RobSmithDevAfter the Kickstart event last year I decided I wanted to create something to clean floppy disks. Sometimes they wont read because the magnetic material has come off the disk, however sometimes there's a layer of mold.
Now I could just make something simple, but why not have some fun... so I've designed the most crazy of contraptions to achieve this task.
This video, compressed to around 20 minutes, actually contains several hours of construction footage and that doesn't include the print time either! It's not exactly a small project!
📖 Chapters (00:00) What are we building? (00:19) The plan (00:56) Floppy Disk Tray and Control (02:13) 🔧 Floppy Disk Spindle Grip Assembly (02:37) Belts, Rails and Clips (04:36) 🔧 Floppy Disk Clip Assembly (05:10) Designing the Cleaning and Drying System (06:50) 🔧 Assembling the Heaters/Dryers (V1) (08:17) Re-Designing the Drying System (08:48) 🔧 Assembling the Heaters/Dryers (V2) (10:24) Split the Base, Add Controls, Add an Arch (11:12) 🔧 Super Mega Assembly Montage (15:57) LEDS, PCBs and Retrofitting a Timing Chain Fix (16:43) 🔧 Assembling the Drive Rails and Timing Chain (with epic failure) (17:52) Lots of Glue Later! (18:22) 🔧 Assembling the Timing Chain (again) (19:49) This Beast Deserves Sound (19:49) 🔧 Amp & Speaker Mounting (21:08) End of Part 1
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What is this Crazy Contraption!?RobSmithDev2024-06-23 | After the Kickstart event last year I decided I wanted to create something to clean floppy disks. Sometimes they wont read because the magnetic material has come off the disk, however sometimes there's a layer of mold.
Now I could just make something simple, but why not have some fun... so I've designed the most crazy of contraptions to achieve this task.
This video, compressed to around 20 minutes, actually contains several hours of construction footage and that doesn't include the print time either! It's not exactly a small project!
📖 Chapters (00:00) What are we building? (00:19) The plan (00:56) Floppy Disk Tray and Control (02:13) 🔧 Floppy Disk Spindle Grip Assembly (02:37) Belts, Rails and Clips (04:36) 🔧 Floppy Disk Clip Assembly (05:10) Designing the Cleaning and Drying System (06:50) 🔧 Assembling the Heaters/Dryers (V1) (08:17) Re-Designing the Drying System (08:48) 🔧 Assembling the Heaters/Dryers (V2) (10:24) Split the Base, Add Controls, Add an Arch (11:12) 🔧 Super Mega Assembly Montage (15:57) LEDS, PCBs and Retrofitting a Timing Chain Fix (16:43) 🔧 Assembling the Drive Rails and Timing Chain (with epic failure) (17:52) Lots of Glue Later! (18:22) 🔧 Assembling the Timing Chain (again) (19:49) This Beast Deserves Sound (19:49) 🔧 Amp & Speaker Mounting (21:08) End of Part 1
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#floppydisk #retro #maker #3dprinting #floppydiskcleaningHow Amiga DiskSpare Saved 984k on a DD Floppy DiskRobSmithDev2024-10-13 | I'm currently working on an update to DiskFlashback and I wanted to add support for the Amiga DiskSpare.device disk format and so while investigating how it worked I thought I'd share my findings. The crazy device, when setup in Workbench on the Amiga allowed you to format a double floppy disk with upto 984k capacity, or if you were lucky enough to have a high density drive, up to 1968k!
I did actually manage to hack DiskFlashback to store 1.066MB by going up-to 13 sectors per track by really speeding up the writing. It worked fine with the PC drive from Windows, but the Amiga was unable to read it, and woul never have been able to write back to it. Interesting though
📖 Chapters (00:00) What is DiskSpare? (01:19) How IBM PC Floppy Disks Stored Data (02:42) Sectors and Headers (04:02) How the Amiga Stored Data (05:34) The Atari ST (06:16) How DiskSpare.device worked (08:25) Summary and Notes
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#amiga #diskspare #floppydiskBuilding Your Own Level/Map Editor in AMOSRobSmithDev2024-09-29 | For something that I'm working on I'll need a level editor, so I decided to build one, and because its a useful topic I've decided to show you how a basic level designer could be built. This will be the bases for the level editor I need. There are so many changes you could make to this specific to your project. For example you could add the ability to have multiple layers of tiles, or maybe store all the levels within a single file. You could add options for where the player starts, or the game enemy's appear, and then there's the ability for objects in some tiles to affect or control objects n a different tile. But this is a good basic place to start from.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:22) Some Background (01:40) Tiles and Maps (03:17) Setting Up our Display (04:48) Implementing the User Interface (06:56) Tile Management (08:30) Improvements (09:25) Some Examples
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#amiga #amos #retrogamingRediscovering 90s Electronics Kits - and I owned this one!RobSmithDev2024-09-15 | Back when I was much younger (I'm older than I look) and before owning an Amiga I was really into electronics. My parents bought me several of these electronics kits over the years and this is one of the ones I received. In this video I'll take a small journey down memory lane for me and have a quick play with this kit.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:27) First Look (02:33) How They Work (03:54) Project List and First Build (Electronic Birthday Cake) (05:31) Testing the Electronic Birthday Cake (06:00) Second Project (Electronic Roulette Game) (07:28) Testing the Electronic Roulette Game (08:17) Third Project (One Transistor Radio) (09:53) Testing the One Transistor Radio (11:06) Thoughts
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#electronicsA Shipping Forecast Prank - This Chip, Not Those!RobSmithDev2024-09-01 | I'm going to tell you a story about playing a small prank on a coder and a self proclaimed greedy musician and it all started on the 22nd of January, listing to Unstable Radio on djh0ffmans twitch channel. Towards the end, he played one of his songs, Shipping Forecast, and what he said gave me an idea....
