PacManPlus Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Hi guys - I was asked to make a manual for the last 4 games I did, so I took a stab at it. Please note that these may (and probably will) change. Thanks, Bob Meteor Shower Manual.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Update: After talking with Dan Boris, I found an issue with Meteor Shower that caused it to not work with MESS. It is fixed, and included here. Thanks, Bob MeteorSh.A78 MeteorSh.bin MeteorSP.A78 MeteorSP.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hi Bob, Is this kind of issue something that other 7800 programmers should be aware of when coding? -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBoris Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) Hi Bob, Is this kind of issue something that other 7800 programmers should be aware of when coding? -John The issue was that he was doing a LDA $04,X instead of a LDA #$04. The LDA $04,X was reading from location $04 which is the TIA collision register. It just happened that the value it got on the real hardware and on most emulators worked in this case, but MESS on the other hand was returning a value that didn't work. To be provide truely accurate emulation MESS should return the same value as the real hardware, but I am not sure what that should be. Edited February 19, 2012 by DanBoris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) Yes, sorry - I was gone for a while. This worked on real hardware and ProSystem so I never caught it. This was the offending line: LDA #PLYSHOT,X It should have been LDA #PLYSHOT MESS was loading $FF into 'A' which is the only value that would have made the program fail (I check for $FF to see if the object is disabled) Thanks, Bob Edited February 19, 2012 by PacManPlus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Update: After talking with Dan Boris, I found an issue with Meteor Shower that caused it to not work with MESS. It is fixed, and included here. Thanks, Bob Thanks for the update...Plays perfectly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) Great game! One comment: I have played it in emulation with Prosystem and I found the base shooter is a bright colour - as are the mountains in the background. Unlike the Intellivision original that inspired this, I find that when moving the base back and forth, it kind of blends in a bit with the background mountains, and in the heat of gameplay can get a bit lost in the background. Or is it just me..? Edited February 19, 2012 by ls650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
life_is_pleach Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Will be there a second run? Anytime? If there will be a second run i will take a copy in each color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HatNJ Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 After getting Bob's last few games I missed this one I do hope another run is made or made available in the AA Store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Great game! One comment: I have played it in emulation with Prosystem and I found the base shooter is a bright colour - as are the mountains in the background. Unlike the Intellivision original that inspired this, I find that when moving the base back and forth, it kind of blends in a bit with the background mountains, and in the heat of gameplay can get a bit lost in the background. Or is it just me..? I think it is either "just (you)" or perhaps the color palette being used with ProSystem. On the actual system I don't encounter any blending, and don't see it under MESS either. Here are some captures straight from version 0.145u6: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarinut76 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 please add me too if you do a second run. I think I just missed the first one.. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Please add me as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Thanks for this game Bob! I've had a great time playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simple M Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Looks great, cant wait til it comes out on cart form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Looks great, cant wait til it comes out on cart form. It already has. See post #70. You can PM Bob to see about buying one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Count me in if you make more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 How come this game isn't available in the atariage store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEWROCK Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) Hi guys. I can't get EMU7800 to recognize any of the roms on this thread. They are in the directory. What is the difference between SP and SH suffix? Thanks for any info. Edited May 2, 2014 by KEWROCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 What is the difference between SP and SH suffix? Thanks for any info.Don't use an emulator, so can't help with that part, but the H is just the H from "sHower" in the name. That should be the NTSC version. The P should be for PAL. desiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Drats... I really need to check 7800 more often... I also need a power plug- mine finailly fried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Drats... I really need to check 7800 more often... Meteor Shower is available right here for purchasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 ZeroPage Homebrew is playing Meteor Shower on tomorrow's (Tue Sep 21, 2021) stream LIVE on Twitch at 4PM PT | 7PM ET | 11PM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! ZPH Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Pengo (2021 Exclusive WIP Update | 7800) by Darryl Guenther @darryl1970 @darryl1970 Graze Suit Alpha (2017 WIP | 7800) by Mord @Mord Meteor Shower (2012 Final | 7800) by Bob DeCrescenzo @PacManPlus Ms. Hack (2009) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay (Hack of Pesco/Hack 'Em) (WATCH IN 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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