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Just an FYI; I'm currently researching a development environment for creating programs on the ST. I know there are stand-alone packages for the ST but I'm trying a different approach. I'm testing Tempus out as the editor for writing programs in C. I'm going to try out Lattice C for compiling the code, and I'm currently researching for graphics and music development apps to use. I'm hoping I can find a music development tool that uses digitized sounds and not MIDI.
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My question is what could a virus do to a system like the ST that, in common setups, only has the floppy drive? In systems with a hard drive I could understand because a virus normally destroys hard drives. I have not experienced a virus that has destroyed RAM, CPUs, Motherboards, etc.
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I made it to level 3. I grabbed something in level 2 that stopped and changed the enemies to where I could destroy them. There's also a round B thing that can give you bonus points.
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And looks like my TV is keeping the PAL palette. My reds are pink but nothing a little tint adjustment can't fix if it bothers me too much.
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Yes I'm using RF. I need to get myself an A/V cable of some sort. Maybe I can make one. I only need the video signal as the audio is standard RCA ports.
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I had a blast with it. Might want to duck tape a couple of.pillows to your body for those unexpected flying lessons. 😉
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In all honesty I wouldn't sell the ST. Those are getting hard to come by these days. Hang on to it a while longer. Maybe we can find a few games to try to play. For me the ST is an open palette. Most of the games that were not on Nintendo, Sega, or PC might be interesting to try out.
Whether I find excuses to play my ST or not I will not part with it. It is a part of my collection and I'd most likely miss it if it was no longer there. I would be interested in knowing what ST games you have on disk.
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I think Sega got sued once for using the ST technology in the Genesis but I'm not 100% sure so please don't quote me on that.
As for the commercial games which ones.do you have?
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I enjoy reading things like this as I do repairs myself as well.
The most troublesome spots I've had with faulty7800 systems is poor solder joints at the power supply jack and the 7805 VR. With power supplies I have had more bad experiences with, I assume, broken wires inside the insulation right at the end that plugs into the jack. Some of them if I bent them a certain way the 7800 sprang to life, once allowed to stretch out straight the 7800 lost power.
This is why I would rather have non working systems to add to my collection over working ones. I get a certain satisfaction out of fixing them that I can't get any other way. I don't know if it is a sense of pride or the excitement that I accomplished a repair job or both but it is something I enjoy doing and it helps keep my skills in check. Although I still have a lot to learn.
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9 hours ago, RickR said:
You earned it! Nice job.
I forgot how mentally and physically challenging those endurance races can be. To sit there lap after lap, concentrating so hard you get in a zone and sort of become a zombie. Everything else around you becomes blocked out. Nothing else matters except finishing those races. That's why I don't do endurance races that often.
Thank you!
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It's been a while since my last update so here it is. It has taken me time to remember a few tracks and races. It also took me a while to earn my IA license. I forgot how tough those were for me. I didn't care about getting all gold in the tests, I just wanted the license so that everything was available.
Tonight I ran my Skyline 280 in a 50-Lap endurance race on Autumn Run. After a few pit stops and almost 1 hour and 16 minutes later I crossed the finish line.
FIRST PLACE BABY!!! Yea! And the prize?
500,000 credits and a new car added to the garage.
My current standings. Not too impressive but, hey, not bad either.
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Dang! You don't like NFS do you?
I see Most Wanted! That one is a lot of fun. I had carbon for GameCube and OG XBOX. Beat it both times. A lot of fun. The Burnout series is a blast! I still say Revenge is best in series. My cousin had ATV Fury 1 & 2. I almost grabbed all four before I settled on GT2.
Cool steering wheel!
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This is the steering wheel I had. If I remember correctly it was not that expensive.
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Wow. I don't remember this car I just won.
Why don't I remember this?
I hope I'm not boring any one with this. This is my favorite racing game and I have not seen it since its initial release.
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Another update. This is my progress so far.
I just finished all Special Event FR races and won a new RX-7!
Geez, playing for a week and only at 9%? I've got a long way to go. Then again repeating a certain race to get money for upgrading a car to race in another race takes time. I'm actually having fun and happy to play this game again.
11 hours ago, RickR said:Your entry here made me think of something to try. I have a PS2 steering wheel, but haven't ever tried it on PS1 racing games (played on the PS2). I should give this a try, as it would give some of these older games a new life.
I never thought of that. Cool idea. Let me know how it turns out.
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There is one thing I realize about this game and that is how it changed the racing genre of gaming.
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For the life of me I could not remember how a friend of mine and myself spent so much time with this game and accumulated what seemed like an endless stream of cash and cars. I finally figured it out. I remember now.
GT2 gives first place drivers a new car in the more advanced races. If you find a race early on that gives a decent amount of cash plus a car with a decent value you can repeat the event, accumulate cash, and sell off all the prize cars to build up credits. It's time consuming but a great way to build up credits for better cars or to hop up cars already in your garage.
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Another update. I just obtained my International C license. IB and IA left to do.
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I may need to change the name of this blog title to GT2 Dairy. After a few races, and considering the Skyline I started with exceeded some race regulations, I went on a used car hunt. I'm 20 days in game time at this point and then races I'm after are in the Gran Turismo banner. Here you can pick tracks based on location but each series of races under those has restrictions. I needed a car with at least 195 hp or less. First stop...Nissan.
In found a few of interest but at 175 up to 190 hp for a Silvia K and Q series cars would not leave much room for modifications. At those HPs a single mod could put the car over the 195 limit. Next stop Mazda. And, nope, as much as I like Miata the car is just not one I've had much luck with in the past. And that was about the only ones there. I thought I would try Suzuki next and boy was I surprised. Every car there seemed like the size of a smart car with only 68 HP. Naa...I'm good. Moving on. Toyota.
Let's see. A few Celicas, a really nice Supra but had too much HP. Half way down I found a MR2. Pretty blue and limited edition with a super charger. Had 142 hp and was barely over 4,000 CR. SOLD! Got a few mods for it, sitting at 150 HP, and it's already tearing up the tracks and I have yet to get any engine mods for it other than a computer chip.
Nice little car but with the mid engine setup the rear end gets a little too happy. Still, nice find for what I need it for. Now to go get those 195 HP races.
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Huh. Never knew Genesis got a Gradius game. I did enjoy Salamander on the PCE emulator I have. I'd say its very faithful to the arcade.
FIRST PLACE BABY!!! Yea! And the prize?
500,000 credits and a new car added to the garage.
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