📖 Chapters (00:00) Inspiration (00:52) Version 1 (Greetings Card Module) (02:40) Investigating the ATTiny85 (03:48) DFPlayer Mini and Power Usage (05:33) Designing and Building Version 2 (08:11) The Demise of Version 2 (09:45) Back to the Drawing Board (Designing V3) (11:46) Rewiring the Audio AMP (12:42) Programming the ATTiny85 for Version 3 (16:29) Breadboard Testing (17:47) Taking the project Way Too Far (PCB) (18:51) Assembling Version 3! (20:27) A few more modifications (21:19) Stuff-it! (21:49) Heading to Zzap Live to deliver it (22:44) A Great Ending
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#amigamod #hacking #pcb #amiga #protrackerFloppy Disks VS Magnets - A TestRobSmithDev2024-08-18 | When I was younger we were always told to be careful about having magnets near floppy disks. I wondered how much of problem that actually was, so in this video I put it to a test. I test different magnets with different strengths, including the magnets in an iPhone, to see which have the capability to damage the data on a disk.
One thing that slightly bothers me about the results is i was unable to reproduce the iPhone results when showing it to someone. I don't know if it was the way i was moving the disk or the speed or maybe the data was just weaker somehow but still a little annoying - good job i caught it doing it on camera!
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:13) Meet the Magnets (02:35) Measuring the Test Magnets Strength (05:12) Test Plan and Make Your Guesses (05:52) High Speed Testing! (07:23) Results! (09:01) Summary
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#floppydisk #erasing #iphone50Mhz Amiga 2000? Meet the Dicke Olga (revised edit)RobSmithDev2024-08-09 | If you've been following my Amiga 2000 series you'll have seen all kinda of changes to it over time, but I've always wanted to add an accelerator to it. I've already got a Pistorm in my Amiga 1200, and this time, I'd like to keep it real, so, I ordered a Dicke Olga, which includes an MC68030 CPU running at 50Mhz with 128MB of fast ram, quite the upgrade! In this video I go through the steps of installing it, and configuring it with a new M.2 drive, as well as an FPU and a CD-ROM too!
This is a revised video that combines my original with the followup into one seamless video - The MapROM section is now much improved
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:33) What's in a Name? (00:57) Specifications (02:11) Getting Intimate with the Card (05:08) Accelerator Installation (08:16) Installing an FPU, an M.2 Solid State Drive and a CD-ROM (10:28) Testing the M.2, CD-ROM and Installing Workbench 3.2 (13:21) Installing Workbench... from CD! Awesome! (15:03) External Drive LEDs (15:48) Boosting Performance with MapROM (Revised) (18:59) Finishing Touches
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#amiga #accelerator #retrocomputingCleaning Floppy Disks - Multiple Methods Tested!RobSmithDev2024-07-21 | In this video I'm going to attempt to clean and repair 16 floppy disks, testing their state before and after cleaning, and using Isopropyl and Washing Up Liquid to see which works best. I'll also put my disk cleaning machine to the test by comparing it to cleaning them by hand.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:22) Dirty Mouldy Disks and Cleaning Floppy Drive Heads (02:48) Testing Plan and Strategy (03:29) Prep before Reading After Cleaning (04:44) Pre-Clean Disk Reading (06:40) Pre-Clean Read Results: You Should Probably Clean Them First! (08:02) Isopropanol Cleaning, by Machine and by Hand (09:47) Distilled Water/Washing Up Liquid Cleaning, by Machine and by Hand (11:51) All Washed Up (13:13) Place your bets.... (13:25) Post-Cleaning Disk Reading (15:00) Results by Statistics (15:53) Results by Observation (17:29) Conclusion and Summary
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#floppydisk #cleaning #experiment #YouTubeHighFiveCrazy Disco Floppy Disk Cleaning MachineRobSmithDev2024-07-07 | An absolutely ridiculous machine to clean mold from the surface of floppy disks. As seen at the Amiga Kickstart show
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#floppydisk #cleaning #discoCrazy Disco Disk Cleaning Machine - DEMO and How It WorksRobSmithDev2024-07-07 | In the last video I showed you the design and build for my craziest of things yet. It's suppose to clean floppy disks, but why just do that when you can make it fun? I added speakers and LEDs all over it. In this video I'll show you how I programmed both of the Arduinos and finally I'll show you the thing running... Whilst I doubt you are likely to build this thing, if anyone wants the source code or design files please get in contact.
🔵 Parts used in this video (Affiliate links): • Gorilla LP60 12" LP Vinyl Record Case - amzn.to/3VSKjwE • 20pcs M4 x 30mm Male Thread Knurled Knobs - amzn.to/45PkQsi
📖 Chapters (00:00) What did we do last time? (00:44) Changes Since Last Video (02:30) Where do we start? (02:58) Motor Control and AccelStepper - Reset (05:37) Motor Cleaning and Drying Control (09:04) Main Controlling Arduino and Lack of I/O (10:29) Resource Conflict Problems (11:38) Main Arduino Reset Sequence (14:12) Coding The Cleaning (mistakes were made) (17:25) Demo Intro - Is It Mostly Bloatware? (18:15) DEMO! (With substituted music) (20:57) Whats next?
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#floppydisk #cleaning #disco #YouTubeHighFiveKickstart & Enable Switch for the A2000 Action ReplayRobSmithDev2024-06-09 | In the previous video I experimented with the Action Replay MK III for the Amiga 2000. However it only worked with kickstart 1.3 and its a real pain to get to where the kickstart chip is. So in this video we're going to install a Kickstart switcher, but then mod it so it will disable the action replay when kickstart 3.1 is selected.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:27) How Dual-Kickstart ROMS Work (02:10) Action Replay Controller Update (Slowmo) (03:01) Enable/Disable Switch and New Amiga 2000 Backplane (04:05) Modding (05:56) Mod Installation (06:24) Half Finished Installation (06:41) Testing with Murphy's Law (07:04) Mistakes Were Made (07:19) Testing Again (07:36) Finishing the Installation (07:56) Summary
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#amiga #actionreplay #a2000Amiga 2000 Action Replay? They Made Those?RobSmithDev2024-05-26 | In this video we'll explore the action replay MK III for the Amiga 2000. I didn’t even realise they made one for this machine, so was really surprised when I picked one up. Sadly however, mine was missing the controller and so in the video we'll reverse engineer it and build our own, as well as see if the card works and give it a quick test.
