Ecernosoft Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Albert said: E.X.O. will make its debut at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo in two weeks. Here's a render of the box front and back: If you're not able to attend the show, E.X.O. will be available in the AtariAge Store in early November! ..Al Nice! It will also be nice if I don't need to wait over a year to buy it.... Edit: I don't have any Pokeys or Pokeyones, just one for my concerto (Which I'm not giving that up!) Edited September 30, 2022 by Ecernosoft 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 55 minutes ago, Ecernosoft said: I don't have any Pokeys or Pokeyones, just one for my concerto (Which I'm not giving that up!) The cartridge version will come with a HOKEY chip on board which is a modern POKEY replacement so it's just a case of plug it into your console and play. You will not need to acquire a POKEY from elsewhere. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Albert said: E.X.O. will make its debut at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo in two weeks. Here's a render of the box front and back: If you're not able to attend the show, E.X.O. will be available in the AtariAge Store in early November! ..Al @Albert Thank you for your efforts on E.X.O., and all of the other homebrews that you have helped to "make real" with physical releases (again!). I get a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes and I can say it's a monumental effort. Thanks!. @Atariboy2600 Thank you for yet another absolutely smashing set of illustrations for the box and label! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Back Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 So many incredible games are coming soon. I wish I could go to PRGE just to pick them all up but I'll have to wait for November. I hope I can get them all but EXO is one that I'm going to pick up no matter what. I've been dying to try it but haven't had luck running it on my concerto. I just need to hold on a little longer.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 This title is the first one that is going into my shopping cart once they are available in the AtariAge store! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Muddyfunster said: @Albert Thank you for your efforts on E.X.O., and all of the other homebrews that you have helped to "make real" with physical releases (again!). I get a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes and I can say it's a monumental effort. Thanks!. @Atariboy2600 Thank you for yet another absolutely smashing set of illustrations for the box and label! Glad to help^_^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecernosoft Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) On 9/30/2022 at 7:29 AM, Muddyfunster said: The cartridge version will come with a HOKEY chip on board which is a modern POKEY replacement so it's just a case of plug it into your console and play. You will not need to acquire a POKEY from elsewhere. Nice. Edit: Hey @Muddyfunster, does EXO take advantage of the HOKEY? On 9/30/2022 at 8:17 AM, Muddyfunster said: @Albert Thank you for your efforts on E.X.O., and all of the other homebrews that you have helped to "make real" with physical releases (again!). I get a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes and I can say it's a monumental effort. Thanks!. @Atariboy2600 Thank you for yet another absolutely smashing set of illustrations for the box and label! That legit looks like a box if that new space game with the "This game... you aren't ready for it" ads on YT if it ever had one, since modern PC games don't have boxes. What a good box! Edited October 1, 2022 by Ecernosoft 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Ecernosoft said: Edit: Hey @Muddyfunster, does EXO take advantage of the HOKEY? Yes, the physical carts will ship with a HOKEY inside (as far as I know!). 2 hours ago, Ecernosoft said: That legit looks like a box if that new space game with the "This game... you aren't ready for it" ads on YT if it ever had one, since modern PC games don't have boxes. What a good box! it's a super box, I'm really happy with how it came out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Muddyfunster said: Yes, the physical carts will ship with a HOKEY inside (as far as I know!). This is correct. ..Al 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecernosoft Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, Muddyfunster said: Yes, the physical carts will ship with a HOKEY inside (as far as I know!). it's a super box, I'm really happy with how it came out. -1. I realised something about your failed 320D exp.. Were you changing palletes too every frame? (Alternating the colors) You could do something similar in 320A and get the benefits of 320C... Edit: Basically, you could alternate between 2 charsets and 2 colors every frame, or/and every scanline (Doing both gives you 4 colors with trans. instead of 2 with trans.) and get the benefits of using the best 320 mode (320C in my humble opinion, as it allows for 4 colors plus transparency) for sprites AND 9 colors instead of 7. I can PM you with an example if you want. 0. I can't wait to see how this ends! 1. Nice! 2. You can't be more correct than that. Edited October 2, 2022 by Ecernosoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Ecernosoft said: 1. I realised something about your failed 320D exp.. Were you changing palletes too every frame? (Alternating the colors) You could do something similar in 320A and get the benefits of 320C... Edit: Basically, you could alternate between 2 charsets and 2 colors every frame, or/and every scanline (Doing both gives you 4 colors with trans. instead of 2 with trans.) and get the benefits of using the best 320 mode (320C in my humble opinion, as it allows for 4 colors plus transparency) for sprites AND 9 colors instead of 7. I can PM you with an example if you want. I don't recall a 320D experient that I did. 