UberArcade Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Now an interesting question is can you port DKA to the Master System. That would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordiway Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Porting an arcade game is different than porting a Master System Game. Plus most version of Donkey Kong don't include all the stages. So please continue your DKA efforts. "No! No different. Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned." >> Yoda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Porting an arcade game is different than porting a Master System Game. Plus most version of Donkey Kong don't include all the stages. So please continue your DKA efforts. Oh, the brevity of happiness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 How about creating new games inspired by the old laser disc games? Astron Belt would be a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilsonCat Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I am so excited to see this coming together for this year. I cannot wait to own the SEM and all the games that will be offered. It's like I am a kid again! YAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ok, so I have the schematics done, the board done, components have been placed, next I will start to route. It is gonna take a few days, hope to have the board done in a couple of weeks, so that we can have the prototype running before the end of the month. Until there we should also know about the case, and once I know about the case I am going to send Dale everything he needs to start working on the full SGM doc set. So far so good... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'm really glad to hear that it's going well. Sounds like you made the right choice on how to proceed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Wow, that positive "just keep pushing till its done" (that's what she said) attitude has gotten you far in this project! Consider me inspired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 After 7 years, I am just tired of this project, I want to move to new things (other games, the CV2, who knows). All my fault though, had I not kept changing the specs every month the SGM would have been released years ago. Oh, well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Better late than never Ed! A better product we'll get! It took me almost 5 full years to release the CV Arcade Controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 After 7 years, I am just tired of this project, I want to move to new things (other games, the CV2, who knows). All my fault though, had I not kept changing the specs every month the SGM would have been released years ago. Oh, well... Although I haven't accomplished anything that cool within the realm of my hobbies, I know how you feel. I like to do woodworking, and when I'm halfway done with a project, I get sick of it and move onto something else and don't end up coming back to it for months. Jeez, that little joystick I built took me a year to accomplish, even though I maybe worked about fifteen hours total on it, if that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I know that also . In my case, the problem is also that working an a project i think permanantly to others ones that i start to find more interresting!. Sometimes it is really hard to force myself to complete the game (or else) i'm doing. i have in my head hundreds of game i would like to do for colecovision , but also other consoles and micro. Looking foward for DKA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 The bad news is that I still don't have a quote for the SGM case. The good news is that I finally know what are the processes suitable for this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 First step to have the case done is to get a 3D model, and for that I need quotes. So while I wait for quotes I will put the SGM PCB design aside for a while, because I want to make sure the case won't go through changes. In the meantime I will be working on the new MegaCart which I was going to work on after the SGM. So I am just changing the order of things, but still hope to have both done by the end of March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Ok, so I got the first reply from a potential designer for the SGM case. I am still waiting for a quote though. Let's hope we can reach an agreement. Unless it is an obscene amount of money, I would prefer to have the design made in the US (instead of, let's say, China), as it would be easier to communicate back and forth. The SGM is going to be based on the ADAM auto dialer, what was an actual Coleco design. However some changes will be required, like removing the two phone jack windows. The final color is going to be of course black, and it will feature an official Coleco aluminum front plate (as it is in fact an officially licensed Coleco product). For those who have never seen the auto dialer before, here is a picture of it plugged to the CV expansion port. I wonder if Coleco even designed with any ColecoVision application in mind, as it even looks nice when attached to the ColecoVision expansion port. Edited February 8, 2012 by opcode 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordiway Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) So the board fits perfectly inside that is good news! Are you going to use your updated colecovision logo for the name plate? Edited February 8, 2012 by Jordiway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 So the board fits perfectly inside that is good news! Are you going to use your updated colecovision logo for the name plate? Jason, Not sure what you mean by updated ColecoVision logo... I am going with the classic CV logo, as well as Coleco logo. Super Game Module logo uses the official Coleco font for modules, which was... forgot the name, but Dale knows which font it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordiway Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I was talking about the one you use on your start up screen for your games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Oh, I see. The SGM doesn't have a BIOS, so the start up screen will run from the Super Game cartridges (the SGM start up logo is available in video from my Youtube account). That will be the standard opening screen for all my SGM games (aka Super Games). Also standard will be the diagnostic screen for testing the SGM components, which can be accessed from the keypad during boot up. Aside that I still need to figure out and negotiate with 3rd parties about box logos, and start up screen on their games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Oh man! Can't wait to buy this baby! Looks pretty cool, adding a silver frontplate will be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Aside that I still need to figure out and negotiate with 3rd parties about box logos, and start up screen on their games. No need to negotiate with me, I'll add any SuperGames, Opcode Logo as you wish without problem Edited February 8, 2012 by retroillucid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 That's going to be so sweet! Thanks for the pic; I'd never seen an Adam auto dialer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128Kgames Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Ok, so I got the first reply from a potential designer for the SGM case. I am still waiting for a quote though. Let's hope we can reach an agreement. Unless it is an obscene amount of money, I would prefer to have the design made in the US (instead of, let's say, China), as it would be easier to communicate back and forth. The SGM is going to be based on the ADAM auto dialer, what was an actual Coleco design. However some changes will be required, like removing the two phone jack windows. The final color is going to be of course black, and it will feature an official Coleco aluminum front plate (as it is in fact an officially licensed Coleco product). For those who have never seen the auto dialer before, here is a picture of it plugged to the CV expansion port. I wonder if Coleco even designed with any ColecoVision application in mind, as it even looks nice when attached to the ColecoVision expansion port. Will the module have legs or feet as it looks to be "floating" in this picture (I know it’s not your final product). Just wondering since it looks like it just hangs onto the expansion port connection, which I would think would be bad in the long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten-four Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I noticed the same, if not the design is changed, you may put rubber feet underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Will the module have legs or feet as it looks to be "floating" in this picture (I know it’s not your final product). Just wondering since it looks like it just hangs onto the expansion port connection, which I would think would be bad in the long term. It has a single leg. The expansion port on the ADAM follows the same specs as the CV, so modules can fit the same on both. Edited February 8, 2012 by opcode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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