Building a Marshmallow toaster. Mr James G Watt 2023-08-25 | We're building ARCADIA together. the amusement arcade that fell through time! And it will take some time .... but in the mean time lets build a marshmallow toaster.
Ones Televisor, work in progress. Mr James G Watt 2023-09-01 | Take a look at the work in progress on "One's Televisot", a video jukebox sculpture based on John Logie Baird's 1920s mechanical television
Ones Televisor. A mechanical televisoion jukebox WIP Mr James G Watt 2023-09-01 | Work in progress on "One's Televisot", a video jukebox sculpture based on a 1920s mechanical television
Ones Televisor. An invitation. Mr James G Watt 2023-08-29 | One's Televisor is a mechanical video jukebox based on similar principles to the mechanical television created by John Logie Baird in 1929.This video is an invitation to video artists to have their work displayed on the machine. If you're interested in making short compelling videos with high contrast and low resolution, please get in touch.yes my presentation is stilted and hesitant ... that's why I need you :-)
The Very Excellent Marshmallow Toasting Machine. Mr James G Watt 2023-08-25 | It's a marshmallow toasting machine!For the long version, see here:youtube.com/watch?v=EyGadvQ9jhcPlease like and share and do all that good stuff to help me build ARCADIA!
Arcadia. Let me tell you about my ambitious new art project. Mr James G Watt 2023-08-25 | I've begun a new project. Let me tell you about it and my new ambition for this channel. Oh and I'll be setting fire to marshmallows to.
Masteroids / Vectrex joystick interface. Mr James G Watt 2023-01-21 | This little gizmo lets you connect a Vectrex to an arcade control panel. It also allows you to use your asteroids panel as the Vectrex controller on Jason and Ralf's "MASTEROIDS" Asteroids replacement PCB.
Joust cocktail monitor recapped. Mr James G Watt 2022-08-15 | Only taken me 3 years to follow up on my video featuring the Joust monitor that needed the electrolytic capacitors replaced. See the before video here:youtube.com/watch?v=3v5m9-VbKbo
Vectrex UV Frame 2.0 SMART FRAME Mr James G Watt 2022-04-10 | Introducing the new SMART FRAME. Our UV frame has been around for a good few years now so we thought it was time for an upgrade.Smart Frame supports all of Laurence Bennions UV overlays with adjustable UV light but with the addition of addressable RGB LEDs, we can now produce white light to illuminate his wonderful new anaglyphic 3D overlays. I tiny splash of white light is also quite nice on a conventional overlay if you're playing in the dark.But that's not the half of it, the big innovation is that our fame lights can now be controlled by the Vectrex! So games can be coded to include splashes of colour! We're calling this "Colour Splash Technology"tm 🙂Colour Splashes used in conjunction with specially created overlays and games gives us a new ability to highlight specific parts of the screen too. Have a look at the video and you'll see what I mean.I hope you like our new baby. PCBs are in production and I think I'm feeling up to doing some manufacturing once more, so hopefully these will be available soon along with the original UV frame.
Smart Frame Mr James G Watt 2022-03-30 | Very long, dull description of a prototype Smart UV Lighting Frame for Vectrex.
Star Wars and Astro Blaster speech Mr James G Watt 2022-03-13 | Simulating the 70s Texas Instruments speech synth chip and playing the sound roms from StarWars and AstroBlaster arcade games. I may develop this into a vectrex speech synthesiser.
Paula White Simulator verses an Arduino Mr James G Watt 2021-10-17 | Paula White simulator is a very silly Vectrex game and I was challenged to beat the high score with cheating. The score to beat was 934.
3D LCD Glasses for the Vectrex Mr James G Watt 2021-09-17 | I scratch built a set of 3D glasses for the vectrex.The vectrex had 3 official 3D games and an imager. Very difficult to find these days so I built this.
Leopard Tank gunner control Part 3. Mr James G Watt 2021-07-01 | Leopard tank gunner controller now modified to run on the Vectrex.
