+Gemintronic Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Could be just another case of getting tired of trying to make the engine work with too few CPU cycles to spare. It's a fun challenge until it's not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Gemintronic said: Could be just another case of getting tired of trying to make the engine work with too few CPU cycles to spare. It's a fun challenge until it's not. I hope not. A he could always have asked for help, I am sure someone would have reacted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipj Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Someone has already made a "Ballblazer" demo for the Atari 2600... very dam expressive stuff if you ask pulling off the 3D effect. https://youtu.be/_VNyZApacRM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, philipj said: Someone has already made a "Ballblazer" demo for the Atari 2600... very dam expressive stuff if you ask pulling off the 3D effect. https://youtu.be/_VNyZApacRM The link in that video seems to lead back to this topic 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 So many projects make it 90% of the way, then nothing. Fear that this is one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 The last 10% are always the hardest. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, Keatah said: So many projects make it 90% of the way, then nothing. Fear that this is one of them. Developers tend to work on amazing ideas and not all of them get finalized. BUT, they can inspire others. This is far from dead - it's just percolating in our collective minds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 1:50 PM, Gemintronic said: The link in that video seems to lead back to this topic It kinda loops back and forth, it's a bit of a ......... Rabbit Hole 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Here's another version? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEDzOZ_8AnA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) Since @roland p has released numerous ROMs, I thought it might be helpful to add some structure. Basically there were five different kernel variations: Narrow view, non-striped Narrow view, striped Wide view, striped Wide view, non-striped Narrow view striped (lite kernel, playable) I have a attached a ZIP which contains the latest ROM of each variation. Ballblazer ROMs.zip Edited April 28, 2022 by Thomas Jentzsch 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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