Super Mario 2600

[the.golden.ax]

Nice, but there is no way that the big N will ever let you release it on a cart - it might be better to come up with a new character before you do too much work on it? Also, I think you are updating the sprite colours a bit too late as the effect doesn't work properly towards the left edge of the screen?

 

Chris

 

Well look at B*NQ. That was a great way to not use the Q-Bert name.

 

You could always call it something like Super Plumberman, or Super Ron Jermey Brothers, or perhaps Super Kong Killer.

 

Wait Wait... Super JOE THE PLUMBER!

 

 

AX

[Mr. Gimmick]

awsome stuff! I remember seeing this when you posted on NA, keep it up dude!

[tremoloman2006]

Nice! I LOVE the music! Pretty dang cool!

[roland p]

Hi Wickeycolumbus, are you still working on this title?

[Wickeycolumbus]

Hi Wickeycolumbus, are you still working on this title?

 

Yea, but I have not had time in a while to work on it, for I have several other projects I am working on.

[Godzilla]

can anyone post any screenshots of what it looks like aside from the cool mario sprite? Thanks.

[Wickeycolumbus]

can anyone post any screenshots of what it looks like aside from the cool mario sprite? Thanks.

 

Thats basically all there is right now, all you can do is walk around on flat ground.

[Godzilla]

Well, that's a start Thanks for the info. Looking forward to seeing this develop.

[ginnidog]

Hope to see this game come to fruition

 

all the best to ya

 

Paulie

[Bucket]

Not sure if this is still relevant, but you might prefer this sprite I made a while back. No animations, just a suggestion.

 

[graveltoes]

man i really like the progress i've been hoping for a super mario 2600

i wonder how many levels can be crammed in a cart?

[Thorsten Günther]

man i really like the progress i've been hoping for a super mario 2600

i wonder how many levels can be crammed in a cart?

 

May I suggest vertically scrolling levels instead of horizontal ones? OK, It'll be more like "Captain Dynamo" (look it up on Youtube if you don't know it) then, but as the 2600 can't do smooth horizontal scrolling, there'd be flipping like on the Atari ST version of Great Giana Sisters instead.

 

 

Thorsten

[Wickeycolumbus]

This project is not dead yet

 

Today I came up with a great kernel that can be used for a high resolution title screen (96 pixels ) so I thought I would give you guys an update. There are currently no graphics for the title screen, just code reused as graphics, but the kernel is functioning.

 

The rest is pretty much the same as version 20081101. I really have not implemented any game play yet.

 

Edit:

I forgot to mention that I tried version 20081101 out on real hardware and the flicker is fine

SuperMario260020090418.bin

Edited April 19, 2009 by Wickeycolumbus

[Corby]

Glad to see your still going on this project!!

[ZylonBane]

Perhaps you should be focusing your energies on developing a landscape engine instead of a fancy title screen. The latter is expendable. The former is not.

[Shawn]

Perhaps you should be focusing your energies on developing a landscape engine instead of a fancy title screen. The latter is expendable. The former is not.

 

 

Ya cause your current work on a similar game is coming along so much better.

[roland p]

Perhaps you should be focusing your energies on developing a landscape engine instead of a fancy title screen. The latter is expendable. The former is not.

 

 

Ya cause your current work on a similar game is coming along so much better.

Sometimes homebrewers get carried away by exploring cool technical stuff. Now and then we need these kind of comments to get focussed again.

[ZylonBane]

Perhaps you should be focusing your energies on developing a landscape engine instead of a fancy title screen. The latter is expendable. The former is not.

Ya cause your current work on a similar game is coming along so much better.

Doesn't sound like you're disagreeing with me.

[Shawn]

Perhaps you should be focusing your energies on developing a landscape engine instead of a fancy title screen. The latter is expendable. The former is not.

Ya cause your current work on a similar game is coming along so much better.

Doesn't sound like you're disagreeing with me.

 

Nope I'm not, just saying cut him some slack. But you already know that as per your post I'm quoting

[Wickeycolumbus]

Perhaps you should be focusing your energies on developing a landscape engine instead of a fancy title screen. The latter is expendable. The former is not.

 

First I have to work on the current kernel, it needs optimization badly, but I do not have much time for this project right now.

[Video]

So, how you going to do this? Verticle levels (a few exist in the games, so it would work, just look weird) Flipping like Pitfall, or just really jerky side scrolling? I think that would be cool either way.

 

Heh, I'll see if I can find my Mockup of Mario for 2600 sometime, It took forever, but I think I made a fairly conviencing scrolling game...damn, now I gotta hook up my old computer again.

[Primordial Ooze]

What language are you programming this in, 6502 assembly or batari basic?

 

Thanks,

 

Cell Wall Rebound

[Wickeycolumbus]

What language are you programming this in, 6502 assembly or batari basic?

 

Thanks,

 

Cell Wall Rebound

 

Assembly, thats all I do

[smartkitten26]

I think I found a bug in the jumping mechanism; if you hold the fire button, he stays in the air.

Edited May 20, 2015 by smartkitten26

[analmux]

Can anyone post a link to a good 2600 emulator which is the most suitable for this program?