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Arcade & Retro Repairs & Mods, all new recipe, with no added MSG...
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Just point them towards this, might blow their mindsSome of those yanks are gas over on the CRTGaming subreddit - they'll go on and on about how 'composite is good enough' and how RGB is 'elitist' because they all seem to think that the only way of getting that type of signal is via a PVM.
I love pointing out to them that even our ****test of **** TVs have it by default :pac:
RGB, cheap?! (on crappy non-SCART US CRTs)
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Done a bit of work on my Mister setup, its been lying in the drawer used for ages. Got it mainly for computer emulation, the consoles are handy bonus but its a pain to take out and be setting up everytime I wanted to use not to mention the case was crap - all the mister case are crap/ugly from what I can see.
I did try a couple of 3d printed computer cases as well, but they also looked hmm crappy 3d printed as well, then came across this project which was perfect for my needs. He's created a bunch of 3d printed parts that fit perfectly and provide mountings for all the new hardware so its completely reversible should I want to stick the original A600 board back in.
I used the open source qmk firmware instead of buying a keyrah though as I already that the right microcontroller, not as pretty but a lot cheaper
Still needs a bit or work, case needs a bit of retrobrighting and I'll probably add a VGA/RGB and audio outputs as well for use with CRT's.
Really surprised with the improvement in the ao486 core, its now perfect for early 90's DOS games.
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Looks great...but the 4th image is sacrilegiousThe Last Bandit wrote: »Done a bit of work on my Mister setup, its been lying in the drawer used for ages. Got it mainly for computer emulation, the consoles are handy bonus but its a pain to take out and be setting up everytime I wanted to use not to mention the case was crap - all the mister case are crap/ugly from what I can see.
I did try a couple of 3d printed computer cases as well, but they also looked hmm crappy 3d printed as well, then came across this project which was perfect for my needs. He's created a bunch of 3d printed parts that fit perfectly and provide mountings for all the new hardware so its completely reversible should I want to stick the original A600 board back in.
I used the open source qmk firmware instead of buying a keyrah though as I already that the right microcontroller, not as pretty but a lot cheaper
Still needs a bit or work, case needs a bit of retrobrighting and I'll probably add a VGA/RGB and audio outputs as well for use with CRT's.
Really surprised with the improvement in the ao486 core, its now perfect for early 90's DOS games. 0 -
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I'm looking to connect a Sega model 2b filter board up to a joypad (like the connection in the picture), or even better to have a connection that uses a Saturn joypad.
Would anybody here have the parts to whip that together? I have a suitcase of bison dollars ready to exchange 0 -
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Another mod done, new LCD for my Game Gear to replace the original broken screen.
Now, this is a mod I really didn't want to have to do as I'm not a fan of these screen upgrades unless the console is actually going to be used regularly as you do lose a huge amount of originally with this upgrade I think.
Not prettiest of work but functional..
New glass screen lens arrived cracked so still using the original dirty/scratched original one for now.0 -
IPS screen and a rechargeable battery added to my old GBA along with a new case to replace the old one that was in rough shape.
Significantly enhances the experience not having to hold it at awkward angles looking for light.
must figure out a more permanent mounting for the charging board one of these days.0 -
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Jimbobjoeyman wrote: »I just picked the parts up on ebay.
At this point they're all fairly generic.
I'd recommend getting a case with your screen though as you'll have to modify the old case the fit the new panel whereas if you buy the case its already pre-cut perfectly for you.
Will spare you a significant headache.
You can buy premade batteries they are drop in replacements for the AA's but I couldn't bring myself to pay that much as they're fairly expensive for what they are. If you're comfortable soldering you can build it yourself for a tenth of the price.
Super, thanks for the info 0 -
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A few problematic address lines were to blame. Everything seems to be okay for now... I'm so happy, I love this toploader!
Almost fixed...
Fixed!!
Colonel Panic wrote: »I RGB modded this toploader NES in Sept and in Dec, it started showing corrupted visuals when I first turned it on, but that went away if I left it powered on for a bit and reset.
Then it plain stopped working at all so I figured I'd recap it.
Recapped and my original test game, Snake Rattle N Roll, wouldn't boot, but a few other Famicom and NES games would show something like the pic below.
I'm thinking of checking all PPU address/data pins first, as it looks like it's looking up wrong palettes and tile info but this is super vexing as it was fine for months and I played the crap out of it. It quickly became my favourite console and looking at eBay prices, I got a bargain buying it from this forum!
(Excuse the widescreen, it's that stupid 5V on the mode pin that Retro Gaming Cables to. It needs to be 12V for 4:3 for why bother?)
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In my latest calamity, I'm faced with a Saturn that won't boot games. It wouldn't boot games from it's original CD ROM, even after trying to boost the power a bit, it wouldn't boot games from eddhorse's kindly donated CD ROM (sorry ed
), and it won't boot from a Fenrir.
I DM'd the Fenrir creator on Twitter and he was helpful enough, suggesting that while it'll play audio CDs, data is a different set of pins so he told me what I could check in terms of traces.
Opened the Saturn to find an epoxy mess. I guess I'll trace the wires but le shrug. I bought it from a place in the UK around 2005, and from 2010 to 2020 it sat in my parent's attic along with loads of other retro treasures. This is the only system that's failed on me.
It's a big ask, but does anyone in the Dublin vicinity have a VA0 Saturn that uses a 20 pin ribbon cable who would at least verify the Fenrir works so I can decide about throwing the Saturn in the bin and getting a nice grey Japanese one?0 -
That's a shame, unless you can find out more about that mod from online images.
Maybe from finding out the names of the pins they are using.
I do have a white japanese saturn but its not 20 pin. has a power supply issue i need to sort.
EDIT : That sortof looks like a switchless region free mod, probably a chip on the underside of the board.
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Added MIDI & Wifi support to my Mister in an Amiga 600 case. Really liking this platform, the Amiga support is great now with RTG enabled and the new shared folder support so you can ftp files straight onto the Amiga disk.
MIDI on the PC core sounds excellent, not configured it for the Amiga or Atari yet. Its using a PI3 running mt32-pi to handle all the MIDI stuff.
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Good idea!
I think the main delay so far has been the fear in powering them up again :eek:
Every time I bring one down, something seems to go bad... going to start with Turtles in Time and Game Tengoku as I don't want either of them anymore and they're worth a few quid. Will have to say my prayers to the gods of capacitors and aging ROMs..!
/Edit - I missed that cheeky post edit:D 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLz6pgvsZ_I
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