Hi ! Just received my câbles from retrocables (rgb15 to vga female) add a vga male to vga male and putt in ossc and.... my screen is yellow 0_o

So purchased a refurbished xvi just the unit, it's been recapped, serviced, new psu. I have a Toshiba timm monitor that does analog rgb 15khz so I think I'm good on that just need the cable. I have no keyboard, mouse,gamepad. Looking at the Kenjo Bancho PRO V. Can I buy the x68000 mini and use the keyboard and mouse from that with adapters?

I have a few original x68ks I'm restoring. I have at least two dead crystals. I need a replacement. I know about the DFO, but honestly that's a lot of work. If someone has some they could sell, I'd be interested. If you have generally working crystals for sale, that'd be good too. I'm in NY. I know digikey sells programmable ones, but the only reference to one I found was no longer sold.

Allow me to begin by saying I have no experience with computers whether retro or modern so I seem to have gotten myself in a bit more over my head than I had anticipated.

I recently purchased a recapped, PSU modded, well refurbished Expert HD. I essentially intend to use it as a games console exclusively.

My primary question/concern at the moment Is figuring out how to exit games. I can’t seem to find any way to do so, and since the floppies can only be ejected with the machine on, it feels like removing them while the game is running can’t be the intended design.

As of right now the only way to swap games I can find would be to reset out of a game, eject the floppies before the game boots, power off, insert new game, then power back on. This can’t be the right way, can it?

Additionally, if I power on with no floppies inserted I simply get a message stating there is nothing bootable. In YouTube videos I see people get screens prompting them to insert a floppy when they power on. Mine is the Expert HD as I said, so does this mean my HD isn’t set up, I don’t have the OS, or there is otherwise something going on with the HD?

As anyone reading this can surely tell, I am extremely lost so answers to these questions plus ANY other tips/advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Recently gotten my first x68000 (Pro 2), I had to repair it as it missed a PSU and build one from a PicoPSU and modeled a 3D bracket for it. Also replaced the battery and recapped the machine for good measure. Outside of only having 1MB everything seemed to work perfectly but missing a keyboard.

So. I build a GKA-AT68 keyboard converter except it doesn't work but I'm not sure if it's the converter or the X68000, seeing as at this point I've build the converter multiple times with the same result.

To help troubleshoot I've added a red LED and 1.5k resistor on the 5V line. Use a 10Mhz Crystal, PIC16F84A, 27pf instead of 30 and BC547's rather than 2SC1815's. Which are all simply more common. All of which you'd expect to work properly in the circuit seeing as other circuits based on this one sometimes replace parts with these.

However I can't get the keyboard to do anything. On boot the power LED lights for about a second and the PIC LED shortly after but then they both power off and and then doesn't seem to do anything in the software I tried (Tetris, Salamander, Gradius and ChoRenCha).
Same thing happens on a reset. LED's shine for a second and then nothing.
The whole system otherwise works fine, controller, screen, audio, etc.

Maybe the X68000 tries to look for a signal to see if a keyboard is attached and then turns off power to the keyboard port if it doesn't find anything? At least that's what I think is happening seeing as this even happens with no keyboard attached and only power going to the troubleshoot LED. Or I'm missing some jumper in the X68000?

At any rate I'm at a bit of a loss what might be the issue and would love some suggestions.

(also posted on nfggames)

Hello. I am thinking of buying one of the mini consoles, however I do not know where they are being sold. Were can I purchase one?

So this baby arrived from japan in one piece. Disk drivers wont work(i think), power supply is shit(already ordered a pico psu and the ic chip that switch the 5vsb and scsi2sd for the hdd. Now i need to make a system disk to change whatever needs to be changed. So my question is. Can i check the drivers in a regular pc while connecting the auto close to the x68 and read/write the system disk? If yes then my drivers definitely dont work. Any help would be appreciated.

HI what button do i press to access the game's options? I've tried to find manuals for the x68000 version and could not find any. I wanted to get into the options so that could play with MT32 music.

I want to review some work I had done on my Expert HD back in October. I have been busy with buying a house and all the fun that comes with that so sorry it is so delayed u/spucci He did a ton of work and very quickly, replaced the PSU and some maintenance on the disk drives, added SCSI, more memory, and MIDI functionality. Everything is running smoothly and flawlessly and I couldn’t be happier. Spending some evenings unwinding with the best version of Castlevania and finally getting to play Etoile Princess has been totally worth it. Thank you for everything and easily a 5/5 star transaction.

