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Post by kazekiri on Mar 14, 2023 1:14:53 GMT
Looking for a USB mouse -> PC-98 converter, huh ? Any ideas where I could find out what the protocol is ? I've been able to make mouse converters for PC Engine and PC-FX, and I made a board to convert modern USB joypads to XE-1AP for the PC-98, so it shouldn't be too hard... The mouse port on my particular PC-98 model uses the d-sub9 type. Here's the page of a guy who modded a USB mouse for PC-98, including pinouts. Not sure how easy it is to understand. akipara2.sakura.ne.jp/new_page_837.htmAlternatively, the other type of PC-98 mouse is the "bus mouse". If I had a USB to bus mouse converter (like the ones they sell at classicpc.org), I could just use a bus mouse to d-sub9 converter for PC-98 (which are trivially cheap and easy to obtain here in Japan). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_mouse |
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Post by dshadoff on Mar 14, 2023 2:28:49 GMT
Hmm... looks like the classicpc.org devices are based on this open-source design (with some minor board layout modifications): www.waitingforfriday.com/?p=827It looks like you're not alone in wanting to use USB mice on a quadrature system either, there are several do-it-yourself projects, like this: learn.adafruit.com/next-bus-mouse-to-usb-hid-with-circuitpython/about-bus-mice...and this one is ready-to-build (but for Amiga computers, so pinout might be different): www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/RP2040_USB_Mouse_to_Quadrature_15de42f1.htmlUnfortunately, I don't have a system to actually test one of these on though. It does seem like there should be more competition for your dollar though... especially with the RP2040-based designs (the RP2040 is roughly $1, whereas the SmallyMouse microcontroller is more like $12). Not sure if you're in Tokyo, but between Kaden no Ken-chan and BEEP, there should be other choices from smaller makers... |
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Post by kazekiri on Mar 14, 2023 3:32:12 GMT
Hmm... looks like the classicpc.org devices are based on this open-source design (with some minor board layout modifications): www.waitingforfriday.com/?p=827It looks like you're not alone in wanting to use USB mice on a quadrature system either, there are several do-it-yourself projects, like this: learn.adafruit.com/next-bus-mouse-to-usb-hid-with-circuitpython/about-bus-mice...and this one is ready-to-build (but for Amiga computers, so pinout might be different): www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/RP2040_USB_Mouse_to_Quadrature_15de42f1.htmlUnfortunately, I don't have a system to actually test one of these on though. It does seem like there should be more competition for your dollar though... especially with the RP2040-based designs (the RP2040 is roughly $1, whereas the SmallyMouse microcontroller is more like $12). Not sure if you're in Tokyo, but between Kaden no Ken-chan and BEEP, there should be other choices from smaller makers... Yeah. I'm in Tokyo. Kaden no Ken-chan was selling the converter I wanted, but W341 stopped making them. I've been on the waiting list for a year or so now. Looks like W341 is probably not planning on making them again. BEEP was selling the same one. Ken-chan is now selling a new type one for 9,878 yen! That's even more than the classicpc.org one. EDIT: Just also found W341's twitter account. Apparently they are still making them but can't keep up with demand. They were selling some at comic market last December. |
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Post by kazekiri on Apr 2, 2023 22:09:18 GMT
On this episode of PC-88 Paradise I suffered all the way through the original Valis game from 1986 for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! |
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Post by tron on Apr 7, 2023 10:18:05 GMT
On this episode of PC-88 Paradise I suffered all the way through the original Valis game from 1986 for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! So much flicker for the PC-88 vails  I'm glad i never had the horror of playing it i'm fine just with the pce valis or even the genesis version. |
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Post by kazekiri on Apr 16, 2023 22:09:54 GMT
Hey guys. This time I did a video on the second Farland Story game. Enjoy! |
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Post by kazekiri on May 8, 2023 0:12:35 GMT
The next PC-98 Paradise video isn't up yet, but in the meantime please enjoy my brother's MSX Castlevania video that went up on the channel today. |
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Post by kazekiri on May 21, 2023 22:11:40 GMT
This time I did a video on a game based on the anime "Slayers", and I think you'll find it enjoyable whether you've seen the anime or not. |
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Post by kazekiri on Jun 4, 2023 22:10:28 GMT
Time for the 3rd Farland Story game. Hope you guys enjoy the video! |
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Post by kazekiri on Jun 11, 2023 22:10:49 GMT
Here's another one that was on the Turbo! The original version of Snatcher! Lots of mentions of the PCE version in the video too, of course. |
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Post by kazekiri on Jun 25, 2023 22:14:09 GMT
I also did the fourth Farland Story game. Please forgive the thumbnail.  |
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Post by elmer on Jun 25, 2023 22:42:16 GMT
YouTube notified me ... I'll watch it this evening. Thanks! :-)
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Post by kazekiri on Jun 28, 2023 9:25:32 GMT
YouTube notified me ... I'll watch it this evening. Thanks! :-) Thanks! In case anyone is wondering, originally the thumbnail was just a picture of the duck character from the game with a "Top Gun" parody logo that says "Top Duck". However with that thumbnail the video was getting the poorest performance I've ever seen for the first hour, so I chickened out and changed it to the more conventional one displayed now. Now it's performing as expected. |
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Post by kazekiri on Jul 9, 2023 22:43:56 GMT
Whether you've never heard of the series or are a diehard fan, I hope you'll enjoy my video on the very first game in this series of indie shmups! |
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Post by majors on Jul 12, 2023 13:07:36 GMT
Whether you've never heard of the series or are a diehard fan... Very nice as always. I had been a little confused on "Touhou" in the past. I used to think it meant just a fan-made STG but later realized it was a specific game serires (made by one person). There have been a lot of releases, the creator is prolific! |
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I'm glad i never had the horror of playing it i'm fine just with the pce valis or even the genesis version.
