Finally got around to publishing a video ob this project (LED lights for the NES shell). youtu.be/C_tYj-QMm4s. I think I’ll document the RGB video out mod next ;)
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Finally got around to publishing a video ob this project (LED lights for the NES shell). youtu.be/C_tYj-QMm4s. I think I’ll document the RGB video out mod next ;)
Yes, awe64 but I also have a RetroGus on the way; may keep both in the system. Video is a Cirrus Logic 5428 VLB. Not the best card of the era but I’m focused mostly on DOS/win3.1 games, so should suffice.
Myst for sure! Was the Star Wars game Rebel Assault? Kinda forgot about that one till now 😉
Linux floppy distro wow! I think my first Linux box was a P90. By that time Slackware was common on optical.
The, more or less, completed build of a 486 DX2 66 retro gaming PC. This is the era I did most of my gaming in as a teen. Will be posting some YouTube videos on the build soon.
Always felt this game was really interesting and unique. First time playing since … hmm ‘91 ‘ish 😂
Oh h*ll yeah, it works! Installed the NESRGB mod and it looks amazing! This was a challenging mod for me to install, but so worth it. I now have both component and RGB/SCART out of an otherwise original NES.
While I post mostly on electronics and tech, sometimes you just need to ferment cucumbers. NY style dills.
Thanks for the link, some cool stuff there!
Yes, it captures raw magnetic ‘flux’ whereas a low level copy with a traditional drive controller using a tool like disk dump does a logical sector level copy.
Yeah, indeed this device is reputed to circumvent old school copy protection techniques … well disk copy protections at least. Prolly not going to help with a keyword lookup from the instruction manual 😂
Excited to play with this. It’s a Kyroflux board intended to produce very low level backup/restores of floppy disks (platform independent). You’ll see Kyroflux images on the Internet Archive occasionally.
So, I ordered an old lot of circa early-mid 90s PC parts from eBay. One strange card is this Aztech 6800; a combo sound card and modem 🤔
Next project. Mod the NES for RGB/SCART video out! This mod (NESRGB) uses the original PPU from the Nintendo board so retains authenticity.
I’m in a Seattle burb, sitting outside with an adult beverage. An M80 explodes on every Seahawks score. A bit of a hunger games vibe for my taste but would be fun for the city if we won.
Started posting some more in-depth videos of my retro projects and mods. Here’s one I did recently for the Intellivision. youtu.be/QYGWQswF11k
Ok, this was fun ;) Follow-up to a previous post where I was prototyping some LEDs for installation in a NES shell. All internally wired, no additional power required. Tapped the video rail so I can detect console state. Shoutout to @cefk.bsky.social for reminding me of Cylons.
Different from the Genesis port but sure it’s still fun. There were many platform variants on this game.
Ok retro gamers, make sure you always ‘physically’ check the battery in any used cart you acquire. This Starflight cart still tested fine when saving games, but it was a time bomb. Minor corrosion on board. Saved it before it was too late!
A one-day slowdown is irritating. A one-month slump is terrifying.
With support for abolishing ICE growing and a bipartisan backlash prompting Trump to at least feign a more conciliatory approach in Minnesota, this is the moment to exert pressure. bit.ly/4aoo0an
A personal note on this game. I was a teenager when it was released. A friend and I couldn’t afford to buy it so we just kept extending our rental (yep, that was a thing) till we beat it; an extended weekend of brutal marathon if I recall ;) Good times.
Finished build! Now just need some games besides FF2 … or do I? 😄
Next console build with a board off eBay. It works! No signal on the RF out but the multiport is fine. I can live with that.
Decided my transparent NES enclosure needs some internal lights. Still designing exactly where I want to mount them and how they’ll behave.
StarFlight on the C64.
“Don’t die talking to cancer!”
Phantasy Star I was my motivation for getting the console again.
