joeybastard Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 I would love to see and old school RPG, along the same lines as Lord of the Dungeon for Coleco! What's Lord of the Dungeon? I've never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Calamari: How's your Solitaire game coming along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman2000 Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Well, since everyone has asked here it is: AirWorld is on hiatus. I'm not really sure how long this will last. Ryan has vanished and it's been very difficult to continue without him. If anyone would like to pitch in we could sure use the help. I have been busy with "real-world" projects lately and I haven't been able to code much. I hope you will all be patient as this project will go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggystar Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Can't tell you how I know this but Atari Tron Does Exist for the 5200, I've seen it. That's all I am authorized to tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 20, 2002 Author Share Posted December 20, 2002 That's too bad, Dutchman. I see at the Airworld dev site that John is now listed as the newest coder. Do you really need Ryan, since he's disappeared? Might as well take this opportunity to remind everyone that Adventure II's dev site is here and I will be updating it fairly regularly until the game is done. Brace yourself for pop-ups and click: http://cafeman.www9.50megs.com/atari/5200d...Adventure2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 That's too bad, Dutchman. I see at the Airworld dev site that John is now listed as the newest coder. Do you really need Ryan, since he's disappeared? Might as well take this opportunity to remind everyone that Adventure II's dev site is here and I will be updating it fairly regularly until the game is done. Brace yourself for pop-ups and click: http://cafeman.www9.50megs.com/atari/5200dev/Adventure2.html I don't mind the ones coming in, but the ones going OUT are a litlte obnoxious. Nice screen shots though - gets me drooling for the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 However, could a game like Gauntlet or Dark Chambers (or a new game in the mold of an old D&D hack and slash style game) be made for the 5200? That would be my wish for a 5200 homebrew. Are you looking for an action type of game for the 5200 or something like The Bard's Tale and Wizardry? WRL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Bill -- I would prefer an action game. Thinking about it -- a port or something similar to Tower of Doom (Intellivision) would be great on the 5200. I personally don't like too much RPG complication. Thanks for asking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 I personally don't like too much RPG complication. That's funny considering your avatar! WRL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Bill -- I never thought about the contradiction, but with video games I really don't like needing to study a big instruction manual before I play (probably why I love classic games -- simple to play, but tough to master). However, I do/did love good ol' basic D+D. I love the actual sitting down/ role-playing etc. and I think it loses a lot when you play RPGs on the computer (I never got into that at all). By the way, I was in a comic store the other day and saw Slashmaster manuals and basic set. It a complete parody of all the original D+D modules and the basic and expert set, but it at the same time can be played for those who want a return to the old Basic D+D. By the way, have you ever played Tower of Doom -- great game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiddweller Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 I don't know if the 5200 is powerful enough, but I would love to see a game like I, ROBOT or SINISTAR! - VD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 How's your Solitaire game coming along Working on it a little bit. School has kept me pretty busy.. I recently got the sprites working a bit better and made a to-do list (so I know what to work on when I have the time/energy). My progress might be slow, but the project is NOT dead. calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 By the way, have you ever played Tower of Doom -- great game The only thing I can remember playing on Intelevision was baseball and football. Is there an emulator somewhere? I was in a comic store the other day and saw Slashmaster manuals and basic set Isn't it HACKMASTER??? I've seen the spoof of Keep On The Borderlands, but I never looked at it. I've been playing 3rd edition D&D for the last two years after not playing for about fifteen years. WRL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 http://bliss.retrogames.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Bill -- You are correct; it is Hackmaster. I didn't buy any of them, but they looked cool and are something I would buy. Take care -- RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 I don't know if the 5200 is powerful enough, but I would love to see a game like I, ROBOT or SINISTAR! Sinistar exists (or did at one point). That is all I'm authorized to say right now... Tepest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 good lord, all the top secrets. I'm authorized to tell you I don't give a rat's ass until I see the screenshots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 good lord, all the top secrets. I'm authorized to tell you I don't give a rat's ass until I see the screenshots! Yea, well we all know there are sooooo many people into collecting 5200 prototypes. It's really hard to guess who could be holding on to these games and only showing them to a select few and giggling to them 'I'm the only one who has this, he he he he he!' Gee, I wonder who it could be? (And no it's not Tempest, so that should narrow it down about 25%.) Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiddweller Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 I don't know if the 5200 is powerful enough, but I would love to see a game like I, ROBOT or SINISTAR! Sinistar exists (or did at one point). That is all I'm authorized to say right now... Tepest Wah000!!!! Please expand on this when you have proper authorization - VD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Agreed on the subject of prototypes. It makes no difference, since a hoarded proto is almost 100% guaranteed not to be made into a finished workable game ...and that's where homebrews come in. Anyway, RPG's like Gateway To Apshai should be able to be ported to the 5200 with relative ease. The simple interface would be easy to implement on a 5200 controller. Temple Of Apshai would be as well...if it were broken into it's three chapters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Mo Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 I don't know if the 5200 is powerful enough, but I would love to see a game like I, ROBOT or SINISTAR! I Robot would be impossible to do in its 3D form. You'd have to isometricise (now there's a word!) the view. Sinistar is possible. The 5200 joysticks are practically ideal for it. The problem would be the vast number of objects that should be on screen for that one. The company I work for was going to do a Sinistart port for Pocket PCs and Palms, so we got all kinds of original source code, so my lead engineer knows exactly how the screens are built and abstractred and so forth. Maybe I should get him to write it. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiddweller Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Sinistar is possible. The 5200 joysticks are practically ideal for it. The problem would be the vast number of objects that should be on screen for that one. The company I work for was going to do a Sinistart port for Pocket PCs and Palms, so we got all kinds of original source code, so my lead engineer knows exactly how the screens are built and abstractred and so forth. Maybe I should get him to write it. haha Now, this sounds interesting!!! PLEASE, use your Dilbert managerial powers for the good of the ATARI Community!!! Since the 5200 can do multiple objects like Robotron and Defender (not to mention Stargate), I'll bet it could work! I wonder how labor intensive would it be to port it to the 5200? Perhaps a cost analysis is in order? - VD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 Sinistar would probably need extensive software sprites. The red miners and hunters and asteroids could all be software sprites, the players ship a Player, the mined crystals missiles. sinistar could be the other 3 players. I suppose if you used 3 players for the enemy ships, and cleverly doubled them with DLI's, you could get 6 enemies on-screen with no or little flicker too. But the enemies would all be 1 color then. It's too bad nobody is worthy to see the Sinistar 5200 prototype, it'd be interesting to see how THEY did it. Was there a Sinistar version on 8bit? I don't recall one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggystar Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Ok, we all know Warlords 5200 Exists but since it's so hoarded, should wejust re-do it? And what about tempest? Should we re-do it too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Ok, we all know Warlords 5200 Exists but since it's so hoarded, should wejust re-do it? And what about tempest? Should we re-do it too? I would LOVE to play a completed version of Tempest. The Proto is cimpletely unplayable, but is very similar to the Arcade version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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