Curt Vendel Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 XM 2.0 ? That's new to me, this is it... the XM's are the XM's... Mark and I have tried to put in some hooks to do some possible future firmware updates and such, but the hardware is the hardware, there is not XM 2.0 on the drawing board whatsoever. I would rather wait and get an XM that works than have to ship it back and wait for XM 2.0. I'm not sure where you got your information from but there won't be an XM 2.0, nor will anybody have to send their units back. -->I just meant that I would rather wait for a fully functional and bug-free XM than have to send a faulty unit back (e.g. Microsoft's first XBox 360 units in 2005), that's all. Thanks for the answers GroovyBee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I hope once the XM is released there'll be an XM enhanced update to Galaga by some enterprising programmer. I just heard Galaga for the A8 line the other day and the Pokey certainly makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) Got link? There is no Galaga for the A8 although that's not to say someone hasn't done the tunes for it. I remember not long ago seeing a webpage where someone had an early WIP of a Galaga clone but it seemed over-ambitious and I think they wanted to do it in compiled Basic. Edited June 4, 2012 by Rybags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 That shouldn't be too difficult to implement, I released the source code to A8 Galaxian many years back, so that would be a good starting point to work from. I see now reason why Galaga couldn't be done quite well on the A8's Got link? There is no Galaga for the A8 although that's not to say someone hasn't done the tunes for it. I remember not long ago seeing a webpage where someone had an early WIP of a Galaga clone but it seemed over-ambitious and I think they wanted to do it in compiled Basic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 http://www.facebook.com/syzygycompany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Any chance we could get a brief a status update? Thanks! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Got link? There is no Galaga for the A8 although that's not to say someone hasn't done the tunes for it. I remember not long ago seeing a webpage where someone had an early WIP of a Galaga clone but it seemed over-ambitious and I think they wanted to do it in compiled Basic. I'm not finding it on Youtube now. I totally didn't confuse it with Galaxian either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Galaga and Phoenix get a mention on that AtariTools page. It'd be nice to be able to at least download/try AtariTools but last time I looked there was no download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I hate to join the "Update Please!" bandwagon, given that this is a labour of love and all, but it would be really nice to get an update on the XM. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Cebus end of June.?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC-MAN-RED Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Galaga and Phoenix get a mention on that AtariTools page. It'd be nice to be able to at least download/try AtariTools but last time I looked there was no download. I had to emailed the creator of AtariTools in order to get the most recent Beta from him. This was a year ago though, so he's made better progress since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 I will put an update on things up tomorrow... .have not been putting as much bandwidth as I want into the XM, Mark has been pulling up a LOT of the slack for me, have to wrap up this book so all of my time can be devoted back to engineering.... Any chance we could get a brief a status update? Thanks! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I have not been following this and just want/need to know two things... 1. Is this coming and if so when? 2. What games will be available that make use of it? At what cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 It's coming and when it's done. And there's a thread on XM games. The cost is what the authors decide to charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 2. What games will be available that make use of it? There is a sticky thread at the top of this forum that has information on the announced games in its first post. At what cost? The cost of XM games will be set by their respective developers (just like any other homebrew title). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Advance warning: I dont want to sound like I am protesting against the lateness or sound like a whiner...just trying to understand some months ago, it looks like the end (and the shipping of the item was imminent) like one or two weeks later Now it sounds like it could take a lot longer than that...any tentative release date seems pretty vague am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I have not been following this and just want/need to know two things... 1. Is this coming and if so when? 2. What games will be available that make use of it? At what cost? Have you seen this site? http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/7800/expansion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 some months ago, it looks like the end (and the shipping of the item was imminent) like one or two weeks laterNow it sounds like it could take a lot longer than that...any tentative release date seems pretty vagueam I right? What I think happened was thinks were looking great, but then they found another bug or issue with compatibility, and it was back to the drawing board. They want to get it to be as solid as it can possibly be, so they are taking their time with it. Plus, Curt and Marty have been prioritizing their book and it looks like they are about to release it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Id be interested in buying a book..AFTER the xm is in my hands.. I myself have been restoring a old mustang from age 19-35 still in the garage stripped down to parts. when my buddies ask about how my old 68 is doing I tell em about the old kawis i restored or the house i bought or whatever but the car is a sore spot..so i guess i am no better. priorities change sometimes by the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Id be interested in buying a book..AFTER the xm is in my hands.. Can't blame 'em for prioritizing something that might actually pay the bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H311bender Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Prioritizing and paying the bills...that's crazy talk. Seriously, I'd rather wait a bit longer and have it done right. Just as long as its not a couple more years 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I pay the bills with my job as a mechanic..wish my job was video games..ya mean thats a full time gig for these guys?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 As a long time supporter of this project, I will be happy when it is released. I do not expect it to be released anytime soon. Bob has been making so many fantastic games to hold any 7800 fan over, so I really have not been starving for new 7800 games. I do see the perspective of folks who purchased this long ago to want a more detailed schedule of when things are finally going to be finalized. I would rather wait and have a more polished product in the end. The fact that we are even getting this product at all is fantastic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linville Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Sure, fine. But giving any engineer a license to polish a product "until it's done" is a recipe for endless delays. I'd rather have a "working but imperfect" product than no product at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Thank God they don't have my $99 Edited June 23, 2012 by Yurkie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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