Blisterball was released on the Apple ][ computer in the 80’s and I just loved it. You used a rotary dial to control this blaster thingy to shoot these “Blisterballs” coming at you. I wrote a version for the Wii hope you like it as much as I did.
After a false start ( I had to resolder the board as two motors weren’t working) The new beast is alive!! and wow it is fast and accurate. No more swearing and crying. Take a look at a cut I did on the old CNC vs. a cut made on the new faster happier cnc. The bands on the new cut are from running it too slow. I wasn’t sure on the first cut how fast I could push it. I am happy to say the least.
Well since I’ve updated the motors I needed to update the power supply as well. I put the controller and power supply together in a big case and added serial port connectors for the motor conections. I’m running this thing right on the line of destruction as the max voltage on the controller board is 42V and I’m right there at 43V hehe.. I don’t see smoke… must be good.
In an attempt to Rock my cnc into new heights I’ve added 205oz motors to kick up the speed and accuracy! Here is a pic of the new on the Left and old on the right.
Well I’ve dusted off the Wii Version of The Trojan LCD Simulator and added Wiimote support so you don’t have to plug in your Gamecube controler. You still can if you like. I won’t tell
Here is the Download: trojanwii-V1.1
Well it was only a matter of time before I rebuilt my CNC. I needed to tighten up the x y axis as it gittered and was causing all kinds of headaches. I installed real CNC thread rods and hardened steel linear rods. I don’t have the motors setup yet or the small tweaks yet. That will be later on.
I decided to put my CNC controller into a case as it was getting coated with sawdust. I added 3 serial ports so I could unplug and clean from time to time.
I love that you can load custom software using the Zelda Twilight Hack. I merged this together with some old Gamecube code and Voila. Click Here to get the boot.elf to run on your Wii
Here is the Trojan LCD game simulator I wrote. I have it running on PC, OSX, NDS,Wii, and the original xbox. All are avalible here except for the Xbox version for obvious reasons. I decided to write it using SDL so It would port easliy. OS X was the easiest while the PC and Visual Studio was a big pain in the butt. I didn’t simulate the date or time functions as I was only interested in the game play element. Have Fun.
Cheers
Jon
Well, Here it is! The official Conrad Bros. Kub Kar!
Came in 3rd place on all the 36th Cub Pack Races, Was voted coolest car. Enjoy