HALL spinner for Vectrex and Atari Mr James G Watt 2021-06-30 | Based on the Atari driving controller, this is a "no skip" hall effect spinner control for the Vectrex.
Leopard Tank gunner control Part 2. Mr James G Watt 2021-06-23 | Inside the gunner controller.Looks like hooking it up as a digital controller should be easy.Analogue will require some extensive hackary.Yeh the second half of this video is pretty boring, just me making notes of the wires really. :)
Leopard Tank gunner control Part 1. Mr James G Watt 2021-06-23 | Got this in the post. The plan is to turn it into a videogames controller.See Part 2 where I take it apart.youtu.be/DXYXwvAk4Us
Tunnel Hunt controller modified to run on the VECTREX Mr James G Watt 2021-04-22 | I made a BIG Vectrex controller.I modified a Tunnel Hunt / Red Baron joystick to run on the Vectrex.
HALL STICK for VECTREX Mr James G Watt 2021-04-17 | A kit that converts a standard digital arcade joystick like (but not limited to) a SANWA clone, into a Vectrex compatible HALL EFFECT analogue joystick!
Hall Effect Analogue Joystick for Vectrex! Mr James G Watt 2021-03-17 | Convert a standard digital arcade joystick into an analogue one for Vectrex.
Paula White Simulator for Vectrex Mr James G Watt 2020-11-24 | Vectrex Cassette, the TERRIFIC "Paula White Simulator".ebay.co.uk/itm/303782302058A STUPID meme game.#1 of only 6 produced (any others are Fake News).And STRIKE and STRIKE, pray away the fake ballots with this TREMENDOUS game. I call it a game, it's barely a game. Bash the buttons as fast as you can to make Paula pray. The faster you bash the more ballots will be thrown out. You'll soon be tired of WINNING.Total waste of money?Hilarious satire?Smart investment in a rare and exclusive collectible ?I really don't care, do u? Auction includes one game cart and label.Happy Bidding and don't be a LOSER, be a WINNER, BID HIGH... or drunk.
Chimney Hunt 2020 for Vectrex. Mr James G Watt 2020-11-12 | Chimney Hunt, Christmas 2020 edition is available NOW!To get a copy, the cost is£20 for the game on novelty pcb.+£6 if you'd also like the Chimney Hunt enamel pin.+£6 for any additional pin you'd like to add (Stramash Zone, Death Chase, Nox)+£3 UK postage and packing.+£9 European postage.+£10 US and International postage.Paypal to:clockworkrobot@gmail.comAnd please be sure you include a note of your order and that your address is up to date.Merry Christmas Everybody (Yeh I know it's still November).
Vectrex - scopetrex running on an Asteroids cabaret with loads of games. Mr James G Watt 2020-08-10 | This is the scopetrex running vecfever static binaries on an Asteroids cabaret cab.
Vectrex collector pin, Stramash Zone. Mr James G Watt 2020-07-03 | I'm making a series of these, if you'd like one read the blog then drop me an email.http://www.clockworkrobot.com/vectrex-collectors-pins
Crystal Castles colour issue ... Im so dumb. Mr James G Watt 2020-06-06 | Replace the video ram, nope.Replace the colour prom, nope.Replace 2 logic chips, nope.Turn the brightness up on the monitor. OH!
Crystal Castles .. another one with bad colours. Mr James G Watt 2020-05-09 | A second Crystal Castles pcb with an almost identical colour issue.
Atari Crystal Castles PCB, some colour issues and no sound. Mr James G Watt 2020-05-07 | Trying to fix the colour and sound on my Crystal Castles PCB.
Asteroids cab playing Vectrex games (long version) Mr James G Watt 2020-03-07 | Vectrex pcb modified to run in an asteroids cab.Featuring:"MineX" by Alexander von Knorring"Hex" by Binary Star software"Maximim Overdrive" preview by meVecfever playing:"Tempest""Major Havoc""Star Castle"
Vectrex Arcade and Vecfever Mr James G Watt 2020-02-10 | 100nf .. nano farad .. stop saying microfarad you idiot!Trying to get a good picture with the Vecfever and my Vectrex arcade board.
