+Gemintronic Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Wanted get this into peoples hands so I partnered with 8 Bit Milligames for this release of Dragon Chalice for the Atari 2600. https://8bitmilligames.com/dragon-chalice.html It's a top-down item fetch quest featuring: * NTSC & PAL60 * 1-2 players (co-op) * Password save * 256+ game overworlds each with 4 8x8 screen kingdoms * %99 Percent Couch Compliant (Game #, password and mode accessible from couch) Even have a little demo showing off the yellow kingdom! dc8bitm_demo.bindcmanualtext.txt Zero Page Homebrew blind playthrough of Game #1 here: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 great,that you post a demo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Ooh... another dragon game? You have my attention! heh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 4 hours ago, DragonGrafx-16 said: Ooh... another dragon game? You have my attention! heh I always wanted to make a top down adventure. Plus, the PC based multi player Adventure homage made me curious about doing 2 player co-op on an actual Atari 2600. This is the result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Mail call! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 hour ago, KaeruYojimbo said: Mail call! I didn't publish this but I'm still interested in how it turned out. Good or bad it's, er, all good feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 11 hours ago, Gemintronic said: I didn't publish this but I'm still interested in how it turned out. Good or bad it's, er, all good feedback First off, they got it shipped out very quickly. I ordered on the 14th and it arrived on the 17th. The box is a sleeve wrapped around this small mailing box with an insert to keep the cart in place. Seems like it's probably a lower cost way to do a box, but it works and it looks good. Honestly, if I ever self-release another game, I'd look into doing boxes this way. The labels on the cart look...not great. The main label is too small, leaving a lot of empty space at the bottom. The end label is too large. Not only does it not fit in the recessed area on the cart, it nearly overlaps the front edge. The manual is small, 4.5 x 5.5, printed on glossy paper. I didn't expect the quality to be AtariAge level, but for the same price as an AA hombrew, I expected it to be closer. Really though, the only thing I'm disappointed with is the cartridge labels. Most importantly, I'm enjoying playing the game so far and looking forward to spending more time with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) Horrible quality label and it looks like a hand cut paper label. Edited June 18, 2023 by AtariBrian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 Yeah, I saw someone commenting on the label edges on Facebork then the comment disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 I put some scan up here for anyone who wants to see: http://atarihomebrew.statotronic.com/viewgame.php?game=583 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 30 minutes ago, KaeruYojimbo said: I put some scan up here for anyone who wants to see: http://atarihomebrew.statotronic.com/viewgame.php?game=583 I think I might have confused people somehow. The link says it was made in 2003. Maybe that was Knabber Rob that almost somewhat came out years earlier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Gemintronic said: I think I might have confused people somehow. The link says it was made in 2003. Maybe that was Knabber Rob that almost somewhat came out years earlier? Nope, that's just a typo. I'll fix it when I get a chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 Retro Dad just made a very, VERY insightful review of Dragon Chalice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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