+mksmith Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Fantastic as always Marco! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender_2600 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 4 hours ago, mksmith said: Fantastic as always Marco! Thank you! I still don't consider it finished but I was starting to get tired and I thought it was enough to give an idea. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 You did an excellent job converting Dobkeratops into something the 7800 can handle. Would Gomander, the giant battleship, and the combiner boss be feasable? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 15 hours ago, Defender_2600 said: That's from the crappy Rainbow Arts reskin of Katakis that Activision released, check the end of the unreleased R-Type 64 video I posted which to see how it would look including end of level guardian on the original unfinished port Activision cancelled due to deadline being missed. Looks a lot less 1983 C64 quality than what Rainbow Arts rushed out above. 15 hours ago, Defender_2600 said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender_2600 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 5 hours ago, SlidellMan said: Would Gomander, the giant battleship, and the combiner boss be feasable? I don't see why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender_2600 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 4 hours ago, oky2000 said: That's from the crappy Rainbow Arts reskin of Katakis that Activision released, check the end of the unreleased R-Type 64 video I posted which to see how it would look including end of level guardian on the original unfinished port Activision cancelled due to deadline being missed. Looks a lot less 1983 C64 quality than what Rainbow Arts rushed out above. Personally, I consider the conversion of Manfred Trenz a masterpiece, a single man who had a few weeks to work on it. When I saw the game running I was amazed, gameplay, graphics, audio... I couldn't believe the C64 could handle that little wonder. That said, the incomplete version of Electric Dreams shows some interesting features but also some gaps, among which a rather monotonous palette and a not brilliantly fast scrolling despite the absence of some sprites and the absence of background graphics, a lack that I have hated in the Amiga version. Good work with the Dobkeratops graphics, having only three colors, but there is still the absence of the upper and lower background graphics that are present in the Manfred Trenz version. And while we cannot know if and what room for improvement the incomplete version of Electric Dreams could have shown, if there was more time available for development, it is equally true that Manfred Trenz's version could have been an even better product if he had more time and resources for development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Manfred worked on that with Chris, who did the music for the game I did for Rainbow Arts as well I believe, I met them in the Rainbow Arts office in Duesseldorf (IIRC) a couple of times. Ahh, the eighties, some memories remain. ? ? Oh, and if I don't get R-Type for free anytime soon, I am just going to start randomly banning people. 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, CPUWIZ said: Manfred worked on that with Chris, who did the music for the game I did for Rainbow Arts as well I believe, I met them in the Rainbow Arts office in Duesseldorf (IIRC) a couple of times. Ahh, the eighties, some memories remain. ? ? Oh, and if I don't get R-Type for free anytime soon, I am just going to start randomly banning people. I'll make a list.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Muddyfunster said: I'll make a list.. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender_2600 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I've made amazing progress in 7800 programming and as you can see the game is nearly complete and almost indistinguishable from the arcade version. The list coming soon... 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Chill, my dudes! You know the coder boffins are out there typing "R" as fast as they can! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800Knight Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Keep us posted. If there's ever a ROM to try out, be sure to share it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 We'll wait. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juansolo Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 ...is it done yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 56 minutes ago, juansolo said: ...is it done yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, juansolo said: ...is it done yet? 2 hours ago, Muddyfunster said: And as much I would like to see a 7800 version of R-Type, it doesn't seem like it ever will... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 5 hours ago, KidGameR186496 said: And as much I would like to see a 7800 version of R-Type, it doesn't seem like it ever will... Ha, After Atari actually produced something for the first time in many years, I am not sure I would ever say never again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 4:01 PM, SlidellMan said: Oh yeah, I'd say it's doable. Update: Come to think of it, I know plenty of Shmups that would definitely be doable on the 7800. For example, Thunder Force by Technosoft: https://thunderforce.fandom.com/wiki/Thunder_Force That's how Thunder Force started? A bit bleepy version of the William Tell Overture? Where's the metal? Thought the William Tell Overture is actually metal as hell though and there's a ton of metal covers of it this one being my favorite: 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 10 hours ago, DragonGrafx-16 said: That's how Thunder Force started? A bit bleepy version of the William Tell Overture? Where's the metal? Thought the William Tell Overture is actually metal as hell though and there's a ton of metal covers of it this one being my favorite: Now here's a potential 7800 idea! Why not make a port of the original Thunder Force. It was never ported to the Sega Genesis so it would be extremely cool seeing a homebrew console port of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 The reason why I went with Thunder Force is because when compared with its sequels, it remains largely unknown and never got ported to the 8-Bit, C64, etc. Fun fact: Technosoft was making a Master System version of TF1, but cancelled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 4 hours ago, SlidellMan said: The reason why I went with Thunder Force is because when compared with its sequels, it remains largely unknown and never got ported to the 8-Bit, C64, etc. Fun fact: Technosoft was making a Master System version of TF1, but cancelled it. WHOA! That's news to me. Where did you hear that tidbit of info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 @KidGameR186496The ThunderForce Wiki. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) The answer is......yes? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/r-type-shown-running-on-the-atari-7800 Edited September 3 by Greg2600 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) Cool Edited September 3 by 0078265317 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Who’s doing it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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