Comments for The Conrad Brothers http://theconradbros.com All Things Conrad Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:01:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Trojan LCD Simulator by Sergio http://theconradbros.com/?page_id=23#comment-3776 Sergio Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:01:18 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?page_id=23#comment-3776 Hi, I've been looking for this piece of software for decades, and finally it is here!!. Firstly, I wanted to thank you for your big effort coding it for multiple platforms. I owned a real TJ (it died). So I just wanted to say that I think there are slight differences on how the buttons work. AFAIK, you couldn't hold down a button to lower the door *continuosly*, or setting the spear all the time the button is pressed. In fact, I find it a bit complicated and confusing because I don't exactly know when the button should be released. I think it's only a matter of timing. When you click a button, the associated function works during a section of time and then it finishes. For instance, in the real machine, when you clicked the door button, it went down for a small period of time, and then it went up automatically even if you don't released the button. That period is exactly what we can call "game time-step". The condition for letting in, or just dropping a guy, depends on the time-step like a boolean condition. Yes, I know I've explained it horribly since my English is not good enough. Anyway, thank you very much for this!!. Hi,

I’ve been looking for this piece of software for decades, and finally it is here!!.

Firstly, I wanted to thank you for your big effort coding it for multiple platforms.

I owned a real TJ (it died). So I just wanted to say that I think there are slight differences on how the buttons work. AFAIK, you couldn’t hold down a button to lower the door *continuosly*, or setting the spear all the time the button is pressed. In fact, I find it a bit complicated and confusing because I don’t exactly know when the button should be released. I think it’s only a matter of timing.
When you click a button, the associated function works during a section of time and then it finishes. For instance, in the real machine, when you clicked the door button, it went down for a small period of time, and then it went up automatically even if you don’t released the button. That period is exactly what we can call “game time-step”. The condition for letting in, or just dropping a guy, depends on the time-step like a boolean condition.
Yes, I know I’ve explained it horribly since my English is not good enough.
Anyway, thank you very much for this!!.

]]> Comment on About Us by Nathan Peterson http://theconradbros.com/?page_id=9#comment-299 Nathan Peterson Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:08:49 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?page_id=9#comment-299 Hey Jon! I was playin around on the internet and found your website. We will be heading to Germany after Christmas and we will be there for 3 years, so it was good to see you. If you make it to Europe, give us a call. Take a look at our blog and I will keep in touch. Take care for now. Love you all, Nathan Hey Jon! I was playin around on the internet and found your website. We will be heading to Germany after Christmas and we will be there for 3 years, so it was good to see you. If you make it to Europe, give us a call. Take a look at our blog and I will keep in touch. Take care for now.

Love you all, Nathan

]]> Comment on New CNC part 3 by Marky http://theconradbros.com/?p=37#comment-116 Marky Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:08:15 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?p=37#comment-116 Looks good, you'll have to tell us how much it improves the machine. It looks nice and solid now. How did you mount the hardened linear rods? We used similar rods on our machine, and Gary took them up to his dads machine shop and drilled holes in the rods as best and straight as possible, and then we mounted them that way, but it was a pretty big hassle, wonder if you came up with a better solution... The machine looks larger than your last one did too, is it? Do you have more cutting area now? Looks like you could cut out one of your small arcades on it now :) Looks good, you’ll have to tell us how much it improves the machine. It looks nice and solid now.

How did you mount the hardened linear rods? We used similar rods on our machine, and Gary took them up to his dads machine shop and drilled holes in the rods as best and straight as possible, and then we mounted them that way, but it was a pretty big hassle, wonder if you came up with a better solution…

The machine looks larger than your last one did too, is it? Do you have more cutting area now? Looks like you could cut out one of your small arcades on it now :)

]]> Comment on New CNN Controller by Marky http://theconradbros.com/?p=32#comment-115 Marky Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:05:52 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?p=32#comment-115 Nice, we found an old metal case from the USU bid sale for our case. We also shoved the computer into it as well, so it houses that and the controller boards. We then made a little shelf on top of it out of wood to mount the power supplies to it (I'm not crazy about the placement though, I have to reach around the exposed power supplied each time to turn on the computer or to plug in my usb flash drive, kinda scary). It's probably way over due for a good vaumming and cleaning though. Nice, we found an old metal case from the USU bid sale for our case. We also shoved the computer into it as well, so it houses that and the controller boards. We then made a little shelf on top of it out of wood to mount the power supplies to it (I’m not crazy about the placement though, I have to reach around the exposed power supplied each time to turn on the computer or to plug in my usb flash drive, kinda scary). It’s probably way over due for a good vaumming and cleaning though.

]]> Comment on Trojan LCD Simulator by candiman http://theconradbros.com/?page_id=23#comment-95 candiman Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:39:11 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?page_id=23#comment-95 Love it. Will you guys be making more? Love it. Will you guys be making more?

]]> Comment on Trojan LCD Simulator by teller http://theconradbros.com/?page_id=23#comment-20 teller Sun, 04 May 2008 22:16:25 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?page_id=23#comment-20 just great that you made a wii homebrew of it! i hope more lcd games are coming up on the wii! just great that you made a wii homebrew of it! i hope more lcd games are coming up on the wii!

]]> Comment on Nintendo Wii Trojan LCD Simulator by Jon http://theconradbros.com/?p=24#comment-8 Jon Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:32:19 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?p=24#comment-8 Oh ya sorry you need a gamecube controler in port 1 Oh ya sorry you need a gamecube controler in port 1

]]> Comment on Nintendo Wii Trojan LCD Simulator by Mark Stevenson http://theconradbros.com/?p=24#comment-7 Mark Stevenson Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:20:28 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?p=24#comment-7 Will this work with the wiimote or do I need to bust out the gamecube controller to test this out since it was gamecube code? What are you going to port next on the wii? Did you see that guys head tracking demo that was going around youtube a while back, some pretty cool tech demos, wonder if it will ever translate into cool games... Will this work with the wiimote or do I need to bust out the gamecube controller to test this out since it was gamecube code?

What are you going to port next on the wii? Did you see that guys head tracking demo that was going around youtube a while back, some pretty cool tech demos, wonder if it will ever translate into cool games…

]]> Comment on Spiderman Comics by Mark Stevenson http://theconradbros.com/?p=8#comment-6 Mark Stevenson Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:17:57 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?p=8#comment-6 nerd nerd

]]> Comment on Neo Geo to PC Jamma by Mark Stevenson http://theconradbros.com/?p=10#comment-5 Mark Stevenson Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:17:30 +0000 http://theconradbros.com/?p=10#comment-5 How about some pics (or video) of it in action? I would love to get a neo geo cab some day, there are some great games on it :) How about some pics (or video) of it in action? I would love to get a neo geo cab some day, there are some great games on it :)

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