[Real Life - My mom passed last night]

Thanks again everyone.  The funeral was lovely.  And I do feel better as time passes. 

 

[I'm Building a full size Droid.]

6 minutes ago, Atari Creep said:

Looking at this right now. Might keep the drive and other electronics separate until I learn more. Always improving it and learning new skills. 
 https://www.amazon.com/Alaohu-Channels-Transmitter-Quadrotor-Left-Hand/dp/B0BYK9Y149/?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=MRAI_RECOMMENDATIONS&pd_rd_w=ndlqJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.d9cd8687-39d9-4a62-a6e3-94a1fc81ab35&pf_rd_p=d9cd8687-39d9-4a62-a6e3-94a1fc81ab35&pf_rd_r=GSHXJ8R61HQA48M7GPY7&pd_rd_wg=OfyWl&pd_rd_r=1794cc38-cd8c-413e-bd7f-ee216fceca4f

The learning and trial/error are the most fun for me on a project like this.  This setup looks really cool and I think this is a great choice to start with.

[I'm Building a full size Droid.]

1 hour ago, Atari Creep said:

A. With black cover?

B. Without Black Cover

This is a tough question, as I could see either way being good.  If you keep the cover, there MUST be flashing lights underneath. 

I think I'd go "Without" as it looks more like a head without. 

[I'm Building a full size Droid.]

This is an awesome project! 

That head kind of reminds me of Lisa Simpson's "Linguo"

 

Do you have any ideas on the controller you'll use?  Maybe an Arduino or something like that?  I can dig in my stash to see what I have.

 

[Real Life - My mom passed last night]

Thanks very much for your thoughts.  Much appreciated.

Setting up the funeral is really difficult and stressful.  I hope I feel better once that is all done. 

[ITC Adventures:- Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2024]

I'm so sorry to have missed you there.  Wonderful pics and write-up

[THE CURIOUS CASE OF ATARI XE RE-RELEASES: DONKEY KONG AND EASTERN FRONT]

That brown Eastern Front cart with the blue label added is sad.  I've never seen one like that. 

Great article as always.  Thank you!

 

[ITC Colecovision Upgrades]

RF works!  Sadly, it looks exactly the same with the white-ish color and shadowing to the right.  (But the rainbow text actually looks much better). 

I think that probably indicates a flaw in the CV itself...perhaps a recap needed. 

[ITC Colecovision Upgrades]

OK, good.  At some point, I'll open it up and see what I've got.  Although I don't even remember how to open these without losing the front sticker. 

I should see if RF still works.  That will narrow it down a bit more. 

 

[ITC Colecovision Upgrades]

The boot screen looks perfect.

But then things go downhill:

[ITC Colecovision Upgrades]

I didn't know this, so thank you.  Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen composite output from a modded CV, so I have nothing to compare it to.  I may take a pic later to show you just to make sure this is the non-problem.

 

[ITC Colecovision Upgrades]

I've got three CV's.

1. A completely original model that works perfectly.
2. A Phoenix which is what I use most of the time.
3. A modded CV (composite only) that works, but the colors have a kind-of rainbow color shift. 

That 3rd one has been on my project pile for ages.  I did not do the mod, but I'm guessing that mod board has worn out.  One of these days, I'll open it up and see what I have.  I like to go in with at least a theory of what is wrong and how to fix it.  I suppose I should plan on replacing the composite mod board. 

[ITC Colecovision Upgrades]

Wow!  Great info and great work. 

Interestingly, I'm like you...I LOVE the CV, but don't play it much.  Why is that?  I have no idea. 

[7800 oddity - a Maria that kinda? Works?]

Fascinating.  I wonder what kind of problem in the chip would cause it to "almost" work like that? 

Nice work fixing it!

 

[Disneyland in a Monsoon]

15 minutes ago, MaximumRD said:

Awww man, sorry Rick. I am glad you still had fun, I mean that's the way to be, right? Accept the circumstance and don't let it stop you! Don't let it rain on your parade....er....well you get what I'm saying 😁

Exactly.  We were together, we were adjusting and managing.  It could have been much worse!  We saw several people that were very upset about it to the point of tears.  It is understandable, but what can you do?  Roll with the punches, baby. 

 

[Disneyland in a Monsoon]

We still had a lot of fun.  But the rain made it pretty exhausting after a while. 

I've been to the Florida parks when it has rained.  The difference is that in FL, it rains HEAVY for a while and then stops.  This rain was different...it was heavy and never stopped.  While we had fun still, it was sobering to think that there was flooding in the area.  Hopefully, everyone in the area and their property are all ok. 

 

[Disneyland in a Monsoon]

PS - flights were good, hotel was nice.  We ate well.  Stayed healthy.  Very much to be grateful for. 

[Atari 5200 Thoughts]

And lets not forget the awesome Trakball they made for 5200.  It feels like a real arcade controller. 

[WHY DO ATARI XEGS CARTRIDGES RATTLE?]

I always wondered why some of the XE style carts had that little lip on the back.  Great info, thanks.

 

[To Mod or Not to Mod?]

I would mod it.  It's easy to do and I've done a few of them for others before.  And yes, there is a space limit, but it is pretty large.  Enough for most favorites.  Which games?  I usually go to "videogamecritic.com" and sort a system's games by letter grade.  Grab and try all the "A" titles. 

The easiest flashback to mod is the PS1 Classic, which can simply boot off a USB stick.  Remove the stick and it's right back to stock.

 

 

[Day Trip to Evergreen Air Museum]

If you go, make sure to also go to the "Space" building, which is part of the same complex and included in admission.  Since it's a separate building, a lot of people skip it.  The space stuff is neat, but it also has a really good collection of helicopters. 

[Day Trip to Evergreen Air Museum]

It does! 

But I'll tell you:  my photo doesn't capture the sheer immensity of that plane.  It is HUGE. 

[HOW I SURVIVED 4 INCARNATIONS OF ATARI IN 40 YEARS]

Incredible reading.  Thank you so much for sharing this!

[An introduction.]

I'm also in Oregon.  I agree on the rain reputation.  The best part of the weather here is the lack of high humidity. 

Welcome to this forum.  I look forward to learning about your projects!

[Memories Make Objects Valuable]

21 hours ago, Justin said:

Very cool item @RickR! Now that I see this I remember selling these Nyko cases at Toys R Us during the Game Boy Color era. When I first saw it in your post I thought it was a TurboGrafx-16 Turbo Booster Plus, and remembered these cases always used to remind me of those even when they were new.

The GBC was indeed from Toys R Us, which was our go-to for GB games at that time.  I'm sure the Nyko case came from there. 

Oh how I'd love to have one of those Turbo Booster Plus!  I'm using RF output with my TG-16.  It looks pretty good that way, but composite would be better.