Edit: I've now been sent some great photos of the inside of the controller PCB
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:25) Action Replay Background (01:52) Amiga 2000 Action Replay MK III and Missing Parts (03:15) Reverse Engineering the Controls Connector (06:23) Assemble! (08:13) Installation! (09:03) First Tests (10:29) Fixing and More Tests (10:59) Testing Continues... (11:18) Something's Still Wrong (11:38) Bad Capacitors (12:00) Final Tests and Analysis (12:30) What Else Can It Do? (12:51) Ripping Music! (13:29) Summary
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#amiga #actionreplay #a2000Introducing DiskFlashback - Retro Floppy Disk Software for Windows!RobSmithDev2024-05-12 | Back in 2017 when I created Drawbridge, I very much wanted to create what I'm releasing in this video. Introducing DiskFlashback, a Windows application that not only lets you mount Amiga, Atari and PC floppy disk images as real drive letters, but also lets you mount your *real* DrawBridge, Greaswewazle or Supercard Pro too.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:29) Installation (00:42) Amiga ADF & DMS Disk Image Files (01:52) Atari ST ST & MSA Disk Image Files (02:12) Yes, PC IMG Disk Image Files Too (02:23) Creating Blank Disk Images (02:35) Using DrawBridge, Greaseweazle & SupercardPRO as a Real Floppy Drive! (03:14) Backing Up Disks and Formatting Disks (03:50) Copy Disk Images to Physical Disk (03:54) Dual Format Amiga/Atari ST Disk Images! (04:25) Yes, it will even mount SCP Files too! (04:41) Summary
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#floppydisks #windows #virtualdriveAmiga BRAKE! - The Poor Persons Action Replay? and How Can I Improve It?RobSmithDev2024-04-28 | I picked this up a while back, and was curious exactly what it could achieve for such a simple looking device. Attached to it is a variable resistor and a switch, and with that you can freeze and selectively slow down games playing. But how does it work? And can we improve it? Well, in this video we'll take a closer look
📖 Chapters (00:00) The Plan (00:20) Unpacking (01:20) Installation (01:58) First Experiment (02:12) First Test - A Demo! (03:00) Next Experiments (03:08) Lemmings (03:46) Lotus Turbo Challenge II (04:22) Qwak (shocker!) (04:56) Super Twintris (05:21) 68000 CPUs are also in the Megadrive (06:21) Sonic the Hedgehog II (07:39) It's What I Do (08:01) How Does It Work? (Theory) (10:42) Electronic Test (11:34) More Action Replay (Introducing HRTMon) (12:07) Modding for Level 7 (13:28) Testing HRTMon (13:53) Summary
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#amiga #decelerator #actionreplayDoes it work? Amiga Virus ProtectorRobSmithDev2024-04-14 | I have to admit, this video didn’t actually go quite to plan. I had a bit of a brainwave after I'd finished editing it and ended up having to create another section on the end, and it was WELL WORTH IT! A while back, I discovered a device that you could plug into the external floppy drive port of your Amiga that supposedly would protect any disk inserted from becoming infected with boot block or boot sector viruses. Curious how such a simple device could achieve this feat I decided to put it to the test.... and wow, was I surprised...
📖 Chapters (00:00) A Curious Device (00:21) What is a Boot Block Anyway? (01:40) Unpacking and Initial Tests (04:01) Amiga Test Kit and X-Copy (04:47) I Concerned About This! (07:15) My Concerns Confirmed (07:29) Guessing How I Think It Works (09:47) Lets Tear it Apart! (10:08) OH NO! I thought I was Finished! (10:54) Testing a Hunch (testing a bypass!) (11:59) Throw it in the bin!
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#amiga #antivirus #retroHow Bunny’s Boing Ball Bounty, the New AMIGA Speed-Run Challenge Game was madeRobSmithDev2024-03-31 | Last year I brought you the AMIGA game Hop to the Top, which had a slightly darker sequel around Halloween. This year I bring you Bunny’s "Boing Ball" Bounty, a speed-run challenge where you need to collect the eggs as quickly as possible. I took inspiration for this game from a hedgehog themed game you may have played before and I wanted to see if I could achieve the same effect on AMOS. I've included the entire game source code on the same disk image (ADF) as the actual game. See if you can get onto the scoreboard with the fastest time for clearing the most levels! This isn't the most detailed of videos, but a lot of the topics have been previously covered so check out my older videos!
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#amiga #easter #amosCan the PowerShark Protect Your Amiga? Full TestedRobSmithDev2024-03-16 | In this video I'm going to test out the PowerShark, the new USB-C power supply for the Amiga 500, 600 and 1200.
I'm going to put it through a gruling array of tests to see how it handles them, and how this could help protect your Amiga from any power supply damage.
A yes, it is possible to get more than power from a standard USB socket - The PowerIQ standard on Anker devices seems to support it, but it seems to be an unofficial USB standard.
This video is not sponsored, I purchased the PowerShark for my own use. Also, these are the results of my experiments and you should check to see if the product meets your requirements.
🔵 OTHER USB-C Supplies I Have Tested (afilliate links) Anker Power Bank, 24,000mAh 3-Port Portable Charger with 140W Output: amzn.to/3PohvcP 100W USB C Plug Charger (real cheap!): amzn.to/3Vj78L6
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:38) Unboxing the PowerShark! (00:53) USB-C and Power Delivery (02:53) Initial Amiga Tests (03:50) Brutal Test Plan (05:13) The Test Rig, and Explanation (06:01) Test Round 1 (07:33) Test Round 2 (08:20) Round 3 Explanation (08:32) Test Round 3 (08:41) Round 4 Explanation (08:55) Test Round 4 (09:44) Round 5 Explanation (09:57) Test Round 5 (10:09) Round 6 Explanation (10:25) Test Round 6 (10:43) Round 7/8 Explanation (11:24) Test Round 7 (11:57) Test Round 8 (12:20) Test Summary (12:38) PowerShark Teardown (Look Inside) (14:17) Thermal Tests (15:15) Review Summary
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#amiga #powershark #usbcMAGIC BlueSCSI Amiga Internet Access!RobSmithDev2024-03-03 | In this video I'll throw the Plipbox out the window... but somehow my Amiga 500 *still* has Internet access.... and so does my Amiga 2000... but how!?
Recently the BlueSCSI V2 supports the Pi Pico with WIFI and code was added to emulate the DaynaPort ethernet device (MacOS). So i created a driver for the Amiga, and had to work around a number of issues along the way
UPDATE: This has now been merged into the official BlueSCSI firmware!
