Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 15, 2002 Author Share Posted February 15, 2002 quote: Originally posted by MattyXB: The Kid Vid Site work again, there you found everything about the Games Player and Manuals. The Manual from the Berenstain Bears too. Atari 2600 Kid Vid Page Thanks, that's exactly the page I found. quoteCan you play it with Emulator? Or do you have the game Thomas? No, I don't have the game. I'm just hacking around in the source code, trying to understand, what signal must be on the tapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 If anyone is interested, I do have the KidVid tapes archived on CDs. You can record them onto regular audio cassette for play on the KidVid. I sent Eckhard a set a long while back hoping he'd come up with a scheme to implement them on z26. I am not sure what he has done to support them, if anything. Regards, -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 15, 2002 Author Share Posted February 15, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Lee Krueger: I sent Eckhard a set a long while back hoping he'd come up with a scheme to implement them on z26. I am not sure what he has done to support them, if anything. That's the reason why I'm trying those games. Yesterday he has asked me, if I could find out that scheme for z26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 The whole Kidvid thing is kinda special to me. I got the tapedeck and the custom made cable in a trade with Sly DC who has the Kid vid page, we traded in Amsterdam (were I live) while he was waiting for a connecting flight to France, in the 8 hours he was in Amsterdam I showed him all my secret finding places for classic videogames (and some cool beer places)and he actualy found some goodies So I had the player and the cable but no games, half a year later someone traded a Berenstein Bears boxed, so I could finally test everything. 7 months later I bought the Smurf cart in a lot on ebay. 3 months after that Lee Kruger kindly offered to make me some CD's with the smurf tapes on it (I only had to pay the shipping and the blank cd's whoo!, afterwards i sended him a gift). I downloaded the smurf covers from sly dc's page and lazerprinted some Smurf cassette inlays. So now I have a complete working set Sandy. I think its realy cool to collect like this, but you have to be patient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 Tempest -- I found a working Kid Vid last month at a thrift shop (without the cable). If you make a cable from the diagram, please tell us if it works and maybe help those of us inept at electronics have a chance at making one without ruining the Kid Vid. Thanks so much! -- RangerG [ 02-15-2002: Message edited by: RangerG ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 Just wanted to bump up the message to see if Tempest would answer about if was going to try to make a cable. Also, Lee did you get my private message about the CDs? Has anyone actually played these games with the tape player, cable, cart and tapes. How are they? Well -- time to go to the flea market . Thanks -- RangerG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 I can try, but I don't know when I'll get to it. This is low on my priority list. Tempest [ 02-16-2002: Message edited by: Tempest ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonlightKnight Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 Cool! I just tried to play these games without the KidVid and it worked! I got all three Smurf games to work just the way Thomas said to try. Now I'll have to construct my own KidVid cable and pick up the tapes somewhere. At least i actually have the KidVid unit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyXB Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 I hope to get this game too soon. Then I will try it too. But why it will don't work, when it work good on emulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyXB Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 Wow, I get it today and it work great without KivVid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bump cause this has been talked about in a few threads as of late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Really cool, very interesting, kinda like a 'test' mode that you find in modern video games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Can someone post pictures of the games in progress (both Smurfs and BB)? All you ever see is the title screen because no one ever takes pictures with the kid vid running. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bump A 7 year bump has to be some kind of a record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATETHEBEARS Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bump cause this has been talked about in a few threads as of late. Cool. Thanks again. Seven years old and still awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Can someone post pictures of the games in progress (both Smurfs and BB)? All you ever see is the title screen because no one ever takes pictures with the kid vid running. Where the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Can someone post pictures of the games in progress (both Smurfs and BB)? All you ever see is the title screen because no one ever takes pictures with the kid vid running. Tempest Bears doesn't have the same "optional" tape deck use, you gotta have the kidvid to use the Bears cart outside of the first screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bears doesn't have the same "optional" tape deck use, you gotta have the kidvid to use the Bears cart outside of the first screen z26 supports KidVid games, so at least you can try in emulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bears doesn't have the same "optional" tape deck use, you gotta have the kidvid to use the Bears cart outside of the first screen z26 supports KidVid games, so at least you can try in emulation. Or.... A super talented guy like you could "fix" the bears binary so it doesn't need those damn tapes and kidvid anymore so iot could run on the real deal like smurfs can (/super jedi mind trickery) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user42 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Can someone post pictures of the games in progress (both Smurfs and BB)? All you ever see is the title screen because no one ever takes pictures with the kid vid running. Tempest Yeah I had to make some a while ago because there were none online..... TJ gave you the Smurf screens, here's the BB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Can someone post pictures of the games in progress (both Smurfs and BB)? All you ever see is the title screen because no one ever takes pictures with the kid vid running. Tempest Yeah I had to make some a while ago because there were none online..... TJ gave you the Smurf screens, here's the BB. Excellent. I'll add these to the database. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Here is a very good website especially about Smurf Saves The Day http://bluebuddies.com/Smurfs_Atari_2600_S...ave_The_Day.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 why not play some mp3s or oggs or something that in some way interface with the emulator for the full experience? I had the smurf game back in the day as a kid, and I thought it was neat the way the audio went with the game. The game itself was so boring, however, that I had literally 'played it out' the day I bought it, so I returned it and bought an intellivision computer module with music keyboard for the same price as the kid vid I returned and then got games like mind strike and world series baseball. I still don't regret that decision, tho I'd like to find a kidvid cheap in the wild, just to have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskers1987 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 While disassemling the game, I found that you can start it without the Kid Vid by using the following sequence: 1. enable Color mode 2. move left joystick down 3. switch to B/W mode 4. press select and hold it 5. move left joystick up Did you know that already or did I discover a new Easter Egg? I had no clue on what to do next, I will try it out,,,,,,THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskers1987 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 While disassemling the game, I found that you can start it without the Kid Vid by using the following sequence: 1. enable Color mode 2. move left joystick down 3. switch to B/W mode 4. press select and hold it 5. move left joystick up Did you know that already or did I discover a new Easter Egg? I tried that no luck, maybe im doing something wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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