Flashback Portable: Needed Controller Hacks

[Flashback Portable: Needed Controller Hacks]

If he posted that it's likely he also posted the source at some point

 

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reply #3

 

and now I know Nukey's real name

Howe do you know that?

[Unnamed Scrolling Game - Work in Progress]

I like the gap closing sound effect ... its almost soothing! Plays a bit like kaboom - nice gameplay

[Kaboom's Mad Bomber question]

Thank you.

 

Lloyd

 

You are welcome. I bought the original VHS from Cyberpunks years ago and watched them over and over and over. Those videos are awesome and I happened to remember that specific story quite well.

[Kaboom's Mad Bomber question]

It can be found on YouTube Stella at 20 Volume 2 at around the 25 minute and 42 second mark.

[Kaboom's Mad Bomber question]

It's was done intentionally according to the programmer to create a more visually appealing artifact effect

[Yay! First working ASM Kernel :D]

Nice start. It reminds me of when I began and kinda makes me want to resume coding again ...

[4K roms at Mouser?]

I used these two vendors when burning chips for my arcade games a couple of years ago

 

Arcadechips 2732

 

$3.25 each

$2.75 each 10 or more

 

http://www.arcadechips.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_23&products_id=74

 

or

 

Bob Roberts

http://homearcade.org/BBBB/parts.html#eproms

[Atari Inc. - Business Is Fun Now Available!]

It's unfortunate that Amazon handles book preorders in this manner, and "hats off" to Curt for pushing orders through. Book is a great read

[How to find the location of a broken wire in a wrapped cable]

Use an ohmeter with a safety pin attached to one of the probes. Place a probe at one end of the wire and pierce the insulation at various points with the "safety pin enhanced" probe until you find the break. I just reread your post - this method only works with single wires.

[Which VCS game from Atari had first background music?]

http://games.yahoo.c...-230438248.html

 

Article claims First full musical score: Pitfall II

[Oxide on chip legs]

The vinegar soaking did not work at all

 

Maybe Naval Jelly

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_4465030_remove-rust-naval-jelly.html

[Is Droid Sans Mono the perfect monospaced font?]

I just don't understand all the fuss. I love Courier (and not that New one either).

Droid Sans Mono is easier on the eyes, especially if you have eye problems.

 

 

I like the Droid font also. Just curious how this looks to you?

 

http://www.aph.org/products/aphont.html

[Oxide on chip legs]

This might work

[Anyone know where I can buy some RAM/ROM chips for my Galaga?]

Arcadeshop has ram and troubleshooting info as well. Mikes Arcade also has some troubleshooting info also.

Bob Roberts is one of my favorite sites

[Is my website down?]

Is it just me or is Atari 2600 Land down? I can't seem to get to it. Maybe there's a problem with the Yahoo servers or something...

 

works OK for me

[MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]

I'll go out and check tomorrow morning but when I glanced when talking to the owner about it it was above 75,000, but I may have read that wrong. Actually going out to look right now!

 

The coin counter reads 76939 and the carved number on the back is 25372. Does that mean this was the 25,372nd Space Invaders cabinet Bally/Midway made?

 

Wow, over 18,000 dollars earned. The number embossed on the back is probably just what you suspect. Wikipedia claims 60,000 units sold in the United States.

[MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]

Very nice! Truly a piece of video game history. I can remember the Space Invaders craze back when I was in school. Any idea how many credits are on the coin counters? Just curious how much it earned.

[How many arcades do you have and do you have a space issue?]

I have 11 uprights 2 cocktails and 1 cockpit and I am out of room

 

Tempest

Space Wars

Star Wars (cockpit 25" Monitor)

StarGate

Hang-On

Baby Pacman

PacMan

Galaxian

Pole Position

Operation Wolf

Asteroids

Tron

Homemade cocktail 3in1 (Galaxian Space Invaders Galaga)

Homemade cocktail Mame

Very Nice collection! Pics?

 

Thanks, here are a few old pics

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=1141490

Very Nice setup! I see you have a Star wars, mine is working except for the d&%% ampliphone monitor. I am sending the boards out to chad at arcadecup, he has fixed a few things for me in the past. I can do most X/Y stuff but ampliphone is a pain in the a__.

