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When you said winter I thought in a typically overlooked thing: checking the AC voltage of the socket. The heater can make a drop in voltage, and a peak/spike protection device can help you to avoid random crashes. Another theory would be that because of the time and manufacturing process, some chips can get oxidized after so many years, meaning the main layer gets too close to the ground layer and creates an overheat. One fast and dirty technique is to put a finger on each chip trying to notice a rise in temperature, and interchange the chips between your two Intellivision consoles. Finally, before touching any chip, make sure you touch a metal surface to discharge yourself (especially if you have a carpet!). Many good chips have been destroyed by static electricity when the owner tries to reseat them. P.S: I had to answer this as you were playing Castle of Death 🤩

Cool! It could mean that Rev can publish soon Papa Pete: The Videogame!

Added video previews of the games.

I was curious to find a video about the game. One video couldn't pass level 2, but I found another saying that level 2 is beaten by kicking all enemies before taking the helicopter.

Hi all. At last, I've put together three new games in my digital store with ROM and PDF manuals (courtesy of the mighty @Rev and @mthompson) And the games are... *ba dum tsss *... the crème de la crème: Castle of Death, Frankenstein's Monster, and Unlucky Pony's Adventures! https://nanochess.org/store.html Enjoy it! P.S: In case you want a physical copy, please ask @Rev because he could have some lying around although I couldn't guarantee it as these games came out some years ago.

I never noticed before! The initial and final letters were the clue! dZ -> DoofenschmirtZ

Maybe I should pinpoint for the PRGE Exhibitors list that Atariage will have a demonstration of Akalabeth and for the first time @Albert will have an Intellivision at the Atariage booth.

I did a disassembly of the game a few months ago, and I didn't find any bugs. The only way that Video Chess can "cheat" is if the power fails or the RAM is buggy. I'm still looking for someone who can prove to have a Video Chess version with bugs and a way to repeat the bug. My disassembly of Video Chess https://nanochess.org/video_chess.html

Now with source code available at Github https://github.com/nanochess/Ttris/

Wow! Nice research! 👏👏👏

Wow! 🤯 Simply amazing! You sir have my respect!

Cool Stranger Things style background 😎

Sorry for not being more informative about the status of the game, but I was waiting for things to get on track. I can say that I've seen today the preliminary cover art and it is looking gorgeous. You'll be surprised about who is doing the cover art. *ba dum tss* PRGE visitors will be able to try Akalabeth at the Atariage booth. Indeed, Atariage will have an Intellivision console at the booth! Edit: I forgot to tell: We have the blessing of Richard Garriott for it.

And two years later... Just I've seen the cover art for Akalabeth for Intellivision and it is awesome!!! Are you going to the PRGE? You'll be able to experience Akalabeth at the Atariage booth. *drops mic*

I've corrected it and attached the file ttris4.cmd to my original post. Thanks for the report!

A beta testers group has been formed using extremely special military techniques, only known by a few top men. Some people know it as pointing a finger in random directions. 😜

I've enhanced the title screen, added lowercase messages, and solved the screen cleaning bug. Added as ttris3.cmd in my original post.

I've shown only the first stages. There are five stages each with different enemies and bosses.

Oh my! Never noticed there were arrows on the keyboard, and the right address for TRS-DOS. I've attached the new CMD to my first post. Thanks a lot!

Currently only the weapon shown.

That's an interesting challenge @DistantStar001 Please let me know if this works in real hardware. I only have tested on emulation. BTW, this would be my first game programmed for TRS-80. WASD control. Assembled at $4a00 ttris.cmd Arrows control. Assembled at $5200 for TRS-DOS ttris2.cmd Enhanced title screen. Lowercase messages. Cleans correctly the screen for Model 1. Assembled at $5200 for TRS-DOS ttris3.cmd Solved game over bug on Model 1. ttris4.cmd

Thanks! The music is composed by the awesome @Nyuundere Two times! Wow! I'm glad you like the game. In fact I'm surprised by how many people liked the game. Castle of Death 2? Hmmmm... what a good idea!

Hi all. After one month of hard work, I've completed Thunder Soldier for Intellivision, a run-and-shoot game. All started because I was doing experiments with parallax scrolling and it looked pretty good. It has five stages and their respective bosses. Just shoot everything. Soon to be available from Homebrew Inc. In the meanwhile you can enjoy a video preview of the game

Wow! Pretty amazing. Kudos for your hard work 😀👍🏻