CollectorVision Phoenix Release Thread

[Swami]

4 hours ago, Bill Loguidice said:

Anyone else having issues with Slither and the Roller Controller? I'm on the latest firmware (6, it exhibited the same issues on 2) and occasionally the main character warps in a Northeast direction, and I tried it with two different Roller Controllers. On an earlier firmware it would often warp in a westward direction.

I haven't tried any other Roller Controller games yet, but was wondering if there were any issues on those? As far as I can tell, thus far I've had no issues with the Driving Controller, although I've only played Turbo.

I see jumps 2 or 3 times over 5 minutes with Slither, Armageddon, Turbo, ect., with the Roller Controller and EM2. I have an adapter setup that allows me to use modern trackballs/mice at Atari ST mouse resolution on the ColecoVision that has no such problems, which makes me think the Pheonix is missing a noise filter or debounce that needs to be added to the firmware. It seems most of their effort is going into the difficult task of getting it to work with the HDTVs that are incompatible, so those of us with TVs that work great will be waiting patiently for these other compatibility issues to be addressed.

[Bill Loguidice]

19 minutes ago, Swami said:

I see jumps 2 or 3 times over 5 minutes with Slither, Armageddon, Turbo, ect., with the Roller Controller and EM2. I have an adapter setup that allows me to use modern trackballs/mice at Atari ST mouse resolution on the ColecoVision that has no such problems, which makes me think the Pheonix is missing a noise filter or debounce that needs to be added to the firmware. It seems most of their effort is going into the difficult task of getting it to work with the HDTVs that are incompatible, so those of us with TVs that work great will be waiting patiently for these other compatibility issues to be addressed.

As long as it will be addressed, I don't mind waiting. Thanks for the info.

[retroillucid]

21 hours ago, Bill Loguidice said:

As long as it will be addressed, I don't mind waiting. Thanks for the info.

We're working on it

[fiudr]

No comment on my question about 720p? Is this being looked into?

 

[Tursi]

The number of times that question has been answered should really suffice by now.

 

Sorry man, but it is being worked on.

 

[Viperpilot]

Hey, I really would like a phoenix but how do you get one in uk? Any ideas? 

[Bmack36]

4 hours ago, Viperpilot said:

Hey, I really would like a phoenix but how do you get one in uk? Any ideas? 

You can pre-order one from Collectorvision at their website. There is still no ETA as there are a minimum number needed to do the next production run.
https://collectorvision.com/shop/colecovision/collectorvision-phoenix/

[Inky]

Eagerly awaiting more cores and the 2600 adapter!

I can wait, however.  Lord knows there's plenty of games to keep me busy in the meantime!

[Bry]

My dream is a Commodore 64 core! Soooooo many games!!!!!

[+wongojack]

2 hours ago, Bry said:

My dream is a Commodore 64 core! Soooooo many games!!!!!

Your dream is already reality

 

https://amigastore.eu/en/358-mist-midi-fpga-computer-with-midi-add-on.html

http://store.arcaderetrogaming.com/?product=multiple-classic-computer-mcc-216

[Loafer]

He means for the Phoenix ...

[lucifershalo]

17 hours ago, wongojack said:

Your dream is already reality

 

https://amigastore.eu/en/358-mist-midi-fpga-computer-with-midi-add-on.html

http://store.arcaderetrogaming.com/?product=multiple-classic-computer-mcc-216

did you buy a MCC ?

[+wongojack]

9 hours ago, lucifershalo said:

did you buy a MCC ?

I bought one years ago.  Had it for a while and traded it away.  The c64 on there was great.

[insertclevernamehere]

I've noticed that when I play CV games, I have to turn the volume up twice as high to get the same volume as when I play Atari 2600 games.  Everybody else have this?

 

Also noticed my character on Keystone Kapers (2600 core) "twitches" a little.  It's a major problem if it coincides with me ducking while a plane flies overhead.  The twitch results in a collision with the plane even though I'm still ducking.

Edited January 5, 2020 by insertclevernamehere
Forgot to mention it's the Atari2600 version

[davidcalgary29]

Just put in an order! I hope this will help put numbers over the top for the next batch.

[Bmack36]

58 minutes ago, davidcalgary29 said:

Just put in an order! I hope this will help put numbers over the top for the next batch.

Every little bit helps  .

[Ikrananka]

17 hours ago, insertclevernamehere said:

I've noticed that when I play CV games, I have to turn the volume up twice as high to get the same volume as when I play Atari 2600 games.  Everybody else have this?

 

Also noticed my character on Keystone Kapers (2600 core) "twitches" a little.  It's a major problem if it coincides with me ducking while a plane flies overhead.  The twitch results in a collision with the plane even though I'm still ducking.

I just tested mine and I don't have any significant volume difference between the CV and Atari 2600 cores.  The volume seems to be about the same for me.

 

I also tested Keystone Kapers (2600 core) and played through to the stage with the planes.  I didn't experience any twitching of the cop character and was able to consistently duck under the planes and survive.

 

No idea why you're experiencing these problems but thought you'd appreciate some feedback from another Phoenix owner.

[digress]

running it out to a hdmi powered box which converts to rca video red & white audio

 

on the hdtv lcd I have very low volume and have to crank it up

 

however using the same setup and outputing to a crt in another room the volime seems normal without needing cranking

 

sounds fine either way I just need to turn the volume up much more on one lcd tv.

[Bmack36]

For those with low volume: can you verify you are on rev 6 firmware. It should be listed in the install cores screen or the load cores screen.

[Ikrananka]

2 minutes ago, digress said:

running it out to a hdmi powered box which converts to rca video red & white audio

 

on the hdtv lcd I have very low volume and have to crank it up

 

however using the same setup and outputing to a crt in another room the volime seems normal without needing cranking

 

sounds fine either way I just need to turn the volume up much more on one lcd tv.

My setup is sending the HDMI straight out to a Dell monitor (direct connection) with the audio out from that monitor connected to an external speaker via a 3.5mm audio jack.

[Tron Unit]

Just wondering if anyone is making custom Colecovision II decals for the Phoenix like the custom decals for the Flashback?

[insertclevernamehere]

4 hours ago, Bmack36 said:

For those with low volume: can you verify you are on rev 6 firmware. It should be listed in the install cores screen or the load cores screen.

Under system info it gives the the firmware as RC7.  See below.

[zaphro72]

2 hours ago, insertclevernamehere said:

Under system info it gives the the firmware as RC7.  See below.

Have you updated your Phoenix with the cores on the very first post? If not that is probably the problem

[Swami]

If my TV is working fine with RC2 I'm wondering if RC7 would improve anything else.

[Bmack36]

The current service menu core is A0. You should update that first. This will allow you to see the core revision numbers when you go to the core load screen or the core install screen.