R0ger Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Finally I can announce my new multijoy game, Sails of Doom, is finished. It was released on FLOP62, discmag of Atariklub.cz. You can get it from the magazine here: http://flop.atariportal.cz/index.en.php You can discuss other magazine related stuff here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/283991-flop-62-new-issue-of-the-floppy-disk-magazine Here I want to show you the game itself, and answer any questions. Basically it's a multijoy game for 2-8 players. You control small ship, and shoot other players. There is detailed guide on FLOP62. The game does support NTSC. It is also playable in 2 players without multijoy, but it's quite watered-down experience. For the proper mayhem get 8 players. Here are some pictures: 36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) Nice job. It looks like a neat little game. I haven't played against any opponents yet; but the graphics and animations look cool, and the game mechanics are good. Nice title screen. I appreciate the NTSC accommodations. Edited October 15, 2018 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Thanks for the great game. We had a lot of fun playing at Fujiama. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Where is it possible to buy a multijoy? Cased would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 ivop sold very nice bare boards a year and a half ago, even though they require a lot of soldering I'd say they are rather simple to build. No one seems to sell finished ones even semi-commercially. Would be a nice candidate for Lotharek. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Couldn't afford one if Lotherik produced it hopefully some one else will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ger Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Might bring that idea up on our club meeting. I think we have some boards lying around .. maybe one of the boys can assemble one or two .. But then we like our circuits naked, we have no solution for the box, AFAIK .. will come back about the issue on Friday .. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 There was this thread: Multi-Joy - Assembly Instructions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 It looks really cool, unfortunately I'm a lone Atari gamer, not even a second person for two player games...I've no use for a multi-joy for this reason, too bad to, as there seem to be quite a few good looking multi-joy games coming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ger Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 It looks really cool, unfortunately I'm a lone Atari gamer, not even a second person for two player games...I've no use for a multi-joy for this reason, too bad to, as there seem to be quite a few good looking multi-joy games coming out. Sadly this was designed as party game from the start. I was thinking about some single player content, but in the end I mostly run out of RAM. As I need to draw 8 players, I use pre-scrolled gfx data, which is pretty memory hungry. Anyway .. all the other projects I'm working on now are single player, so stay tuned 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) Hello guys Krupkaj makes nice ones. And I hope HardwareDoc will finish his UltraJoyPro interface. UltraJoyPro is an intelligent version of the multijoy interface. He's using my idea to cascade multiple interfaces together. That way, you could plug multiple UltraJoyPro four port interfaces together to get eight, twelve or sixteen player versions. You wouldn't have to solder a zillion small parts together and you don't need to buy an 8 port interface if most of the time you can't even get 5 people together. But if you bring your four port UltraJoyPro to a meeting and if other people do so too, you can plug your interfaces together to play an 8 or more player game. The UltraJoyPro interface will have more features, but I forgot all but the one I like best (because it's my idea ) Sincerely Mathy Edited October 15, 2018 by Mathy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ger Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) Well, krupkaj is regular member of our meetings, and this modular model is indeed the hot stuff. Still the problem with the case remains. Edited October 16, 2018 by R0ger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hello R0ger IIRC, this is krupkaj's version. It does not need a case as it is sandwitched between to pieces of clear plastic. Sincerely Mathy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ger Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hello R0ger IIRC, this is krupkaj's version. It does not need a case as it is sandwitched between to pieces of clear plastic. Sincerely Mathy Yes, this is the 'old' non-modular version. I've never actually seen one like this. Most people just leave them naked, and I've seen one boxed. I guess this could be done even with the new modular one .. or basically any board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I have seen one like this and it looked good when it was new. Unfortunately, the acrylic (or whatever material it is) boards are prone to cracking around the screw holes so they may eventually fall off. A more flexible material would be a better choice. It has no effect on the functionality though, and the boards are sturdy enough even without a case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 plastic washers alleviate the problem to a degree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krupkaj Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I am not sure how many PCBs for MultiJoy Zdenek has home. I think there are 2 or 3 which could be finished soon. If there is demand we could order next 10 or 20 boards. Just write here if you really want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) A funny task would be to modify some games originally designed for MultiJoy and XL/XE to work with the old rugged 4-port Atari 800. Sails of Doom is probably not a very good candidate, as RAM under ROM is used, right? Edited October 16, 2018 by baktra 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 hmmmm let us ram that under the rom..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ger Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 A funny task would be to modify some games originally designed for MultiJoy and XL/XE to work with the old rugged 4-port Atari 800. Sails of Doom is probably not a very good candidate, as RAM under ROM is used, right? Yes, all RAM is used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) When playing the game against 6 players, I almost felt like this. Edited October 16, 2018 by baktra 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 It looks really cool, unfortunately I'm a lone Atari gamer, not even a second person for two player games...I've no use for a multi-joy for this reason, too bad to, as there seem to be quite a few good looking multi-joy games coming out. Do we have an emulator that does NetPlay? That could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I am not sure how many PCBs for MultiJoy Zdenek has home. I think there are 2 or 3 which could be finished soon. If there is demand we could order next 10 or 20 boards. Just write here if you really want one. I'm in for 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Net play or modem play... using a modem or serial to lan converter (perle, lantronix, etc.) raw or telnet.. hhhmmm joy232? like the old mpp style... yeah that'd do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I am not sure how many PCBs for MultiJoy Zdenek has home. I think there are 2 or 3 which could be finished soon. If there is demand we could order next 10 or 20 boards. Just write here if you really want one.I would be interested in 1 as well. Sent from my ONEPLUS A6003 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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