Tempest Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Over the weekend I decided to fire up my Meebzork prototype. I haven't played around with this game since I wrote my review several years ago: http://www.atariprotos.com/5200/software/meebzork/meebzork.htm. Back then there really weren't a lot of people programming for the 5200, so my plea for someone to look into the code of this game and see if there's anything more hiding in there fell on deaf ears. However now that the 5200 programming community seems a bit more active, I thought I'd ask again. Specifically I want to know: 1. Is it possible to actually beat the 5th level (the one with the could and blocks) 2. Is there anything past the 6th level? Does the ending exist? I made to the last pillar once and nothing happened but I might have been missing something since I was using the level select. 3. Is there anything else hiding in the code? I only stumbled on the stair 'level select' screen a few years back so at this point I'm wondering what else I may have missed. Anyone want to poke around in the code for me? Meebzork is one of my favorite 5200 games even though it's not a complete game. I'd really love to know if there are any more secrets hiding in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Yes. i agree with you. This game has alot of potential, Someone needs to complete and have a fully playable game. this game rocks. to bad is was never finished and released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Doesn't it support the Trak-Ball? Or am I mistakenly thinking of Xari Arena? I really need that SD Cart adapter. Another game that needs finishing… Black Belt. Doesn't it just need collision detection done and it's completed? Same with Missing in Action over in 7800 land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 You're thinking Xari and no that one doesn't either (although it would make a super nice addition). Black Belt may need more than collision detection, but it needs that for sure. It's hard to tell without digging into the code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lynxpro Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I got the mistaken impression Meebzork supported the Trak-Ball based upon a post over at the World of Atari webpage. He misspelled the game's title and apparently got the Trak-Ball part wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Completing this game And having a proper release for it Cart, manual and box would be wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Yes it would, but it would require some work. The game isn't 100% complete is kind of buggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 The first step is creating a disassembly. The game is far enough along that it should be able to be fairly quickly improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 I'd love it if someone could do that. Mainly because I'm curious as to what else is lurking in that code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I have never figured out how to extract and save a disassembly. I've tried either atari800win 4 and distella; never really worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 That would be so awesome if it ever gets completed and released CIB I'll be a keeper for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 meebzork spelled backwards looks like crossbeam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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