Andreatari Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Dear friends, I know, we all had to wait a lot but now we're really close to the target 🤗💪 There are still minor bugs (i.e. PM garbage during the levels loading and sound conflicts in some level) and honestly something can be improved but the game is complete and it will defintely be released! During the next weekend, our friend @Philsan will help me to test the game in order to have a first, beta release in the shortest possible time... It doesn't mean that it will be already perfect, but probably you could play a good version of Space Taxi on Atari 8 Bit in a couple of months 🔝 By now, you can give a look the a couple of videos of the Morning Shift in NTSC and PAL version (the game automatically recognize the type of machines and change the colors accordingly). The next work-in-progress update is planned for the middle of the next week... stay tuned 😎 Andrea 798416210_SpaceTaxi-MorningShift-NTSC.mov 1684996643_SpaceTaxi-MorningShift-PAL.mov 34 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreatari Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Here's some small pictures of all the levels 23 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauder666 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Wow. Been waiting nearly 40 years to play that on Atari, a few months won't matter. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Looks great!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreatari Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 I underline that the 128Kb A8B version includes the iconic speech synthesis that is an important part of Space Taxi. I absolutely want to thank @shanti77 for his important suggestions on speech synthesis 👍 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerduck Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 An other classic of the C64 now for the ATARI! Grazie mille! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerwatts Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 very cool! excellent work on this, i'm excited to try it out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Very happy to see this being ported! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Testing... 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Hmmmm, looking at your test equipment, I am a bit unsure if the game runs from: - AVG cart - Fujinet - 1050 - 1010 - 1029 - 1020 Think of these 6 devices, only 3 or 4 will run the game. And do not forget to test the game as a 60 or 70 year old Atarian with slowwwww reflexes. If the game does not work with slow reflexes, we need a super-easy mode for it. 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, CharlieChaplin said: And do not forget to test the game as a 60 or 70 year old Atarian with slowwwww reflexes. If the game does not work with slow reflexes, we need a super-easy mode for it. If you fail, you still can call a Space Taxi for your personal transportation. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 This looks great. This and Lode Runner were my favorites for the C64. Will there be a version for the 5200? Apologies, but I don’t own any of the A8 computers. 1 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanny Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Looks similar to my setup in the basement. Although my "C64" is a "C128" 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz73 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 "Hey, taxi... pad four, please."😊 That's reaching back a ways! This will be great on the A8! I am waiting with baited breath (Pew)! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreatari Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) @Philsan is still helping me testing Space Taxi for A8B... we are not so far from a public beta version 😎 A few info: 1 loading and 1 final screen, a couple of menues, 25 levels each one with different difficulties and challenges, P/M objects and several software sprites, about 200 DLIs, dozens of different char sets, mixed char/hires graphic modes, up to 20 colors simultaneously on screen, NTSC/PAL compatibility, a complete document with info and tricks about the game (in Italian and in English), the famous speech synthesis (on 128K machines) and, last but not least, the playability is really good! Here's a video with the 8 levels of Day Shift (I've not finished it because the Blizzard level is very difficult... maybe we could think to slow a bit the snowflakes 🤔) Space Taxi - Day Shift - PAL.mov Edited April 10, 2023 by Andreatari 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Fantastic achievement. Didn't ever know the game first time around so looking forward to it in all its technicolor glory in this port. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Very nice. Any game with killer snowflakes has my vote. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreatari Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 The debugging phase is almost completed 🤩 During the last week I've worked on the reports from @Philsan and currently there are no more severe bugs Today I've tried Space Taxi for Atari 8 bit on my 1200XL 😎 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 @Andreatari cool, congratulations and well done. A big thanks for all your efforts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusfalkirk Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 What's interesting is that there has also been a release of Space Taxi for the Atari 2600. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 This is amazing, seriously wanted a port for the Atari of this for ages! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARIO130XE Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Looks good, though I know little of this game and it's history. How's the speech done? It seems a bit distorted as if using delay loops instead of Pokey timers (which would probably help it considerably) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, Rybags said: Looks good, though I know little of this game and it's history. How's the speech done? It seems a bit distorted as if using delay loops instead of Pokey timers (which would probably help it considerably) Right now I think it sounds a bit better than the Sid, would be amazing to make it sound cleaner. Mainly because I still maintain POKEY is better than SID. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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