hellfish Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 WANTED: STARPATH SUPERCHARGER I have been writing my own music for the 2600 and testing it on an emulator- but now I'm ready to run these tunes on hardware. I have been searching all over for a Starpath/Arcadia Supercharger- no luck so far. If someone can point me in the right direction (or has one for sale!) I would greatly appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 What country are you located in ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 What does a supercharger usually run for?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted March 18, 2004 Author Share Posted March 18, 2004 (forgot to add that info to my profile!) USA- Los Angeles, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 (forgot to add that info to my profile!)USA- Los Angeles, CA Yep, just figured it out myself. Emeryville. Sorry, I can't help you then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted March 18, 2004 Author Share Posted March 18, 2004 you can't do business with people in the US? I don't understand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 you can't do business with people in the US? I don't understand... No, I don't have a NTSC Supercharger available right now, only a PAL one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted March 18, 2004 Author Share Posted March 18, 2004 doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 I have an extra that I wasn't planning to sell but if you make me a nice Paypal offer for it I might Maybe CPU can vouch for me It's complete in box with the Phaser Patrol game cassette but the box has a bunch of wear. I can take a pic later tonight and post it here if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Maybe CPU can vouch for me Anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Maybe CPU can vouch for me Anytime. Thanks man, here's a pic of the CIB Supercharger, which will be on it's way to Cali shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 What does a supercharger usually run for?? Based on eBay and in the past they usually go for $25-50 depending on condition, completeness, and if there are one or more games included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Thanks, Ill have to keep my eye out for one. One would be a nice addition to my growing collection. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted March 23, 2004 Author Share Posted March 23, 2004 Thanks man, here's a pic of the CIB Supercharger, which will be on it's way to Cali shortly I got it yesterday- This thing is great! I loaded my first homebrew song into the Atari without a hitch. I'm having trouble getting the included "Phaser Patrol" game to load tho- the screen just displays: "Rewind Tape" ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 That's what pops up when there's an error in the load, right? Head over to theoldcomputer.com and get a backup copy What's the difference between a PAL and an NTSC Supercharger? I thought that it was in the programs themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Eventually, I will want to start collecting and using a Supercharger, preferably a modified one. Superchargers only work on the 2600 and not 7800, right? If so, then I will have to see which one of my 2600s will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 What's the difference between a PAL and an NTSC Supercharger? I thought that it was in the programs themselves I'd like to know as well here... though perhaps I should test the PAL Supercharger game I've now got with the NTSC Supercharger unit I got from John Hardie and see if they work together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 The difference is that the startup program (starfield - press play) rolls on PAL SuperChargers on NTSC machines and vise versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 So it has a ROM in the acutal supercharger for the load screen? What is the mod that many refer to? I may have to invest in one of these. Im guessing there is a piece of software somewhere that takes a bin/ROM and outputs this into sound files? This would be nice for debugging a game on a TV rather than through an emulator. Hmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 The difference is that the startup program (starfield - press play) rolls on PAL SuperChargers on NTSC machines and vise versa. Not always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 The difference is that the startup program (starfield - press play) rolls on PAL SuperChargers on NTSC machines and vise versa. Not always! Quit confusing people. Of course if the TV can handle it, it makes no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Quit confusing people. Of course if the TV can handle it, it makes no difference. Ha, I can do even better! It rolls when using antenna input, but not when using composite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Right...but I mean after the program has loaded it should work fine, right? The loading program wouldn't have anything to do with the game once it's in memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 What is the mod that many refer to? The Supercharger works with 6k binaries layed out in 3 2k banks. IIRC, the 1st 2k bank is always present, and it "looks" at address $FFF8 to see if the 2nd 2k bank should be swapped for the 3rd. If the program tries to access that memory location, the Supercharger gets the signal to swap banks...so if any 4k binary tries to access that memory location, it will fail in the Supercharger. One way to correct this is to edit the binaries by using a disassembler and move the data out of that memory location. This of course is impractical...and an easier solution is to modify the Supercharger so that it is "tricked" into thinking that memory location isn't being accessed. I may have to invest in one of these. Im guessing there is a piece of software somewhere that takes a bin/ROM and outputs this into sound files? This would be nice for debugging a game on a TV rather than through an emulator. Hmm.... Yes, it's called bin2wav...and you should be able to get it from either Nick's or Bob's website (look in the 2600/links section). What it does is it converts the binary to a .wav file...which can then be recorded on a cassette or compact disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Right...but I mean after the program has loaded it should work fine, right? The loading program wouldn't have anything to do with the game once it's in memory. That is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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