8bit-guy Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) Amazing times for the 5200 !! to start the year we got the trackball friendly version of Tempest Venture is still coming and also Detective powers. Missile Command + is almost ready Sudoku 2013 is being translated Hyperblast! is finished and will soon be published on cart and here goes Falcon to download and play, tested on real hardware enjoy Frantisek Houra you are the man ! falcon.zip Edited April 19, 2013 by 8bit-guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Can't wait for Venture!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqoon Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I heard Venture was a no-go since Fernando got banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Awesome! Would love to see Mr. Do! converted to the 5200! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Awesome! Would love to see Mr. Do! converted to the 5200! OH HELL YEAH ! Mr. Do! For the win! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bit-guy Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Falcon 5200, New version , optimized for trackball control falcon TB.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE5200 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Big Thanks...I vote for Mr Do. too:) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Thanks for falcon. Never heard of it, but fun game. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Very cool. Bring on the new games. Mr do, will be very cool. Also the Smurfs and Frenzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Had a chance to play. Fun little game. The controls are not very good though. The joystick needs more of a dead zone in the center to be able to stop the ship from moving so easily. Also the TB needs to be spun way too much for it to move the ship and it also moves UP way too easy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE5200 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Had a chance to play. Fun little game. The controls are not very good though. The joystick needs more of a dead zone in the center to be able to stop the ship from moving so easily. Also the TB needs to be spun way too much for it to move the ship and it also moves UP way too easy. It might be the game itself.. I don't have a track ball to try it..but if he has the code he can change it. I still think theres room for Hi Score add. Oh well maybe he can do some more XL for us. 5200 still needs a good racing,golf,pinball,shooting rpg games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 It might be the game itself.. I don't have a track ball to try it..but if he has the code he can change it. I still think theres room for Hi Score add. Oh well maybe he can do some more XL for us. 5200 still needs a good racing,golf,pinball,shooting rpg games. It is hard to give criticism with out sounding ungrateful. It is definitely not that I am ungrateful, quite the opposite. If the controls were tweaked a little it would be a game I'd come back to play often. I like this style game. Galaxian type shooters have always been a favorite of mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I heard Venture was a no-go since Fernando got banned. Didn't that turn out to be a hoax by him? Had a chance to play. Fun little game. The controls are not very good though. The joystick needs more of a dead zone in the center to be able to stop the ship from moving so easily. Also the TB needs to be spun way too much for it to move the ship and it also moves UP way too easy. Seems to control fine on an emulator, don't feel like dragging the system out. Interesting choice to convert, as I'm not sure if this was actually a retail game. It's not nearly in line with the software of that time on Atari computers or the 5200, more like a 2600 game. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-falcon_7008.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Didn't that turn out to be a hoax by him? Seems to control fine on an emulator, don't feel like dragging the system out. Interesting choice to convert, as I'm not sure if this was actually a retail game. It's not nearly in line with the software of that time on Atari computers or the 5200, more like a 2600 game. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-falcon_7008.html It controls well with a Masterplay. I think its a weird game, but every piece of software converted is a plus. Sent from my Windows Phone 8X by HTC using Board Express Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I gave it a few tries. Thanks for converting it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqoon Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 ..but every piece of software converted is a plus. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 BTW both the first post bin and "TB" bin are 100% the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Time to add more games to my cart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjmann Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 We Will be converting our Venture game for the 8-bit to the 5200 as soon as we have worked all the bugs out and relased the 8-bit version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertski Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hey all, I would like to know more about conversions.. I have read the standard documents on the web about the chips and Maria and Gtia and possible differences. I wish someone would share an actual conversion and more of the process. I want to make a relatively simple game for the 5200, simple, but it will be really good' with a lot of replay value. Thanks in advance if you have any documents or hints.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Sadly the drive with my Mr Do! disassembly on overheated and now no longer reads and would be £400+ to be recovered and so I'd need to begin this again and although this would usually be straightforward enough, I have to focus on family issues at this time. Would still love to be the one to pull this conversion off though ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Sorry to hear about the drive troubles, Wrathchild. :-( Best of luck starting over when you have time! Thanks for all the conversions you've already blessed us with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Sadly the drive with my Mr Do! disassembly on overheated and now no longer reads and would be £400+ to be recovered and so I'd need to begin this again and although this would usually be straightforward enough, I have to focus on family issues at this time. Would still love to be the one to pull this conversion off though ! Oh, sorry to see this happened. I hope at some point you are able to get this conversion done. This is one game I'd love to play on my 5200. I have the bin files for the game but I have no clue how to convert it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bit-guy Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Mr do would be easier to reprogram on a 5200 than converting from the A8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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