+therealbountybob Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) If you thought we had played every Christmas Atari game, and I did, then fear not for trbb has discovered another one, ok it's a text adventure but we'll give it a bash! And as it's bl**dy freezing here in the UK at least, here's a couple of others to keep the joysticks from frosting over A Spell of Christmas Ice zx Spectrum conversion http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-spell-of-christmas-ice-a_32428.htmlhg River Raid - COLD WINTER Given a 2020 makeover by our Check mates This "hack" by Matias Dimitrov Albarran should be the main game for the round. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-river-raid-cold-winter_37253.html "Also includes tape images in PAL or NTSC format with fully playable game while the program loads." http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7933 Winter Wally And one from the punishment list for those who have been naughty this year! (also relased as Dinky Do and Ice Capers....) http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-winter-wally_6577.html http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=3404 Merry Christmas EVERYONE Thanks to you all for playing this season Round and Season 17 ends Sunday 3rd Jan 11am UK time Edited January 2, 2021 by therealbountybob Round and Season 17 ends Sunday 3rd Jan 11am UK time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tane Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Some tips for Cold Winter (after taking a look... ) : For the score tables: it's recommended to use the bridge reached, instead of the game score. If possible and being that it's a reaction game, play it in NTSC mode which is the base version. PAL differs from: it runs slower (5/6)*100% (it's easier for the player), different plane acceleration (both horizontal and vertical) noticeable with slower brakes (to increase difficulty), faster shot speed (cosmetic), and it has more levels with all enemies in movement (to increase difficulty). Still, both NTSC and PAL are very similar. It has an ending for top players after the last bridge (as well as the Bold edition). Also: Homesoft has made a version that comes back after the ending screen (a hack of the hack). Have fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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carlsson Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 River Raid Cold Winter - 12130 pts, bridge 8 (played on PAL) A Spell of Christmas Ice - solved in 328 turns with the score "You're not wearing it" Winter Wally - 100 pts (actually played Dinky-Do, because Winter Wally XEX would not load on my machine) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+therealbountybob Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 12/25/2020 at 10:29 PM, carlsson said: River Raid Cold Winter - 12130 pts, bridge 8 (played on PAL) A Spell of Christmas Ice - solved in 328 turns with the score "You're not wearing it" Winter Wally - 100 pts (actually played Dinky-Do, because Winter Wally XEX would not load on my machine) You did better than me carlsson, Santa remained in a block of ice... will crack him out next time! Had a couple of warm up (that one's for you McKong ) goes on RR is always fun, noticed lots of planes on Bridge 3 and some of the other guys stop moving which is nice too. Greetings tane Luckily I couldn't find disk #122 which has Winter Wally on it!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Oh! I tried to address the cat in some way but didn't find how to interact with it. Apparently you were more creative than me in that respect. Note that the adventure game says it is targeted for kids and novice players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) RR 35510 This version is more difficult than the original. The plane doesn't slow down as much so it's less maneuverable Edited December 27, 2020 by McKong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tane Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 3 hours ago, McKong said: This version is more difficult than the original. ? 3 hours ago, McKong said: RR 35510 What bridge did you reach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 79120 bridge 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tane Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 That's good, the woodlands have been reached after the 2 big islands. Few more surprises in the next levels and almost to be completed at twilight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 16 hours ago, carlsson said: Oh! I tried to address the cat in some way but didn't find how to interact with it. Apparently you were more creative than me in that respect. Note that the adventure game says it is targeted for kids and novice players. consider me now a novice player as I've beaten the sucker (the offset text caused me to miss the other room) I thought there was a little more to do but it ended when it was just getting going maybe there is more to do in the original game, the comments indicate it was not complete 5 hours ago, McKong said: RR 35510 This version is more difficult than the original. The plane doesn't slow down as much so it's less maneuverable I was just going to post that having played again today; spent a lot more time going slower and the game is missing the rush as you swoop across under fuel pressure, but it's still fun. 54,510 (16) (I'm on a PAL system) 59 minutes ago, tane said: That's good, the woodlands have been reached after the 2 big islands. Few more surprises in the next levels and almost to be completed at twilight. