so, i moved on to the c64. it's an odd one. it is fully hackable to make it into an actual c64 computer. obviously, i didn't want to do that. so i was rather confused when i got it all wired up and couldn't get a game to boot. it would go to the game select, but when i selected a game, it would go to the command prompt for the c64. after doodling around with the buttons a while, making sure they were indeed all connected properly and i wasn't just pressing the wrong button... i thought i'd see about wiring it up to 5v instead of 7.4v. it takes 4 aas, which is 6. vast majority of p&ps that are like this, i've been wiring to 7.4v. i thought to myself tho, i thought "self... maybe the increase in voltage is instantly kicking it into computer mode. self, you should wire it up to 5v and see what happens."
so i did that, and games booted normally. go figure. lol!
i still need to do some work on the controller pins, they are being very finicky. but it's sunday, and that means it's game day with the fiancee!


