Narifia
-
Content Count
25 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by Narifia
-
-
I thought that could be the problem. I remember reading SOMEWHERE about the Lion King that it didn't work right, or maybe I tried it on an emulator and it didn't work right... I honestly can't remember. It was too long ago. So that solves that problem.
Then what about the rest of my games? They work just fine if I just slide in the cart, but push it down (like it SHOULD be) and I get the Blue Screen of Death. It doesn't blink, it just sits there. Taunting me. Is it all right to play the games in the up position, will it damage them or the system? Could it be fixed by disassembling and reassembling the NES again? It's perplexing.
I'm thinking of just getting a top-loader, which I would have already but I find them rather ugly. Plus, I just can't grow to like anything other than my old toaster NES.
-
Hello there!
I recently disabled the lockout chip in my NES so that I could play my PAL game that I recently ordered. It is supposed to have worked... and it DID... to a degree. What I'm seeing is the game (The Lion King) but it displays very erratic and the graphics flash horribly. Game play, music, and sounds all remain intact, but it is just VERY difficult to see. When I pause it, however, the picture shows up just fine, with no error (this, plus the fact that I've played the SNES version so much I have it nearly memorized, is the only reason I can even get through the game at all).
Also, it's supposed to have fixed the blinking screen problem. Well, it does, however I still have to fight with it to get it on, and upon later tinkering found it will start up with no problems if I don't push the cart down. This is AFTER replacing the 72-pin connector and cleaning it to a near-brand-new quality.
I'm simply wondering if I maybe did something wrong. I had no wire cutters, so to remove the 4th pin I used needle nose pliers and worked it off that way. I did a rather clean job of it, I thought, but maybe something went wrong. Disabling the chip enabled me to play the game, but with errors. Perhaps in putting the system back together arose the other problem (where the games work but only if I don't push the cart down).
Can anyone help me figure this out? Is it an error on my part, or an incompatibility with this one PAL game (I have no other PAL games to compare it to, just the one and my many NTSC games)?
-
Syntax! How could I have missed that? oh, computer grammar, you smite me!
Drama aside, thanks for pointing that out ^_^;.... I think until I get used to it, syntax will be my biggest problem. Need to start paying more attention to detail...
-
Neither seem to be working....
input "What is your name ? "; name$input "Choose your gender: 1-Male 2-Female "; gender$
if gender$ = 1 then word1$ = he : word2$ = him : word3$ = his : word4$ = his
if gender$ = 2 then word1$ = she : word2$ = her : word3$ = hers : word4$ = her
print "It's nice to meet you, "; name$
input "What is your name ? "; name$input "Gender? Please choose M/F "; gender$
if gender$ = M then word1$ = he : word2$ = him : word3$ = his : word4$ = his
if gender$ = F then word1$ = she : word2$ = her : word3$ = hers : word4$ = her
print "It's nice to meet you, "; name$
putting the parenthesis around the numbers didn't seem to work either. Maybe there's something I'm doing wrong?
-
sweet! Would you mind it if I tried something like that, for learning purposes?
Also, the his/her part bugs me. How can I add gender to my "game" ? For example, it asks for your name, then for your gender. you put M or F in as your answer. So instead of it saying "Narifia trips over his/her own feet" it's "Narifia trips over her own feet" so on, so forth. I tried stringing it like I did with the name, but then I realized that it would only serve to so "Narifia trips over F own feet"
Any thoughts?
-
Sweet. I tried the second one (it looked the least complicated, lol) and it worked splendidly. Thanks!
I'm starting to understand this a little better. Is it alright if I post anymore questions in this thread, if I ever need to?? (assuming it's still here)
-
I understand a little about stringing. Now I'm trying to change it to where it will also put your name in the answers. I'm stuck here;
[start]input "What is your name ? "; name$
print "It's nice to meet you, "; name$
print "You must be new to our world. What would you like to do?"
print
print "Please choose:"
print
print "1) Explore"
print "2) Shop"
print "3) Kill people"
print
input "Type either 1, 2, or 3."; answer
if answer = 1 goto [explore]
if answer = 2 goto [shop]
if answer = 3 goto [killPeople]
[explore]
let name$ =
print
print " Exploring is dangerous, and name$ is a complete idiot."
print " name$ is screwed before he/she even starts."
print
goto [end]
see the part where it's unfinished, under [explore]? Apparently I can't seem to be able to string anything from the first part to the second part automatically, because when I ran it it just read as "Exploring is dangerous, and name$ is a complete idiot" rather than the inserted name from earlier. How do I string things from one part to another?
-
Doh. Well now I just feel silly.
Thank you, that worked! And it was as simple as "1, 2, 3!"
Ahh, now I see the possibilities..... *drools*
-
I tried the first one you suggested just now, and it says "BASIC Compile Halted: Type Mismatch."
The second one you suggested doesn't seem to do anything.
Maybe I should be using another program. Not many people I've asked seem to know anything about Just BASIC.
-
I'm using a program called Just Basic (www.justbasic.com) to learn BASIC programming. I've NEVER fiddled with this kind of stuff before, so it's completely new to me.
