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  1. Swami
    wouldn't the manual be in Japanese? That's what I usually run into.
  2. Swami
    Hah! It is apparently out in my mailbox. Arrived an hour ago!
  3. Swami
    I’m thinking it is accomplishing what a ColecoVision controller does with 6 extra pins, so it is likely very different, but I think doubledown who has made one and the guys that make the jaguar controller modded for the 5200 (retrogame.cyberphreak.com) are the guys to talk to to be sure.
  4. Swami
    I looked inside one and it had the original keypad pcb replaced with a new custom made one. You also need to do a trace cut and wire jumper solder to swap the buttons so fire 1 is on the left.
  5. Swami

    So, I’m looking into a mini PC such as NUC or Beelink. Some of them have a spec such as “1.8 GHz, up to 3.8 GHz with max turbo”. Honestly, I don’t remember Turbo on a PC since the 486 Gateways with the Turbo button. I think that was a question of power economy. I see some that are 1.8 GHz to 3.8 and others 2.8 to 3.2. Is the lower to higher 1.8 to 3.8 the better choice?

    1. Keatah

      Keatah

      The correct choice will depend on your usage case. These ain't yo' grampa's turbo buttons.

    2. Swami

      Swami

      Emulation up to the Wii U and beyond, Steam and GOG games. Games, games, games. I could use my previous laptop, which has an i5. I was thinking i7, but you can’t beat the price of something you already have, weighed against its age and the slightly greater hassle vs a NUC. 

    3. Keatah

      Keatah

      Sounds ok.

  6. Swami
    A printer with every Adam, whether you want one or not, and a Kinect with every Xbox One whether you want one or not.
  7. Swami

    There seems to be a ghost taking over my laptop that is replacing what I type with other words.

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    2. Swami

      Swami

      @Lord Mushroom I'm saying I type something in the search field and hit enter and it changed the last word I typed and adds two or three wore words I've never enter before. It uses it's suggestion instead of what I type. Other times it just puts a different word in somewhere to what I typed. I like the auto-complete, but it is getting carried way these past few months.

    3. Lord Mushroom

      Lord Mushroom

      Have you tried with a different browser and/or search engine?

       

      I use Opera and Google.

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I see it on my phone ...Never had a problem on my desktop or laptop.  They don't do that at all....Must be a later..ummm (Windows 10??) thing ?   Just a guess BTW...

  8. Swami
    Does the Coleco Gemini have the same controller pinout as an Atari 2600? What did you use for the USB mouse to Atari joystick converter? It looks like a ps/2 to USB converter coupled to a USB mouse to Atari joystick converter.
  9. Swami
    Is this first batch Phoenix or second batch?
  10. Swami
    These FPGA clones have no problem using the SD card drive as a disk drive, so not sure I see the point. I could understand wanting ports for original disk drives or DDP units for nostalgia purposes, but why a disk drive emulator? Getting DDP and some cart based files running from the SD slot may be another issue, for whatever reason. Could be they are more programming or power intensive.
  11. Swami
    I have a second xbox 360, as a backup, which I got new when they were cheap. If I take my current xbox 360 offline and store it, I don't suppose there is a way to copy/download all content including updates for my disc games all at once. Would I have to download all downloaded games and DLC and re-update all my disks individually? I know there is a data transfer method, but I think this deactivates anything on the console being copied over. Basically, what is the fastest way to have identical images on both of my consoles that are playable offline when done. I suppose looks like file sharing to MS, but it is just to have the games if my current xbox360 dies after support ends. Also, they are both Xbox 360 E's. I know I could probably do something like JTAG to get everything after support ends and the console dies. However, I found things like DLC and updates to be a difficulty in multiple ways on my homebrewed Wii.
  12. Swami
    Yes, that’s his nickname.
  13. Swami
    The wafer man claims you couldn’t sell them in the United States due to lack of certification. I’m not sure when that applies to a homebrewer selling them, which does not seem much different from modding a console power supply.
  14. Swami
    No. There is a small deviation in the pixel clock that some TVs can’t adjust for and fixing the deviation on the Phoenix causes all kinds of ripple effects to other functions. The pixel clock fix when perfected would just change the firmware, so there would be no cost. Some customers have bought that device to solve the issue, although there is a cost associated with it that would probably increase the cost of the Phoenix about the same amount if it were added. I don’t work for Collectorvision. It’s just something a few customers have been using on the Facebook group who did not want to wait for the firmware fix.
  15. Swami
    Apparently, the problem can be fixed by putting an OREI-XD990 in line with the HDMI cable. $60
  16. Swami
    No child left behind? When I search for "domyos bike" worldwide search, there will be two stationary bikes showing up. One is in France and one in the USA. Clicking on either, I get the "We've looked everywhere." I've also had a couple items I can't find through normal search with words that are in the title.
  17. Swami
    Jut hoping they don't show up on eBay for $75 a piece.
  18. Swami
    Is it possible there will be additional games on collection 1? There were 20 games on Atari Collection 1 and 2, each, and only 12 on the Intellivision collection.
  19. Swami
    My thoughts would be that early on 77-80, there was always several arcade games doing better than any lightgun game in popularity so it was never a priority. Then they seemed to be veering away from specialty controllers as evidenced by Pole Position using only the joystick. I think the keypad controllers were probably an attempt to compete with Intellivision and possibly the computer market. I think that was probably a wild goose chase, as games used the keypads to an ever decreasing level and then the NES, of course, abandoned it for all practical purposes.
  20. Swami
    There is a 2600 lightgun homebrew. It's called Bobby Needs Food. It was originally a PAL game, but an NTSC conversion was made some time ago. A few people have asked for lightgun games, from time to time; Mostly, Duck Hunt. However, homebrewers are mostly creative artists, they make what they want when they want.
  21. Swami
    This is not me, but I would snatch them up at this price if I didn't already have two working ones and two NOS as backup. I always tell people you can just add a cheap 2 foot extension cord and it is like a laptop or modern game console power supply. https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintagecomputerswapmeet/permalink/3967086050033744
  22. Swami
    It can do everything except the very few games where you push both buttons at the same time: Tutankhamen grenades, Ninja Princess flip, others? Also no keypad functions, of course.
  23. Swami
    Does it have to do with deceivers and elephants both being trompers? Nope. Cheat and elephant trunk are the same word, trompe, I guess. Like elephant trunk and storage trunk in English. Why dont elephants buy suitcases for traveling? Because they already have a trunk...
  24. Swami
    Also, here's a video of it in use, incase it is something basic. Maybe try it with and without a DB9 controller in the front player 1 port.
  25. Swami
    Do you have an SNES?
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