🔵 My GitHub Links • My Amiga BlueScsi DaynaPort Driver: github.com/RobSmithDev/daynaport-amiga • My BlueSCSI V2 Firmware Changes: Now merged in to official build
🔵 Other Resources: • RoadShow Amiga TCP/IP Stack: http://roadshow.apc-tcp.de/index-en.php • Infinity Music Player: aminet.net/package/mus/play/imp3
📖 Chapters (00:00) Watch the Magic! (00:36) See, it's a REAL Amiga (01:39) The BlueSCSI V2 Does What!? (02:23) Cross Compiling and Getting Started (03:40) Building a Network Driver (04:51) Kernal Debugging, Bad Data (07:04) Buggy Drivers and BlueScsi Work-Arounds (07:52) Testing (08:37) A590 Works, What about my GVP in my A2000? (09:09) Even Infinity Music Player Works! (09:55) Faraday Cage? Nah, The Pi Pico is Tough! (10:18) Wrap it up!
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#amiga2000 #internet #bluescsi #online #plipboxTesting the #Amiga #PowerShark Power Supply!RobSmithDev2024-02-23 | Its a very neat solution and replacement to that big old Amiga power supply! - They did not sponsor me to make this.
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#amiga #powershark #powerInternet Enabled Amiga - Lets Build a PlipBox!RobSmithDev2024-02-18 | In this video I'll show you how I built my own PlipBox adapter for my Amiga 2000 to experiment with it on the Internet. Aside from pre-built versions of this product there are several other ways to get your Amiga online, but this is one of the cheapest Randomly as i make this video the TCP stack Roadshow gets an update thats suppose to make installation even easier!
Aparently the developer i working on an update to thr Plipbox software.
Also you can connect the reset pin on the Arduino to pin 16 to fix the reset issue
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:17) Before PlipBox (01:37) What Is Plipbox? (01:59) Ethernet Shields (02:23) Wiring Diagram (02:51) Building It! (04:41) Programming The Arduino (05:59) TCP/IP Stacks, Installation & Configuration (07:09) Basic Testing (07:52) An Internet Browser? Why not! (08:59) Other Tools, and Boxing it Up! (09:35) What did we learn?
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#amiga2000 #internet #online #plipboxAmiga 2000 Full 2MB ECS Upgrade Mod (A500 compatible)RobSmithDev2024-02-04 | In this video I'll show you how I not only added 1MB of chip ram to my Amiga 2000 to bring it to 2MB, but also completed the upgrade to be a complete ECS system! Its a fairly easy mod, although theres some desoldering required which isn't the easiest without a desolder station and good soldering skills. This mod could also be used on Amiga 500s too. Might have overdone the montages again!
📖 Chapters (00:00) The Plan (00:34) Agnus & Denise and How we'll do the mod (03:12) Parts and PCB arrived - With Soldering Montage (04:55) Extracting the Motherboard (05:57) Desoldering (Mooo!) (07:00) Soldering in the Pin Headers (07:46) A20 Mod Wire and Reassembly (08:50) Testing and Observations! (09:38) Success!
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#amiga2000 #ecs #agnus #amigaMiSTer Floppy 2024 - Minimig Core Floppy Drive UpdateRobSmithDev2024-01-21 | In this video I want to show you the current progress with the MiSTer floppy board I've designed, along with the changes to the MiSTer FPGA Minimig core I've made to allow real floppy disks to be used. I've successfully gotten reading and writing working, and most exciting of all, it works with multiple drives at once!
📖 Chapters (00:00) Recap (00:16) Select Fixes (01:44) ADF Clocking Issues (03:26) Other Exciting Progress (04:56) Minor Hardware Issues (05:46) What's Left to do
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#misterfpga #amiga #electronicscreatorA Year in Montages - Its Been a Fun Year!RobSmithDev2024-01-07 | 2023 has been such a fun year, with so many amazing Amiga related videos and a bit of electronics thrown in too, and then there was the special Thomas Middleditch experience that I just didn't expect. All in all its been fantastic and I wanted to share some of my favourite montages. This included footage from Thomas Middleditch's Twitch channel as his reactions are so totally worth it.
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#retrogaming #amiga #electronicscreator3 Layers of Parallex Scrolling and 3D road in AMOS!? Santas Present Drop 3 - how it’s made!RobSmithDev2023-12-24 | Its crazy, a long long time ago I wanted to create a game a little like Lotus Turbo Challenge. Back then I was only able to program in AMOS, and so I created a small demo as a kind of proof of concept. However it wasn't very good, and not very practical and so I moved on.
Some 30ish years later I started creating these Santas Present Drop games. In Santas Present Drop 1, you helped Santa drop the presents down chimneys as he flew over numerous rooftops. In Santas Present Drop 2, Santa was unhappy that presents were being delivered to the wrong people, so he installed the Gift-o-Matic 5000.
So what about the third game? Well, "Whilst flying over the Alps, the contraption exploded scattering presents all over the mountains. Luckly however, Santa had his skis with him. Your job is to guide Santa to collect as many presents as possible within the time allowed."
I wanted to create a 1st person driving style game, in AMOS again. Knowing a lot more now and armed with a load of tricks and hacks, in this video I'll show you how I not only managed four layers of background scrolling parallex, but also ended up with a fairly fast road-like experience whilst running fairly smoothly on a standard Amiga 500.
This game is available for download, and includes the full AMOS source code. You will need the AMCAF and Turbo Plus extensions in order to run them.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:18) Lets See The Game (01:27) The Plot Thickens (02:21) Original 30 Year Old Concept (03:05) Breaking Down the Game Areas (03:44) I Can Move, Move, Move Any Mountain (05:57) The Road to... (08:57) Amiga Hardware Sprites (10:48) AMOS Bugs (NOT The Compiler!) (11:48) Displaying the Sprites (12:31) Keeping Pace and Improvements (13:12) Weird Compile Bugs (13:38) Summary
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#retrogaming #amiga #christmasRust to Lust! Amiga A2000 Upgrade Time!RobSmithDev2023-12-10 | In the previous video I successfully got my Amiga 2000 working properly. In this video we're going to look at some upgrades for it, and also some steps to make it look as close to new as possible including cleaning, retr0brighting (vapor method) and a vinyl wrap for the case.
