[What "Proofreaders" were created for the Atari?]

Hi Larry, Atari User used to have Get It Right and later v2. I would think it worked in a similar way to the others you mentioned

Get It Right was a great program. Saved me hours of debugging

[Favorite diskette brands?]

I had mainly TDK or 3M. Most them are still ok today, but the unbranded disks I bought have nearly all given up on me.

[nightshade preview]

erm...all I can think of is...

 

HOLY COW!

 

This would be a great one to see done (can you do Gunfright after?). I wish you guys were around 20 years ago doing this. The A8 scene would have probably lasted as long as the Spectrum scene if you were.

[Lords Of Midnight - C64->Atari port]

If you don't want to sell the game, I think .atr is the best solution.

Many of us have SIO2PC or SIO2SD.

 

I was thinking this as well. Although, even if you were going to sell the finished product (not sure where you would stand with copyright on LoM though), ATR could still be a viable alternative, allowing buyers to purchase a download of an ATR image to use via SIO2PC

[File version of Commando? Yes!]

Just had a play of it in Atari800MacX. Awesome work guys. That title screen is unbelievable.

[What other places are there to buy Atari games on the net in the UK?]

I'd like to here of some too. All the suppliers I have used have ebay shops.

[Lords Of Midnight - C64->Atari port]

Oh yes...it's freezing up here...still, keeps me awake enough for Yoomp! (I still love that game)

[Lords Of Midnight - C64->Atari port]

Mark, that looks amazing. Well done.

 

You say the problem is the use of colour, well, how about a gradient at the top of the screen (using DLIs') and then maybe a different colour for the ground area.

 

just a thought (but I have had a drink or two )

[Knight Lore]

Just had a quick play of this. Well done :thumbsup:

[Games that pushed the limits of the system they were on!]

Just to throw my 2 pennies in, I was completely blown away by Rescue On Fractalus on the A8. also, the original Lords of Midnight on the ZX Spectrum show what a good programmer could do with only 48K of memory.

[problem with emulator version of tynesoft's "Jet Set Willy"]

Not a lot of help, I know...

 

But I've not come across that bug before

[PC with an Atari 800 Keyboard]

My idea is also to try to keep the existing keyboard. Although I would keep the keyboard socket of the laptop so that I could plug in an external keyboard should I require the full functionality.

[Top 10 games for Atari 8 bit]

My top ten would have to include, in no particular order:

 

Donkey Kong

Pac-Man

Rescue On Fractalus

Dropzone

Ultima III

Goonies

International Karate

[PC with an Atari 800 Keyboard]

If there is a relatively easy way to do this, I would be very interested as I am looking to put a laptop into an 800XL case at some point in the future.

[cc65 performance]

As some of you know here, I have been working on a couple of projects. Unfortunately, they have been put on hold for an extended period (oh for the day when I could just get on with things like this). However, I have been wondering if I have been going about these in the right way.

 

Could anybody let me know their opinions as to performance of compiled programs when comparing cc65 to Kyan Pascal or Quick?

The benefits of being able to code in a modern text editor is very attractive, but I don't want to do this if I lose out on performance.

[Atari Graphics Lab]

Looks very interesting. I'd also like to see a Mac OSX port.

[Atari 400 top ten worst keyboards?]

Why wasn't the Oric-1 on that list. That had a horrible keyboard.

I'm glad the ZX Spectrum wasn't there though. Once you got used to it, it was ok.

The Spectrum Plus on the other hand is a nightmare.

[Merry Christmas]

Best wishes to you too Dinosaur, and all my Atarian friends.

 

I'm only a beginner, this is only my 22nd Atarian year

[Are there any arcade ports you prefer over the original?]

I've played many arcade games with Mame but obviously all 8-bit ports are worse, not only graphically, but often also in the gameplay.

For example, I like very much Mario Bros XE port, but if you jump near the edge of the platform you are killed by enemies.

 

I disagree. Some of the ports (Donkey Kong in particular) have better gameplay. I found the arcade version too picky about positioning when trying to climb a ladder, which left me feeling infuriated. The A8 port feels much more responsive and fluid.

[Are there any arcade ports you prefer over the original?]

Joust

Ooh, I never played the arcade version....time to download again

[Are there any arcade ports you prefer over the original?]

I was playing Donkey Kong the other day on emulation, and I wondered how different it was to the original arcade version. So I downloaded Mame and the applicable ROM and tried it out.

Whilst the Atari version is very close to the original, there are certain differences. However, I find myself preferring the Atari port. Dunno why, I just find it more fun.

 

Any other games where the ports are better?

[What's the latest Atari related thing(s) you've bought on ebay?]

£10 well spent I believe

* 800XL computer and PSU

* 1050 disk drive (boxed) with PSU

* XC12 data recorder (cassette) x2 (1 Boxed)

* Atari touch tablet

* 2 joysticks

* Pair of paddles

* 3 disk boxes containing approximately 400 disks

* 65 original cassette games (at least) on 52 cassettes

* Loads of Atari magazines (Page 6/New Atari user issues 44 to 85)

* Loads of original packaging and instructions for games

* Hardware manuals for 800XL and 1050 drive, plus connection and atari basic manuals

* Various leads and odds and sods

* 14” colour TV (if required)

 

£10?? Wow, that's a great haul.

[What is our favourite game of all time?]

Dropzone for me without a shadow of a doubt.

 

 

Probably "International Karate" (World Karate Champ.)

 

 

How could I forget these two gems!

[Jeff Minter discussion]

Return Of The Mutant Camels also made it to the A8, although it was known simply as Revenge II.

 

Although the C64 original was written by Jeff Minter, the port was done by Steven Riding, and the game was published by Mastertronic in the UK.

[What is our favourite game of all time?]

Rescue On Fractalus

Donkey Kong

Pac-man

Archon