Gunther Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Looking forward to ths one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoboz Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 Only 5 copies left at Songbird, note that European fans may order directly from me: http://tjocktv.se/product/asteroite-atari-jaguar-pre-order-march-2022/ UK fans may order here: https://peleiadesshop.mydrobo.com/ 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I will definitely have more carts; this is just the first run of 100 for March. My next wave of pre-orders will be for April. But yes, please feel free to order directly within Europe / UK as @phoboz shared above, as that should help lower the total cost for fans in Europe. Just a few more weeks! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Ah crap, guess I missed out on March, my order says April 19th in it. Missed that on the banner since I saw the "in-stock". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Quick update: the printer said he needs a few more days to die cut the boxes, so I won't have them until next week. That means I'll probably end up filling the first batch of USA orders end of March instead of March 22nd. International orders will be a few weeks after that to account for transit time for print sets to Europe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karyyk Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Definitely looking forward to this one. Thanks to all the hard work put into it, all the way around. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantis Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Euro buyers: http://tjocktv.se/product/asteroite-atari-jaguar-pre-order-march-2022/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenBoe Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I made a fan art of a female Asteroite bounty hunter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag64 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 4:54 PM, TenBoe said: I made a fan art of a female Asteroite bounty hunter. That's good stuff. What format/program are you working in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogneda Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 10:54 PM, TenBoe said: I made a fan art of a female Asteroite bounty hunter. Looking very nice, does she have a name, or designation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynxEffect Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Is there any chance the Asteroite ROM and MRQ file will be available as a paid download, for GameDrive owners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoboz Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 7 hours ago, LynxEffect said: Is there any chance the Asteroite ROM and MRQ file will be available as a paid download, for GameDrive owners? That's up to the publisher @Songbird to decide, but I guess it's unlikely to happen before the physical copies are sold out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 On 7/17/2022 at 5:42 PM, phoboz said: That's up to the publisher @Songbird to decide, but I guess it's unlikely to happen before the physical copies are sold out? Do the physical copies actually ever sell out if they’re still being made though? I mean, as long as Carl is running Songbird, I imagine the games will forever be available to purchase in physical format. As should be the case really. The only exception would be the low CD runs I gather. I’m guessing the field has changed a lot with the GD being out but there will always be collectors and those who just generally prefer the real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynxEffect Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 I would urge @Songbird to seriously think about making ROMs available for download, a year or so after physical release. (Since Carl's also got the rights to Battlemorph, I would love to see that game available as a ROM, since I don't own a Jaguar CD). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 So… I returned to Asteroite after a long time away, and I seem not to be able to save. My old save game was gone, and new save games don’t seem to take. Is there some trick here or is there something wrong with my eeprom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoboz Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, jgkspsx said: So… I returned to Asteroite after a long time away, and I seem not to be able to save. My old save game was gone, and new save games don’t seem to take. Is there some trick here or is there something wrong with my eeprom? Where did you buy it from, I can only diagnose the problem if it was shipped from Europe? If you purchased from US you need to contact @Songbird, if you bought from UK you need to contact @Gaztee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 He bought it here in the USA. Sorry to hear about the trouble; that is frustrating! Feel free to DM me here or on Twitter and we'll diagnose your cart. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agradeneu Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 6 hours ago, jgkspsx said: So… I returned to Asteroite after a long time away, and I seem not to be able to save. My old save game was gone, and new save games don’t seem to take. Is there some trick here or is there something wrong with my eeprom? Check it on the other Jaguar? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 We figured it out; it's a bad EEPROM as it fails the EEPROM reset test with the appropriate error message. Not sure why or how it failed, but regardless I'm going to swap it out. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoboz Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) If you have to pat your cat while playing the Jaguar, keep your fingers away from the cartridge connectors. Your cat may generate a potential of thousands of volts, while an EEPROM chip is designed to operate at a few volts. NOTE: That this is just my theory ? Edited July 23, 2022 by phoboz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 But the Jaguar is a big cat. How is he supposed to play the game, then? Seriously though, if you haven't done so already, clean the cart contacts and the cart slot on the Jaguar. Dirt on the pins can cause the issue you're encountering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoboz Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Zerosquare said: But the Jaguar is a big cat. How is he supposed to play the game, then? The big cat is a speed-runner, he doesn't need saveslots! Thanks for the tip though, the EEPROM check function indicates that static memory isn't working according to spec, but it can't really tell why? Either the chip may be broken, or not present at all (which I doubt, unless the cat ate it)? Edited July 23, 2022 by phoboz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) With software only, it's not possible to tell the difference between dirty contacts and a bad/missing EEPROM chip. Edited July 23, 2022 by Zerosquare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoboz Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Zerosquare said: With software only, it's not possible to tell the difference between dirty contacts and a bad/missing EEPROM chip. Yes right, (besides from being bad) it will appear either as missing, partially connected, or not connected at all. PS. Normally I would expect some transient-voltage-supression-diodes on the sensitive connections to battle the cat problem. Edited July 23, 2022 by phoboz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Sadly the only cats I have left are Lynxes and Jaguars, and I am very careful with cart storage and keeping them dust and residue free. Just as a sanity check I will try it on the other Jaguar before sending it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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