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News flash: Multicart for super cassette vision is on its way! One shortly available from user TeamE and another one from user Rolo: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/127752-flashcart-and-multicart-list-all-systems/page-93. Super happy to be able to play the games without spending hundreds of euros or importing from Japan. The games seem pretty decent too.

Great news, I was looking forward for a SCV multicart. I'll buy the two of them.

It remembers me of another great little game from the '80's on the Sinclair Zx Spectrum: "Travel with trashman" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgv2Q1SGkEM

I bought Rolo's multicart and the extension for the Arcadia 2001/hanimex. very good communication and exceptional product. Works Just out of the box. The packaging was sturdy and shipping was very Quick. And very cheap too! Five stars out of five and very recommended!!!

Can I suggest a "What if" sub-sub-sub-subforum? There was a period in time (early 80's) when EVERYTHING could be possible videogames related

Sinclair ZX Spectrum: the keybords is among what defines the system, but maybe not really good for playing...

THomas told me that this feature at the moment is only experimental and implemented on just few peculiar boards only given to friends (the ones who show up on youtube). It is not present on current vecfever boards (mine, for example)

A Quick reply from my phone: It is correct. I tried the vecfever with my no-buzz unità (serial 31xxxx) and the bad Apple demo plays with no sound (but no stuttering ...?) With a buzzing vectrex It plays Just fine though.... High score feature seems to work even with original game Roms... I.e. scramble even shows the original title logo graphics in the hi score screen.

I can say I've got reply some 60 days after my request, and Thomas told me there are still "some" vecfevers available - without shell. We are both located in Europe so the transaction and shipping went straight and smooth. Thomas is a very nice guy, but i guess also a very busy person... now the vecfever is in my hands and I can say it does all the things it's supposed to do! It's a pity that there are so few roms to put on it, though... I strongly encourage developers to make available their work in rom format!

Can I please bump my request and ask for a photo of the internals of this joystick please? Thank You in Advance.

It would be like getting a Commodore VIC 20 for Xmas, when everybody is switching to C64. Or getting a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16K the next year, when all the good games are 48K...

I've recently acquire the same joystick. It has been modified sometime in the past with a gameport 15 pin cable (for PC). It works. But: has anybody a picture (or sketch) to share please of he internals with a db9 cable as I can't work out how to reverse it back to db9 pins? (for use with atari 2600). Thank you.

Of course, gentlemen, I'm more than happy to oblige!!! I just wanted to let few days pass to be sure everything was OK, this time for real. So... this is what I did: First of all I put a classified to find someone in my area able to fix my Vectrex slow to light up; I was very low on hope but I was more than lucky to find this man (who works more than 20 years in electronics in my town) who is proficient in electronics... and loves retro games! (He's into neo-geo by the way) So I ordered the cap kit from console 5 (shipping was expensive) and he managed to replace them all in less than 1 hour! (and made his research so he did know that he should have been generous with the solder on the Vectrex...just to say) But then the vectrex was still 40 seconds late in coming up; I was happy with that, it was an improvement after all. But the next day it died on me...just sound, no more video. I returned the Vectrex to him: at this point he borrowed an oscilloscope (the only piece of machinery he don't have) and after 14 day of research (in his spare time) found out the power was cut at this diode here. Replaced it and voilà... now it works like a charm!!! Its serial number is T000994A italian. I'm no expert, but any question you may have I'll try my best to reply. Now if only I could get my hands on a Vecfever.... :) Cheers!

Italy is Intellivisionland! Congratulations!

I know that feeling... I'm positive you'll eventually got one! "The System that cannot be emulated"

THE VECTREX SAGA - THE FINAL!!! Sooooo... After borrowing an oscilloscope we found out that the diode was cutting the power in We ordered a spare replacement (about 10 euros) and now we have a fully functional vectrex!!! So happy about it, so grateful. Thank to you all and your support too! Cheers from happy me

By the way... I just noticed Amazon sells kits of 200, 300 even 600 assorted capacitors for quite cheap... Does anyone know if there's one with all the caps included for the vectrex?

Yes i'm Sorry the actual name is console 5And Yes the shopping cost is as Much as the cost of the kit itself... But buying Them One by One was no choice for me....

THE SAGA CONTINUES.... So after playing for a while the Vectrex just died on me. The screen fainted in a second, and like shrinked towards the top right corner of the video, then disappeared completely. I can still play "blind minestorm" as I hear the sounds, but no more screen... Back to the technician and let's wait for what he has to say. I've still faith because I see the will to make the machine work again... Let's hope so. Thanks for your words, they are inspiring. I'll let you know if there are some news. Cheers

THE FINAL CHAPTER. So today morning the technician (a former Westinghouse employee) in Milan changed a diode on the power board (101 or 104 not sure). Anyway he thinks it may be the LM555 causing the delay; he didn't have a replacement on hand, but anyway he said it could very well go on for another 30 years... So at the end of the story (recapped and diode replaced) the startup delay finally has reduced to a 40ish seconds. Not as new but not bad... what do you think? The total cost has been the kit replacement (15 euros + 15 shipping and a beer or two to my friend) and 35 euros of TV technician manwork...