Hack-O-Matic

[NE146]

snorlaxnut, maybe the problem is you're using Windows ME

[Dan Iacovelli]

it works for me on win xp.

I was wondering what is the size limitations for use the hackomatic?

I tried doing tempest 2600 it crashed, and I tried pitfall2+ and that crashed.

Dan Iacovelli

 

I found out my problem: I was running my display at 16bit which works well for the smaller programs (4k or 2k) but it won't work for higher programs (8k or higher). so I switched the display to 32bit and it hangs for while but it works now.

I'm currently doing hack on tempest 2600. (this will be the game I was working before called laser man which was orginally done on a Ti-99/4a

that did way back because the ti didn't have a tempest port)

Dan Iacovelli

[Sheldon Sims]

If you are having trouble running Hack-o-Matic under Windows XP, try right-clicking the icon, go to properties, and tell it to run under compatibility mode for Windows 98/Me. This worked for me.

[Dan Iacovelli]

actually you should try AHD it's a bit better for hacking games.

you can only hack a small handfull of games right now.

Dan Iacovelli

[raindog]

Just a note to let you all know someone has made a clone of Hack-o-Matic that is a native Windows app, very fast, and easy to use (even under Linux using Wine.) I have no idea whether those Windows XP/ME/whatever issues will still crop up but the guy did a great job and in my view Hack-o-Matic is now obsolete.

 

More details here:

 

http://www.kudla.org/index.php?wl_mode=more&wl_eid=29

[+Random Terrain]

Raindog, in case you don't remember to take a look back, I left you and misterx a message in the thread called, "Atari 2600 bin file editor needed" at Blitzcoder. I'm Random Terrain there. I want to know what both of your preferences are about where we can tell people to get the new version of the program.