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  1. Posted

    1 hour ago, stupus said:

    Golf never got released for the emerson arcadia. Only some non cart slot compatible clones.

    That's a bummer. The box art and screenshots/videos plus a review aren't based on an actual released game. 👎

     

     

     

  8. Posted

    2 hours ago, OverMuch said:

    Where do you live?  I know of one in a store in Tacoma, WA, USA.  I sold it to 'em. ;)

    Thanks anyway, I just bought one recently, CIB for a good deal, $150. Just curious, how much is the store selling it for?

     

  15. Posted

    10 hours ago, Bill Loguidice said:

    I really don't think permissions are an issue. 

    I also don't think there would be much traction for a pure APF M/MP1000 "replica" (very few people even heard of the platform, let alone have an interest in it), but something that also did the Imagination Machine portion would be very cool to tinker around with and certainly could broaden the appeal considerably. Seems like a huge task, though, for little to no return. Such efforts might be best spent trying to recreate it in FPGA and targeting a popular platform like MiSTer.

    I wish I had the patience for such projects. I'll have to settle on being a buyer/end user, though I still have aspirations. 

  16. Posted

    5 hours ago, mr_me said:

    Probably the Friedman family.  When apf closed, any assets that didn't sell would have stayed with the shareholders.

    Well, it's about time some of them came out of the APF closet. C'mon people, reveal yourselves and grant permission! 🍻

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  17. Posted · Edited by Judge Mental

    Harry Cox, if you're still out there, I know you programmed most of the APF MP1000 games, but do you own the rights as well, and if you don't, do you know who does? Of course I'm talking to myself, hoping you visit Atariage. BTW, are you related to Charlie? 

  18. Posted · Edited by Judge Mental

    I've mentioned this before, but I thought I'd start a thread about it. There's been a lot of new products being created for old consoles, both obscure and well known by hobbyists/enthusiasts with tech/electronics backgrounds. Is there any interest, albeit small for those hobbyist/enthusiasts to create an APF MP1000 replica with its game Library built-in, as well as RCA Studio II, Fairchild Channel F etc.? I'm sure the creators/rights holders would grant permission, like the people behind the Vectrex have. What do you guys think?

     

  20. Posted

    12 hours ago, BigO said:

    If you have any fabrication skills, off the shelf parts could be used to build yourself a controller: 
    https://www.amazon.com/Tegg-Tactile-Phone-Style-Arduino-Raspberry/dp/B07RY85MGF/ref=sr_1_2

    https://www.adafruit.com/product/480

     

    It should be possible, though potentially somewhat tedious, for someone to guide you through the wiring remotely.

    If you should undertake that, it would be best to start a new thread. I'm sure I've polluted this one enough as it 

    I'm a beginner, but I'd like to learn how to repair these old consoles someday. But first, I'll have to work on my patience. If remote assistance is possible, how much would you charge?

  21. Posted

    8 hours ago, BigO said:

    Not sure it's an exact match, but pretty sure that this one I have in my parts bin would fit. Those tabs might be in the way. It looks like the original connector has the tabs completely outside of the pins, where the ones I have overlap the outer two pin holes a bit. Some whittling might be called for. :)

    So, yeah, it's probably common enough not to consider the connector a limiting factor.

    I bought the same connector (with more positions) for a controller project a few years ago.

     

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    In looking again, I noticed that the schematic doesn't supply any pin numbers for the controller connections. So, somebody building a controller would need to trace the connector pins back to the PIA or figure out the pins via trial and error. Most likely, the Rows would be grouped together and the Columns would be grouped together on the connector which would make the guesswork less random. Either way, one would need a console at hand to come up with a working controller.

    Also, if it's the "main" controller that's broken and preventing you from playing games, I see no electrical reason that you couldn't just swap the connectors where they plug into the main board. The label on the controller would be wrong, but surely you could manage to compensate for that in some manner. :) I don't think it would do any damage to plug the connector in backward anyway so strict keying shouldn't be necessary.

     

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    I already swapped the controllers so that the right controller can play the games, but you need the left controller to play brickdown. Weird right?

  24. Posted

    2 hours ago, BigO said:

    Oh, well, since yours has a broken controller it's totally worthless. I'll take it off your hands for a few bucks. But I promise to let you know if the home brew controller works. 😁

     

    If you were local to me, I might give it a shot at some point. But I've built enough custom controllers and such to know that I always mess up something the first time around. I wouldn't want to try without a test platform at hand. At that, one that I own just in case I do some damage.

     

    Out of curiosity, what does the connector that connects the controller to the board look like? If it's a readily available part it might be worthwhile for somebody to figure out a controller. 

     

    Seeing how the joystick directions are all common to one scan row, it might be possible to adapt an Atari 2600 or other dirt common controller for the joystick portion. 

     

    Lots of 4x3 matrix keypads exist.

     

     

     

    It's one of those white plastic heads with pin holes that slip onto these metal pin thingies that come out of the board. 

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