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Stay Frosty 2 doesn't work on six switchers?


thecrypticodor

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Are you using the same power supply with the 6-switchers, or different? Maybe it's a borderline power thing.

 

I used the same power supply for all the six switches the four as well as the JR. 9V 500mah. I thought that maybe the PCB edge connector isn't making proper contact with the six switchers pin connectors. So I tried starting it while applying pressure up and than down on the cart while I turn the Atari on but that made no difference.

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Just wanted to let everyone know that we are investigating the issue.

 

It definitely seems to be affecting six-switch systems the most, but I also have one report of it not working on a 7800 (although it's not a stock 7800, so I'm not sure if that plays anything into that particular case). Interestingly, it doesn't seem to affect the Harmony Cart, which is virtually identical to the Melody board (it's basically a Melody with a USB controller and SD card slot). A wide variety of people tested the game using the Harmony Cart on various hardware over the last several years, and of course this never came up. This goes even more so for the public demo that was released. And the Melody board has been absolutely rock solid since its several years ago, so this behavior is certainly unexpected.

 

It does appear to be a software issue, though. Because the game is using the Melody board, I will be able to reprogram carts without having to open them up, but it will require people to send the carts to me. I'll post here again once I have more solid information, and hopefully a fix. Given how close we are to Christmas, it's likely we won't have a fix until after then.

 

..Al

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Neither this or the Byte before Christmas are working on my S-video modded 6 switch.

Byte Before Christmas froze a few times on a Heavy Sixer right at the start, but the third time, pulling the cart a slight bit towards me, it worked 100%, Stay Frosty 2 on same machine 0%.

 

The above 2 plus Astro Blaster all work on my "evil" 7800 (that fails with Beef Drop & Scramble and kills dead the 7800 Dev Cart).

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Byte Before Christmas froze a few times on a Heavy Sixer right at the start, but the third time, pulling the cart a slight bit towards me, it worked 100%, Stay Frosty 2 on same machine 0%.

 

The above 2 plus Astro Blaster all work on my "evil" 7800 (that fails with Beef Drop & Scramble and kills dead the 7800 Dev Cart).

 

That's good to know at least. I was wondering if anyone was having problems with Astro Blaster or not.

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