AtariIntellect Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Great! Now I can play ET without punching my PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Did you fix the bad guys getting stuck on the bottom of the screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Did you fix the bad guys getting stuck on the bottom of the screen? I think we need to fix the greater issue of good guys piling up at the bottom of the screen first! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 But then Mario World would fall down. It exists upon the bodies of an infinite number of dead Marios. Did you fix the bad guys getting stuck on the bottom of the screen? Have one warp back to its home if it attempts to enter a screen already occupied by another? But this could make the game very tedious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Did you fix the bad guys getting stuck on the bottom of the screen? Why would you want to do that? You can use that to your advantage: randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-et-tips.html#scientist_and_fbi_agent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I copied Recompile's fixes into E.T. PAL version. Would someone be so kind to test it? ET_Fixed_Final_PAL50.bin BTW, I would like to change ET titlescreen color from green to brown. What should I change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I found this ET bug when I was a kid and I don't see anyone talking about it on the web, so I made a video showing how to trigger it... That's hilareous!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 BTW, I would like to change ET titlescreen color from green to brown. What should I change? The color of E.T.'s face? Byte $F11E in the second bank (careful, there be opcodes here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I copied Recompile's fixes into E.T. PAL version. Would someone be so kind to test it? ET_Fixed_Final_PAL50.bin BTW, I would like to change ET titlescreen color from green to brown. What should I change? Changed ET titlescreen color from green to brown, thanks to Nukey Shay. E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (2013 fixed version by Recompile - 2017 copied for PAL by Philsan) (PAL).bin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Did you fix the bad guys getting stuck on the bottom of the screen? That's not a bug, that's a feature! It happens because there can only be one human on the screen at a time, and if a human is out on the screen below headed your way, the human you sent home block each other. You can use this to your advantage to get things done without getting hassled by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Is it normal that sometimes, when the scientist grabs ET, he walks in place and doesn't move until I move ET? This happens in fixed NTSC and PAL versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Is it normal that sometimes, when the scientist grabs ET, he walks in place and doesn't move until I move ET? This happens in fixed NTSC and PAL versions. If he gets stuck at the bottom of the screen, it's because the FBI agent or Elliot is active on the screen below. If that's not the case, then it's a bug. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 If he gets stuck at the bottom of the screen, it's because the FBI agent or Elliot is active on the screen below. If that's not the case, then it's a bug. Yeah, it's not at the bottom. The scientist will grab E.T. and just stand there until you move the joystick, then he'll start carrying E.T. down the screen. I also noticed that the Phone Home Zone can't be found anywhere sometimes. In the original unhacked game, it can be hard to find sometimes, but it's not impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Yeah, it's not at the bottom. The scientist will grab E.T. and just stand there until you move the joystick, then he'll start carrying E.T. down the screen. I also noticed that the Phone Home Zone can't be found anywhere sometimes. In the original unhacked game, it can be hard to find sometimes, but it's not impossible. I have not seen these issues then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Just downloaded (first post) and tested NTSC fixed version again (Stella 5.0.0-pre9). FBI agent and scientist grabbed me, they walk but don't move until I touch the joystick. It's strange that nobody noticed the bug: 925 downloads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Here is an animated GIF showing both getting stuck until E.T. moves: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recompile Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 That is strange. I don't know how I missed it, or what the cause could be, but I'll try to look in to it soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 That is strange. I don't know how I missed it, or what the cause could be, but I'll try to look in to it soon. It would be nice if you could investigate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 HSW depicted FBI agents chasing aliens long before the X-Files. I don't think they would care about aliens in real life. It's one thing a scientist the Air Force ,NASA , etc would want to study aliens ,but the FBI viewing as a threat to the country? Spielberg even had the government chasing everyone away from Devil's Tower in Close Encounters of the Third Kind so there wouldn't be any witnesses to the alien landing insane idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 HSW depicted FBI agents chasing aliens long before the X-Files. I don't think they would care about aliens in real life. It's one thing a scientist the Air Force, NASA, etc. would want to study aliens, but the FBI viewing as a threat to the country? Spielberg even had the government chasing everyone away from Devil's Tower in Close Encounters of the Third Kind so there wouldn't be any witnesses to the alien landing insane idea. Related links: The FBI and UFOs FBI UFO Document Is The Most Popular Of All Its 'Vault' Files FBI Vault Reveals UFO, Roswell Files - ABC News 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 What are the four game variations on the patched rom? I know game 4 is game 3 on the original game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recompile Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 What are the four game variations on the patched rom? I know game 4 is game 3 on the original game. 1 - Scientist and FBI Agent 2 - FBI Agent 3 - Scientist 4 - No Humans (except Elliot) It's described in "An Extra Game Mode" in the write-up. I had a chance to play this with HSW at the dig. (The documentary crew put the fix on a cartridge for him.) We were going to play on the 'no humans' mode to look at some of the changes. He seemed surprised that there was an extra mode, as he put it "I thought it was two humans, one human, no humans". I replied "Yes, but the one human was the FBI Agent". That FBI Agent is a nasty candy-stealing jerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 You could also up the ante by adding 3 additional game selections featuring no Elliot and/or candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 That is strange. I don't know how I missed it, or what the cause could be, but I'll try to look in to it soon. Do you had the time to investigate? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari PAC-MAN Fan Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Someone's actually attempting to fix E.T.? Never thought I would see the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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