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Star Castle Playable


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Here is another Star Castle update. The game is now playable, although more tuning is required and there are some rough edges.

 

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There are too many changes to list, but some of the highlights:

  • 32 waves of increasing difficulty
  • More awesome graphics by Nathan - especially the title screen and ring explosion!
  • Mines can now detach and reattach to the rings as in the arcade
  • NTSC, PAL60 and B&W colours (press SELECT on the title screen)

As before, you need Stella 3.5.5 or above to play. I haven't yet produced a version that is playable on the Harmony cart.

 

The biggest issue remaining is the sound effects. I'm not very good at manipulating TIA audio, so if anyone can produce a closer match to the arcade effects then I'll be very grateful for the help!

 

I've included the source code this time, although it is still a mess!

 

Let me know if you have any comments, suggestions, bug reports, etc.

 

Chris

 

starkernel9.bin

starkernel9src.zip

 

EDIT: Fred (batari) has now created a version that should work on the Harmony cart: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/156500-latest-harmony-cart-software/page__view__findpost__p__2486706

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It wouldn't work on my machine - just sat there at "Get Ready" and if I hit reset it just sat at "Paused"

 

This happens if you are using an old version of Stella. You will need to upgrade to the latest version.

 

Chris

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Chris...

 

All I can say is **WOW**

You did a remarkable job as usual! Just another title I will purchase as soon as it is available! :)

 

Love the speed and smoothness of the game!

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