Trebor Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Posted under the atari io site, Kelly "PCL" Jones has created a remake of the game Drelbs from the 8-bit line. Attached is a ROM and an applicable pdf manual. *Edit: An updated pdf manual is available from this post. Drelbs (4000) (20230709) (2BE9C72D).a78 As stated in the aforementioned link, it is a 32K ROM with POKEY@4000, like Ballblazer. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Very nicely done, lovely execution, feels very smooth. I had mostly no idea what I was doing initially as it's not a game i'm familiar with but you quickly figure it out. (Reading the PDF also helps ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Nice. Looking forward to trying this. The original manual on Archive.org is my scan. Nice to see it is being used. And nice updated manual to whomever made it. Maybe they should make the date 2023. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 9 hours ago, Allan said: The original manual on Archive.org is my scan. Nice to see it is being used. And nice updated manual to whomever made it. Maybe they should make the date 2023. Kept the 1983 original line, but added the port dating: Drelbs 7800.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Drelbs was one of those "weird in a good way" games, that I kept going back to as a kid. This remake feels entirely like the original, but with a lovely facelift. Really well done - great job, Kelly! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 LOVE THIS GAME got hooked on it with the A8 bit version Very well done no complaints GREAT JOB!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 A beautiful step up from the original. Excellent work! -Chris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Very beautiful graphics update. It's a bit easier than original A8 version. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I'd forgotten how fun this game is! So addictive. An excellent port! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 *UPDATE* Drelbs (4000) (20230724) (EE4CCE69).a78 As mentioned in the respective post: "I added 2 button support, so it should be playable with the Turbo 2000 in 7800 mode plus a few logic changes for when the hearts/diamonds appear and how long the Drebish Windows stay in place, to closer match the A8 original." Aforementioned manual is available to download. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+saxmeister Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 ZeroPage Homebrew is playing Drelbs on tomorrw's ZPH stream LIVE on Twitch, hope you can join us! Tue Aug 15, 2023 | LIVE @ 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day WATCH LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/WATCH LATER: https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Ducks Away (2023 WIP | 7800) by Blake Smith @SmittyB Drelbs (2023 WIP | 7800) by Kelly 'PCL' Jones After Dark: Alien Abduction (2023 | 2600) by John Van Ryzin @John Van Ryzin H.E.R.O. (1984 Activision Patch Challenge) by @John Van Ryzin (Patch Attempt #3: ?/75000) WATCH AT 1080p60 FOR BEST QUALITY 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrunchyTC Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Drelbs looks really fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Back Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 5 hours ago, KrunchyTC said: Drelbs looks really fun! I had no idea what it was but once you get the hang of it it's one of the most addictive games I've played in a while. Glad to see it on the @ZeroPage Homebrew replay this game deserves some attention. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) I love this game. Especially the charming graphics, and that it's a maze game where the player basically sets/abuses the maze. It seems the original may have had some xl compatibility issues, which is probably why I missed out on it BITD. Anyway, is it just me or is the kiss mechanic a little broken? It seems to be the same score bonus as moving to harder rounds(?), so why do that? It's easy to get stuck inadvertently kiss/score-farming. Especially for beginners who maybe don't even know how to progress. the player-reset function of the kiss can be relied upon to get players out of trouble. That reset can also effectively turn the game into 5-10 second position reset loops with a jackpot bonus at the end. Is there a motivation to move forward into later rounds? Like maybe a round# multiplier on the kiss/completion bonus, acting as a carrot to move on. It's possible that I'm not getting far enough to see it, but the manual doesn't seem to indicate one. I think some score tweaking could really benefit this one. Edited September 2, 2023 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 This game was one of my all time favorites on the Apple II! I wasn't aware there was a 7800 version until now. Does anyone know how I can get this on cartridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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