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Huge Atari 2600 Hacks Update (Finally!)


Albert

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How long will the hacks be called "New". How about using a date (year' date=' month) instead?[/quote']

 

Possibly, although that's a bit more work. Right now "New" will just be applied to new hacks each time we add a new batch. It's just a means to quickly see which are the new hacks since last time you may have looked. I don't have dates for all the old hacks, so adding dates now to new hacks would be inconsistent.

 

I noticed a bug when reversing the sort order. E.g. reverse sorting by the New column.

1st page: all games new (when you call the 1st page for the second time the bug disappears, no games are listed as new)

2nd page: only the last game is new

3rd page: all games new

4th page: all games new

 

So there are 50+1+50+19 = 120 games listed as new and some games are listed twice (Water War) or are missing (Asteroids DC+).

 

If I reverse the sort order, only 70 games are listed as new which is correct.

 

I have fixed this, thanks.

 

And you spelled Rotschkar wrong at Air Raiders and A-Team. :)

 

This is also fixed, thanks again. German names, too many consonants in a row! :) Your last name has six in a row and Manuel's has five! :D

 

..Al

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This is awesome! I love some of the graphic hacks.

 

There are two I don't see there' date=' both by ATARI TROLL:

 

Backwards Cannonball. IIRC he reversed the playfield and changed what is said when wiping out. '

 

Custer's Viagra. Pretty self-explanatory. :D

 

I'd love to see a multicart release of a group of hacks together at some point.[/quote']

 

Please send me BINS or links to BINS for these games, and I will happily add them to the Summer Update.

 

thanks, and sorry for the omissions.

 

 

-Stan :)

 

Here's a zip file containing both of them:

backwardscbcusterviagra.zip

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@Csonicgo:

 

I had posted to your reply that digger was left unfinished. You had fried out your computer and your dad didn't want you performing hacking on his computer. So was your final digger rom your final or do you plan on making any more changes to it?

 

Cheers :?:

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Another idea:  

How about an additional icon column which either links to the store when the hack is available there or says wether AA is able and allowed to make individual carts of that hack?

 

This would be a great addition. There are two hacks I'd love to get as carts, but don't know what the AA handles of the programmers are or whether or not it'd be okay to seek cart versions of their hacks.

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I would imagine if the ROM is posted, the hacker should have no compunctions about having it made into a cart.

 

I'd LOVE to have my Zelda and Tomb Raider hacks on cart, but that stupid PB anti-tamper nonsense but the kibosh on that. :x :sad:

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If at all possible, I will be making Berzerk:ESCAPE, and Fat Freddy into carts.

I am having custom art work done by my friend Jeremy Lambert.

I will be making manuals as well.

I dont think I will be able to make boxes for them, as my funds are short. :D

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I would imagine if the ROM is posted, the hacker should have no compunctions about having it made into a cart.

True, but AFAIK it has always been AA politics to ask before putting anything on cart.

 

It's the polite thing to do too.

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I have noticed 4 Hacks listed as new with roms available, but get a www.atariage.com: Error 404: File Not Found notice:

 

Monty's Tennis

http://www.atariage.com/hack_page.html?Sys...twareHackID=144

 

Headhunters

http://www.atariage.com/hack_page.html?Sys...twareHackID=131

 

Punisher 2600

http://www.atariage.com/hack_page.html?Sys...twareHackID=159

 

Super Space Invaders

http://www.atariage.com/hack_page.html?Sys...twareHackID=166

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  • 3 weeks later...

Space Ace and Super Zaxxon are all part of the Spring Update, which I thought Albert had already posted, but if you are not seeing them, he has not put them up yet. Suffice to say their entries are completed and waiting to be posted. (same for Don't Get Hit...")

 

Crazy Climber Arcade will be part of the Summer Update coming in August/Early September. :)

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Space Ace and Super Zaxxon are all part of the Spring Update, which I thought Albert had already posted, but if you are not seeing them, he has not put them up yet.  Suffice to say their entries are completed and waiting to be posted. (same for Don't Get Hit...")

 

They haven't been posted yet, but they'll be up there soon (I want to get the MGC pictures posted first, then I can get the hacks update out of the way).

 

..Al

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