+Nathan Strum Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I just had a cool, super-geeky idea! Although, I have no idea if it will actually work. But that's not my problem. Anyway, is there a way to grab power through the cartridge slot to run an LED on the cart's pcb? Then, you could have cartridges that glowed! Better still - would be to make a game that would make the cartridge flash while you were playing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackratVG Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Nathan, LED carts actually have been made. CPUWIZ made the first one, here's the thread: http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...ht=worlds+first And here's our version: http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...hlight=led+cart We're planning more stuff like this for the near future! Best, Jarett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Maybe those leds could be controled be the program code somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Maybe those leds could be controled be the program code somehow. I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I doubt it. Why not? Maybe by using a simple chip that checks for a hotspot addresse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Maybe those leds could be controled be the program code somehow. That would be kind of cool...particularly in games like SKELETON+ where you could have LED's on the top of the cart light up in place of the skeleton radar (have 4 LED's arranged in a north/south/east/west formation and have make them flash in respect to where the skeleton is located in the maze). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Maybe those leds could be controled be the program code somehow. That would be kind of cool...particularly in games like SKELETON+ where you could have LED's on the top of the cart light up in place of the skeleton radar (have 4 LED's arranged in a north/south/east/west formation and have make them flash in respect to where the skeleton is located in the maze). Just the sort of thing that would end up convincing me to buy Skeleton for a THIRD time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Well, if you use a a Pixels Past bankswitch board with a 4K cart and a custom PAL, you could use the A12-A14 input pins and FFF8/9 output pin for LED control. If you use only A0-A7+A10+A12 for the LED select addresses, you could get another three outputs. With a 22V10, you can get one more output on pin 14. Note: 8K and 16K carts will only get two or one outputs respectively. But with a Colecovision board, you get 5 to begin with, and 7 with an 8K cart. With an 8K cart, a little rewiring, and a 22V10, you could use all ten outputs. 7 or 8 LEDs. I'm sure people could think of something to do with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Sweet! I wanna see more! (Like "Pleiades" in red, "Qb" in blue and "Thrust" in clear.) Thrust in a clear cart is in that stack, and by the looks of the end, looks very sweet Fronts! I want to see fronts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 The best looking ones in the stack are the Blue Joust Pong and Sea Battle, with maybe the Blue Qb as well. Jammed really should be in a black cart. The red Gunfight and Pleadies are pretty sweet as well, but I don't think the clear and colored carts work for ALL of the games. I guess it depends on personal preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Agreed, since all labels where originally designed for black carts, IMO most look best when used with black carts. That may change in the future, when label artists will start designing their labels especially for those new clear carts. Anyway, clear cases as an option for those who want them is no bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 I doubt it. Why not? Maybe by using a simple chip that checks for a hotspot addresse. Yep, dead easy, just like bankswitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 7 or 8 LEDs. I'm sure people could think of something to do with that. Maybe even a simple LCD display would be possible then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Or a TFT screen with keyboard. And while at it, why not include a harddrive to save games and store roms. Wireless network connection for network gaming, internet access, the works. In other words, build a laptop around it. Ok, this is silly, I'll shut up... What can I say, the colored cases look nice Are there any PAL homebrews by the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Hi there! Are there any PAL homebrews by the way? Most homebrews are either switchable between PAL and NTSC or available in both versions. Lately you even get to choose between PAL50/PAL60. Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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