Commodore 64 30-in-1 on sale at KB Toys for 10 dollars

[vb_master]

Anyone see the Entropy demo yet?

[MacbthPSW]

Which seems strange considering this is a 4 way stick and not an 8 way, isn't it?  Seems like there'd be a lot of 'space' there where diagonal should be.

It's an 8-way stick, just like pretty much any other Atari compatible joystick. For games like Jumpman Jr. I wish it was 4-way, but games like Cybernoid would really stink with just a 4-way.

[MacbthPSW]

Anyone see the Entropy demo yet?

Yup, it's great. A good summary of all the software secrets is here: http://jledger.proboards19.com/index.cgi?b...&num=1104435234

 

It includes how to run the demo.

[Slickone]

I tried losening the joystick but it didn't help. Seems possibly even worse? I turned each screw 1.5 turns. Can't turn them too much or it could cause problems later since they're short.

 

So only some have this problem?

[NovaXpress]

The UK release has a better set of games, such as Marauder and the complete California Games.

 

Here's the website for the developer, DC studios. They also made the Atari, Activision and Intellicvision sticks. http://www.dc-studios.com/

 

US sales of the C64 DTV have topped 250,000 units – at $29.99 each – in just three months

Nice try. Too bad that the majority of those sticks were actually sold for $10 and the true number seems to be exactly 250,000. Not too good when compared to the millions of Atari/Pac sticks that have been sold but I hope that its enough to inspire more.

[MacbthPSW]

I tried losening the joystick but it didn't help.  Seems possibly even worse?  I turned each screw 1.5 turns.  Can't turn them too much or it could cause problems later since they're short.

Which screws are you turning? The ones that hold the top and the bottom of the stick base together? Nope, you've got to open it up, and loosen the screw that holds the white 4-fingered piece to the stick.

 

So only some have this problem?

Yup, 1 of my 4 DTVs had a crappy stick. So it was the perfect candidate to be opened up and hacked.

[Slickone]

I tried losening the joystick but it didn't help.  Seems possibly even worse?  I turned each screw 1.5 turns.  Can't turn them too much or it could cause problems later since they're short.

Which screws are you turning? The ones that hold the top and the bottom of the stick base together? Nope, you've got to open it up, and loosen the screw that holds the white 4-fingered piece to the stick.

Heh. Yep those 4 inside holding the white ring down are the ones I loosened. I was opening up 2600 sticks when I was 10.

[xeex]

If anyone's interested, these things are back on sale at KB Toys until Father's Day, I think. $9.99.

 

I had to return mine since the joystick just wasn't working properly. Got a new unit and $5 back!

Edited June 16, 2005 by xeex

[nintendo]

Thanks for the info!

[Dr Galaga]

That sucks. All of the KB toys around me closed up!

[Dr Galaga]

Argh! I found their web site and they have just about every x-in-1 game known to God on the site - EXCEPT THE COMMODORE ONE!!!!!!!

[Flojomojo]

Argh! I found their web site and they have just about every x-in-1 game known to God on the site - EXCEPT THE COMMODORE ONE!!!!!!!

875153[/snapback]

You came in a bit late -- this sale has been going on almost since the thing's launch 6 months ago. They were all over Ebay, but now they're gone.

 

Looks like you can get it from Amazon for $20:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...ogames&n=507846

 

Not a bargain, but definitely a fair price for such a neat toy.

[pinball22]

Oooh... I may have to go pick a couple up to hack.

I've been hesitant to (potentially) destroy the only one we have.

[Ecchi]

Hi I just picked this up the other day (better late than never)

 

I'm curious but should the video look a bit fuzzy like it does on mine? It isn't as crisp as I thought it should be.

 

Thanks for reading.

Edited August 11, 2005 by Ecchi