Tempest Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 How could it mean that? Long story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Damn, that's better than I expected! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Damn, that's better than I expected!I agree! They were really pushing the 2600's limits right before the crash and Xevious is fun with lots of death from above moving objects. I like how they did not use a player for your ship but a flickered ball or missile. That leaves all the other objects to use and reuse without flicker. Plus you are not really focused on your ship as much as you are focused on the enemies coming down. It shocks me how any fun, nearly complete prototypes were not released as the Atari Jr. continued to sell into the 90s. Xevious and Sinistar are still fun and would have sold in the late 80s. Thanks for the release gentlemen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferghead Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 This is awesome, thanks for posting! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbrit2 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Anybody worked out all the game variations yet? It seems like the ground enemies move a bit slower in game 5, though that was the only thing I noticed in the few minutes of playing that I could fit in last night. Also, the left difficulty switch controls the scrolling speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Anybody worked out all the game variations yet? It seems like the ground enemies move a bit slower in game 5, though that was the only thing I noticed in the few minutes of playing that I could fit in last night. Also, the left difficulty switch controls the scrolling speed. Thomas might be able to answer that question. He's already poked around in the code to fix the bugs. Game variations are tough to decipher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I noticed left difficulty slows scrolling too. I can not pass the first giant spaceship! Always die. Thank you Thomas for fixing bugs. Any thoughts on game variations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS_Dracon Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks for posting, I'm surprising how far this proto is, quite enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Awesome, can't wait to check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFL Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 A bit late to the party but thanks so much to seeing that the ROM got a release. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Tempest, you're due for another article on a recently discovered proto.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Oh, a riddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Tempest, you're due for another article on a recently discovered proto.... I am? Star Raiders II maybe? I've been dragging my feet on that one because I really don't know how to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 There was more than just Star Raiders II in the pipeline the past six months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Such as? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 2600 Zookeeper or Choplifter perhaps? We need to send him the assembled Birthday Mania rom build. Have it say "Happy Birthday Atariprotos.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 2600 Zookeeper or Choplifter perhaps? We need to send him the assembled Birthday Mania rom build. Have it say "Happy Birthday Atariprotos.com Choplifter? When did that one surface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Oops! ...cat...bag...out... never mind...I'm rambling now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 As far as I know there are no new 2600 protos out there to review (at least not any I have access to). There are a few 8-bit ones I need to get to such as SRII and those Roklan ones, but that's really it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 And a 7800 one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Don't have access to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Arkyology maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 I forgot about that one. Was that rom ever released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Not that I am aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I forgot about that one. Was that rom ever released? No, we planned a cart release first, but my life got shit on pretty hard and it caused a huge delay. I need to follow up with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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