Schtoffer Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Hi there everyone, as a longtime Atari fan/collector, I've put together a little Atari inspired retro action platformer using the Game Maker program. Fans will notice the graphics lifted from the likes of Tomarcc & Crossbow but hopefully the game is an original enough title to stand on it's own merits! http://sandbox.yoyogames.com/games/184655-thundarr-the-barbarian Would love to hear some feedback/ideas for a possible sequel..? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffgamer Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Planning to offer it on cart? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtoffer Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 Close enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 That's outstanding! I just wish it was FOR the Atari. Any chance you'd get around to programming it for the 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybot67 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Downloaded it today and Im really enjoying it! Is there an ending? How many screens does it have? Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtoffer Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Thanks again - there are 35 action packed screens and a (modest) ending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybot67 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 VICTORY! I just finished, but I actually cant take full credit. I encountered some kind of a glitch that gave me unlimited lives. Fun game. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Hey, cool game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coinilius Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Just downloaded this - very nice game, really captures the 2600 platformer spirit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtoffer Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 Hey all, thanks very much for the positive comments! Sorry to hear about that unlimited lives "glitches" - I realize bugs can be part of the Atari experience but it wasn't intentional! Anyone else experience the same problem? I'll see if I can fix/remove that "feature"... I did some digging and remembered that Xonox had originally planned Tomarc to be a licensed title - by the name of Thundarr The Barbarian! I'd completely forgotten about this Saturday morning cartoon from my youth but I guess the info about the 2600 game was buried in my subconcious somewhere... Apologies to anyone expecting to find the Xonox prototype (if it even exists) & certainly no "copyright infringement" offense intended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Living Room Arcade Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Thirteen years later You can still (as of this writing) download the game from Archive.org here. You can see a website capture at Archive.org from Oct. 17, 2014 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredtdk Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 It would be great if it was ported to the 2600, as much of the PC game would be possible to port within the limitations imposed by the system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredtdk Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 This modified Reveng kernel could be expanded for this purpose, as missiles are not required for this game. Tomarc2_colorplayers.bas.bin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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