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Steve X2

Some tasty 3DO/Dreamcast related packages from Hong Kong and Kazakhstan just arrived at my desk

The Hong Kong package got stung for customs but the one from Kazakhstan sailed through

Pics to follow.

Steve X2

3DO FZ1 and Dreamcast USB host controllers.
He certainly used a lot of PCB, but I see he was going for a perfect fit for these to use an external USB drive(he loves his external drives). I plan on getting them mounted internally and having the drive internal as well. Which should be fine for the 3DO, but the DC will be a job as there really isn’t much room to pull a USB cable back into the console. The DC uses a direct connection to the console whereas the 3DO uses ribbon cables, so I can move the 3DO PCB around but the DC one is set.





Been looking for this for a good while. A 3DO FZ1 Video CD adapter with built memory manager.

Doge

My get isn't half as interesting as Steve's, but gotta catch 'em all!

CiDeRmAn

Now that's a good flight sim right there.
Makes the Blazing Angels game look rubbish.

Ron DMC

Android tablet arrived this morning.
Paired it up with my Pokémon typing game keyboard and lashed a few games on it. Works great.

Will try some emulation later, and maybe pair a ps3 controller.

krudler

Ron DMC wrote: »

Android tablet arrived this morning.
Paired it up with my Pokémon typing game keyboard and lashed a few games on it. Works great.

Will try some emulation later, and maybe pair a ps3 controller.

I use my ps3 controller on my nexus 7 all the time it works great. Android tablets are the job for emulating games on the go.

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Now that's a good flight sim right there.
Makes the Blazing Angels game look rubbish.

HOE and Blazing Angels just seem extremely bare and static so far in comparison where as Sturmovik seems like an all out war.

I havent popped it in yet, but from looking at gameplays the detail looks amazing for a 5 year old console game.

Just look at the city half way through this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrDKFi46PZ4

The cockpit views look amazing too,
HOE has no inside view, and the pilots look like cardboard cut outs, think of spectators in old rally games.
Blazing Angels has a cockpit view but its looks crap and puts the game in slow motion with a horrible framerate.

I think the only other style game of the generation that may come any bit close to Strumovik is Birds Of Steel, a quite different game but has the atmosphere of an all out war.

The night time missions look superb too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is30WkzTC-w

Steve X2

The brains of the 3DO and DC USB host controllers:



I took this earlier with my new iPhone macro lens. Not bad for 10 Euro
It's actually very handy for checking stuff up close on the iPhone screen(loads of distortion on the edge of the image though).

For the nerds:

MCU, 32BIT, CORTEX-M3, 120MHZ, LQFP-64
Architecture: ARM Cortex-M3
Program Memory Size: 256KB
RAM Memory Size: 100KB
CPU Speed: 120MHz
No. of I/O's: 51
MCU Case Style: LQFP
No. of Pins: 64
Embedded Interface Type: CAN, I2C, SPI, UART, USART, USB
Supply Voltage Min: 1.8V
Supply Voltage Max: 3.6V
Packaging: Each
Controller Family/Series: (ARM Cortex) STM32
Core Size: 32bit
MSL: -
No. of PWM Channels: 6
No. of Timers: 12
Operating Temperature Max: 85°C
Operating Temperature Min: -40°C
Operating Temperature Range: -40°C to +85°C
Oscillator Type: External, Internal
Peripherals: ADC, DAC, DMA, PWM, Temp Sensor, Timer
SVHC: No SVHC (16-Dec-2013)

CosmicSmash

I never heard back from that lad about the DC loader:( Hope he goes ahead and puts them into production.

Steve X2

Monkeykube wrote: »

I never heard back from that lad about the DC loader:( Hope he goes ahead and puts them into production.

He's not great at replying to people. I've been contacting him on and off for over a year and he never got back to me. Then he commented on one of my vids on youtube and we got chatting that way.

CosmicSmash

I'm in no hurry, I blew the games budget at the weekend after a few drinks. Nothing rare but I couldn't pass it up in the condition that it's in. Just have to put up with the noise of the Dreamcast for another while:o

Doge

Monkeykube wrote: »

I never heard back from that lad about the DC loader:( Hope he goes out of production.

Couldn't help but read it that way the first time! :pac:

CosmicSmash

Doge wrote: »

Couldn't help but read it that way the first time! :pac:

I'm bad, but not that bad.

Steve X2

I'm not sure if he's going to make any or many more of the DC or 3DO stuff. It's hard to tell with him.
Anyway, quick review, 3DO USB is pretty awesome, DC USB is pretty awesome

Not perfect though, mounting the storage internally will be a pain and I'll probably have to solder on some sort of internal USB port to the headers on the PCB's

BGOllie

Was at a car boot sale this weekend and my wife spotted a boxed PS1 for €10 that I'd somehow missed. All was in it, included 2 dual shock controlers and when I open the cd tray it had Crash Bandicot in.

On the way back she kept going on about how she "caught me slipping" .

