Popular Post Irgendwer Posted February 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) STUNT CAR RACER! Planed as another Christmas present, this took a bit longer and more efforts.In September, Fandal contacted me with a rough but already playable version.More than 200 emails between him and me later, we finally can present proudlythe A8 version (128k required) of this C64 classic.o all features of the C64 version+ improved frame rate+ music+ rich SFX+ QR-code generation for "High Score Cafe" (in the "Hall of Fame" enter "1"-"8" for the QR-code of the best lap time or [OPTION]+"1"-"8" for the race time, [ESC] to leave QR screen)+ PAL & NTSC compatibleThanks XXL, for xBIOS support and the "High Score Cafe" (http://xxl.atari.pl/hsc/hsc-stunt-car-racer/)! Have fun! Download here: http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7541 Edited February 28, 2018 by Irgendwer 79 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) Simply stunning!!! Thank the pair of you so much, I'm in awe!! And yes, I played it a bit before the post....Perfect! Edited February 28, 2018 by Mclaneinc 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Congratulations on getting this ported, sterling effort! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Marvelous ! 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 holly shit.... I instantly love the port... well done guys! even saw WIPs of Mark instead those of irgendwer ... now next Elite finally 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Awesome - plays great! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Wow, awesome. One of my favourite games, never expected to see this running. Many thanks for all the hard work:) 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Simply stunning!!! Thank the pair of you so much, I'm in awe!! And yes, I played it a bit before the post....Perfect! And you should be kicked in the .... to have it seen prior us 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 And you should be kicked in the .... to have it seen prior us One of the very rare advantages of not being able to work... Shame you can't use a 65C816 on it to smooth the already excellent frame rate (I like to tinker) I played the Amiga version to death...An Amazing version for the beloved Atari...... 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 me played the ST version linked with Amiga... and when we get drunk... it was interesting that we already did not manage to get the first corner right... so dont drink and drive 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ely Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Amazing stuff! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Hot damn, I'm trying this out when I get home tonight. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 STUNT CAR RACER! stunt_car_racer.png Planed as another Christmas present, this took a bit longer and more efforts. In September, Fandal contacted me with a rough but already playable version. More than 200 emails between him and me later, we finally can present proudly the A8 version (128k required) of this C64 classic. o all features of the C64 version + improved frame rate + music + rich SFX + QR-code generation for "High Score Cafe" (in the "Hall of Fame" enter "1"-"8" for the QR-code of the best lap time or [OPTION]+"1"-"8" for the race time, [ESC] to leave QR screen) + PAL & NTSC compatible Thanks XXL, for xBIOS support and the "High Score Cafe" (http://xxl.atari.pl/hsc/hsc-stunt-car-racer/)! Have fun! Download here: http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7541 amazing! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 me played the ST version linked with Amiga... and when we get drunk... it was interesting that we already did not manage to get the first corner right... so dont drink and drive No doubt. I would often do this when playing racing games on modern consoles with steering wheel and pedals. It was great proof to myself and friends that regardless of thinking drinking makes you better/faster, etc. it certainly does not. And since we were just sitting on my couch, nobody could get hurt! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezz Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Great job! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 No doubt. I would often do this when playing racing games on modern consoles with steering wheel and pedals. It was great proof to myself and friends that regardless of thinking drinking makes you better/faster, etc. it certainly does not. And since we were just sitting on my couch, nobody could get hurt! This is going to sound weird but its all true, one of the people I met on the dark side was a guy who sold copies in Silica shop in Kent, I got to know him as I'd heard of him and we would swap stuff, what I later found out was that he was a ex bank robber who used to be the getaway driver (once I found this out I exited stage left) but he actually had sat down with Stunt Car racer on his ST and wrote down all the exact speeds etc to complete all the jumps, he actually had a mini book of all the turns etc.. Reg took his driving rather too seriously.. As said, all true... 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmenit Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 This is great! Do some writeup of the development process, please! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Holy crap, what a stellar effort! Thanks so much! -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ger Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I knew for months .. but I still didn't get used to the fact it exists. This is another level. Both complexity of the original and quality of the port are outstanding. And it supports damn clunky NTSC ? Great job boys ! 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) ...And it supports damn clunky NTSC ? What's all this crap about how bad NTSC is compared to PAL? The vast majority of software that's been written for the system relies on refresh speed and is thus faster on NTSC than PAL. Edited February 28, 2018 by MrFish 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Prior to the release I did some performance testing and comparison to the C64 original. On average, the Atari port is about 35% faster. In other words, the original runs at around 6.5 fps while the Atari port runs at over 8 fps. Interesting fact: During testing I noticed that the number of frames rendered per lap is the same on both the C64 and the Atari. However, because the lap timer is tied to the framerate, lap times are identical in both versions. So on C64 finishing the lap takes longer in real-world time, but the ingame timer runs slower which makes the lap times comparable between the versions. 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladR Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 What char/graphics mode is this in ? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 ANTIC4 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladR Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thanks. Roughly how many frames' time (out of 60) does it take for physics & collision detection ? Or do you perhaps have some cycle ranges (e.g. from 20,000 cycles - to 60,000 cycles) ? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/276082-stunt-car-racer/#findComment-3974620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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