Sports games on the Vic?

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:14 pm

They both look great, but I'd choose single too.

Mikam73 · Post by **Mikam73** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:56 pm

Picture of Vic20 Yleisurheilu (Track & Field) gamebox.

It needed 8kb extra memory + paddles

Had 8 running events and 7 other events. Multipart game at tape.

There was also C64 version.[/img]

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:52 am

Don't you have a regular tape recorder with at least headphone output, so you could connect a cable between your sound card's mic/line in and the tape recorder? If so, you could create a WAV sample of the tape, and someone else could help you archive it as a TAP.

Mikam73 · Post by **Mikam73** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:41 pm

carlsson wrote:Don't you have a regular tape recorder with at least headphone output, so you could connect a cable between your sound card's mic/line in and the tape recorder? If so, you could create a WAV sample of the tape, and someone else could help you archive it as a TAP.

I havent used tapes long time. Well.. Only with Vic20 and C64. What software I need to make WAV? Is it possible with softwares that come with XP? Have to check that out. Just remember all those azimuz problems when tryed load games.. Would regular tape recorder make WAV good enought..

Mikam73 · Post by **Mikam73** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:13 pm

I did download software called Audiocity and recorded WAV. File size is 87MB. Where I could upload it..

davidv_ · Post by **davidv_** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:17 pm

Mikam73 wrote:Found tape player/recorder, but it looks like that Windows 2000 sound recorder can only record 60s. Now need software record that sample.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

6502dude · Post by **6502dude** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:55 pm

I used to use Sound Forge for copying Vic-20 tapes to WAV files.

This link is for current version (not sure if it is crippleware)

http://www.download.com/3000-2170_4-10527212.html

Settings should be 11Khz mono to keep file size smaller.

There are a few utilities to convert WAV to TAP file.

Send me PM and I will set up FTP for transfer of WAV file, if want, and I can do conversion of wav to TAP or to PRG format.

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 3:01 pm

Mikam73 wrote:Just remember all those azimuz problems when tryed load games..

Indeed. I'm not entirely sure what a different azimuth angle does to the data when read, but the software to convert a WAV to TAP has a number of settings to compensate.

Mikam73 · Post by **Mikam73** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 3:02 pm

6502dude wrote:
Send me PM and I will set up FTP for transfer of WAV file, if want, and I can do conversion of wav to TAP or to PRG format.

I just sent you PM. Thanks.

Mikam73 · Post by **Mikam73** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 3:04 pm

carlsson wrote:
Mikam73 wrote:Just remember all those azimuz problems when tryed load games..
Indeed. I'm not entirely sure what a different azimuth angle does to the data when read, but the software to convert a WAV to TAP has a number of settings to compensate.

Atleast I tryed keep volume low enought, so level would not be too high. Hope that WAV file works.

Then I could WAV other Vic20 games too..

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:02 pm

Hm, how well does the X1531 cable work with mtap and ptap? That is, if you have an older PC with both parallel and game ports, or some other source for powering the C2N with +5V. I suppose if you have a big array of tape software to archive, it would both work faster and be more reliable than sampling to WAV. If you're not capable of building the cable, someone else may.

Mikam73 · Post by **Mikam73** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:42 pm

I also have C64 version of Yleisurheilu.

These games:
http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bul ... php?t=1797

And ´Tietomestari´ for Vic20:

davidv_ · Post by **davidv_** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:02 pm

6502dude wrote:I used to use Sound Forge for copying Vic-20 tapes to WAV files.
This link is for current version (not sure if it is crippleware)

It is, you can't save any files in the demo.

Btw ive got most success in "salvaging" old/beaten tapes using tape64 v 1.2.
Just by trying different parameters for the playspeed (-s)

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:19 am

In the past i've used both the wav method and the x1531 cable, i must say that the x1531 cable provide a good result often just at first attempt contrariwise the wav method requires many WAVs to get a good TAP file, the shot is to find the right volume level for each cassette.

Mikam73 · Post by **Mikam73** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:57 am

I did share file with eMule. File name is ´yleisurheilu vic20.wav´

Please try download/get it. I dont wanna run eMule forever..

So if anyone can hear me. Please download now..