dasi wrote:
Rest in pieces, VN100126617.

And two “John Does”… note the “quantity available”. 🙁

I don’t think that’s the right link…

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RunnerPack wrote:
Do I sense a sub-theme? 😉

I have to disagree with you on those… ESPECIALLY the ladybug costume *shudders* .

DogP

Which one? The one on the dog, or the one on the Boston terrier with the ‘shopped eyes? *rim-shot* 😛

Do I sense a sub-theme? 😉

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I have an idea about what might be causing this.

Often, in thin items made of clear plastic (especially styrene-based plastics like these) you can get cracks in the form of tiny slits in the plastic. The interior facets created by these cracks act as mirrors that affect light passing through at an angle (which could explain the “moving” that has been observed).

You see it a lot in CD “jewel” cases, especially older and/or mistreated ones (and no, I’m not implying that you mistreat your VB :-P). Of course, the casing around the LED array itself is likely also susceptible to the same effect.

It may be possible to fill these cracks with something that has the same or a similar index of refraction as the plastic they’re made of. I’m guessing this is either polystyrene or ABS. Perhaps a resin could be forced into the cracks using a vacuum chamber, and the excess polished off. It may also be possible to get the cracks to close by heating the windows (I think they should be called windows to differentiate them from the actual glass lenses inside the VB) above the glass transition temperature, but that’s kind of risky, especially for optics (although many people remove scratches in CDs/DVDs that way).

At some point it may be necessary (or at least desirable) to have replacement windows mass-produced.

Welcome to the community! RidingHero said pretty much everything, but I’d like to add: if you do (or ever thought about doing) any game development, make sure and take a look at the VB Development Wiki.

Thermal printers/paper are still widely used, mostly for printing receipts. It may be possible to find a source of paper/adhesive labels that are compatible with the GBP. The best place to look would be in larger office-supply stores and the websites/catalogs of places that sell bar-code scanners and the like (for inventory management).

I’m just glad they didn’t go with some kind of inkjet technology… or, even worse, thermal transfer printing *shudder*

DaVince wrote:
So, Public Domain then. That’s cool of you. 🙂

Well, I guess I’m just not that cool, then 😛

It’s not quite PD, as I’d rather you didn’t base other fonts on it or otherwise “edit-and-redistribute”… But if you just install it and use it for DTP, website graphics, etc. (including using it as a Web Font, obviously ;-)) that’s fine. Basically, I still want to retain the copyright on the actual “font code” (i.e. the outlines themselves), but “end-user” usage is unrestricted. I probably should have included this in some kind of license distributed with, or pointed-at by, the file…

Anyway, if anyone has any questions about usage, they can just contact me and ask (and I’ll probably say “yes” ;-)).

The font works nicely, by the way.

Thanks! I still think it needs some work, personally, but I’m glad it’s sufficient for people’s needs.

I like it. It seems to answer the question: “What if Mario Clash was part of the Banjo-Kazooie series?” 😀

Got the same problem in Opera 10.60 (3445) But I also have the border error in the attached image (but only on that post). I wonder if it’s actually something in VBrulez’s post.

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VirtualChris wrote:
…why I code the way I do is because I have a lot more experience in Basic than I do in C.

Well, since BASIC also has “for” loops, that’s a pretty lame excuse 😉

But yeah, I will do my best to try and clean up the code to the best of my abilities with what knowledge of C (which is little) I know.

That’s a good start, but, rather than restrict your code’s improvement to the C you already know, why not learn more about C first? You should be able to find a C tutorial aimed specifically toward BASIC programmers (although BASIC-related stuff is getting harder to find every day…). Even if you can’t, just get a good reference and read through it a few times. Then, when you program, think about what would be the best solution to a given problem (hint: it probably doesn’t involve writing the same few lines of code fifteen times with a few values changed ;-)).

BTW, good job on what you’ve done so far. I think you should enter it in the compo, though. It’s already further along than my entry 🙁

Fire-WSP wrote:
somebody here needs attention 😀

Or at least adult supervision 😉

i like the GB Micro but if you want to play also old GB games you should look for the SP but the latest model with backlit.

