Tony Cruise Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I had an afternoon this weekend where I was left alone and have been playing Seaquest for the Atari 2600 a bit lately, trying to set a high score, and I couldn't stop thinking about the game and how it could be done on the TI-99xx chipset i.e. Colecovision, MSX and original Spectravideo.I sat down and started putting together some of the graphics, and then started putting the framework of the game together.So far I have completed the following: EA Splash Screen Title Screen (although it needs some more pixel level editing) Main play screen tile layout Oxygen Meter Lives remaining display Main Sub movement Enemy Sub spawning and movement I was quite surprised I got so much done in such a short period of time.There are obviously quite a few things still to do i.e. sharks, divers, collision detection, sound effects and music, but I am confident enough that I will be able to make quite a decent port.I posted a short video of the game before I did the title screen and enemy movement to my Facebook page hereMore updates soon. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoTonah Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I'm impressed! You are right, that's a lot to get done in one day. I'm curious about your development environment. What tools are you using to create your graphics/etc.? Language? Windows or Mac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 It looks very nice so far, but I hope you will keep in mind that anyone can play SeaQuest on their ColecoVision right now with the Expansion Module #1, so the ColecoVision version should offer something more, like slightly better graphics/sounds, or some exclusive gameplay features. My recommendation: Boss fights!! Just my two cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cruise Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 I'm impressed! You are right, that's a lot to get done in one day. I'm curious about your development environment. What tools are you using to create your graphics/etc.? Language? Windows or Mac? I write in Z80 ASM using Context text editor and tniasm as the assembler. I use Paint Shop Pro for graphics and CVPaint2 to convert images, but only really use that for splash screens. I have made myself a sprite editor, which I can also use to make tiles and then build up game screens using set tiles. I mostly use Windows platforms, although I am typing this on a Macbook. I have found setting up everything on a Macbook is too much trouble so I have a virtual machine running windows using VMWare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cruise Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 It looks very nice so far, but I hope you will keep in mind that anyone can play SeaQuest on their ColecoVision right now with the Expansion Module #1, so the ColecoVision version should offer something more, like slightly better graphics/sounds, or some exclusive gameplay features. My recommendation: Boss fights!! Just my two cents. Fully indeed intend to have the normal game as is, but also have an enhanced mode with more enemy variation and perhaps some form of boss mode. We shall see. Even with my new logo splash screen and a splash screen the game comes in a 6k, so plenty of room for lots of other features And I have only spent about 10 hours on it so far, so I think there is plenty of scope for more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardhat Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Very cool. I look forward to seeing this progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I love games in this genre and so very much looking forward to seeing your progress. Great work so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RelliK111 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 That is great news!!!! This is hands down only of my all time fav games!!! I can't wait to play it on the colecovision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy_Whelan Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 This would be really cool! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the additional content! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Just curious if there was any update on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cruise Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Just curious if there was any update on this one... Sorry been a bit of track due to both insane levels of work and a child with a serious illness so have had to focus on other things. Work has been sorted with the project I have been working on for the last three years going into production successfully just this last Saturday, so this should hopefully relieve the pressure on that side of things for a while. I am working on a special home brew project at the moment, but when that is finished I will be returning to both this game and the conversion of the next of my original MSX titles from the 80's i.e. Pyxidis. It is game play complete, but I am still working on sound effects and music and it still needs some more rounds of testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Great to hear! Thanks for the update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I was just playing Seaquest recently and found this thread! Good luck, I would totally buy this game once you complete it, it is one of my most favorite Activision games of all time!!! Do you have an update on your progress? No rush however! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cruise Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 I haven't had a wonderful year, both with work levels and a seriously ill child, but things are definitely on the up. I have a new job and my 2nd eldest is in remission and things seem to have settled down. I am back doing some coding, but I have to finish off a title for Collectorvision 1st before I can come back to this one. But don't worry it is one of my favourite 2600 games and I really want to make an excellent version for the Coleco 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamcon Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 I haven't had a wonderful year, both with work levels and a seriously ill child, but things are definitely on the up. I have a new job and my 2nd eldest is in remission and things seem to have settled down. I am back doing some coding, but I have to finish off a title for Collectorvision 1st before I can come back to this one. But don't worry it is one of my favourite 2600 games and I really want to make an excellent version for the Coleco Glad to hear that things are looking up for you and the family. AND, it is great that you are getting back to the ColecoVision hobby that you apparently love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Great to hear you back in the saddle and that your family is on the upswing... 2017 has been a rough year for many of us but we are very close to Q4 and heres to hoping 18 is going to be a great one!! I hope you allow open beta testing on your game as I am sure some of us would love to help you debug and make some refinement suggestions. Pixelboy published Frostbite for the Coleco earlier this year and its really great, with the ability to switch between 2600 mode and Coleco enhanced graphics mode. I am looking forward to whatever design you come up with. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I had an afternoon this weekend where I was left alone and have been playing Seaquest for the Atari 2600 a bit lately, trying to set a high score, and I couldn't stop thinking about the game and how it could be done on the TI-99xx chipset i.e. Colecovision, MSX and original Spectravideo. I sat down and started putting together some of the graphics, and then started putting the framework of the game together. So far I have completed the following: EA Splash Screen Title Screen (although it needs some more pixel level editing) Main play screen tile layout Oxygen Meter Lives remaining display Main Sub movement Enemy Sub spawning and movement I was quite surprised I got so much done in such a short period of time. There are obviously quite a few things still to do i.e. sharks, divers, collision detection, sound effects and music, but I am confident enough that I will be able to make quite a decent port. I posted a short video of the game before I did the title screen and enemy movement to my Facebook page here More updates soon. Very cool even if it is only a clone of 2600 version with no extras. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckH Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 This game reminds me of a game I like for SG-1000 called N-Sub. A guy ported it to MSX. I tried to get him to port it to ColecoVision but he said with only 1k of memory it couldn't be done. Seems it could be a megacart or super game though. I'd like to see it for Colecovision. Good luck on this project though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoTonah Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 This game reminds me of a game I like for SG-1000 called N-Sub. A guy ported it to MSX. I tried to get him to port it to ColecoVision but he said with only 1k of memory it couldn't be done. Seems it could be a megacart or super game though. I'd like to see it for Colecovision. Good luck on this project though. I am curious to know why it couldn't be ported. From what I've seen on YouTube, it looks like straightforward redefined character graphics and simple sound effects. I wonder if that guy was displaying a bit of snobbery of that I've seen from other platforms. If a game like Sydney Hunter can be made for the unexpanded Coleco, surely this can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Nsub should be possible under 32K on an unexpanded Colecovision. There's never/rarely more than 4 objects on a scanline. The missiles and shots can still be bgobjects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That msx port of nsub was an msx-dos program rather than a cartridge rom; it would need about 16k ram to load and execute. Maybe that's what he was thinking of. The original source sg-1000 nsub code should easily port to coleco vision. The sg-1000 has 1k ram and the same hardware as coleco vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I think nSub can be ported from SG 1000 to Coleco in a couple of hours by somebody having already done this kind of SG 1000 to coleco conversion... But it is lot of better to wait for Electric Adventures 's Seaquest version to be completed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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