8bit-guy Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 PM me ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV Gus2 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Is it anything like David's Midnight Magic? Some screenshots would be nice, too. Any new game of a different genre is always welcome for the 5200! Can't wait to see more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bit-guy Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 The First one is ready, Night Mission pinball 5200 keypad fully mapped. colors enhanced a few other tweaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bit-guy Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Attached DEMO, no sound, only left flipper works number keys change colors, enjoy night m DEMO.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) I remember having a lot of fun with that game on an Apple II in the early 80s. Haven't played it for decades edit: Just played it for on the Virtual Apple site, it's still pretty fun... Edited May 13, 2013 by akator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Very nice screenshot, despite being monochrome. I'm kind of a nut for pinball sims. I've collected all 3 Pinball games for Atari (Video Pinball, Midnight Magic, and the elusive Bumper Bash) and all 7 NES (including one Famicom exclusive title), and I have also started working on Genesis and SNES pinball sims. I also got the Alien Crush and Devil's Crush TG-16 pinball games on Virtual Console. It's actually fairly easy to obtain a complete pinball set for the 8- and 16-bit consoles seeing as how it's a niche genre without a ton of entries. Sadly, I don't have a 5200, but it's exciting to see a homebrew Pinball game being developed. Due to the physics involved, I suspect homebrew pinball games are difficult to develop and debug. Is this pure homebrew or are you porting existing code? Either way, it looks promising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bit-guy Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Screenshot from a test Atari 5200 console: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bit-guy Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Problems with sound Bit 3, the 400/800's speaker control can still be toggled in the 5200 to produce sounds through the TV though i'm not getting the sounds through gtia on the console Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bit-guy Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 update, final version works fine on stock 5200 no video mod supports audio on this game (sound through gtia) maybe someone can come with a sound fix for the low budget and homebrew mod kits ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bit-guy Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 2 versions available gtia and pokey audio (for composite modded machines) *colors enhanced, *new sound effects, *every key on the controller used *tilt tweaked and mapped to 0 key the hardest to adapt until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 So, is this a port of Pinball Construction Set? If so, will you be releasing an import utility to insert a users table into your engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Cool, you've got color now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 So, is this a port of Pinball Construction Set? If so, will you be releasing an import utility to insert a users table into your engine? I dont think so - Night Mission was a stand alone Pinball game released on the 8bit computers before PCS. Its not half bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 So, is this a port of Pinball Construction Set? If so, will you be releasing an import utility to insert a users table into your engine? You'd have to ask _Fandal_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensu Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 The A800 code for Pinball Construction Set has been released by Bill Budge. I don't know if that would make it any easier to port than just modifying the existing rom, though... https://github.com/billbudge/PCS_Atari800 (hey someone should hack that into Baby Pac-Man! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I have a XE cart of David's Midnight Magic that I'd donate to be converted to the 5200! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 You'd have to ask _Fandal_ Who is _Fandal_ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Who is _Fandal_ ? The man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) The man! You can check this out! http://atari.fandal.cz Edited May 17, 2013 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 (edited) only left flipper works Maybe someone enable the right flipper to this DEMO and add sound to make this into a game. Edited June 1, 2013 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Both flippers work. Left flipper = controller 1 fire button Right flipper = controller 2 fire button The idea is to use the dual Joystick Coupler like a mini pinball machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Both flippers work. Left flipper = controller 1 fire button Right flipper = controller 2 fire button The idea is to use the dual Joystick Coupler like a mini pinball machine. Since _Fandal_ did these conversions for free can you post the binary? Allan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I only tested in emulation, but the above-posted "Demo" seems fully functioning. Both flippers work, sound is ON, and color is through artifacting (unless one has a video mod). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Cool I didn't want to have just a "Demo"! pinball on the 5200! :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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