TomBrazil Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Hey guys, this is interesting stuff. My friend Marcus Garret, here in Brazil, has just put his hands on this: This is the rather elusive ONYX ColecoVision prototype from Microdigital - the same company who made the Onyx Jr, the only Atari with pause in the world, millitary theme, etc. History goes: last weekend, a Microdigital ex-employee, when cleaning his attic, came across this piece of treasure, and gave to Marcus, who's a dedicated researcher (he wrote 2 books about Atari). At this moment, nobody knows for sure if the proto works, but probably yes. Several pirate carts were found too. You guys can check all the pictures here: https://plus.google....=CPKM7taYm6vHBA Edited June 11, 2013 by TomBrazil 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Soo cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymiester Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Great stuff... I really feel bad for NIAD tho....how much money is it going to cost you to get your hands on that stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBrazil Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 I wonder how much is this worth. But I do believe Marcus wont sell it for any price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoDan Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 There is a TimePilot 2 written on one of the boards. Does that mean it is a second timepilot or a program nobody has seen? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Pretty amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) There is a TimePilot 2 written on one of the boards. Does that mean it is a second timepilot or a program nobody has seen? Very unlikely that it is anything other than the Coleco released version of Time Pilot... afterall, it is a pirate cart. It could be hacked as well and that is why the name read TP 2. While a Super Time Pilot was planned for the ADAM, there were no plans for a new CV only version. ED: after looking at all the pics, the Time Pilot in question are just the two rom chips that make up the Time Pilot game, you know, chip 1 and chip 2. Nothing more. Edited June 11, 2013 by NIAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Awesome, I love seeing stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Great stuff... I really feel bad for NIAD tho....how much money is it going to cost you to get your hands on that stuff? I really don't care much for obtaining the foreign clone systems, that's why I never bothered obtaining the SpliceVision... and I have had a few opportunities. If I could obtain some of these foreign clones at the right price, then I would definitely have to consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Looks sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymiester Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I really don't care much for obtaining the foreign clone systems, that's why I never bothered obtaining the SpliceVision... and I have had a few opportunities. If I could obtain some of these foreign clones at the right price, then I would definitely have to consider it. I honestly expected to discover you had the prototypes to these prototypes already 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoDan Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I honestly expected to discover you had the prototypes to these prototypes already Actually NIAD has all the original colecovision programmers locked up in his basement. He always says he found "Documents" describing what happened way back when. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Actually NIAD has all the original colecovision programmers locked up in his basement. He always says he found "Documents" describing what happened way back when. Yeah, they are a motley bunch as you could imagine after all these years. The worst is, I thought I was all done with diapers a few years ago after my daughter figured things out, but now with all these old guys locked up in my basement, I have been dealing with diapers all over again... the adult variety! Documents? I don't have no stinken documents! We all know what happened... it was a little ole' computer that went by the name ADAM. Or at least that's what everyone says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBrazil Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 Prototype working! http://vimeo.com/68973370 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoau2002 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Prototype working! http://vimeo.com/68973370 You should make a video. It would be cool to see it in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 You should make a video. It would be cool to see it in action. What browser/computer are you using? just I've seen the video, it is Vimeo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoau2002 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 What browser/computer are you using? just I've seen the video, it is Vimeo. I was using tapatalk for android. It doesn't show the video. ( it usually shows youtube videos) The video shows and plays on my computer however. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Congo Bongo Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongbeat Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I'm jealous... nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Wow, Those controllers are awesome! I love the red, I'm thinking about dyeing an Adam controller red if I can get one and stick a joystick in it like that one. Thanks for sharing! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) That looks like an exact clone of colecos board, I wonder how they pause the system. That is so cool that this was found and is working. Incredible! I hope it is preserved and kept safe. Hope to see more videos to! Cheers :-) Thanks for sharing! Edited January 16, 2014 by SiLic0ne t0aD85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Vinicius Garrett Chiado Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) I'm the new "owner" of one of the prototypes along with several cartridges, PCBs and related items. Not long ago we prepared a "dossier" on the Onyx for our Brazilian Jogos 80 magazine. Unfortunately, it's in Portuguese. Anyway, it's available for download here: http://garrettimus.org/Jogos80/jogos80-12.pdf Eduardo Luccas, a friend of mine who owns the other proto, transferred the Onyx's BIOS to a file for emulator use and preservation:http://www.luccas.com.br/index.php/downloads/category/12-video-games By the way, I'm producing/directing a documentary on the official arrival of video games in Brazil back in 1983. We're about to interview the engineer from Microdigital, the company that produced the protos, who did the donation. We're sure he's got some nice stories to tell us! Edited September 29, 2015 by Marcus Vinicius Garrett Chiado 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Vinicius Garrett Chiado Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 There is a TimePilot 2 written on one of the boards. Does that mean it is a second timepilot or a program nobody has seen? It is a regular Time Pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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