+Propane13 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Let's start with a teaser mockup. -John 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Looks nice! Do you plan to include support for the paddles? I've heard that paddle support is difficult on the 7800 due to screen timing issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Can't wait to see how this progresses, as I'm a huge Arkanoid fan! Paddle support really seems necessary for any Breakout-style game. ..Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Wow, another cool title coming down the 7800 pipe!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Re: Paddle Support-- I'd definitely like to give it a shot. I do agree that there could be timing problems due to technical limitations. But, I figure you never can know unless you try. So, if worse comes to worse, there's always the "Alleyway" style, which is to use the controller left and right, and then push the button for speed boosts. More updates to come. -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 oooohhh ... me want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Would using driving controllers be possible on a 7800? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Would using driving controllers be possible on a 7800? I know the circuitry is in place, since the 7800 can play 2600 games. If memory serves, I believe that such support is still defined in the registers for the 7800. But, I'll defer to someone more technical. -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 If you want some more Arkanoid type sprites there are a good set in Ari Feldman's SpriteLib which can be found here :- http://www.flyingyogi.com/fun/spritelib.html I'm not sure how well they'd map to the 7800's palette tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) You beat me to it. That was going to be one of my next projects. Very cool! P.S. - I was also thinking of the driving controllers Regarding the Arkanoid graphics in the above graphics library, it looks like there are too many colors used: for the paddle alone, 24 colors make it up. We can get the actual pallette/graphics using MAME and (I believe) the 'F4' key, and do a screen capture. Bob ***Edited for clarity Edited December 1, 2009 by PacManPlus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) Check out Opcode's Colecovision version too. I sooooo cannot wait for this! I love Arkanoid! Anyone remember the CoCo 3 rip off? The description in Rainbow said something like "it's just like a game that we can't mention but sounds like "Art Ganoid". Edited December 2, 2009 by DracIsBack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Would using driving controllers be possible on a 7800? I know the circuitry is in place, since the 7800 can play 2600 games. If memory serves, I believe that such support is still defined in the registers for the 7800. But, I'll defer to someone more technical. -John Just checked, looks like driving controllers are read with SWCHA, so you should be able to do it Here is some sample code Thomas Jentzsch wrote: http://www.bjars.com/resources/driving.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Oh this would be a cool game to have on the 7800! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 (edited) Arkanoid is one of the games that I always felt the Atari 7800 was made for. I am a big fan of Arkanoid. I am looking forward to future updates. Edited December 2, 2009 by 8th lutz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[d2f]Iggy*SJB Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I know it's early.... but could I please get dibs on cart #3 if they are numbered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underball Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 You might even want to think about making it cx-80 trak-ball compatible. Ask kenfused how he did CentipedeTB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Well.... I guess I could share a *tiny* update. It's just a static screen, but it shows the potential. Here are the bin and a78 files: 20091201_arkanoid.a78 20091201_arkanoid.bin -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Atari Games had a cool Breakout/Arkanoid game called OFF THE WALL, not the 2600 game. Have it on M.A.M.E. and it plays like Pong with Breakout in the middle of the screen. One cool thing is that the ball changes to the color of the last player to hit it. Here's a screen shot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Looking good... though I agree, it must have paddles/driving controller support, I can't real play most Arkanoid type games with a joystick... (and if you use a button to speed up, it means you won't be able to easily use the other button for the lasers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Looks great so far! Are you using 6 raster high zones? That's funny; that's what GCC did with Ms. Pac-Man to get most of the maze on the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Looking good... though I agree, it must have paddles/driving controller support I think it's a "nice to have" but shouldn't impede the game from coming out. If I had to choose between not having a 7800 Arkanoid cart and not having paddle support in that cart, I know what I would choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I think it's a "nice to have" but shouldn't impede the game from coming out. If I had to choose between not having a 7800 Arkanoid cart and not having paddle support in that cart, I know what I would choose. 100% Agreed A joystick only Arkanoid on the 7800 is better than no Arkanoid on the 7800. -Trebor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakasama Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 An interesting project. I do think the game should the driving controllers because if Kenfused can make Centipede use a trakball then Arkanoid could use those driving controllers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underball Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 my 2 cents: Atari Trak-balls are much easier to come by and cheaper to obtain than driving controllers. Atari pretty much abandoned the driving controllers in 1978/79. The trak-balls were still made until the 1990's, and are plentiful at places like Best and Video61. Why not make 2 versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hi John Looks good,cannot wait to see a first playable version...... greetings Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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