SF Bay / Norcal Meet - Oct 25, 2014 (Sat)

[alamone]

Thread for the next Norcal meet, scheduled for October 25 (Sat), 2014. Prior meet thread: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=49889
Please post in the thread to RSVP, and mention what you will bring re: snacks / food and drinks.

This meet will be featuring Darius 2 (2 screen version), which I finally got up and running.
The setup is two 21" 4:3 LCD monitors (using two XRGB-1s with mini-SLGs for scanlines),
with full stereo sound and two headphone jacks.

RSVP list:
1. ApolloBoy (afternoon)
2. bradtemple87
3. antron
4. Kiselgof
5. BER
6. Aru-san
7. gs68
8. cham0mile
9. louisg
10. papa_november
11. Kitaru
12. parts (evening)
13. stormS

Game list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... =drive_web

Lineup:

Darius 2
NEC 2x21" LCDs with XRGB-1 & mini-SLG, stereo sound, headphone jack



The Ninja Warriors
Dell 2x23" and 1x22" LCDs with XRGB-1 & mini-SLG + DISPL + XRGB-2, stereo sound, headphone jack, bass shaker seat


Darius Burst Another Chronicle EX
LG 34" 21:9 LCD and Asus 2x27" LCDs, stereo sound with dual subwoofers and bass shaker seats, 3x headphone jacks


Raiden DX
Taito Egret II 29" cabinet, headphone jack, RECO rapid fire circuit


Gradius IV (mod with 20hz auto rapid fire and stage/loop select)
Namco Cyberlead 29" cabinet (24KHz mode), stereo sound, headphone jack


Lifeforce (Japanese ver.)
NEC 22" VGA CRT with XRGB-2+, stereo sound, headphone jack


Dodonpachi Saidaioujou
SONY 20" PVM, headphone jack


AV Famicom with NESRGB (with Everdrive and Powerpak)
Asus 27" LCD with XRGB-3 (B1 mode)


C64 (PAL) with 1541 Ultimate-II
Mitsubishi 24" LCD and DVDO VP-50 scaler, headphone jack


Raiden IV Overkill (PS3)
Eizo 24" LCD with stereo sound and headphone jack


Bullet Soul: Infinite Burst (XBOX 360)
Samsung 18" LCD with stereo sound and headphone jack


Neo Geo MVS (Blazing Star / Twinkle Star Sprites)
Mitsubishi 24" LCD and XRGB-3 with stereo sound and headphone jack


Planet Harriers
Sony 55" HDTV


Reflec Beat
Dell 22" Touchscreen LCD with stereo sound and headphone jack


Pop'n Music (with wavepass E-amusement reader)
Mitsubishi 23" LCD with stereo sound and headphone jack


Guest setups:
- MSX courtesy of Apolloboy
- TBA courtesy of papa_november (TBA)

[ApolloBoy]

I should be able to make it in October, just have to make sure it doesn't fall on a workday. I'm thinking of bringing my MSX2+ this time around with Knightmare and Nemesis 3.

[bradtemple87]

Count me in this time. I was sad to miss the last one!

[antron]

Count me in this time. I was sad to miss the last one!

ditto that!

[Kiselgof]

Sweet, looking forward to this as usual!

If the date matches up, I'll be glad to bring homemade wine cake and brownies by my fiancée like last time. Or some other treats.

[BER]

Count me in, too! I have no plans for the October weekends. Preferred dates...I'll have to think about this.

[Aru-san]

I'm in if Kitaru and/or gs68 is in.

[gs68]

If it's not on 10/4, 10/5, or 10/11, I'm OK with whenever.

[cham0mile]

I'm in if Kitaru and/or gs68 is in.

Same.

[alamone]

Thanks for the responses so far; I'm thinking of the latter half of Oct to give me some time for setup,
probably Oct 18 or 25.

[alamone]

I should be able to make it in October, just have to make sure it doesn't fall on a workday. I'm thinking of bringing my MSX2+ this time around with Knightmare and Nemesis 3.

Cool, I also happen to have MSX RGB cables as well since the XSYNC-1 uses the same pinout apparently. Bring it on!

[antron]

Hey Al, did you ever get your NESRGB installed? If not I can bring mine.

[BER]

Thanks for the responses so far; I'm thinking of the latter half of Oct to give me some time for setup,
probably Oct 18 or 25.

Cool, I'm fine with either date.

[bradtemple87]

I would prefer the 25th to toss in my preference

[alamone]

NESRGB is still to be installed... I've been mangling a lot of motherboards in the process but I think I have everything down so next install should be smooth, haha.
If you want to bring yours, feel free.

I'm also leaning towards Oct 25 to give some extra time for setup. If there's no objections I'll probably solidify the date for then.

[segasonicfan]

NESRGB would be Sahweeet.

Count me in, I love these meets. I'd be willing to bring my new X68000 PRO with the downscan converter for a TV if there's interest. Al, do you have any 15khz RGB monitors with a VGA style (HD DB-15) connector input?

[bradtemple87]

I got your pm, count me in for the 25th

As it gets closer, let me know what you would like me to bring.

