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by orion70
Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:43 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Mega-Cart
Replies: 695
Views: 187499

Yes Jeff, I've been playing Ten Ten with my new neighbours after dinner. It was like we were going to talk and know each other better (very formal conversation), then they noticed my VIC-20 and the guy told me he had one when he was young. So I showed him the MC and loaded Ten Ten, and he found it f...
by orion70
Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:31 am
Forum: Games
Topic: New game in progress: Q*Bert 2009
Replies: 24
Views: 6704

Cute! At last, a real Q*bert in our VIC.
Congratulations on this work. :D
by orion70
Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:40 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Final Expansion :: 512KB SRAM + 512KB EEPROM + SD Card (2GB)
Replies: 318
Views: 79761

I think this is a free project for everyone who wants to build one, I don't think Diddl is going to produce and sell the board- or am I wrong? :?:
by orion70
Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:35 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Final Expansion :: 512KB SRAM + 512KB EEPROM + SD Card (2GB)
Replies: 318
Views: 79761

Centallica wrote:minus the hairy sphincter thanks :lol:
Can be fun though- depending on how the Speichererweiterung is used :D
by orion70
Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:58 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Final Expansion :: 512KB SRAM + 512KB EEPROM + SD Card (2GB)
Replies: 318
Views: 79761

It would be interesting if one could use it to load multi-part games, just as it was a real disk drive (I was thinking in particular about Infocom adventures, which are made of an interpreter disk plus a story disk). Is this feasible with such a device?
by orion70
Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:31 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: FA: Programmers reference guide
Replies: 7
Views: 2227

Yes, please, think twice before putting everything on sale... A great collection like this should remain undivided, possibly in its owner's hands. :cry:
by orion70
Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:53 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: FA: usborne books computer spacegames and many others
Replies: 12
Views: 3056

Good luck, and don't forget to scan programs you find particularly nice :D .
by orion70
Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:22 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Football Manager
Replies: 16
Views: 4967

Agree. Maybe, it's time to revive an old thread... With the very first post from Ivanhoe. :wink:
by orion70
Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:31 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Omega Fury
Replies: 132
Views: 36738

Great work! Very well done, too bad it's not on the MC. :cry:
by orion70
Sun May 31, 2009 2:19 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Missing Cartridge Games
Replies: 2
Views: 1553

And it's not technically impossible, as many other games were recently released with a near-to-original quality (see Frogger, Quikman). :)
by orion70
Fri May 29, 2009 9:53 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Mega-Cart
Replies: 695
Views: 187499

nbla000 wrote:I spent the last week-end playing Pong with my son, 5 years old, when you may try the same emotion ? :wink:
Hopefully soon, even if she doesn't agree, I'll do it while she's playing Pong 8) .
by orion70
Thu May 28, 2009 12:01 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Mega-Cart
Replies: 695
Views: 187499

I spent the night playing VIC games with my lady, who immediately fell in love with Pong (2 players, paddles - she didn't even know what a "paddle" was before yesterday :D ).

Hooray for Mega-Cart!
by orion70
Wed May 27, 2009 8:33 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Mega-Cart
Replies: 695
Views: 187499

#41 arrived on my desk today :D .
Can't wait to get back home and try it. THANKS!
by orion70
Tue May 26, 2009 11:23 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Introduction to BASIC
Replies: 1
Views: 836

Nope, only two.
They were produced in several languages, all with the same package, manual structure and cassette programs.

Here are the English and Italian ones:
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by orion70
Sun May 24, 2009 8:04 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Jupiter lander highscore 89220, care to challenge?
Replies: 17
Views: 5535

:shock: Congratulations on this hiscore!