keebz Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 For anyone playing this game and getting high scores... this track needs more competition! https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/galagon/atari-2600-vcs/ntsc-standard-difficulty-bb-points/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Do you really have to pay money to get your records accepted? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8man2004 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 On 1/27/2020 at 8:42 PM, Stephen said: But if it comes out on the ARM nobody will want it and it will suck the remaining life out of all future original 2600 games. Don't do it!!! Not true I would buy it in a heartbeat . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 The Video Game Critic has posted his review for Galagon for the 2600. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 “Galagon take me away!” 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gray Defender Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 That's one true way you know you have made it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterg74 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Sorry for the ignorance, but are new games, this one included, usually offered in physical/cart form only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Depends. Some game ROMs are released in parallel, some are released some months later and some never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 fun review 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) QUADTARI WORLD DEBUT! ZeroPage Homebrew will be streaming SIMULTANEOUS TWO PLAYER PLUS SAVEKEY with Galagon with the debut of Nathan Tolbert's brand new four joystick adapter, the QuadTari on tomorrow's (Fri Feb 12, 2021) stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 2AM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! ZPH Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: QuadGames (2021 Exclusive WIP Premiere) by Nathan Tolbert @gauauu Modern Battle (2021 Exclusive WIP Premiere) by Marco Johannes @MarcoJ Raindrops (2021 WIP) by Karl Garrison @Karl G Space Debris (2021 WIP) by Karl Garrison @Karl G Witch's Tower (2021 WIP) by Karl Garrison @Karl G Galagon (2019 Retail) by John Champeau / Champ Games @johnnywc Wizard of Wor Arcade (2019 Retail) by John Champeau / Champ Games @johnnywc RobotWar: 2684 (2021 Exclusive WIP Update) by John Champeau / Champ Games @johnnywc Zoo Keeper (2020 Retail) by John Champeau / Champ Games @johnnywc Lady Bug Arcade (2021 Exclusive WIP Premiere) by John Champeau / Champ Games @johnnywc Edited February 12, 2021 by ZeroPage Homebrew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamchevy Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Haven’t watched the stream yet, but I noticed you mentioned Quadtari and it had a nice link straight to make the purchase[emoji106].That’s dang reasonable by the way. I was expecting atleast $60. Great job on keeping the cost down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Hello all, For those interested in purchasing the full ROM of Galagon, Champ Games has relaunched our website and added a store to do just that! For now, we are offering full ROMs for sale of Galagon, Wizard of Wor Arcade and Mappy, with plans to add more in the near future. If you have previously purchased the cartridge for these games and are interested in purchasing the ROM, we have partnered with AtariAge to offer a 50% discount on ROM purchases with proof-of-purchase of the cart version. We have also posted updated demo ROMs for most of our games, including the latest demos of RobotWar: 2684, Gorf Arcade and Lady Bug Arcade. Have fun! 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, johnnywc said: Hello all, For those interested in purchasing the full ROM of Galagon, Champ Games has relaunched our website and added a store to do just that! For now, we are offering full ROMs for sale of Galagon, Wizard of Wor Arcade and Mappy, with plans to add more in the near future. If you have previously purchased the cartridge for these games and are interested in purchasing the ROM, we have partnered with AtariAge to offer a 50% discount on ROM purchases with proof-of-purchase of the cart version. We have also posted updated demo ROMs for most of our games, including the latest demos of RobotWar: 2684, Gorf Arcade and Lady Bug Arcade. Have fun! Is there a way to see what's available in the store without creating an account? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 30 minutes ago, Rhomaios said: Is there a way to see what's available in the store without creating an account? Hmmm, good question. I'll reach out to my web guy ?️ and get back to you soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Rhomaios said: Is there a way to see what's available in the store without creating an account? all that is listed so far is Galagon, Mappy, and Wow Arcade downloads for $20 each 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Is it necessary to create an account to make a purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Keatah said: Is it necessary to create an account to make a purchase? John answered this during the ZPH stream last night so I'll type it out here. If I'm not mistaken, each binary is individualized specifically to you and is tied to your Champ Games account, so you will have to create an account to make a purchase. - James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Rhomaios said: Is there a way to see what's available in the store without creating an account? Yes, we made the change so you don't have to create an account to view the store. 2 hours ago, Keatah said: Is it necessary to create an account to make a purchase? No, you don't have to create an account to make a purchase (any more). 1 hour ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: John answered this during the ZPH stream last night so I'll type it out here. If I'm not mistaken, each binary is individualized specifically to you and is tied to your Champ Games account, so you will have to create an account to make a purchase. Hi James! Yes, you're correct that each binary is individualized to the buyer, but it's not tied to your Champ Games account (just your name and email, which ARE required to make a purchase), so you were half right. Thanks everyone for the feedback; we haven't managed a website in about 23 years or so (1998 ) so we'll do what we can to make the online buying process as easy as possible. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 I just purchased the games. Can't wait to play them via harmony encore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolyschaf Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Apologies for my ignorance, but do CHAMP allow payment via PayPal on their site? (I couldn't find it and would like to purchase a Galagon ROM for my Harmony Cartridge/2600 Jr) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixMoonPatrol Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 hour ago, dolyschaf said: Apologies for my ignorance, but do CHAMP allow payment via PayPal on their site? (I couldn't find it and would like to purchase a Galagon ROM for my Harmony Cartridge/2600 Jr) Yes they do. I purchased both digital roms with PayPal yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolyschaf Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 hour ago, PhoenixMoonPatrol said: Yes they do. I purchased both digital roms with PayPal yesterday. ..and with that, I just bought Galagon myself. Thanks PhoenixMoonPatrol, much appreciated! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn8k Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 So happy I got this game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TF14 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Another impressive example of what can be done on the Atari 2600 - really amazing. Any estimate of what it would have cost to produce this cart back in the early 1980's (compared to the 4k carts)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, TF14 said: Another impressive example of what can be done on the Atari 2600 - really amazing. Thanks! 1 hour ago, TF14 said: Any estimate of what it would have cost to produce this cart back in the early 1980's (compared to the 4k carts)? The cart is 32K ROM and has a 70mhz ARM processor in it (with 6K of RAM). That kind of technology didn't exist in the early 80's (or even late 80's), at least not in a form factor that would have fit in a cartridge, so a game with all the features of Galagon could not have been produced or sold as it is back then. Luckily for us it can (and was) in 2019 so we can all enjoy it! With that said, there was one 32K cart produced in 1990 I believe (Fatal Run?) and using the technology of the DPC chip used in Pitfall plus extra RAM, plus whatever else could have been developed in 1990 using the latest and greatest, I'm confident that a decent Galaga clone could have been developed and sold at the tail end of the 2600's initial run. The core gameplay with the enemies in formation, etc. is very similar to the techniques used in Atari's Galaxian which was a 16K cart with additional RAM (256 bytes) which was released in 1983. Hope that helps! John 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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