[alamone]

NESRGB would be Sahweeet.

Count me in, I love these meets. I'd be willing to bring my new X68000 PRO with the downscan converter for a TV if there's interest. Al, do you have any 15khz RGB monitors with a VGA style (HD DB-15) connector input?

Well you know me, I have monitors all over the place, although most of them will probably chop off the picture if hooked up directly.
I also have a DVDO VP50 that might work with the X68000 (have not tried it since I sold my X68000 since then).
If your downscan converter outputs to 15KHz over VGA cable, I have a converter cable for my 15KHz PVM.

[cham0mile]

25th sounds good, I'll try to get the day off then.

[alamone]

I just finished installing the NESRGB into an AV famicom, been playing it on and off and it looks good so far, I'll be burn testing it overnight.
I adjusted the internal resistors for better balance with the expansion audio. I have an Everdrive N8 and a Powerpak (with converter + expansion audio).

I just updated the RSVP list in the OP, still room for a few more guests.

[segasonicfan]

If your downscan converter outputs to 15KHz over VGA cable, I have a converter cable for my 15KHz PVM.

sweet, yeah thats all I need. The converter will do the rest. My the X68000 PRO model is HUGE though, so if someone was able to bring a Compact or other model I can bring floppies + downscan converter +2 player controllers and such.

-Segasonicfan

[papa_november]

No, bring your machine! I've never seen a Pro in real life before. I'll throw my new and improved CRT test monitor (with native JRGB-15 pinout!) in the car for emergencies, in case nothing there will sync to it.

As for me I'm thinking of bringing a ~mystery platform~. It has one real shmup, which will of course be installed on it's hard drive.

[segasonicfan]

No, bring your machine! I've never seen a Pro in real life before. I'll throw my new and improved CRT test monitor (with native JRGB-15 pinout!) in the car for emergencies, in case nothing there will sync to it.

haha, okay...I might enlist you to help me carry it back to the car though Yeah, they look pretty cool. Alamone, you'll need an entire desk available for it though! lol. And you don't need to worry about sync issues. I have a custom circuit I built that fixes all that See here:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=51561
(it cleans the sync line too).

Could you bring the PC98? I'd love to play some more Rude Breaker. That was a very cool system, just needs a controller!

-Segasonicfan

[alamone]

Regarding that PC98 controller... looks like one approach is to hack a 10 key into a gamepad,
essentially so that the gamepad acts as a keyboard... I'm guessing that keyboards can be
hotswapped without problem on the PC98?

Idea using a pc-engine pad:
http://www.geocities.jp/wp_gopher/pc/98/keypad.html

Tenkey on YAJ:
http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u69223913

I don't have a PC98 but this looks like it might be a fun project.

[segasonicfan]

Regarding that PC98 controller... looks like one approach is to hack a 10 key into a gamepad,
essentially so that the gamepad acts as a keyboard... I'm guessing that keyboards can be
hotswapped without problem on the PC98?

Idea using a pc-engine pad:
http://www.geocities.jp/wp_gopher/pc/98/keypad.html

Tenkey on YAJ:
http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u69223913

I don't have a PC98 but this looks like it might be a fun project.

wow, that IS a cool project! What a clever little idea.

[Kiselgof]

Sweet, I'm down! Looking at Al's game list to avoid duplicates, I can bring FixEight and/or Dragon Blaze if anyone wants to play them. My buddy TeddyKGB who you met at the last meet may show up for several hours like last time also. We're both grumpy old men so we typically don't stay up late LOL.

[segasonicfan]

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[alamone]

I don't have Demon Front - I put a link to my game list in the OP if you want to check.
Also, regarding the MVS N-in-1 carts, it looks like they don't work correctly with uni-bios,
so I may try a regular bios chip to see if that fixes the crashing problems.

[papa_november]

Regarding that PC98 controller... looks like one approach is to hack a 10 key into a gamepad,
essentially so that the gamepad acts as a keyboard... I'm guessing that keyboards can be
hotswapped without problem on the PC98?

Idea using a pc-engine pad:
http://www.geocities.jp/wp_gopher/pc/98/keypad.html

Tenkey on YAJ:
http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u69223913

I don't have a PC98 but this looks like it might be a fun project.

Unfortunately, that hack only really works for the laptops. It also might not work in all games. I still can't find a satisfactory solution for the 9821 systems short of disabling onboard audio and installing an 86 board.

I have a friend who's getting a 9801 with an 86 board going, I'll see if he's able to attend.

[Aru-san]

[00:24:53] <Aru-san> yo Kitaru
[00:25:02] <Aru-san> you gonna make it to alamone meet on the 25th?
[01:30:28] <Kitaru> Aru-san: yeah i was going to ping you haha
[01:30:29] <Kitaru> i actually had half a sentence typed in this channel
[01:30:33] <Kitaru> and somehow got sidetracked
[01:30:37] <Aru-san> mmkay
[01:30:53] <Aru-san> I'll mention it in the thread so you don't lose a spot

In other words, Kitaru's coming, too.