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You are right Shawn, I made some very good hacks myself and if I hadn't made them they wouldn't exist, I know you have too. People should take our example and learn to hack, after all one of the best and easiest hacking tools around is Hack-O-Matic III; I haven't been around in a while maybe now it is even better or hack-o-matic IV maybe??? Anyway this message is for everyone don't be afraid to try hacking, the worse you could do is mess up a copy of a ROM no big deal copy another and try again if you do. Sincerely Wade Pit Fall III Extreme Monster Tag Pac Munchkin Hot Pac'em Hot Munchkin ET's Candy Bars Tank Patrol Tarsan's Rescue Mission Mad Max co hacked with Scott Dayton Then some of the smaller fixed hacks I did like giving Fat Albert some color to make him look better, fixing the lips and burgers in Fast Food so they are pink instead of purple and look a little better. Maybe a few I forgot as well, go ahead give hacking a try.

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...p;#entry1143387 this is my Fast Food Pinned for HOM III Wade

I posted a pinned version of this with everything I had found from when I was making Mad Max. It is on Tim's site Salemfrost. This can help in the areas of color and graphics at least, it is everything I had found, oh and a change to the score so it always displays all zeros at start and adds to the score with the remaining zeros yet to be reached at the left of the score. Now Scott may be able to help you more he is the one that made Mad Max really shine! The pinned version is for hack-o-matic III That is a bit hacker not disassembly. Wade

If some type of light gun was sufficiently-readily available, I could build an interface that would allow the 2600 to do a good job of reading a light gun (given suitable software). Without some extra hardware, reading a light gun on a 2600 is dicey at best. The only light gun I could think of would be the Sega Master System light gun, that has an Atari 9 pin D style plug on it already. Oh wait I had an Atari GS before it burnt up, that had a light gun too that also had a 9 pin D plug. Wade

Appreciation, I just wanted to thank everyone for their comments and complements while I was making this hack! Thank you so much everyone it really means a lot to me, and I am so glad you like this, if there is any argument for hacks this it a good one, I'd way rather play this than the original game it came from! lol But I did feel such a Pitfall feeling to playing the original game that I knew it had to be done. I am deeply proud of this hack. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Wade

Interesting Pitfall 2 is an odd-sized rom. I hadn't accounted for that. Now fixed. -Jeff Thanks again, yes I now remember why I tried to get into Pitfall two, so I could copy the bat for my Pitfall III hack. I did a pretty good job just eyeballing it in the game though I think it looks a lot like the bat in Pitfall II. Wade

The color searching it's an exact science, but it should help locate bit codes that could imply setting colors - it still could be data of course. There is still going to be an element of trial and error I'm afraid, but hopefully it helps speed up the process for your guys. Keep up the good hacking -Jeff Thanks oh and for Pitfall II all you need to do is try to open it in HOM3. Wade

Fixed opening and closing pit glitch! I just fixed the glitch in the opening and closing pits, unfortunately I also had to change the opening screen back to home vision 83' for some reason when it says Pitfall III H. Jr. this affects the pits. I don't know how or why I am not a programmer it just does. So that is changed back the game is more important than the words, so it is changed and now works with out any glitch in the opening and closing pits. Nukey would probably know why he is a programmer he would probably know why the screen jumps every once in a while and how to turn the music off the right way with no soft static click sounds every once in a while. Anyway I did my best I if I can fix the ROM any more in the future I will post the update. Enjoy! Wade Pit_Fall_III_Harry_Jr__Lilly_Adventure_hack_10_26_6__WC.bin

This is just what I need now because I did screw something up in Pitfall III Harry jr. something with the opening and closing pits. But I am more excited over the advanced color search function does it look for where colors are stored like in disassemble but for bit hackers to understand? Thanks again Wade

"Advanced search for helping locate colors!" oh Jeff Thank you thank you thank you!!!! No more 100's of attempts of changing bits to find out if it is a color or important game data! YEAH!!!!!!!! Like with Pitfall III I knew the gators were green but which one I tried 20 different greens and each of the numbers were like in the game 20 to 30 different times so right there that is over 200 attempts before I found the color, what a hack that is, wow colors anyplace in that ROM not all grouped like I am used to finding. lol The only thing I did notice was I tried a while back to see if I could hack Pitfall II that gives some kind of error??? Wade

