17 Reply by materiaxmedica

(19 replies, posted in General Discussion)

onapokoya wrote:
materiaxmedica wrote:

Oh, yes, the game itself is very easy to find.  I meant that I would specifically like to have one of the ones that was unearthed at the landfill.

Oh yea gotcha! I wonder how many will include boxes and all that. The article also mentioned of Atari equipment being there as well. I wonder exactly what equipment that was and the condition it was in. They should definitely auction that stuff off.

I've read that a certain amount of the findings will be retained by the city to go into a sort of exhibit with the hopes of increasing tourism, as it is otherwise not often visited and could use the money.  The rest of it goes to those making the documentary, and I imagine a fair amount of it will be sold or auctioned.  If you check the recent articles on yahoo.com about it, there are some pictures of the cartridges with worn boxes and booklets still intact.  For a video game fan, they could represent surviving the 1983 market crash and the eventual success of video games at large becoming a part of common culture.  Maybe I'll make a song about it. : ]

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18 Reply by materiaxmedica

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onapokoya wrote:
materiaxmedica wrote:

An important moment in the history of gaming.  The revelation of a long-held urban legend.

I'd love to get hold of one of those carts.

Though they buried a large lot of the games, I thought these were still readily available for cheap? I have a copy and always assumed that anyone with an Atari had one.

Oh, yes, the game itself is very easy to find.  I meant that I would specifically like to have one of the ones that was unearthed at the landfill.

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19 Reply by materiaxmedica

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NonElectronics wrote:

Don't forget Thursday Customs!

Oh, I like what I see there!  I'll likely be doing business with them.  Thanks for showing me! : ]

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20 Topic by materiaxmedica

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Again, do forgive me if this isn't in the appropriate place.  My use of the search function didn't turn up anything that I was looking for.

What shops and suppliers do you know of, or use? 

I'm familiar with kitsch-bent, 8bitaesthetics, asmretro and nonfinite electronics. 

Does anyone know of any other good sources for parts, customs, and perhaps even DIY stuff? 

Thank you, I appreciate any pointers towards further shops.  It always helps to be able to shop around, particularly when you are constructing things. : ]

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21 Reply by materiaxmedica

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An important moment in the history of gaming.  The revelation of a long-held urban legend.

I'd love to get hold of one of those carts.

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22 Reply by materiaxmedica

(5 replies, posted in Releases)

It takes me places
My hands on a cold mirror that eases from solid into a welcoming fluid that gives way and draws me in
I turn over and around, losing the concept of direction, origin, or destination
I close my eyes and learn to feel everything in this mode of travel
And when I open them, I'm somewhere fantastic and brand new that welcomes me with open arms

Thank you for sharing your sounds with us

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23 Reply by materiaxmedica

(39 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)

I made this for an avatar here, but I suppose it will have to go on chips with my songs because it's a few kB too large.

Sometimes
We can learn a lot

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24 Reply by materiaxmedica

(70 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Imaginary wrote:

I understand this and feel a great degree of empathy to your situation.
As a kid I used to make up "video game songs" in my head constantly for lack of a way to express myself. Now as an adult I can translate the feeling of those memories into actual music. It's something I do for myself, not strictly as nostalgia, but as a statement of intent towards the world. Music is the sharing and translation of feeling into an accessible format. I think that Chiptune has a tendency to be sincere and poignant, because of it's simple/limited nature. I like that.

Yes, I feel the same way.  The beautiful and endless depth of humble simplicity.  Simple things often mean so much more than complicated ones.

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25 Reply by materiaxmedica

(35 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I adore break and chipbreak.  Thanks to everyone for sharing, all of these songs make me happy. ♡

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26 Reply by materiaxmedica

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I grew up in isolation.  Wide open spaces devoid of life; Life had perhaps taken place on that celluloid at one point, but it felt like only being able to walk through the scenery on set with the echoes of what once had been.  Having gone to many places and being welcome in none of them, my friends were made of pixels and my emotions became coloured in their image.  The way I heard and felt things inside myself formed in digital blips and bleeps, and so it became my heartbeat. 

It fills me with the tender innocence of pure feeling that I once was and that we all once were, and makes me feel as if there is a way for me to truly be understood and convey what it has been like to live my life during the times that it has been lived and to be able to communicate with and understand those who have some sense of relativity with those things.

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27 Reply by materiaxmedica

(2 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

Thank you very much for your help, Evil Scientist!  Chip on ♡

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28 Reply by materiaxmedica

(676 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Hello.  I am Materia Medica, and so are you.

I hope that I'll soon be able to share things with you all, learn a lot, and make friends.

Namaste

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29 Topic by materiaxmedica

(2 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

Please forgive me if this is not in the correct section; I did not find anything that helped me by using the 'search' function and felt that this was more hardware related than software.  Thank you.

I've recently received an LSDJ cart from Nonfinite on what appears to be a 64mb flash cart.  It has a USB port and a replaceable battery.  My question, however, relates specifically to the connectivity of the USB port. 

Am I able to use it to transfer my work from the cart onto my computer?  When I connect it while it is in the Gameboy, no matter if the GB is turned on or off, nothing happens.  The light on the cart comes on, however.  If it is not in the GB, nothing happens at all;  Even the light in the cart does not come on. 

I thank you and am very appreciative for any and all help and I hope that we become friends.

Again, thank you.

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