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    The 2018 Atari Awards!

    in Atari 2600

    Posted · Edited by Impaler_26

    I'm just going through the list and realised that i was wrong - many of the ROMs are not available for download.

     

    EDIT:

     

    Or are there any ROMs available at the Atari 2600 Homebrew FB group? Can't check as i don't use Facebook.

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    NTSC-PAL Conversions

    in Atari 2600

    [Final] Monkey King

    in batari Basic

    Posted

    New Version is up! Bugs are fixed :) The score glitch was caused but too many gosubs.

     

    I played v0.20 in Stella and haven't encountered any bugs. The AI is much better now, you can actually beat the computer player which makes the single player mode fun too.

    My best score so far is 670 but i think i can do better if i keep playing.

    Overall the game seems good as it is IMO. You just have to test it thoroughly on real hardware before releasing it on cart.

    [final] Monkey King

    in Atari 2600

    Posted

    Not really enough space for this I think. Plus I am going for a more early atari look/feel. So a title screen would not fit well I think.

     

    I think a blocky playfield titlescreen like the example below would fit in very well with the early Atari look, looks like it was made with the video graffiti mode of Surround. ;)

     

    post-12950-0-61370400-1536493780.jpg

    [Final] Monkey King

    in batari Basic

    Posted

     

    Glitches are fixed and Higher max speed, fire button starts game, flipped game modes to emphasize its a multiplayer game.

    THere is a small graphics glitch but it does not seem to be game breaking, so I felt OK uploading.

     

    Yep, the trees keep scrolling when you reach 362 points so that's fixed. It's good that you can start the game with fire now, this should be a standard for all games IMO.

    The speed progression is nice and the max speed is pretty fast. I like that the game gets frantic fast enough to stay challenging and keep players going.

    The climbing sound volume is also nice now, gives a good audio cue of the game speed without being annoying.

     

    Apparently it's not possible to have no more than 3 branches in a row but it's not that important as it doesn't affect the gameplay negatively. With only 3 branches in a row it might even become too easy.

     

    You're aware of the max speed not resetting after game over and the glitch with the score minikernel so these 2 bugs still need to be squished. ;)

    [final] Monkey King

    in Atari 2600

    Posted

     

    -It used to start when you pressed the fire button, but I noticed that it often restarted after you died. (thus losing the chance to see the score, etc.) So that might be annoying for people who are going for high scores. its a good one to ask around for though!

    -I can make the sound quieter compared to the other sounds. Its already 60% vs 100%. Maybe 40% is better. But I would like to keep the sounds in, it helps me estimate how quick its moving.

    -I'll look into that. I agree that it looks weird.

     

    For starting the game with the fire button just add a delay - ignoring fire button presses for ~3 seconds or so after game over should do the trick.

    Check the batari Basic forum for examples, this was used in a few bB games IIRC.

     

    Good point about the moving sound, i find it too noisy as it is but making it quieter should help.

     

    If you have enough variables and rom-space left maybe make the winning player flash or make him bigger to give a visual cue who won the round at the end.

    [final] Monkey King

    in Atari 2600

    Posted

    I just played Monkey King a bit, nice little game! You made some good progress since the version that was shown at ZeroPage Homebrew.

     

    I have a few suggestions:

     

    - Let players start the game with the fire button, that's always better than having to press the reset switch.

     

    - Remove the sound when the score increases. That constant beeping is quite annoying especially when the game gets faster IMO.

    That would also make it easier to concentrate on the coconut sound.

    Or just play a sound for each 100 points reached.

     

    - Maybe don't allow more than 3 branches in a row, having 4 or 5 in a row looks a bit weird and not much like a tree.

     

    Looking forward to see how this one comes along. :)

    ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch Stream

    in Homebrew Discussion

    Posted

    I think most of the hacks listed are not suited to the requirements James has mentioned in his stream, because they are just graphic hacks. James is looking for hacks which e.g. change the game play or add some real value to a game. Graphical hacks are usually only interesting for a few minutes.

     

    You're right but i think these hacks are worth a look although they might not be interesting enough for playing on the show.

    ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch Stream

    in Homebrew Discussion

    Posted

    If you have any more great hacked 2600 games that you'd like me to include in another episode of hacks, leave your favourites here or PM me! :-)

     

    A few nice River Raid hacks:

     

    Alien Menace: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/62869-alien-menace/

     

    Planet Raid: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/53913-planet-raid-10/

     

    Death Race 2000: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/48867-death-race-2000/

     

    Some other nice hacks:

     

    Venture 3 (adds the third level to Venture): https://atariage.com/hack_page.php?SystemID=2600&SoftwareHackID=269

     

    Ms. Suc-Man: https://atariage.com/hack_page.php?SystemID=2600&SoftwareHackID=297

     

    Berzerk Voice Enhanced: https://atariage.com/hack_page.php?SystemID=2600&SoftwareHackID=171

     

    Hack'em!: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/55226-hackem-hangly-man-combined/

     

    Ms. Hack: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/89358-mshack-edit-of-hackem/

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