alfredtdk Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Just when I thought HERO could no longer bring any innovation, here comes this pearl to revitalize it. Who knew that one day we would rescue Indy or Lady Croft by Hero. Looking forward to the demo. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Holy Shit! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerduck Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Wow, like the graphics! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Little update on the demo and when it will be out. My plan is to release a demo once I have a few more levels built and tested (like Keystone Koppers, I'll be aiming for something like 10 levels). Building the levels in the engine doesn't take much time, but...I'm currently reworking the engine a bit to take advantage of compression of the level files meaning that more levels can ultimately be included into the final binary (Big thanks to @RevEng for his help and guidance on this). I am aiming for all 256 classic screens + at least 50 new screens. It also means that I can target a 128K binary meaning that Concerto users don't have to miss out on things in the longer term. How successful I'll be though, remains to be seen . So expect the demo in a couple of weeks, hopefully with some POKEY bahwah to go with it. Thanks for all the kind words, it's appreciated. ? 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Muddyfunster said: Little update on the demo and when it will be out. My plan is to release a demo once I have a few more levels built and tested (like Keystone Koppers, I'll be aiming for something like 10 levels). Building the levels in the engine doesn't take much time, but...I'm currently reworking the engine a bit to take advantage of compression of the level files meaning that more levels can ultimately be included into the final binary (Big thanks to @RevEng for his help and guidance on this). I am aiming for all 256 classic screens + at least 50 new screens. It also means that I can target a 128K binary meaning that Concerto users don't have to miss out on things in the longer term. How successful I'll be though, remains to be seen . So expect the demo in a couple of weeks, hopefully with some POKEY bahwah to go with it. Thanks for all the kind words, it's appreciated. ? I literally just came here to ask if you were planning on releasing a demo, and how far out that might be! REally excited for this one. It was my favorite 2600 game growing up, always wanted a 7800 port/upgrade. thank you so much! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo/ng Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Pure awesomeness. Its really fcking cool. Gave a lot of energy. Thanks! it looks so good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecernosoft Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 demo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, Ecernosoft said: demo? Maybe you should check my post literally 2 above yours . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecernosoft Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, Muddyfunster said: Maybe you should check my post literally 2 above yours . ... Oops. Sorry. I must admit, I have a big exam I'm studying for. Getting a little stir crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecernosoft Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 P.S. I have atari 7800 insight on programming and I could possibly help out with some stuff, although lets be honest, you're much better than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 It took a bit longer than I expected, partly due to work on finalising the Release Candidate code for Keystone Koppers, but I now have an extended demo of A.R.T.I. ready to share (well almost ready!) @ZeroPage Homebrew will be streaming a playthrough of the latest build on Friday 15th July and I'll make the demo available to download shortly after that. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Back Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Just incredible work and the screens look great! How are you pumping out so many exciting releases so quickly? And can we expect cartridge availability for all of them (EXO, Cubic Conundrum, Keystone Kapers, etc) including this one or is that up in the air? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Silver Back said: Just incredible work and the screens look great! How are you pumping out so many exciting releases so quickly? And can we expect cartridge availability for all of them (EXO, Cubic Conundrum, Keystone Kapers, etc) including this one or is that up in the air? Thanks @Silver Back The plan is for Keystone Koppers and E.X.O. to be released on cart this year, most likely for PRGE. Bernie is on hold but not abandoned. I'll be picking that one up again in the future, plus I have some other Bernie related projects that are cooking along for the future too. