Ms Mad Lemon

So this week’s project video is delayed as there was a lot going on this week, I managed to film it but still yet to edit. The reason being was that there were celebrations on Friday and I prepared food and desserts. So instead of rushing and stress myself out I decided to postpone the editing and film some Nostalgia Time game footage.

So I got my big red box of filming equipment out. Audio and video leads, cables, adapters, interfaces, all sorts of wonders in there. I set the VCR up and linked it to my Amiga’s video output. Of course VHS doesnt accept RGB so I had to use composite.

So how and why? Amiga Gameplay… VCR… VHS… Recording…. whaa?? ..

Yeah chill, let me explain.

First of all, I’d like to say that I seem to “enjoy” making life difficult for myself. When I have a creative idea of some sort, I go all out and berserk, going around the house looking for parts, cables and what not, like a crazed mad woman. If there’s an Idea in my mind, it needs to be done and out there. Now that you how I operate, I’ll continue.

It all started when I did that C64 nostalgia time a few months back where I wanted to test out the DVD recorder in the built in TV Rich has.

Not being able to find a DVD+R disc in the house I saw the VCR there and thought hmmm. Now this opened up a HUGE can of worms. I started messing with camcorders and the Amiga Genlock, hence why I have a wave of Amiga VHS and Genlock videos

By the way. I’ve still not finished with VHS videos, there are some upcoming at some point, just life got in the way, but I still have stuff I wish to try and share with you.

Now in the past, you’ll know I got into CRTs the same way after getting a PVM and BVM. I then started recording Nostalgia Times via CRT. As in my DSLR facing the CRT BVM and recording the gameplay. It’s the Nostalgia Time gameplay videos that seem to benefit from anything new I discover. People record normal gameplay videos captured either from an upscaler or via emulation. But NOoOoO!! I have to be all complicated and go nuts with my gameplay production.

Now there are many examples of gameplays in my Nostalgia Time playlist, some are done via CRT, others via VHS. Playlist linked on my youtube channel and even on the main index page of my website.

https://msmadlemon.com/

Nostalgia Time Playlist

Anyway, so that’s how the recording Nostalgia Time gameplays via VHS began.

So what was happening today? Well I decided to record a few Nostalgia time videos onto VHS, and by the way, to film myself playing them, I use a CRT Camera (or a Newvicon Tube camera) Another one of my crazy wild tangents I went on.

Being arty and creative minded is such a pain in the a** I’ll tell you now! When there’s an idea, it HAS to be done or it’ll bug me, niggle at my neurones and prevent me from sleeping. (How Rich puts up with me is anyone’s guess, maybe this is why I’ve been single up until 38 years old).

So as you can imagine, I’m practically using equipment from the 80s and 90s to record my Nostalgia time videos currently. I dread to think what I’ll discover in future. Can my gameplay video recording method get any crazier?!?? And yes it’s as you imagine. Cables and wires trailing around, power adapters and transformers humming and radiating their vintage warmth and scent, which makes you flash back to your childhood years.

Now I used this dude today, I’m sure everyone has at least one of these gathering dust. People have already commented saying they have two, three, four or more.
I have two, ones lost somewhere but I know it’s around, the other is here.

Thanks to my WHDload setup not being set up anymore because I upgraded to OS3.2 on my A1200. I have no WHDload setup. Recently I’ve brought out my A600 with the Furia upgrade (that I created a video about last summer). I started playing games on that using an external Gotek (while selecting the device to boot from DF1: at early bootup menu) .

I recorded a few games but some games are complete a**holes and require DF0 strictly. So having no luck with the A1200 (no WHDLoad right now)

I brought out the A500 with the ACA500Plus connected tot he side. That beauty of an accelerator is able to make the Amiga think that DF1 is DF0, so ALL games work using my external gotek. One problem NO COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT!

Freakin A500 only has a MONO video signal out, what the freak for?!? So I’ve had to resort to using this A520 modulator which I always HATED!!! it’s the most awkward and annoying thing. It sticks out like a sore thumb, takes up more space on the desk or table or wherever you’ve put it, freakin eyesore. Well no, not an eyesore, it looks cute because it has the A500 look. Like a tiddly A500. But that doesn’t excuse it for being crap.

Anyway, I recorded one….ONE single gameplay today in the space of six hours due to one thing or other going wrong! Remind me why I do all this stuff please?!?
And even that ONE Nostalgia time, I forgot to connect the f***ing microphone to the VCR so I have to salvage the faint game audio recorded via my voice mic.. GRRRRRRR.

I also posted another short about this:

I’ll be sure to update you once I’ve uploaded that Nostalgia Time video.

Also when recording my project video last week, bum fluff decided to sit on my Amiga right in the middle of the video and I couldn’t do anything about it.

Have a great evening all! Adios!

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