 

Thanks! ... When I got the Star Wars it played blind. I remember paying a couple hundred for a replacement flyback from wintron (I think). I had to replace the output transistors too and its been working good since then. I got a kit from Clay Cowgill before he stop selling them so it can switch between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes back. http://www.multigame.com/ESB.HTM Do you have any pics of your game(s)?

[How many arcades do you have and do you have a space issue?]

I have 11 uprights 2 cocktails and 1 cockpit and I am out of room

 

Tempest

Space Wars

Star Wars (cockpit 25" Monitor)

StarGate

Hang-On

Baby Pacman

PacMan

Galaxian

Pole Position

Operation Wolf

Asteroids

Tron

Homemade cocktail 3in1 (Galaxian Space Invaders Galaga)

Homemade cocktail Mame

Very Nice collection! Pics?

 

Thanks, here are a few old pics

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=1141490

[How many arcades do you have and do you have a space issue?]

I have 11 uprights 2 cocktails and 1 cockpit and I am out of room

 

Tempest

Space Wars

Star Wars (cockpit 25" Monitor)

StarGate

Hang-On

Baby Pacman

PacMan

Galaxian

Pole Position

Operation Wolf

Asteroids

Tron

Homemade cocktail 3in1 (Galaxian Space Invaders Galaga)

Homemade cocktail Mame

[Space Battle Update]

It's always cool to hear someone likes your game ... Thanks! It also has excellent graphics on the label and in the manual. Nathan Strum and Dave Dries did a superb job designing the label and manual artwork. I always wanted to get a full sized poster of the back of the manual.

 

Dave

 

got the cart, it is a great game

[Space Battle Update]

Hi,

Thanks for playing.

 

 

SpaceBattle_NTSC.bin uses following fuel consumption values:

 

Boss Level = 23 seconds of fuel

Level 1 Armada 23 seconds of fuel

Level 2 Armada 43 seconds of fuel

Decrease fuel reserves by 1 second each level until Level 14 where fuel reserve remains constant at 31 seconds of fuel

 

 

 

SpaceBattleNTSC.bin uses following fuel consumption values:

 

Boss Level = 26 seconds of fuel

Level 1 Armada 26 seconds of fuel

Level 2 Armada 43 seconds of fuel

Decrease fuel reserves by 1 second each level until Level 10 where fuel reserve remains constant at 33 seconds of fuel

 

 

So SpaceBattleNTSC gives you little more fuel

 

 

 

Hi,

 

What's the difference between SpaceBattleNTSC.bin

and SpaceBattle_NTSC.bin?

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I tweaked the fuel levels a lttle differently on this one

 

 

 

Boss Levels 26 seconds constant

Armada starts at 26 seconds for first easy wave.

2nd Wave 43 seconds.

decrease second per level approx until.

10th level 33 seconds.

 

SpaceBattle_NTSC.bin

 

 

Final Binaries

 

SpaceBattleNTSC.bin

SpaceBattlePAL.bin

[Safe way to discharge a CRT?]

Before I purchased my High Voltage Probe, I used a device similar to this and never bleed the discharge through a resistor without incuring any damage. Bob Roberts has a good website with advice on Arcade related repairs. His discharge kit does not use any bleed resistors. Randy Fromm's website is also a good resource. I have a couple of his instructional video tapes and he never uses a bleed resistor when discharging. Here is a link to his technical department.

[Safe way to discharge a CRT?]

I have always discharged (with one hand in my pocket) through my high voltage probe ... similar to this one.

[Got Your Holiday Order? Your Thoughts On Your Games]

I always write reviews of homebrews in the store but here's some quick impressions since I've been playing my new carts all day.

Space Battle: Uninteresting name for the game, but it's a fun shooter with a few elements that make it very unique for VCS shooters. I'd call it half Megamania/half Demon Attack but that's not doing it justice at all.

 

Thanks! Option 2 (moveable missiles) is the best way to Battle the enemy. The difficulty settings will change whether or not fuel appears and at what speed it drops. If you're playing without fuel pods and the bombs drop fast with an unmoveable missile, the game is much harder. From Florida on vacation ... 82 and sunny at Fort Myers Beach