Faicuai #151 Posted March 2, 2012 F-SICK (!!!) I am an avid player of this game, but mostly exclusively on MAME64 ("Puckman") and PS3's edition. I have to say that I am truly impressed not just with the results of this version, but how it DESTROYS any other PacMan version I remember playing on the A8bits. It looks, feels and almost sounds sufficiently close to my preferred (and original) versions. Once again, history-rewritten. KUDOS. F. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pengwin #152 Posted March 2, 2012 Works brilliantly. I love the new front screen. The screen corruption that I saw before has now gone as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pengwin #153 Posted March 2, 2012 Should have mentioned... the colours look great on a Pal system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Philsan #154 Posted March 2, 2012 It would be nice if Ms. Pac-Man could receive a similar treatment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tep392 #155 Posted March 2, 2012 It would be nice if Ms. Pac-Man could receive a similar treatment. I;ve thought about it, but Ms. Pac-man is pretty good as is and there are other projects I want to work on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Roydea6 #156 Posted March 2, 2012 It would be nice if Ms. Pac-Man could receive a similar treatment. I;ve thought about it, but Ms. Pac-man is pretty good as is and there are other projects I want to work on. A title screen like pacmanv8 for ms pacman would be nice even if nothing else.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atx4us #157 Posted March 3, 2012 Here's the latest xex version with MrFish's intro screen. Other than possible bug fixes, this will be the last version. I havn't had any feedback on the PAL colors, so I'm assuming they are ok. If anybody has suggestions for color tweaks, I consider making those changes. The next update will be adding the intro to the cart version. Fantastic! Thank you. I bought my Atari 800 in the eighties so that I can play Pac-Man. This version is so much better than the Atari released version. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spurge #158 Posted March 3, 2012 Absolutely brilliant! Just loaded up V8 and the title screen looks fantastic. This is one fine product right here. You are to be commended sir, it's fantastic! Thank You!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kheffington #159 Posted March 3, 2012 Yes outstanding work, Thanks. Will put it in the 16 MB images if that is okay with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
www.atarimania.com #160 Posted March 3, 2012 Brilliant work! -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Stephen #161 Posted March 3, 2012 Yes outstanding work, Thanks. Will put it in the 16 MB images if that is okay with you. Let him call the embassy first and check. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spurge #162 Posted March 3, 2012 You know what, This is one of the two only programs I feel is rock solid in it's gameplay. The other is Donkey Kong. Imagine if this came out in 1982! Can't wait to see what else you have in the pipeline, want to give us a few hints Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firestorm #163 Posted March 3, 2012 V8.xex is not working on my Atari 800XL PAL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shannon #164 Posted March 3, 2012 Really nice but on NTSC the orange looks more like a Tomato.. At least in atari800win and altirra.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tep392 #165 Posted March 3, 2012 Yes outstanding work, Thanks. Will put it in the 16 MB images if that is okay with you. No problem, but you should wait until the final version is posted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tep392 #166 Posted March 3, 2012 Firestorm, Please provide some details. Is it just black screen? Does the intro screen load? How are you loading it? Is your machine modified or standard? Anyone else having problems with PAL machines? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rybags #167 Posted March 3, 2012 It looks like it doesn't work if Basic is swapped in. Generally a good idea with any such game, put an early Init segment in to ensure it's disabled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tep392 #168 Posted March 3, 2012 It looks like it doesn't work if Basic is swapped in. Generally a good idea with any such game, put an early Init segment in to ensure it's disabled. Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tep392 #169 Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) Really nice but on NTSC the orange looks more like a Tomato.. At least in atari800win and altirra.. I went back and looked at pacmanv5.xex and the orange is much more orange. Looks good on my 400 and in emulation. I'll go back to that color. Edited March 3, 2012 by tep392 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firestorm #170 Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) OK, tried again and v8.xex is working on my Atari 800 PAL and 800XL PAL, just not every time I'm loading. About colours on PAL I would like to help. I'm comparing image from Atari 800XL on CRT TV with screenshot from Pac-Man on wikipedia. Tep392, we can use colors.xex to point out closest matches on Pal, can we? Edited March 3, 2012 by firestorm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tep392 #171 Posted March 3, 2012 OK, tried again and v8.xex is working on my Atari 800 PAL and 800XL PAL, just not every time I'm loading. About colours on PAL I would like to help. I'm comparing image from Atari 800XL on CRT TV with screenshot from Pac-Man on wikipedia. Tep392, we can use colors.xex to point out closest matches on Pal, can we? That should work. Just tell me which color patch matches best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firestorm #172 Posted March 3, 2012 Let the upper left corner be 0,0 Pac-Man should be 15 right,1 down Pinky 15 right,4 down Clyde 10 right,2 down Inky, hmm not existing on atari, Blinky 4 right, 3 down To be honest, I think is ok just to change Pac-Man character(yellow) to the colour from v1.xex for PAL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Kendrick #173 Posted March 3, 2012 Kicks ass! Nice work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+AtariNerd #174 Posted March 3, 2012 *smile* Well, hello Mr. Kendrick...finally succumbing to the draw of the boards, are we? My daughter loves Tux Paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie_ #175 Posted March 3, 2012 Again, Fantastic. Very fun to play, looks great. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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