+Mitch Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I mentioned this earlier in the prototypes forum but I'll post it again here in case anyone missed it. I recently acquired MIA for the 7800, seems to be a pretty fun game. Picture below. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 (edited) I mentioned this earlier in the prototypes forum but I'll post it again here in case anyone missed it. I recently acquired MIA for the 7800, seems to be a pretty fun game. Picture below. Mitch Mitch if this is a sick April 1st poke I hate you. If not, I love you.....long time Edited April 1, 2007 by Shawn Sr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I mentioned this earlier in the prototypes forum but I'll post it again here in case anyone missed it. I recently acquired MIA for the 7800, seems to be a pretty fun game. Picture below. Mitch Mitch if this is a sick April 1st poke I hate you. If not, I love you.....long time I second that .... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I mentioned this earlier in the prototypes forum but I'll post it again here in case anyone missed it. I recently acquired MIA for the 7800, seems to be a pretty fun game. Picture below. Mitch Mitch if this is a sick April 1st poke I hate you. If not, I love you.....long time I second that .... :-) You are going to have a entire army after you. Either to hunt you down like a dog or to get a copy of that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I recently acquired MIA for the 7800, seems to be a pretty fun game. Picture below. I've never seen anything like that. Is that an EPROM on the bottom board? Can you tell what size? I wonder if the graphics data are in that chip? Since Maria cycles are faster than 6502 cycles, they may be less tolerant of delays caused by a ribbon cable. On the other hand, since I don't see any bus interface chips between the ribbon cable and the main board, any capacitance on the ribbon cable would affect on-board cycles just as much as off (even though there wouldn't be resistance to go along with it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 All we need now is Chuck Norris doing a 'slow-mo' kick as WALKER, TEXAS RANGER!!!!! "You heard the news? There's a cure for cancer!!!!! It's all in Chuck Norris' tears...........only problem is, Chuck Norris doesn't cry." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cx2k Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I mentioned this earlier in the prototypes forum but I'll post it again here in case anyone missed it. I recently acquired MIA for the 7800, seems to be a pretty fun game. Picture below. Mitch An obvious April Fool's gag... John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I mentioned this earlier in the prototypes forum but I'll post it again here in case anyone missed it. I recently acquired MIA for the 7800, seems to be a pretty fun game. Picture below. Mitch An obvious April Fool's gag... John You're just a trouble maker! What a minute, aren't you the guy who.....never mind. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 I mentioned this earlier in the prototypes forum but I'll post it again here in case anyone missed it. I recently acquired MIA for the 7800, seems to be a pretty fun game. Picture below. Mitch An obvious April Fool's gag... John No comment... Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 (edited) Prove this is not an April Fool's joke. ROM dump? Edited April 2, 2007 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 So is this the 144K game you've been hinting to me about? I salute the timing of your announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I know DP was selling the MIA Prototype, I think this is a possibility that is this the protype that Dp was selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hi Mitch To believe this,i need a bin file. greetings Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 (edited) Hi Mitch To believe this,i need a bin file. greetings Walter That'd be nice but it'd take more than that to convince me. I remember the year when the Turbo "Prototype" (2600) got discovered on April 1. There was a bin file that day too. We played it. We also had cake. Edited April 2, 2007 by rockman_x_2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggs130 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 It would be super sweet if this turns out to be the real deal and actually gets released in some form or another! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I think Mitch is still working up the courage to admit his prank to a bunch of rabid 7800 fans. <nyuk nyuk> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Either that or he's franticly buying a one way ticket to central China. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Wasn't the problem with MIA that the DP guys kept saying they couldn't figure out how to make a cartridge of it? It looks like a plain old 144K cart, though with that strange (but cool) adapter board for the ROM. GMAFB! And I have some reason to believe this is real, because I knew Mitch was up to something involving a 144K game a few weeks ago. Announcing it on April 1 just totally kicks ass. I love that adapter board. I understood it immediately, then understood why I never though of it before: because you can't exactly fit it in a cartridge case. And there's no point in breaking it up into four 27256 roms unless you're living in 1986. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I love that adapter board. I understood it immediately, then understood why I never though of it before: because you can't exactly fit it in a cartridge case. And there's no point in breaking it up into four 27256 roms unless you're living in 1986. That or whoever had it said it wouldn't copy cause they just didn't know how to wire a 2megabit chip into a 32pin slot But who knows, Mitch still might be pulling all our chains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I think it's just another Phobos prototype. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I love April Fools It usually means a sweet new game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I love April Fools It usually means a sweet new game! Not always. At least we have the ultra-fun Wild Western. I can't stop playing it. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Its an Atari 1MB Emulator board that was used to test games for 7800 and for XE, you would plug it into either appropriate cartridge board and you could then plug that board into the console or XE (depending of course on the cartridge adapter) and test the game code. On the XE side I found several of those with Bionic Commando, Mean 18 Golf and MidiMaze all for the XE and sent them to SunMark who made cartridges out of them and later on B&C and Video61 started selling them too... Curt I recently acquired MIA for the 7800, seems to be a pretty fun game. Picture below. I've never seen anything like that. Is that an EPROM on the bottom board? Can you tell what size? I wonder if the graphics data are in that chip? Since Maria cycles are faster than 6502 cycles, they may be less tolerant of delays caused by a ribbon cable. On the other hand, since I don't see any bus interface chips between the ribbon cable and the main board, any capacitance on the ribbon cable would affect on-board cycles just as much as off (even though there wouldn't be resistance to go along with it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I wonder if the graphics data are in that chip? Since Maria cycles are faster than 6502 cycles, they may be less tolerant of delays caused by a ribbon cable. On the other hand, since I don't see any bus interface chips between the ribbon cable and the main board, any capacitance on the ribbon cable would affect on-board cycles just as much as off (even though there wouldn't be resistance to go along with it). That cable should be short enough. It's no more than 3 inches long. I've gotten a 2600 to work with a breadboard with a cartridge board that had a 3-inch cable plugged into a socket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 So what's the scoop? Is it real? I promise not to nag you for details. If it is in your possession, I can think of no better owner for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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