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  1. Posted · Edited by MrFish

    39 minutes ago, emkay said:

    Well, the bass. As this is the weakest point, I'm a little satisfied with the result. The bass gives some "meaning" to the melody sometimes, and I'm happy that there are no dying cats ;) 

     

    I agree that the bass is the weakest voice here. Why not go with a more traditional bass instrument, and/or use a volume envelope (as shown below) that will prevent the bass from being such a continuous sound (so as not to overpower the other voices so much)?

     

    So, something more like this -- for example (for the bass volume envelope),...

     

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    ...rather than this, which is what's currently being used (although maybe you've already edited it some in your version).

     

    1048086634_bassenv.png.7050c0d38e92eae64e7c1cb78e3dcc32.png

     

     

  2. Posted

    I like this last one the best so far. It seems to have the best blending of the voices together.

     

    The only suggestion I would have at this point is to see how it sounds with the bass volume lowered some. The bass seems to walk over the top of the other voices with the volume set the way it is right now.

     

    BTW, just to be clear here, I have absolutely no recollection of what the original on SID is suppose to sound like. I haven't listened to it with any real attention before. I'm just taking these Atari versions here at face value.

     

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  3. Posted · Edited by MrFish

    26 minutes ago, emkay said:

    Hm. 

    This seems to be better...

    Sounds good too; but I prefer the first rendition. It sounds smoother and I especially like the smoothness of the main melody instrument used there.

     

  4. Posted

    1 hour ago, JR> said:

    Well, so far rooting about has not yet yielded the manual.  Searching my email does reveal that I should have a photocopied manual somewhere. Apparently Rory McMahon was kind enough to send this to me way back in 2005.  We also discussed the disks.  He was going to check and see if he had them in with his boxed Amdek III, but it doesn't look like either of us ever followed up on that.

     

    Back to rooting.....coming across all kinds of stuff I'd forgotten about!

     

    Sounds like an interesting adventure. Thanks for taking the time to look into it.

     

  5. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Blues76 said:

    so,what kind of power supply is that using ? the default that comes with the 400?

    I suppose so -- if drpeter is correct in his assessment; but apparently it's not included in the auction (which is part of the reason I made my initial assumption).

     

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  6. Posted

    2 hours ago, drac030 said:

    If one starts two instances of Altirra by mistake, it may happen, that the emulator loses part of the settings, i.e. after closing both instances and restarting Altirra the emulator forgets what disk image was assigned in the IDE+ emulation settings. It may be related to the order of closing the intial two instances, I am not sure.

     

    I'm pretty sure it would be related to the order of closing. I use several instances often; So, I'm careful (most times) to close the right one last in order to preserve any settings I might want to.

     

  8. Posted · Edited by MrFish

    46 minutes ago, drpeter said:

    ....or that it's not a power conversion at all and the bundled PSU is a red herring.  Possibly a video conversion with a switch to isolate the RF circuits?.  Can't see the point of installing a separate switch for an alternate power source. Who would want to be able to use either of two different PSUs?

     

    It's not an obvious mod to me either; and yeah, I thought about the possibility that the power supply just happens to be included. In fact, the first thing that came to mind was video output, until i saw the power supply there. I was gonna count pins on the DIN, but it's a bit hard to see in that shot.

     

  12. Posted

    On 4/14/2020 at 5:54 AM, www.atarimania.com said:

    Thanks to some incredible work by Fandal (once again!), here's a playable prototype of Bankster assembled from the code on John Harris' disks: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-bankster_35883.html

    Wow, I missed this, and the other posts about John Harris' disks. Nice looking Bagman-type clone. Too bad it wasn't finished. I wonder if Fandal plans to work on it more?

     

  14. Posted · Edited by MrFish

    A few things to note here.

     

    1. The B-Key is worth good money on it's own.

    2. The machine has been modified to accept standard XL/XE power supplies (added DIN connector, and been given its own power switch).

    3. The chosen, specific XL/XE power supply unit laying next to the machine appears to be an "Ingot" (often the kiss of death for a perfectly good, working machine).

     

  17. Posted · Edited by MrFish

    36 minutes ago, BIGHMW said:

    Pac-Man Arcade

     

    The original version was done on the 8-bit computers; so it's available -- although as a cartridge ROM rather than XEX. However, a cut-down version is available in XEX (minus the splash and arcade info screens).

