jaybird3rd Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Hmmm, there's something different about it, but I can't quite PIC it out ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I will not try and bend the spoon, I will no try and bend the spoon... The thing to remember is..that there is no spoon..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Hmmm, there's something different about it, but I can't quite PIC it out ... It's a 12F629, internal memory, I use it as a "bank select" counter. I've done this on the 2600 before, it basically reads a EEPROM location, latches outputs, then increments the location and writes it back to EEPROM. It's total overkill for what it does, but it's only a 8pin device and not very expensive. So, lets say, you wanted Sirius, Plutos, Summer Games and Winter Games on one cart. Voila! Every time you turn on the system, the next game boots, just like Atari's 32in1. Like I said, a toy. I also added a solder spot, for the PIC to output A19, so you could just bend up A19 on a 27C080, solder one wire from it to the board and put 8 x 128K games on one cart. Given of course, all games in a given config, use the same bankswitching. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Very nice! That would be great for creating compilation cartridges like the 32-in-1: for example, you could create a "30th Anniversary" collection next year (if you consider the 7800 to be a 1984 console) and load it up with the original 7800 release titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 About the name How about Magic Wizboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 The Anniversary cart that Shawn Sr. put out for the 2600, used my PIC board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 The Anniversary cart that Shawn Sr. put out for the 2600, used my PIC board. Ah, I didn't even realize that there was a 2600 Anniversary cartridge (shows you how closely I've been following the 2600 lately!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Ah, I didn't even realize that there was a 2600 Anniversary cartridge (shows you how closely I've been following the 2600 lately!). http://atariage.com/forums/topic/111464-atari-30th-8in1-carts-in-hand-ready-to-go Just found a couple of dusty ones left. LOL It was 6 years ago and I just noticed that the silk screen for the PIC is mirrored, I don't remember that at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmervine Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 A 7800 cart that could have multiple games on it would be awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 A 7800 cart that could have multiple games on it would be awesome!!! Imagine, the "Pacman Plus Collection!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANDMAN Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I have no idea how you do this i just know that its incredible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Imagine, the "Pacman Plus Collection!" Or how about the "Atariage 7800 Collection"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Throw the 7800 originals... Centipede Dig Dug Donkey Kong Galaga Joust Ms. Pac-Man Robotron: 2084 ...and possible additions... Asteroids Donkey Kong Jr. Mario Bros. Pole Position II ...together, and you have "ATARISOFT" 7800 Edition. Perhaps a couple or a few volumes with 3-4 games on each cart. It would be awesome to see BattleZone, Galaxian, Moon Patrol, Jungle Hunt developed. Then maybe have one of those new games grouped with two or three of the original 7800 line titles; making up the different "Atarisoft Volumes". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 ...Summer Games and Winter Games on one cart...Would love to see "World Games" make it to the 7800 too! Perhaps the missing Summer Games II. Maybe as a first on any system, Winter Games II. Imagine them all together! Now that would be an amazing multi-cart. Oh, the possibilities...See what you started CPUWIZ Perhaps out of all that, the 'best chance' is seeing Summer Games and Winter Games, and then maybe hacks of them, making a Summer Games II; all available on one cart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Ok, I think I am done now. LOL I pulled out another GeekPort on top of the board, which exposes 2 pins coming from the PLD (RAM chip select and POKEY chip select), as well as all 6 GPIO pins from the PIC (in case someone wants to add some crazy LED logic or whatever). I came up with the name VersaBoard, because it is now very versatile. Got DKXM from tep, will try that next. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Ok, I think I am done now. LOL I pulled out another GeekPort on top of the board, which exposes 2 pins coming from the PLD (RAM chip select and POKEY chip select), as well as all 6 GPIO pins from the PIC (in case someone wants to add some crazy LED logic or whatever). I came up with the name VersaBoard, because it is now very versatile. Got DKXM from tep, will try that next. YouTube it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Here ya go, works fine... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmervine Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Wow...looks and sounds great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Yep, it's pretty sweet, I should have Super Circus this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Here ya go, works fine... I guess that makes my copy of Pokey Kong the second rarest version of Donkey Kong XM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Pokey kong and dk xm are not exactly the same are they? You have the only version of PK still.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Pokey kong and dk xm are not exactly the same are they? You have the only version of PK still.. I was just joking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) The bass on the How High Can You Get screen sounded a little off. The bassline of that tune uses distortion mode $C. Normally it sounds like dirty bass. In your video it sounds like noise, except for the last note which sounds pure. Edited December 24, 2013 by tep392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 They probably all sound a bit off on this ratsnest of jumper wires, I also don't think I had a 12K resistor (need to double check that). Here is Super Circus, with the POKEY mapped to $0400 and $4000-$7FFF is free space. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Hey CPUWIZ: You are awesome. You never cease to amaze me with the stuff you come up with. Excellent work! Looking forward to working with these boards. Bob 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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