Drelbs

[+playsoft]

Drelbs is one of my favourite 8-bit games but I couldn't find a 5200 version. This is a port of what I think must have been the cassette version as it ran in 16K. There was no title screen so I've added one with a speedy rendition of Wilder Reiter. I've changed nothing in the game itself other than to remap the keyboard controls:

 

START - restart game (at any time)

# - press this for difficulty selection, then press * repeatedly to select difficulty, then press START

PAUSE - pause game, press RESET or 0..9 to resume

drelbs.bin

[+DamonicFury]

Wow, thanks!!! Great game... will try it on the 5200 soon!

[slampam]

Lost gem. Truly Infectious! Splash screen is a nice touch.

Too bad an 80's software company didn't think of licensing and porting these third party titles to the 5200.

[Bill Loguidice]

Lost gem. Truly Infectious! Splash screen is a nice touch.

Too bad an 80's software company didn't think of licensing and porting these third party titles to the 5200.

I'm sure they would have if the system lasted longer on the market than a few years.

[Aking]

350 downloads !?!

 

one can really see 5200 users are starving for new games

[+TrekMD]

I tried to play this through emulation and the emulator crashed. I'm using kat5200. I will try it using real hardware, though.

[+playsoft]

I tried to play this through emulation and the emulator crashed. I'm using kat5200. I will try it using real hardware, though.

 

I have tested on Altirra and on real h/w using the Ultimate SD cart, I've not tried kat5200 but here is a version with the cartridge header if it helps.

drelbs.zip

[Charlie_]

Thank you for this game!

[Nerf Herder73]

Thanks! I had forgotten about this one.

[+playsoft]

Is any of the history behind Drelbs known? It was published by Synapse but was Kelly Jones employed by them to write it or had he already developed the program and they simply published it?

[RickR]

Played it on a real 5200, it is a fun game; thanks for posting it. Need to find a manual, as I'm not 100% sure how to play.

[+playsoft]

There are instructions at http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-drelbs_1737.html

[thegamezmaster]

Thank you very much! Great work!

[Greg2600]

Excellent work again Paul. Man you and Aking are on fire with the conversions. This game is a lot like Lady Bug I guess, only a lot harder!

[jetset]

Thanks for the game Paul! This is an...interesting little game. I like it, but feel like I should be on drugs when I play.

[+playsoft]

I was not familiar with Lady Bug but that looks like where the revolving doors may have come from, although Drelbs does something different with them. As one of my favourite games it is a shame more is not known about it. I think it's a very original game (despite the Lady Bug doors!) with a unique atmosphere and excellently programmed.