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PAX South schedule is now up. Saturday at 4:00 is where we're at.
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I finally put up my pictures up at imgur but here are a few of them if you don't want to travel:
My Atari 2600 Jr. setup for Space Invaders using a slightly modified Competition Pro joystick.
My Atari 5200 setup for Ms. Pac-Man. The console was modified to have separate power and video to remove the need for the special switchbox. To get around the horrible analog joystick controls I used an arcade joystick built into an old Colecovision case and a Wico Command Joystick keypad module all attached to a Redemption 5200 adapter which I got in 2003 but never used until now. It should be pointed out that the poster is for the 2600 version not the 5200 version. BTW, I didn't supply the posters either.
My Atari 7800 setup for the 7800 version of Asteroids. Since the original 7800 controller is marginally better than the 5200 controller I modified an Atari FlashBack Mini 7800 controller to work with the original 7800 console. You can't just plug that controller into the 7800 as it was only designed with the FlashBack so I cut some traces and rewired the controller which was a pain in the ass because of the cramped space. Works much better than the original. Again, the poster is for the 2600 version of the game not the 7800 one.
My Atari Jaguar setup for Tempest 2000. The controller is a custom made rotary controller connected to a modified joypad to serve as an interface to the console. Once again, the poster is for the 2600 version of the game and actually looks better than the Jaguar version cover.
My first picture with Nolan Bushnell which was taken during the event.
Nolan during his portion of the Rally.
I took this picture of Nolan's shoes after the Rally.
This was taken during the after Rally dinner at Chisme. This is a picture of Graham Weston, one of the founders of RackSpace, Nolan, and Ron Nirenberg, the Mayor of San Antonio. One of the other RS founders, Dirk Elmendorf, was too far away to be photographed.
One more picture with Nolan before going home.
This is a game that Nolan was involved with in the late '80s. Had it autographed and took this picture at home after the event.
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I just put my pictures from the event on FaceBook but I need to put them on my account at imgur before posting them here. In the meantime, a local film crew did work for the event and released their film today. You can catch fleeting glimpses of me but I'm in there.
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Just be careful not to get eaten by a Grue.....
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Got word from PAX South tonight. Finally, after three tries, the Godzilla in gaming panel is on! It will be on January 13th at 4:00 PM at the Bobcat Theater. Now things get interesting.
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The event went pretty well and I got a couple of pictures of myself with Nolan. He also came in with the express purpose of shoeshaming everybody - he wore bright red shoes with LED lighted soles. Everybody also liked the consoles and setups - winners of the contests got a flat screen TV. After everything was said and done I was invited to dinner at a restaurant near Trinity University which I happily accepted. Glad I went. Not only was the food taken care of, meaning free dinner, I also got to sit just a few feet away from two of the three founders of RackSpace, Nolan Bushnell, and the Mayor of San Antonio. All in all, a pretty good night. I have plenty of pictures but I will need to go through them first.
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As I mentioned there is going to be gaming contests held before the main program. Each of the four consoles will use one game for them with volunteers keeping track of the scores. And the games are:
On the Atari 2600 it will be Space Invaders.
On the Atari 5200 it will be Pac-Man. The console itself has been modified to get rid of needing to use the special switchbox. The controller used will be an arcade stick (built into an old ColecoVision case) with a Wico Command Center keypad module and all attached to a Redemption 5200 adapter.
On the Atari 7800 it will be Asteroids. The controller used will be the Mini 7800 controller used for the early Atari Flashback consoles but re-wired so it can be used on the 7800 itself.
On the Jaguar it will be Tempest 2000. The controller used will be a rotary controller I built years ago and with a second joypad for bonus stages and high-score entry.
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On November 9 there will be a rally by a local group called Tech Bloc that will be held at RackSpace here in San Antonio featuring Atari founder Nolan Bushnell (this page goes into more detail about the event and how much to attend). If you're local this would be where the old Windsor Park Mall used to be (I-35 and Walzem).
Prior to the main program there will be the pre-party with gaming contests and cosplay. The contests will be done using the four main Atari consoles: 2600, 5200, 7800, and Jaguar. All consoles, controllers (including homebrew), games, and other stuff that have been accumulated over the years (including the Lynx) are being provided by me for the event.
I'm hoping that some of the local AA'ers will come by and partake in the festivities. Feel free to ask me questions if you're interested.
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I've heard of McBoot, though I have yet to look into it. I'll have to check the space on the hdd.
