phoenixdownita Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 The injection mold for the CollectorVision Phoenix has now been ordered! One step closer! Pardon my asking but the 4th image looks more of a 3D render than the rest, the flat DB9 joystick ports and PS/2 keyboard connector. I mean this one here: Are we looking at 3D renders (however close to the final product they might be) or the 4th pic has an optical illusion and we are indeed looking at an injection mold prototype/preprod specimen? EDIT: I believe the background of any and all of them points to 3D renders, just asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Pardon my asking but the 4th image looks more of a 3D render than the rest, the flat DB9 joystick ports and PS/2 keyboard connector. I mean this one here: Are we looking at 3D renders (however close to the final product they might be) or the 4th pic has an optical illusion and we are indeed looking at an injection mold prototype/preprod specimen? EDIT: I believe the background of any and all of them points to 3D renders, just asking. Yes these are renders of the case using the final models sent for injection molding. We should have first shots sometime in mid to late to late January. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphro72 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I am super excited to get my Phoenix! Now only like 6 more months of waiting haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_Rams Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I put in an order for the Early Access edition. Didn't want to risk missing the end of the year deadline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumantor Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 HelloI would like to have your opinion on the compatibility of the machine with the French standards of television and with the voltage 220 volt in France?Thank you very much for the answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hello I would like to have your opinion on the compatibility of the machine with the French standards of television and with the voltage 220 volt in France? Thank you very much for the answer Compatibility: – Compatible with ALL ColecoVision™ game cartridges! – 100% Accurate! – Region Free! – Worldwide Compatibility [PSU: 100-240v, 50-60hz] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumantor Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Thank you for your answer but by going to the order site, it seems that it is already too late. Possibility to order anyway? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Thank you for your answer but by going to the order site, it seems that it is already too late. Possibility to order anyway? Thank you It is not too late, you can still order it from our website https://collectorvision.com/shop/colecovision/collectorvision-phoenix/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumantor Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 OK I just ordered a standard version. Thanks I just ordered a standard version. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 OK I just ordered a standard version. Thanks I just ordered a standard version. Thanks Thanks for your support sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Don't underestimate the power of the Phoenix! Here's what the Phoenix can do (see attached pic)Look at the normal Colecovision version of Mario compared to what could be done on the Phoenix That's right! Perfect arcade ports are now possible to do! We're definitely going to release exclusive titles for the Phoenix (and F18A users) The best is yet to come! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 It looks like it could easly compete with the Omni / SGM2 in term of capacity . The caracteristic you put for the Phoenix, are the one coming directly from the F18A? Or it is something additional? Does a colecovision + F18A can display 256x240 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 It looks like it could easily compete with the Omni / SGM2 in term of capacity . The characteristic you put for the Phoenix, are the one coming directly from the F18A? Or it is something additional? Does a ColecoVision + F18A can display 256x240 ? Not 100% sure, but I believe it offers those kind of extra resolutions, in addition to a wide color palette to choose from. I've seen some homebrewers like digress display NES-style sprites with the F18A, but I don't know if they're 3-color sprites or just overlapped 1-color sprites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 It looks like it could easly compete with the Omni / SGM2 in term of capacity . The caracteristic you put for the Phoenix, are the one coming directly from the F18A? Or it is something additional? Does a colecovision + F18A can display 256x240 ? Yes, definitely! Yes, it's coming from F18A Yes, it can display 256x240 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Not 100% sure, but I believe it offers those kind of extra resolutions, in addition to a wide color palette to choose from. I've seen some homebrewers like digress display NES-style sprites with the F18A, but I don't know if they're 3-color sprites or just overlapped 1-color sprites. 4096 colors with a maximum of 64 colors on-screens (although there's a way to have way more, thansk to Tursi) You can have more than 1 color sprites (not overlapped) You can even do parallax scrolling! Like I said, don't underestimate the power of the Phoenix! Edited January 13, 2019 by retroillucid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 For instanceHere's a game I'm working on for the Phoenix This game won't work (obviously) on a stock ColecoVision Note: There's still alot of works to do, this is a works in progress 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+lawdawg710 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Holy crap!! That looks good!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I'm still saving, but have every intention of buying a Phoenix! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I'm still saving, but have every intention of buying a Phoenix! It would be great having you on board GL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 It would be great having you on board GL Thanks AtariLeaf! It'll be my honor!! This console is right up my alley, but a whole bunch of little, and well big things in life are vying for my attention and money right now. Once I've got some things sorted out I'll definitely be placing a pre-order. I'm thinking Black system, boxed copy of the game... And no controller needed as I have this (my concept, Edladdin's knowhow) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 It looks like it could easly compete with the Omni / SGM2 in term of capacity . The caracteristic you put for the Phoenix, are the one coming directly from the F18A? Or it is something additional? Does a colecovision + F18A can display 256x240 ? The Phoenix is using the F18A core for the VDP. Yes, the CV+F18A can display 256x240, or basically 32x30 tiles. Not 100% sure, but I believe it offers those kind of extra resolutions, in addition to a wide color palette to choose from. I've seen some homebrewers like digress display NES-style sprites with the F18A, but I don't know if they're 3-color sprites or just overlapped 1-color sprites. The F18A allows more colors per pixel (2, 4, or for tiles and sprites from a palette of 4069 (12-bit) colors, among many other enhancements like horizontal and vertical hardware scrolling, two tile layers, independent tile horizontal/vertical flip, sprite priority, and palette select, 32-sprites per scan line, etc. There are 64 12-bit palette registers, so without scan line or GPU tricks you can get 64 simultaneous on-screen colors from the 4096 possible. You should check out the js99er (http://js99er.net/) emulator for a quick way to see a lot of F18A-specific demos that show some of the enhanced capabilities. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 CollectorVision Phoenix - ADAM Edition Get yours here: https://collectorvision.com/shop/colecovision/collectorvision-phoenix/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 That doesn't look like a 3D render. Looks cool. Here's hoping there will be an FPGA Adam core to go with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 That doesn't look like a 3D render. Looks cool. Here's hoping there will be an FPGA Adam core to go with it. Indeed, it's not a 3D render, we've received the first samples today Yeah, we definitely want to add the ADAM core 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Indeed, it's not a 3D render, we've received the first samples today Yeah, we definitely want to add the ADAM core It looks fantastic! Wishing for Adam and... other cores too. Will be interesting to see the continued development of the FPGA cores! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts