Atari_Falcon Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Yesterday I got my Skunkboard... I couldn´t try it until today, but now I did and it works very well! Excellent machine! Tursi and Kskunk you rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Finally got to use this - best Jag purchase I have made since Atari went under. Nice work guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3V Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Got mine yesterday, thanks guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 (edited) Hey Nonner242, the case mod looks good. I like how you display the graphics of the Skunkboard through the front. Edited May 9, 2009 by doctorclu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Hey Nonner242, the case mod looks good. I like how you display the graphics of the Skunkboard through the front. Thx Clu, Closest thing I can get being "SEE THRU" like I wanted without killing my BSG cart. I really like the plexi window LEDs make it glow nicley. Im going to do one more version that opens up all the USB ports as soon as I decide what cart I should kill for the experiment? I hate my cordless dremel....batts suck real fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Thx Clu,Closest thing I can get being "SEE THRU" like I wanted without killing my BSG cart. I really like the plexi window LEDs make it glow nicley. Im going to do one more version that opens up all the USB ports as soon as I decide what cart I should kill for the experiment? I hate my cordless dremel....batts suck real fast. No need to kill Jaguar games. You can get cart shells from B&C for $4 a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Thx Clu,Closest thing I can get being "SEE THRU" like I wanted without killing my BSG cart. I really like the plexi window LEDs make it glow nicley. Im going to do one more version that opens up all the USB ports as soon as I decide what cart I should kill for the experiment? I hate my cordless dremel....batts suck real fast. No need to kill Jaguar games. You can get cart shells from B&C for $4 a piece. Yeah I thought about it...then Id have to wait..pay for shipping...get it like 7 days later...lol I have quite afew Iron Soldiers/Bubsy/White Men that I can send to the frontlines....no worries yet.. Thx for reminding mr about the shells tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Got mine 5 minutes ago, unfortunately Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs got hold of it and because of the $85 USD value I had to pay another $15 usd to get it released. No time to play with it now, and I need to decide which cart I am going to butcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im_reg Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I got mine last week. Not had time to hook it up and terst it out yet. I also paid customs but it's worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorf Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) So far just Surrounded acts noticably different with the CD/Skunkboard combo. That's a good clue. The Skunkboard code made a bunch of assumptions that didn't work properly with how the CD set up low memory, interrupts, and the DSP/GPU. I think those are all ironed out, but maybe Surrounded has a few of those? - KS Never ran it through a CD unit so I could not tell you on that. We did have some issues with JUGS and sound not playing but that could be due to all that those guys used to operate BattleSphere, which I would assume looks nothing like the Atari supplied code after the startup or in any of Scott's interrupt schemes. Surrounded on the other hand does use the Atari recommended startup and has only been written to run on the alpine or BJL,JUGS, PSE or Jag server. It is only intended for running from main RAM too. It is also running 99.9% of the time, GPU code out in main RAM....I have much doubt this is the issue as none of my GPU main RAM code apps have ever shown any anomalies as described. I will have to say the CD player may be the perp in this case....perhaps even a seating issue? Edited May 16, 2009 by Gorf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 .... I will have to say the CD player may be the perp in this case....perhaps even a seating issue? Nope, not a seating issue. Played Orion's new CD just fine. (I am not the Angry Video Game Nerd so my Jaguar CD works fine.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minuS Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Mine finally showed up this morning! I had slept-in and was running late for work when the postman showed up saying he had some "computer software" for me... $17.90 CDN in taxes later, and I had my very own SkunkBoard I shouldn't jinx myself, as I've been amazingly busy these days and may never make any progress on this, but I'm thinking 2D weapon-based side-scroller with a focus on sweet animation... Ideally, something like Legend Of Princess. Then again, since I can't draw, it'll probably end up more like Bloody Zombies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Ok, I was asked by Goochman to make a Skunk case for him, so he got me some cart cases for me to play with. I botched the first one, kinda. It didn't turn out as nice as I would have liked, so I figured I would make it the case for my other Skunkboard. And then I tried something a bit different. I made the case where you thread the USB cable through the top of the cart case. Here is how the new idea looks compared to my older design... Here is how it looks with the USB cable attached... As for the case that Goochman has slatted to get, have to say, after two goes, he's getting my best case yet. I liked this. Just wanted to see what cable solution at the top he wanted to go with and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterG Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Looking good Doc, actually your first mod gave me the idea of trying to do something similar but then I went with the cable through the top solution since I would have problems to get the cable into the socket from the back and it would cause pressure to the board. This is how mine turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcat Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I recieved my skunkboard a little while ago. It's really an amazing product! I just recently wrote a little blog entry on it on my website. Btw, Peter where did you get the logo in such a high res that you could print it and put it onto the cart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterG Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) I recieved my skunkboard a little while ago. It's really an amazing product! I just recently wrote a little blog entry on it on my website. Btw, Peter where did you get the logo in such a high res that you could print it and put it onto the cart? Kskunk was very nice and send me a file which I worked on and changed to match size with the cartridge aproximatly. I then printed it on to glossy photo paper cut it to the right size and used double tape to glue it on the shell. The label for the jag is about 9,5 x 4,5 cm Here is the file I did use: Skunk_Label.bmp Edited May 21, 2009 by Peterghiea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Nice job on those cases guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I finally got around to cutting my spare Cybermorph shell to make a case for my Skunkboard 2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Moss Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 It took me two weeks to extracate it from customs but I finally have my Skunkboard I have been playing with it over the weekend and it works great, and is easy to use, great job Tursi and kskunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdoty Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I finally got around to trying my Skunkboard last week. I am totally impressed with the quality and ease of use of the product. Now, if something like this was available on other systems (Genesis, SNES, TG-16, etc.) that would be close to Nirvana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovalbugmann Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) I'm just glad the Jaguar got the Skunkboard! , those others already have cheap and varied dev solutions of some kind don't they? Skunk is nice though, it's a new design with newer components. Edited June 1, 2009 by ovalbugmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggn Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Hi, just in to say that I got my skunkboard about 2 weeks ago, then sent it to christos in thessaloniki, who took it to outline in eindhoven to showcase jetpac to the crowd. I expect it back soonish (right chris? ). Great piece of hardware!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christos Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Hi, just in to say that I got my skunkboard about 2 weeks ago, then sent it to christos in thessaloniki, who took it to outline in eindhoven to showcase jetpac to the crowd. I expect it back soonish (right chris? ). Great piece of hardware!!!! Yep, you should be able to get it tomorrow morning. And it's a great piece of h/w indeed. I wish I had a jaguar before outline so as to have bought one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I finally got around to cutting my spare Cybermorph shell to make a case for my Skunkboard 2: Excellent! You now have a protected Skunkboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Unless i am seriously missing something here, going by the threads here, you have to physically make your own skunk board cart I guess that bumps up the cost of the skunkboard you originally purchased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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