433 Topic by arfink

(0 replies, posted in General Discussion)

OK, I have no clue if this will be of any interest to you guys at all, but if you are into retro computers you'll be interested in at least observing this insanity.

The retrochallenge is basically just guys who play around with retro computers for a month since they have nothing better to do with their free time for the month of January. I'm entering this year with a focus on internet connectivity for vintage computers. Maybe you'd like to enter?

Anyways, yes, it's a shameless plug. What do you guys think?

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434 Reply by arfink

(8 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

neilbaldwin wrote:
Lazerbeat wrote:

I have no doubt there are a numerous ways of doing this but I would very much like to connect my Famicom, which has a composite NTSC out same as the NES (I think) to my 1920 x 1080 monitor. My monitor has DVI, HDMI and VGA inputs and if anyone is able to suggest a handy cable/magical black box which would let me do this without making the NES image look like arse it would be awesome

A quick google shows a simply bewildering array of options for this and I don't really know which ones are good...

Cheers guys!

I bought one of these a while ago to do just what Arfink suggested and it works great:

http://www.video-2-pc.co.uk/

(If you can't get one shipped out to you in Japan let me know and I'll order one for you and return the keyboard favour smile)

I will also add that Blargg uses a capture unit for his NES work as well. (Not that brand, mind you, but he doesn't use a TV last time I checked)

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435 Reply by arfink

(8 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

OK, first off: composite video looks like arse on basically any non-composite video source. This is because composite video generally relies on the inconsistency of analog NTSC circuitry to make it look correct. This is especially the case in the NES, which is not 100% NTSC accurate in every sense of the word. If you want to get razor crisp pixels you'll need to RGB mod your NES first, then scandouble to VGA. Personally, I think your best bet is to run your Famicom through a video digitizer on the computer your monitor is presumably connected to. This will likely produce the best results without modifying your Famicom.

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436 Reply by arfink

(95 replies, posted in Collaborations)

Whoop. [email protected]

My bad, mixed up two letters.

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437 Reply by arfink

(374 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

I never thought I'd be so pumped for having my work hours cut. XD

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438 Reply by arfink

(374 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

BIG UPDATE: THE SOFTWARE IS WORKING. THE HARDWARE IS WORKING. IT'S ALL FREAKIN' WORKING FINALLY! I will take advantage of my working hours being slashed to 16 a week to build and ship the beta carts as soon as I can.

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439 Reply by arfink

(95 replies, posted in Collaborations)

Well, so far nobody has submitted anything, nobody has officially claimed any tracks, and nobody has officially said "I'm in," unless you count people's speaking in this thread as official. So yeah, pick whatever song you want to work on, make it, and send it in.

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440 Reply by arfink

(95 replies, posted in Collaborations)

The deadline approacheth! Thou shalt worketh on your chippy machinations forthwith and stuff, OK?

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441 Reply by arfink

(70 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

Oh yes, nearly forgot- PM me or email me Neil so we can talk about 32kb SRAM and how you like it set up. You should know why. smile

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442 Reply by arfink

(6 replies, posted in Releases)

Lurvley. Thanks!

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443 Reply by arfink

(70 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

Very nice, I've been busy enough to not see this at all. Downloading now.

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444 Reply by arfink

(25 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)

wedanced: Easy. Come to MN and mug Low-Gain who is getting the first two units. XD

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445 Reply by arfink

(7 replies, posted in Atari)

'Cuz we all know emulators sound exactly the same, amirite? XD

EDIT: as for building portAtaris, even with original hardware it's not too hard. If you're curious you may want to check out Ben Heckendorn's site: benheck.com

Ben probably didn't invent the idea of turning regular consoles into portable game consoles, but he's certainly been very prolific and has been doing it for a long time. His first was an Atari 2600. You'll find lots of ideas, how-to instructions, and inane (but fun) chatter on his website and forums.

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446 Topic by arfink

(0 replies, posted in Releases)

From the Kahvi Collective netlabel page:

"A prolific producer indeed, Mikael Fyrek makes yet another welcome apperance on the label to ease in the Christmas season with some more classic Fyrek vibes. Deep basses and sentimental themes abound, in this small but sweet ep consisting of 4 tracks (playtime 20 mins).

You can't really say much more about the quality of Fyreks work, so just download, turn on, and switch off - to a higher conciousness."

Now for my plug:
This new EP is truly fabulous electronic music. I'm pretty much hyping this as the Christmas gift your ears want to hear. Pleasantly chippy and filled with flowingly delicious reverberating awesome. Track of choice: "We will never be here again"

I know it's not blatantly chip music, but it's too good to pass up. If you like electronic music at all, please give this one a try. Your ears will be delighted.

http://www.kahvi.org/releases.php?release_number=298

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447 Reply by arfink

(7 replies, posted in Atari)

Um, yes. This has been around for ages. And even if you don't use a flashback, the atari's mainboard is like less than 4 inches square if you cut it down.

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448 Reply by arfink

(20 replies, posted in Releases)

I listened to it a ton too, then one day I stopped for like a week to listen to something else nearly exclusively and somehow forgot about it. Loading it back in soon.

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