ok, here we go. This was my first ever attempt at vectorizing stuff, many years ago, so check it and decide for yourself if it's usable. I've included the original if you want to redo it. OH, anyone got the Black Widow CP art? even a good photograph...
I don't do 'limited editions' so not going to give a 'total' number, if there's further demand i may do further runs.. but initially i've had 300 overlays made.
300 first editions if you want to think of it like that.
There was quite a backlog due to overlays taking their time to get here and work but i'm about 2/3 of the way through the orders now. You'll get an email when i post your copy.
OH, ouch, he's taken a bath on that :-( There is a hell of a lot of work in them.
EDIT .. HA, i just realised i misread that.. I thought it had sold for $32. Yeh, 320... i think he'd be pleased with that.
graphics glitches
About those graphics glitches... is anyone else getting them?
When i first installed the graphics rom board I was getting totally garbled graphics. I fixed this by just plugging and unplugging some header pins into the gold plated rom sockets a few times but I'm sure i read...
some video
I'm uploading some video of the kit in action. My version appears to work well (the odd graphics glitch is due to shitty rom sockets). Vid should be available here in about 40 minutes:
http://youtu.be/tzoHGnwALts
I,ve got 2 boards with the exact same symptoms.
Ram test fails reporting 10 beeps.
I fact all graphics ram is dead. The same beep code is received if you physically remove every chip. It,s not the ram.
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VRAM0. And. VRAM1. Appear stuck high. They should be pulsing, right...
A definitive list would be cool:
Tubes: Duncan Brown. confirmed working on original hardware.
V-Breakout: Clay Cowgill. confirmed working on original hardware.
any more??
Misfitmame offers:
temped tempest TempEd
tempall tempest Tempest All Levels
tempestm tempest Tempest Mark's...
Great.. so if the hardware is reading those pins already I guess we could even simply hack the connecting cable?
But yes, altering the software is probably the neatest solution.
Could you give us a guide on how to do that?
Also a guide on altering or adding another game to the line-up would...
I can't be doing with the game change method of hitting the zapper then the fire button. It's just to easy to do by accident during game play.
Looking at the schematics, would I get away with cutting the traces on your pokey card and reattaching pin 8 and 11 where 10 and 13 were connected...