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Author Topic: Anybody have a supercharger for the 2600?  (Read 2136 times)

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Anybody have a supercharger for the 2600?
« on: July 04, 2017, 09:27:30 pm »
Saw a Metal Jesus video about it today and it seems interesting.  I was wondering if anyone had one and if the homebrew scene was good for them.  I could see myself 3d printing a case for a cheap mp3 player loaded with all the games and mount it to the top of the unit. 

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Re: Anybody have a supercharger for the 2600?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2017, 11:47:17 pm »
That looks cool.

If you just want to play the games on the 2600 the Harmony Drive seems to support them. But the novelty of the device is definitely cool.


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Re: Anybody have a supercharger for the 2600?
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2017, 12:26:16 am »
It doesn't make any sense to me that the harmony will play supercharger games considering the supercharger is essentially a ram expansion kit.  If the harmony includes extra ram, ect. then that might explain why it is so expensive..... myself I would rather have a basic cart for a more affordable price. 

I really want to try my hand at doing a XXX in 1 cart for the 2600.  There are pcbs for blank carts for under 10 bucks, some with DuPont header pins so then all one would need is an eeprom, a dip switch array and something to program it with (I think an Arduino would work). 

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Anybody have a supercharger for the 2600?
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2017, 02:28:33 am »
It doesn't make any sense to me that the harmony will play supercharger games considering the supercharger is essentially a ram expansion kit.  If the harmony includes extra ram, ect. then that might explain why it is so expensive..... myself I would rather have a basic cart for a more affordable price. 

I really want to try my hand at doing a XXX in 1 cart for the 2600.  There are pcbs for blank carts for under 10 bucks, some with DuPont header pins so then all one would need is an eeprom, a dip switch array and something to program it with (I think an Arduino would work).

While that would be cool, the Harmony Encore basically does all this already. I love mine.
« Last Edit: July 07, 2017, 02:36:29 am by yotsuya »
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