Trebor Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 *Fights urge to book last minute flight to Orlando* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaky Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Get there early if you plan on riding the Antarctica ride. 2 1/2 hour wait when I went there last month. Needless to say that I didn't ride it. I will be at Sea World for Summer nights tomorrow. I am going to try to make the game warp expo tomorrow before hand. I want to check the arcade out & try to turn my little one into a retro gamer like her dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Cool avatar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Get there early if you plan on riding the Antarctica ride. 2 1/2 hour wait when I went there last month. Needless to say that I didn't ride it. I will be at Sea World for Summer nights tomorrow. I am going to try to make the game warp expo tomorrow before hand. I want to check the arcade out & try to turn my little one into a retro gamer like her dad. Love that channel 3 avatar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 LOL, it was channel 4 where I grew up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaky Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Thanks, I finally put a pic for my avatar. Seemed like a good fit for this forum. I did channel 4 as well back in the day, now I use channel 3 if I'm playing on a system that has not been modded. So that leaves my 5200 on channel 3 as I just got my 7800 modded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Sorry Slight change of plans - my wife isn't feeling good so we're going home tonight. I apologize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Sorry Slight change of plans - my wife isn't feeling good so we're going home tonight. I apologize. Sorry to read that Bob...hope she feels better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaky Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Hope she feels better. Family comes first. Was hoping to see ya & say hi. Maybe next year. Thanks for letting us know about Game Warp. Me & my daughter are having a blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Hmmm... maybe a 'three-pak' might not be too bad (like Atari used to do - the 'Action Pak' for example). Ha ha - we could have the 'Pac Pak': Pac-Man Collection, Super Pac-Man, and Jr. Pac-Man... The 'Tank Pak': FailSafe, Armor Attack II, RipOff... This is fun! With such devoted fans you should go the extra-mile; add a fourth Pac-Man game and ask someone capable of PCB design to make the first quadruple (is that correct?) ender cartridge. Hell, not being a tech guy and although it's completely pointless for such small games I'd suggest putting one shared ROM-chip with graphics elements all games use in the middle, and connected to that 4 individual chips with the unique data for each game. Absolutely useless, but damn fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 @ Trebor and shaky - thank you... she is resting now. Shaky - sorry I didn't get to meet you... Glad your daughter is enjoying herself! @108 Stars - Yes, of course if this was being seriously considered I would add something special (like a 4th game) and figure out something cool to do... But I believe this was a 'what if' conversation. Thanks! Thanks guys, again Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerf Herder73 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 With such devoted fans you should go the extra-mile; add a fourth Pac-Man game ... Wasn't there a suggestion about Pac 'N' Pal(/Chomp Chomp) being brought over. I'd rather see Pac-Land being built from the bones of Crystal Quest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Pac N Pal would be the most logical choice for the 'next' PacMan game, since it heavily uses Super PacMan's code already. PacMania would probably be the most recognizable one not done yet... Baby Pac would require a pinball-level code (which may be fun, and something I've looked at). PacLand would be a good candidate for an XM game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 (edited) Pac Mania would be the shizznik..............Get it done PMP....... Edited July 28, 2013 by Stun Runner 87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Well, PMP hasn't, to my knowledge, done a scrolling isometric engine yet. That's a pretty big endeavor if the machine doesn't handle it natively. Personally, I would rather PMP does what he feels comfortable wrapping up first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Just saved my PMP collection.. water line leak in basement just above all my games somehow missed it by inches and right on top is my boulderdash box which also survived. It was just a drip but it was really a couple inches.. something told me to go work on the basement.. lucky it was a weekend as if happened on a monday woulda been screwed as dont have time or energy to work on stuff.. But when basement done can go back to playing Atari.. Maybe wii u x box 360 in basement and atari upstairs?? Only in a perfect world!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Well, PMP hasn't, to my knowledge, done a scrolling isometric engine yet. That's a pretty big endeavor if the machine doesn't handle it natively. Personally, I would rather PMP does what he feels comfortable wrapping up first. I understand, lol...Of course i know PMP is a busy man with an agenda already set up...Just my peddler mindset. Its my understanding that Pacman is PMP's favorite game of all time and hes done a marvelous job porting the pacman family games to the 7800, so im almost certain that PMP at least for a split second has thought about "PacMania".....im not a programmer or anything, but when i look at games like desert Falcon, it makes me believe Pacmania is possible on the 7800.But im sure your right, Pacmania would be a big challenge.It would probably require the XM or somthing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Being a favorite game of all time does not necessarily mean the variants of the original are also a part of that favorites list. Being a non-programmer myself, I even thought about Pac-Mania along with many other 80's to early 90's game on the ProSystem, but it still doesn't lend wanting to, or make programming period any easier. However, I am sure many programmers and non-programmers alike have thought about 'X' game for a split second. The enormous task, and what can seem to be near daunting feat of bringing even the simplest game to the system is a labor of love that is weeks, and months of actual programming. The level of generosity, sacrifice, and love poured into any developers release is quite amazing. I don't look at Desert Falcon as being a stepping stone to a game like Pac-Mania. Pac-Mania has horizontal and vertical scrolling with horizontal scrolling looping around in a circle. That is unlike the scrolling in Desert Falcon. Desert Falcon makes a game like (Super) Zaxxon seem possible though. The XM would make the music very arcade-like utilizing the Yamaha chip, but it is likely not necessary to handle the complex and difficult portion of graphics and animation. That piece is indeed a challenge for any programmer, but not so much for the hardware. I believe MARIA can handle it on her own. If anything, considering the amount of "Pac" games Bob has already put out, I would not blame him for never wanting to port another "Pac" related game again. I'm psyched for Frenzy/Berzerk, and looking forward to some Armor Attack and Bentley Bear on cart soon. Bob is the man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Pac N Pal would be the most logical choice for the 'next' PacMan game Grand Pac-Man should be next. There's a thread here on AtariAge somewhere that talks about what the game would be about. Would be a killer game for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Hi Bob Let us Forget the 7800 for a Moment.... Happy Birthday,my friend................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Ah -- crap - didn't see that. Happy Birthday, Bob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Happy Birthday Bob. Its a national holiday in the Atari world. For Bob is Atari. For hes a jolly good fellow, which nobody can deny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Happy Birthday to not only a magnificent programmer, but a wonderful human being. Bob, hope you're having an awesome day, you deserve nothing but the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Happy Birthday Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Thanks, guys - really appreciate it... Never been sick on my birthday before, but apparently I have some sort of cold or flu. Doctor game me antibiotics so hopefully they will kill it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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