Simon Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Hello, after years of developing games and demos for the VCS, I just finished work on two little games for the C64. SHOTGATE is a 4 kilobytes game for one player. KONFL1KT is a 1 kilobyte game for two players. Beneath releasing them as an original disk for classic gaming fans, I decided to check out the C64 cartridge technology and made 20 cartridges. Both games will take place in this years MiniGameCompo here: http://www.minigamecomp.org.uk You can read more, watch pictures and order here: http://www.quernhorst.de/atari/sk.html Best regards, Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Hello, you can watch a small video of SHOTGATE here now: Best regards, Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) That looked pretty nice! That it's released on a cart is something I really like. So, shot 1 for in, shot 2 for out. Neat little puzzle game! Any plans for more than 20 carts? Nathan Edited September 22, 2008 by nathanallan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Van Thorp Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 It's remeniscant of early games that were ported from 2600 to C-64; is this a port? The next step is to create a game that really takes advantage of the extra memory and graphics capability. How were the cartridges made? Did you find vintage cartridges with EEPROMS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seob Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Some sort of portal idea. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 How were the cartridges made? Did you find vintage cartridges with EEPROMS? Like the 2600 there are modern circuit boards and 8k/16k chips available to burn and solder to make new carts without having to destroy old ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thanks for your feedback. It's remeniscant of early games that were ported from 2600 to C-64; is this a port? The next step is to create a game that really takes advantage of the extra memory and graphics capability. I limited the game to 4 kb of total size, because I want to compete in this year's 4k-MiniGameComp. On the other hand SHOTGATE was my first C64 programming after about 7 years programming on the VCS. So I really needed to get started again. Afterwards I started programming other minigames with enhanced graphics (own charsets, multicolor, soft scrolling, etc.). You can read about them here: http://www.quernhorst.de/atari/r8.html How were the cartridges made? Did you find vintage cartridges with EEPROMS? Only new material is used (PCB, EPROM, cartridge shell, box, etc.). No old games were harmed or destroyed for the production of this game. Later, Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimsterAA Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Simon, I sent you an e-mail regarding the cost to ship to the US. Rereading your page, and this thread, I think I now understand that it's the limited edition run of 20 carts that is 45 euros. I'm just curious, what is the price for non-limited edition carts, and the disks? Thank you - and sorry if I've somehow overlooked this info somewhere if it was available. --Timster-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draikar Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 That SHOTGATE game looks like a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Van Thorp Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 How were the cartridges made? Did you find vintage cartridges with EEPROMS? Like the 2600 there are modern circuit boards and 8k/16k chips available to burn and solder to make new carts without having to destroy old ones. Are there also modern C-64 cartridge shells? Is there a stock shell that just happens to fit? Or are these custom resin shells from a garage shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Now if something was chasing you, that would make it really interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garak Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Are there also modern C-64 cartridge shells? Is there a stock shell that just happens to fit? Or are these custom resin shells from a garage shop? I believe Jens Schoenfeld of Individual Computers was manufacturing new ones. Even in various colors IIRC. Don't know if he still is or not. Garak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Simon, I sent you an e-mail regarding the cost to ship to the US. Rereading your page, and this thread, I think I now understand that it's the limited edition run of 20 carts that is 45 euros. I'm just curious, what is the price for non-limited edition carts, and the disks? Thank you - and sorry if I've somehow overlooked this info somewhere if it was available. I just checked my website again and it separates the two categories: LIMITED - 20 Cartridges at 45,00 Euro UNLIMITED - Disks at 10,00 Euro. No more cartridges are manufactured, so there is no unlimited cartridge run afterwards... Thanks, Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 I believe Jens Schoenfeld of Individual Computers was manufacturing new ones. Even in various colors IIRC. Don't know if he still is or not. Yes, he still does. http://www.icomp.de/ And I used them for my limited cartridge run, too. Even if I didn't know that at the beginning, because I got them from a retailer of Jens' items. Later, Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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