Secret 5200 Project: Part 2.

[CV Gus]

O.K., the thing itself is ready.

 

I've so far managed to test it using Missile Command as a test cartridge. The tests were somewhat crude, but so far it works. A serious problem is that the cord I was using- from an old 5200 controller- is very unreliable, so I've got to use another- along with some stripped garbage ties (don't you just love my sophisticated equptment?) and my ancient multitester- hey, it's gotten me this far.

 

The tests have been successful in spite of this.

 

The reason for building this thing is to allow homebrewers to program a whole different class of games.

 

What I need now is a simple test cartridge. Ironically, if my Commodore-64 was still running I might have been able to use it for this part, but no luck.

 

I would ask a homebrewer for it, giving him the requirements. Once I receive it, I can make any modifications necessary. Once this is done, I would send the cartridge back to the programmer...along with what I was testing (a loan). This way, he can see if it's really any good.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Noelio]

O.K., the thing itself is ready.

 

I've so far managed to test it using Missile Command as a test cartridge. The tests were somewhat crude, but so far it works. A serious problem is that the cord I was using- from an old 5200 controller- is very unreliable, so I've got to use another- along with some stripped garbage ties (don't you just love my sophisticated equptment?) and my ancient multitester- hey, it's gotten me this far.

 

The tests have been successful in spite of this.

 

The reason for building this thing is to allow homebrewers to program a whole different class of games.

 

What I need now is a simple test cartridge. Ironically, if my Commodore-64 was still running I might have been able to use it for this part, but no luck.

 

I would ask a homebrewer for it, giving him the requirements. Once I receive it, I can make any modifications necessary. Once this is done, I would send the cartridge back to the programmer...along with what I was testing (a loan). This way, he can see if it's really any good.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Hey a 5200 mouse isn't a bad idea!

[CV Gus]

Oh, no, it's much more than that. As I said, it will allow a whole new genre of games not currently available for 5200 owners.

 

I was able to better test the first part of it using a CV controller. It works just fine.

 

The second part, though- so far, it looks like it works quite well, but without that test cartridge, it is impossible to tell for sure. Again, oddly enough, if I had a working C-64, or even a Vic-20, I could better test it.

 

A CV version is not going to be easy. The whole basis for the vital mechanism will not work properly with a CV control scheme.

[CV Gus]

I'd wanted it to be a surprise for the holidays, but it seems like I'm not going to get any further without letting you know what it is.

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=133224

 

Hopefully, someone can help...

[+Mitch]

Build an adapter cable and plug it in to an Atari computer, there are several light gun games for that.

 

Mitch

[slampam]

Crossbow is 64k RAM. Are there any 16k RAM lightgun games for the A8?