TATE mode or Vertical homebrews possible on the Flashback Portable?

[ComputerSpaceFan]

So, the PS1 does it......

 

 

... the Gameboy Mico does it .....

 

 

.... and the Lynx does it ....

 

 

.... so how possible would it be for homebrew games to be made or modded to do the same thing on the Flashback Portable? If it's easy enough to rotate the code 90 degrees then sign me up!

[+FujiSkunk]

Shot answer: Possible, but not easy.

 

Longer answer: Some existing games could be ported easily enough as long as you allowed for compromises like vertically symmetric or mirrored playfields instead of horizontal, flickering when sprites lined up vertically instead of horizontally, and so forth. Other games that take heavy advantage of the 2600's "one scanline at a time" way of positioning and drawing graphics would require much heavier rewrites. Games ported from scratch of course would have an easier time of it, however, in all cases, scores and other such stats would have to be printed vertically down one side. It's either that or even more flickering and more compromises to the game engine.

 

PS: Incidentally there are also at least one game each for the PS2 and the XBox 360 that can be configured for portrait-mode play: Raiden III for the PS2 and Raiden IV for the 360.

[KevinMos3]

Merlin's Walls

The only thing is, the directional controls would need to be hacked to be held vertically on the portable (Down=Right, Up=Left, etc.)

[CrazyChris]

ComputerSpaceFan

 

What game is being displayed on the Gameboy Micro?

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

[ComputerSpaceFan]

ComputerSpaceFan

 

What game is being displayed on the Gameboy Micro?

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

 

 

Ah that one is Bullet GBA .... I know Namco Museum 50th and Atari Anniversary also do portrait mode on GBA but I couldn't find any images for them.

[CrazyChris]

 

 

Ah that one is Bullet GBA .... I know Namco Museum 50th and Atari Anniversary also do portrait mode on GBA but I couldn't find any images for them.

 

Thanks, I'll have to try it.