Lunar Lander lever on a Vectrex Mr James G Watt 2020-02-07 | A Lunar Lander thrust handle interfaced to a Vectrex with a modified version of my Joystick Interface Board.Available here:www.clockworkrobot.comAlso me saying Thrust instead of Lunar Lander a lot.
Vectrex interactive UV overlay Mr James G Watt 2020-01-21 | Experimenting with software controlled UV overlay system.Death Chase demo here:youtube.com/watch?v=B2GhXswzOUg&t=73s
Vectrex Arcade Hack Mr James G Watt 2019-12-07 | I've got the video inverted and the text issue fixed now. Also now feeding the audio through the cab. It's very buzzy.
Atari controller on a Vectrex Mr James G Watt 2019-12-07 | Using my Vectrex controller interface board and a simple adaptor shield to connect an Atari controller.http://www.clockworkrobot.com/joystick-interface-board
VECTREX JOYSTIC INTERFACE BOARD Mr James G Watt 2019-12-02 | The Vectrex Joystick Interface Board allows you to easily interface the vectrex with digital joysticks and arcade control panels. More details can be found at:www.clockworkrobot.com/Joystick-Interface-Board
Vectrex on an arcade monitor, part 2. Mr James G Watt 2019-10-18 | I've solved the interference problem on the vectors although the text issue persists.
Vectrex on an arcade monitor. Mr James G Watt 2019-10-16 | This is a vectrex logic PCB adapted to run on an arcade vector monitor (a 15V2000 Wells Gardner Vector monitor from a cabaret battlezone originally but running in an asteroids cabaret).Now there are still a couple of issues.1: there's a ripple visible on the vectors. I think it may be a ground issue but I can't track it down.2: there's something not quite right with the text. The vectrex creates text by drawing 7 lines and adjusting the Z off and on as the beam travels along. It's a bit like how a TV image is created. But the issue is the beam looks like it's not turning on quite fast enough ?? so long dashes are bright but short dashes appear to dim. Don't know why that's happening.
A bootleg copy of Nox / Death Chase on the vectrex. Mr James G Watt 2019-08-28 | So someone has been making unauthorised copies of our games and selling them at game shows.
UV lighting for Vectrex, 12 volt version with fader. Mr James G Watt 2019-04-05 | UV frame for vectrex UV overlays.12v version with fader control.http://www.clockworkrobot.com/shop
UV Frame 5 volt version for the Vectrex with ultraviolet overlays. Mr James G Watt 2019-03-25 | UV Frame illuminating Laurence Bennion's overlays.For more details visit:http://www.clockworkrobot.com/shop#UVFrame
Star Wars Yoke on a Vectrex Mr James G Watt 2019-03-25 | Hacking an Atari Star Wars flight yoke to work on the vectrex!
vectrex on asteroids cabaret Mr James G Watt 2019-03-17 | improved the distortion by connecting PCB gnd to PSU earth. It's still there but it's less pronounced.
Vectrex Mine Storm on an oscilloscope. Mr James G Watt 2019-03-17 | Vectrex PCB playing Mine Storm on an oscilloscope.
UV Asteroids Deluxe overlay on a vectrex. Mr James G Watt 2019-03-14 | 2 UV Asteroids Deluxe overlays created by Laurence Bennion for the vectrex.As first glance i thought they'd be too opaque but even though the image is quite busy, it's very playable and the vectrex graphics shine through quite effectively. I did crank the brightness way up mind.Absolutely beautiful work. I want one for my AD cabaret now.
Vectrex in an Asteroids cabaret, WIP Part 2 Mr James G Watt 2019-03-13 | Progress, added an amp to the Z signal as suggested by Arcade Jason and now i have a bright picture. Unfortunately I also have wiggly interference on the vectors.
