Crimefighter Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 He has not made an actual cartridge of the game yet - as you can see the game is running off a Harmony flash cart - the game itself is only 8K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 That looks fantastic! I love Star Castle, very cool to see such a nice looking port on the 2600. I would like to know what bank switching / extra hardware is in the cartridge, if any. He's using a Harmony cartridge for the demo, so that does open up a wide variety of bankswitching/RAM schemes. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduecrum Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 So... it isn't Kikstart or Space Taxi? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Impressive, and Kudos to the programmer! This game looks like an ideal Atari game too. Lots of quick action, and fun to play. I'd buy a copy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 (edited) That is Awesome. I hella want to play it. I almost guessed it might have been a game that was on the vectrex, but couldn't think of which one. I hope he releases the rom too so poor classic gamers with low funds and no more 2600 like me can try it with emulation. Edited July 18, 2010 by Legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Looks great, very impressive! Not the first time someone attempted to port it though: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=blog&module=display§ion=blog&blogid=142&showentry=5136 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I always loved Star Castle. My guess was going to be Doom. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I bet Marc is now working on a box. Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhfreak Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Star Castle was gonna be my guess!!! One of my all time faves!! Whoo hoo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Sweet!! I remember the older threads about this game. One of my favorites too. If / when that's ready for purchase, count me in! It appears to be very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I knew what it was but didn't see the post till now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SekOner Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Wow... Definitely quite an impressive feat of programming. If/when it is available count me in for a copy. Hell, ill even buy a beta copy of what he was showing in the demonstration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I never played Star Castle. So, this game is like Yar's Revenge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Not really. Your ship has ASTEROIDS type movement. Thrust, rotate, fire... The three little guys, sparkling around are deadly, and can be shot. They are there to limit your movement choices. They originate from the center, and hop from ring to ring, until they either jump or are shot free. The fewer the rings, the quicker they get back out there, after being shot. You shoot away the rings, avoiding the little baddies, attempting to shoot the big baddie in the center. When a gap is exposed by the rotation of the three rings, the big baddie takes a shot at you. Big ass shot. That's the game. Keep your ship moving, keep knocking the big baddie down, and face it again, faster, until you can't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Wow! I never thought Star Castle could look so good on the 2600! I'm DEFINITELY in for a copy if/when it goes for sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Star Castle - awesome! What a pleasant surprise. Something to look forward to in the next few months then? Sounds like a great Christmas present to myself this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tz101 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Does it use CX-40 stick or paddles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share Posted July 19, 2010 Definitely a joystick game. The sparks don't even hang on the rings at all...they come at you constantly! I could find a sweet spot and rapid fire at the enemy base and the sparks continuously respawn as fast as I shoot them and make no progress. The hard-chip arcade version of Star Castle is like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nognir Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 looks like an interesting and fun game! Never knew Star Castle before, but I'm looking forward to get my hands on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Not Robotron - someone DID try that with that so-called computer keyboard add-on and it was the most "flickery thing they've ever seen" so it's not that one. Not Tempest either, ummm...how many different Tron games have been put out for the 2600 already? In my defense, I was referring to the TRON: Arcade Game. Star Castle. Very Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I never played Star Castle. So, this game is like Yar's Revenge? Well, as you are probably aware that Yar's Revenge was supposed to be a port of Star Castle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Thunder Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) I can't remember for 100% what the Yar's Programmer, Howard Scott Warshaw, had said exactly. But basically, he was charged with making Star Castle for the 2600 and told his bosses it either couldn't or shouldn't be done, and made Yar's Revenge instead. Nice work indeed! I'm eager for this to show up in either homebrew cart form or as a distributable Rom. I wonder how long the guy spent on the project?? Edited July 19, 2010 by Curious Sofa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Friedel Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Looks like a good port of the game. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Hope this doesn't put Yars' Revenge out of business... This game looks very good. for a minute, I thought it was vectrex or a console with vector graphics too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Yeah, very impressive looking. If it plays as good as it looks I'd want to get a copy of the release.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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