Denial

The SC-3000 is a very rare home computer released by Sega in the early eighties. It is compatible with SG-1000 software, but also runs Sega BASIC which enables users to design their own games. The machine was only released in a few countries; one of which was New Zealand. The SC-3000 was also promin...

New Zealand. Home of the SC-3000.

The furthest I've managed to get is Level 4, and my highest score is 270.

Am I the only one who finds this game really hard?

My first love was the Sega Game Gear. I have a Fusion emulator, but I wouldn't go to the trouble of buying another Game Gear because I would be constantly comparing it to my old one and it just wouldn't be the same. With the VIC-20, I only have vague childhood memories of my parents owning one, so i...

Does anyone have a high score for Arcadia?

The broken datasette came this morning. I opened it up and managed to fix the loose play button by pulling the metal switch forward. When I hooked it up to the VIC, it wouldn't power up. I suspect this is something to do with some loose wiring in the connector that goes in the back of the VIC; the w...

The VCR is still alive and well in my home. Over the last few years, I've been able to buy VHS tapes in charity shops for about 50p a go; sometimes, you even get offers of four for £1. I now have about 800 VHS tapes and about twelve different copies of Ghostbusters.

English Invader wrote:Black. The colour of Spectrum. The colour of death.

Just kidding, by the way.

Sonic the Hedgehog should be an amusing one.

Black. The colour of Spectrum. The colour of death.

I'm new to the VIC myself, but if I'm reading this right, your problem is that your television is maximising one part of the VIC screen and not showing the complete image. I read another posting recently from someone who had a similar problem, and it was suggested that he try using an AV instead of ...

I haven't got the heart to dissect a working datasette.

I've always been a bit of a dumbass when it comes to mechanics so I thought it best to start from first principles.

Well, that's why I'm buying it. I figured the best way to learn how a datasette operates is by buying a broken one and dissecting it. That way, if and when my own datasette is in need of repair, I'll have some idea of what to do.

I wasn't complaining. I was just thinking about the long-term future; VIC hardware isn't getting any younger (some of the stuff was made before I was even born - and I'm 27). Whenever I turn on my VIC, I'm always sweating over wear-and-tear. This is mainly out of ignorance, but I'm working on it. Si...