[Coco] In need of a 1987 GIME

[Michael Rowen]

For the record, I have the Diecom light gun and Iron Forest works fine with the '86 GIME. I have found that the monitor you use has the most impact to the game's behavior.

Cheers,
-Mike







Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:

>The GIME version certainly seems like a prime suspect, though it is
>possible that some other difference between the two CoCo 3s is
>responsible.  This would certainly be the only time I've heard of a
>commercially sold product for the CoCo that only worked properly with one
>of the two GIME versions, assuming that that is in fact the explanation for
>the different behavior.  You would think that such an anomaly would have
>emerged during beta testing and that they'd have fixed the problem.
>
> If possible, try swapping the GIMEs between the two CoCo 3s and see if the
>problem follows the '86 GIME.
>
>Art
>
>On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 8:40 PM, Charlie Pelosi <chaspelosi at outlook.com>
>wrote:
>
>> When I reply to an Email in digest mode it gets sent to the individual and
>> not the list. So, I am posting my reply to Art again, for the list.
>>
>> If anyone has a spare from a broken coco, or wants to trade for the 86 (I
>> have a spare) please let me know.
>>
>> Hi Art. I plugged in a coco3 with an 87 GIME and the games work fine. Iron
>> Forest only registers shots to the center of the screen with an 86 GIME.
>> Medieval Madness works but the aim is way off. Using a Machine with the 87
>> and shots are dead on.
>>
>> -C
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Arthur Flexser" <flexser at fiu.edu>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 3:57 PM
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] In need of a 1987 version GIME
>>
>> > I'm curious as to why you assume your GIME version is the source of the
>> > problem.  Do the Diecom docs indicate that an '87 GIME is required?
>> >
>> > Art
>>
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