Brian O Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Oh well... why not? Gylygy-logo.jpg That's a mouthful. Logo looks cool, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 While I'm leaning towards that, I plan to decide on the name tomorrow when I set up the project - so keep the suggestions coming Haven't had any feedback yet, so I'm going to work on updating Stella for the Bus Driver revision that cd-w did earlier this week. We didn't get ADPCM to work, though he did come up with a way to play packed samples back from ROM directly. In the DPC+ version of Frantic I had to unpack the samples into a Display Data RAM buffer first - not having to do that frees up a lot of processing time, along with 2K of RAM! Also looking forward to his next project - Medieval Rocks! seems like that would involve one of these: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Tried it on the AFP... LOL! I ordered the Harmony Encore so will give it a try soon. Would you believe the Harmony cart came in yesterday? I was amazed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan88 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Well since you borrowed Draconian for your Bosconian clone from the Tandy Coco, how about using Galagon, the name of the coco Galaga clone I like it! Reminds me of the Calgon commercial except... Galagon... take me away! I would be saying this when I give up one of my ships in the tractor beam! Gylygy (pronounced gil-lig-e) has a nice ring to it! Edited January 24, 2017 by atarifan88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Gylygy reminds me of Syzygy, Atari's first name There's now since 2016 an arcade port of Galaga to the PS4. Which is nice. I would still love a 2600 version although it seems impossible. I didn't know there is a new Galaga arcade machine called Galaga Assault that came out last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Hello all, my name is Jordi. I'm from Catalonia in Spain, I got my Atari2600 as a kid with tons of games installed, played several games to dead, and never tought I will look back, but now as an adult I find several games as direct, honest, fun games worth revisiting and some games fun to discover like Berzrk that never played before. Now that I presentes myself, I want to ask If a Galaga homebrew game was ever released for the 2600. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Now that I presentes myself, I want to ask If a Galaga homebrew game was ever released for the 2600. Thanks No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Hello all, my name is Jordi. I'm from Catalonia in Spain, I got my Atari2600 as a kid with tons of games installed, played several games to dead, and never tought I will look back, but now as an adult I find several games as direct, honest, fun games worth revisiting and some games fun to discover like Berzrk that never played before. Now that I presentes myself, I want to ask If a Galaga homebrew game was ever released for the 2600. Thanks NoNever say never. With bus stuffing and cdf, there's a very real possibility within the next year or two. I loved the monochrome screenshot demos as well, almost gameboyish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Thanks for the answers. Will be around here to see If someone succeds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 2600 Galaga was actually a topic of discussion between me & someone I finally got to meet in person at the recent Freeplay Florida show. And yes, I agree that it's not a question of if, but rather of when. It can & will be done, eventually. What I find interesting is that since it was assigned a product number by Atari (CX26116), a programmer would have had to wrestle with these problems at some point, and they would not have had all the techniques modern day homebrew guys have at their disposal today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I agree that it's not a question of if, but rather of when. It can & will be done, eventually. Fingers crossed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Fingers crossed!A countdown clock would be cool. Problem is, we don't know the date! Someone start a count up timer, starting with the time stamp on this post (6:30pm cst, december 28, 2017). I'd do it, but my Google-Fu is lacking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac-Guy 26 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 If the Vic-20 can do it, I see no reason why the Atari can't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 If the Vic-20 can do it, I see no reason why the Atari can't do it.If the Game Cube can do it, hell, the PS4/XBone, there's no reason console X can't. If you're gonna dream big, shoot for the moon... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Well, they could do what the Space Rocks/Draconian guy did and use an extra CPU... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac-Guy 26 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Thanks! Nathan did an awesome job with the mockup, I only had to drop the images in my converter, paste the output into the 128 pixel demo, then make a few minor changes so they'd show up. I'm almost out of room in the 128 pixel demo, so am going to have to split it out into a new project before I can do anything else with it. Like my other arcade ports, I need to come up with a new name: Warlords -> Medieval Mayhem Asteroids -> Space Rocks Berzerk/Frenzy -> Frantic Bosconian -> Draconian Anybody have suggestions? Galactic Pests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Galactic PestsI thought we had decided on Cicada? Cicada (singular) sounds good to me. Same number of letters as Galaga, and it would be pretty easy to convert the Galaga logo into it. Like so... Cicada-logo.jpg (Yes... it's a little sloppy. But no point in spending much time on it while it's still speculative.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I thought we had decided on Cicada? The name would be up to whoever programs the game. Everything else is just a suggestion. Personally, I'm hoping to see it tie into the Ataribox thread and have it titled Feargalaga. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Galagon?(Hey, Draconian ripped off the title of a CoCo game, so why not? )GalagarGalagorGalaxarGalaxigonHexapods From Beyond HyperspaceArthrogon (or Arthrogar)Hexapods From HellHyperspace Hexapods Interstellar Insects 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac-Guy 26 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Screw it, just go with the Japanese name. Gyaragu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW127 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Namconia (little tribute to Namco for bringing Galaga back in time) Galaxis Cocoonia Galactus (hm, could lead to problems with Marvel) Galacton Galakto Galagtron Galapagos Darillia (little tribute to Darrel Spice for the good games he had produced so far) Spiconia (the same tribute in another name) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 It exists now! Champ Games revealed it today! It's crazy good! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogoober Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 HOLY CRAP this is incredible, screens on Facebook group 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) GALAGA FOR THE 2600 BY CHAMP GAMES! We had the honour of playing Champ Games new masterpiece with its WORLD DEBUT on ZeroPage Homebrew streamed LIVE today! Amazing work by the team of John Champeau (Coding & Design), Nathan Strum (Art & Graphics) and Ross Keenum (Music & Sounds)! ZeroPage Homebrew: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/425229112 Edited May 16, 2019 by ZeroPage Homebrew 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masschamber Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 so when can I buy this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.