Omega-TI Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 If you needed a case for one of the new Multi-Carts coming out, which TI cartridge do you think is the biggest and most worthless P.O.S out there that will be the first to go and sacrificed for the cause? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertLM78 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I'd scrap my extra 'Household Budget Management' cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I would pull out my molds and make a new case--much more satisfying. I do have a lot of Parsec and Alpiner carts excess to my needs though, so if I had to trash one, it would probably be one of them. . .both of them are so common that the case is worth more than the cartridge is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TI-Sissy Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 hunt the wumpus. as my bf say's it sucks the sweat off a monkey's baXXs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Car Wars. They are more common than sand in the Sahara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1933 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 two words-"ZERO ZAP" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Meh. You're all wrong. Indoor soccer. The worst p.o.s I have ever seen on any computer in my entire life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 TI Invaders can be purchased in boxes of 500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 TI Invaders can be purchased in boxes of 500. Still? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1933 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 TI Invaders can be purchased in boxes of 500. that may be-but TI Invaders is actually a very good game, Zero Zap is a fetid turd in cartridge form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Zero Zap is a fetid turd in cartridge form. Sounds like great lyrics for a Country & Western song.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Still? Unless the guy tossed the remaining "thousands" he still had left. Two years ago he drove up from Texas to the TI Faire with a lot of bulk gear like that, books, power supplies, carts, etc. I don't think he sold much and went home with almost everything he came with. I can't remember his name, but I could dig it up if anyone wants to pursue it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 That would be useful, Matthew--especially if his prices per unit are reasonable. It would give us another stream for cartridge shells. . .printed, cast, and harvested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc.hull Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) Unless the guy tossed the remaining "thousands" he still had left. Two years ago he drove up from Texas to the TI Faire with a lot of bulk gear like that, books, power supplies, carts, etc. I don't think he sold much and went home with almost everything he came with. I can't remember his name, but I could dig it up if anyone wants to pursue it. That sounds like Mike Dudek from Kansas? Edited May 19, 2014 by marc.hull 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Yep, mdude on eBay. He is how we got shells for the 64K boards back then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Yes, Mike Dudeck. I bought a box of carts to support the Cart64K board run I did, plus the Retroclouds games. He wanted to sell me a few thousand, but I only took one box of 500 (and I still have some, you can get them on my webstore). Buying a box of 500 is cheaper, but then you have 500 carts... Also, I have a hard time removing a quality PCB from a cartridge shell just to replace it with another PCB. I now have a stack of almost 500 TI-Invaders circuit boards and nothing to do with them (and I don't want to toss them in a landfill). This is what initially prompted me to design the BankSwitch Mini, which let you retro-fit a stock TI cartridge board to become a bank-switch board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Yes, Mike Dudeck. I bought a box of carts to support the Cart64K board run I did, plus the Retroclouds games. He wanted to sell me a few thousand, but I only took one box of 500 (and I still have some, you can get them on my webstore). Buying a box of 500 is cheaper, but then you have 500 carts... Also, I have a hard time removing a quality PCB from a cartridge shell just to replace it with another PCB. I now have a stack of almost 500 TI-Invaders circuit boards and nothing to do with them (and I don't want to toss them in a landfill). This is what initially prompted me to design the BankSwitch Mini, which let you retro-fit a stock TI cartridge board to become a bank-switch board. ... and if you guys haven't seen Matthew's BankSwitch Mini, it is one awesome piece of circuit board! Damn nice job, Matthew. http://codehackcreate.com/archives/208 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Thanks Acadiel. The problem with the BSM is that it is very labor intensive to retro-fit the original TI cart PCB. I might revisit the project though now that I have more SMD, programmable logic, and microcontroller experience under my belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Just going with what I have on the shelf, it would have to be Scholastic Spelling Level 4 or Hangman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 hunt the wumpus. as my bf say's it sucks the sweat off a monkey's baXXs. Awww. I rather enjoy that game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertLM78 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Awww. I rather enjoy that game. I do too. I think you had to have played it as a young person 'back in the day', and having the Wumpus consistently make you jump out of your chair every time he got you . Never mind the general fascination just about all these old games gave. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1933 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I do too. I think you had to have played it as a young person 'back in the day', and having the Wumpus consistently make you jump out of your chair every time he got you . Never mind the general fascination just about all these old games gave. What could any decent human being have against that cuddly old Wumpus?, the game may move like a quadriplegic with parkinsons disease-but the game is still pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1933 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Sounds like great lyrics for a Country & Western song.... In the key of E, with steel guitars optional. My pappy said son-before you grow old There's somethin a gotta tell you I aint your real dad, your momma is mad And I really like to sniff glue. Now your a man, son-here's the plan Don't go through your life takin crap Your boss is a dick,your brother's real thick And all cos o that ol Zero Zap. Taah Daah!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Exploring my feelings a bit deeper I admit I also have some sympathies for Hunt The Wumpus. :-) I hate other games. Wumpus does not even *try* to be sophisticated. It is effective in its own way. In contrast, there are games like Moonsweeper. It tries to be good but fails completely. The graphics may be a bit over average, but a gameplay of roughly a few minutes (having seen everything in that time) is really unacceptable. Follow-up is Buck Rogers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I was rather disappointed by Demon Attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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