DeathAdderSF

Just a heads up y'all, I've listed the bulk of my Trackstar collection on ePay... Check out Brandon's eBay stuffs! I'm a "research collector" and "collect to use" kind of guy; everything I listed has outlived its purpose for me, thus it's all better off in someone else's hands. So if you're interested in owning & trying out one of these cool gizmos, here's a fab opportunity - as they don't often pop up for sale, and when they do, the sellers are generally greedy bastards.

This timeless work of art is the single greatest thing to come from the Mega Duck: Isn't it incredible? And the range of emotions it stirs up... I mean, just look at the miserable expression frozen on the dead wolf's face! Those rowdy swine took their time and enjoyed murdering him. 😢

A Supervision prototype cartridge appeared!! (Cue cricket orchestra.) Oh. My. God. Which scintillating game could it possibly be? Happy Flappy? No. Devil Paradise?? Of course not, don't be ridiculous. It's... *sigh* ...Sonny X'Press. Because of course it is. Yep. Sonny, that parasite-ridden scooter jockey, has found a way to capture the dim Supervision spotlight once again. Blech. You'll have to excuse me for not going ape-solutely bananas over this out of the blue discovery, but after wasting TWENTY YEARS [!] on painstaking Supervision research (with an emphasis on pain), I was hoping for something far better to surface. Can't a Marpol Brother catch a break?! But, whatever. At the end of the day, a lackluster prototype is better than no prototype at all. And just think: Next time, it could be Wonder Fish! Anyway, the Sonny X'Press page has been updated, noting several differences between prototype and final version. diskman.com/presents/supervision/sonny.htm

Hey, y'all. As the thread title sez, I'm selling more junk. It's been sitting around here for far too long, and I just can't stand looking @ it any more. Please consider checking it out, and perhaps bidding really high on multiple items. 😃 What's available? 39 items, at present. Super A'can boxed system + all 12 games, for example. (You'll NEVER see "REBEL" again, so if you want it, you'd better damn well bid on it now.) Also a "UMC TV GAME DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM" aka the Super A'can development kit. (That's a pretty hefty piece of useless hardware for sure.) Hrm... and lots of Super Fighter Team games; I was using them to balance out an uneven table (j/k?). Brandon's latest batch of stuffs on eBay - now with more A'can! Have fun browsin'! 🤪

At least with Body Blows, there are a few interesting character designs, and the PC version's Ad Lib soundtrack is pretty rockin'. The big no-no was limiting the PC version to only using a single action button. That was necessary on the Amiga side due to hardware design limitations, but why the fjørk would you purposely and needlessly neuter the gameplay on the PC?! It's bloomin' unplayable, it is! (Stiff animation wasn't doing them any favors either.)

LGR upped a neato vid about the Trackstar cards. Check it out if you're interested in seeing everything these babies can do! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-6AKe2pvsQ

Howdy, y'all! So this article on Destructoid appeared, which I personally feel is, like, one'a dem kinda "must read" sorta deals, if'n you're a fan of Zaku, and / or the Lynx, and / or the "retro gaming movement," or whatever: 'cuz it delves into the story of Zaku's inception, development, blah blah et Cetera, and I like to think it's a pretty good story! 👍 *shrugs* I enjoyed reading it, anyway; took me right back to the "golden age" of Super Fighter Team. Have fun!

Seconded. Most "extreme" IIgs users like to make use of all those nifty slots. I mean, why not? They're there. Any accelerator that compromises slot usage is out of the question, IMO.

Back in grade school, Plok! was one of the half-dozen SNES games my best friend owned. We played it quite a bit, but never could get very far. It's a tough'n! Years later, I asked the Pickford Bros. if Super Fighter Team could borrow Plok for a surprise appearance in PenguiNet's Zaku for the Atari Lynx -- and they agreed! ^ He appears as one of the bosses of Level Stage Zone.

"Best" is subjective. This is how I do it: https://adtpro.com/

Five. Thousand. Dollars. Also why the hell's the thread called "Miss"? (I wish I'd missed it).

Today I've finally finished & released Trackstar games pack #1, which is a hard drive image containing 180 unique games: each of which has been compatibility tested. If you're tired of mucking about with floppy disk images, this is your chance to go gonzo! Simply load up this pack on your Trackstar E or Plus, and have a great time! www.diskman.com/presents/trackstar/hd1.htm I've also added a pinout for the Trackstar Plus VGA cable to the scans page, courtesy of Korrey Moore. If you need to build a custom cable, look no further! www.diskman.com/presents/trackstar/scans.htm

But in all seriousness, it's fun to read about these kinds of things, and interesting to boot. The N-Gage was my first ever cell phone, and I was really into it in spite of all its flaws. So! Please continue to share infos if / when you make new discoveries.

I second this, as I've encountered it in many pieces of '90s equipment. It's a rampant problem, a serious concern. If you value your equipment from this particular time period, I'd def recommend replacing the caps. When I was having my Super A'can upgraded to s-video output, the machine worked fine but its capacitors had already begun to give way. You wouldn't want a "collectible" machine like that getting damaged, but really, you should protect every machine that you use, or care about using in the future. And why not? The parts and labor are affordable. It's a good but cheap investment into the longevity of your equipment.