Finally got some time to do some SMD work on this, the third board. I have forgotten how time consuming and annoying SMD work is even with all the right equipment. It’s almost been a year since I touched it last. IMG_3376.png IMG_3377 (1).png One more board to go but I dont think I can muster the en...

@PhilC, as you have the VS then the iREM arcade is good with R-Type etc. This comes with the handheld, also Gremlin Collection 1, it has Hardcore 4x4.

Nice work!

Merry Christmas to all

Nice! Interesting the 68000 smaller form factor.

Looks interesting, it'd be good to see it running. Same here. I won't have time tonight and anyway I need an SD card, which I've ordered from Amazon with delivery tomorrow. I won't have much time tomorrow either as I'm in work most of the day upgrading one of our virtual windows servers (2012R2 -> ...

@rubber_jonnie, nice!

I dont understand Blades business model here as it undermines the Evercade. Why would anyone want an Overcame if this is cheaper, fits in the pocket and runs all the carts. Mind boggles.

Mind you I think I have a more serious problem with Evercade:

That’s true. I did have a glitch before I started the upgrade and put it down to low batteries. The LCD was all blue and after doing a hard reset the screen came up with the menu and low battery sign. I then went ahead with replacing the RAM chip and am faced with the all blue screen again and hard ...

rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:44 pm Looking good so far.

I have a sort of love / hate relationship with these types of upgrades. They are pretty simple to do but half the time I end up plotting how to build a board with a SMD Flash ROM and RAM chip combined that would just plug-in with a couple of fly leads.

Well that is the RAM chip (front and centre) desoldered. I'll do a separate topic on this Z88 upgrade.