+Nathan Strum Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Well, there's always Arbor Day. Edited December 6, 2013 by Nathan Strum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasch_C Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes, there is a shortage of PCBs to produce this and some other games (Stay Frosty 2 and Star Castle Arcade being the others). These games either use additional RAM (in the case of The Byte Before Christmas, it's a SARA-based game), or use the DPC+ mode of the Melody. I'm waiting on A) more Melody boards and B) some software I can use in order to test a new board I can produce myself (suitable for most bankswitch games, as well as SARA-based games).Trust me, I'd like to see this and the other games out as much as you do, but my hands are currently tied. I'm going to release all three of these games together, regardless of the holiday season, as soon as I have suitable parts...Al Would this shortage extend to Stella's Stocking as well? I'm not sure what board that uses. Thanks for the clarification Al! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2008 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes, there is a shortage of PCBs to produce this and some other games (Stay Frosty 2 and Star Castle Arcade being the others). These games either use additional RAM (in the case of The Byte Before Christmas, it's a SARA-based game), or use the DPC+ mode of the Melody. I'm waiting on A) more Melody boards and B) some software I can use in order to test a new board I can produce myself (suitable for most bankswitch games, as well as SARA-based games). Trust me, I'd like to see this and the other games out as much as you do, but my hands are currently tied. I'm going to release all three of these games together, regardless of the holiday season, as soon as I have suitable parts. ..Al Thank you for the update Al and for all your hard work getting these homebrews out. I've been out of the 2600 homebrew scene for a while but this thread has got me interested in the holiday themed games. Are these all of the ones that are released and available at the AA store? Am I missing others? Toyshop Trouble Reindeer Rescue Stella's Stocking (currently unavailable) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 There were two before Reindeer Rescue, but are no longer available: The 2003 AtariAge Holiday Cart (not actually a game), and Holiday Qb (a holiday themed version of Qb). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Would this shortage extend to Stella's Stocking as well? I'm not sure what board that uses. Thanks for the clarification Al! I believe Stella's Stocking is a vanilla 64k bankswitch with no additional RAM or DSP whatever. Zippy the Porcupine will also utilize the same board when it gets released. Glad to hear The Byte Before Christmas, Stay Frosty II, and Star Castle are coming out regardless of holiday season. I'll be picking up all three of these games along with Riendeer Rescue and ToyShop Trouble regardless of release date. I originally picked up Stella's Stocking in May 2012 as my first Atari homebrew purchase, so I still view the games, Christmas themed or not, as presents to be enjoyed year round. Maybe they'll be here in time for my birthday (Jan 24th). I also want to add that minigame collections are generally a great value for homebrews, because even if you don't like one game but still enjoy the others, it doesn't feel like a waste of money. The Minigame 2005 and the upcoming Pinata homebrew collection also come highly recommended if you enjoy minigame comps. Edited December 6, 2013 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariFriend Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Any chance of Naughty List getting a solo release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Looks cool. Did this ever make it to market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Boxes, artwork, everything is done. We are currently waiting on Albert to produce carts. Nothing new has been added to the store since the Portland Expo last year. Albert says he's not attending this year, so no need to wait to release the games. 2014 has been very dry so far as AA releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Too bad. Hope to see it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) If I had a nickel for every game I was waiting on for release, I'd prolly have a dollar and some change. Let's hope the next AA update is a BIG one. Edited September 9, 2014 by stardust4ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 This would be a great Christmas surprise release this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 And Stay Frosty 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 And Stay Frosty 2... Yes! Both are must haves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 You won't have to wait much longer. The Byte Before Christmas and some other new games will be made available in the store tomorrow... ..Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoboInYourRoom Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Are there any visible differences between this release of Bell Hopper and the original? Like any changes to the introductory text or anything like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 This one will detect paddles when you plug them in and press the button, and hitting select in the PAL version will swap between PAL60 and PAL. The instruction bit of the text was updated to reference these changes. Also, it looks like instead of "you fail", it says "no hiscore". I don't believe there's anything else different, but I'll let Tomas confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I just got my shipping confirmation from the AA store. I have a feeling it's gonna be a good Christmas this year... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roryjr Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Today (Wednesday) is the last chance to get it before Christmas, right? Mine is in the mail along with Stay Frosty 2. Don't miss out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Happy Holidays! ZeroPage Homebrew will be playing The Byte Before Christmas on tomorrow's (Fri Dec 25) stream LIVE on Twitch at 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Mean Santa (2009) by John K Harvey @Propane13 VCS Dreidel (2019) by Karl Garrison @Karl G Santa Simon (2006 | 7800) by Matthias Luedtke @Schmutzpuppe Byte Before Christmas (2011) by Mike Saarna @RevEng, Jarod Kitchen @jrok, Tomas Härdin @Tjoppen, Illya Wilson @PAC-MAN-RED, Todd Holcomb @Byte Knight Santa Jump (2020 Hack of Amoeba Jump) by Scott Dayton @neotokeo2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Update with link to video archive of stream: (SET VIDEO TO 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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