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  1. nooly

    Slicks Racing

    I think it would be doable. The problem is that sprites would flicker and I don't like flickering. Computer controlled cars would be a real challenge, yes. At least for me:) I guess the car would receive commands (press brake, release break, turn L/R) in time but that way it each run would be identical and also it would eat precious ROM.
  2. nooly

    Slicks Racing

    I captured game soundtrack using real hardware. Enjoy! :]
  3. nooly

    Slicks Racing

    Thanks! Well I think I should make a version with Driving Controls support then. First I have to DIY make the controllers or buy one. I'm curious if the game will be a bit easier with it.
  4. nooly

    Slicks Racing

    Thanks! Well I didn't know about Driving Controllers at all and someone at the ZPH live stream asked me that question two days ago. First I unfortunately don't have one, is it possible to DIY make one? And then I don't know if batari basic supports it at all (it does support paddles).
  5. Hey Lillapojkenpåön! Cool concept, nice environment but the game is way too hard for me. My maximum is 3 points so far ;] Maybe the gaps could be bigger? Or at least as a diffuculty option? Controls are OK but if I could go left and then with left pressed again I'd stop - that would work for me better personally.
  6. I made a new game called Slicks Racing because there are not enough racing games on Atari 2600 out there ;] Story You are a retired race car driver who spent his entire career in the shadow of more successful drivers. But even so, it has brought you enough money to live in relative comfort. You've spent your whole life fighting your inner demons. You drank, met many women, and in the end you underachieved. You feel like you could have done so much better if only you weren't so weak back then. So here you sit - old and grumpy, drowning in self pity. Suddenly, you feel an urge to fight your way out of this pit of despair. "Yeah, that’s it!" you say to yourself. "I’ll visit all my favourite tracks and break my old records! And if I find someone to race, we’ll have a duel!" You buy your plane tickets and set out on your mission… Controls in track selector Player 1 left/right: Select player 1 car Player 1 up/down: Select track Player 1 fire: Start race Player 2 left/right: Select player 2 car Player 2 fire or SELECT: Enable or disable player 2 Controls during race Use the fire button as a gas pedal, joystick left/right for steering. When the race starts, you have to wait for the green light (or the 3rd audio blip), and at the same moment, hit the fire button. If you hit it too early, you won’t go anywhere, and you’ll have to release the fire button and press it again. Steering is disabled when your car is stationary, just like you’d expect in real life. You always have to complete five laps, after which the race will end. If you’re fast as the wind, you may get golden time, which means you've beaten your old record. If you’re a bit slower, you may achieve silver or bronze times. From a technical point of view, this game is a standard 32k F6 ROM. It was written with batari basic using a Visual Studio Code extension made by chunkypixel. I borrowed the racing timer code from SeaGtGruff. The music was prototyped with tildearrow’s Furnace Tracker, which was of great help. It was then manually rewritten in code, which was of course painful. The game was tested on real NTSC and PAL machines, the Stella emulator, and hopefully it will work on an Atari 2600+, but I haven't had a chance to test it yet. The game is inspired by the Slicks 'n' Slide game made by Timmo Kauppinen which I played a lot when I was younger. Credits Programming, music: Vojta "nooly" Nedvěd Graphics: Petr "Raist" Šťastný Support Cartridge cases: Bóža EPROM programming: Sillicone PCB design: Pixels Past Programming consultations: Kvee English correction: Mekso Game testing: Mr. Holub, MartyOC, Blackhead, Visáč, David, Aleš A web page with more information: https://www.lowfuel.cz/ If you want a physical cartridge, you can send me a PM or send an email to info@lowfuel.cz. The price of $30 (or 30 EUR) includes cartridge, printed manual, a small gift and international economy shipping. The shipping time can vary but sending the package overseas usually takes two or three weeks. Hope you enjoy it ;] Slicks_Racing_Manual.pdf Slicks_Racing_v1.0_NTSC.bin Slicks_Racing_v1.0_PAL60.bin
  7. I'm interested too. I could give you some TIA and other chip musics of my present and past projects:]
  8. That's an interesting concept and good execution. The game itself was somehow too complicated for my taste but I'll give it another try after I go through the instructions again ;]
  9. I made a 4k game called "Discarded Hero". I had an idea for a game like this about 14 years ago. I worked in a big company and we used shredders quite often. Back then I just didn't have an idea how to execute it. About a year ago I was thinking what game should I make next, I remembered this very old idea and I brought it to life. It wasn't easy, tho. I made a working prototype in a week or so but only now, more than a year later, I finally found enough time and energy to finish it. THE STORY You are president's aide and mr. president's term is suddenly coming to an end. You are couple of crazy corrupted magistrates and you've been "redirecting" public money. Yeah, redirecting straight to your wallets. The opposition called in an audit to investigate your suspicious contracts. Your goal is to shred all the sensitive documents before auditors show up. The "blue" guy is called Vratislav and "pink" lady is Jiřina. Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. CONTROLS In the menu you can choose if you want one or two player game (SELECT SWITCH). You can also choose game difficulty for each player here. If you're playing the game in beginner mode, documents get shredded faster, which saves precious time. You start the game with fire button. There's "get ready" screen displaying "!" during which you can can pause the game (BW/COLOR). Pausing in-game is not possible. GAMEPLAY Wait until your dot is in the dark grey area. Then you push and hold your FIRE button. You must keep the dot in the gray area with your joystick (LEFT/RIGHT) and after you succeed shredding a document you can finally release the fire button and another document is ready for shredding. There is a time limit for each level (light gray line) and number of documents which are needed to be discarded before the time is up (yellow line). The difficulty is steadily rising until it's almost impossible to finish a level on advanced difficulty. Two player mode is a cooperative game, both magistrates are working together to shred documents before the time is up. CREDITS I programmed it in bB and I also created music and sounds. Phob made the gfx. Hopefully it will make fun for most of you, enjoy! :] Discarded_Hero_1.00_NTSC.bin
  10. Neat! I would definitely add bassline to the music! ;]
  11. It makes fun! Cat graphics is so cute. Maybe even cuter than my avatar ;]
  12. Kevin, thanks a lot for your answer. I must admit I'm not expert solder so yes, there could be shorts! I'll check for that. And yes, I did binary compare, it was OK. I haven't found solution yet. I made 5 carts and there's slim possibility that every one of them has a short. I uploaded pic of PCB, is there something that could be wrong with the combination of PCB and EPROM I'm using?
  13. Very good. The lightning is a great idea and adds to the atmosphere a lot.
  14. Hello, I'm lost. I'd be glad if somebody helped me. I made a 4k game, I made PCBs and I bought EPROMs and hex inverters. I followed this guide: http://www.grandideastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/pp_atari2600_instructions.pdf My hex inverter is this one: https://www.gme.cz/74ls04-dip14-texas-instruments My EPROM is this one: HITACHI HN482732AG-20. I programmed the EPROM, the data is there. When I turn on my computer, nothing happens. As the cartridge in not present at all. All my other carts work. The game works when using harmony cart. Should I try another EPROM? If so, which manufacturer and model?
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