Krytol

This is COOL!!

Inside.

Finally picked up the manual. Looks pretty good.

A pic of the labels. You can see at the bottom what my next cart will be

My first personal hack project. See attached pic. Manual went to the printers; box is almost done. I will post a PDF of the manual soon for those who want to play the BIN. You can download the BIN here: Rescue Invaders

Believe it or not, it was that simple. Thanks!

I tested other carts with colored backgrounds, and they're fine.

Problem solved.

This is going to be great!

I always thought a timer/clock would be a good addition.

Longer than I anticipated. Many mistakes were made. Getting those slots to line up from column to column (using a radial arm saw) was a royal pain in the arse, but I finally figured out a technique. I'd say a total of 9 or 10 hours.

Maybe he's just lurking, waiting for the right time to post...

I assembled it from leftovers. I think the outside is pine, the front is some thin oak veneer, and the little slots are some cheap pressboard.

and finally..

another..

I know some other AA members have made their own (bigger and better), but I couldn't find the threads by searching. Anyway, thought I'd share. It holds 84 carts. Here are some pics:

Background is now black. ghostball.zip

Agreed. I'm fixing that and a couple of other things before I call it finished.

I'm putting some of my hacks on cart in the next week or two. Stay tuned.

Here's a goofy hack of Pick Up. One of your ships has been damaged and is being held on a platform by the invaders. You must paralyze each invader by hitting it with your missile. When an invader is paralysed, its picture shows up at the bottom of the screen, and the platform is lowered slightly. If you hit that same invader again, the paralyzing effect is neutralized, and that invader goes free. Each time an invader is freed, the damaged ship gets closer the edge of the platform, and is in danger of falling off. Once all the invaders are paralyzed, you are able to rescue your damaged ship by going left, then dragging it off the right of the screen. Keep dragging it the the repair base. Once it has been fixed, go left to begin the next battle. Rescue Invaders

I can't stop playing this hack! Awesome!

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I've been able to squeeze through most passages, but I've noticed Otto can be a bit 'jumpy', causing him to hit walls. A second thing I need to work on is one screen where he dies instantly - the 'robot' walls when Otto appears on the right.

Here's one of a handful of hacks I've been working on this week. Otto's Revenge

Can you put the BIN back up?? I would like to see what it is like. Sure: Ghostball