang my head against a wall.

     

    Coding on the Jaguar is a mysterious thing, it's not like normal coding, it's more like coding blindfolded while someone beats you over the head with a rubber chicken.

  2. Posted · Edited by NeoInvader

    Yeah I guess it is straight forward now that I put it in words. Just that this is the first he has said anything about it maybe not working out so it caught me off guard and hope for more details.

    I don’t have a cd drive so that is a really important part of this to me, and as I already have the ability to play every cart game I would want to, just having cart support on the jagsd is not something I need right now.

    I would honestly love to see cd support take priority and cart be backburnered as the cd part of it fills a much larger void.

    I still think it looks like a great product with a nice menu and I admire all of saints work.

  3. Posted

    Quick need of clarification on the cd support thing. I had asked you about it and you had said it would be coming later. But in this post you are not promising it yet. Now I am not going to say that an sd cart for the jag without cd support is not great work and great for some people, it just would not fit my needs right now. I would probably not want it without cd support.

    I have been planning to try and jump right in and get one of the first ones, but with you now saying this, should someone that feels no cd support would be a deal breaker (at least at this point) not be ordering one until you say otherwise on the cd thing?

    thanks.

     

     

    Using CDI images (converted to a specific format I can use on the JagSD cart) is what I'm doing, yes. I'm not promising CD support as yet due to odd issues I've been having, but it should be possible.

  4. Posted

    Finally got to play this. It is very enjoyable. I feel it plays really well with the joystick and I expected to feel otherwise.

    Driving control as an option would be interesting and fun to try but I would put my money on paddle control with no screen wrap being the most natural feel.

    Look forward to details of the extended version you plan to sell.

  5. Posted

    I am having trouble unfortunately.

    I have built this using a stm32f407g-disc1 and running it on a light 6 switch 2600 it just comes up as junk and horrible noise.

    Wondering if it would not like this system for some reason or if there is more I should be doing to the discovery board as far as moving jumpers or something.

    Discovery board verifies as having the correct programming.

    A0-A12 to PD0-PD12 and D0-D7 to PE8-PE15, +5 and GND verified many times with tone out from discovery pins to cart edge connector.

    I dont have easy access to other systems ATM, but do have a 7800 and coleco EXP #2 to dig for, so was kinda just checking if this was something anyone had encountered yet.

     

     

     

     

  6. Posted

    Yeah the arcade does not wrap around the screen, didnt realize it did in other versions. Funny how because my basic knowledge of the game is from the arcade version having wrap also seems odd. I think I have the 3ds version but never got into it. Used horrible tilting controls if I remember correctly.

    I also have a couple of driving controllers so once I get my parts in real hardware testing would be very possible for me as well. I need to fire this up in an emulator in the time being though.

     

     

    Thanks for the feedback! I knew there is an arcade version of Doodle Jump, but I never played it, so I didn't know about the large sliding joystick.

    Supporting a paddle controller seems to makes sense, yes. However you'll loose the ability to go side to side (as the screen wraps around in non-arcade versions).

    I think using the Driving controller (the one that comes with Indy 500) would be the even better for this game, but I'm not sure how many people actually got a such a controller.

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  7. Posted

    This looks awesome, great work.

    I plan to be building an UNO cart here as soon as I get the rest of my parts in and this will definitely be the first thing I want to play on it.

    Cant imagine how it will play with a joystick, paddle controller is the only way my mind logically would think it would play. Probably because I have only ever really played the arcade version. It uses a large analog joystick that you sweep left and right to play.

  8. Posted

    Yes this would be cool, or also the ability to use the project discovery board and solder to a donor cart of ballblazer directly. Still having the ability to use one without the pokey and run non pokey games.

    I myself would still be extremely grateful with support for the 7800 at all even with no possibility of pokey. The 7800 has been in need in this department for a long time. Anything for it, especially a low cost DIY project like this would be incredible.

     

     

    @electrotrains: How about an MCU version with an empty socket where one can plug in a donor-pokey?

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  9. Posted

    Would pokey really be required? As far as I know there are only 2 games that use it (plus several homebrew). Would still be incredible to finally have something for the 7800. Missing out on ballblazer and commando is a small price to pay.

    Thank you for this project, I plan to build one for fun.

     

    Actually, reading up a bit more on the 7800, it seems I'd need to emulate pokey for it to be a decent multi-cart.

     

    The probably means I'd want to use an FPGA, rather than a MCU, so I'd probably base a 7800 multi-cart on my Ultimate Cart design, rather than the UnoCart.

    I've already tried using foft's VHDL pokey in the Ultimate Cart, and it works very well - see:

    https://atariage.com/forums/topic/250996-easter-holiday-project-dual-pokeys-on-an-ultimate-cart/

     

    But FPGA carts are a lot of work - the Ultimate Cart took over my life for several months, so I think I'll probably leave this one for someone else (though happy to help out along the way).

     

    Robin

  11. Posted

    Would you say the reason for this is the mechanical drive?

    I still have my original genesis I got in what, 89 I guess. But not my sega cd. I also would want the model 1 because I like the look better with the original genesis, but also its the one I had BITD. Just wondering what to look out for.

     

    Don't do it man, buying a Sega CD model 1 leads to nothing but frustration, graying of hair, and loss of money to repairs. Get a model 2 and save yourself the heartache.

  12. Posted

    PM sent. Hope I didnt miss the boat here, not sure if just supposed to send money at this point?

    Cant believe I missed seeing this by only days.

     

    But, MacRorie, I still want an Ultimate cart!

     

    Sure, sure. I will have a few more available, but if you did not pre-order in the first 50, there are some changes:

     

    Price is still $95.00 plus shipping ($10 US//$15 Canada//$20 Rest of the World)

     

    UNLESS you live in California. Then, sorry, you have to pay an additional $7.60 in sales tax. Sorry, but after two runs of Ultimate Carts, umm, the government wants their cut--no matter how much money you do (or do NOT) make. If you pre-ordered AND live in California, I just took it on the chin. No worries. A benefit of pre-ordering.

     

    ALSO, Case colors are now $10 ($10.80 if you live in California) extra (as opposed to $5). The cheap cost of colors was a benefit of pre-ordering. (and, really, since the price on the cart is the same and you still get a black case for free, it's really kind of on you ;-) )

     

    So, everything else in the first post is the same. Contact me if you have questions.

     

    -M

     

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