Cousin Vinnie Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 It's completed: 5 reviews at Atari 7800 Forever in one weekend! Venture, Sirius, Adventures of Olli Troll, Joust, and Merlain. Reach for your wallets, fools! You need these in your lyfe. www.Atari7800Forever.com #atari #atari7800 #homebrews 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) Thanks for testing....but i wonder you rate Sirius, which is not finished, higher than other games.It could became a good game, but it is not complete. Merlain is not really a port of a Lynx game.... i got permission to port it to the 7800 and then it turned into a parody adventure. Only one guy, who bought the cart, got a secret rom. Seems that most people did not play the game with all endings. It is also not a graphic orgy....it should make only a little bit of fun.And it is no Ebook. And I agree....there is only a title melody, small graphics...so what should You say? And it has a simple game inside, but this has a reason, if people play the game and read the text. About Olli Troll Adventure. We did not want to make a graphic blockbuster....only an old school game, which should be funny....not more. For sure, it could be done for the 2600 ? And one guy made it to the end afaik. And just for info....I am a lousy programmer and a game like Merlain is a success for me. Making an action game without help is far beyond my abilities. And yes....there will be a Merlain2/with a real damn heavy bossfight ? And in Merlain3....I put you inside too ? You will be surprised...... I always enjoy your test Edited March 7, 2022 by gambler172 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Sirius is an amazing game. Most people would not like Merlain or Ollie as they are of a very specific taste to enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 2 hours ago, gambler172 said: Thanks for testing....but i wonder you rate Sirius, which is not finished, higher than other games.It could became a good game, but it is not complete. Merlain is not really a port of a Lynx game.... i got permission to port it to the 7800 and then it turned into a parody adventure. Only one guy, who bought the cart, got a secret rom. Seems that most people did not play the game with all endings. It is also not a graphic orgy....it should make only a little bit of fun.And it is no Ebook. And I agree....there is only a title melody, small graphics...so what should You say? And it has a simple game inside, but this has a reason, if people play the game and read the text. About Olli Troll Adventure. We did not want to make a graphic blockbuster....only an old school game, which should be funny....not more. For sure, it could be done for the 2600 ? And one guy made it to the end afaik. And just for info....I am a lousy programmer and a game like Merlain is a success for me. Making an action game without help is far beyond my abilities. And yes....there will be a Merlain2/with a real damn heavy bossfight ? And in Merlain3....I put you inside too ? You will be surprised...... I always enjoy your test First off, Sirius is bad ass. I didn't play it for a long time because it was so difficult, but after I memorized the first level- I can only find one thing about it that needs some cleaning up. The only real problems I have with the game is (maybe) the lack of music and the bosses are kinda wimps. But other than that... it's an incredible game. Secondly, I love your stuff. Don't ever take what I say to heart. Merlain is really odd to me and I don't know what the hell is going on in it. I never have liked text adventures, not even in the 1980s. So... you would say this is not an ebook or a Book cart? Is it a text adventure? Also, Adventures of Olli Troll is rough around the edges but it is worth a roll in the hay. A 2.5/5.0 is not a bad score at all. If it had regular graphics and sound it would probably be around a 3.0 or 3.5/5.0. Keep making stuff! Once my schedule calms down I wanna do a little article on the disappearance of the Travi cart. Keep doing what you do. You are a better programmer than me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Funk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Hi Vinnie I would call Merlain a Parody Adventure in Point n Klick style? with small graphics and a real shovel game. About Travi.. ...it disappeared somewhere on the way from Sweden to Germany. Pontus did not ship with insurance ? Edited March 8, 2022 by gambler172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 I just added two new game specific articles to the site for anyone who cares or wants to fact check: How to fix the Rikki & Vikki Gamebreaker Glitch What's Goin On With That Toki Prototype? (I know most of you guys know this story- I still made a humorous stab at making an article for perpetuity's sake) www.Atari7800Forever.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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