Atariboy2600 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 First off Im not a programmer at all and don't have a clue in how to make any games on a real hardware but I love to dream of what if games I would like to see on a real Atari system like the 2600 and Im kind of good in making sprite artworks so back in 2012 I made up some mockup screenshots for the 2600 and I know that some idea maybe impossible to pull off but hey why now shear the artwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Your mock-ups are nice but the 2600 could not produce anything close to them. Have a look through the screenshots in the AA rarity guide for the types of displays that are possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Zaxxon is already on the Atari 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) The BombJack and Marble Madness titles could be done without flicker. The other title screens might be possible, provided you use flicker. Of the games, only the first BombJack game screen is anywhere close to the abilities of the 2600. Assuming the use of flicker, along the lines of Frogger, you can show all the bombs and players moving around the screen. The platforms would need to drop the rounded edges, as well as the color gradient unless you don't mind the gradient also showing up in the box that frames the screen. While that game play area of Gradius looks possible using DPC+ with ARM, see Draconian, the status/score area at the bottom is not. I'm not very familiar with Gradius, though I seem to recall it had much more going on than that mockup would imply. Edited February 19, 2015 by SpiceWare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Zaxxon is already on the Atari 2600. Yes but the one made by Coleco is more FPV where I wanted to have the arcade 3d style like they did for Dessert Falcon for the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Here's more mockup screen shot this time for dream games on the 5200 and 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 More mockup screen shap this time on Namco Games for the 2600. I know some of them are already done for the 2600 but I would have like to see more arcade look to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 More 5200 and 7800 mockup screen this time from Konami games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 And more Namco games for the 5200 and 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Atariboy2600, You really should hook up with some classic computer and videogame system programmers here and work with them to create the graphics for their games. I know PacManPlus was working with an artist here on Atariage to help him create graphics for his games. You are a great artist and could really help some of the programmers here that on't have those skills. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Atariboy2600, You really should hook up with some classic computer and videogame system programmers here and work with them to create the graphics for their games. I know PacManPlus was working with an artist here on Atariage to help him create graphics for his games. You are a great artist and could really help some of the programmers here that on't have those skills. Allan Thanks and if any one do wanted some sprite artist Im the guy^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS_Dracon Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hey AtariBoy check out Rally X by Ed Fries (2600) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Really awesome stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 My biggest dream games where the ten games that came out on the 2600 and 5200 but never on the 7800 and they are Berzerk Defender Galaxain Jungle Hunt Kangaroo Missile Command Moon Patrol Pengo Super Breakout Vanguard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I was thinking of doing arcade games for the Apple ]['s Arcade Board but while I'm a passable coder, I'm not very good at actually planning out how the code should work. Well, I could make mockup screenshots for them, but they'd basically be MSX1 screenshots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hi Atariboy2600, nice mockup, I especially like Roc'n Rope and Pandora's Palace. Begin to keep in mind that the 2600 background resolution has only 40 columns and that you can not use both 7800 160 mode and 320 mode on the same line. Moreover, I would recall that the talented developer PacManPlus has already made the 7800 versions of Pac-Man Collection, Super Pac-Man, Scramble, Berzerk, and Defender is in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hi Atariboy2600, nice mockup, I especially like Roc'n Rope and Pandora's Palace. Begin to keep in mind that the 2600 background resolution has only 40 columns and that you can not use both 7800 160 mode and 320 mode on the same line. Moreover, I would recall that the talented developer PacManPlus has already made the 7800 versions of Pac-Man Collection, Super Pac-Man, Scramble, Berzerk, and Defender is in progress. Really? Cool then I really need to contact PacManPlus soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Really? Cool then I really need to contact PacManPlus soon. PacManPlus Armor Attack II Asteroids Deluxe Astro Blaster BattleZone (WIP) Bentley Bear: Crystal Quest (Standard POKEY) / (XM POKEY) Crazy Otto (Hack) CrazyBrix Dark Tower (Demo) Defender (WIP) DLLTemplate (DL & DLL Template) FailSafe Frenzy (w/Berzerk) Jr. Pac-Man KC Munchkin Meteor Shower Moon Cresta Ms. Pac-Man 320 Pac Pollux (Hack) Pac-Man 320 Pac-Man Collection PinOut (On Hold) ReZolve (WIP) Rip-Off Scramble Space Duel Space Invaders 7800 Super Circus AtariAge Super Pac-Man Edited February 20, 2015 by Defender_2600 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 All mockups with extra display (scores, status, radar etc.) on the left or right side of the main game make no sense for the 2600. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) And more Namco games for the 5200 and 7800. A few years ago I started to work on a graphics hack of 7800 Ms. Pac-Man (original version) but I still have to refine some details because there was always something to do that seemed more urgent than Ms. Pacman. I enclose the ROM in case may be of interest to try this version with alternative graphics. Ms. Pac-Man (beta).a78 Edited February 20, 2015 by Defender_2600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I enclose the ROM in case may be of interest to try a version with alternative graphics. Really love the look of the Ghost Monsters and Ms. Pac-Man. Improved animation (I.E. Ms. Pac-Man’s horizontal movement) and extreme similarities to their Arcade counterparts are handled beautifully. Of course, not surprising, but still awesome work! Thanks for sharing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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