There's quite a few montages in this, so hopefully you wont get montage'd out!
📖 Chapters (00:00) Recap and Plans (00:10) She's a Rusty old Girl! (02:36) Some Upgrades (04:51) Let's Get'em Installed! (05:54) The Filthy Keyboard (07:17) Retr0bright (08:04) Reassemble the Keyboard (09:00) Shiny Results! (09:34) The Metal Case (vinyl wrap time) (11:52) Wow! What a Result!
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#amiga #repair #retroPoor Broken and Battered Amiga A2000 - Can We Fix it?RobSmithDev2023-11-26 | I was lucky to receive an Amiga 2000 for my birthday. It doesn't work however, but not to worry, that just makes it more fun! In this video we're going to take a look at it, understand a little about it, and attempt to fix the fault. Spoiler: Surprisingly, it wasn't the battery! And I don't think that was the original either.
📖 Chapters (00:00) The Situation (00:24) What is the Amiga 2000? (01:26) The poor abused A2000, and what's inside (04:57) Testing the Power Supply (06:00) Lets see whats broken (06:55) Amiga Test Kit #1 (08:33) A close Look at the Motherboard! (09:53) Reseat, Spray and Play... or maybe not. (11:52) Buzzzzzing Out (12:32) Mouse and Joystick Culprit (13:23) RGB Port Checks #1 (14:26) Scoping (and fixing) the Problem (16:10) Floppy Drive Disk Change/Detection Issues (17:13) How Disk Change Works (17:49) Fun Fact A2000 Style (18:09) Fitting Replacement Parts (18:43) Summary, Damaged Tracks and Whats Next?
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#amiga #repair #retroBassMX and Headphone Amp Full TestRobSmithDev2023-11-12 | Whilst searching around on the Internet I came across a strange headphone amplifier for the Amiga. Something about it made me curious, so in this video we're going to take a look at it. I wondered if it worked a little like the BaseMX, so we'll also take a look at that too!
When I'm testing the BassMX device you won't hear any difference if listening in Mono. Also if your sound system also has a separate sub speaker then the effect will be less obvious.
🛠️ Useful Links • BaseMX (not a sponsor): edsa.uk/BassMX
📖 Chapters (00:00) What's this weird thing? (00:45) Unboxing (02:29) Ready to use!? (02:43) The Turrican II Test (03:25) Thoughts So Far (03:52) Let's Pull It Apart! (05:00) A Closer Look at the BaseMX (05:33) Testing Out the BassMX (06:40) Conclusions
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#amiga #basemx #stereoHop to the Top – Bunny’s Revenge - How it was Made!RobSmithDev2023-10-30 | In the last video I showed you a way to procedurally generate game levels and hinted about an upcoming game. In this video I'm going to cover some of the more interesting issues and solutions I found whilst building this game in AMOS. Oh, and can you spot some of the small bugs I noticed in my code while I made this video? Please comment if you do... (they've been fixed!)
📖 Chapters (00:00) The Game (01:53) Bitplanes and Memory (03:29) Extra Half Bright Mode Tricks (04:55) Faster Graphics Drawing (05:20) Saving Disk Space (Picture Compresor Oddities) (06:03) Blinking Rabbit Eyes!? (06:22) Protracker vs AMOS (08:29) Not Enough Chip Ram! (09:48) AMOS, Meet the Internet (12:06) BSDSocket AMOS Extension (14:18) Compiler Problems (15:29) Lets Play! (18:00) My Other Games, Thanks and Goodnight
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#halloween #amiga #amos #indieretro #indiegameNew Amiga Game - Bunnys Revenge - Hop to the Top!RobSmithDev2023-10-21 | This Halloween, I'm be bringing you a brand new game for the Amiga! Hop to the Top - Bunny's Revenge!
It's a turn-by-turn procedulally generated puzzle game with over 68 billion levels! The game features an online high score table as well as a local one If your Amiga has an Internet connection you can submit your score from within the game (bsdsockets.library) If not, you can use the code shown and enter it on the website manually.
Because all games are procedulally generated, its possible to re-play the same game, or someone elses game, and these games are shared via the high score table.
#halloween #amiga #indieretroProcedurally Generated Levels vs AMOS on the AMIGA!!RobSmithDev2023-10-15 | For an up-coming game I need to generate a large amount of levels, but I'm too lazy to design them all. So in this video we take a look at procedurally generated levels using AMOS. We then look at speeding up the algorithm and finally tiling a simple maze with a very smart approach to the edges. The tutorial includes concepts about random number generation, arrays, and memory access using PEEK and POKE.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Project Outline (00:17) Previous Examples (of mine!) (01:24) Random Numbers and AMOS Issues (03:15) Defining the Game Screen (03:36) Prototype The Algorithm (with examples) (05:26) Speeding It Up! (Array Optimisation) (07:03) Arrays vs Memory and Pointers (09:26) Speeding It Up! (Memory/Pointers Optimisation) (11:17) Smart Edge Tile Rendering (You'll Love It!) (13:57) Filling In (The Floor) (14:20) Making the Game
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#procedurallygenerated #amiga #amosFinding a SURFACE MOUNT Shorted CapacitorRobSmithDev2023-10-01 | So in the last video I tried to fix a dead short circuit between 5V and GND by removing all of the electrolytic capacitors. Unfortunately that didn't work and the short remained. So in this video we're going to check the SMD ceramic capacitors to see if one of them is at fault. Don't worry, I've a fast and easy way to find the culprit, and spoiler.... this time we do! If you are planning on recapping an A1200 be careful with C407. It has a different orientation between Rev 1 and Rev 2 boards! There are several companies that will perform this recapping for you, and if don't have a huge amount of soldering experience it may be best left to an expert.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Intro and Recap (see what I did there!?) (00:17) Exploring the *many* ceramic capacitors (00:53) Methods for Detecting Bad Components (01:55) Thats Not a Normal Camera, It's Thermal! (02:35) Constant Current Power Supplies (03:01) Capacitor Roulette - Upper Side (03:45) Capacitor Roulette - Lower Side (04:04) We Have A Winner!!! (04:40) It's Recappin' Time! (05:09) WARNING - Capacitor Orientation Check for C407 (07:30) DiagROM Testing (08:17) Tests OK, Install some Proper ROMs (08:40) Proper Final Tests (80:55) Results Summary, Fantastic
🎧 Music Used • Press Fuse - French Fuse • Depth Fuse - French Fuse
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#amiga #a1200 #repair #shortcircuit #YouTubeHighFiveSuper Rare Amiga A590 - Still with EPSON Inside - Unexpected Part 5RobSmithDev2023-09-17 | I wasn't expecting to be making a part 5! - I managed to finally get hold of an A590 with the original case design. There aren't many of these around, they're actually quite rare. In this video we're going to explore the A590, check out the Epson hard drive inside and then upgrade it to the max!
