Albert Posted November 29, 2002 Share Posted November 29, 2002 /software_conversions.htmlLike clockwork, Thomas Jentzsch has come through with another TV Format Conversion for the Atari 2600. The victim this time is Salu's Acid Drop, which was only released in PAL format but can now be enjoyed in NTSC. Acid Drop is similar to the Sega Genesis game Columns, which itself is a twist on the classic Tetris. You can download this conversion and more from our TV Format Conversions page. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Maybe the NTSC version should be renamed: "Drop Acid" Thanks Thomas! Gotta pull out the Cuttle Cart! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Great! I've always had an interest in the SALU carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 I presume Thomas left the bankswitching alone and it is what Kevin discovered ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord-Chaos Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 /software_conversions.htmlLike clockwork, Thomas Jentzsch has come through with another TV Format Conversion for the Atari 2600. The victim this time is Salu's Acid Drop, which was only released in PAL format but can now be enjoyed in NTSC. Acid Drop is similar to the Sega Genesis game Columns, which itself is a twist on the classic Tetris. You can download this conversion and more from our TV Format Conversions page. Enjoy! I hope Pick n Pile is next.Since I have lots of PAL Pick ´n´Piles it would be possible to offer these with a changed NTSC cart in the US. The other Salu games (and maybe other PAL-only as the Bitcorp games,some ATARI) may be available in large qts. in some warehouse , but don´t know where now. I still have a few of several PAL games , but except Pick n Pile and maybe Weltraum Tunnel/Tanzende Teller and other BitCorp games - only in small qts. Thimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Now see, this is EXACTLY the type of thing I could see being sold through the Atari store. An NTSC converstion of a PAL game never sold in the US with a really nice label and instructions. Even the U.S. people who say, "Why should I buy AA reproductions when they were produced and already available here?" would have trouble making hay out of that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Ah, it's columns with far more annoying sound ;p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 I presume Thomas left the bankswitching alone and it is what Kevin discovered ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 I hope Pick n Pile is next.Since I have lots of PAL Pick ´n´Piles it would be possible to offer these with a changed NTSC cart in the US. I'm currently working on it, but, due to the very high screen (~250 lines!) the games uses, I'm not sure if a conversion will be possible soon. Probably larger portions of the code will have to be changed or rearranged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kaboomer Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Yes, Atari Age...Please sell these conversions! I'd buy them too! (Nice labels please!!!!) oooooh, I'm so excited, maybe I'll drop some acid (j/k) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 I'd buy a reproduced NTSC Ghostbusters II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 I presume Thomas left the bankswitching alone and it is what Kevin discovered ? Meaning, is it still F6 or did you change it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Meaning, is it still F6 or did you change it ? No, I changed it to F8 and the ROM size is now only 8K. And AFAIK, if you should have 16K EPROMs, you can simply copy the data twice. That's the reason why I wondered about Salu changing the bankswitching from F8 to F6. BTW: If somebody shouldn't know: F6/F8 are names for bankswitching methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Cheers, that is what I wanted to know, I hadn't looked at the binary yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Cheers, that is what I wanted to know... Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Weil Ich keine Cuttlecart habe ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Weil Ich keine Cuttlecart habe ! Ich leider auch nicht, aber mit deiner 32K RAM Cart sollten eigentlich beide Versionen laufen und mit dem Supercharger sowie keine. Also warum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 30, 2002 Author Share Posted November 30, 2002 Weil Ich keine Cuttlecart habe ! Ich leider auch nicht, aber mit deiner 32K RAM Cart sollten eigentlich beide Versionen laufen und mit dem Supercharger sowie keine. Also warum? Hmmm, Babelfish translates this as follows: "I unfortunately also, but with your 32K RAM Cart should not actually both versions run and with the Supercharger as well as none. Thus why?" ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Huh ? Are you talking about the 7800/2600 development kit ? That works only with an Atari ST which I do not have hooked up, it takes up too much space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Cool game.I do not know how often or why, but a white bar moves from the top of the screen and clears the middle of the playfield.And yes I would buy an AA copy of this game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Weil Ich keine Cuttlecart habe ! Ich leider auch nicht, aber mit deiner 32K RAM Cart sollten eigentlich beide Versionen laufen und mit dem Supercharger sowie keine. Also warum? Hmmm, Babelfish translates this as follows: "I unfortunately also, but with your 32K RAM Cart should not actually both versions run and with the Supercharger as well as none. Thus why?" ..Al Real translation: "Unfortunately me either but with your 32K RAM cart both versions should work and neither of them on the Supercharger." Sorry for the German babble... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckhard Stolberg Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Huh ? Are you talking about the 7800/2600 development kit ? That works only with an Atari ST which I do not have hooked up, it takes up too much space. I think Thomas was referring to the 32K POKEY boards you have. If you modify one of them into a 32K RAM cart to use with DevOS (or just burn the game on an EPROM), you might be able to play Acid Drop on your 7800 in 2600 mode. Some 2600 8K games were compiled to have one bank at $D000 and one bank at $F000 with the jumps between the banks being set apropriately. So all you'd have to do is split the ROM image in half and double both halves. 7800CTRL can do that automatically with the right command line switch. I'm not sure, if Acid Drop is set up this way though. Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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