Blinky Goes Up (formerly GIANA BROS)

[Blinky Goes Up (formerly GIANA BROS)]

Genius. Great character and fun game.

 

With the lack of scrolling down maybe you could have it that water is flooding the 'pit' that Blinky is climbing. That way there's a reason for falling deaths - he drowns...

 

You could call the game Blinky in the Drinky!

[PAL60 ROMS]

I embarrassed to admit it but I've never played Adventure. Now's a good time to pop my cherry though.

 

If I find anything strange I'll report back here...

[New Atari 2600 Game Discovered - 28 years later]

Ha! Mine arrived today. The game's in black and white (presumably PAL incompatibility) but looks good... Now, if only I can find someone who's willing to play a 30 year old game.

 

I really like the packaging and I've already bored my girlfriend by forcing her to watch the DVD.

 

Good Work.

[PAL60 ROMS]

^

Same here. Great work though.

 

It's taken nearly 30 years but I feel I've finally reached parity with our NTSC buddies. Thanks.

[PAL60 ROMS]

PAL 60 versions of games for my incoming Harmony cart would be a dream-come-true. I've always felt a little shafted as a PAL VCS gamer.

 

The snoop mode sounds like an amazing idea if it turns out to be feasible. Failing that, I would officially make davyK my best PAL (see what I did there!?) ever if some other PAL 60 ROMs were to appear.

[New Atari 2600 Game Discovered - 28 years later]

Still not arrived in Blighty. Grrr! Can't wait.

[Mini Game Collection (2600) 3 copies left]

I couldn't tell you for sure, never tried it. According to this thread, it depends on your TV. Do you have a way of testing other NTSC games on your setup?

 

Not yet. I ordered a Harmony cart last week but until it arrives I can't test.

 

Thanks for responding anyway.

[Stella 3.5 released]

That's good news. I was only joking about 3.6 but it was a nice surprise to see that you gave an ETA. Thank you.

[Mini Game Collection (2600) 3 copies left]

Would this work okay on a PAL system?

[What's your favorite Vectrex homebrew?]

Protector for me. I wasn't a huge fan when I first got it but boy is it addictive.

[Harmony Cart PAL Roms v1.0]

I ordered a Harmony cart the other and eagerly await its arrival. This collection of yours is just the perfect icing on the cake! PAL Atari needs more love!

 

Thanks for all your hard work - it really is appreciated.

[my harmony cart roms]

I extracted it with 7-Zip 9.`7 Beta and all was well. Thank you

[Stella 3.5 released]

Thanks for the history lesson. It makes a lot more sense to me now.

 

It'll be good when the new SDL is out and about - I think quite a few projects reliant on SDL will gain a lot in code streamlining and refinement.

 

...So, when is Stella 3.6 due out then? (j/k!)

[Extra Terrestrials Atari 2600 Limited Reproduction Sale Thread]

Heh. Just noticed two are coming to sunny Scotland. Cool to see there's some Atari love here.

[Stella 3.5 released]

Cool! I knew you were intent on using Blargg in the future but I was unsure just why OGL 2 was used in the first place. I'm pretty ignorant with regards to OGL/SDL/DirectX but it's good to know that at least you know what you're talking about!

 

It'll be good having Stella looking pretty on my wee netbook.

[FS: 2600 collection (loose carts, boxed games) REDUCED 2/27!]

I know this is probably a silly question but do you have a spare VCS to go with the games? My PAL one died a while back and I've been forced into emulation! It's driving me crazy but I really don't want to pay the silly maoney asked for on eBay?

 

I know you're in NTSC land but that wouldn't bother me if the postage wasn't too bad...

[Stella 3.5 released]

I've been playing around with 3.5 for a few days now and it's great that the 'ROM list' loading delay bug is gone.

 

I have a question regarding the future implementation of the graphic filters. Is it remotely possible to make them compatible with earlier versions of OGL, at all? The reason I ask is that I love to use my netbook while traveling to play old console emulators but it only has support for OGL 1.4. It would be really nice if in future builds I could use the filters on my netbook as well as my home computer. Thanks for any info.

[Best (and Worst) Looking Consoles?]

Best: Master System

 

Worst: Odyssey 2

 

Which Master System? I really like the first one. The second looks nice from a distance but looks a little cheap up close...

[Nyantari 2600]

Thanks for the alternative link. I'm having some problems with Pouet just now...

[Best (and Worst) Looking Consoles?]

Best, undoubtedly, is the Vectrex. What a cool looking system - and it's all self-contained. Most consoles look nice until you start plugging things into them. Then they invariably become Franken-machines with bits hanging out everywhere...

 

Worst, for me, would be the front-loading NES. A grey box which blinks at you is so uninspired... The toploader is pretty though.

[Ltd Edition Vectrex gaming Baseball caps for sale]

That is one sexy cap. I really wish I had a job now...

 

Do you plan on selling these indefinitely or is it a limited run deal?

[Extra Terrestrials Atari 2600 Limited Reproduction Sale Thread]

Excellent bonus! Payment sent last night.

[Stella at 20: DVD Release Petition]

Perhaps it could be uploaded to Youtube? Part one is already up there and it would be a nice 'preview' of the potential DVD release.

 

I tried contacting Glenn himself to plead but I haven't been able to make any in-roads...

[What's the appeal of bB programming?]

Well, Curt put up a poll recently regarding a new console too. So maybe there'll be a third way...

[Do you like any 2600 ports better than the arcade original?]

I've never played Circus in the arcade but the 2600 version is one of my all-time favourite games so I find it hard to imagine the arcade machine being better...