📖 Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:26) Side by Side (00:57) Inside! (01:54) Trying to Repair the Epson Drive (05:34) Recap (06:19) Other Checks and LEDs (07:23) LED v2 Make (07:44) It's Cleaning Time! Feat. Thomas Middleditch! (08:44) UPGRADE and Assemble (09:12) Summary
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#amiga #a590 #rareI Hid A Surprise for Thomas Middleditch! Check Out His Reaction!RobSmithDev2023-09-10 | Thomas Middleditch (actor, writer, comedian, gamer - watched Silicon Valley?) started streaming a humorous live commentary of my A590 video series on twitch, and I only found out when I received an anonymous subscription gift. At first I wasn't sure what to make of it, were they poking fun? So knowing he'd be covering my third video in the next stream, I added a reply to that video!
This video (with permission) is from the stream where he discovered it, and his reaction!
The stream was a lot of fun with a real positive vibe. Weird *me* being the celebrity! Unfortunately I couldn't stay for the entire stream, but I was invited to join a future stream for a live chat, and I kinda feel like I made a friend! If you want to see that interview, you'll have to subscribe to his twitch channel: twitch.tv/middleditch
Chapters (00:00) Explanation (00:30) Start of Stream Segment (10:12) My Video Starts... (12:05) My First Comment in the Chat (15:28) Hidden Message Discovered (18:26) Hidden Video DiscoveredFinding a Amiga DEAD SHORT!RobSmithDev2023-09-03 | I've picked up an A1200 motherboard that unfortunatly doesnt work. It has a dead short circuit between 5V and GND, so in this video we're going to investigate the cause and start with recapping it - this is an interactive game and I hope you'll post which capacitor you think is at fault in the comments!
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#amiga #a1200 #repairWhat is this Disk Backup Station Thing Anyway?RobSmithDev2023-08-20 | In this video I'm going to show you a bit about the disk backup station that I made and took to Kickstart 01 - the Amiga show in Nottingham in 2023. I'll show you a little about how it's built and some of its more interesting features. I'm not making or selling these for people, it's purely a one off, although there is the possability I may release all the design files for it in the future. The backup station can backup floppy disks to ADF or SCP and uses three greaseweazle boards to control three floppy drives, and the user interface is controlled bu a few arcade buttons connected to an Arduino.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Three, is a magic number (01:04) Finding a suitable screen (01:25) Printing a design (02:00) Software - The Buttons and Testing (04:24) Software - C++ and Windows (04:05) Graphics Design and User Experience (06:27) Intervening, Kickstart and Meeting People (07:11) Strange Quirks and Easter Eggs (08:02) You'll see it again...!
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#dontcopythatfloppy #greaseweazle #drawbridge #amigaMiSTer Minimig - Real Floppy Drive Update!RobSmithDev2023-08-06 | In this video I'm going to recap on where I got to last time, and the exciting stage I'm currently at! There's some great progress, and I'm now in beta testing for the minimig core. This also includes some important updates for copy protected games to work too.
Thanks go to Lukage on the MisterFPGA forum for some code that really got me started, some parts of which (PLL design) are still present in this.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Welcome (00:10) PCB Prototypes & USER Port Limitations (03:14) Extra Special Pins (03:49) Port Expander Rethink for Speed (04:42) First Signs of Life (05:33) It boots! (06:37) Implementing Minimig Missing Registers for Copy Protection (07:27) Copy Protection Success! (08:13) Brainwave! (09:15) Multiple Drive Wows (10:02) Menu Configuration (10:29) What's Next?
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#misterfpga #minimig #misterfloppy14Mhz MOD - Turbo Charge your A590 - Back from the Dead - Part 4RobSmithDev2023-07-23 | In this video we're going to take a look at a MOD you can do on the A590 to give it a speed boost. That's right, the 14Mhz mod. We'll take a look at what it does, perform the mod, and benchmark the speed changes.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Recap and Plans (00:16) A590 vs GVP (01:01) 14Mhz Mod Background (01:18) Initial Benchmarking (01:29) Restoring the A590 to Factory Defaults (02:45) Exploring how the 14Mhz Mod Works (03:18) It's Modding Time! (05:28) A Useful Gotek Alternative Mod (06:17) Repeat Benchmarking (06:36) So, did it work? (07:14) Comments, Questions and Summary
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#amiga #a590 #moddingDIY Floppy Drive Head CleanerRobSmithDev2023-07-09 | In this video I'll show you how to troubleshoot a floppy disk drive thats not reading disks. I'll then show you how to manually clean one, and finally how to build your own floppy drive head cleaning disk. These cleaning disks have always worked perfectly for me, however you use this build guide at your own risk.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:20) Inside a Floppy Disk Drive (01:26) Manual Floppy Drive Head Cleaning (02:09) Floppy Disk Head Cleaners (02:31) Items - Assemble (02:38) The Perfect Cleaning Material (03:27) Make Your Own Head Cleaning Disk (04:51) Using Your Head Cleaning Disk (05:27) Summary
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#floppydrive #cleaning #saveiconFree Disk Backup Station at Kickstart 01 NottinghamRobSmithDev2023-06-26 | I'll be running a free floppy disk backup station at the Nottingham Amiga Kickstart 01 event on the 1st and 2nd of July. Bring your disks along, and a USB pen drive to save the backups onto. Backups can be ADF for standard Amiga disks or SCP for non-standard. If you have a different requirement, please ask!