     

    36 minutes ago, BIGHMW said:

    Xari Arena (official AtariAge versiion)

     

     What's different about this version? 

     

    36 minutes ago, BIGHMW said:

    Ratcatcher

     

     Already available as an XEX on Homesoft's site. 

     

    36 minutes ago, BIGHMW said:

    Biscuits In Hell

     

     Apparently you have to join ABBUC in order to get this still. 

     

    36 minutes ago, BIGHMW said:

    Venture

     

    This is a game being sold on cartridge by Video 61. Therefore, there won't be any XEX version.

      

    36 minutes ago, BIGHMW said:

    Berzerk (full finished version with voice)

     

    What's unfinished about the 8-bit computer version?

     

  21. Posted · Edited by MrFish

    Here's a listing for the Mult-Carts' contents (a pretty good lineup).

     

    Multi-Cart #01
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    A. Alley cat
    B. Boulder Dash
    C. River Raid
    D. Preliminary Monty
    E. Pastfinder
    F. Pole Position
    G. Oils Well
    H. Alpha Shield


    Multi-Cart #02
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    A. Diamondz (v1)
    B. Dr. Mario
    C. Isora (v3,fixed)
    D. Octopus


    Multi-Cart #03
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    A. Mr Robot And His Robot Factor
    B. Mr. Do!
    C. Gremlins
    D. Gyruss
    E. H.E.R.O.
    F. K-Razy Shootout


    Multi-Cart #04
    --------------
    A. M.U.L.E.
    B. Ghostbusters
    C. Air Support


    Multi-Cart #05
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    A. Warhawk
    B. Fort Apocalypse
    C. Panther
    D. Last Starfighter, The
    E. Landscape
    F. Caverns Of Mars II


    Multi-Cart #06
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    A. International Karate
    B. Ninja
    C. Bruce Lee
    D. Pitfall


    Multi-Cart #07
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    A. BC's Quest For Tires
    B. Zorro
    C. Pharaohs Curse
    D. Necromancer
    E. Henry's House
    F. Kid Grid


    Multi-Cart #08
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    A. Dropzone
    B. Megamania
    C. Space Eggs
    D. Defender
    E. Megagun
    F. Wall War
    G. Excelsor


    Multi-Cart #09
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    A. Nadral
    B. Quasimodo
    C. Space Dungeon
    D. Bio-Defense
    E. Sqoid
    F. Seawolf II
    G. Dan Strikes Back


    Multi-Cart #10
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    A. Boulder Dash
    B. Boulder Dash II
    C. Boulder Dash 3
    D. Boulder Dash 4
    E. Boulder Dash 5
    F. Boulder Dash 6
    G. Boulder Dash 8


    Multi-Cart #11
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    A. Q-Bert
    B. Night Strike!
    C. Tank Commander
    D. Mr. TNT
    E. Bubble Trouble
    F. Fantastic Voyage
    G. Frogger
    H. Salmon Run
    I. Embargo
    J. Boulder Bombers
    K. Jeepers Creepers
    L. Frogs And Flies
     

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  23. Posted

    11 minutes ago, Jeffrey Worley said:

    I first saw the cart in an advertisement that came with my RTIME8 cart, last page of the manual or something.  I was only 16 or 17 and had little in the way of income, but I sent them the 79.00? pre-order right then and there.  I got one of the first carts off the line.  When I finally got the thing in hand, some months later, I was astonished to see how well-done the manual was.  Last thing I expected.  I read the thing cover-to-cover, probably several times.  SDX was better than I could have DREAMED when I read the advert.  And it is still going strong.  Fat16 support!, all kinds of groovy stuff.  God Bless ICD and the coders who worked there, and God bless the folks at the Spartados Upgrade Project (Drac030?).

     

    The main idea behind my website was to showcase OSS and ICD products. The concept won't be complete until I finish my hardware-based site, though.

     

  24. Posted

    4 hours ago, Jeffrey Worley said:

    Much of the good system-software, as opposed to games, uses the extra memory (of XL/XE) in one way or other.  These don't run on the 400/800.  However, when you have a dos like SDX, that uses Axlon ram to move itself into, that makes a big difference in compatibility with such software.

     

    SDX is an amazing piece of ware.

     

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