This is my first post, so I would like to say "Hi" to everyone.
Yesterday, I discovered these forums, and thus discovered that ATARI ROM images could be decompiled and reassembled. Since I have absolutely no grasp on Assembly machine language, I've been using a tool called Bithacker to change various aspects of the game Adventure:
[*]The three consecutive screens just outside the yellow castle have been modified to allow variation of gameplay.
[*]There is now a shortcut into the blue maze.
[*]The blue maze has been modified to acommodate the new entrance.
[*]The sword has been changed to more resemble (IMO) a sword and not an arrow or spear (it also faces an appropriate direction).
[*]I added a cross to the castle gates as decoration, and so you would get a sense of the gate raising.
[*]The white castle's interior has been drastically renovated for simplicity and so that you can view the inmost screen without a bridge.
[*]The candle halo has been rounded off for aesthetics, but also reduces the range of vision in the catacombs and dungeons.
All of this has been done from scratch using Bithacker. The ROM was never disassembled.
Plans on a future release:
[*]Adding a black dragon that roams on all skill levels. It will gaurd nothing but the chalice, and is as fast and responsive in attack as Rhindle.
[*]Adding a slim chance (1 in 144 or so) that in Skill 3, the vertical barriers will be placed at different spots. This is an old bug that I would like to make a feature.
[*]Further modifying the blue maze so that in the screen right above the original entry screen, the two small openings will be removed.
[*]Further modifying the white castle so that there is a horizontal line spanning across the top two screens.
If anyone can shed light on how I can do either of the first two points above with ease, then please share. Also, if anyone knows any other tricks or hacks with bithacker to change behaviors of the game, also share (Btw, I already know about the noclipping hack)
This is my first attempt at any hack, so don't be overly destructive if I've done something that everyone else has done
Questions? comments? Ask me!
odyssey.zip