+GoldLeader Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Also Thanks to Everyone helping everyone out in this thread! Bmack36 your help was invaluable and I learned how it works thanks to you. And Ikrananka, sramirez2008, and AtariLeaf, you guys helped me out too and I appreciate it! I feel like I was getting help sometimes in real time today thanks to this thread and now I feel like I've got it figured out and almost everything works Great!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, GoldLeader said: OK, So I also quickly checked out the red LED situation. For my bedroom TV (a 40 inch Philips for what it's worth) usually once it goes red, it stays red until I unplug/plug the HDMI cable...Otherwise it'll stay red forever (it seems). Once in a while though, it's only red for a split second and then goes out. I'm thinking this is more likely after playing Atari instead of Coleco. Also if you've played longer, like a whole game versus just a few seconds to test it, it seems more likely to Not go red. And it almost never goes red on my Panasonic TV in the living room. Very interesting. Lots of different behaviour amongst all of the displays we all use. The key thing is that if the LED is red when turning on the Phoenix it will not start properly. So do whatever you have to do to get the red LED to go out and then you can reliably start the Phoenix. Edited December 1, 2019 by Ikrananka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika73 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 How many orders still needed for 2nd patch ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 8 hours ago, Mika73 said: How many orders still needed for 2nd patch ? Sent from my iPhone using Toby might be MIA for a little while after working his behind off this past month assembling and shipping hundreds of Phoenix units on top of the latest game releases which included the super hot Vanguard. Hopefully J-F can chime in re your question because i'm interested as well after missing the cutoff date for the first run by one day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but just in case...the 8Bitdo wireless Bluetooth Sn30 controller and retro receiver work with the Phoenix. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, NIAD said: Toby might be MIA for a little while after working his behind off this past month assembling and shipping hundreds of Phoenix units on top of the latest game releases which included the super hot Vanguard. Hopefully J-F can chime in re your question because i'm interested as well after missing the cutoff date for the first run by one day. Yes, Toby worked ALOT in the past months, and he is still manufacturing new games for December We need about 200 pre-orders to make the 2nd batch happen We're about 50% at this point Depending on how it goes, this might be the last and final batch So if you're on the fence, consider pre-ordering your Phoenix now if you want to secure one 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Anybody got a rom of the Atari 2600 Montezuma's Revenge to work? I have what is supposed to be a healthy rom from atarimania and it doesn't work at all. Just a load of lines and noise. Tried ticking superchip but makes no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 13 hours ago, insertclevernamehere said: Anybody got a rom of the Atari 2600 Montezuma's Revenge to work? I have what is supposed to be a healthy rom from atarimania and it doesn't work at all. Just a load of lines and noise. Tried ticking superchip but makes no difference. I had the same issue as you with the Montezuma's Revenge rom from atarimania on the Phoenix. However, try the rom in Swami's superb pack below. The rom in that pack worked on the Phoenix for me with no setting changes. Thanks Swami ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScary Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 My new Phoenix will not output to either of my Samsung TVs. Also, one of the cartridges flaps was off and bouncing around inside of the unit, which I finally got out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmack10 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Hello all I appreciate all the info in this thread, it helped me a lot. I am now able to run SD card games (both cores). However, there is no way I can get actual Coleco carts to work. I just get garbage in the screen. It worked for a couple of times and then just doesn't ever. Could my unit be faulty? Are there any effective steps in determining that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, pmack10 said: Hello all I appreciate all the info in this thread, it helped me a lot. I am now able to run SD card games (both cores). However, there is no way I can get actual Coleco carts to work. I just get garbage in the screen. It worked for a couple of times and then just doesn't ever. Could my unit be faulty? Are there any effective steps in determining that? Hi Paul. What games are you having issues with? Do some games work and some not, or is everything not working? When you power the system off before plugging the game in, is the red light on (assuming you have updated to v6 core with yellow light)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmack10 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I only have the Sydney Hunter cartridge that came with the system, so that is what I am testing with. The system powers off ok, the light goes completely off. I have also made sure to unplug the HDMI before plugging it back in and trying the game. I have not updated the core though. Like I mentioned above, all SD card games (for both cores) work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) sounds like a contacts problem. Try seating the cartridge all the way left and later al the way right in the slot. There is a small amount of wiggle room left or right Edited December 12, 2019 by digress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmack10 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 hmmm, interesting! I did what digress suggested and it worked... kind of weird though that this made a difference isn't it? Is there a problem with the size of the cart port? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 ordered mine yesterday!! I didnt follow all the posts, but it seems that the console doesnt work with all HMDI Tv? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphro72 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 5 hours ago, lucifershalo said: ordered mine yesterday!! I didnt follow all the posts, but it seems that the console doesnt work with all HMDI Tv? ? There are some issues with different tv's yes. They were working on changing something (maybe pixel clock, not sure) to try and help but I haven't seen any update yet. So far for me it works on my Samsung TV but on my Toshiba it had a terrible noise issue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph74 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Hi everyone. Just getting to use my Phoenix for the first time during a snow storm here in the STL. Has anyone built a ROM pack with publicly released homebrews on it, too, yet? I saw the Commercial Pack, but was hoping to explore some of the home brew stuff I don't have already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) ColecoVision Addict is the best place to download all the roms that have been made available: www.cvaddict.com Edited December 17, 2019 by NIAD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiudr Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Has 720p output been implemented in this system? I am very interested in this but honestly I don't feel comfortable putting down for a pre-order unless I know 720p is definitely supported. 480p on my 4k TV will look pretty dreadful. 720p upscales quite well and should be fine for this type of system, but 480 is not adequate imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMarcoux66 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 How are the orders for the 2nd batch going? Is it close to the magic number? I am probably going to order another one as I love mine. Was curious how much time I have to place the order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphro72 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 @Bmack36 any progress on getting it to work on other tvs? My new Samsung Q7DR won’t recognize the Phoenix ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 28 minutes ago, zaphro72 said: @Bmack36 any progress on getting it to work on other tvs? My new Samsung Q7DR won’t recognize the Phoenix ? We are still working on it. I haven't gotten an updated ETA yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphro72 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Bmack36 said: We are still working on it. I haven't gotten an updated ETA yet. Interesting update. If I turn my OSSC on which is hooked to same HDMI switch as Phoenix the tv will recognize the phoenix. Didnt try any games yet but think it will work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Anyone else having issues with Slither and the Roller Controller? I'm on the latest firmware (6, it exhibited the same issues on 2) and occasionally the main character warps in a Northeast direction, and I tried it with two different Roller Controllers. On an earlier firmware it would often warp in a westward direction. I haven't tried any other Roller Controller games yet, but was wondering if there were any issues on those? As far as I can tell, thus far I've had no issues with the Driving Controller, although I've only played Turbo. Also, I find that my system does not power on/off nicely. I usually have to unplug both the power plug and HDMI cables and then plug them back in to have a good boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Bill Loguidice said: Also, I find that my system does not power on/off nicely. I usually have to unplug both the power plug and HDMI cables and then plug them back in to have a good boot. Bill, This has been a known issue since the start. Unfortunately some TV send current back to the phoenix over the hdmi cable. Current solutions: 1. Different TV 2. Certain HDMI selector boxes will block the reverse current. 3. Plug in an old school CV cart, will drain the current from the capacitors in the phoenix. 4. Unplug the HDMI cable after turning off the phoenix. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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