[Choplifter Extravaganza!]

Thanks for checking into that DoctorSpuds.. I guess I was wrong.  But those sounds sure seemed simple enough to be done that way.

[Choplifter Extravaganza!]

The fact that this game originated on the Apple II also makes me suspect that the Atari 8-bit computer version is using the internal speaker for the sounds.  Because that is how the Apple II generated sounds as well.

 

[Choplifter Extravaganza!]

I'm not 100% sure but I think the shot and explosion sounds might have been played through the internal Atari speaker ( on Atari 400/800's and simulated through the TV speaker on the XL / XE series ).

 

[Draconian final ROM]

Thanks for releasing this.  Between this Mappy and Galaga some really great homebrews going for the 'ol 2600!

 

[PS3 as ATSC PVR?]

I experimented with DLNA servers a few weeks back and TVversity was the only one I found that consistently handled most of the cases without issues. Unfortunately DLNA can be a bit of a fickle thing but when it works it's pretty nice.

[Random Thoughts (awecade)]

Thanks.. I hope you'll be able to get one, it's a pretty great experience. The hard part is finding time to sit down with it, then even harder stepping away. You know... "just one more game" syndrome.

[A strange thing happened today (awecades!)]

Love the photos...

Not sure about the 4th photo.... I know you said it was a "murder, sucide" .. but come on.... looks a bit like the brown bear "distracting" the light bear by some sort of.... sexual assult... I mean not that my mind is always in the gutter... But I say he's goosing the other one...

 

honestly.. love the photos.. Good to see that in the maddness of life ... there are moments that we pause and enjoy!

 

now you need CUSHIONS for them!!

SI

 

Nah he was pulling his hand away after planting the other gun.. But who knows, maybe he read the article about those guys who dug up some woman's grave.

[A strange thing happened today (awecades!)]

Bwahaha....

[Video of awecades unit up on Youtube]

I didn't film it, but there is a games demo mode that it switches into if you leave it unattended. You can actually start the displayed game if you wish, although there is no sound. I'm guessing they lower the sound volume when in demo mode?

 

Also I didn't notice it till I watched the video, but that Asteroids overlay really sticks out! Almost looks 3 dimensional.

[Video of awecades unit up on Youtube]

No there is no power save mode. The monitor goes into power save when the system is powered down. I'm still toying around with suggestions to offer in regards to this. It'd be kinda nice to have something where there is no startup time involved.

 

I'm probably the last person to ask about ambient fan noise since my hearing isn't the greatest (I have trouble hearing high frequencies). I only notice it if I have the back open.

 

I just asked my wife if she can hear it she said no. So it is there, but very low and only noticeable if the back access panel is open. Nothing like an Xbox or Xbox 360.

[Shep Banter for inquiring minds]

Just a quick note.

 

Alot of christians tend to forget about the love, mercy, and grace that allowed them to be saved in the 1st place.

 

An extension on that. For some people it is painful cause it reminds them of themselves and they strike out at it.

 

To a lesser extent, some are concerned about lack of godliness bringing down our nation. But then it's hard to say just how much because the new testament changed things so drastically that people tend to get stuck in "old testament" mode.

 

Regardless they get hung up on these nitpicks and forget where they came from and what brought them to where they are now.

 

Cant argue with you there though. Alot of Christians really are the reason so many people are turned off to religion. So the question you should ask yourself is if christians were more compasionate would it make a difference in how non-christians react/think of them.

 

My guess would be most likely not in large numbers. After all only those interested in listening will hear. Regardless it is inexcusable for either side to act that way, but unfortunately that is the way of the world and human nature.