NinjaWarrior Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 What games would you like to see ported on to the 7800, Mine would be Sonic the Hedgehog Out Run Space Invaders Afterbuner Alex Kidd Castlvania Ninja Gaiden Dodge' em Battlezone Missile Command Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 My picks..... WonderBoy Rambo Alien Syndrome City Connection Road Blasters Spy Hunter Qix Missle Command Robot Tank Keystone Kapers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I second Keystone Kapers. I'd like to see one with updated graphics and 5 or 6 different stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Hmmm, just throwing this out there for fun... The ProSystem Shinobi Battleship Millipede Tempest lotsa games, really. That's why I decided to learn a little of the programming language, in hopes I could port some of my favorites. (Haven't got far, though...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 (edited) Qix Mappyland outrun Elevator Action Millipede R-Type Bubble bobble Snow Brothers Fantasy Zone 1 and 2 Montezuma's Revenge King's Quest Columns Pyscho Fox Wonderboy 3: dragon's trap River Raid Boulder Dash Bomberman 2 Crystalis Excitebike Dragon Spirt: The new legend Arkanoid Mouse trap Lock 'n Chase Life force Trog Gyruss Ninja Gaiden Thunder & lightning Toobin Radorlock Solaris Jr. Pac-man Midnight magic Demon Attack Astroblast Vanguard Spy Hunter Edited November 15, 2008 by 8th lutz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I want Atari's Liberator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaWarrior Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 I second Keystone Kapers. I'd like to see one with updated graphics and 5 or 6 different stores. When I was typing..I was looking at the cart, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I've always wanted to see a Mega Man-type game on the 7800. I'm thinking of programming one myself, but I know absolutely nothing about programming in general. Anyone care to help me out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I've always wanted to see a Mega Man-type game on the 7800. I'm thinking of programming one myself, but I know absolutely nothing about programming in general. Anyone care to help me out? First things first. You should read up on how the 7800's hardware works. MARIA_01.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I've always wanted to see a Mega Man-type game on the 7800. I'm thinking of programming one myself, but I know absolutely nothing about programming in general. Anyone care to help me out? First things first. You should read up on how the 7800's hardware works. Thanks for that, but I know nothing about things like registers and addresses and what not. Like I said, I'm a total n00b when it comes to programming. I think the farthest attempt I've made in regards to programming would be making repeated text in BASIC (which is way too easy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Try something simpler like Pong or a simple shooter like Demon Attack then work on Mega Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Someone mentioned Dragon Spirit, I loved that game in the arcade Also from the NES, the first batch of sports game to me were the most fun. NES Hockey, Baseball and Wrestling. Of course Tecmo Bowl! Also Gradius and Life Force And R-Type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 (edited) Castlevania Legend Zelda Golden Axe Warrior Tetris Life Force Montezuma's Revenge Edited February 27, 2007 by DracIsBack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 2600: Jr. Pac-Man Defender Defender II Frostbite Pitfall! Pitfall II H.E.R.O. Space Invaders Enduro Montezuma's Revenge Jungle Hunt Moon Patrol Star Raiders NES: Metroid Zelda Kid Icarus Crystalis Contra Arkanoid Elevator Action Castlevania Ninja Gaiden Ice Climber Snow Bros. Archon Lode Runner And, yes, I know that direct ports of scrolling, tiled games are likely impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Preppie! from the 8 bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Hmmmm, what would my choices be? Hmmmm, I don't know... how about.... ANYTHING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I'd have to say Mario, or Sonic.... Elevator Action was listed a few times, that game is AWESOME! (at least the NES was, the DMG version sucked IMO) Zelda was cool for it's time. How about Ultima? Why would tile games be impossible for the 7800? I know it works differently, scanlines or something, but tiling is pretty easy to translate, at least on computers not designed for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Zelda was cool for it's time. How about Ultima? Why would tile games be impossible for the 7800? I know it works differently, scanlines or something, but tiling is pretty easy to translate, at least on computers not designed for it. It's not that they're impossible, but thanks to a single data bus shared between the 6502 and the Maria, the more graphics you have on the screen, the less CPU time you get. In a 160 pixel mode it's probably not too bad, but the 320 modes are killer, as I learned with Tubes. There were things that I had to break up into multiple frames because there wasn't enough CPU time left to do them in one frame. Tile games are somewhat pessimal with Maria graphics. Attempting to do a full-screen background is even more pessimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Why would tile games be impossible for the 7800? I know it works differently, scanlines or something, but tiling is pretty easy to translate, at least on computers not designed for it. Not impossible. SCRAPYARD DOG does that kind of game very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpfalcon2003 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Road runner Popeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Thanks for that, but I know nothing about things like registers and addresses and what not. Like I said, I'm a total n00b when it comes to programming. I think the farthest attempt I've made in regards to programming would be making repeated text in BASIC (which is way too easy). I was like that at first, just piddled around with gw-basic on the family Tandy 1000 when I was a kid. When I was first introduced to the concepts of registers and how things like ram worked, the magic went poof! Still, reading on things wouldn't hurt and if some of it sinks in then you'd be better armed than before! On the topic of games I'd like to see on the 7800, I'd like to have more platformers in the style of SMB, Megaman, Castlevania etc although I wouldn't want actual ports of any game. I'd rather see new games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomickneedrop Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I would agree with the earlier mentioning of Robot Tank and Roadblasters. Same for Midnight Magic, California Games, Bump N Jump, Ghostbusters, Jr Pac Man, or maybe even a homebrew like Skeleton+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomickneedrop Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 New games is also a great idea (I'm anxious for a TUBES release) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 (edited) New games is also a great idea (I'm anxious for a TUBES release) Don't expect Tubes to released anytime soon, unless someone else is finishing the game, due to the orginal programmer of the game decided to stop developing the game for the 7800. Edited March 5, 2007 by 8th lutz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 How about Smash TV, has anyone mentioned that one yet? It seems the 7800's architecture would've been really well suited to handle it. Although I do think it would be a colossal waste for some homebrew programmer today to port a game in his spare time that can already be played effortlessly on some other console. How about an entirely original game for the 7800, like, say a new RPG??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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