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Quote from: aapuzzo on November 12, 2025, 01:45:00 PMThis is the cable I have https://www.retrotink.com/shop/hd15-to-scart-cable.  I think it says it makes it safe to use 5v TTL but I am no expert at this stuff.

This is the other thing I was looking at https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink-5x-tower-of-power-vga-scart-adapter-us-seller.html I just don't want to buy it if it won't work. 

That cable from RetroTink won't work for this. See the following disclaimer:

"The cable does not have a sync combiner - a valid composite sync signal must be present on HD15 Pin 13"

A sync combiner is necessary for the X68000 to convert to SCART. incrediblehark linked the same adapter I use for this purpose, but I was unable to get the X68000 working with the RetroTink 5x at all.

If you want to scale the X68000 I recommend either the OSSC Pro, or the RetroTink 4K CE/Pro (either works).

I personally use a RT4K Pro.

For those who haven't seen my post explaining what this device is all about, see here:
https://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=7618.0

That being said, I wanted to share that I recently got the ArdSCSino Plus working on my PC-9821 Ap2/U8W.

To do so, I needed to use a special, generic SCSI CD-ROM driver, which you can download here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WVFHWGHf85AQ4byh6KqYBroDH-GCBsnA

Notes on this driver's usage can be found here:
https://blog.tlfoxhuman.net/2023/08/09/use-scsi-cd-drive-on-pc98/

It functions more-or-less the same as other CD-ROM drivers, but takes an /I argument to specify SCSI ID.

For example...

DEVICEHIGH=A:\CDDRV.SYS /D:CD_101 /I1
Anyway, I just figured I'd share! This device isn't incredibly easy to get a hold of, but if you manage to snag one, it works beautifully. I even routed the 3.5mm audio output from the ArdSCSino Plus into the "LINE IN" on the rear of the Ap2 for seamless passthrough.

@rezb1t this is awesome! Thank you for fixing this! I will test it out on my end and incorporate into the image. it's great to finally have a 100% working from HDD version of aquales. I think I've played that first stage a hundred times by now in my testing

Guess I should stop dragging on getting an update out.

Edit: just wanted to add for anyone interested. The BEEP rerelease of Aquales is the exact same game, down to the individual files. so any rumors of these disks lacking copy protection are false.

I'm using the hd15-2-Scart here:

https://rondoproducts.com/products/rondo-products-hd15-2-scart

I can confirm it does not work with X68000 on the retrotink 5x.

Quote from: incrediblehark on November 12, 2025, 07:42:05 AMGlad you're enjoying the X68000! its really a great system.

Keep us updated on your test with the Retrotink 5X - I have an adapter to convert the output to scart rgb with no luck from the rt5x - it didn't like the signal and odd resolutions. Hopefully you'll have more luck.

I also think the rt5x doesn't like TTL so keep that in mind too.

This is the cable I have https://www.retrotink.com/shop/hd15-to-scart-cable.  I think it says it makes it safe to use 5v TTL but I am no expert at this stuff.

This is the other thing I was looking at https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink-5x-tower-of-power-vga-scart-adapter-us-seller.html I just don't want to buy it if it won't work. 

So I'm a big fan of Aquales, and was always disappointed that the game reboots after beating any Stage off of HDD. Well after a lot of time and effort, I managed to create a patched AXMAIN and ENDING that should defeat all of the copy protection plaguing Aquales. I played through the full game beginning to end 3 separate times off the HDD image to test, and found no issues.

Attached is a floppy disk image with the modified AXMAIN and ENDING executables. Boot into incrediblehark's HDD image in this thread, mount the floppy disk image, and copy over AXMAIN and ENDING into D:/Action/Aquales(E)/AQUALES, making sure to overwrite the older files.

From there, reboot your X68000 holding Shift, select the Aquales CONFIG.SYS when prompted, then boot Aquales normally. You should be able to play through the entire game and view all the cutscenes.

Let me know if anyone encounters issues and I will try to address them.

Glad you're enjoying the X68000! its really a great system.

Keep us updated on your test with the Retrotink 5X - I have an adapter to convert the output to scart rgb with no luck from the rt5x - it didn't like the signal and odd resolutions. Hopefully you'll have more luck.

I also think the rt5x doesn't like TTL so keep that in mind too.

Hello everyone,

Since I've noticed this new board, I wanted to share this working template

• I've tested OK.

I'm not into 3D printing at all, (and not into Sinclair stuff for all that matters), but needed the piece for a printer I've had to restore. Sent the template

• to a guy, and it worked flawlessly. So, it's confirmed 100% ok.

This is the infamous belt for a Sinclair ZX Printer, straight outta 1981. All of the units' belts are known to break, none ever recorded a single surviving unit on the internet.

Material to be used is TPU, authors is this aerobaticant [1] guy.

• https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4822567
[1]

https://www.thingiverse.com/aerobaticant

I recently purchased A X68000 XVI and along with many accessories.  It seems like the SD2SCSI came with the old hard drive image and I want to upgrade to the newer one which I already did.  I figured out how to copy a save game in simcity to the floppy drive however some games like Akumajō Dracula I have no idea where the save games go.  My only guess is the .xfd file in the game directory and it somehow is getting mounted virtually.  Please correct me if I am wrong.

Also is there a tool I can mount these sd card images in windows for a SD2SCSI and transfer the files on a pc since the floppy drive is only 1.2MB.  I could buy another SCSI2SD and use it externally if that is the best option if I can connect both at once.

Quote from: z964 on November 11, 2025, 06:02:56 AMShort answer: Yes, it happens on a factory monitor.  The standard resolution options on the x68000 were all strange resolutions rarely if ever used anywhere else.  When game developers ported stuff to the system, the necessary resolution wasn't available so they chose a higher one and rendered the game smaller than full screen.

The retrotink 4k can indeed handle your scaling needs.  The 5x can't handle the x68's sync so it likely won't work at all without something like a modded extron RGB between it and the x68k.

I am going to try to rig something together later today so I can attempt use my no longer in use Retrotink 5x pro.  I found a schematic to convert rgbhv to rgbs and it will output it on a 15 pin vga connector.  Then, I will use the Retrotink vga to scart adapter.  Also it seems somebody made this which adds rgbhv vga to a retrotink 5k https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink-5x-tower-of-power-vga-scart-adapter-us-seller.html.  That would probably do exactly want.

Quote from: incrediblehark on November 11, 2025, 12:33:27 PMThe original x68000 monitors have manual adjustments and a wide switch to accommodate games to use as much screen real estate as possible. Not sure what you are using but an overscan/underscan setting may get you similar results.

For modern scalers I recommend the ossc pro or the retrotink 4K - I have a zip file with custom input modes for x68k I'll attach here if you'd like to try them out.

I would love to try them out.  Thank you for your work on the hard drive image.  I have been really enjoying it.  I have tons of retro game consoles but but the Sharp X68000 seems to be one of the best.  I'm amazed at how much good content it has.