+cjherr Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 19 minutes ago, retroillucid said: The Phoenix exclusive games are going to be cart release only No rom file will be available While, I’m personally disappointed that purchases will be cart only, it won’t stop me from being a heavy purchaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 2 hours ago, retroillucid said: The next core is going to be Intellivision, that's for sure! Why? .... cause I really want it! This would be quite the trifecta (IMO) and I would hope it would lead to a greater number of sales, which would allow for future cores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I'm still holding out hope for a 7800 core. Would it be a difficult one to do? A machine that does CV, 2600, 7800, and Intellivision would a dream come true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 43 minutes ago, cjherr said: I would also love to see an ADAM core. One vote from me! I bought an ADAM themed Phoenix in anticipation of an ADAM core - so really hoping it is in the pipeline after the Intellivision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ikrananka said: I bought an ADAM themed Phoenix in anticipation of an ADAM core - so really hoping it is in the pipeline after the Intellivision. Well, we're hoping to have as many cores as possible, including ADAM We'll see, it's just the beginining 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) Sorry if this offends anyone, but it's getting really old reading all these "when is it going to ship" messages especially since CollectorVision has already shipped (in August) a large number of Phoenix systems to the early adopters who paid an additional $100. They have repeatedly said shipping in October and that will be happening over this week. I missed the 1st run by one day (ordered on 8/11, cut off for 1st run was stated as 8/10) and I have to wait until the 2nd run sometime next year!! No complaints, even though it stinks having to wait, but it is what it is. Edited October 28, 2019 by NIAD 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledown Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) I do love me some Venture, and what I've seen of this updated version looks good and I can't wait to play it...and Winy is fine the way he is! Edited October 28, 2019 by doubledown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 43 minutes ago, retroillucid said: Well, we're hoping to have as many cores as possible, including ADAM We'll see, it's just the beginining Given my desire to explore/play with vintage computers and video games and the fact that the house is already at critical mass, consolidating multiple machines into one has its advantages. Bring it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+eebuckeye Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Have there been any code updates for the Phoenix since it initially shipped? Is there a website to verify/download? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDTV1080P Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) The more cores offered the more Phoenix systems will be sold. I would like to see 8 bit and 16 bit cores for every videogame and computer systems made in the 70's, 80’s, and 90’s. And I would be willing to pay $30+ for each officially licensed core. Charging a fee for each core would also increase the possibility of having every 8 bit and 16 bit videogame and computer system from the 70's, 80’s, and 90’s. People would just purchase the cores that they wanted to use, and the cores would be supported with quality firmware updates. Maybe offer a package deal where one can have 5 cores for $100 instead of $30 each. 10 cores for $150+, etc. Edited October 28, 2019 by HDTV1080P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 When you make the Intellivision core please figure out how to make a cart adapter as well since many of my Intellivision homebrew carts are dump-proofed and even many of the roms I’ve bought only work on the LTO multicart. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 36 minutes ago, HDTV1080P said: The more cores offered the more Phoenix systems will be sold. No, the more Phoenix systems will be sold, the more cores will be offered 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Game_Lover96 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Boy, they should confirm the official release date for the Phoenix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, AtariLeaf said: I'm still holding out hope for a 7800 core. Would it be a difficult one to do? A machine that does CV, 2600, 7800, and Intellivision would a dream come true I completely agree with this.. Most homebrews I buy tend to be CV, 7800, 2600 and Intellivision, but I would also love to have the ability to play my carts via an adaptor as I enjoy my games when I have to plug in a cart vs load a ROM... its a tactile thing with me. I am really hoping for the exotic consoles like Astocade, MSX2+, Super Cassettevision etc if possible Edited October 28, 2019 by imstarryeyed 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledown Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I know everybody is different when it comes to what they want, what they need, and what they like...but I'm fine with the Phoenix as a modern tv compatible FPGA system that: 1) Plays ColcecoVision cartridges 2) Can load ROMs from SD card (for games that don't have physical releases) 3) Can use ColecoVision controllers 4) If an an ADAM core was available...that would be great Anything else and I could give a damn. Not to say that I wouldn't make use of any other options/cores or the likes, but for me this is why I ordered a Phoenix. I also own FPGA based NES, SNES, & MD consoles, and I use them to play actual cartridges from their respective consoles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masschamber Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, retroillucid said: No, the more Phoenix systems will be sold, the more cores will be offered isn't this the cycle of how a product works, the more sold the more features, the more features the more sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 13 hours ago, AtariLeaf said: I'm still holding out hope for a 7800 core. Would it be a difficult one to do? A machine that does CV, 2600, 7800, and Intellivision would a dream come true Better still a 7800 core with built