mr-atari Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Hi Every one, This year my present to the community is this fast and funny game. Just for information: It's my very first attempt to write something for the VCS Game, Music-tracker and winning-tunes, I wrote myself. The intro-music is composed by my nephew Marc Jaschusch. The game is free, for personal use only. For Harmony, emulator or home-brew if you can do this. All you need will be ready for download before Christmas. Found here: http://www.mr-atari.com/defyocas/ Picture used is Liverpool Castle (UK) ho-ho-ho, merry Christmas :-) Cheers, Sijmen. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Thanks! Looks great and I can't wait to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TrekMD Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 That looks nice indeed! Looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 So this is like Artillery Duel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I'm guessing it takes multiple shots to destroy your opponent's castle which would make the game somewhat different than Artillery Duel. You can also dodge boulders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Is this the VCS version of Smithereens? I love that O2 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ransom Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Is this the VCS version of Smithereens? I love that O2 game. That was my thought, too. It looks like it. Hopefully it has uses the Atarivox+ for voice. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Yes, it's a 2600 version of Smithereens (aka Stone Sling in Europe)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls650 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 That looks very nice - I'll check it out when it's released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Here's a video. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain King Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I had a chance to beta test game. It's a great 2 player simultaneous artillery duel type game. A lot of fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Beta Tester here too! Its a fun 2 player game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Miccoli Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Great game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Cool! Looks fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIrok Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Sweet - Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Looks like a lot of fun! I've always enjoyed Artillery Duel style games so I'll be looking forward to popping Defend your Castle on my Harmony cart and trying it out this Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Special Teams Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 TRS-80: Pillbox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 TRS-80: Pillbox! HAHAHAHAH! Yes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Nice box art! I've always liked these type of games and look forward to giving it a whirl - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Looks great. I'm looking forward to it. After browsing through the manual, I'd like to make a request: Would you mind making an alternate version with the BW/Color setting reversed so that the default (Color) is NTSC rather than BW being NTSC? Having the default (Color) being PAL will cause issues with NTSC 7800s due to the momentary switch. Also, if this game ends up being compatible with the Atari Flashback Portables, the bottom of the screen will be cut off due to it defaulting to PAL. The TV mode switch on those is a momentary switch like the 7800, so having "Color" be NTSC will fix that issue as well. Making an alternate version with those settings reversed will prevent a lot of heartache from NTSC 7800 and FB Portable users. ...unless you've already programmed it to be compatible with the 7800 switch. Then this may be a useless post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-atari Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Looks great. I'm looking forward to it. After browsing through the manual, I'd like to make a request: Would you mind making an alternate version with the BW/Color setting reversed so that the default (Color) is NTSC rather than BW being NTSC? Having the default (Color) being PAL will cause issues with NTSC 7800s due to the momentary switch. Also, if this game ends up being compatible with the Atari Flashback Portables, the bottom of the screen will be cut off due to it defaulting to PAL. The TV mode switch on those is a momentary switch like the 7800, so having "Color" be NTSC will fix that issue as well. Making an alternate version with those settings reversed will prevent a lot of heartache from NTSC 7800 and FB Portable users. ...unless you've already programmed it to be compatible with the 7800 switch. Then this may be a useless post. Good point about PAL/NTSC-selection. The reason for default/PAL is, that I live in Netherlands :-) The only physical switch I could use is difficulty, since that is connected to IO. I have a go at this before launch, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-atari Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Nah, that's not so cool as using the Color/BW-switch. I will include a NTSC-only version is you want to run it on a system/emulator without this switch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-atari Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Some last minute changes, many thanks to all beta-testers.24 hours until upload...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-atari Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 The game is uploaded, merry x-mas everyone ! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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