+playsoft Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Thanks to Aking for cajoling me into porting one of my old Page 6 games to the 5200 - and for testing it. Unfortunately I have not kept any of my 8-bit stuff from back then, but this was a short program and I was able to port via disassembly. hb5200.bin PAGE 6 PUBLISHING'S NEW ATARI USER issue 46 Oct/Nov 1990 HOT BLOCKS is a version of one of the most successful games released on the ST, a simple yet utterly addictive game in which you direct different shaped blocks falling from the top of the screen so that they form completed lines at the bottom with no gaps. Every time a complete line is made, it is removed and all the other uncompleted lines are moved down. The game is over when the screen is full up with uncompleted lines. Falling blocks can be moved left and right by moving the joystick accordingly. They can also be rotated round by pressing the the trigger. It is possible to drop the block immediately by pulling the joystick down. Points are scored for every block which is used. The game advances onto harder (faster!) levels when the appropriate number of completed lines are formed. CONTROLS Blocks are controlled by a joystick in port 1 Press START or trigger to begin at level 5 Keys 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, begin at the specified level S key toggles sound on or off Spacebar pauses/resumes game ESC aborts a game For the 5200: # toggles sound, reset aborts and pause pauses! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Just tried this on Atarimax cart. Plays great. Thanks for converting this. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aking Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 thank you so much, waiting for those other gems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seethransom Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I can't wait to try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckirkman Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 This is great on the SD Cart. I thank you for adding to the 5200 library. Are you offering these in cart form as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+playsoft Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 No plans for a cart, just files for the SD cart. I think if I ever did release a cart it would be GTIABlast! The old magazine games aren't good enough, they'd have to be significantly improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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