bradhig1 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 It's unplayable because when you are eating the wall yar sometimes gets pushed inward towards the enemy. Also the neutral zone placement makes it hard to hit a swirl in midair. Anyone know if this has the same easter egg as Yar's Revenge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Sure does have an easter egg. I had trouble earlier cause because I was playing a rom on my harmony cart on my heavy sixer. I got the easter egg on my flashback 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) There are two versions of Yars Return: the first one was released with the Flashback II console, and it had many problems including heavy flicker and unstable picture on many TVs. A fixed version was made by Dennis Debro (I don't know if he was able to fix the original code or just rewrote the game from scratch) and was included in the Flashback II+ and subsequent releases.See this post:http://atariage.com/forums/topic/156823-flashback-2-for-preorder-on-ataricom-get-a-free-t-shirt/?do=findComment&comment=1924667 Here's a video of the first one:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gdX4hMTvNI&t=3m37sHere the fixed one:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEnuhIbPDxc Edited December 20, 2016 by alex_79 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Hi there, Yes, I fixed the original Yar's Return to remove the bugs. Two unfortunates here... (1) this version was really never to reach production. I replaced the Easter Egg while testing and it was only for the testers. I regret this ever made it out because it removed Howard Scott Warshaw's signature. I let him know as soon as it found out it was released. The great guy he is he said he understood but I feel awful for this and especially since it is still being produced. (2) This version still has a bug. One of the drones can't harm or kill you. This was corrected but unfortunately never made it to release. I guess no one noticed. I would like to get the fixed 2.2 version to Atari / AtGames if they continue to produce these. I also have a PAL50 version but don't know if it's needed for the Flashbacks. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 This is all new to me. Do we know who coded the 1st version of Yars Return? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I was under the impression that Yars Return was a hack of the original. Is that not the case? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Hi Ron, This is all new to me. Do we know who coded the 1st version of Yars Return? From my notes I have Raymond Yeung. Arcade Pong, Asteroids Deluxe, Caverns of Mars, Lunar Lander, Space Duel, and Yar's Return were done by a group from China. Asteroids Deluxe, Space Duel, and Yar's Return were hacks of the originals. I'm not firm on who coded Adventure II. I remember them reaching out to me during development asking about Climber 5. They didn't have the original source at the time and ran it through a disassembler. The illegal opcodes I used was throwing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Thanks Dennis for the reply. I recall Curt mentioning an Asian programming team for Adventure II 2600 as well, but I never heard specifics. I do remember they didn't have very much time to get it done before that year's Flashback came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Hi there, Yes, I fixed the original Yar's Return to remove the bugs. ... I would like to get the fixed 2.2 version to Atari / AtGames if they continue to produce these. I also have a PAL50 version but don't know if it's needed for the Flashbacks. Have you talked to BillLoguidice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillLoguidice Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Have you talked to BillLoguidice? I made them aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I rather liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidegear Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On 12/22/2016 at 2:16 PM, DEBRO said: Hi Ron, From my notes I have Raymond Yeung. Arcade Pong, Asteroids Deluxe, Caverns of Mars, Lunar Lander, Space Duel, and Yar's Return were done by a group from China. Asteroids Deluxe, Space Duel, and Yar's Return were hacks of the originals. I'm not firm on who coded Adventure II. I remember them reaching out to me during development asking about Climber 5. They didn't have the original source at the time and ran it through a disassembler. The illegal opcodes I used was throwing them. On 12/20/2016 at 3:45 PM, DEBRO said: Hi there, Yes, I fixed the original Yar's Return to remove the bugs. Two unfortunates here... (1) this version was really never to reach production. I replaced the Easter Egg while testing and it was only for the testers. I regret this ever made it out because it removed Howard Scott Warshaw's signature. I let him know as soon as it found out it was released. The great guy he is he said he understood but I feel awful for this and especially since it is still being produced. (2) This version still has a bug. One of the drones can't harm or kill you. This was corrected but unfortunately never made it to release. I guess no one noticed. I would like to get the fixed 2.2 version to Atari / AtGames if they continue to produce these. I also have a PAL50 version but don't know if it's needed for the Flashbacks. DEBRO, did v2.2 ever get released? If not, would you be interested in releasing it? Maybe at least as an IPS patch? Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I think it's a great version. Expands on the original, as expected, but not too radically different like the updates and remakes. It's fine for what it is. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidegear Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I now have Yars' Return freshly dumped from a Flashback X, but it still says 2005, and one of the drones still can't kill you. Apparently, after fifteen years of Flashback releases, we still can't get the fixed version? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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