Yeah, you're going to need to do a FMCB card with OPS2L before you can use hard drives. Apparently there is a way to install FMCB onto the hard drive and use in in conjunction with the HDD OS that came with Final Fantasy XI. However, that OS was only designed to use 40GB drives. But, at last check, it was patched to use up to 128GB drives which is good enough for a small collection. When they finally manage to patch it to use 2TB drives then I will play with it and eliminate the need for a card.
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I'm on my 3rd fat PS2, as the other 2 had A/V problems making it unplayable. I have a Flip top lid for the 30001 that I had to modify for my current 39001. Then a whole flip top clear shell for a 50001. Along with Swap Disc, I have burned a few rare games and imports. My big reason for the flip top(s) was to play the PAL Ico I have. The latest pick ups are the Fatal Fury and Capcom collection games. I'm also thinking of doing up a hard drive for it. I believe I have the program on the PC and a spare IDE HDD.
Have you made up a Free McBoot card with Open PS2 Loader installed? You'll need that first before you can do hard driving on the PS2. Also, how big is your HDD?
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This is real life.
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide,
No escape from reality.
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San Japan X is now complete. As for my panel I only had one person show up, similar to what happened to me at RTX. But he stayed the whole way through, asked good questions, and talked outside afterwards. But, you know what? That's okay. That was better than having no one show up or have a room full of disinterested people. So, no complaints there. Besides, I can now say that I have done panels at three major cons in the South Texas region. As for the con itself, there was a very good turnout despite the recent hurricane and gas shortage crisis. Being that this is a major anime con (in addition to gaming) there is a whole lot more cosplay - about three quarters of everybody I saw were doing some form of it.
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Day one of San Japan is done and I got my panelist ribbon and instructions on what to do tomorrow since I will need to set up before the con opens.
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There's also the new and much larger convention space too and I hope they open up more of the new rooms this go round.
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I will be doing another FAQ Writing panel at San Japan (anime/gaming convention) this weekend. It will be held in Room 210 at the Convention Center on Saturday at 10 AM when the con opens. Unfortunately, I was not able to submit the Godzilla in gaming panel because Matt is doing another con in another state the same weekend. I will do another round of PAX South submissions when the window opens later in the year.
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Does anyone know what video standard the digital port supports natively? The only digital video that I can think of for the time was DVI.
I believe it was custom. If it was some kind of standard then it would be easy to create third party digital-to-component video (or RGB and HDMI) cables and not bother with Nintendo's over priced first party brand.
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That's kind of what my thought was. I mean seriously how hard would it be to just 3D image the original cables jack dimensions and then put that form over his current jack to create a tight lock on snug fit like the Nintendo one. This can't be some rocket science challenge here if he's manufacturing all the rest of that. Sort of like the GC power brick itself, a 1:1 clone of the Nintendo jack, give it a foot of the cable, then his conversion process tool in the existing bit, and then a line out the back the rest of the way to the TV or from that point like the existing just a HDMI port to put your cable into and that to the TV.
Yes it would add the expense of a cloned port and a bit of cable on one side, but at least you wouldn't be vaporizing Gamecubes from shoves.
Or, at the bare minimum, glue a couple of pieces of plastic to the sides to ensure that it can't move sideways when plugged in. If I had the device myself that would be the first thing I would do after I make sure that it worked.
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The late Radio Shack had a device that you could hook to the back of the TV that could convert HDMI into Component. Don't know of anybody else that made a similar device.
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If you can get an import adapter -- Sin & Punishment and the sadly expensive Bangaioh are a must, yet there are others too worth a peek.
You don't need an adapter - if you have the security screw bit then open up the N64 and remove the tabs inside the cartridge slot in the top of the case with a knife or Dremel.
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Where to begin.....
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay and Assault on Dark Athena are well done games if just a little easy. The fact that Vin Diesel and multiple name actors lend their voices to them make this even better. Although I haven't read the comic books I also liked The Darkness. BTW, all three of these games were made by the same studio, Starbreeze Studios, and I liked these games enough to write text guides on them for GameFAQs.
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil I felt was not only the single best looking game on the N64 I also thought it was one of the best. Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion was also pretty good. And let's not forget Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. A little surprised that Goldeneye didn't get a mention but maybe you wanted to focus on games other than that since GE is probably the most famous of the licensed titles.
Going further back there is also Red Storm Rising, based on the late Tom Clancy's book, for the Commodore 64. MicroProse kicked some serious ass back in the day and that is probably their best work. BTW, they held a contest called the Red Storm Rising Ultimate Challenge back in 1988 and I finished eighth overall. My copies of the battle disks are hosted here on AtariAge somewhere.
And this old blog post goes into detail into several licensed games I felt were good.
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