Words iManifest Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I feel like Christmas is coming soon. I mean, I guess it is sort of...but I'm far more excited about the SGM and the new DK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+grips03 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 great news! can't wait to order SGM and some SGM enhanced games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilsonCat Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Awesome....been a long time coming and I cannot wait to get this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 It's 1983 all over again for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Of all the times to be short on funds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+grips03 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Any video of the module / games in action from the beta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hit_man Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Any video of the module / games in action from the beta? This is opcodes channel. There are several videos that show it in action. https://www.youtube.com/user/opcodegames?feature=g-user-u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 And we are this close of starting taking orders... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 And we are this close of starting taking orders... Awesome! Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjak Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Oh no! I've already spent my money for this month! I'm not ready! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Without money for this month too! And I still need to order the excellent YurkieVision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 And we are this close of starting taking orders... Do you have the case finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 And we are this close of starting taking orders... Do you have the case finished? That was the first thing we finished, months ago. I even posted pictures here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The games I see on YouTube look like MSX games. With things like C-BIOs out in the wild how hard would it be to just plain run MSX binaries on the module? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The games I see on YouTube look like MSX games. With things like C-BIOs out in the wild how hard would it be to just plain run MSX binaries on the module? Well, you need the MSX BIOS, for one thing, which the SGM doesn't offer. You also need a keyboard, because a lot of MSX games are more or less keyboard-centric. I'm sure there are several other technical dependencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) The games I see on YouTube look like MSX games. With things like C-BIOs out in the wild how hard would it be to just plain run MSX binaries on the module? Well, you need the MSX BIOS, for one thing, which the SGM doesn't offer. You also need a keyboard, because a lot of MSX games are more or less keyboard-centric. I'm sure there are several other technical dependencies. C-BIOs doesn't do that? I thought it was a clean BIOs replacement? I understand it isn't the only hurdle to MSX compatibility but C-BIOs seems a big part. Edited September 6, 2012 by theloon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The games I see on YouTube look like MSX games. With things like C-BIOs out in the wild how hard would it be to just plain run MSX binaries on the module? Well, you need the MSX BIOS, for one thing, which the SGM doesn't offer. You also need a keyboard, because a lot of MSX games are more or less keyboard-centric. I'm sure there are several other technical dependencies. C-BIOs doesn't do that? I thought it was a clean BIOs replacement? I understand it isn't the only hurdle to MSX compatibility but C-BIOs seems a big part. Perhaps, but consider this: The ColecoVision's native BIOS is not stored inside the game cartridge. It's inside the console itself. So if you want to replace the CV BIOS with the MSX BIOS, you have to put the entire MSX BIOS inside the game cartridge (and ignore the native CV BIOS), and that's largely impractical, even if a MegaCart is used. Also, from what I know of it, the hardware I/O features (of the joystick and keyboard in particular) of the MSX are very different from those of the CV, so there's a source of incompatibility for running MSX binaries right there. I'm not saying it's totally impossible, but if it is possible, it probably involves coding a super-custom version of the MSX BIOS, and it probably won't offer 100% compatibility with all MSX binaries, far from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 manual and box (box is wip). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+grips03 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 wow, going all out for CV fee from 82, or I guess more like 83. way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Looks excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hit_man Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I know the price of the SGM has been talked about before but I was curious as to how much the games will generally sell for? Will it be significantly more than a typical game since it has EPROM and all that good stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I know the price of the SGM has been talked about before but I was curious as to how much the games will generally sell for? Will it be significantly more than a typical game since it has EPROM and all that good stuff? An EPROM? None of the launch games will have such a thing. King's Valley will be a regular 32K cart, and the other games will simply use MegaCarts (the same kind as Pac-Man Collection). Electronics are only a small part of the cost equation when it comes to releasing games with box and manual. I'm not sure yet what the prices will be for my upcoming SGM games, but it could be a little higher than usual. I'm trying to keep all games in the 40-50$ range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Box looks very promising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 I know the price of the SGM has been talked about before but I was curious as to how much the games will generally sell for? Will it be significantly more than a typical game since it has EPROM and all that good stuff? My SGM games will still be priced the same, $40 and under. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Ok.... Unless some serious s*** happens, I will start taking orders next week. I will give all the details about price, conditions, games, etc by then. We are done with the packaging mostly, just missing pictures now, but we cannot take pictures until I get the final SGM case. The prototype is white and the finishing doesn't compare to a real injected plastic piece. That is why we need to order the mold ASAP. Oh, btw, we have now 240 names.... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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