sys64738
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I am new here and this may very well be posted in the wrong forum area .. moderators, please relocate as needed.
Hello to all the Vintage Computing users here .. please forgive any opinions expressed here, as I am a long time Commodore enthusiast, and this is certainly not new news to the Tandy enthusiasts. The following is an excerpt from another forum where I am also polling interest.
In 2007, a Donkey Kong emulator was released for the Tandy Color Computer 3, which otherwise is a rather unsensational micro. However, the Donkey Kong emulator for the CoCo 3 is a remarkable port of the arcade machine. No other release of Donkey Kong for any other micro nor console was ever done this well, short of actual MAME emulation.
http://users.axess.com/twilight/sock/dkremix/index.html
I saw this recently running on a CoCo at the MidWest Vintage Computer Festival and was blown away. The sound, color, and game play were spot on. The remixed version is even more amazing and is really tough, where I've since been playing it via the VCC emulator. I'm considering getting a CoCo 3 just for the DK ports alone, along with the CoCo SDC cart, which is still available.
What's not readily available however is an Atari 9 Pin joystick adapter. So I drafted a tiny one up last night that should fit in a 9 pin D-Sub shell. It adapts an Atari style D-Sub 9 connector on one end to a male Din 6 on the other end to plug in to the CoCo 3. I don't have a CoCo 3 yet, but I'm considering having these 9 Pin adapter PCB's printed to justify the acquisition. I can then use a TAC 2 or any other Atari type joystick with the CoCo 3, which is really a prerequisite, as the native Tandy sticks are analog.
The circuit is based on the one posted on the CoCo wiki. If anyone would like to crowd fund this with me, I can compile some kits and even solder up some full adapters if there's interest. I'm thinking $6 for a kit or $12 for a built adapter plus shipping .. the usual $5 domestic or $10 overseas. With 10 confirmed pledges, I can submit the PCB for fabrication.
I'll be doing a one time run of PCB's and assembly, and then that will be all. I don't require any payment upfront, only a commitment to follow through on any interest expressed by the time the PCB order is placed. Payment would be via paypal and shipping is world wide. This is a public service, group funded offer and I'll combine interest here with the other forum posts. I anticipate having the PCB's printed next week and should have them back and shipping kits or full adapters by mid October. Updates will be made here in this thread.
Hello to all the Vintage Computing users here .. please forgive any opinions expressed here, as I am a long time Commodore enthusiast, and this is certainly not new news to the Tandy enthusiasts. The following is an excerpt from another forum where I am also polling interest.
In 2007, a Donkey Kong emulator was released for the Tandy Color Computer 3, which otherwise is a rather unsensational micro. However, the Donkey Kong emulator for the CoCo 3 is a remarkable port of the arcade machine. No other release of Donkey Kong for any other micro nor console was ever done this well, short of actual MAME emulation.
http://users.axess.com/twilight/sock/dkremix/index.html
I saw this recently running on a CoCo at the MidWest Vintage Computer Festival and was blown away. The sound, color, and game play were spot on. The remixed version is even more amazing and is really tough, where I've since been playing it via the VCC emulator. I'm considering getting a CoCo 3 just for the DK ports alone, along with the CoCo SDC cart, which is still available.
What's not readily available however is an Atari 9 Pin joystick adapter. So I drafted a tiny one up last night that should fit in a 9 pin D-Sub shell. It adapts an Atari style D-Sub 9 connector on one end to a male Din 6 on the other end to plug in to the CoCo 3. I don't have a CoCo 3 yet, but I'm considering having these 9 Pin adapter PCB's printed to justify the acquisition. I can then use a TAC 2 or any other Atari type joystick with the CoCo 3, which is really a prerequisite, as the native Tandy sticks are analog.
The circuit is based on the one posted on the CoCo wiki. If anyone would like to crowd fund this with me, I can compile some kits and even solder up some full adapters if there's interest. I'm thinking $6 for a kit or $12 for a built adapter plus shipping .. the usual $5 domestic or $10 overseas. With 10 confirmed pledges, I can submit the PCB for fabrication.
I'll be doing a one time run of PCB's and assembly, and then that will be all. I don't require any payment upfront, only a commitment to follow through on any interest expressed by the time the PCB order is placed. Payment would be via paypal and shipping is world wide. This is a public service, group funded offer and I'll combine interest here with the other forum posts. I anticipate having the PCB's printed next week and should have them back and shipping kits or full adapters by mid October. Updates will be made here in this thread.