+batari Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Do you miss DIP switch multicarts? Some thought they were a pain, but some say they had some charm. If you want to experience one again, and you have an SD-card version of Harmony, you can relive the experience with this device. This inserts into the SD card slot of your Harmony. Your SD card then plugs into this device. You create your own multicart with files on the SD, and they can be run automatically by switch selection instead of navigating a menu. This supports up to 255 games. The games can use whatever mapper you want, and there is some flexibility in file name use so that the card will still be usable in multicart mode on a real 2600. There is another version that uses two 10-position rotary wheels instead of the 8-position DIP switch. This supports 100 games instead of 255. Of course it works on a real 2600, but this may also be useful on the 2600+. Since you can now play games on a Harmony cart from the SD card using autorom.bin, this device can help you to easily select more than one game per SD card without having to repeatedly copy files or use multiple cards. It's still in development, but as the device is designed to be simple and economical, it won't be very expensive. $15 is the price target for the DIP switch. The rotary wheel version may be a few dollars more due to part cost. Clearly, this is for SD versions of the cart. I will investigate a microSD version. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Your images don't seem to be working properly, I want to see what this thing looks like. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 Fixed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Mister Batari, this is cool! I don’t want one, but it’s still quite innovative. Please keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 52 minutes ago, batari said: It's still in development, but as the device is designed to be simple and economical, it won't be very expensive. $15 is the price target for the DIP switch. I’m in. I like DIP switch multicarts and would like one of these for use with my 2600+. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Cool Fred! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netto Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Oooh this looks great! Will def be interested when it's completed 👍 I've been using DIP switch boards with my 2600+, and it's great being able to change the switches without taking the cart (well board!) in and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted Wednesday at 08:04 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:04 PM I have two suggestions: A deluxe version with a simple LCD display which spells out the name A hardcore version with just one button, where you have to "morse" bits. Maybe with one or eight feedback led(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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