Building a Halcyon cartridge reader

 Using the Thayer's Quest arcade schematics and the Thayer's Quest arcade 'cartridge', I made a simple PCB adapter so that the cartridge could be read in an EPROM reader.

First test was the arcade 'cartridge' to make sure I didn't damage anything.

After that worked, I tried the actual Thayer's Quest Halcyon cartridge.

Conclusion?  It works!

Bega's Battle - Sync Generator Replacement - Testing with Super Don NTSC decoder

 

I don't have a Data East chroma PCB so I decided to try rigging up a Super Don NTSC decoder.  The colors are a little off, but it works well enough for testing!

Bega's Battle Sync Generator Replacement - How to install

My Bega's Battle / Cobra Command / Road Blaster mod to allow Dexter and other Sony laserdisc players to work with these laserdisc games is almost complete!  Here is the video I've created that shows how to perform the mod.

My Migraine Remedy

Do you hate migraines?  Do you have trouble getting rid of them once they come?  Here’s my "shotgun" recipe to kill migraines:

- take two Excedrin Migraine pills

- drink one caffeinated beverage* (I use Diet Mountain Dew)

- do about 30 minutes of cardio where your heart rate is in the “green” zone (70-80% max heart rate), drinking lots of water.  Migraine will slowly go away the longer you exercise.

- go to bed early and get extra sleep

Sometimes not all of these steps are necessary, but doing all of them almost always works for me.

* - Caveat: I avoid caffeinated beverages almost always _except_ when I am applying this remedy.  If you drink caffeinated beverages regularly, your results may be different.