Rabbit 2600 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) Come on, everybody! OK, Mr. Sunshine! I proudly give to you - Katamari on the Atari 2600! Story: The Katamari Prince has been set out to roll up objects and make new planets for the Katamari King who'm feels lonely in the empty universe, the impatient and unhappy Katamari King can't wait, you have to do it now! Right away! And since the Katamari King is so sad the Katamari Prince is forced to play the Katamari King's favorite game - Dodge the lightnings. So set out, dear Katamari Prince, make the Katamari King happy! Controls: First screen: Use the joystick to move and collect the items before the time is up Second screen: Use the joystick to move left and right to dodge the lightnings untill the time is up. Next screens: Use the fire buttons to get past the "next screens" The planet: When a planet has been created push the firebutton and push the joystick down to go back to collecting objects Features : 15 different items to roll up! Watch as your katamari ball grows bigger as you roll up objects! 2 Levels! Animated rainbow level! Roll up 15 different items! Can you make the Katamari King happy? DOWNLOAD - Katamari.bin If the game is to hard let me know, also please tell if there's something you don't like about the game that could need change. Edited July 1, 2013 by Rabbit 2600 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Looks sweet. Can't wait to try. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2784733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Lives or energy bar would be good instead of game over with one hit. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2785344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Your wish is my command. Here is Katamari with extra lives at level 2 DOWNLOAD - Katamari.bin Edited July 2, 2013 by Rabbit 2600 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2785754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Awesome! Is this a pending cartridge release? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2785755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 It would be awesome to see this on an actual cartridge. But I am unemployed, and I will probably not be able to find work in many years so I don't have the funding to do it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2785758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjoppen Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Not being able to move diagonally is a bit annoying.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2786571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 Yeah, it was an emergency solution, the ball went haywire with diagonal movement. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2786749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybearg Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 It would be awesome to see this on an actual cartridge. But I am unemployed, and I will probably not be able to find work in many years so I don't have the funding to do it. Just give it to Al to make into cartridges. Albert, the owner of AtariAge. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2786754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Luchs Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Great Game! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2786755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 @Cybearg - Sure, as long as he's willing to split the profits =) @Der Luchs - Thank you Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2786757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yeah, it was an emergency solution, the ball went haywire with diagonal movement. If you want, I can try to see if I can fix it. Is the latest .bas file posted? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2786894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 I'm gonna do a final polish, the final release is soon to come =) Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2786990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Here is the final more polished version. The difficulty has been reduced. I added a few more seconds to the first level and remade the outro a bit. DOWNLOAD - Katamari.bin 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2786996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) Neat little game! I think it would be much more fun with diagonal movement, the controls are too stiff the way they are now. It's also a bit on the easy side - IMO it should get faster/more difficult with each round. And how about using the fire-button for running faster? That being said i like this game and it's a nice start but as it is it's just fun to play for a few minutes. I think it has potential to become a great game (= good enough to be released on cart) if you keep working on it. Edited July 5, 2013 by Impaler_26 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) Okay, diagonal movement is now working. And pressing the fire button allows you to run fast left and right. (Might get too easy if you can run fast in every direction) Gonna see what I can do about speeding everything up each time you beat it. Edited July 5, 2013 by Rabbit 2600 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Diagonal movement : DOWNLOAD - Katamari.bin 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I love the Katamari games! Never would have thought anyone would try to do one on the 2600!! Good job, I like it! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Diagonal movement : That's much better! Zipping around the screen is much more fun now! You probably should give the player less time to collect items though as it's a bit too easy now... For making the game more difficult how about adding obstacles (playfield-pixels) on the first screen in the later rounds? And you could let the king shoot lasers (missiles) out of his eyes or add a moving obstacle you have to jump over in later rounds. Anyway, i'm glad you keep on working on the game and looking forward to see how it turns out... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Well, getting feedback makes games evolve =) Without feedback things go stagnant. Gonna see what I can do with the difficulty. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Gonna see what I can do with the difficulty. I would definitely look into putting some sort of conflict other than a timer. I was thinking the same thing as Impaler_26, maybe some sort of obstacles, where if hit you lose items... or items that are too big to pick up so if you go after them, you waste time. Something to make things more hectic! Seriously awesome game though! You pulled off what I think very few could have! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 2600 Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Good ideas. If I could do multisprites properly I could have a bunch of items on the screen at once. But I'm not ready for that. That will have to wait for Katamari 2 =) I had an idea about the playfield being dangerous. Bars could pertrude and grow across the playfield to cut you off and waste your precious time. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fothlyrdrag Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) hey rabbit ive had a bunch of people playing the latest version of this and we all had a blast! lives for the second lvl made it perfect! only complaints we had was that it needed more levels! how many times can 5 people play 2 levels over and over again? a few hours later we where all saying more levels oh forgot to add Highscore = 4320 Edited July 7, 2013 by Fothlyrdrag Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) Having never played a katamari game, I was puzzled as what to do n the second screen. DUH Just read the description. My bad. Edited July 7, 2013 by Inky Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2787999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 love the graphics and backgrounds! Way to go!! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/214048-release-katamari/#findComment-2788011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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