Halo for the 2600 Released at CGE! Download the game here!

[Albert]

I have a technical question, did you write the game in batari basic or pure assembly language?

The game was written in pure assembly language.

 

..Al

[MitchSchaft]

I received my copy today. Thanks, Al!

[CollectedDust]

I also just received my copy; it works great. Thanks Al!

[+Philsan]

PAL version rom image will be released or only sold in cartridge format?

[laitechs]

I was wondering if i could get a cartridge version of this somehow, i had no way to make it to the convention...unfortunatly i'm stuck in IOWA....so please tell me i can get a cartridge version for pretty cheap....as i assume the ones sold at convetion will be ebay'd for at minimum $100.00. give a little help to the fans that can't afford to travel around the nation to conventions...please

[tetrode kink]

I was wondering if i could get a cartridge version of this somehow, i had no way to make it to the convention...unfortunatly i'm stuck in IOWA....so please tell me i can get a cartridge version for pretty cheap....as i assume the ones sold at convetion will be ebay'd for at minimum $100.00. give a little help to the fans that can't afford to travel around the nation to conventions...please

I believe this thread will eventually get that for which you ask.

[flammingcowz]

the bin doesn't work right on the harmony cart. Walls and trees kill you and you always flash even without a shield. using Stella these problems don't exist. Still a great game though and I had fun beating it on the harmony cart and on Stella.

[homerwannabee]

Just noticed that this thread is now the most viewed thread of any thread for the Atari 2600 forum.

[Nukey Shay]

Not surprising...since a link to here has been posted on many modern gaming forums.

[TMAN34]

I have been working a ton and just found out about this game.

 

Will it be released in cart form?

 

I will definetely buy a copy............

[Fujifruit]

I have been working a ton and just found out about this game.

 

Will it be released in cart form?

 

I will definetely buy a copy............

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/167142-halo-2600-pre-order/

 

: x

Edited November 4, 2010 by Fujifruit

[Ed Fries]

Sorry for the delay. Attached are the Halo 2600 PAL .bin files. Special thanks to Cybergoth aka Manuel for doing the conversion. Enjoy...

 

-EdF

haloPAL50.bin

haloPAL60.bin

[SpitzNamen597]

Can I pay you for this to be put onto a 2600 cartridge?

Its already been durn.

[R.O.T.S]

I played this for first time this mornning,i like it alot! ,once you learn to keep ducking from one screen to another to reset baddies to their original starting positions it gets quite addictive.

It reminded me of Berzerk at times which is a good thing

[+Philsan]

Sorry for the delay. Attached are the Halo 2600 PAL .bin files. Special thanks to Cybergoth aka Manuel for doing the conversion. Enjoy...

 

-EdF

What a Christmas gift!

[TheCurlyBard]

This is a fantastic game, I discovered it a while ago when it was discussed at Racketboy and not only has it got me interested in Atari (it was before my time and always fell into the 'too retro for me' camp), but I've been playing around with some code for it as well.

 

Been using batari for now to get used to what the machine can do, but I plan to move to asm after my current game is finished. I really love writting for such a limited platform and having to think so carefully about everything to make it all work. Havnt enjoyed writting code this much for a few years now. Fantastic.

 

Ed, thanks for making this game for us to enjoy

[winra2000]

Any pics of that the cart/label look like?

Here's my idea

 

Nice idea - and what about the small cover?

Edited May 20, 2011 by winra2000

[chupathingy]

Seriously, talk to AtariAge about getting a cart produced. You can consider me a buyer if it pulls through

 

Although if that never happens, I'll try to make a paypal donation and play it on my Harmony.

[wwjd]

"Dawn of the Thread"! hahahahaha

 

 

hey guys, I'm trying to contact Ed Fries about using 7 seconds of HALO 2600 in a fun video I made. I thought the game was public domain style creation, but Youtube is giving me flack over video game rights. So, thought if I could show proof of permission or something, I could leave it in. I used it because it was NOT a real Atari game, and as a nod, homage, to video games and a wink to those that know about it.

Here is the video

and it is only used for 7 sconds up front, no titles or any identifiers.

I can edit it out and do something else, but I thought it was the perfect fun thing to show as being played in a modern produced video supposedly from 1971!

 

Let me know who to contact or whatever if you can.

 

Thanks!

KEEP ON ATARI-ing!!!

- Greg

[Albert]

Greg, I responded to your PM.

 

..Al

[dubxcube]

I disagree about it not being a "real" Atari game. It's as real as anything released in the 70s and 80s

[Ed Fries]

I love it!

[wwjd]

Glad you like it, Ed! So, you don't mind it getting used in this way?

[+Gemintronic]

I think it's important to point out Ed Fries and AtariAge are not involved in the whole YouTube automated crackdown. It really is a Google program tagging and bagging videos inappropriately (sometimes filing complaints for dead companies).

[Ed Fries]

Glad you like it, Ed! So, you don't mind it getting used in this way?

I don't mind at all. I would be honored.