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tane Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Atarimania Top 100 Games: River Raid - Cold Winter achievements: ? Past week: Atarimania - 2020-12-10 - Atari 400 800 XL XE Top 100 Games Hits (past week).pdf Past month: Atarimania - 2020-12-27 - Atari 400 800 XL XE Top 100 Games Hits (past month).pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Finished it. Not sure what score I got, something like 120k+. I won't spoil it for others by posting the final screen yet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 might have another go on ASOCI and see if there is anything else you can do! first tables RIVER RAID COLD WINTER 1st McKong 120,000 12pts* 2nd therealbountybob 54,510 11pts 3rd tane 51,510 10pts 4th Sikor 31,300 9pts 5th carlsson 12,130 8pts *completed A Spell of Christmas Ice (1pt for playing, 2pts for completing) 1st carlsson 2pts 2nd therealbountybob 2pts Winter Wally 1st carlsson 100 2pts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 18 hours ago, therealbountybob said: maybe there is more to do in the original game I just downloaded the TZX for comparison. Except for sound effects (a BEEP for every command), some colours and custom characters such as Christmas trees, it appears the Atari conversion is the same as the ZX Spectrum one. Well, it was made in The Quill so unless the feature set was different in various implementations, it should play the same. Out of competition, and possibly a few typos and mismovement, this adventure is solvable in about 35 turns or less. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 vary small progress... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 2 hours ago, carlsson said: I just downloaded the TZX for comparison. Except for sound effects (a BEEP for every command), some colours and custom characters such as Christmas trees, it appears the Atari conversion is the same as the ZX Spectrum one. Well, it was made in The Quill so unless the feature set was different in various implementations, it should play the same. Out of competition, and possibly a few typos and mismovement, this adventure is solvable in about 35 turns or less. Cool, I ported this Quill adventure years ago. My laptop is not working now, so I hope I will review this game (among others) to fix any issue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 2 hours ago, carlsson said: I just downloaded the TZX for comparison. Except for sound effects (a BEEP for every command), some colours and custom characters such as Christmas trees, it appears the Atari conversion is the same as the ZX Spectrum one. Well, it was made in The Quill so unless the feature set was different in various implementations, it should play the same. Out of competition, and possibly a few typos and mismovement, this adventure is solvable in about 35 turns or less. had another plod and didn't discover anything else. 33 minutes ago, Sikor said: vary small progress... Me too, going slower and maximising my scoring but still being too careless! 57,640 Winter Wally is tricky - you can use select to pick any of the 9 caves, it will wrap around so start on any level. @carlsson - Winter Wally didn't work (130XE) from mydos so used my old Transdisked version. There is an ATR version out there that will work. 480 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Other than the title screen, is there any difference between Dinky-Do (never published), Ice Capers (DBM Software) and Winter Wally (Micro Design & Alternative Software)? I know that Software Projects published an unrelated C64 game called Dinky Doo, but then again that seems like a generic term so it probably has nothing to do with the different titles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 A Spell of Christmas Ice: Finished Given the amount of items that are lying around, I was expecting to need to do a lot more in order to beat this one. ? I did die once - waking up the kitty cat was just too tempting! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) Dinky-Do: 1110 1940 I ran into the same problem with Winter Wally as the others - the .xex wouldn't load, but the file for Dinky-Do works fine. This one isn't too bad for a primitive platformer. Some of the levels are easy, some are ridiculously difficult. The score is also somewhat dependent on luck as sometimes treasures appear in a cavern, and sometimes they don't. EDIT: I did a complete run of caverns 1-9 and started on the second cycle. The difficulty doesn't seem to increase but I always lose at least one life on the @#!$ second level where you have to cross the chasm on the... giant pair of underpants. Edited December 29, 2020 by graywest Updated score 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) Cold Winter: 13,680, bridge 7 17,580, bridge 8 Edited December 29, 2020 by graywest Updated score 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 River Raid - 14,040 (Bridge 7) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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