Or, you could get the Micro, a flash cart, and one of these.

[RunnerPack]

DaVince wrote:
I assume they would work in Chrome, too. That browser is the furthest ahead with web standards as far as I know, and runs on the same renderer as Safari anyway (WebKit).

Good point about SVG fonts working in Chrome, but I’d like to see some documentation backing up your claims about its standards compliance. For example, what web standard(s) does it support that the others don’t? (I know you said “AFAIK”, and you’re not on trial or anything, just thought you might have an article or something handy).

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers#Web_technology_support

EDIT2: Also note the “mobile” list below that one.

Besides, I didn’t pick my favorite browser (Opera, of course ;-)) based on standards-compliance. I picked it based on performance, features, and usability. For me, in each category, it has consistently surpassed (or at least not lagged far behind) the competition.
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RP: I technically own the copyright, but I really don’t care what’s done with it […]

DV: So does that mean you’re basically releasing this under Creative Commons? Free use, with accreditation?

No, you don’t even have to credit me. Just use it (at your own risk, of course 😉 That goes for the SVG version, too, BTW). Of course, credit would be nice… Especially if you make a “derivative work” (i.e. another font).

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KR155E wrote:
Site titles are now working with your font, RunnerPack, using the @font-face CSS property. Looks pretty good! 🙂

Excellent job, KR155E! I must say, they do look good, but the bitmap ones weren’t bad. Sure, they took more bandwidth, and they were probably less compatible browser-wise, and they probably hurt the accessibility of the site, but other than that… 😉

I attached an SVG version of the font below. They’re only supported by Opera and Safari right now, but the others should catch up eventually 😉 It’s also the only Web Font format supported by Mobile Safari, the browser on the iPod/Phone/Pad, but who uses those? 😉 I’ve seen a tutorial on how to use CSS to get each browser to use the format they like, but I didn’t save the link and I can’t find it now 🙁 But, since you’ve got mad DOM skills (which, quite literally, “pay the bills”) I’m sure you’ll figure it out 😉

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Umm… What does SMB have to do with Guitar Hero? 😕

Also, this probably belongs in the Dev forum.

It’s pretty clever how they used a two-sided mirror to increase the frame-rate. Too bad it doesn’t have any velocity compensation like the VB uses to stabilize the display. Still, it has to be considered a fore-runner of the VB’s display technology. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Reflection Tech. patent(s) cite this device or its creators.

Thanks for the post, DD.

@Gabe: That’s a pretty interesting icon.

@Chris: This thread still shows up in “Offtopic” for me…

Were you plugging them into the correct side of the machine? If you tried to plug into the other side (near the controller wire) you may have either shorted something in the link port with the headphone connector, or bumped the controller plug itself. Does the VB still work? (i.e. what needs “fixed”?) If it still works after cycling the power, all you have to do is… not do that again 😛 Either plug in the headphones before powering on, or have the player pause so you can pick up the unit and do it correctly.

Mario Clash; you can use it to throw a shell.

And, if we are including homebrew, my water demo uses it for moving the cursor without affecting the water’s surface. I think it’s a camera control or something in DogP’s Mario Kart game. And don’t forget reality_boy’s controller test demo (I know, kinda obvious… ;-)).

If your problem is dead lines, and you’re using magnet wire, and you’re relying on the soldering iron to remove the lacquer from the wire, I’d suspect that you have some “cold joints” where the insulation is still on one or both ends of some of the wires, preventing a connection.

Proper procedure for magnet wire is to burn the lacquer with a flame and buff off the char with emery cloth or sandpaper. I would at least do the former (which can be done to a whole bundle of wires at once) and use plenty of flux to help remove the char during soldering. You may also want to slightly increase the iron’s temp, if possible, though that increases the likelihood of lifting a pad/trace, so be careful and only do it if necessary.

Not a bad job so far, though. I wish I had the patience to try the “bypass” method 😉