I've been trying to get the Hoot music player to connect with Munt (an MT-32 emulator), but the two seem to just refuse to acknowledge each other. I tried looking on forums to see if others on the internet had said how to connect I've been trying to get the Hoot music player to connect with Munt, but at best, everyone I could find only implicitly said they knew how to do so; no one explained the process. Even worse, all the forum discussions that I've seen have been dormant for years, making the possibility to ask any former users very unlikely.

And so, knowing the comparatively likely risk of this post getting drowned out by everyone else's, I turn to the few people that will actually see this post to ask this question: How do I get Munt to recognize Hoot?

Just got my sharps oem power supply rebuilt but fan stays on even when off does anyone know a way to fix that

I'm working on a project related to Sharp X68000 arcade ports. Been coming across a lot of company or group names I'm unfamiliar with. 68 Bank, IT, R.G.B, XYZ... just to name a few examples. Were these individuals porting games over or actual organizations? I can't find any information about them. Any help is greatly appreciated, and happy new year!

i dont know how to use them

Hello all,

I am planning a trip to Japan in early January and would like to get a Sharp X68000, as it's been one of my dream computers. Where would be a good place to get one for a decent price? Should I buy it in a bundle or not? I've heard Akihabara has them, but they sell at a high premium. Is that worth it?

Edit: also, I don't have the technical knowledge required to fix one :/

Thank you

Sincerely, Lou

Hello guys!

Sugo77 again on the connection...

And now main, harder ever task and problem, than was in any time before... Btw, thanks for all answers, helpfull information and solves with other my previous questions and problems, all targets was sucesfully done...

But, now totally hard task and this what i was began introduction to with Sharp x68000 in old times...

This perfect fighting video-game Bishoujo Senshi Super Moon Fighter X (1995)(Sprite) By Company [b]Sprites[/b]...

This game from 2 Floppy Disks:

Bishoujo Senshi Super Moon Fighter X (1995)(Sprite)(Disk 1 of 2)

Bishoujo Senshi Super Moon Fighter X (1995)(Sprite)(Disk 2 of 2)

And main, what i want begin to say, and what i never saw before in old video-games, this is game 2 in 1! Yes, yes...

This game have 2 different version on 2 floppy disks, which both depends from each other(I think some data from files is read from two floppy disks inserted at the same time, like add-ons-"DLC", as in our modern time, but you can run the second Floppy Disk separately first, and it will be the old version of game Super Moon Fighter Version 1.03 from Sprite Team 9 (1994), and if you run the first Floppy Disk in Drive 0 first, and then insert the Second Floppy Disk into Drive 1, then the newer version of the game 1.11 from Sprite Team 10 (1995) will start).

For example:

From Floppy Disk 2:

Super Moon Fighter Version 1.03 From Team 9 (1994)

[b]Screenshoot №1[/b](Btw, half of screenshoots i was do in Emuilator MAME, but anwyay this same and in emulators of Sharp x68000, this is not matter, i this just do for see Disks also in left side, and for faster work with this, for show):

Screenshoot №1(Version of Game Super Moon Fighter Version 1.03 From Team 9 (1994)):

https://i.ibb.co/k9pcfyR/1.png

Screenshoot №2(Title Menu):

https://i.ibb.co/V2LFCtM/2.png

Screenshoot №3(Character Select Menu):

https://i.ibb.co/HrL3mT6/3.png

Screenshoot №4(Fighting Stage):

https://i.ibb.co/rQRkP2x/4.png

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Now next version from Disk 1:

Screenshoot №5(Version of Game Super Moon Fighter X Version 1.11 From Team 10 (1995)):

https://i.ibb.co/Rz1VHgS/5.png

Screenshoot №6(Loading Tittle Screen):

https://i.ibb.co/CwSJK6m/6.png

Screenshoot №7(Title Menu):

https://i.ibb.co/zPjT09Q/7.png

Screenshoot №8(Character Select Menu):

https://i.ibb.co/K9Pjt1X/8.png

Screenshoot №9(Fighting Stage):

https://i.ibb.co/m9TXfQw/9.png

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Also all same for show in Emulators of Sharp x68000, for example in XM6 Type-G:

Screenshoot №10:

https://i.ibb.co/k0WggxL/10.png

Screenshoot №11:

https://i.ibb.co/D4FCtWz/11.png

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And now, guys and smart people of this forum and indeed, we have come to the most important thing! To global tasks and big problems, and requests from me to help understand...

