dykesr Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Man now i really wish i would have been there this weekend. DAMN IT!!! RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Hi Lee, Do you have any further info on the A8 version (as I suspect both were written at the same time)? This could mean other SEGA games were in the works for the platform... The A8 program is credited so this may be a good place to start... -- Atarimania http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted May 12, 2004 Author Share Posted May 12, 2004 I'll have to play it again on real hardware. I don't recall any flicker. The screen dump I took, just didn't have any enemies in it. Here is one other. At most, only 2 enemies appear on the screen at once. Regards, -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Is it just me but does that score counter look very similar to the thunderground score counter? Also it looks like tac scans, is this a feature in all segas 2600 games or is it just coincidence? BTW Cool pic! hope more info on this surfaces soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Is it just me but does that score counter look very similar to the thunderground score counter? The graphics kind of remind me Thunderground. I wonder if they had the same programmer? Tempest I beat you to it about 5 posts ago. Glad to know I'm not the only one sick enough to notice that... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Yeah so you did silly me You know it seems wierd though becase nearly all the sega 2600 games I have seen have a similar or same layout. Look at Tac-Scan same Sega copyright date and same score counter, also these three sega games have the same two borders at the top and bottom of the screen! Could that mean that all of Sega's 2600 games are simply re-programmed versions of thier old games upgraded into a new game? Maybe clonespy could help us out here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Look at Tac-Scan same Sega copyright date and same score counter, also these three sega games have the same two borders at the top and bottom of the screen! Could that mean that all of Sega's 2600 games are simply re-programmed versions of thier old games upgraded into a new game No I think it just means that they had a standard kernel they used and the programmers shared it. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Yeah so you did silly me You know it seems wierd though becase nearly all the sega 2600 games I have seen have a similar or same layout. Look at Tac-Scan same Sega copyright date and same score counter, also these three sega games have the same two borders at the top and bottom of the screen! Could that mean that all of Sega's 2600 games are simply re-programmed versions of thier old games upgraded into a new game? Maybe clonespy could help us out here! They probably all use the same kernel -- not unusual within the same company. Cuts down on development time when they don't have to write a new kernel for every game and can just concentrate on graphics, sound and game logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Probably jumping the gun big time here, but has anyone heard if it's going to be released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Look at Tac-Scan same Sega copyright date and same score counter, also these three sega games have the same two borders at the top and bottom of the screen! Could that mean that all of Sega's 2600 games are simply re-programmed versions of thier old games upgraded into a new game? I don't think so. Maybe some small routines could be reused, but the main kernel has usually to be rewritten from scratch. IMO that's more a matter of corporate identity (e.g. like the Activision rainbow and score font) than reusing code. Maybe clonespy could help us out here! Try yourself! (CloneSpy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted May 13, 2004 Author Share Posted May 13, 2004 Probably jumping the gun big time here, but has anyone heard if it's going to be released? We are working on it. We've narrowed it down to one of 3 people we need to contact (Maybe all 3). It appears that maybe more than one person worked on the game. It will be released pending permission from them. That was the request of the programming group that had it. I am just as anxious as anyone to release it myself. Regards, -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 /me dry-washes hands in gleeful anticipation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 We are working on it. Great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Maybe clonespy could help us out here! Try yourself! (CloneSpy) Cant dude dont have my ROMS anymore I sold my atari remember? Any way I never had Tac-Scan or Thunderground I just assumed from the screenshots I found (however they were on the TV boy so I have played them before!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Thanks Lee - I was hoping you's say something like that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 BUMP any word on the progress of this title someday worming it's way out to us hungry 2600 heads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted July 9, 2004 Author Share Posted July 9, 2004 I've located the programmer. He, like me had a computer crash. We are in the process of exchanging email to secure permission to release it. Vacations, work etc... Be patient. -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Always patient. Ever curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 The game name makes me think of one of the songs from Sonic CD that sounds like they're singing "X,X,O,I" or "XX or Y" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Any updates to this? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted August 19, 2004 Author Share Posted August 19, 2004 Any updates to this? Tempest Nope. We have not heard a peep form the programmer for several weeks despite a few emails we have sent. On the brighter side, we will have it available to play at the NWCGE booth at CGE. Stop by and give it a go. -Lee (Heads out the door to CGE in a couple of hours). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I don't remember seeing Ixion at the show. Did I miss something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I don't remember seeing Ixion at the show. Did I miss something? Hmm, I saw it. It wasn't on all the time though. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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