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 ZeroPage Homebrew is playing the Exclusive WIP Update of A.R.T.I. - Archeological Rescue Team International on tomorrow's stream LIVE on Twitch, hope you can join us! Fri Jul 15, 2022 @ 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day WATCH: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Keystone Koppers (2022 Exclusive Final Version | 7800) by MuddyVision / Lewis Hill @Muddyfunster (Code, GFX, SFX), Bobby Clark @Synthpopalooza (Pokey Music), Matt Smith @mksmith (Music Support), Bethany Hill (Additional Artwork) A.R.T.I. - Archeological Rescue Team International (2022 Exclusive WIP Update | 7800) by MuddyVision / Lewis Hill @Muddyfunster Gorf Arcade (2022 Exclusive WIP Full Version Update | 2600) by Champ Games / John Champeau @johnnywc (Coding & Design), Nathan Strum @Nathan Strum (Graphics & Voice), Bob Decrescenzo @PacManPlus (Music & Sounds) (WATCH AT 1080P60 FOR BEST QUALITY) 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 22 minutes ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: ZeroPage Homebrew is playing the Exclusive WIP Update of A.R.T.I. - Archeological Rescue Team International on tomorrow's stream LIVE on Twitch, hope you can join us! Fri Jul 15, 2022 @ 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day WATCH: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Keystone Koppers (2022 Exclusive Final Version | 7800) by MuddyVision / Lewis Hill @Muddyfunster (Code, GFX, SFX), Bobby Clark @Synthpopalooza (Pokey Music), Matt Smith @mksmith (Music Support), Bethany Hill (Additional Artwork) A.R.T.I. - Archeological Rescue Team International (2022 Exclusive WIP Update | 7800) by MuddyVision / Lewis Hill @Muddyfunster Gorf Arcade (2022 WIP Demo Update | 2600) by Champ Games / John Champeau @johnnywc (Coding & Design), Nathan Strum @Nathan Strum (Graphics & Voice), Bob Decrescenzo @PacManPlus (Music & Sounds) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 any chance of a Demo release with this Twitch Stream? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 7 hours ago, John Stamos Mullet said: any chance of a Demo release with this Twitch Stream? Definitely! But it will be after the stream and by that I mean Saturday as it will be 4am+ for me by the time the stream ends 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 6 hours ago, Muddyfunster said: Definitely! But it will be after the stream and by that I mean Saturday as it will be 4am+ for me by the time the stream ends Awesome!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 I've added a demo download to the first post of this thread The demo is 7 levels long and is a work in progress, so there may will be glitches, bugs and unexpected things happen. There are versions for Concerto and Everything else (Dragonfly, MiSTer, BUP, A7800 etc). If you spot any odd things, please do post a bug report! There is still a lot to do with A.R.T.I and it remains very much a work in progress, but it's coming along well. I hope everyone has some fun with the demo! A.R.T.I. Roadmap looks a bit like this : Addition of two more uniquely themed areas (graphically these are about 75 and 50% complete respectively). Remaining classic levels (taking the screen count to 256) Additional levels (shooting for as many as 90 additional screens - depending on how far the compression routines will let me go!). SaveKey + AV support. Options screen (disable music, activate CRT mode, and so on). Dynamite can't kill beasties yet, that needs adding. Lasers kill walls too fast and walls need a "damaged" graphic. PAL version (probably a while before we get that). Feedback appreciated! 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mksmith Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Well done mate ☺️ 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Hi Muddy Looks good and plays well. But i would keep the colour behind the player BLACK. In the background there is too.much graphic....just my opinion. Greetings Walter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 This demo is absolutely wonderful. Holy crap! the only slight difference is the travel speed of the player/copter is a tiny bit slower than the original, which makes it a bit easier. But graphically it is absolutely gorgeous. Also - if the lava rock walls would glow in and out it would make for fewer accidental lava deaths. but really - gorgeous. Thank you! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 @gambler172 & @John Stamos Mullet Thanks for the feedback ! 23 hours ago, mksmith said: Well done mate ☺️ Thanks Matt! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 Did anyone test the demo on Concerto? @bhall408 let me know if this works on Argon please (sorry I don't have any way to test on Argon!) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Muddyfunster said: Did anyone test the demo on Concerto? @bhall408 let me know if this works on Argon please (sorry I don't have any way to test on Argon!) Thanks Sorry - yes! I did test on Concerto. It plays perfectly, with the tiny exception of the expected graphical glitches around some letters on the title screen, like Keystone Kapers. But other than that it is perfect. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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