I started on a tutorial and decided to play around with it when I was done. Unfortunately, the tutorial doesn't seem to cover what I'm trying to do...
Here's my idea; it's just a simple, goofy mini "roleplay game." You tell it your name, it greets you and presents you with three options. example:
What is your name: Narifia
Welcome Narifia! I see you are new here. What would you like to do?
a) Explore
b) Shop
c) Kill People
no matter what, it all ends the same way; you die. Like I said, it's just a toy, a learning tool that I'm fiddling around with so I'm not trying to make an epic text-based rpg here
My problem is, I can get it to execute fine until the multiple choice part. No matter whether you type A, B, or C, it always only displays A. I cannot get B or C to work.
Here's the code, please tell me what I'm doing wrong:
[start]input "Please type your name ?"; name$
print "It's nice to meet you,"; name$
print "You must be new to our world. What would you like to do?"
print
print "Please choose:"
print
print "a) Explore"
print "b) Shop"
print "c) Kill people"
print
input "Type either a, b, or c."; answer
if answer = a goto [explore]
if answer = b goto [shop]
if answer = c goto [killPeople]
[explore]
print
print "Exploring is dangerous, and you are a complete idiot. You die as soon as you start."
print
goto [end]
[shop]
print
print "You go shopping. A chainsaw-weilding madman slices you up."
print
goto [end]
[killPeople]
print
print "You attempt to kill someone, but you trip over your own feet and fall into a well."
print
goto [end]
[end]
print "Oh dear, you have died. Start over plz."
print
goto [start]
.... ironic, that's how I feel after trying to write this code
edit: I hope I posted this in the right forum....
-
I've recently been working on building up my collection, and while searching around on eBay I managed to find SwordQuest: EarthWorld and SwordQuest: Fireworld, both boxed with the instructions, poster, and comic intact.
What I am now looking for is SwordQuest: WaterWorld, boxed, with instructions, poster, and comic, to complete the set. Is there anyone here willing to sell it to me, and by what price? Also, I would prefer to complete the transaction via eBay, as I'm more familiar with it and feel more safe working within its boundaries.
Anyone willing to sell? PM or email me at [email protected], or reply here.
-
you can easily readjust the size in Photoshop without losing too much quality. And, if the re-sized picture proves to be too blurry for you, filters and tweaks can help. If you don't have photoshop, grab a person that does and hold them at gunpoint to make them do it.
At least that's what I do.
-
thanks, I think I'll try buying one of those. It's worth a shot if nothing else
-
My old game switch for my Atari 2600 Jr. is starting to wear out (the cord where you plug it into the TV). I was wondering if my cord for the NES would work just as well or would that fry the system?
-
My Holy Grail would certainly be a working copy of Werewolf: The Last Warrior. I *HAD* ordered one just a few days ago, at the sweet price of only $1.77 plus shipping, BUT the people at Classic Gaming Source noobed around with my order and it somehow went out of stock AFTER I'd paid them the money -_-'...
Another Holy Grail would be any of the Bloody Roar games for the Playstation and PS2. Those are just awesome looking games, and I'm a lover of the Street Figther type games anyway
Finally I'd have to say, an Atari Lynx II and a good stack of games to go with it. I could probably find a decent one online, but money prohibits me now xD
-
I talked to my mom about that thing, and she seemed to remember more about it than I did lol, and I *played* with the darn thing. anyway...
The Talking Whiz-Kid I had by VTech was a little kiddie learning "computer" that read those flimsy cards. It came with a standard set of 50 cards, and extra packs of 10 or more cards could be purchased as an add-on to the little system. The cartridge in question came with the extra packs so that when it was plugged in, the computer wouldn't confuse the extra set of cards with the standard set that it came with. I guess it was some sort of "adapter" thing o_o
I tried finding images of it online, but I could only find one picture in some person's blog (ironically the page no longer exists, I had to look at the cached version). The person also posted quite a lengthy bit of information about it, and it IS the same system I had (I wish I could find mine x_x).
I could be entirely wrong xD But like I said, I remember playing with the thing as a kid and I have a little cart very similar to the one you pictured. The blog post doesn't mention the extra packs or the cartridge, but not everyone bought extra cards for the system. Ah well, I hope this helps to clear things up xD
-
I remember having one of those Whiz Kid things when I was a wee one, but mine read little fragile paper cards, which is what the game was "stored" on somehow o.o there *was* a cartridge looking thing that you had to plug in so that it would work, and it kind of looked like that, but honestly it's been so long since I've even SEEN that thing that I couldn't tell you for sure.
If I happen to find it, I'll take a look at it and let you know more.
-
for me, it'd probably be the original Final Fantasy game for the NES. I don't know why exactly, but I always liked it better than its oh-so-famous sequels.
Also Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana for the SNES, though I ordered Final Fantasy Chronicles for the Ps1 yesterday which has a remake of Chrono Trigger on it, so I'll no longer be without my favorite game
also, all of the Mega Man games for the NES and SNES. I love Meg Man, especially the music from Mega Man 2.
