Rybags Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I guess another factor could be the source data used which might be low rate and possibly only 2-bit samples. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 29 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) Not sure, but I laughed when I played the video and wasn't watching the screen - I could tell right away what the character was saying. I know in the C64 version, the speech is very similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, rdefabri said: Not sure, but I laughed when I played the video and wasn't watching the screen - I could tell right away what the character was saying. I know in the C64 version, the speech is very similar. On the c64 it sounds like all the voices were done by someone who was a heavy smoker. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreatari Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 (edited) About the speech, first of all I have to thank @shanti77 for his help 😊 I modified part of his code to have a good speech in different pitches and without spoiling the many DLIs. I use Pokey but probably the result could be better using 'clean' recordings... Currently in my version I use the original game audio re-sampled (Encoding=Unsigned 8-bit PCM at 3889hz) and this could return too much distortion... I decided to use the original speeches because they have been recorded personally by John Kutcher in the 80s 😉 Edited April 18 by Andreatari 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 31 minutes ago, Andreatari said: About the speech, first of all I have to thank @shanti77 for his help 😊 I modified part of his code to have a good speech in different pitches and without spoiling the many DLIs. I use Pokey but probably the result could be better using 'clean' recordings... Currently in my version I use the original game audio re-sampled (Encoding=Unsigned 8-bit PCM at 3889hz) and this could return too much distortion... I decided to use the original speeches because they have been recorded personally by John Kutcher in the 80s 😉 They sound authentic to the original, which is why I like the way you implemented them! Awesome job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARIO130XE Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Ehm.. sorry, but is there any progress regarding the release? 😚 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreatari Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 12 hours ago, MARIO130XE said: Ehm.. sorry, but is there any progress regarding the release? 😚 Definitely yes... 😎 An Exclusive World Premiere in ZeroPage Homebrew pages is planned on Friday 26th May You can check the scheduled time here: A complete and working Beta version of the game will be presented and played live 👍 During the week after the Premiere it will be possible to download the A8B Beta version... stay tuned 🤩 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE of SPACE TAXI (A8) on ZeroPage Homebrew Fri May 26, 2023 | LIVE @ 2PM PT | 5PM ET | 9PM GMT WATCH LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ WATCH LATER: https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ - James 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreatari Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Don't forget the date: And the download of the beta version for Atari 8 Bit will be available in the days after the Premiere 😎 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I need a cart of this in my life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 We need Bruce Willis on the label! 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 6 minutes ago, Irgendwer said: We need Bruce Willis on the label! That would have been the sequel to Fith Element. Korben Dallas: Space Taxi Driver. It would have had Robert De Niro in for a cameo. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE of SPACE TAXI (A8) TOMORROW on ZeroPage Homebrew ZeroPage Homebrew is playing the Exclusive World Premiere of Space Taxi along with a written interview with developer Andrea on tomorrow's ZPH stream LIVE on Twitch, hope you can join us! Fri May 26, 2023 | LIVE @ 2PM PT | 5PM ET | 9PM GMT WATCH LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/WATCH LATER: https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Space Taxi (2023 Exclusive World Premiere | A8 Port) by Andrea Cucchetto @Andreatari (WATCH IN 1080P60 FOR BEST QUALITY) 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Saw this via ZPH on YouTube. Super impressive! Wonderful news this game is finally getting ported over. Always good to see some Space Taxi love. 😎 Unfortunately, I don't have any Atari computers, so I just hope you please consider a future 5200 conversion as well. 🙏 Besides Atari & C64 machines, I can only hope it'll get ported to the ColecoVision and maybe Intellivision eventually.. Some of us have been dreaming of seeing this title on those platforms for years. 🤞 An NES port would be sweet too! Love me some Space Taxi. Anyway, great job and keep up the great work! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 5 minutes ago, SiLic0ne t0aD said: Saw this via ZPH on YouTube. Super impressive! Wonderful news this game is finally getting ported over. Always good to see some Space Taxi love. 😎 Unfortunately, I don't have any Atari computers, so I just hope you please consider a future 5200 conversion as well. 🙏 .. 🤞 Just download Altirra emulator on your Windows pc/lappy and play away. Or buy an Atari. 😁 https://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 hours ago, SiLic0ne t0aD said: Saw this via ZPH on YouTube. Super impressive! Wonderful news this game is finally getting ported over. Always good to see some Space Taxi love. 😎 Unfortunately, I don't have any Atari computers, so I just hope you please consider a future 5200 conversion as well. 🙏 Besides Atari & C64 machines, I can only hope it'll get ported to the ColecoVision and maybe Intellivision eventually.. Some of us have been dreaming of seeing this title on those platforms for years. 🤞 An NES port would be sweet too! Love me some Space Taxi. Anyway, great job and keep up the great work! Agreed. The 5200 can always use new games. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 4 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: Just download Altirra emulator on your Windows pc/lappy and play away. Or buy an Atari. 😁 https://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html Is there download of Space Taxi available somewhere btw.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreatari Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, miker said: Is there download of Space Taxi available somewhere btw.? Hi miker, Thanks to @ZeroPage Homebrew, last friday we had a great World Premiere of the game 😎 According to the plans the most recent Beta version of the game will be distributed before the end of this month in the webpages of @Philsan. Obviously, the link will be published here in AtariAge forum 💪 Just to inform you all: today I've realized the new Beta 2.1 in which I've corrected the bug we have seen during the Premiere (and another couple of minor problems) and I try also to mitigate the level 24 difficulties modifying the gravity and making some bricks smaller to give more space to the Taxi in some narrow passage. I'm sure that when the game will be available to all Atarians I'll receive other important feedback to better the game 😊 We're almost reach the goal... Stay tuned 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsoft Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) Just watched the ZeroPage video and WOW! This conversion looks great! This was one of my favorites to play when I was a kid on my friend's C64. I had an 800XL, but was a little jealous of some of the C64 exclusives including this one. Almost 40 hours later and I'm jealous no more! LOL! Hoping this makes a proper boxed release. Would love this on the shelf. Edited May 29 by mattsoft 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Looks to be a huge amount of effort in there using PM overlays to get the extra colour. I'd be interested in possibly helping to improve the voice playback - chances are there's a few tricks that could be employed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 I am happy to announce that the first public beta version of Andrea Cucchetto's Space Taxi conversion is available in the Italian language website dedicated to Atari 8-bit computers: https://www.santellocco.com/atari/spacetaxi.htm BTW, Jay Miner, one of the main designers of the Atari 400/800, was born today, ninety-one years ago. 15 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreatari Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 I really want to thank @Philsan for his continuous support... he is an important reference fpr all Atarians in Italy and not only 💪 I hope you all will enjoy Space Taxi for Atari 8 Bit. Completing it has been really a challenging, funny and incredible travel 😎 5 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Awesome work - well done! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Excellent port! I know this is beta, but will there be a DD ATR made? It's a 360k ATR right now. I want to write this to disk for use on the 1050 drive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saberman Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 A short gameplay: 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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