Should never have showed her them game chasers videos ...

Tomo.Murphy

I picked up the Uncharted 3 Game of the Year edition in Argos yesterday for €8.99. The DLC alone probably costs more than that. Sure they're selling the PS3 essentials version for €14

Oh Argos....

CiDeRmAn

I have a promo edition of that and Uncharted 2, must pick up the Game of the Year edition as soon as.
Still waiting for my Super Pong console from the US, it's coming via USPS and left the states on the 23rd of August.
Any ideas when I should expect this bad boy ?

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Sweet Fuse came from Play Asia this morning

raven999

i got a copy of evolution and test drive le mans for dreamcast from the us cheap then i got the blaze xploder to play them i now have a problem le mans works fine evolution wont work so i got another copy still wont work anybody have any ideas

Danonino.

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Now that's a good flight sim right there.
Makes the Blazing Angels game look rubbish.

Never completed BA 2 as it just never held my attention, I did however have a scary addiction to BA1. Fond memory's of playing it with Angels and Airwaves we don't need to whisper as a custom soundtrack and usually wasted. Ha ha man that sounds lame but it was great I swear.

That's what.. 8 or 9 years ago. Damn.

CosmicSmash

raven999 wrote: »

i got a copy of evolution and test drive le mans for dreamcast from the us cheap then i got the blaze xploder to play them i now have a problem le mans works fine evolution wont work so i got another copy still wont work anybody have any ideas

What cable are you using for output from the Dreamcast?

raven999

Monkeykube wrote: »

What cable are you using for output from the Dreamcast?

hi
im using an av cable plays all my games perfect except the us evo

Tomo.Murphy

Doge wrote: »

My get isn't half as interesting as Steve's, but gotta catch 'em all!

Where did you pick this up? [If you don't mind me asking, of course ]

Looks like a pretty good game.

I haven't turned on the PS3 in about 2 years and I'm looking to buy a few games for it to get myself interested in it again, ha. I bet the update I get after 2 years will be great fun too....

Optimus Prime

Been a while since i got anything worth posting..

Bubble Bobble boot, which im hoping to put the redux roms on which makes it play like the original.



and Sunset Riders

Steve X2

keithgeo wrote: »

Been a while since i got anything worth posting..

Bubble Bobble boot, which im hoping to put the redux roms on which makes it play like the original.



and Sunset Riders

Bubble Bobble, cool.
Sunset Riders, Awesome!

o1s1n

Sunset Riders!! Want

Optimus Prime

Loved it since i was a kid, great game.

Retr0gamer

Ah sunset riders. The arcade version is in a whole different league compared to the dull console ports.

Jack burton

Sunset riders! YES!

Doge

Tomo.Murphy wrote: »

Where did you pick this up? [If you don't mind me asking, of course ]

Looks like a pretty good game.

I haven't turned on the PS3 in about 2 years and I'm looking to buy a few games for it to get myself interested in it again, ha. I bet the update I get after 2 years will be great fun too....

Got all 3 games wwii fighter games on adverts.ie, luckily they were up for grabs when i wanted them a week or 2 ago.

I'd say buying online would be your best bet as they're not as popular as other games.

Popped Sturmovik in today and the sense of realism was very impressive compared to the others.
Almost everything about it is better including the narration and wwii footage.
The narration in Heroes Over Europe is really cheesey and the footage is just thrown together.

One thing i noticed is that there wasnt any in game music during some of the missions, which kinda makes it feel a bit boring, but im not sure if all missions lack that.

Myrddin

keithgeo wrote: »

Loved it since i was a kid, great game.

XL Bowl, the small alcove off to the left, down the back in the middle?

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Ah sunset riders. The arcade version is in a whole different league compared to the dull console ports.

Couldn't agree more. I'm building up a list of wanted games, & Sunset Riders isn't on the list for any platform. The arcade version, much like SF2, is the definitive version & the 16bit ports are inferior in every way. Mame or pcb all the way for this one.

Optimus Prime

Haha Yeh, it's funny I seem to be buying all the games that where in that bowling alley. Sunset riders, street fighter 2, wwe wrestlefest, tetris, mortal kombat.

Still to get from there, world rally, super pang, Simpsons.. What other games had they can you remember?

Myrddin

keithgeo wrote: »

Haha Yeh, it's funny I seem to be buying all the games that where in that bowling alley. Sunset riders, street fighter 2, wwe wrestlefest, tetris, mortal kombat.

Still to get from there, world rally, super pang, Simpsons.. What other games had they can you remember?

Hmm... Final Fight, Cicso Heat, & possibly Road Blasters?

CiDeRmAn

Road Blasters I loved but I could not get into Cisco Heat at all, pub in Sligo had it and I didn't like it at all, it was pretty noisy though, I'll give it that!

Steve X2

Steve SI protip:
If you have an unknown dog staying with you for a few days, Do Not leave out your Turbo Everdrive Deluxe on the living room table!
Most of it is now inside said dog
 
So todays costs are a new Turbo Everdrive(non deluxe peasant edition), 3D printed shell from Shapeways and trip to the vet to make sure dog is ok(he is).
 

