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by English Invader
Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Replies: 57
Views: 11528

Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge

I saw the 8-Bit Show and Tell video on YT last night and despite already owning a Mega-Cart, I'm tempted. The random game selector is an awesome feature and it's already drawn my attention to some games that had gone under the radar 8) .
by English Invader
Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Raspberry Pi 400 - Computer in a keyboard!
Replies: 25
Views: 6086

Re: Raspberry Pi 400 - Computer in a keyboard!

I'm actually on a Pi 400 right now (Twister OS) and it's been my daily driver for a couple of weeks now. Twister has a very handy implementation of Retropie which saves a lot of micro-SD card swapping and I haven't missed an x86 desktop at all yet. I can't pretend that a Pi 400 would meet everyone's...
by English Invader
Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:16 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Xbox Series S... the best VIC-20 you can buy!
Replies: 6
Views: 2705

Re: Xbox Series S... the best VIC-20 you can buy!

I was messing around with BMC64 the other day. It's a bare metal VICE implementation for the Raspberry Pi. I put it on a spare 3B+ I had lying around and while it booted fine I couldn't get it to recognise the buttons on either my generic PC gamepad or the 360 gamepad even though the system picked t...
by English Invader
Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: An idea for a useless project
Replies: 12
Views: 2692

Re: An idea for a useless project

I think I'd rather have a VIC-20 laptop than a Me Too Osbourne. I've never liked the SX-64. It's about as portable as a mainframe.
by English Invader
Sun May 29, 2022 4:45 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Emulating the Atari 2600 on the VIC-20? Hear me out...
Replies: 8
Views: 820

Re: Emulating the Atari 2600 on the VIC-20? Hear me out...

The best emulation the VIC-20 can do is through direct ports. Even with its own software library, I still regard the VIC as one of the best systems for early 80s arcade games. There are a few shortcomings compared to the 2600 (particularly noticeable with a comparison between the Centipede ports for...
by English Invader
Fri Sep 17, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: Mini Jini Cartridge for Sale
Replies: 17
Views: 4805

Re: Mini Jini Cartridge for Sale

On the other hand, this post got me thinking that it would be fun to track inventory for my VIC-20 software "business" on a VIC-20. You know, how many tapes, cartridge cases, PCBs, labels, EEPROM chips, etc., I have on hand. The (c)1983 here is really interesting, and it's probably why so...
by English Invader
Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: Mini Jini Cartridge for Sale
Replies: 17
Views: 4805

Re: Mini Jini Cartridge for Sale

Surprising lack of interest in this rarity. The auction is three days old and there are currently no bids.

I guess collectors aren't quite so willing to break the bank for 40 year old database programs.
by English Invader
Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:53 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Romik Game Disk
Replies: 1
Views: 403

Re: Romik Game Disk

Thank you very much for this. The Romik games tend to be overlooked which is a shame because they're great.
by English Invader
Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:53 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: Megacart is back
Replies: 27
Views: 4298

Re: Megacart is back

The closest thing I have for functionality that matches the Mega Cart is the Turbo MMC for the BBC MIcro, that knocks the SD2IEC into a cocked hat, and is almost as fast as the Mega Cart. A Gotek floppy emulator also works very well with the Beeb and has the added benefit of working with the DFS, A...
by English Invader
Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:28 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: BBC Micro
Replies: 23
Views: 2042

Re: BBC Micro

Another game I forgot to mention in the other thread is Chip Buster (also on the MMC):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOJM7em0cuU
by English Invader
Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:37 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Just got a VIC20, now what? :)
Replies: 21
Views: 7965

Re: Just got a VIC20, now what? :)

I'll have to try Snapper on my Beeb later. I have it on the MMC card somewhere, and I now have a nice shiny Joystick adapter for it! One thing I will say, the BBC version of Jetpac doesn't look or sound nearly as nice as the VIC 20 version. Personally I think the vIC version is actually better than...
by English Invader
Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:33 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Loading device and streaming Vic20 software
Replies: 6
Views: 617

Re: Loading device and streaming Vic20 software

There isn't much going on for our beloved VIC20 these days so I decided to start a little project. Don't know where he got that idea from? There is a similar thing for the Speccy. You plug a tape connector lead from your Speccy to the headphone jack of your mobile phone and stream TZX files from an...
by English Invader
Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:50 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Raspberry Pi 400 - Computer in a keyboard!
Replies: 25
Views: 6086

Re: Raspberry Pi 400 - Computer in a keyboard!

Been using the Pi 400 for a few days now and I'm completely hooked on Python homebrews. I love how it's so easy to tweak the code for a game in the IDE and the ideas for improving and changing games just keep on coming. What better toy is there than a gamer-friendly programming language that can run...
by English Invader
Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:04 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Raspberry Pi 400 - Computer in a keyboard!
Replies: 25
Views: 6086

Re: Raspberry Pi 400 - Computer in a keyboard!

Schlowski wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 12:36 am Looks nice, but doesn't have the charm of the good old micros. It's just another Linux machine.
Still waiting for the Commander X16 and/or the Mega 65...
It doesn't just run Linux. It can also run RISC OS.
by English Invader
Sun Nov 08, 2020 5:34 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Raspberry Pi 400 - Computer in a keyboard!
Replies: 25
Views: 6086

Re: Raspberry Pi 400 - Computer in a keyboard!

In need of an underpowered all-in-one computer this would be my first choice :wink: It's only under-powered if you make an unfair comparison to a desktop PC and don't embrace the system for what it is - a toy for computer hobbyists. Some people didn't embrace the micros of the early 80s because the...