pixelpedant Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 2 hours ago, oddemann said: I was thinking that it would be MUCH more time, until I got it... 15 days!!! Canada - Norway! The info about snail-mail said something like 30 to 60 days. Thx!!! Nice! Yeah, only a couple people selected International Surface shipping (i.e., standard bulk mail to a country other than Canada or the United States), and I was concerned those were going to take forever. So I'm glad that at least in this case, that wasn't so! And it's only fair that yours should have been quick, since you were literally order #1. The very first order for the game! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broettger Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I just ordered my copy. Can’t wait to play it old school! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DuaneAL Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I just received my copy today. It is a very attractive package! Well done, pixelpedant and many thanks! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Got mine today also! Can't wait to play it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duewester Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 @pixelpedant Yeeehaaa, Got mine today! Now I gotta get my workspace cleared off so I can put my 99 back together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Having now had a chance to play this game (both versions) and only in TI BASIC, I have to say it is a very impressive and engaging game. Definitely a game to come back to again and again. What you've managed to achieve with TI BASIC is really quite something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broettger Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I received my copy in the mail today too! I was all excited to hookup my TI and play a great game only to be disappointed by my retro hobby. Apparently 40 year old hardware is not always reliable.... Perhaps I should look into using an emulator instead of old hardware when I need to get my retro computing fix. I have some video issue where the boot screens look fine and basic loads, but no characters appear on the screen as I type. The cursor moves but it is like cyan text on a cyan background. I can't see it! I will now need to investigate if it is an issue with the recently installed F18A or something else. All part of the fun, I suppose.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 How odd. Does "TI BASIC READY" appear on TI BASIC start? And the > and cursor characters? Or are those invisible too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broettger Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 19 minutes ago, pixelpedant said: How odd. Does "TI BASIC READY" appear on TI BASIC start? And the > and cursor characters? Or are those invisible too? Thank you for trying to help me out. I don't want to hijack your thread about this awesome game.... When basic loads I just a have a blinking block cursor. Everything else is "invisible". I have also been having other seemingly random strange behavior with it tonight. I will need to start a separate thread to get some help diagnosing the issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 Well, it's an interesting bugged state, at any rate, so definitely worth asking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broettger Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) I left my TI turned off for 30 minutes, came back and it is now working normally.....I just loaded the disk image from the TIPI and played a few rounds... I love the music and the atmosphere you have created for this game. One question. Is it possible to defeat the bats when they corner me in a door? They have killed me several times and I can't seem to defeat them. Nevermind the silly question. I figured it out with a bit more trial and error. Edited August 25, 2022 by broettger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 Yeah, killing the bats is mostly just about timing. Which gets tighter as levels increase. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamantyr Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 A fantastic job, sir! I salute you. If Hell's Halls had been in the BASIC contest years ago, you'd have won, hands down! Sadly my game crashed with MEMORY FULL a bit ago, after I reached the 3rd level. I was playing in emulation; I guess loading the BIN file doesn't perform a call FILES(1) operation. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Thanks for the kind words! And that would make sense I suppose, yeah. Without CALL FILES(1), you'll always eventually get a MEMORY FULL error. Most often on Floor 3 or 4 if I recall correctly, due to the size of the DATA strings for those levels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmop69 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 3 hours ago, adamantyr said: A fantastic job, sir! I salute you. If Hell's Halls had been in the BASIC contest years ago, you'd have won, hands down! Sadly my game crashed with MEMORY FULL a bit ago, after I reached the 3rd level. I was playing in emulation; I guess loading the BIN file doesn't perform a call FILES(1) operation. *sigh* My SSS in .bin format was using a CALL FILES(0). The updated version was not able to run with only CALL FILES(1) in Classic99. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Too bad, if the loader approach doesn't work in this case. I'm curious where an additional memory cost is introduced viavaa the use of a loader in this manner, and how much is introduced. As certainly, the updated version runs via disk or cassette with CALL FILES(1) without MEMORY FULL errors, through much testing. Well, in any case, cassette is the target medium here, with support for use via disk with CALL FILES(1) being a concession to convenience I hoped to preserve. So I'm fine with those being the only reliable means of use, if that they are. Toward that end, the TIFILES version of the main game on Side A is available here: https://pixelpedant.com/hh/HALLS-MAIN 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvancopp Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 In the last week I received copy of Hell's Halls. I waited for the cassette to arrive and use it to load up the game for the very first time. I ordered the Heel Red cassette to add to the atmosphere 🙂 It loaded on the very first try! Not bad for a 40 year computer and TI cassette player 🙂 I was killed about 15 minutes into my first game and was smiling the whole time. Thanks @pixelpedant for a good, fun, and entertaining game! I encourage everyone to give the game a try and if possible support the effort in some way. It's nice to see people's effort and dedication come to flurition and be rewarded. It's halloween so it's the perfect day for a game. Good luck to all you willing to try to escape HELL'S HALLS! Mark 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I went to the Orlando Maker Fair today, and look what I found in the retro-computer area! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 As ArcadeShopper has mentioned in his store thread, plenty of copies are now available in his store, should anyone want to order them in the future: https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/store/#!/Pixelpedant-Software/c/143941511 Which should be a lot better for US folks, in the long run. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 6:27 PM, pixelpedant said: As ArcadeShopper has mentioned in his store thread, plenty of copies are now available in his store, should anyone want to order them in the future: https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/store/#!/Pixelpedant-Software/c/143941511 Which should be a lot better for US folks, in the long run. FINALLY just got to order my copy! Can't Wait!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 21 hours ago, jetset said: FINALLY just got to order my copy! Can't Wait!!! I can only say I'm delighted that folks are still discovering it Provides me a motivation to keep working hard on the sequel, which hopefully I'll have ready some time later this year: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, pixelpedant said: I can only say I'm delighted that folks are still discovering it Provides me a motivation to keep working hard on the sequel, which hopefully I'll have ready some time later this year: And the final in the trilogy - Hells Yeah! 😜 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, jetset said: And the final in the trilogy - Hells Yeah! 😜 Maybe even a fourth part too - Hell To The Naw! Edited February 1, 2023 by jrhodes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Anyone tried Hell's Halls using RXB 2023 yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 I'm waiting anxiously for the cc-40 release of hell's hall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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