opcode Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Very flexible bank-switch capable cartridge. Support 1Mbit to 8Mbit ROMs. 2 possible configurations, 4 programmable banks (up to 2Mbit ROMs), or 3 programmables banks and 1 fixed (up to 8Mbit). Support 1kbit to 1Mbit (128 bytes to 128kbytes) save memory. Games using the Super Game Cartridge will be assembled in China. Planned games: - Donkey Kong - Pengo - Donkey Kong Jr - Space Invaders Collection 10th Anniversary - Gradius - Penguin Adventure Also available for games developed but not published by Opcode Games. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 So you are going to publish these yourself, That's great news, i love how the opcode games look. Finally managed to obtain a copy of SI, so i have the complete collection :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Maze of Galious is listed on the Opcode Games web site, but not in the list above... Hmm... But anyway, I find it interesting that the available bankswitching schemes make porting MSX MegaROM games easier. So you got MegaROMs covered with the Super Game Cartridge, and the MSX sound output covered with the SGM, so porting a MegaROM MSX game is only a matter of tweaking the joystick input routines, plus probably a few other minor things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Realy that simple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Realy that simple? That's what opcode said in another thread: The Super Game Cartridge can better accomodate MSX MegaROM games than the older CV MegaCart. Of course, there's the matter of the MSX BIOS routines which the CV doesn't have natively, so that may complicate the porting job a little, but aside from that, I'm not seing a lot of possible issues with porting MegaROM games. And that's definately good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Maze of Galious is listed on the Opcode Games web site, but not in the list above... Hmm... But anyway, I find it interesting that the available bankswitching schemes make porting MSX MegaROM games easier. So you got MegaROMs covered with the Super Game Cartridge, and the MSX sound output covered with the SGM, so porting a MegaROM MSX game is only a matter of tweaking the joystick input routines, plus probably a few other minor things? And of course adjust 128KB of code, like pointers, data blocks, variables.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 And of course adjust 128KB of code, like pointers, data blocks, variables.... Okay, so not so easy then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 That's what opcode said in another thread: The Super Game Cartridge can better accomodate MSX MegaROM games than the older CV MegaCart. Of course, there's the matter of the MSX BIOS routines which the CV doesn't have natively, so that may complicate the porting job a little, but aside from that, I'm not seing a lot of possible issues with porting MegaROM games. And that's definately good news. That is why we can replace the BIOS with the SGM. We are covered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hmm. Who's doing Rally-X now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Would these roms if available run on the Atarimax cartridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hmm. Who's doing Rally-X now? I am. It just isn't in my immediate to do list. I am trying to complete as many games as possible at the shortest period of time, so I am sticking to certain arcade platforms I am already familiar with. My most probably sequence for releases is: - DK,SIC (2013) - Pengo,DK Jr (2014) - Dig-Dug, PMC (2015) Then I have a few more options: - Popeye - Galaga - Kangaroo - Arkanoid - Possible Mr Do! and Lady Bug remakes? Then I would be out of options for games with static screen, so I will need to move to games with scroll, as per my full list as you will be able to check by yourself later this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 - Dig-Dug, PMC (2015) PMC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 PMC? Yeah, re-release. I am trying to make the arcade ports permanently available, with some SGM tweaks of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I am. It just isn't in my immediate to do list. I am trying to complete as many games as possible at the shortest period of time, so I am sticking to certain arcade platforms I am already familiar with. My most probably sequence for releases is: - DK,SIC (2013) - Pengo,DK Jr (2014) - Dig-Dug, PMC (2015) Then I have a few more options: - Popeye - Galaga - Kangaroo - Arkanoid - Possible Mr Do! and Lady Bug remakes? Then I would be out of options for games with static screen, so I will need to move to games with scroll, as per my full list as you will be able to check by yourself later this year. Ah, OK. Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yeah, re-release. I am trying to make the arcade ports permanently available, with some SGM tweaks of course. Woo hoo! That's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 That's great news for the people who missed out on the initial release, and it's a great port so it's cool to keep it available :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 So since these games will be assembled in China, I would also like to predict a sudden increase in the popularity of ColecoVision in China. Very flexible bank-switch capable cartridge. Support 1Mbit to 8Mbit ROMs. 2 possible configurations, 4 programmable banks (up to 2Mbit ROMs), or 3 programmables banks and 1 fixed (up to 8Mbit). Support 1kbit to 1Mbit (128 bytes to 128kbytes) save memory. Games using the Super Game Cartridge will be assembled in China. Planned games: - Donkey Kong - Pengo - Donkey Kong Jr - Space Invaders Collection 10th Anniversary - Gradius - Penguin Adventure Also available for games developed but not published by Opcode Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 So since these games will be assembled in China, I would also like to predict a sudden increase in the popularity of ColecoVision in China. Aren't video games banned in China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I don't know for sure...I seem to remember though at one time in the past that China or one of those other countries was accused of importing Playstations or Nintendos because their circuit boards could be used in missile guidance systems... In fact.... http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s119754.htm I would hate to get nuked because of Opcode's Pengo cartridge <grin>.... Aren't video games banned in China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hey Opcode, I hope you can publish information about using the programmable memory inside these new carts. It would be great to preserve high-scores and other big data Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKELETOR68 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 LADYBUG? on the SGM redone? This I would love to get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorTom Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 So you changed your mind about porting Phoenix? Bummer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sega_SHARK Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I know that Opcode said that "collections" take forever to finish (because there are basically three games to code for instead of one), but I would really like to see Galaga in a collection format. i.e. Galaxian, Galaga, and Gaplus. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Motos is another good Namco game that would work fine on a classic system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I know that Opcode said that "collections" take forever to finish (because there are basically three games to code for instead of one), but I would really like to see Galaga in a collection format. i.e. Galaxian, Galaga, and Gaplus. Can or does the AtariSoft version of Galaxian need any further improvement? But you are right, that would be a nice collection of games to have on one cart and Opcode'ized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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