General Arcade and Retro Chat - Insert Coin -

Kolido

Pretty cool vga mod for the VB

CiDeRmAn

I wouldn't chance someone interfering with my VB!

I imagine, with two images being generated, a little more tinkering would produce a 3D image that could be seen on a VR headset.
Which would be outstanding.

Inviere

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I imagine, with two images being generated, a little more tinkering would produce a 3D image that could be seen on a VR headset.
Which would be outstanding.

Or, use an emulator within something like the Rift

The Last Bandit

So the Vega+ has been released at least (to a few backers anyway)

o1s1n

Doge wrote: »

The more I look at the level of detail put into this the better it gets. :eek:

Hang on, those CRT closeups showing the phosphor dots are from within a VR simulation?

That's actually mind blowing.

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Hang on, those CRT closeups showing the phosphor dots are from within a VR simulation?

That's actually mind blowing.

They've had the phosphor shaders for emulators for a good few years now. BSNES was where I saw them first. They look amazing if you super sample or run them at silly resolutions.

CiDeRmAn

Inviere wrote: »

Or, use an emulator within something like the Rift

It is still a source of never-ending mystery why they never brought the back catalogue of Virtual Boy games to the 3DS.
Just bonkers.

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

It is still a source of never-ending mystery why they never brought the back catalogue of Virtual Boy games to the 3DS.
Just bonkers.

Wasn't it because you demanded royalties for the idea?

Doge

o1s1n wrote: »

Hang on, those CRT closeups showing the phosphor dots are from within a VR simulation?

That's actually mind blowing.

Yup, if you move your head in close enough you'll be able to see them.

If you look at the video in my second post you can see him move his head in and you can see the dots. That video is 4 years old though so they're a bit more basic in that one.

They will have CRT Emulation for Shadow Mask, Dot Mask and Aperture Grill, as well as LCD emulation also!

Plenty of details on their website:

http://www.emuvr.net

Doge

They have even modelled a PVM recently. Someone in the comments said they should model BNC connectors for RGB and sync.


https://twitter.com/EmuVR/status/972563842223009793?s=17


This will be available in non VR also.

Tom Mann Centuria

The Last Bandit wrote: »

So the Vega+ has been released at least (to a few backers anyway)

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Underwhelming, putting it mildly. Still not convinced this isn't just one of the units that's been knocking around for the last year. It's condition certainly isn't "new" anyway.

CiDeRmAn

Looks like it's done
Made it to the front page of the BBC news app

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45024267

o1s1n

Looks like an absolute piece of crap you'd buy from China!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv6GR9Q3oFY

Inviere

Looks like junk indeed, at the same time, does anyone think the shipped units with the Sinclair branding might attract collector attention?

Tom Mann Centuria

Inviere wrote: »

Looks like junk indeed, at the same time, does anyone think the shipped units with the Sinclair branding might attract collector attention?

Sinclair is just printed on paper so anyone could add it in under the clear plastic.

Inviere

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Sinclair is just printed on paper so anyone could add it in under the clear plastic.

Ah, classy

o1s1n

It was such a news piece in the retro gaming world and colossal feck up that I'm sure the few units that were actually shipped will hold some sort of collector value.

Just look at those buttons though, look at them! The three down the bottom are painted like like something you'd see on a cheapo poundshop toy.

Tom Mann Centuria

It's a shame for backers. A PSP wth the fuse emulator, or even better imo a DS with ZXDS on a flashcard would give you a better screen, better controls, more options etc for less than half the price of a Vega +.

megaten

I don't think I've ever seen a emulation focused handheld that didn't have massive flaws.

Inviere

megaten wrote: »

I don't think I've ever seen a emulation focused handheld that didn't have massive flaws.

Yeah, there's usually always something that puts me off them too...be it ****ty controls, not enough power to do 16bit and above, crappy 3rd party manufacturing, or somesuch

o1s1n

Inviere wrote: »

Yeah, there's usually always something that puts me off them too...be it ****ty controls, not enough power to do 16bit and above, crappy 3rd party manufacturing, or somesuch

Inkjet printed logo on cartridge paper under the bezel is a new one

There's a good recap of the many problems the Vega+ faced over the course of the campaign for those unfamilar.
https://thenextweb.com/gear/2018/08/01/the-zx-spectrum-vega-is-the-ultimate-crowdfunding-cautionary-tale/

Inviere

o1s1n wrote: »

Inkjet printed logo on cartridge paper under the bezel is a new one

Mr. Price start buttons to match

o1s1n

Haha, anyone read about Retro Computers (the company who released the Vega) forgetting to renew their domains for this product and one of their detractors bought them up instead?

http://zxvega.co.uk/
http://retro-computers.co.uk/

That is absolutely hilarious, god tier trolling

Tom Mann Centuria

o1s1n wrote: »

Haha, anyone read about Retro Computers (the company who released the Vega) forgetting to renew their domains for this product and one of their detractors bought them up instead?

http://zxvega.co.uk/
http://retro-computers.co.uk/

That is absolutely hilarious, god tier trolling

More often than not, if there's an article about Sex Robots in the press you'll find Mr. Levy of Rcl quoted. That's his main interest.

