How do I put SuperCharger games on a CD or iPod?

[Arjak]

I just received a SuperCharger that I won off ebay, and since I feel weird about using the tapes (I think I'm afraid of breaking them), not to mention I don't think I have a good tape player, I was wondering how you go about putting the game ROM data on a CD or iPod.

 

Will anyone help me?

[EricDeLee]

Try this thread

 

That should work for you. Check Post #2

And then read through that thread

[shadow460]

There's another version of Bob Colbert's mod out there. The IC he used can no longer be purchased locally, so some of us got to work and did it with discreet, off the shelf components. It can be done with a 20K resistor and either one or two diodes.

 

If you want to record your tapes to the computer, you'll need a sound card with a line level input, a tape deck with a line level output, and a cable to go between the two. I've have a Panasonic portable radio and a Phlips DCC-1701, and I've used both to record stuff to the computer. The Philips unit was the best device until the belts gave way in it. I've still got some mp3 files of stuff I recorded from it, both from digital and analog tapes, and they sound like I'm playing from the tape itself. I've recorded into the computer with several Sound Blaster cards, like the Live!, the Audigy, and even an AWE64 model.

You will also need a program capable of making 16 bit stereo recordings from the line in source. (someone correct me if I am wrong). This is for a program called makebin which will turn the audio files into something Stella can load.

 

Granted this is for the best audio quality. You could probably run a stereo to stereo cable from a typical boombox into the inputs on your computer.

 

Once you've got it all hooked up, play the tape and watch the meters on the recording program. You don't want them to go into the red zone, but increase the record level as much as you can without that happening. Run the wav files through makebin, then compress the wav files to mp3 for use on your ipod. If you want to play your games on an emulator, use the bin files that makebin created.

 

I've one favor to ask, though: On top of each cassette there should be a series of numbers. I believe they are a manufacturing code. If you can post them, I'd appreciate it.

[Arjak]

My Manufacturing Code for Phaser Patrol is:

 

001 107821 1

[shadow460]

Looks like it was made on October 7th, 1982. I dumped a proto of it that was made in July 1982, so that rules out yours being made on January 7th.