🔗 Useful Links: Blue SCSI: https://scsi.blue/ 5.25" 4 Pin Molex To 3.5" Floppy Drive & Molex Power Adaptor Cable: ebay.co.uk/itm/374125766956 Red Male & Female 4 Pin Molex Connector With Pins for PC Computer Power Supply: ebay.co.uk/itm/162496585783
📖 Chapters (00:00) Recap and Plans (00:22) Overview of Solid State SCSI Devices (02:23) Meet the Blue SCSI V2 (04:57) Power Cables (05:50) Fitting The Blue SCSI V2 inside the A590 (08:01) Preparing the SD Card (09:42) A590 Hack to Access the SD Card Without Opening It (no damage!) (10:20) Update the Kickstart ROM (10:46) Boot and HD Prep (HD Toolbox) (11:40) Installing Amiga OS 3.2 (13:19) Hack for Accessing your Hard Disk in WinUAE! (13:40) Upgrading to OS 3.2.1 (13:47) and now 3.2.2 (13:54) don't forget the 3.2.2.1 hotfix! (14:17) Thoughts and Whats Next!?
🎧 Music Used: • "Pookatori and Friends" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 • Magic in the Garden: Written by Rafael Krux. • Chronos - Written by Alexander Nakarada • Driving Concern - Written by Kevin MacLeod • Depth Fuse - French Fuse • Straight Fuse - French Fuse • Contender - TrackTribe • "Envision" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 • Beginning of Conflict - Written by Rafael Krux • "Loping Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 • Goodnightmare - Written by Kevin MacLeod • And Just Like That - Written by Bryan Teoh.
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#amiga #a590 #scsiEpson Made Harddisks? Amiga A590 Part 2RobSmithDev2023-06-11 | Did you know Epson used to make hard disk drives?! In the last video we took a look at the A590 and got the RAM working. In this video we'll test out the hard drive side, and if its not working we'll attempt to fix it. In the next video we'll take a look at some of the SCSI solid state alternatives instead of spinning hard disks.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Recap and Plans (00:12) Epson!? (00:57) Breaking News...! (01:17) First Boot with the Drive Connected (01:59) Possible Faults (02:47) The "Drop In Replacement" AM33C93A (03:42) How about the DMAC?! (06:10) Another Look at that SCSI Controller Chip (07:10) Another A590, with Working Content! (08:01) Swapping Chips between A590s (08:25) What have I missed?! (10:50) It Works! So Lets Give it A Bath! (12:35) Final A590 Assembly with new Screws and Bolts! (14:08) What Now!?
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#amiga #a590 #repairRARE Amiga A590 Rev.6 Repair - Check Out That Serial Number! - Part 1RobSmithDev2023-05-28 | I purchased a rather rare and early model A590 Amiga Hard Drive. It has a really low serial number and is a Revision 6 motherboard. I can't even find a service manual for that version!
In this video we'll take a look at the A590 in detail, and we'll see if we can get it to work, starting with the onboard Fast RAM. In the next video we'll take a look at the hard disk side of the A590.
(00:00) Untested A590 Hard Disk (00:23) What is the A590? (00:58) Really Early Serial Number! (01:31) Exploring the Unusual Insides (05:07) Replacing the MOD Wires & Recapping (06:43) Drive and Power LEDs (07:34) First Boot (08:26) Naughty RAM & Second Boot (09:17) A590 Ram Test (1MB) (10:53) Replacing the Faulty Ram, Upto 2MB and Testing (11:35) Whats Next?
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#amiga #a590 #repairHacking Cameras - Arduino VISCA Controller for Pan, Tilt, Zoom and more!RobSmithDev2023-05-14 | I've never been happy with the quality of the video recording looking down on onto my desk. So, in this video I explore using an old Cisco video conferencing camera that supports the VISCA protocol.
We control it with an Arduino including, adding a joystick for pan and tilt movement, as well as an LCD display to help set and adjust various other settings.
Hopefully this will improve the quality of camera footage in later videos. This isn't really meant as a build tutorial but there's some interesting things to learn regardless.
Since making this video I've also obtained a 1080p12xS2 model. Whilst it has a much higher zoom, I don't feel like the picture quality is as good. Maybe it's the older firmware in it. Either way I've updated the source code to support both. I've also included PDF manuals which now explain the wiring!
Code Updated to Support Brightness! Arduino Source code: robsmithdev.co.uk/youtube/visca.zip If you want the 3D models (although I can't imagine why you would!) please contact me using one of the methods above.
📖 Chapters (00:00) The Problem (01:38) A Potential Solution (02:27) Tear it Apart! (03:04) Probing for Data Lines (04:31) RS232 vs Serial TTL and How to Convert (05:49) Hacking the Camera (07:48) What is the VISCA Protocol? (08:11) Hello World for a Camera (09:43) Extra Parts (10:13) How Analogue Joysticks Work and How To Use Them with an Arduino (11:09) Using a 16x2 LCD Panel and Programming Custom Characters (12:38) Using Custom Characters to Create Progress Bars (13:10) Using TinkerCAD to Design the Enclosure (13:23) The Final Schematic (13:47) Assembling the Arduino Controller (17:20) Opps, it doesn't work! (18:40) Final Testing
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#visca #arduino #electronicscreatorsBuild The Amazing Levitating #Amiga #BoingBall!RobSmithDev2023-04-30 | In this video we're going to create this rather attractive Amiga-style levitating Boing-Ball! It makes a real attractive display piece and aside from all the 3D printing it actually fairly simple to build. There's a few parts you'll need from Ali-express and E-Bay, but that's not a problem.
📖 Chapters (00:00) What we're going to make (00:33) Designing and Constructing the 3D Boing-Ball (02:00) Exploring the Magnetic Levitation Kit 1 (03:21) Assembling the Magnetic Levitation Kit 1 (fast) (04:57) How the Kit Works (and how Linear Hall Effect Sensors Work) (08:02) We Have Levitation! - It Works! (08:39) Lets Go Bigger! (09:00) Lighting Up the Boing Ball (09:33) Testing Magnetic Levitation Kit 2 (09:52) Assembling the Internal Light (with traps for new players) (10:28) Fitting the Internal Light and Float Magnet (10:54) Designing and Assembling the A590-style 3D Printed Base (13:04) Gluing the Two Halfs of the Ball Together! (yeah that's not easy!) (13:26) A Special Finishing Touch (13:55) Final Testing (from two angles!) (14:14) Why Not Build Your Own Boing-Ball!