Also, and I don't know if this counts, but ever since I read about it online I've very much wanted the Earthbound prototype for the NES, but good luck getting my hands on that xD
And for the Atari 2600, I'd have to say Texas Chainsaw Massacre just because of the sheer cheesyness of the game
for the Atari Lynx, well, I'd like to HAVE a lynx first off, and as far as games go I would love to have Chip's Challenge and a couple others whose names I can't remember right now.
-
I always thought Shadowgate was pretty entertaining. Also Mystery Quest if you can find it, it's nothing totally spectacular but it's a fun game to try to get through. And, if you can find it, Werewolf: The Last Warrior is pretty fun, especially if you're a werewolf lover like myself. The music in the game is great, and the gameplay itself is rather decent even though the controls are sort of awkward at first. I found a copy online for 1.77, so if you can find one it's a great deal.
-
I wasn't too sure where to actually post this, as I haven't been here to the forums in quite some time ^^; but I found something rather interesting nonetheless and wanted to know if anyone else had ever seen one of these before.
I was poking around my neice's room earlier, and happened to find a gameboy color cart that didn't quite seem right. I'm very, very sure that it is a pirated cart. It's a "26-in-1" multicart, but it really only has eight games, the rest are repeats.
Here's a list of actual games:
1 ) Contra
2 ) Double dragon
3 ) Navy blue
4 ) Burai Fighter
5 ) Battle City
6 ) Koi Wa Kakihiki
7 ) Master Karateka
8 ) Volley Fire
(Then the list starts all over, up to 26)
The game occasionally crashes when you power the gameboy up, too, and the cartridge and label seem very cheaply made. I have a picture, but due to my poor scanner it's discolored (the cart is actually yellow).
Here's the link to the scan just in case the attachment doesn't work.
I know there are pirate multicarts similar to this everywhere, but I've never come across a 26-in-1 before. Anyone know anything about this, like who might have manufactured it? I'm facinated by these cheesy, ripoff pirate carts, as if one couldn't already tell lol
-
I'm no expert... but I believe that sounds kind of like a pirated cart. It could be the real thing... but it just seems doubtful. If it were the real thing, then why hasn't anyone ever heard of it?
Could be a prototype, or a pirated multicart. Most multicarts are usually pirated (at least for NES, that I've found. Could be an entirely different matter with Coleco games).
Aside from the fact that I have a thing against multicarts, the description of the label seems inconsistent with the games mentioned on the cart (although I've never seen "Frantic Freddy" before). This could mean it's a prototype put in another game's cart, or (more likely) a pirate.
However, like I said, I'm no expert x_x'
-
I was waiting for someone to say that xD Mmm... I don't know, perhaps it was only because I was younger and less patient when I first played it, but this game just never made sense to me and it became confusing and boring. But I haven't played it in years, and I barely remember it, so I may be giving it an unfair reveiw. Perhaps I should pick it up again and try it out, to see if it's any better now that I'm older. Still wasn't too long ago, I'm 17 now... eh.
-
Thank you all so much! You've all been very helpful ^^ I must say, you've replenished my faith in forums, because I honestly did not think that this was going to work xD I'm glad I asked, however, as it seems there are a lot of helpful and resourceful people here at AtariAge
Thank you once again, I can't even begin to express how grateful I am xD
*hugs everyone*
-
Hello!
There is a site that I have been looking for that I cannot find anymore. The site's name is System Failure, and it was a site that hosted protoype ROMS for not only Atari but also NES and a few other systems. It gave information about them and reveiws as well.
I used to go to the site a lot, but for a while I lost interest and stopped going. But now I am back into gaming again, and I wanted to find that site again.
AtariAge has the site listed under the links section, but it appears to be a broken link: http://rbox.victoly.com/%Eblackjax/ and here's the information given:
System Failure [762 hits, 7 votes, Average Rating 4.00] [Added: 5th Jan 2002] RATE THIS: -12345678910
Prototype news, downloads, and information
I've tried Google search and looked through my bookmarks and everything else, but I cannot find this site. The above link is the only one I've been able to find, and it appears to either be a broken link, or else the site is no longer in existance. I hope it is not the latter.
If anyone can help me, please do! If you find this site, please email me at [email protected] or post here (I would prefer email, but post here if you don't feel like emailing me. I'm desperate to find this site again).
thank you to all who help me!
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
NES Lockout Chip Problems
in Hardware
Posted
Not only have I cleaned the system AND the games, but I ordered a NEW 72-pin connector just recently and installed it myself. And, when I say cleaned, I mean CLEANED, with the official NES Cleaning Kit and all. Scrubbed those babies until they came out as shiny as my dad's bald head (yes, that's shiny). Worked PERFECTLY until I decided to try disabling the lockout chip. And that's on BOTH of my NES systems. Yes, I have two NES consoles, and yes, I tried this on BOTH systems and get the same results (this is with my normal games, not the PAL Lion King game which I now know won't work).
Like I said, my games work flawlessly if I just slide them in. Pushing them down gives me the blue screen. What I want to know is if this poses any problem at all, just sliding them in. Would it damage anything if I just skipped pushing them down altogether?
Getting back to the PAL thing though, since you just said that, AND I think top-loaders are so ugly I'd rather stick a fork in them than a game cartridge, I'll think about getting a PAL NES.