I want to get this game to launch from the HDD, and so that both the new and the old version of the game work separately, run from the hard drive, or if it doesn’t work separately, then at least a new version with more characters! Super Moon Fighter X Version 1.11 From Team 10 (1995)

This game, its new version in which there are many characters(Super Moon Fighter X Version 1.11 From Team 10 (1995)), launches perfectly from the HDD with a simple command - a simple method in AUTOEXEC.BAT ( When Floppy Disks Just Converted From Format .DIM To .XDF By Using Programm\Utility vfic \ Virtual Floppy Image Converter And Puted To HDD By Using Programm \ Utility Disk Explorer ):

2hdboot -$4 -aDisk1.XDF -bDisk2.XDF
SUB

By using driver 2HDboot.x ( In HDD in folder BIN, and in folder with game )

Screenshot №14:

https://i.ibb.co/GspJT2h/14.png

Screenshot №15:

https://i.ibb.co/nbRtSpS/15.png

But, I’m not happy with this, and I want to get this game to launch in extracted form, directly from the HDD, for example, like games with HDD X68000_V4SP2.HDS, I’ll also launch it from the visual shell, but that’s not the main thing, as long as it to begin with, it was launched from any hard drive - any format, HDD (.HDF) or HDD (.HDS), it doesn’t matter, the main thing is that it starts!

On my own, I couldn’t achieve this even after six months...

What have I already tried to do to run this game from the HDD?

1.: Copied all the files from two floppy disks with the game to different folders.

It produced the following error:

Screenshot №12:

https://i.ibb.co/HzYMhVr/14.png

2.: Copied all the files from two floppy disks with the game into one folder.

It produced the following error:

Screenshot №13:

https://i.ibb.co/M10x1XZ/15.png

I know about the existence of these guides on this site:

https://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=x68000:installing_games_to_hard_drive

But the fact is that I am not a professional and not a scripter, but only a self-taught tester, I tried to launch the game using different commands in AUTOEXEC.BAT \ !Start.BAT, and different methods, I even tried to create folder Data, and put some things there then separate files, and combine them with script commands in AUTOEXEC.BAT, but since I didn’t know exactly what was for what, and what depends on what, and how exactly what works, because I’m not a professional, so on my own, I It was not possible to launch this game extracted from the HDD... :(

Help those who understand this complex issue!

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P.S.:

My guess maybe even can be problems and in Machine Settings, but not sure, i was try run with different settings, i means in Model ( EXPERT, etc ), Speed ( MPU Clock ), Expansion (Main RAM ).

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I was try launch of this my main, favorite game ( And this is where I began my acquaintance with old Japanese Computers Sharp x68000 from 2021 year ) on Sharp x68000 on HDD, even not half of yaer, even from 2021 year, and still fail... Need your help!

Even if you re will be made this extracted game from Floppy Disks, and run from HDD, for me this will be great help, and solve my old problem, for be happy, heh :)

I love solve hard tasks, but when can't about many years, then i asked help...

Btw, i sucesfully runned from by myself from HDD ( .HDS ) on our days( 2019-2023 ) about ~50+- -+ video-games... Only this game can't run from HDD only by myself...

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Hello again!
Next trouble...
From 3 months, i sucesfully runned by many methods about 49 games of 50 from HDD ( .HDS ) in Visuall Shell SX-Window, but only one game can't run...
This game named:
Mega Lo Mania
From Floppy Disks:
Megalomania (1993)(Imagineer)(Disk 1 of 2)
Megalomania (1993)(Imagineer)(Disk 2 of 2)
I saw this strategy from SEGA on other platform in video on YouTube...
But, i want solve problem with run this game on Sharp x68000...

I was try run and by use and this method(By use this commands in autoexec.bat), and from copy all files from Floppy Disks with game to folder and puted to HDD by use Disk Explorer, etc:
2hdboot -$4 -aDisk1.XDF -bDisk2.XDF
␚
Disks of course i changed -bDisk1.XDF -aDisk2.XDF or even -aDisk1.XDF -bDisk2.XDF -aDisk1.XDF, etc... Anyway fail..

And from many methods from this page:
https://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=x68000:installing_games_to_hard_drive

But, anyway, in end always gets one-same fail reult with this message:
https://i.ibb.co/c2nWMQF/Megalomania.png

Maybe somone can help and solve how this run, or this game just can't be run on emulators of Sharp x68000? Or maybe broken?(But, i downloaded for tests this game Megalomania from many sources, and always same failed result with run this game...)

Just this one game of 50 successfully runned and testes games, which i tested in 3 months cant run by many methods...
Even just from Floppy Disks From Drives!...(Always same fail result, with this message, which on screenshot)