"The sound chip had a MIDI input pin which, on the Japanese model, was tied to ground. On the North American model, the pin in question was left 'floating', and it turned out that this was what was causing the system to crash."
Baffling stuff. Just goes to show the importance of hardware design, to prevent things like unit warping or controller stick drift. Isn't that right, Nintendo?
@Omegadot That's the thing, there's some kinda splitter that allows the PS2's one RCA-y and then two of the GunCon2 RCA-y to go in. And then something about the USB ports? I dunno, it's been so long, but I might dust everything off today for grins after reading this article.
Not that it's hooked up, but I kept a CRT TV for this purpose. I doubt that I have the needed and now-incredibly-rare cables needed for the GunCon2 and Time Crisis 2 to work. At least the Zapper and Super Scope were simple - those I can play!
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Re: The Untold Story Of The Bug That Almost Sank The Dreamcast's North American Launch
"The sound chip had a MIDI input pin which, on the Japanese model, was tied to ground. On the North American model, the pin in question was left 'floating', and it turned out that this was what was causing the system to crash."
Baffling stuff. Just goes to show the importance of hardware design, to prevent things like unit warping or controller stick drift. Isn't that right, Nintendo?
Re: Retro-Bit Is Republishing Some Of Toaplan's Best Console Shooters In Physical Form
You know what you doing!
Re: Polymega's "Next Gen" Light Gun Controller Will Let You Play Duck Hunt On Your HDTV
@Omegadot That's the thing, there's some kinda splitter that allows the PS2's one RCA-y and then two of the GunCon2 RCA-y to go in. And then something about the USB ports? I dunno, it's been so long, but I might dust everything off today for grins after reading this article.
Re: Polymega's "Next Gen" Light Gun Controller Will Let You Play Duck Hunt On Your HDTV
Not that it's hooked up, but I kept a CRT TV for this purpose. I doubt that I have the needed and now-incredibly-rare cables needed for the GunCon2 and Time Crisis 2 to work. At least the Zapper and Super Scope were simple - those I can play!