Can someone explain to me *what* is that?

Hawq · Post by **Hawq** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 5:13 am

Heh that adaptors a PSX & Saturn to DC adaptor, as for the case if he 'lost' it then why's it pictured?, besides anyone could photoshop that case in a couple of minutes. It's sad when this type of thing happens.

Rand Linden · Post by **Rand Linden** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 5:20 am

That case came out of my office -- or at least it's damn close to it.

There were three or four of them that David made as mock-ups.

Rand.

law56ker · Post by **law56ker** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 7:17 am

Rand if we used a bleempod or a psx to dc adapter with the beta whould more button functions be possible then what is currently possible using a standard dc controller?

nbcjr · Post by **nbcjr** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 7:31 am

law56ker wrote:Rand if we used a bleempod or a psx to dc adapter with the beta whould more button functions be possible then what is currently possible using a standard dc controller?

i don't think he would like to answer this...

anyways, someone should report this seller to ebay, he is selling illegal material.

HyperG · Post by **HyperG** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 8:38 am

the guy got good reviews, so we'll see what happens. :-/

Captain Skyhawk · Post by **Captain Skyhawk** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 9:53 am

What a bummer, some days ago I saw that the bleem.com website now directs to David's profile on E-Bay. I was secretly hoping that he was going to sell the Bleem!pods. I'm dying to get a one (even a proto) to use with Bleem! for Gran Turismo 2, to make use of the dual anlog support. I am willing to pay a high price for it, because it's still the game I play most. Now I'm shocked to see that he did sell it, but I missed it because that topic was in off-topic! Man, off-topic, it should have been frontpage news: "David is selling the Bleem!pods!".

What a shame, what a shame I want those soooo badly....

Nico0020 · Post by **Nico0020** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 11:01 am

whats the difference betweent the bleem pods and a PSX-DC adaptor? I remember back in the day seeing one in a advertising in ODCM where it was orange with a orange bleemcast controler. Is that what ya'll are talkin about?

:update:
nevermind I found an old post with my answer.

DeGamer · Post by **DeGamer** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 1:32 pm

Rand Linden wrote:
someoneElse wrote:If it WERE one of the bleempod prototypes, working or mock-up, it'd be worth buying, even if just for the sheer collectability since it never went into production.
There were a few of them for sale on Ebay about a week or so ago.

Rand.

How did I miss that? I checked eBay every day ever since I saw that thread with David auctioning everything. I never saw one bleempod.

law56ker wrote:Rand if we used a bleempod or a psx to dc adapter with the beta whould more button functions be possible then what is currently possible using a standard dc controller?

Dude you just don't get it do you? or is it that you don't care?

Rand Linden wrote:That case came out of my office -- or at least it's damn close to it.

Wait a minute, did you ever post pictures of "that case" online? If not then this really is real. But how did he get it and the bleempod?

HyperG wrote:the guy got good reviews, so we'll see what happens. :-/

Rand says the bleem pods do like that. I just might win this auction just for that. And if this a different bleemcast, I'm not spreading it. I will even send it to Rand if he wants. I just want the bleempod.

Rand Linden · Post by **Rand Linden** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 2:07 pm

All the bleemPods that I've ever seen look like that (which is all of them).

The giveaway, though, is the number "2" written on it -- that's the prototype revision. "4" was the last (I think... it might be "5"). I'm pretty sure that the "2" supports analog axes, select, L2, R2. It won't support PSX memcards, though.

I know that some of the beta testers for MGS and TK3 were offered bleemPods, but whether or not any of them took 'em, I don't know. There were a bunch of them.

I'm not positive that David auctioned them off *YET* -- I read in his message that he was going to.

Rand.

ShadowofBob · Post by **ShadowofBob** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 2:22 pm

Woud it be possible for you to release the schematics for the Bleempods or bleempads so that someone could maybe build one or for some company to start manufacturing them? Also, do the bleempods work on normal DC games or just the bleempacks?

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 2:23 pm

ShadowofBob wrote:Woud it be possible for you to release the schematics for the Bleempods or bleempads so that someone could maybe build one or for some company to start manufacturing them? Also, do the bleempods work on normal DC games or just the bleempacks?

companies already sell PSX>DC controller adapters.

ShadowofBob · Post by **ShadowofBob** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 2:31 pm

Xylene wrote:
ShadowofBob wrote:Woud it be possible for you to release the schematics for the Bleempods or bleempads so that someone could maybe build one or for some company to start manufacturing them? Also, do the bleempods work on normal DC games or just the bleempacks?
companies already sell PSX>DC controller adapters.

Yes, but they don't support the dual analouge sticks, R3, L3, R2, L2, or select butttons and they don't save to PSX memory cards.

Rand Linden · Post by **Rand Linden** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 2:31 pm

No, we never had schematics -- we were a software company, not a hardware company, and so we used an outside group to make the bleemPods... which should explain why they look like all the other converters out there.

It should work just fine with DC titles.

Companies already sell adapters, but none that work with all the buttons -- which was the problem, and hence the reason bleemPod was created.

Rand.

ShadowofBob · Post by **ShadowofBob** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 2:35 pm

Just curious, What company were you guys using to manufactuer the bleempods?

Captain Skyhawk · Post by **Captain Skyhawk** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 5:34 pm

DeGamer wrote:How did I miss that? I checked eBay every day ever since I saw that thread with David auctioning everything. I never saw one bleempod

Rand Linden wrote: I'm not positive that David auctioned them off *YET* -- I read in his message that he was going to.

Ah! Gives me hope, I really thought I missed it.

This auction is for USA residents only, so in this case, good luck getting them DeGamer. Seeing your intentions of not distributing the disc if it was a new beta is very honest.

DeGamer · Post by **DeGamer** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 6:48 pm

I emailed the seller to see if it's the same beta that was leaked or not (which I think it is) and he seems not to have known about it. Infact he was rather interested in learning more about this leaked beta. But then again I ask him if it's the same and he won't give me a straight answer. I don't know what to believe.

Should I win the auction anyway? I have the money to spare. And if it is different, it won't get into warez people's hands. And if it is the same, at least I get that bleem pod and I can get get him in trouble with eBay for trying to rip me off. What do you guys think?

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 6:50 pm

DeGamer wrote:I emailed the seller to see if it's the same beta that was leaked or not (which I think it is) and he seems not to have known about it. Infact he was rather interested in learning more about this leaked beta. But then again I ask him if it's the same and he won't give me a straight answer. I don't know what to believe.

Should I win the auction anyway? I have the money to spare. And if it is different, it won't get into warez people's hands. And if it is the same, at least I get that bleem pod and I can get get him in trouble with eBay for trying to rip me off. What do you guys think?

if its over $45 i wouldnt.

toastman · Post by **toastman** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 8:54 pm

A PSX->DC adaptor could be made using both analogs and all the buttons I believe. You have the pinouts for the PSX Dual Shock and the DC controller. The DC controller can support two analogs, two Dpads, and 8 buttons (A, B, C, D, X, Y, Z, and START), not to mention the 2 shoulder triggers. I believe an enterprising hardware modification kinda person could do something there (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

DeGamer · Post by **DeGamer** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 9:03 pm

He just told me it IS the same, but not in those words.

nbcjr · Post by **nbcjr** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 2:21 pm

DeGamer wrote:He just told me it IS the same, but not in those words.

but the 'bleempod' really is the bleempod, or it is a cheapass one?