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Evercade Reveals TheC64 Collection 3, Coming In 2024

Time Extension about 2 days ago

Featuring Boulder Dash, Summer Games II, & many more.Earlier today, Evercade unveiled TheC64 Collection 3, the latest in its series of cartridge-based retro reissues for its Evercade line of consoles.The collection will feature 13 games that were previousl …
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A question about SMD diodes

Apple Fritter about 2 days ago

I'm building a board which uses a few SMD parts.  The resistors are no problem since the direction they are installed doesn't matter.  They're a PITA to solder, but I can get it done. The question is, which direction do SMD diodes go?  The markings are …

Technics SL-1710 Turntable Maintenance

Jan Beta about 2 days ago

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    1999 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

    The Video Game History Foundation about 2 days ago

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    Feature: I've Just Resurrected This Zelda Scratch Card Game From 1989

    Time Extension about 2 days ago

    Preserving 'Nintendo Game Pack' cards for a new generation.Before we get into the nitty gritty of this piece, some background info. The original plan was to write an article documenting the more than ten examples of lost and forgotten Zelda games, which in …

    acorn atom and acorn system series • AtoMMC joystick.....

    Stardot about 2 days ago

    Hi all,Does anyone know the pinout of the Joystick port on the AtoMMC board?Cheers.Phill.Statistics: Posted by Prime — Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:09 pm — Replies 7 — Views 195 …

    So is Neo Geo Cup 98 really just Super Sidekicks 5?

    Neo Geo Forums about 2 days ago

    We got Super Sidekicks 4 in 1996, usually with its subtitle "Ultimate 11" front and center. It's almost SNK was getting embarrassed they made so many sequels. I dunno, Neo Geo Cup 98 sure looks like a Super Sidekicks 5. …
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    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Could Be Coming To PS Plus Premium Soon

    Time Extension about 2 days ago

    The game has been rated by Taiwan’s classification body.The Taiwanese video game classification body has rated Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace for PS4 and PS5, as reported by Gematsu (and picked up by VGC).This has inevitably led some online to s …

    Apple 1 voltage problem

    Apple Fritter about 2 days ago

    AttachmentSize The screen when starting3.18 MB After my copy of Apple1 is started, the -12V voltage will be reduced to -11.5V in a few seconds and suddenly become 0V. Has anyone encountered this strange problem? If I do not insert AM1404APC, the v …
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    The Making Of: Virtuality, The 1990s Pioneer That Sold The World On VR

    Time Extension about 2 days ago

    "The Americans took to this like you wouldn’t believe".The following is an edited extract from the book Curious Video Game Machines by Lewis Packwood, which explores the stories behind rare and unusual consoles, computers and coin-ops. In this chapter, L …

    Zenith ZWL 0326 (based on 386sl 25 MHz)

    VCFed about 2 days ago

    Hi ALL ! I received this wonderful laptop made by Zenit Data System, it is in good condition and works. Unfortunately, the HDD type Coner CP 2124 is faulty, but the laptop works with a 1 MB CF card. Everything is fine, but the problem is that there is only …
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    English Translation Patch For PC Engine CD-ROM² RPG 'Far East of Eden: Ziria' Released

    Time Extension about 2 days ago

    You can now finally try out this epic RPG in English!Hudson Soft's 1989 Japan-exclusive role-playing game Tengai Makyou: Ziria (otherwise known as Far East of Eden: Ziria) has just been translated into English, thanks to fans (as spotted by David Shadoff o …
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    32-bit acorn hardware • My A5000 - work done so far

    Stardot about 2 days ago

    After my A3000 has been completely repaired (I am just 'enhancing' it now...), here are all the picture I took during the repair of my A5000.The full story started on the following forum:https://www.exxosforu... ... =18&t=6682And here w …
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    Nihon Falcom's Action RPG Classic 'Xanadu' Is Heading To Nintendo Switch

    Time Extension about 2 days ago

    Arrives December 14th.D4 Entertainment and Project EGG have revealed that the next title coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop as part of its Console EGG series of rereleases will be Nihon Falcom's PC-88 action RPG hit Xanadu (thanks gosokkyu!)The second gam …

    scanning of books, magazines, ads and letters • Looking for a scan of "Aldebaran" game review

    Stardot about 2 days ago

    Hello,I'm looking for a scan of the review of "Aldebaran", published in "Acorn Computing - March 1993 (Vol. 11, No. 1)".Cover: http://8bs.com/othrdnld/tmu... AFAIK the content of this issue is not available on 8bs.com nor in other online a …
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    Saturn Cult Classic 'Gundam Blue Destiny' Is Finally Getting The Toys It Deserves

    Time Extension about 2 days ago

    Part of the 'Robot Spirits' series.Back in 1996, Bandai released the first entry in the Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny series, a trilogy of Sega Saturn games that has remained exclusive to Japan.Despite the lack of a Western localisation, …

    acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • On now! ABUG dev night on zoom, Thursday at 7pm (GMT)

    Stardot about 2 days ago

    On Thursday (tonight!) there will be an ABUG Dev night, at 7, on zoom. (Dev Nights run on Thursdays, every three weeks. If you don't have the zoom coordinates, send a PM or ask in this thread. We don't publish them!)- keep it interesting, or otherwise kee …

    Monty Python's Argument Sketch performed with two vintage speech synthesizers

    VCFed about 2 days ago

    Found this after watching LGR's video on the DECtalk, and this was too good to not pass on. ? …

    8-bit acorn hardware • Sound digitizing interface?

    Stardot about 2 days ago

    BITD me and my mates… used to capture a lot of digitized sound on our Beebs. Has the circuit for this ever come up on the forums? I know it’s easier to convert on a PC/MAC to format such as that used by the speech chips. Just curious though, as it wou …
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    TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #36 is Saturday, December 16th at 7:00pm Eastern

    VCFed about 2 days ago

    Please join us on Dec 16 at 7pm EST for another roundtable discussion with many of your Tandy computing friends from around the world. You can watch on our YouTube channel or even better get in touch for a Zoom invite. It's been a few months since we've …

    VCF East 2024 Pre Event Survey Results

    VCFed about 2 days ago

    https://bit.ly/vcfe2024pre_... …

      Modern update of the CE-158 for the TRS-80 PC-2

      VCFed about 2 days ago

      I Found what I hope is a source for a CE-158 serial interface so that I can get one to wring out the operational details in person. Been looking for one on Ebay etc but they are very rare, however a company in Germany has new ones available; at least it a …
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      Tektronix 4054A - CRT Brightness issue?

      VCFed about 3 days ago

      My Tektronix 4054A with Option 31 Dynamic Color display has begun to exhibit a bright orange spot refresh brightness issue I'm a bit worried that I could burn the CRT. Issue: when I power on the 4054A, I now see a bright orange dot on the top of the sc …
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      The instruction panels for the Famicom Disk Writer, a kiosk that offered various games to be written…

      Supper Mario Broth about 3 days ago

      The instruction panels for the Famicom Disk Writer, a kiosk that offered various games to be written onto rewritable Famicom Disk System disks in Japan, features original artwork of Mario in a traditional Japanese outfit, bowing. The “M” monogr …

      Looking for a WORKING Syquest 200MB drive (SQ5200C)

      VCFed about 3 days ago

      Prowling through the eBay listings, I see a lot of "Powers on; no further test". I've been stung on that one before. So hoping perhaps someone has a 200 MB SQ5200C that actually works for sale... I've got the working 44 and 88 MB models, but m …