GideonsDad Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I think I could tinker w/ HoM III enough to get by but I would like to hack a 2600 ROM into a Thomas game for my son (see avatar, who loves Thomas & Friends) I just need ideas...any? Thanks. I saw one post to hack "Dragster" into Thomas & Bertie's Race, I think "Dragster" is a little dull. GideonsDad Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) I asked if someone could figure out a good Thomas hack a few years ago. No response. There aren't even any train games for the 2600. Someone did try to make me an Elmo game out of the Cookie Monster game. It was not finished. If you search your should be able to find it. I wanted it to be that you as Elmo would walk around and pick up toys and put them away in a toy box (instead of picking up cookies and putting them in a cookie jar.) It should not be hard to finish that game. Edited July 10, 2009 by Atari Dogs Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1790541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Someone did try to make me an Elmo game out of the Cookie Monster game. It was not finished. If you search your should be able to find it. ... That Hack is here, i think it won't be too hard to finish this one. IMO it's a good idea to make some hacks for kids as a lot of AA members have kids. A children-game homebrew would be even better... Edited July 10, 2009 by Impaler_26 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1790557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Someone did try to make me an Elmo game out of the Cookie Monster game. It was not finished. If you search your should be able to find it. ... That Hack is here, i think it won't be too hard to finish this one. IMO it's a good idea to make some hacks for kids as a lot of AA members have kids. A children-game homebrew would be even better... Yeah, at the time I was not into hacking. Hack-o-matic ll and Hack-o-matic III changed that. I have been to "A Day Out With Thomas" every year for the past seven years. This will probably be the first year my kids are too old for it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1790711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvga Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Someone did try to make me an Elmo game out of the Cookie Monster game. It was not finished. If you search your should be able to find it. ... That Hack is here, i think it won't be too hard to finish this one. IMO it's a good idea to make some hacks for kids as a lot of AA members have kids. A children-game homebrew would be even better... Yeah, at the time I was not into hacking. Hack-o-matic ll and Hack-o-matic III changed that. I have been to "A Day Out With Thomas" every year for the past seven years. This will probably be the first year my kids are too old for it. When is "A Day Out With Thomas"? I have one of the biggest Thomas fans in the world living with me. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1790778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Someone did try to make me an Elmo game out of the Cookie Monster game. It was not finished. If you search your should be able to find it. ... That Hack is here, i think it won't be too hard to finish this one. IMO it's a good idea to make some hacks for kids as a lot of AA members have kids. A children-game homebrew would be even better... Yeah, at the time I was not into hacking. Hack-o-matic ll and Hack-o-matic III changed that. I have been to "A Day Out With Thomas" every year for the past seven years. This will probably be the first year my kids are too old for it. When is "A Day Out With Thomas"? I have one of the biggest Thomas fans in the world living with me. http://www.thomasandfriends.com/usa/parents/dowt.html I been there at Detroit, Cleveland, Lebanon, Ohio (former home). Had to cancel a trip a few days after 9/11 to take my daughters to Pennsylvania. Flights were just starting to go again, but my wife did not want to fly. Interesting that nine months later my son was born. I must have found something else to do that weekend. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1790802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXUlTiMaTe-SiNXx Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Someone did try to make me an Elmo game out of the Cookie Monster game. It was not finished. If you search your should be able to find it. ... That Hack is here, i think it won't be too hard to finish this one. IMO it's a good idea to make some hacks for kids as a lot of AA members have kids. A children-game homebrew would be even better... Im sorry, but every time i read "AA" i think they mean Alcoholics anonymous ROFL but yea, i think this is a great idea and i think its great that you are doing this for your son. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1791631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) Okay I have started a Thomas WIP. You are Diesel 10 making your way around The Island of Sodor taking what you think is yours! Luckily Sir Topham Hatt has sent out Thomas, Edward, and Gordon to intercept you. However you are equipped with "track destroyers" so you can keep up with your mayhem. This is my first hack, I have altererd the cars to look like "engines" and changed the Gas pump to read "Deies." This is hack of Bank Heist. Gideonsdad Deisel_10s_Day_Out.bin Edited July 13, 2009 by GideonsDad Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1792384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) Okay I have started a Thomas WIP. You are Diesel 10 making your way around The Island of Sodor taking what you think is yours! Luckily Sir Topham Hatt has sent out Thomas, Edward, and Gordon to intercept you. However you are equipped with "track destroyers" so you can keep up with your mayhem. This is my first hack, I have altererd the cars to look like "engines" and changed the Gas pump to read "Deies." This is hack of Bank Heist. Gideonsdad Cool! I never played Bank Heist, so this is new to me. Here are a few helpful recommendations. I have not checked the game in Hack-o-matic, but do all the trains have to have the same look? Deisel 10 is more rectangle rather than having the steam engine shape. The maze could be changed to green, like most of the grassy landscape of Sodor. That would differential the look of the hack from the original. Could the banks be change to look a little like train stations? Now, this is more advanced than I could do, but if any of the experts here could add a title screen, that would be fantastic (probably wishful thinking though.) Great start and keep hacking. Edited July 13, 2009 by Atari Dogs Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1792406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 Thanks Atari Dogs...hopefully I can improve on it! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1792413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_Woloch Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Well, slightly out of topic, here's how I sort-of "hacked" a close relative to Thomas the Tank Engine... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1792527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animan Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) God, Thomas the Tank Engine brings back one too many memories. Classic show. A Thomas game? Crap, I would have superglued that thing to my 2600 when i was a teeny, tiny Animan back then (if i did have an Atari back then). Edited July 15, 2009 by Animan Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1794134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 think there was a budget game called thomas the tank engine put out on all the major HC formats by Alternative software (UK) (i saw a screenshot from an amstrad version)...earliest one i could find Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1794722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 Here is the game to which I think you are referring - it's Abandonware and available for DL. http://www.myabandonware.com/game/thomas-t...ne-friends-1j9/ I have also attached it GideonsDad thomas_the_tank_engine_friends.zip Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1795347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Did you ever finish this hack? This is the first time in eight years my kids were too old for A Day Out With Thomas. Actually, I my son wanted to go, but since it was two hours away and the girls did not want to go we did not go. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1838544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvga Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Did you ever finish this hack? This is the first time in eight years my kids were too old for A Day Out With Thomas. Actually, I my son wanted to go, but since it was two hours away and the girls did not want to go we did not go. We didn't make it either. I am looking to go the next time Thomas is back in Ohio though. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1841083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Did you ever finish this hack? This is the first time in eight years my kids were too old for A Day Out With Thomas. Actually, I my son wanted to go, but since it was two hours away and the girls did not want to go we did not go. I have done all I can with this hack. I can't make Diesel 10 look different from the steam engines and the other levels in this game are more colorful (like Sodor). I could still go in and change the banks to look more like train stations, perhaps I will do that soon. I happily except any help with this hack from anyone in the AA community who might be able to do what you requested GideonsDad Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/147005-thomas-the-tank-engine-hack-ideas/#findComment-1841290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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