It's been a while since I posted anything here, so I thought I'd share a mini game I was working on recently. It's a simple clone of the popular game Snake. Every 30 points, a new round starts with an increased snake speed. I still need to add sound effects and change the color of the score, otherwise it's pretty much done.
I originally planed to release a multicart that included Adventure 1K, Assembly Line, Pong 256 bytes, RAM Combat, and RAM Helicopter but decided that Pong and the RAM
I started working on a Wonder Boy (AKA Adventure Island) clone a couple weeks ago, I thought I'd share this little demo The graphics are placeholders, of course. Physics are also terrible at the moment. The kernel currently supports:
* Single line resolution P0 with color update every line
* Single line resolution P1 with solid color
* Single line resolution BL
* 5 buffered (scrollable) 16 line asymmetrical PF rows
Edit: I changed around the Kernel a bit and it now supports th
I had some time to work on Adventure 1K, here is an updated version.
Updates:
* playfield is green
* object graphics changed
* two rooms
* gate opening animation
* collision detection between player and walls
* multiple bug fixes
It still needs a bit of work, but I think it can fit into 1K.
I've been working on a 1K Adventure clone for the past few days. Right now, there are 431 free bytes. I'm not sure how many rooms I can squeeze in, I need to add a good amount of logic still too. Attached is a small demo
Looks like allgame gave Vong a rating!
It was rated 3.5/5 ("Very good" according to their scale), not bad for a 2K game written in a couple months by someone my age
I was viewing the source code for Vong today and realized that the first official build of Vong was 1 year ago yesterday (3/28). The entire project lasted from 3/28/08 to 7/24/08, although I rewrote it on 6/13/08. It took 41 days to rewrite.
In celebration of Vong's 1 year anniversary, I have attached the source of the first build
I just purchased a heavy sixer for $26 and A Channel F for $5.50. I got the sixer today, and it works great! I can actually make out the picture unlike my 2600 jr! I am waiting to get the Channel F (system 1, aparently boxed) in the mail. I will let you all know when it comes!
There is a new forum about everything nintendo called New Super Mario World Forums. It does not have too many members yet, but if some of you join, we can be in buisness! So please, stop buy and register your selves!
http://newsupermarioforums.hyperboards.com/index.php
Join the party!
I made a hack of Pepsi invaders called Pepsi Loses with some help form Nukey. If you want to buy a copy, PM me. They cost $25 plus $5 shipping to the US. If you send me a common cart, I will Take off $5 from the cart. There are only 4 left, so get one while you still can.
here are the orders:
1) FireTiger
2) midnight8
3) Elw00d
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8) Mine
Here the ROM and a pic of the cart itself:
Wow, I looked at the time that I joined in my profile, and I joined exactly 1 Year ago at 7:51 pm. The crazy part is that I looked at that AT 7:51 pm. I had no idea that it was today that I joined, but I knew that it was comming up, So I looked just for the heck of it, and today is the day! I must say, I have really enjoyed my stay so far!
Now with the news:
I have been working on my first Homebrew. It is a pong clone and it is entitled "Vong". It is still a work in progress, I ho
I hope all of you had a very merry christmas and have a happy new year!
This year for christmas, i got these games:
DS:
Puzzle de Harvest Moon
Rune Factory: A Fantsy Harvest Moon
PSP:
Innocent Life: A Futureistic Harvest Moon
Game Cube:
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
Wii
Super Mario Galexy
Mario and Sonic at The Olympic games
They are all very fun, and if you will excuse me, i am off to play harvest moon!
see you all next year!
I have been trying to program 2732 eprom chips with my Dual Power Willem (PCB3) programmer and have had no luck. I think the problem is that i cant get the Vpp up to the required 21v. If you can help me, please do!
As for other news, Harvest moon has been updated, if you want to download it, use one of the previous links.
i havent updated this blog in like a year, but i finally have the time and the news!
I just purchased two PIC16F84 and plan to make a video game system with them. I first will make Rickard Gunee's design and then design my own, possibly with an expansion port that will accept EEPROM based game cartridges after i get used to programming the PIC.
As for CombatZone, i did make some what of a title screen, but it is very bad and needs to be changed.
I did update Harvest Moon: Apple Cove
I have recently started working on Harvest Moon: Apple Cove again, and have uploded version 0.8 on www.ticalc.org. I am hoping that this game will get me back into 2600 programming. I have not done that in a while. I hope to have a title screen for CombatZone by the end of the week. I will keep you posted!
I have not had the time to update this blog lately, i have been too busy. I will update everytime i get the chance!
Apple Cove link:
http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/filein
Well, time to update the blog again.
I havent been doing much atari programming. But i have been working on a game for the ti 84. It is called Harvest Moon: Apple Cove. it is very fun and has many easter eggs. it is downloadable here:
http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/401/40100.html
I recently went to a store that sells 2600 games (i went for the cases). pac man was 4.99. what a rip. I bought nothing, but they did have hundreads.
Well, that is it for now.
hello again!
I have been doing more 2600 programming and have greatly inproved. I made my first arysmatical playfield!(or however you spell it) It is a square box arround the screen. there is one slight problem tho. at the top, there is a mistack where the sides of the wall begin (someone, please help!). enjoy!
source:
processor 6502
include "vcs.h"
include "macro.h"
org $F000
Reset
LDA #0
TAX
RAMCLR
STA 0,X
INX
BNE RAMCLR
STARTOFFRAME
LDA #0
hello again!
I have been doing more 2600 programming and have greatly inproved. I made my first arysmatical playfield!(or however you spell it) It is a square box arround the screen. there is one slight problem tho. at the top, there is a mistack where the sides of the wall begin (someone, please help!). enjoy!
source:
processor 6502
include "vcs.h"
include "macro.h"
org $F000
Reset
LDA #0
TAX
RAMCLR
STA 0,X
INX
BNE RAMCLR
STARTOFFRAME
LDA #0
there has not been free wifi for a while, but i am staying here for a few days, so expect multiple updates.
attached is a program that I wrote for the 2600. It looks pretty sweet, and i am proud of it. I think that i will be able to make a game. I really like programming for the 2600. I think that I will be the youngest person in the world to make a 2600 game in assembly (im only 13). there arnt any good games in the arcade that i want to play (there is contra, but i dont know how to pl
I could'nt find the arcade. Its too bad because I am in the mood for some pac man or something right now.
I am leaving this campground tomarrow, so I dont know if the next one will have WiFi or not. This might be the last entry for a while.
I am finaly learning how to draw play fields! I am on session 13 (I lied in an earlier entry) and am learning how to manipulate PF1. I have an idea on how to draw an arismatical (or how ever you spell it) play feild, but I cant get my flash drive
I am on a camping vacation and i was sad that i could not visit AtariAge for a while (Like three weeks!). Luckly, the first day (today) the campground we are staying at has free WiFi. we drove like 9 hours today and i am really tired of being in a car. At least I have AA to cheere me up! There is an arcade at this campground, but I did not go there yet to see if they had any atari related games. Maby I will make another entry later if I go.
I downloaded all of andrew's 2600 programming
I think that i figured out the problem. I switched the jumpers around and now I can read 2732's. The 2732 is on the list of supported IC's, but I still cannot figure out how to program them. My willem can only go to 12.5V (I think...) And the 2732 needs like 25V (I think again...). If any of you guys own a willem like this (I think that it is a PCB3), please tell me how I can fix this problem.
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