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecernosoft Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Muddyfunster said: I don't recall a 320D experient that I did. 😕 You don't? Whatever. (I'll tell you, you did! Look in your history on your profile!) Just made a new post about my theory. @Muddyfunster, hope you will check it out as it could be useful for your future games which would've used 160A! Using this method, 28 colors are possible in 320A. Edited October 2, 2022 by Ecernosoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecernosoft Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Of course you can get 192 or more by changing the color to a new one on EVERY SCANLINE… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthpopalooza Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hopefully HOKEY can handle all the fancy tricks in the music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecernosoft Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Synthpopalooza said: Hopefully HOKEY can handle all the fancy tricks in the music. That's true. HOKEY is a very powerful device (At least what I know of it) if you can get the advanced HOKEY, basically letting you play CD quality audio from it.) And with 320BI, it could be the ultimate graphics/Sound mashup! I heard the YM2151 being used in 1942, and it sounded great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 7:58 AM, Synthpopalooza said: Hopefully HOKEY can handle all the fancy tricks in the music. Not presently as far as I know, which is why E.X.O. wasn't available to buy at PRGE2022. I think work on HOKEY compatibility with POKEY is ongoing. It was great to see folks giving E.X.O. a play at the event A big thankyou to @Albert for featuring E.X.O. and to @-^CrossBow^- for bringing his DF. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 50 minutes ago, Muddyfunster said: Not presently as far as I know, which is why E.X.O. wasn't available to buy at PRGE2022. I think work on HOKEY compatibility with POKEY is ongoing. It was great to see folks giving EXO a play at the event and giving it a whirl Hoping from the recent announcement, that the issue currently is logistical and not compatibility related. If @batari has an opportunity, perhaps he can shed more light on HOKEY matching POKEY playback for E.X.O. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) On 12/24/2021 at 6:23 PM, Muddyfunster said: Not a shock or surprise, but just reporting my testing on a Cuttle Cart 2. Didn't work with any of the banking files I had for 512k. Since those banking files were released WELL before any this was conceived, not really surprised. I tried these: 7512 512K SuperCart 7512L 512K SuperCart, Bank 6 at $4000-$7FFF 7512LP 512K SuperCart, Bank 6 at $4000-$7FFF, POKEY at $0450 7512P4 512K SuperCart, POKEY at $4000-$7FFF 7512P 512K SuperCart, POKEY at $0450 Oh, I just remembered I also had this banking file to try, 78POK512, and that didn't work either. Edited October 21, 2022 by desiv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Thanks for checking and the feedback @desiv, and agree, not too surprising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kaboomer Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 No physical release yet for this in the AA Store? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Kaboomer said: No physical release yet for this in the AA Store? Not yet, but we're working to make it available in the store later in the spring with several other new games. ..Al 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 23 minutes ago, Albert said: Not yet, but we're working to make it available in the store later in the spring with several other new games. ..Al I was curious about that Milly & Molly game. Will this be out soon also? It seems I haven't seen any info about it in a long time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, AtariBrian said: I was curious about that Milly & Molly game. Will this be out soon also? It seems I haven't seen any info about it in a long time. Yes, that's another that should be released in the spring. ..Al 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdoerty Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 1/25/2023 at 5:31 PM, Albert said: Not yet, but we're working to make it available in the store later in the spring with several other new games. ..Al Looking forward to when this happens. Just got my package of the nine PRGe releases. Promotional material showed 10 games (with EXO also listed) plus a similar number coming soon. So I am hoping some will be out before Portland, so I can spread my purchases over time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrunchyTC Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 I need this game in my life! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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