Relikk

Anyone with an SD2SNES might be interested in the SA-1 chip beta firmware that was released earlier this evening.

http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=8045.0

Stoner

Inviere wrote:

Ah, classy

It's rubbish looking alright. I won't get one, I was all up for it initially

Tom Mann Centuria

Re value of the Vega + despite being sh!te. There's now one on ebay currently at 255 pounds.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F292664410957

There's been more videos appearing of it too. Not getting any better.

Doge

The original ZX spectrum itself set was rubbish to begin with, why am I not surprised a portable recreation is piss poor also? :P

Tom Mann Centuria

Doge wrote: »

The original ZX spectrum itself set was rubbish to begin with, why am I not surprised a portable recreation is piss poor also? :P

Them's fighting words.

Doge

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Them's fighting words.

I'm only brave enough to say it at this hour because Ciderman's asleep!

CiDeRmAn

Doge wrote: »

I'm only brave enough to say it at this hour because Ciderman's asleep!

I'm awake now,
I'm here to kick Doge's ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum...

Skerries

o1s1n

Skerries wrote: »

Looks nice, shame about the stick though. I was hoping it would have a microswitched one something like the NGP.

CiDeRmAn

Look forward to seeing if they can load extra games on there.
Presumably they couldn't get rights to Puzzle Bobble or the Aerofighters games

Firefox11

o1s1n wrote: »

It was such a news piece in the retro gaming world and colossal feck up that I'm sure the few units that were actually shipped will hold some sort of collector value.

Just look at those buttons though, look at them! The three down the bottom are painted like like something you'd see on a cheapo poundshop toy.

They are already up on ebay going for double the price now!! What a shambles.

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I'm awake now,
I'm here to kick Doge's ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum...

C64 Master Race! :cool:

Inviere

Doge wrote: »

C64 Master Race! :cool:

Almost, we’ll find out for definite when it’s fully loaded

Steve X2

A teardown of the mini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtNwRm6b_sE

Steve X2

If anyone else uses the Micomsoft XCapture-1 as their main capture device I'd recommend having a look at the below 3rd party software. It runs the same engine but has better options, tweaks and is in general better than the official Micomsoft software. I started using it the other day and it just works better and easier. It probably supports other devices as well.

https://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/usb-3-0-video-capture-device-hdmi-dvi-vga~USB3HDCAP#dnlds

sundodger5

For all the pinballl fans. If in London Brewdog shepherds Bush..

Jack burton

Last time I was there they only had AC/DC and a broken getaway.

Must take another trip over next time im in London. Some serious beer selection. Me and 4 of mates went over for a weekend last time I was in there.......if we ever have a 18+ thread I tell ye what happened after we left the pub that night

sundodger5

Now i feel like i missed something. All the machines i played played ok. Flipper strength etc. Some minor bugs on Batman which code be software based. Nothibg to compare it to though. Liked Star Trek although the sound was odd which takes from the fun of it.
The machines seemed to be supplied by londonpinball.co.uk so with them in business we may see more machines popping up.

Tom Mann Centuria

Though I'm not normally a fan of commodore 64 brown, this is a sight to behold.

https://twitter.com/BadDogDesigns_/status/1022861619863408640?s=20

DaveyDave

Can't remember if I've asked this already but has anyone here imported a console outside the EU over €150? Just wondering what the customs tariff/rate would be. The website is a ball ache to navigate.

I'm not sure if it's even worth getting stuff from Japan. 23% VAT, possible customs charge and another €10-15 "Admin" fee from AnPost etc.

I've been hit on everything I've gotten from the US and Australia.

Burzum

DaveyDave wrote: »

Can't remember if I've asked this already but has anyone here imported a console outside the EU over €150? Just wondering what the customs tariff/rate would be. The website is a ball ache to navigate.

I'm not sure if it's even worth getting stuff from Japan. 23% VAT, possible customs charge and another €10-15 "Admin" fee from AnPost etc.

I've been hit on everything I've gotten from the US and Australia.

It's very hit and miss to be honest, I buy alot from Japan and only get caught 20-30% of the time for vat, I think its luck of the draw that's how I have found it anyways.


If you are still getting it cheaper with vat and postage included than you would have buying over here then ya might aswell.

Doge

Here's an in-depth review of the Vega+.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9i2aBPKiRw

The management had the cheek to call the packaging "ethical" in response to all the criticism.

The review is pretty painful to watch!

DaveyDave

Jaysus the Dreamcast VMU has feck all memory on it. Had to delete a 20 block Crazy Taxi save because Shenmue needed 80. MSR is 70 odd also. I think the 4x Memory was Japanese only for Phantasy Star Online? Might just pick-up a second VMU if it's possible to run 2.

CiDeRmAn

DaveyDave wrote: »

Jaysus the Dreamcast VMU has feck all memory on it. Had to delete a 20 block Crazy Taxi save because Shenmue needed 80. MSR is 70 odd also. I think the 4x Memory was Japanese only for Phantasy Star Online? Might just pick-up a second VMU if it's possible to run 2.

You can use four, one in each attached controller.

Nerdkiller1991

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

You can use four, one in each attached controller.

But there's two slots in each Dreamcast controller. Surely you meant to say 8?