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I see that Project Bruce has been removed from the list - this is still something that I would like to do one day, and should be much easier using CDF.

 

It doesn’t look like the bus stuffing issues will be resolved any time soon, so Black Squirrell is postponed indefinitely.

 

I’m looking forward to the restart of your high quality home brew reviews!

 

Chris

I'd like to see Project Bruce come back at some point. Of course if you want to work on it, I'd be happy to help. But the potential for a C&D on that is pretty high, which is why I haven't been doing anything with it.

 

I thought bus stuffing had been sorted out by ZackAttack.

 

As for the reviews - hoping to restart those soon. I may have to skip over a few games that I really haven't wanted to play. That's what's been delaying it.

Update:

• 7-4-18: Label sketches in progress for Aardvark.

Any chance you'll take up the Intellivision as a programming platform? We're currently running an IntyBASIC contest until the 1st of August... better late than never.

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/274391-intybasic-programming-contest-rules/

 

-dZ.

I'm not a programmer - I've only worked on game graphics and packaging (labels, manuals, etc). Not any coding.

 

I'm not interested in the Intellivision. I never owned one, so it has no nostalgic value for me... except as a target.

Hmm... OK. I could have used without the snarky comic, but fine. *shrug*

Probably shouldn't read through the archives then.

I read through your movie reviews. Not really into those comics.

I love the comic!!

I'd like to see Project Bruce come back at some point. Of course if you want to work on it, I'd be happy to help. But the potential for a C&D on that is pretty high, which is why I haven't been doing anything with it.

 

I thought bus stuffing had been sorted out by ZackAttack.

 

The bus stuffing fix by ZackAttack is quite difficult to use - not really possible with the BUS driver that I previously wrote. I'm still hoping for a tweak to the Harmony hardware, or that the new UnoCart 2600, will make this unnecessary ...

 

Chris

Update:

• 7-13-18: "Black Squirrel" has been revealed to be Chris Walton's Bomberman port "Boom". It was shown the other night on ZeroPage's Twitch Stream. You can see the video of it here. Why "Black Squirrel"? Why not?

Update:

• 9-13-18: "Linus and Lucy" officially announced to be John Champeau's Wizard of Wor Arcade. This is an all-new port, not a hack. It takes full advantage of CDF bankswitching as well as a new multi-tap adapter which will allow for two players and an AtariVox to be plugged in at the same time. Why "Linus and Lucy"? When I was developing the sprites, I had placed them all in a mock-up of the maze, running in place. John mentioned that it looked for all the world like the Peanuts gang dancing in A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Update:

• 9-27-18: The final Mappy label and box artwork have been revealed prior to the game's release at PRGE.

Updates:

• 9-30-18: Updated Banner for Trak-Ball hacks for PRGE.
• 10-8-18: Preliminary labels and banner created for Aardvark's preview at PRGE.
• 10-10-18: Manual finished for Mappy.

Update:

• 10-19-18: Moved "Fun With Sawdust" to inactive projects. "Fun With Sawdust" was the code name for BurgerTime Arcade. However, since Chaotic Grill (another BurgerTime remake) has returned to active development, BurgerTime Arcade is on hold. And if you're wondering about the code name, just do a Google search for "sawdust" and "McDonald's".

Updates:

• 11-2-18: "Otis" was revealed to be John Champeau's work-in-progress port of Elevator Action during a recent ZeroPage Homebrew episode. The game is on hold for now, since Bus Stuffing is required to make the current version work, but Bus Stuffing has compatibility issues with some 2600s. And really... it shouldn't be too hard to figure out why "Otis" was the code name.
• 11-2-18: "YAUCG" was revealed to be John Champeau's work-in-progress port of Cosmic Avenger during a recent interview at PRGE with ZeroPage Homebrew. "YAUCG" is simply "Yet Another Unreleased Coleco Game". It was put aside in favor of completing Scramble and Super Cobra Arcade.

Updates:

• 11-4-18: Mappy is now for sale in the AtariAge store. It's entry has been moved to Completed Homebrews.
• 11-22-18: Created instruction sheets for Trak-Ball hacks (which are available in the AtariAge store).
• 11-29-18: Added a new homebrew project: Zoo Keeper. A new Champ Games arcade port, John has already posted a teaser image online, and this was also mentioned during ZeroPage Homebrew's episode last night. This one didn't even stay secret long enough for me to give it a code name!

Updates:

• 2-23-19: Mappy won the 2018 Atari Awards for: Best Programming, Best Technical Achievement, Best Packaging, Best Graphics, Best Music and Sound and Best Homebrew!
• 3-23-19: Added Amoeba Jump (I'm working on the packaging artwork).
• 4-2-19: Added new homebrew project, code-named "Water Softener" (game graphics).
• 4-2-19: Added new homebrew project, code-named "Copyright Infringement" (game graphics).
• 4-2-19: Aardvark: Revised label artwork in progress.

Update:

• 4-12-19: Changed the code-name for "Water Softener" to "Lightman".
• 4-12-19: Changed the code-name for "Copyright Infringement" to "Neville".

Update:

• 5-15-19: "Lightman" officially announced as a Champ Games port of Galaga. It's fully playable, and John estimates it's ~90% complete.

Why "Lightman"? Because that's this character's last name:

 

I'm not interested in the Intellivision.

Yet I hear today that an Intellivision game with your graphics artwork is about to be released.

 

But yes, perhaps you only gave permission to reuse the graphics, not actively worked on them?

Yet I hear today that an Intellivision game with your graphics artwork is about to be released.

 

But yes, perhaps you only gave permission to reuse the graphics, not actively worked on them?

 

That's correct. I'm not directly involved in any Intellivision homebrew development, but Óscar is certainly welcomed to reuse the graphics I made for the 2600 version.

Updates:

• 6-12-19: Aardvark label, box and manual artwork are complete.
• 6-12-19: Amoeba Jump label, box and manual artwork are complete.

Update:

• 9-16-19: "Neville" officially announced as a Champ Games port of Gorf! Gorf Arcade will have all five screens and AtariVox voices.

Why "Neville"? Much like "Lightman", he was a character in a videogame-themed movie. In this case, he was Mayor Neville (played by classic character actor Logan Ramsey) in the movie Joysticks. And yes - he played Gorf in the film.

 

Update:

• 9-27-19: Animated the Zoo Keeper sprites that run vertically along the sides of the zoo. Most of the game graphics should be complete.