timdu Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone I am happy to announce that I will be publishing and releasing a new COLECOVISION homebrew game on Black Friday, November 27! I do not want to spoil the surprise but I will give some details over the next few days. The game was programmed by KIWI here on Atari Age. He is an awesome Colecovision programmer and you may be familiar with some of his other Colecovision games: Pong Computer Space Spunky’s Super Car Flapee Byrd Vanguard Challenger ( all of these games were published by COLLECTORVISION ) So, please return to this forum and on Thanksgiving eve ! I will make the announcement just before or around midnight 12:00 AM EST this Friday. thanks, Tim Duarte 2600 Connection Edited November 23, 2020 by timdu 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bah Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 T minus 3 days 10 hours and counting.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timdu Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 OK here is today's hint about the new COLECOVISION game that is being published on Black Friday, November 27! "That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? That’s what it’s always been about. Gifts, gifts… gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts! The avarice never ends! : I want golf clubs. I want diamonds. I want a pony so I can ride it twice, get bored and sell it to make glue.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Well that's a quote from The Grinch so....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Ikrananka said: Well that's a quote from The Grinch so....... Well, I guess there will not be anymore hints so do we still have to wait until about 12am EST. If we do, it’s “green eggs and ham” for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serguei2 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I'm surprised nobody didn't mention 'Dino egg'. A game everybody wants it for their classic systems on atariage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Well, Christmas is coming, so it could be a Whoville vs Grinch game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Donkey Kong Arcade? ??? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 6 hours ago, youki said: Donkey Kong Arcade? ??? Only you! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timdu Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Nope... it's not Donkey Kong Arcade... It's not Dino Egg... another hint wil be posted in a few hours.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 7 hours ago, youki said: Donkey Kong Arcade? ??? I think Opcode would physically come to me and beat me up. So it's not that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinister Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) Is it Mean Santa? Edited November 25, 2020 by Zinister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledown Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Is it an arcade port, console game port, or entirely "new" game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 58 minutes ago, Zinister said: Is it Mean Santa? No, that would be silly and anti-climatic to make this much hype around a game that has already been announced: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, TPR said: No, that would be silly and anti-climatic to make this much hype around a game that has already been announced Right, it could be anything at this point. ?♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dutch Colecovision Fan Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 45 minutes ago, Kiwi said: Right, it could be anything at this point. ?♂️ Well, Mean Santa hasn't been released yet and Mean Santa is inspired by Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It seems obvious but what about Dr. Seuss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dutch Colecovision Fan said: Well, Mean Santa hasn't been released yet and Mean Santa is inspired by Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It seems obvious but what about Dr. Seuss? That’s it! Hate to burst everyone’s bubble but we got one of the Coleco vaporware edutainment Dr. Seuss titles to look forward to! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Dutch Colecovision Fan said: Well, Mean Santa hasn't been released yet and Mean Santa is inspired by Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It seems obvious but what about Dr. Seuss? I seriously hope that Tim is not doing a week-long surprise reveal build up for a "new ColecoVision homebrew" game, as the topic title states, that was already announced and has a demo rom available. While of course I would support it and buy it as I have the original 2600 version and it is a great game, was he not aware that Mean Santa for the ColecoVision was already announced and posted about? The title screen on the current rom even says "2600 Connection Presents" on it, so hasn't this already technically been announced? I don't mean to spoil anything, but I think you may be leading people down a road of disappointment if your "new ColecoVision homebrew" announcement turns out to be a game that has already been announced and there is a current demo rom available that you can play right now... MeanSantaDemo2.rom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Kiwi said: I think Opcode would physically come to me and beat me up. So it's not that game. No worries... he’s all talk and no action! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, TPR said: I really seriously hope that Tim is not doing a week-long "surprise" reveal build up for a game that was already announced and has a demo rom available. MeanSantaDemo2.rom 13.5 kB · 1 download But that’s the society that we live in now-a-days. Just keep rehashing the same old thing just repackaged in a shiny new shell. Case in point.... Hollywood!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 We're trying to build suspense, sorry. Yes, it's Mean Santa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, Kiwi said: We're trying to build suspense, sorry. Yes, it's Mean Santa. Well, I would still be very much looking forward to it because it's a great game, but I don't think it was the best idea for Tim to post "new ColecoVision homebrew" making it sound like it was something new that we had never heard or seen before and we should keep "guessing" as to what it is. Just my opinion of course. Either way, great work on the game and I look forward to buying a copy! Thank you for keeping this console alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I'll definitely be picking one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 minute ago, TPR said: Well, I would still be very much looking forward to it because it's a great game, but I don't think it was the best idea for Tim to post making it sound like it was something new that we had never heard or seen before and we should keep "guessing" as to what it is. Just my opinion of course. It's been a weird year, sorry. I can't wait 2020 is finished. 3 minutes ago, TPR said: Either way, great work on the game and I look forward to buying a copy! Thank you. I had a lot of fun making it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timdu Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Oh, man! I honestly forgot about that post from December 24, 2019: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/299888-coming-in-2020-mean-santa-for-the-colecovision/ Sorry about that, guys. Sorry to burst your bubble. It is MEAN SANTA for the COLECOVISION. No one posted about it since February 2, 2020. Right before the COVID-19 mess. Yes, it has been an odd year. And it seems like time has flown by since March 16, when everything began to shut down due to the pandemic. You can play the demo in an emulator and get a flavor of what the game is like. However, KIWI has added some cool stuff that is not present in the demo that we posted on December 24, 2019. So I hope you will consider buying it. I was just trying to do a little "snazzy" marketing and generate some interest with the countdown and the quotes from the Grinch movie from 2000 that starred Jim Carrey. Too bad.. I found a nice quote from the 2018 "THE GRINCH" computer-animated film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures: “He swept up their presents with the speed of a wiz. And he knew he’d cause sadness, only theirs now, not his. All this excess and nonsense, it was all about greed. About meaningless stuff that they didn’t even need. He scooped up the toys. He raced against time, he raced against joy. He hit a few snags as he made his way through." OK so the cat is out of the hat, I mean, the bag. thank you for your support, Tim D. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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