Tag: 8-bit

The Unicorn

Posted on by yoyoregime

Background A couple of months ago, I wanted to modify my Atari 2600 jr so it could output to composite video. I wanted to use it with a Commodore 1702 monitor, which only has inputs for composite video and Luna/chroma but nothing for RF. The Atari, like many systems of that era, only had RF…

Making a diagnostic harness for a C64

Posted on by yoyoregime

While playing Planet X2, I noticed that some of the text on the bottom right corner of the screen was garbled. I contacted the author of Planet X2 to see if he’s seen this sort of thing before. He suggested that the problemay be due to a memory fault (yep!) Check out the text in…