Pacfan97 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Best damn quality EVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I know this is a major necro bump, but there's a question I've been wondering about regarding this game that I can't seem to find the answer to anywhere online. The question being: Is there a vectorized version of the original Asteroids game (no satellites and hyperspace instead of shields) hidden in Asteroids Deluxe? Bob seemed to hint that there was, but I haven't been able to find any reports of anyone figuring out how to access it so I thought I'd ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I know this is a major necro bump, but there's a question I've been wondering about regarding this game that I can't seem to find the answer to anywhere online. The question being: Is there a vectorized version of the original Asteroids game (no satellites and hyperspace instead of shields) hidden in Asteroids Deluxe? Bob seemed to hint that there was, but I haven't been able to find any reports of anyone figuring out how to access it so I thought I'd ask. Yes, hold Pause while booting the system. Continue holding while you wait for the Atari logo to disappear - voila! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Yes, hold Pause while booting the system. Continue holding while you wait for the Atari logo to disappear - voila! Thanks much save2600! That's exactly what I wanted to know and I'll be sure to remember it for when I'm able to pick up a copy from the AtariAge store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Thanks much save2600! That's exactly what I wanted to know and I'll be sure to remember it for when I'm able to pick up a copy from the AtariAge store. Your going to like the Vector edition. I think it looks pretty close to the arcade version, especially when playing with the lights off. I've had Asteroids Deluxe for a couple of years and only found out about the hidden VE earlier this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I have a small request! Could you change the green color to blue? The original Asteroids Deluxe had a blue overlay over the monitor. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 $CC was used. A substitute of $9C instead would obtain a blue effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/30/2020 at 3:50 PM, Trebor said: $CC was used. A substitute of $9C instead would obtain a blue effect. How does one do that? I'd like to get it put on a chip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Someone would need to modify the assembly source code for the color value and compile. Out of my skill set unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 12:35 PM, SoundGammon said: How does one do that? I'd like to get it put on a chip! On 4/1/2020 at 8:26 PM, Trebor said: Someone would need to modify the assembly source code for the color value and compile. Out of my skill set unfortunately. Evidently, I was short changing myself; had some extra hobby time on my hands and performed the requested color hack. Nothing fancy here, all I did was change the green (and pink) to blue. Two versions. One all blue, including Player 2. The other version leaves Player 2 pink, since some may want that for the modes which have the players ship's on the screen simultaneously. Attached are plain vanilla binaries and header ROMs: Asteroids Deluxe (Blue Hack) (P2 Pink) (20200405).a78Asteroids Deluxe (Blue Hack) (20200405).binAsteroids Deluxe (Blue Hack) (20200405).a78Asteroids Deluxe (Blue Hack) (P2 Pink) (20200405).bin 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Thanks! I plan to eventually put this into a Space Duel cabinet and have some 2 player fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 ZeroPage Homebrew is playing Asteroids Deluxe on tomorrow's stream LIVE on Twitch, hope you can join us! Tue Oct 25, 2022 @ 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day WATCH LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/WATCH LATER: https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Cartesian Chaos (2022 WIP | 7800) by Karl Garrison @Karl G Pac-Man Collection: 40th Anniversary Edition (2022 | 7800) by Bob DeCrescenzo @PacManPlus Asteroids Deluxe (2007 | 7800) by Bob DeCrescenzo @PacManPlus 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 ACCIDENTAL DOUBLE POST - DELETE THIS PLEASE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: ZeroPage Homebrew is playing Asteroids Deluxe on tomorrow's stream LIVE on Twitch, hope you can join us! Tue Oct 25, 2022 @ 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day WATCH LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/WATCH LATER: https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Cartesian Chaos (2022 WIP | 7800) by Karl Garrison @Karl G Pac-Man Collection: 40th Anniversary Edition (2022 | 7800) by Bob DeCrescenzo @PacManPlus Asteroids Deluxe (2007 | 7800) by Bob DeCrescenzo @PacManPlus I hope to play along with you guys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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