nicole

nicole, 13 days ago to random

New blog post! I try to kill ducks with the power of Nintendo and flash bulbs, but they're immortal. What the heck am I talking about? Read on to find out! https://nicole.express/2024/no-screen-one-cpu-no-problem.html

nicole, 27 days ago to random

New blog post! I take a look at the Yamaha MDP-10, a boombox that plays floppy disks, and my computer crashes while trying to play Sonic and Knuckles. Connection? You'll have to read it to find out https://nicole.express/2024/elementary-midi-watson.html

nicole, 1 month ago to random

New blog post: trying out the DecentXE keyboard kit on my Atari XE130 to fix the computer's biggest flaw. Thanks to @janbeta ! https://nicole.express/2024/have-you-typed-atari-today.html

nicole, 2 months ago to random

Trains running on 5.25" floppy disks. This is the dream, and they want to throw it away for what, reliability? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/5-25-inch-floppy-disks-expected-to-help-run-san-francisco-trains-until-2030/

nicole, 2 months ago to random

New blog post! Possibly the lowest spec game console out there, so why am I so disappointed that I can't get mine working? https://nicole.express/2024/radio-keith-orpheum.html

RCA Studio II from the inside, showing off its chipset

nicole, 2 months ago to random

Saw this Head-On at the Electromagnetic Pinball Museum in Pawtucket; not in working condition, unfortunately, but nice to get a peek in the back-- hope they can get it working, it's a nice piece of Sega history

Dust-covered circuitboard

nicole, 3 months ago to random

New blog post! The Fujitsu FM-8: it looks great, it's got two CPUs, and almost all enthusiasts should probably get the FM-7 instead. Check it out! https://nicole.express/2024/frequency-modulation-not-quite.html

nicole, 4 months ago to random

Got myself a package from Germany today... thank you @janbeta

ifixcoinops, 4 months ago to random

Wanna repaint upstairs, dunno what colour, typing "What colour should I paint my walls" into DDG like a total chump, if that question had an answer then paint shops wouldn't exist, yet there's a million linkspam websites and a thousand youtube videos that'll all waste your time taking ten minutes each to say "IDK LOL"

nicole, 5 months ago to random

New blog post, first of 2024: Atari's Pong! Specifically, Pong Sports IV. How did Atari manage to put out color systems before anyone else? Tricks you could only get away with in the 1970s! https://nicole.express/2024/super-duper-rainbow-pong.html

A rainbow background pong, 11-5

nicole, 5 months ago to random

the game "combat" for the atari 2600 utilized a unique form of copy protection where you need to have a physical dongle, or "cartridge", connected to the console in order to play the game. while atari was the not the first to use this method, they definitely helped popularize it

nicole, 5 months ago to random

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Blog Post: Not holiday themed, but some minor repairs on my 80's Yamaha Electone ME-50. Check it out! https://nicole.express/2023/resisting-the-urge-to-make-organ-jokes.html

nicole, 6 months ago to random

New blog post! Wherein I provide mild criticism of Nintendo's first console. Also, please remember not to wrap your consoles in their cables! https://nicole.express/2023/not-another-color-post-i-swear.html

nicole, 7 months ago to random

I wonder why all of Analogue's console releases don't support their "openFPGA" platform; that's still only on Pocket right?

Not that it particularly matters since I don't plan to get one, but seems curious...

nicole, 8 months ago to random

Space Ava was a javascript game. Space Ava 201 is a TurboGrafx-16 game. Is this the biggest drop in system requirements between the first and second games of a series? :p

nicole, 8 months ago to random

New blog post! Dare you open the Gate of Doom, and see what's inside? (Spoiler: it's a HuC6280A) https://nicole.express/2023/im-gonna-open-the-doom-gate-now.html

nicole, 8 months ago to random

I wonder what it would take to make the NES a more accessible platform; for example, NESRGB and many NES FPGA clones have palette options; could that be used to load more high-contrast or colorblind-optimized variants?

nicole, 9 months ago to random

I don't know why this is so hard to understand, really

nicole, 9 months ago to random

Fun fact: the Atari 2600+ can't play RealSports Boxing, but my setup can!

Downside of my setup: None whatsoever

nicole, 10 months ago to random

New blog post! Something about Namco or something I'm on vacation https://nicole.express/2023/nobody-plays-those-old-games-anymore.html

nicole, 10 months ago to random

New blog post! I take a look at the arcade version Konami's Contra, a pretty famous game that's much more well-known on different platforms than the arcade. Check it out! https://nicole.express/2023/the-best-take-on-iran-contra.html

nicole, 11 months ago to random

I'm looking into composite modding my CoCo 2, but it seems like there's a lot less documentations than on the original model-- do I have to extract the MC1372 from the RF modulator?