I decided to make a separate thread for the USB link cable.

I just successfully played TicTacToe with my VB using my computer. Sending commands through RealTerm (terminal program) out a USB port to my MCU and then into the VB gamelink port.

Right now it only works if the MCU is master and the VB is slave, or MCU is player 1 and VB is player 2.

I also tested using the linktest.VB ROM that DogP created and can get successful transmissions with MCU as master and VB as slave. See attached image.

Lots of more work to be done but it’s a good start. I’m working this project and another one in between wired link cable builds. Can’t promise when any of this will be done but I’m working on it.

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Nice, great work! This is a very promising start 🙂

OK, got the reverse direction working now too. I think I have the solution for over the internet as well using port forwarding software. Doesn’t look too difficult.

Otherwise I just need to nicely package up the USB end. The setup requires a Player1/Player2 switch to be set appropriately. I need to design a case as well for the USB end.

Great news!

So this is the place where dreams are turned into reality. Magical! 😀

mellott124 wrote:
I think I have the solution for over the internet as well using port forwarding software.

Um… What?! :O
Over the internet play?!

This is absolutely wild.

AWESOME!!

Oooooh look at that messy desk with all the tech stuff! Work is getting done here. Way cool.

That’s insane!
Talking about online on Virtual boy is blowing my mind.

We’ve discussed internet play for a long time now and it’s actually becoming a real thing now! This is gonna be amazing, brining VB truly into the future! Do you think this development will boost the collectors market ever more though?

this is a rather interesting turn of events. the VB’s future looks bright!

Would friggin love it to buy such a cable and online play others here! Good news!

TheForce81 wrote:
Would friggin love it to buy such a cable and online play others here! Good news!

Actually playing Ben online scares the crap out of me 😛

bigmak wrote:
Actually playing Ben online scares the crap out of me 😛

Hahaha, right??? I could only dream of becoming as good as Ben.

I know, right? But how satisfying would it be if you managed to beat Ben in Hyper Fighting while playing as Ben? Meta AF! 🙂

speedyink wrote:

bigmak wrote:
Actually playing Ben online scares the crap out of me 😛

Hahaha, right??? I could only dream of becoming as good as Ben.

I’ll begin saving up now for this! I am so excited to see this progress!

I’m excited for this. Online VB is truly something I never thought I would see! Am very interested!

Schematics and board design are almost done. Hopefully this week. Trying to make everything fit into the existing link cable custom connector to save some time on spinning another connector design.

Thank for the update! Looking very forward to this! Seems like it won’t be long now!

mellott124 wrote:
Schematics and board design are almost done. Hopefully this week. Trying to make everything fit into the existing link cable custom connector to save some time on spinning another connector design.

This is going to help the VB community enormously! Please keep one reserved for me! 😉

OK, design is done and out for quote. Pic attached of the tiny microcontroller board that will now go inside one of the Onyx connectors.

I’m probably going to get these pre-assembled from my board house. I’m ordering 50 initially.

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