Sikor Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 If you don't see it before, play it Robbo from Atari 8-bit computers for VCS, published on Silly Venture 2017. Main difference from original Roboo - all planets has one screen. RoboMechanik.bin 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Wow, this came out of nowhere! I really like the stylish presentation and I am fan of good puzzle games. Excellent job! Two findings so far 1. IMO it would make sense to make the music switchable and replace it with SFX then 2. The Game Over screen has timing problems. One idea: Use more colors, allow all e.g. blue or red or orange screens. Either depending on level or selected by the player. That would add a little more eye candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 It isn't me. Search for Silly Venture 2017 stuff and ask author. Btw - it was some more productions for VCS (demos, music). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain King Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Fun little game. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chavert Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 wow, it's like playing a game on an Atari 8-bits computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Cool game! What is Silly Venture? Are there any instructions for the game online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) Cool game! What is Silly Venture? Are there any instructions for the game online? http://www.sillyventure.eu/en/ https://www.pouet.net/party.php?which=438&when=2017 Edited December 19, 2017 by Thomas Jentzsch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 http://www.sillyventure.eu/en/ https://www.pouet.net/party.php?which=438&when=2017 What a cool event, and what a fun game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW127 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 A really good game. Also in PAL it looks good, but the color then is something like purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJ Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 http://www.sillyventure.eu/en/ https://www.pouet.net/party.php?which=438&when=2017 I'm having trouble finding the instructions. Any chance you could attach the PDF to this thread? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkarner Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Whoa. This game has a graphical style I've not seen before in a 2600 game. Very nice. Didn't even think it was possible. Plays great on real hardware via Harmony, except the game over screen which rolls. The music would have been nice on the title screen but it gets old listening to it throughout the game. Instructions would be helpful. I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to do. Collect the screws and then touch the flying saucer looking thing? I'll figure it out. But yeah, very original for a 2600 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 This game is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 The rules are very easy: Collect all screws and return to the flying saucer Use the keys to open doors Move barriers to open passages Collect the weapon to shot at bombs and enemies Move and shot bombs to kill enemies or remove barriers The game is "in progress" with more levels to come. It is based on a Polish Atari 8 Bit game called "Robbo", 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I want to see more of this! Looks good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 This game is really fun. Plays well and looks great. Reached level C but had to stop. Can't wait to see this progress. There is/was a 5200 version being worked on as well. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/252398-robbo-5200-work-in-progress/?p=3506438 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW127 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I must say, that i like the one-color-graphic-style which this game has. Makes a nice atmosphere. Reminds me a little bit of some ZX-Spectrum titles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoboInYourRoom Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 What a great little game. I've mastered almost all the levels here, can't wait for the final version.And I *love* the music from Derivative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Very Nice! There will be future games made similar to this (because I've seen one, and not the Bus Stuff demo). The CDF bank switching even gives more time than traditionally to do bit-mapped screen games like this. The Starpath Supercharger did a bit-map kernel in Suicide Mission, but it skips every other line. Those Supercharger programmers really knew their stuff back then! If home console gaming wasn't crashing so bad, the 1983 tech and know how would be more like the cutting edge games made currently. (The Starpath prototype for Sweat (a Decathalon-style multi-load game) even has 2-channel perfect-pitch music by banging the volume register like Pitfall II music and Chetiry music does. Sweat! - The Decathlon Game (1 of 3).bin sweat.zip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHairy Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Yikes, this is awesome! BTW, anybody ever played OXYD on an Atari ST? This feels like a deja vu in many ways... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) This was a great game! Did this ever see a cartridge release? Edited January 28, 2019 by hizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Not yet, that's why it is an 2018 Atari Awards nominee for Best WIP Homebrew. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bhall408 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 For those stumbling upon this thread, here is the forum discussion posted by the developer, @KK/Altair 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitfallHarry77 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Robo Mechanic is a great little game that is well suited to the Atari. I like that it looks good in PAL and it is one that if the games where it runs for a fair while. So many Atari 2600 games are very quick. This is game is a definite thumbs up from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 4/12/2020 at 6:31 PM, bhall408 said: For those stumbling upon this thread, here is the forum discussion posted by the developer, @KK/Altair Hm, why is the screenshot displayed for the link completely wrong? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bhall408 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: Hm, why is the screenshot displayed for the link completely wrong? ? Yes, that is pretty strange. The link does take you to the right spot though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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