NOTE: When ordering the levitator, despite what the pictures may look like there are at least two different designs, one being slightly larger than the other. There's a picture attached that shows if you should use the normal LID/BASE files or the ALT LID/BASE files on Thingiverse.
🖨️ 3D Printer Models: • Thingiverse: thingiverse.com/thing:5982523 • Tinkercad: tinkercad.com/things/7M3XgpUl7tB 👉 There's a PDF document on the Thingiverse page which you can use to help align the segments when you glue them to the hemispheres.
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#amiga #boingball #electronicscreatorsV2 - Keeping the Heat In - Improved Radio Controlled Door Closer (Because my Dog Keeps Opening It)RobSmithDev2023-04-16 | We STILL have a slightly annoying problem, she's wonderful, but has a habbit of leaving the door open. In my last video we built a remote control door closer, but the range was terrible. So in this video we'll retro-fit that with some new parts to make the product actually useful. This project is just for fun, and in reality is a bit pointless, but still fun to make!
📖 Chapters (00:00) Recap (00:15) New Encoder/Decoder ICs (01:23) Build the Receiver Circuit (Breadboard) (02:05) Build the Transmitter (Breadboard) (02:38) First Tests (03:03) New Receiver Circuit Diagram (03:24) Retrofit the Receiver (04:24) New Transmitter Circuit Diagram (04:34) Retrofit the Transmitter (05:45) Using an Off-the-Shelf Keyfob Transmitter (06:12) Final Testing (06:24) Wrapping it All Up!
🎧 Music Used: Straight Fuse - French Fuse Depth Fuse - French Fuse Tropic Fuse - French Fuse Positive Fuse - French Fuse Fine Line - Geographer Out On My Skateboard - Mini Vandals
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👉 This tutorial and game covers the following: • Double Buffering / Screen Swap • Tile-Based Game Engine • Smooth Vertical Scrolling • Sprite Animation including AMAL (Amos Animation Language) • Joystick and Keyboard Input • Background Rainbow Effects (COPPER) • Sound Samples • Game Music
📖 Chapters (00:00) Game Outline (00:19) Graphics (Sprites and Tiles) (02:19) Programmatically (Procedurally) Generate the Game Map/Platforms (04:43) Tile Rendering and Smooth Scrolling (06:08) Water Animation Effect (08:57) Stop the Flicker - Double Buffer (10:30) Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Animate Rain using AMAL (AMOS Animation Language) (12:10) Current Score, Energy, Logos and ChatGPT (14:10) Joystick and Keyboard Control (15:19) Animate and Control the Rabbit, Plus Extra Parallax Effects (20:36) Building A High Score Board - Top of the Hops! (22:40) Main Menu, Instructions, Music and Sound Effects (23:38) The Final Game (and me playing it) (25:11) Wrapping it all up!
Where appropriate, all efforts were made to trace & obtain copyright holders permissions to reproduce their material in this video. If you have any questions regarding content please get in touch.Keeping the Heat In - Radio Controlled Door Closer Because my Dog Keeps Opening It!RobSmithDev2023-03-19 | We have a slightly annoying problem, she's wonderful, but has a habbit of leaving the door open. I'm talking about our dog! Presented with a radio control car and the MacGyver theme tune I was asked to make a remote control door opener/closer. Sadly, the car wasn't up to the job, but for the price thats hardly suprising. In this video I go through a few stages of trying to get this to work, and yes, it is a little silly and pointless, but that's part of the fun.
📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:24) Radio Control Car Teardown (00:49) New Geared Motor & Door Bracket (01:19) Connect to Radio Control Car PCBs (02:40) 433Mhz Transmitter/Receivers (03:08) HD12D and HD12E Decoder and Encoders (03:42) L9110H Motor Driver IC (04:25) Receiver Circuit V1 (05:11) Transmitter Circuit V1 (05:41) Increasing the Range (07:37) Transmitter Circuit V2 (07:52) Fixing a Design Issue (08:07) Receiver Circuit V2 (08:26) Assembling and Testing (08:46) Summary and Conclusions
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📖 Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:33) Disassemble The Monitor (00:53) Removal of the Power Board (01:45) Replacing the Switch (02:48) Re-assemble the Monitor (03:12) Old Switch Fault-Finding Teardown (03:44) Summary
🎧 Music Used: • Outside the Box - Patrick Patrikios
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📖 Chapters (00:00) 2022 Intro & Plans (00:46) Results are in (02:06) Sun Brightening & Ultraviolet Light Experiments (04:58) Better Ultraviolet Experiments (09:00) Understanding why this works (10:28) Ozone Experiments (11:38) The basics of hydrogen peroxide (12:59) Oxygen Experiments (15:12) Some Chemistry - How Peroxide and Reactive Oxygen Work. (21:24) Bromine & its Colour (22:40) It's Radical... and how to make them (26:03) Zinc Oxide & Titanium Dioxide Radicals (28:50) Unexpected Results (29:13) What's causing this rapid rellowing? (30:25) Conclusions about the cause of yellowing! (31:07) One Final Supprise Result! (31:26) Summary, Further Ongoing Experiments and Final Conclusions
🎧 Music: • The Life and Death of a Certain K. Zabriskie, Patriarch by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com • The Emperor's Army - Jeremy Blake • EDM Detection Mode by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Artist: http://incompetech.com • Starcrasher - TrackTribe • The Big Beat 80s - Kevin MacLeod, Syrinx Starr • Nine Lives - Unicorn Heads • Nimbus - Eveningland • Long Time Coming by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Artist: http://incompetech.com • Overdrive - Corbyn Kites • Sonja's Interns - Verified Picasso • Darker Thoughts - Silent Partner • A Rising Wave - Jeremy Blake
Where appropriate, all efforts were made to trace & obtain copyright holders permissions to reproduce their material in this video. If you have any questions regarding content please get in touch.What is Retro.Directory?!RobSmithDev2023-02-06 | Did you know theres loads of Retro Gaming and Computer Museums around the world? Did you know there are retro gaming bars and cafes? How about all the local retro shops? Do you know where to get your console repaired, or when the latest retro events are on in your area? Check out https://retro.directory and you won't miss out!
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