Optimus Prime

Myrddin wrote: »

Hmm... Final Fight, Cicso Heat, & possibly Road Blasters?

Oh Yeh, final fight and Cisco heat where you crash the car into the bad guys car? Not sure about Road blasters though I can't picture the game at the minute. Just remembered there was a football game and outside a two player sit down, think we identified the games before, one you are a ship and your power ups where dragged behind you when you picked them up, Gemini was it? and the other was looking down at a motorbike and side car.

3 big two player sit downs outside with Street fighter and 1 in that alcove, it's mad 4 Street fighter games in that place there was, goes to show how popular it was.

Myrddin

No Cisco Heat was some kind of car driving game where you were a fire department car. Chase HQ was the one where you crash into the bad guys...they had that too now that you mention it I Can't place the shooting game at the mo, & I could be wrong about Road Blasters...that little alcove had lots of games was such a cool place

CiDeRmAn

Steve SI wrote: »

Steve SI protip:
If you have an unknown dog staying with you for a few days, Do Not leave out your Turbo Everdrive Deluxe on the living room table!
Most of it is now inside said dog
 
So todays costs are a new Turbo Everdrive(non deluxe peasant edition), 3D printed shell from Shapeways and trip to the vet to make sure dog is ok(he is).
 

You better watch the poop, you can still recover the SD card!

Anyone asks what the Turbo Everdrive is like you can that , right now, it's like dog sh1t!

The Last Bandit

Picked up a Raspberry PI B+ this morning, nice compact board alright.

Looking forward to messing around with it a bit - could be a nice solution for people making dedicated cabs of games not supported by the other cheap multi game boards if a decent 15KHz output can be got.

o1s1n

Myrddin wrote: »

XL Bowl, the small alcove off to the left, down the back in the middle?



Couldn't agree more. I'm building up a list of wanted games, & Sunset Riders isn't on the list for any platform. The arcade version, much like SF2, is the definitive version & the 16bit ports are inferior in every way. Mame or pcb all the way for this one.

I still quite like the SNES version... ! Arcade one is far better but I still don't have the PCB for some reason.

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

I still quite like the SNES version... ! Arcade one is far better but I still don't have the PCB for some reason.

It's like the 16bit SF2 games for me...I just can't bring myself to play them...I mean why would anyone given how easily & perfectly the arcade version can be emulated

o1s1n

Myrddin wrote: »

It's like the 16bit SF2 games for me...I just can't bring myself to play them...I mean why would anyone given how easily & perfectly the arcade version can be emulated

I'll either sit in front of a CRT and play it on a console or sit in front of a cab and play it on that.

Sitting in front of a laptop emulating, bleurgh, can't do it anymore!

I guess I could always install some games like that on the modded Wii and run it through a CRT. Actually that's a great idea! Not sure why I haven't done that already..!

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

Sitting in front of a laptop emulating, bleurgh, can't do it anymore!

I feel like that when playing the 16bit SF2 games They're just inferior in every way, sound, music, sprites, animation, graphics...it's just way too distracting to see how reduced they are. With HLSL & Mame, there's just no comparison

o1s1n

Myrddin wrote: »

I feel like that when playing the 16bit SF2 games They're just inferior in every way, sound, music, sprites, animation, graphics...it's just way too distracting to see how reduced they are. With HLSL & Mame, there's just no comparison

HLSL, fancy bartop - that's something else entirely really.

Playing on a standard PC/Laptop just isn't fun.

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

HLSL, fancy bartop - that's something else entirely really.

Playing on a standard PC/Laptop just isn't fun.

True, but HLSL can make the standard pc/laptop look a lot better than the 16bit versions still. I suppose you're into the realm of external pads/sticks etc which becomes messy...point taken

o1s1n

Myrddin wrote: »

True, but HLSL can make the standard pc/laptop look a lot better than the 16bit versions still. I suppose you're into the realm of external pads/sticks etc which becomes messy...point taken

Oh yeah, not doubting that they don't look great and all, its just not an authentic experience really. I tend to get bored with it very quickly and exit mame to go back to browsing boards :pac:

BTW, this same debate always comes up when someone buys a sunset riders PCB!

CiDeRmAn

Package awaits me at work but I'm off duty today , it'll have to wait!
Reckon it's Pong!
I have to pick up 4 D cell batteries to power it, pending research into the appropriate adapter.
Also, concerns about video made me realise I have a rf to comp converter somewhere , should mean I can hook it up to any display, visual fidelity isn't quite as crucial when dealing with a system that only outputs black and white.

The Last Bandit

Did you get US spec D cell batteries ?

The Last Bandit

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Did you get US spec D cell batteries ?

Yea I think American d batteries are wider coz there imperial.
Ours are metric ;-)

CiDeRmAn

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Did you get US spec D cell batteries ?

Nope....
Bugger....