Noted there is an error I caused in the opening and closing pits I will fix that and change it back so the error is gone. I need to download one of my old versions and compare where I accidentally must have missed changing back a test I did, literally 100's of changes and test one of them I missed I guess. It will be fixed soon! Wade

Pitfall III Harry Jr. is here. Harry Jr. is trying to get out of the jungle he has many of the same problems to deal with as his Father Pitfall Harry. There are Alligators but this time they swim and yes at later levels Harry Jr. must jump on their heads to get across chasms just like his Father did but Harry Jr. must have much more precise timing as one the alligators swim and number two they are not on the same level as Harry Jr. they swim in the dangerous swift flowing stream below him. There are rolling logs to jump over again but a few new characters to deal with charging apes! Also docile swimming turtles these Harry Jr. can jump on safely to get across chasms. Also back is the Bat his father Harry had to face in Pitfall II. Will Harry Jr. ever get out of the jungle, I don't think so. The game plays as long as you want to play it, you have unlimited lives and no timer except the timer for points for each screen, each screen is the challenge if you want to play until you get out of the jungle I don't think that is possible I think the game never ends, I don't know? I made it to over 50,000 before turning it off, it is a highly addictive game I must say though probably my most addictive hack yet. It is also the hardest hack I have finished yet, after crashing the ROM 100's of times to find the last colors I wanted to change I found them finely! If any more experienced hackers would like to smooth out a few kinks left in it I would be happy to see this game get as good as it possibly can, right now it is as good as I can get it with my hacking abilities. Enjoy Wade Pit_Fall_III_Harry_Jr__Lilly_Adventure_hack_10_26_6__WC.bin

Ohhhhhhhhhh "to make it a just-as-sucky Ms. Pac-Man. " I like your description! No I don't think anyone ever did that. Wade

This does exist someone did turn Ms Pac-Man into Pac Man I downloaded it a long time ago think it was called Mr Pac-Man if I remember? I have it in my emulator Oh Rob Kuda I think was the one that made this. Wade

I reached that stage at around 2,3000 pts. After about 50 tries, I gave up. If there was to be an end to this hack, this stage is it. That's because even if I happened to pass that stage, I don't expect to see anything cool. Just more insane music. You too!!!! That is where I stopped at too!!!!! I am sure it must be possible but wow!!!!! Believe it or not that is actually playing those nursery rhymes from the original game, it is just going through some really messed up filter of some kind I stumbled on trying to find the color for the logs and apes to change to brown. I changed it and thought well I like that better than the nursery rhymes. Wade It is not imposible I made it way past that today! Wade

New Up Date No Music!!! Wade PS still need to find the gator color to change, I spent many hours looking today all I can say is it is not these colors. CE, DD, BA, BB, BC, BD, B9, B8, B7, B6, So I need to keep looking. PS I just now noticed I messed up the date 10-24-7 hahahaha sorry next will be this years date. Pit_Fall_III_WIP_10_24_7_WC.bin

I reached that stage at around 2,3000 pts. After about 50 tries, I gave up. If there was to be an end to this hack, this stage is it. That's because even if I happened to pass that stage, I don't expect to see anything cool. Just more insane music. You too!!!! That is where I stopped at too!!!!! I am sure it must be possible but wow!!!!! Believe it or not that is actually playing those nursery rhymes from the original game, it is just going through some really messed up filter of some kind I stumbled on trying to find the color for the logs and apes to change to brown. I changed it and thought well I like that better than the nursery rhymes. Wade

