+TrekMD Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I'll take one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Not that it matters but 78SC_LOW 78BIOS works as well on the CC2. Here's some pictures of what they look like on an LCD tv. Oh and there's a mistake in the demo. GroovyBee misspelled the word colors. The English don't even know how to properly use the English language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 GroovyBee misspelled the word colors. The English don't even know how to properly use the English language. I cun spel fuin. Thats ow idz spalt over ere . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I'll be producing some carts for nonner242 and sh3-rg. If anybody else wants one let me know. Hi Mark Yeah,and a cart for me too. greetings Walter PS:Count me always in for yout projects..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Pretty cool! Does this use something like Chronocolour? You mean something like COLRVIEW (which no, it doesn't). "Chronocolor" is just the lame 2600 version of the original 8-bit Atari technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyace Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Not that it matters but 78SC_LOW 78BIOS works as well on the CC2. Here's some pictures of what they look like on an LCD tv. Oh and there's a mistake in the demo. GroovyBee misspelled the word colors. The English don't even know how to properly use the English language. They look a lot better on my LCD TV ( in PAL - but this is much more of a PAL only technique, just like on the A8 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 They look a lot better on my LCD TV ( in PAL - but this is much more of a PAL only technique, just like on the A8 ) Well, that explains why APAC and COLRVIEW were both invented by Americans then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyace Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I never knew who invented it - wikipedia says it was 1987 , documented in 1988 in Antic ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-driven_graphics_modes_for_the_Atari_8-bit_computers ) However Technicolour Dream came out in 1986 according to this ( http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-technicolor-dream_15870.html ) The first time I saw the effect was on a picture of a surfer , and that was way before Technicolour Dream. It relied on PAL to blend the hues of one line with the lumas of the next - NTSC doesn't have the same blending mechanics. I've got no problem if it was invented by an American though ( Colrview is a different technique though - which should be better on NTSC because of the faster refresh ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 The way PAL color works is better than NTSC for this kind of thing. I've been running some PAL stuff, and it really is a different look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Confirmed working on 339 and 565, I'll test a 595 another time. Cool demo. Oh, and ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 Official preorder list here :- http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/162086-pre-order-7800-169-colour-demo-cartridge/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 Confirmed working on 339 and 565, I'll test a 595 another time. Cool demo. That was quick! Thanks for checking it out on bank switched PCBs. nonner242 was going to do the cart label. I don't know if he started it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 Looks like somebody will have to modify the 7800 wiki now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Thanks for checking it out on bank switched PCBs. No problemo. nonner242 was going to do the cart label. I don't know if he started it yet. I am sure he'll do an excellent job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Thanks for checking it out on bank switched PCBs. No problemo. nonner242 was going to do the cart label. I don't know if he started it yet. I am sure he'll do an excellent job. We can have 2! Nice work CPU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 The screenshots look really nice! Does this mode works woth flickering, as in depending on your eyes/tv to blend the pixels, or does the 7800 output colored pixels. I've read the first post but I'm not sure. Can it be use for making cool games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 The screenshots look really nice! Does this mode works woth flickering, as in depending on your eyes/tv to blend the pixels, or does the 7800 output colored pixels. I've read the first post but I'm not sure. The TV does the blending for you but it does have an artifact of a thin black line between the pairs of video lines. If you swap the scan lines of colours and shades on alternate frames you remove the thin black line but a full screen image has some flicker in PAL. However, it looked good on my NTSC machine. Can it be use for making cool games? You'll have to wait and see . I have an idea which I'm going to try out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 After seeing these images, screens like this in the original library offend me more than ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 After seeing these images, screens like this in the original library offend me more than ever! If I had written games back in the day you'd probably have seen 4Mb carts or higher . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Kind of off-topic, but may I ask where do you guys get Atari cases from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 That's pretty impressive... now all we need is some emulator support for PAL blending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Truly amazing!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 Kind of off-topic, but may I ask where do you guys get Atari cases from? Common and cheap 7800 carts are sacrificed for the cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 That's pretty impressive... now all we need is some emulator support for PAL blending. I have looked at adding this to the ProSystem emulator. I haven't looked very far tho. Any good links would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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