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A quick look at Gorf with Magic Voice for the Commodore 64 (includes video)

A quick look at Gorf with Magic Voice for the Commodore 64 (includes video)

Jan 29, 2016

I was messing around with some PAL- and NTSC-based Commodore 64 stuff, and just happened to finally get a chance to test out a Commodore Magic Voice Speech Module with the Commodore cartridge conversion of Bally Midway’s arcade classic, Gorf. Both are fairly early Commodore products and definitely not the...

A quick look at utilizing Apple IIGS upgrades (photos and video)

A quick look at utilizing Apple IIGS upgrades (photos and video)

Jun 7, 2015

Since I had to get my Apple IIGS in order for an upcoming game review for the Juiced.GS journal, I thought I would take a few photos (and a video) of what I did. Like any good test, I retrieved my ROM 01 Apple IIGS from its undisclosed location in my...

Sord M5, XRGB-mini Framemeister, and Commodore 1084S-P

Sord M5, XRGB-mini Framemeister, and Commodore 1084S-P

Jan 5, 2015

This is the second in a series of posts on using the XRGB-mini Framemeister with a wide variety of computers and consoles from my collection. This time up, it’s the obscure Sord M5 computer. As before, I’ll be using the versatile classic Commodore 1084S-P (CRT) as the “control” or gold standard for...

Video of the Coleco Adam output on XRGB-mini Framemeister

Jan 3, 2015

As indicated in my previous blog post, found here, I’ll be testing various systems on the XRGB-mini Framemeister. In the first such test, I tried the Coleco Adam, but failed to do any direct video capture to show the results. I’ve rectified that in the simplest way possible using the...

Coleco Adam, XRGB-mini Framemeister, and Commodore 1084S-P

Coleco Adam, XRGB-mini Framemeister, and Commodore 1084S-P

Jan 3, 2015

This is going to be the first in a series of posts on using the XRGB-mini Framemeister with a wide variety of computers and consoles from my collection. I’ll discuss optimal settings and configurations, as well as any potential pitfalls. Wherever possible, I’ll be using the legendarily versatile classic Commodore...

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