neotokeo2001 Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) In the early days of Atari the upper management wanted to show that the Atari 2600 was a COLOR Video Game System. The result? No game would be released without a colored background. This led to the bright colored backgrounds in most of the early releases. The bright backgrounds can lead to blurred images and eyestrain. The solution? Change the backgrounds to black. The black background gives the game more of an 80's arcade look and makes the graphics stand out better. Welcome to the BLACK SERIES where I will do just that. I will be taking some of the early releases and converting them to black backgrounds while leaving the basic graphics and gameplay unchanged. If you have a game that you would like converted, just drop me an e-mail or reply to this post. Games already converted. Surround Black Combat Black(By Request) Outlaw Black(By Request) Maze Craze Black Combat Redux Black(By Request) Edited April 24, 2005 by neotokeo2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 As much as I like what you have done .. I find that the BW/Color switch is just as interesting for these early games. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted April 18, 2005 Author Share Posted April 18, 2005 As much as I like what you have done .. I find that the BW/Color switch is just as interesting for these early games. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA 838937[/snapback] It is really a thinly veiled attempt to overload Stan with hacks for the next update. The only problem when you use the BW/Color switch is that you lose the sparkle or the boldness of the image, leaving you with a dull, flat image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 It is really a thinly veiled attempt to overload Stan with hacks for the next update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Ms. Pac-Man Bowling Dark Cavern Street Racer Tron: Deadly Disc All made 'Black' please -Trebor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted April 22, 2005 Author Share Posted April 22, 2005 Ms. Pac-ManBowling Dark Cavern Street Racer Tron: Deadly Disc All made 'Black' please -Trebor 841962[/snapback] I'll have them all done by Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Ms. Pac-ManBowling Dark Cavern Street Racer Tron: Deadly Disc All made 'Black' please -Trebor 841962[/snapback] I'll have them all done by Sunday. 841998[/snapback] Excellent. No rush though. I'm not holding you to the "Sunday" deadline I appreciate the fast response, and your willingness to convert the titles to black. Thanks, Trebor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydn Jones Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 PONG Sports Black Screenshot:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted April 22, 2005 Author Share Posted April 22, 2005 PONG Sports Black Screenshot:P 842109[/snapback] Blizzard Pong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted April 24, 2005 Author Share Posted April 24, 2005 Latest Additions: Kaboom! Black(By Request) Video Olympics Black(By Request) River Raid Black(By Request) Street Racer Black(By Request) Bowling Black(By Request) Ms Pacman Black(By Request) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted May 1, 2005 Author Share Posted May 1, 2005 I have now caught up to all of the request that were made. Thanks to everyone who requested a game. In a poll on Digital Press the results so far are about 2-1 in favor of the black backgrounds. I think it makes a few games much better, such as Alien. Others it makes easier on the eyes (Bowling). And a few it really does not change much(Air Sea Battle). What is really strange is why a colored background was used in the first place. In arcade ports like Pac-Man, why make a blue background when the arcade has a black one? Also with the game Alien, It's in space aboard a dark starship, why the blue background?? If anyone has any more request, just post it here or e-mail me. If I can't figure it out then there are always talanted hackers/programmers like Nukey Shay to bail me out. I am surprised that Stan has not thrown in the white towel yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I thought sometimes a black background makes flicker more evident? Actually, I remember on rec.games.video.classic, a guy who knows the guy who did the NES port of Smash TV -- with tons of sprites on the NES -- used color as a big factor in hiding the flicker.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 I am going to take a break from the Black Series for a while. If anyone has a request just post it here. If I don't get to it then there are several other people who can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Well, good work. It was a cool idea, both because of how it improved the look of many games, and also because adding "black" works well for other things (like Johnny Walker, right?) that it was nice to see that "old black magic" on the 2600 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Well...nobody else is going to do it Meteroids_black_.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted May 6, 2005 Author Share Posted May 6, 2005 Well...nobody else is going to do it 850392[/snapback] Very cool. If only starpath had the Asteroids license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted May 6, 2005 Author Share Posted May 6, 2005 850700[/snapback] I like the BET.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0c7 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Since it's a series, you should put all of them in one big zip file. A "boxed set". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 That reminds me that Spacewar wasn't done. This game's disassembly is kind of easy to hack...there's only 2 references to indirect pointers (the ship GFX pointer for each player). Changed 'em both into labels. The 4 colors are at $F7C3. An additional 2k of space can be had just by changing the last ORG statement to read ORG $FFFA Spacewar_Black_.zip Spacewar_assembly.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Well...nobody else is going to do it 850392[/snapback] Very cool. If only starpath had the Asteroids license. 850707[/snapback] No shit. This game is WAAAYYY beter than 2600 Asteroids IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 It is really a thinly veiled attempt to overload Stan with hacks for the next update. and its working! heave-ho, heave-ho... Looks great though, and ultimately the joke is on Albert, he's the one who has to create the pages!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 How about a Kangaroo Black? That blue background really makes the game uglier than it needs to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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