New manuals uploaded to Archive.org

 Hi Folks!

Been quite a time i have posted. Just to announced that i have uploaded 4 new manuals to my Archive.org library, which are: the Nintendo Kousenju SP Rifle and the Electro Roulette (both in Japanese and English - many thanks to Chris Kohler for the English scans!)

And the 2 other manuals are: Shiggles Club Jenna Jameson Strip Poker (Yep....the only Plug & Play for adults and it's emulated in MAME/MESS) and the Arcade Cocktail 118-in-1 (manual in Japanese and the screenshots sheet of all 118 games with the English names).

Just click ***HERE*** to download any of these manuals. =)

Chip-8 Database is now online!

 Hi folks!

I'm glad to announced that the "Chip-8 Database" is now available to anyone to download and it is the "BIGGEST" chip-8 archive on the net (i'm not joking here).

 

 As of September 01, 2020, there is in the Database:

* x174 Chip-8 Games (and missing x213 not yet typed)

* x146 Chip-8 Demos/Progs

* x10 Chip-8X (with Hybrids)

* x53 Super Chip-8 Games

* x50 Super Chip-8 Demos/Progs

* x25 XO-Chip Games

* x28 XO-Chip Demos/Progs

* x22 Machine Languages Games (and missing x46 not typed)

* x41 Machine Language Demos/Progs

* x09 Chip-8 Hires (64x64)

* x05 MegaChip files

As you can see, the Chip-8 Database contain a lot more than anyone expects. Hoping this will help numerous programmers and gamers. I will also put in due time, all the missing Chip-8 games that aren't typed yet (listing) and a program to help type these which was made by Revival Studios so hoping that some few fellows will help out expanding the Chip-8 library.

For now, enjoy all there is by clicking on this link: Chip-8 Database.

 

Have fun!

 

--- Sly (brain chipped) DC ---

Listing all Chip-8 games and more...

 Hi folks!

I've been listing all Chip-8 games for the past week and gotten a few headaches along the way (literally) as i've search like hell all the Chip-8 games already in a ROM format (c8, ch8, rom, bin, etc...) and all the games that's still needs to be "typed-in" from books, newsletters, magazines, etc.

So far, i have 402 entries...that's right...402 Chip-8 games listed but some may be copies as these are not typed-in yet to compare. Some few on the list are not available until the authors release them (i only have 7 listed so far), and the games available in a ROM-type format as today (August 30, 2020) are 168!

I have gone thru many RCA Cosmac books, all the newsletters (Viper, Questdata, Ipso Facto, Dreamer (all 19 issues), Cosmac Zelfbouw) and magazines like: ETI Australia, Byte, etc. and i'm still missing all the newsletters issues of 1800 User club (Finland) but this will be another story! ;)

Also, i have listed other Chip-8 releated programs (Chip-8 Demos/Progs), Chip-8X (and hybrids), Super Chip-8 games and Demos/Progs, XO-Chip Games and Demos/Sounds, Machine Language (ML) Games and Demos/Progs and various (Chip-8 Hires (64x64) and Mega Chip 8)(oh man...more headaches!).

The list isn't finished as it's still missing information but will be updated in the following days. If there is a faulty entry (title, year, etc) please let me know so i can make the correction(s). In the meantime, have a good reading! =)

Download the list in Excel "HERE".

- Sly -

OctoJam 7 Coming soon!

Hi folks!

I have just learned that the "OctoJam 7" has been announced 3 days ago by John Earnest (aka Internet Janitor). This year jam will start on October 1st and will end on November 1st, 2020.

To some who doesn't know what is the OctoJam, it's a contest which programmers submits their Chip-8, Super Chip-8 or XO-Chip games/demos/apps/etc. and will be judge with emulators and real hardware.

You can read all bout it here: https://itch.io/jam/octojam-7

 Hope to see this year a LOT of Chip-8 games for the RCA Studio II multicart Chip-8 library ! =)

So if you know how to code in Chip-8, show your prowess by joining the Octojam 7!

New homebrew for the RCA Studio II

 

Hi folks!

There is a new homebrew game that was released 3 days ago by azya52 (the same author that did Microbird & Tetris for the Milton Bradley Microvision), the name of the game is "Race" (i know, not very original) but he did a HELL of a homebrew!! Check it out here on Youtube: 

 

 

I just have one word seeing this.... WOW!! The game is not finished yet but i have never dreamed to see a game like this for the RCA Studio II.

He uses a resolution of 64x128 (!!!) which we only see for Super Chip. What fascinates me is he writes that it can be played on a real Studio II !!!

Anyway, check out the video and read his description.

You can download a copy of the unfinished game here: https://github.com/azya52/rcastudioii

 Have fun (and start drooling....LOL!!!) 

--- Sly (can't wait to see it finished!) DC ---

The "obscure" SKB Kontur Kpoxa

Hi again folks,

I recently discovered a very obscure Soviet game console called the "SKB Kontur Krokha" (translated in English) that i didn't knew existed (Hey, better late than never) which came out in Russia in 1990. This game console as only 200 consoles ever released and were given to employees of the manufacture.

If you poke around the net, you can find a lot of information but mostly in Russian.

(picture from: http://alemorf.ru/comps/kroha/index.html)

One of the best place to find many pictures of the console, inside it and screenshots of games, just go to the upper URL mentioned under the picture.

You can also find schematics of this unique game console and also an emulator (err...multi-emulator actually) done by the same author of the web site: Aleksey Morozov (aka alemorf).

So after finding his emulator, i've spent a few hours translating the bios (game1.rom) in English the best i could as sometimes you don't have much space to hack names and here's some screenshots:

This all been done with Google translation and a hex editor, simple as that...oh and a few hours to spare. ;P

As i have uploaded the translated bios, i have noticed that it was already added to the MAME as version 0.210 (May 2019), so i have tried out MAME:

And replaced the translated bios in the zip file, and...

Works like a charm! :)

So if anyone wants to play the "Kpoxa" in English, you can download the file HERE.

This was a nice change of pace from my OdySim project, been quite a time i haven't used an Hex editor. So have fun folks! :)

The New Atari VCS ...

Hi folks, after the "Coleco Devolved" post (see last post), now it's the turn of the new Atari VCS. I won't make a super long rant or list of the "cons" that this new Atari console has, there is plenty of people doing it right now (check some forums and Youtube). So i'll simply post an image that tell how i fell about this new VCS console:

Like Stan Lee would have said: 'Nuff Said true believers!

Man...2020 is such a $%$%?$%?$% year (Corona-19 Virus, Coleco Evolved, Atari VCS, etc) and the year isn't finished yet. * SIGH! *