in XM support. We may never get a physical XM but a FPGA version would rock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I'm glad this thing has an expansion port. I can picture different "slot modules" coming out over the years for the miriad of future supported systems and their cart/controller ports. I hope this comes to pass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) Hello, I realize Collectorvision is working around the clock, but any updates on the shipping status of the non-early bird purchasers? My purchase date with boxed Sydney Hunter: Caverns Of Death was on November' 8th, 2018. Thanks, Anxiously awaiting my ultimate CV! Edited November 1, 2019 by Oldschool80skid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, Oldschool80skid said: Hello, I realize Collectorvision is working around the clock, but any updates on the shipping status of the non-early bird purchasers? My purchase date with boxed Sydney Hunter: Caverns Of Death was on November' 8th, 2018. Thanks, Anxiously awaiting my ultimate CV! This was posted four days ago only one page back.... On 10/27/2019 at 3:39 PM, retroillucid said: We start shipping (the first batch) next week and will continue to do so during November Please... PLEASE try reading the thread next time so CollectorVision isn't answering the same questions over and over, and we as readers don't have to see the same questions asked over and over. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Got my Phoenix from the post office this afternoon and been enjoying it this evening. Works a treat but so far I have some questions/concerns. 1. I noticed the bottom flap of the cartridge slot was pushed down when I opened up the box. I lifted it up by putting my little pinky in there but every time I lift a cartridge out, the flap stays down. 2. I played 2 games on the SD card that came with it so far. Mecha 8, which is a lot of fun and Armageddon, which I couldn't play. Is it a roller ball game or something? My reticule would just slide to the left of the screen and stay there. I couldn't move it around using my Super CV controller from Edladdin. 3. I downloaded my CV and Atari 2600 roms onto 2 separate SD cards. The CV one works great. The Atari 2600 gave me some weird menu the first 2 times and the screen went black and stayed black after I pressed a button. The 3rd time, I got a regular menu for the Atari2600 rom file I have on the SD card. I press fire and then up comes a list of all my roms. I tried selecting a number of different roms and I got a "unrecognized file type. Press fire button" message every time. I downloaded the roms from atarimania. They were all ones with the smily face, healthy file symbols but they are bin files, not roms. I read somewhere bin is just another name for rom and it doesn't matter whether it says bin or rom but maybe that's the issue. Can anyone help? I've never downloaded roms before. This was the first time. Frankly I'm pleasantly surprised things have worked out as well as they have so far. Technology usually gives me way more hassle than this but I'd really like to be able to play my atari2600 roms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) I imagine it just wants the rom files to have the.a26 file extension then. It's really easy to rename the extension from .bin and there are programs that will do it for you en masse so you don't have to do each bin file individually. Silly that it doesn't recognize both extensions though if that's the case. Edited November 1, 2019 by Atariboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, insertclevernamehere said: Got my Phoenix from the post office this afternoon and been enjoying it this evening. Works a treat but so far I have some questions/concerns. 1. I noticed the bottom flap of the cartridge slot was pushed down when I opened up the box. I lifted it up by putting my little pinky in there but every time I lift a cartridge out, the flap stays down. 2. I played 2 games on the SD card that came with it so far. Mecha 8, which is a lot of fun and Armageddon, which I couldn't play. Is it a roller ball game or something? My reticule would just slide to the left of the screen and stay there. I couldn't move it around using my Super CV controller from Edladdin. 3. I downloaded my CV and Atari 2600 roms onto 2 separate SD cards. The CV one works great. The Atari 2600 gave me some weird menu the first 2 times and the screen went black and stayed black after I pressed a button. The 3rd time, I got a regular menu for the Atari2600 rom file I have on the SD card. I press fire and then up comes a list of all my roms. I tried selecting a number of different roms and I got a "unrecognized file type. Press fire button" message every time. I downloaded the roms from atarimania. They were all ones with the smily face, healthy file symbols but they are bin files, not roms. I read somewhere bin is just another name for rom and it doesn't matter whether it says bin or rom but maybe that's the issue. Can anyone help? I've never downloaded roms before. This was the first time. Frankly I'm pleasantly surprised things have worked out as well as they have so far. Technology usually gives me way more hassle than this but I'd really like to be able to play my atari2600 roms. 1. Can you attach a picture of the top of your system? The doors were redesigned and the new doors shouldn't have that issue. 2. Armageddon is a roller controller game, but I thought it worked with a standard cv controller 3. The Atari 2600 core and the CV core have different menus, so you can't load the atari games from the cv menu and vice versa. Atari 2600 core menu: Colecovision Core menu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Oldschool80skid said: Hello, I realize Collectorvision is working around the clock, but any updates on the shipping status of the non-early bird purchasers? My purchase date with boxed Sydney Hunter: Caverns Of Death was on November' 8th, 2018. Thanks, Anxiously awaiting my ultimate CV! In order to get the systems out as fast as possible notifications are not being sent out as the systems are shipping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 7 hours ago, Bmack36 said: In order to get the systems out as fast as possible notifications are not being sent out as the systems are shipping. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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