Swami Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Bill Loguidice said: 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. I see jumps 2 or 3 times over 5 minutes with Slither, Armageddon, Turbo, ect., with the Roller Controller and EM2. I have an adapter setup that allows me to use modern trackballs/mice at Atari ST mouse resolution on the ColecoVision that has no such problems, which makes me think the Pheonix is missing a noise filter or debounce that needs to be added to the firmware. It seems most of their effort is going into the difficult task of getting it to work with the HDTVs that are incompatible, so those of us with TVs that work great will be waiting patiently for these other compatibility issues to be addressed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 19 minutes ago, Swami said: I see jumps 2 or 3 times over 5 minutes with Slither, Armageddon, Turbo, ect., with the Roller Controller and EM2. I have an adapter setup that allows me to use modern trackballs/mice at Atari ST mouse resolution on the ColecoVision that has no such problems, which makes me think the Pheonix is missing a noise filter or debounce that needs to be added to the firmware. It seems most of their effort is going into the difficult task of getting it to work with the HDTVs that are incompatible, so those of us with TVs that work great will be waiting patiently for these other compatibility issues to be addressed. As long as it will be addressed, I don't mind waiting. Thanks for the info. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 21 hours ago, Bill Loguidice said: As long as it will be addressed, I don't mind waiting. Thanks for the info. We're working on it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiudr Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 No comment on my question about 720p? Is this being looked into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 The number of times that question has been answered should really suffice by now. Sorry man, but it is being worked on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperpilot Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hey, I really would like a phoenix but how do you get one in uk? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Viperpilot said: Hey, I really would like a phoenix but how do you get one in uk? Any ideas? You can pre-order one from Collectorvision at their website. There is still no ETA as there are a minimum number needed to do the next production run. https://collectorvision.com/shop/colecovision/collectorvision-phoenix/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Eagerly awaiting more cores and the 2600 adapter! I can wait, however. Lord knows there's plenty of games to keep me busy in the meantime! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 My dream is a Commodore 64 core! Soooooo many games!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Bry said: My dream is a Commodore 64 core! Soooooo many games!!!!! Your dream is already reality https://amigastore.eu/en/358-mist-midi-fpga-computer-with-midi-add-on.html http://store.arcaderetrogaming.com/?product=multiple-classic-computer-mcc-216 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 He means for the Phoenix ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 17 hours ago, wongojack said: Your dream is already reality https://amigastore.eu/en/358-mist-midi-fpga-computer-with-midi-add-on.html http://store.arcaderetrogaming.com/?product=multiple-classic-computer-mcc-216 did you buy a MCC ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 9 hours ago, lucifershalo said: did you buy a MCC ? I bought one years ago. Had it for a while and traded it away. The c64 on there was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) I've noticed that when I play CV games, I have to turn the volume up twice as high to get the same volume as when I play Atari 2600 games. Everybody else have this? Also noticed my character on Keystone Kapers (2600 core) "twitches" a little. It's a major problem if it coincides with me ducking while a plane flies overhead. The twitch results in a collision with the plane even though I'm still ducking. Edited January 5, 2020 by insertclevernamehere Forgot to mention it's the Atari2600 version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Just put in an order! I hope this will help put numbers over the top for the next batch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 58 minutes ago, davidcalgary29 said: Just put in an order! I hope this will help put numbers over the top for the next batch. Every little bit helps . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 17 hours ago, insertclevernamehere said: I've noticed that when I play CV games, I have to turn the volume up twice as high to get the same volume as when I play Atari 2600 games. Everybody else have this? Also noticed my character on Keystone Kapers (2600 core) "twitches" a little. It's a major problem if it coincides with me ducking while a plane flies overhead. The twitch results in a collision with the plane even though I'm still ducking. I just tested mine and I don't have any significant volume difference between the CV and Atari 2600 cores. The volume seems to be about the same for me. I also tested Keystone Kapers (2600 core) and played through to the stage with the planes. I didn't experience any twitching of the cop character and was able to consistently duck under the planes and survive. No idea why you're experiencing these problems but thought you'd appreciate some feedback from another Phoenix owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 running it out to a hdmi powered box which converts to rca video red & white audio on the hdtv lcd I have very low volume and have to crank it up however using the same setup and outputing to a crt in another room the volime seems normal without needing cranking sounds fine either way I just need to turn the volume up much more on one lcd tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 For those with low volume: can you verify you are on rev 6 firmware. It should be listed in the install cores screen or the load cores screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, digress said: running it out to a hdmi powered box which converts to rca video red & white audio on the hdtv lcd I have very low volume and have to crank it up however using the same setup and outputing to a crt in another room the volime seems normal without needing cranking sounds fine either way I just need to turn the volume up much more on one lcd tv. My setup is sending the HDMI straight out to a Dell monitor (direct connection) with the audio out from that monitor connected to an external speaker via a 3.5mm audio jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tron Unit Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Just wondering if anyone is making custom Colecovision II decals for the Phoenix like the custom decals for the Flashback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Bmack36 said: For those with low volume: can you verify you are on rev 6 firmware. It should be listed in the install cores screen or the load cores screen. Under system info it gives the the firmware as RC7. See below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphro72 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, insertclevernamehere said: Under system info it gives the the firmware as RC7. See below. Have you updated your Phoenix with the cores on the very first post? If not that is probably the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 If my TV is working fine with RC2 I'm wondering if RC7 would improve anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 The current service menu core is A0. You should update that first. This will allow you to see the core revision numbers when you go to the core load screen or the core install screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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