fluxit Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 2600 Missile Command is one of the few games that still gives me the same experience that I remember from the first time I played. The graphics are exciting, and the sound adds to the urgency of the game. Then we have the ending, which is actually one of the things that keeps me coming back for another play, rather than leaving me disappointed at having lost. Very cool(and frightening.) I can also usually round up a second player, as MC is very approachable and frankly plays great with a joystick, but it still 'needs' a trakball. =D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Yes, you could say that. Missile Command and Millipede are winning. ..Al #Winning! And if Dave Staugus' (sic) 5-Spider Millipede ever surfaces, ya'll want to add Trak-Ball support to it too, assuming the kernel isn't overloaded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 19 MC vs. 14 Millipedes. With my old MC hack being around for ages, I am really surprised by the ongoing interest for MC. Dan Kramer thinks your "hack" is the best thing since sliced bread. Well, that and his Trak-Balls... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Has anyone considered hacking 2600 Crystal Castles for true Trak-Ball mode? It'd be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Search this topic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Hmm, looks like that will be a hard one to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 #Winning! And if Dave Staugus' (sic) 5-Spider Millipede ever surfaces, ya'll want to add Trak-Ball support to it too, assuming the kernel isn't overloaded. Five (5) Spiders onscreen simultaneously?! Why have I never heard of this? How about make a homebrew game that combines the Milliipede engine with Spider Fighter? That would be boss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Five (5) Spiders onscreen simultaneously?! Why have I never heard of this? How about make a homebrew game that combines the Milliipede engine with Spider Fighter? That would be boss... There's talk of it elsewhere here on AA and over at Facebook. Dave apparently made it for his coworkers at Atari Inc/Corp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 There's talk of it elsewhere here on AA and over at Facebook. Dave apparently made it for his coworkers at Atari Inc/Corp. Doo... Want... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Five (5) Spiders onscreen simultaneously?! Why have I never heard of this? How about make a homebrew game that combines the Milliipede engine with Spider Fighter? That would be boss... I’ve scored over 350,000 with Trak-Ball Millipede and the Difficulty was still going up. 4 spiders, multiple fleas, etc. are already super challenging. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Omegamatrix & Thomas, Are any more trak-ball hacks in the works? I'm looking for the GCC Millipede (prototype) to be hacked. Edited December 15, 2018 by Arenafoot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Omegamatrix & Thomas, Are any more trak-ball hacks in the works? I'm looking for the GCC Millipede (prototype) to be hacked. Cool. We could conceivably end up with *3* different versions of Millipede for the 2600 and hopefully all of them eventually enhanced for Trak-Ball support... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 No plans as of now. But maybe later... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Five (5) Spiders onscreen simultaneously?! Why have I never heard of this? How about make a homebrew game that combines the Milliipede engine with Spider Fighter? That would be boss... It's been a long time... doesn't Spider Fighter only move left-right? Or am I thinking of Mega Mania, or both? Either way, I can see why you'd want to mod it for multiple movement directions. I mean, 5200 Galaxian and Space Invaders due play well on the CX53 Trak-Ball, but even I'd prefer to use a Paddle on 'em. As for Dave, let me spell his last name correctly: Staugas. I had no idea he worked on Hover Strike for the Jag... I'm seeing him listed as having done 7800 Rampage for Activision. And Krull and Millipede on the 2600. And Atari Corp's version of DRI's GEM GUI [and GEMDOS underneath it] for the ST and NEOchrome for it too, of course... one of the few Atari Inc employees who carried over to Atari Corp. He doesn't seem to have much of an online presence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Today is PART ONE of our Trak-Ball Games Special LIVE on the ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch stream (Jan 2, 2019) at 11AM PT/2PM ET. Hope you can make it to watch us play the first five of ten of the trak-ball cart releases on the show, if not it'll posted to our YouTube archive tomorrow. We'll be playing the other five new trak-ball releases LIVE on Friday's stream. :-) Today's Games: - Plaque Attack (Trak-Ball Hack) by Thomas Jentzsch- Centipede (Trak-Ball Hack) by Thomas Jentzsch- Colony 7 (Trak-Ball Hack) by Thomas Jentzsch- Missile Control (Trak-Ball Hack) by Thomas Jentzsch- Star Wars The Arcade Game (Trak-Ball Hack) by Jeff Johnson aka Omegamatrix Twitch Livestream Channel: https://twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Today is PART TWO of our Trak-Ball Games Special LIVE on the ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch stream (Jan 4, 2019) at 6PM PT/9PM ET. Hope you can make it to watch us play the other five of ten of the trak-ball cart releases on the show, if not it'll posted to our YouTube archive tomorrow. Today's Games: Millipede (2015 Trak-Ball Hack) by Jeff JohnsonReactor (2015 Trak-Ball Hack) by Thomas JentzschChallenge of Nexar, The (2015 Trak-Ball Hack) by Thomas JentzschSpaceMaster X-7 (2016 Trak-Ball Hack) by Jeff JohnsonMissile Command (2002 Trak-Ball Hack) by Thomas Jentzsch Twitch Livestream Channel: https://twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Here are the full videos for Part One & Two of the ZeroPage Homebrew Trak-Ball cartridge releases! Enjoy! TRAK-BALL GAMES PART ONE: TRAK-BALL GAMES PART TWO: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just tried to play them on emulator STella with an Amiga mouse plugged in Stelladaptor Stella recognizes the mouse but cant play it, no response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 If Stelladaptor is the same as original 2600daptor, it can only use joystick, paddles and driving controller. 2600daptor 2 and D9 can use trackball/mouse in true mode. I think 2600daptor 2 can only use one mouse button D9 can maybe use more than one button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kaboomer Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 No plans as of now. But maybe later... I know it's not available (I recall years ago someone here in the forums working on a kernel proof-of-concept) but man, what I wouldn't give for "Kickman" for the trackball! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Just tried to play them on emulator STella with an Amiga mouse plugged in Stelladaptor Stella recognizes the mouse but cant play it, no response You can play with your computer's mouse as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 I added a link on the first post for Bob Colbert's homebrew, Stell-A-Sketch. This homebrew uses an Amiga Mouse, Atari Mouse, Driving Controller, or a Joystick! Pretty cool! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) I added a link on the first post for Bob Colbert's homebrew, Stell-A-Sketch. This homebrew uses an Amiga Mouse, Atari Mouse, Driving Controller, or a Joystick! Pretty cool! Really? I missed that until now. Or, more likely, I forgot... Edited January 16, 2019 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Here's the archive of yesterday's ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch stream of Thomas' Trak-Ball hack of Marble Craze! A definite recommended download as the Trak-Ball makes the game a ton of fun to play! GAMEPLAY BEGINS AT 1:27:53 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Did anyone ever look at the original Atari Basketball to see if trakball code could be added? Since the arcade game that it is based on used a trakball it would seem to be a good candidate. Mitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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