Curt Vendel Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 This one takes first prize for the most extensive and creative FB2 MOD to date: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=...50&page=1&pp=20 Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Love this: The first problem was that, basically, I shorted 3.3V to ground and caused the atari MB to smoke and pop. Interesting - some of the circuit traces actually lifted off the MB completely. And now, I just did the same thing again (in a different part of the mod). This time I actually saw flames shoot up from the power supply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Wow! How come no one has done light-up joysticks until now? That's an awesome idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Wow. Best use of TRON license since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakasama Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 The guy goes that extra step by making light up cartriage cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Wow. Best use of TRON license since TRONman is my hero! Hardcore to the max Stephen Anderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 See... even in the world of Tron they have bloatware Curt Wow. Best use of TRON license since TRONman is my hero! Hardcore to the max Stephen Anderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I like the joysticks, but the case is a little unimaginitive. Using that gigantic PC case just for a Flashback 2 seems a little stupid to me. He should design, sculpt, and mold his own case design out of epoxy (classic 2600 shaped, of course), with LED lighting all through it to make it glow Tron-like, and then i'd be impressed. A boring PC case doesn't impress me. Anyone could have done that. They probably couldn't have done the joysticks, though. Those are a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I say mod the FB2 into a real 2600 case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Maybe even a 7800 case (Joystick Ports in front) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I backlit the plates on my electronic battleship game when I was 12. That was cool. Used my 2600 power supply to power the lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight0 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Actually, this is my mod - thanks for the kind words Curt! The mod isn't done yet, but it's still in progress. I've been spending some time on a non-Atari mod and that's drawn my attention away from this mod but I will get back to it shortly. When it's finished I'll post something here. As for a basic PC case, well, it's not really just a PC case. It will have sound-reactive light meter, some UV lighting, and lightcycles (of course). The whole idea is that it's TRON on the inside with all the glowy stuff but strict, corporate ENCOM on the ourside. Plus, after all these years of modding away from the boring beige box I got a bit of perverse pleasure modding something that was never beige or boring into a beige box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipercub Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Well done. I love the work so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrowe Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Awesome. This forum is so damn cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight0 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Well, I have bad news and good news. The bad news is that the mod suffered antoher setback. All was going well, the only think left was to actually mod the FB2 to attach the cartidge ports and paint up a couple light cycles. In attaching a my third wire to one of the solder points, i accidentally lifted and broke off the solder pad. [FYI, this does not mean I hadn't modded the FB2 before that. Even to get to this point, I had to attach another plate for mounting a slightly more distant screw hole to support the FB2 motherboard and also had to install headers to attach nearly all the switches and joystick ports. In other words, dozens of solder points even BEFORE attempting the cart port] I went back to the walmart I originally got the FB2 at and got another - but it was a rev B. All my designs planned on a rev A (yes, those differences could be a pain, and the different size of the board actually matters as well). The good news is that I've decided to redo the mod with a rev B board. Only one real pain I found so far - the difficulty switches use the GND connection from the video rather than a dedicated GND line. Kinda a pain, but I think I've worked around it. I've spent about 4 hours tonight bringing the rev B board to where I can mount it in the case and try it out (without the cart port). Basically, I'm at the point I was last night except I haven't tested it yet - I'll save that for tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight0 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Well, the project is really coming along now! I finally got all the cart port wires hooked up and it works! Just a few things left here... I just have to adjust the length of the cart port / internal games switch (I can't believe it - it's about 4mm short... ARGH!) and then some minor TRON theme pieces (got to finish painting some lightcycles - I'm about 1/3 done or so) and it's ready for the final pics. I have to admit - it was kinda cool to watch the UV LEDs bounce in relation to the game sounds, the UV internal light bouncing off all the "TRON" lettering inside the case, two lighted TRON joysticks, and a lighted TRON deadly discs cart in the cart port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Awesome mod. And I am a huge TRON fan too (thus where the "Clu" came from in my name sometime in 1984 when I first got on BBS's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Awesome mod. And I am a huge TRON fan too (thus where the "Clu" came from in my name sometime in 1984 when I first got on BBS's) I always thought it was from the game Clu Clu Land! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Awesome mod. And I am a huge TRON fan too (thus where the "Clu" came from in my name sometime in 1984 when I first got on BBS's) I always thought it was from the game Clu Clu Land! I was "Clu" long before they stuttered my name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetal88 Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I say mod the FB2 into a real 2600 case. I intend to mod my FB2 into a 2600 Jr. case, when it arrives (just bought one off ebay for $5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight0 Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Well, that time is upon us - the mod is complete! Check these pics out: Visit my website at http://mods.xkill.net and click on "Mods" to see more pictures. Be kind tho... it's only on a DSL line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Cool Dude! (Its Me Josh.exe From Tron-Sector.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Look very cool... One question though: Was there any thought to making the cartridges inset? Maybe 1/2 way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight0 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Thanks for the kind words. As for the cart slot, anything is possible but it would have required fabricating a stable base for the carts further into the case - a difficult task at best. Reallty, looking at it in person it just looks "right" and pretty professional as it it... (IMHO)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunk Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Could you please provide more detailed plans on the light up controlers? That is something I would love to do in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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