This game progressively gets harder the longer you play, I had taken these two photos to show just how hard it gets. The first photo Ohhhh YEAH that is right for me to get across that chasm I must jump down on the swimming alligators while avoiding jumping into the bat also my timing must be perfect so that the gator is closing it's mouth just before I land. I can not wait until it closes it's mouth like in Pitfall I must jump while it's mouth is open still, then I must jump back off quickly before it opens it's mouth again onto the other ledge. If that isn't hard enough photo two shows now the same challenge with charging apes added, Now I must jump over the ape avoid the bat jump down on the gator jump back off the gator avoiding the apes and the bat to make it across the screen. Sometimes it seems near impossible to get across, high expert level stuff this gets to be. I do need to point out there does seem no end to this game and unfortunately for me to add an end I would need to be a better hacker. I am just a simple bit hacker. Wade PS To me the point of the game is not so much in the full game but each challenge to successfully complete, why did Harry cross the screen, to get to the other side. That is it, it is the challenges them selves the overall game has no point, so do what I do live in the now moment enjoy each challenge until you get tired of playing and turn it off until you want to play it again. Wade

Well the apes are left over from the original game, no there seems no end to the game really. Each screen is the challenge. I made it to a level where you jump down on a gator head as he closes his mouth to get across, timing is critical, but the next level the apes are charging at you and you have to still jump down on a gator head I'll show what I mean in a special post I play it until I feel like turning it off too, I would like to see a very experienced hacker make this game shine and put in a time limit or limited lives, maybe get rid of the music all together. hehe Wade

That is way beyond my hacking ability, I don't know assembly programming. I'll let you in how I changed the music, I was searching for the colors of the gators and turtles I changed what I thought cloud be the color byte, it turned out to be critical to the music. I wish I could find how to turn off the music I may yet stumble on that. It took me two hours of searching to find the color for the logs and apes. The new music sounds similar to Malagai I think. I like it better than the nursery rhymes. But the game gets very challenging way harder than Pitfall. I took two pictures at 20000 points. The game gets progressively harder each screen. I am going to hack this the best I can, I do know it could be so much better with a more experienced hacker. It is well worth the effort I believe because it is very close to pitfall really many of the exact same elements and challenges and at the same time progressive dificulty. Wade

Here is my newest up date! Logs and Apes are now Brown Nursery Rhyme songs are OUTA HERE!!! New cool music! I still need find the color for the gators and turtles though. I had been thinking of calling it something like Pitfall Harry Jr. or Pitfall Jr. since Harry is three pixels shorter in this game. Enjoy!!!!! Wade Pit_Fall_III_WIP_10_21_7_WC.bin

Well everyone my Pitfall III hack is very much on the way and looking pretty good so far! You can find it here. http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=95391 I am hacking Lily Adventure into Pitfall III! Wade

A few pictures and my first changes to turn Lily Adventure into Pitfall III Wade PS. Please let me know what you think, should I continue this hack or drop it, I don't think there is a way to lose in this, yes you do start back at the beginning of the screen you are on if you lose a man, but you seem to have an infinite supply? So please let me know? New changes changed the bird into a bat like in Pitfall II Changed those things that looked like giant slugs into rolling logs like in Pitfall Changed the Alligators to look much more like in Pitfall At this time I can not find anymore colors other than Pitfall Harry I want to change the logs to brown. I may change those apes into Scorpions don't know I do like the apes though. Enjoy. Wade Pit_Fall_III_WIP_10_20_7_WC.bin

A few pictures and my first changes to turn Lily Adventure into Pitfall III Wade PS. Please let me know what you think, should I continue this hack or drop it, I don't think there is a way to lose in this, yes you do start back at the beginning of the screen you are on if you lose a man, but you seem to have an infinite supply? So please let me know? Pit_Fall_III_WIP_10_20_6_WC.bin

I have been thinking of hacking Lily Adventure into a new Pit Fall, maybe calling it Pit Fall III? I found Lily her feet do move so I know it animates at least two frames, So I only found so far one frame of her and I think I found her color too. I also found the Teddy bears and the turtles and that weird worm or plant thing too. But if there is no way to make it have limited lives and limited time I may lose interest. Besides I would like to get rid of that music too or change it if I could. Just letting you in on what I'm tossing around in my mind. It will be a big hack maybe bigger then my Tom Boy hack? Wade