Wrathchild Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 With great help from Paul Lay who was able to locate the cause of a bug that was holding up the release of this title, I can let this ROM out for testing / enjoyment. Its base is the PAL A8 version and I've changed the "Ape's" orange to a better NTSC color. Due to the code/ROM size a loading/title screen had to be dropped. One thing I'm aware of is the music speed is slightly faster than the PAL as the note delays are coded into the tune data, but this doesn't detract much. Let me know how you get on with it. rampage_ntsc.zip 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I will check this out tonight on my Atarimax cart. Thank you for doing this Wrathchild and thanks Paul for finding the bug. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aking Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 At Last ! amazing work now let's see that new year's promised release... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC-42 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 My kids are hogging the TV--oh, the joys of spring break--so I'll chase them off when their show is over and give this a look. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Paul is the 5200 beast 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Awesome. I'm looking forward to trying this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Plays well. I wish the 2nd button was jump. I tried with the stock controller and had a rough time climbing buildings from the ground. lots of fun though. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I don't remember how far along the earlier version was, but am very pleased that it's been updated. Graphics/sound are great on this game! Look better than the 7800 version. Like Official Ninja said, the controls are really tough. Can't punch at opposite buildings either, if that's even possible in this port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Controls aside, it plays well on my system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 To be honest the control are frustrating enough on the original A8 game, punching the buildings is very tricky and often I end up getting propelled off! Certainly possible to take a look to see if punching can be assigned to keys instead - any preference to layout? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aking Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 To be honest the control are frustrating enough on the original A8 game, punching the buildings is very tricky and often I end up getting propelled off! Certainly possible to take a look to see if punching can be assigned to keys instead - any preference to layout? second fire button? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 Would that work for 2 players? From what I'm reading the VTRIGR interrupt can be used and the SKSTAT bit checked for being pressed, but how do you determine which controller caused it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aking Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Would that work for 2 players? From what I'm reading the VTRIGR interrupt can be used and the SKSTAT bit checked for being pressed, but how do you determine which controller caused it? you may find reading this interesting: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/3137-equate-tables/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Wouldn't the 8-bit version have functioned with just one button? Not sure if mapping to keypad is a great idea, since those usually work like crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE5200 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 How about a Pinball game for the 5200? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Play Castle Crisis to test your upper (2nd) fire button theory. (Don't use Atari 800Win4.0 Emu. It assigns one second button to all 4-playes. Use Kat or Altirra.) Or PM Bryan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) totally awesome i too would like a pinball but there is just not a good pinball game they all look like that horrible davids midnight magic pinball construction kit a game i played the heck out of on my commiedoor is mr.robot and his robot factory but people would probably like moon lander better heck i would be happy with anything even ducks ahoy Edited March 14, 2014 by bohoki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Located the clue in this thread, use the CONSOL register to select the controller so will experiment with that, but Altirra appears to only permit one 5200 controller to be attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 How about a Pinball game for the 5200? If Starball on A8 is half as good as the ST/Falcon original, then it would be a great pinball conversion for the 5200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aking Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 To be honest the control are frustrating enough on the original A8 game, punching the buildings is very tricky and often I end up getting propelled off! Certainly possible to take a look to see if punching can be assigned to keys instead - any preference to layout? played a lot with my younger son , it's a blast ! if you press hard the joystick towards the inside of the buildings before and AFTER that you press the button you can punch without troubles and won't end up getting propelled off once you get used to it it's easy thanks for a nice 2 player game Wratchild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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