starwindz Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) What's this? 'Atari 800 - Best Gamepack' is All-In-One Gamepack includes best Atari 8-bit games, screenshots, adverts, covers, manuals and high scores spreadsheet. I always wanted to make some kind of the game launcher for Atari 8-Bit computer! My main goal was to write a total package which has a subset of best games from the "huge" and "chaotic" set of gamebase and atarimania database. So here it is 'Atari 800 - Best Gamepack'. This version is a first release and so I'd be grateful if you could try it out for me and report any comments and bugs you find, or even just let me know what you think of it. Any bugs which are found and reported will be posted on the official blog, or you can post them this topic if you like. For more information, please visit to the official blog. If you want to download it now, you can get it from here.(418MB) Thank you. starwindz Edited May 5, 2014 by starwindz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) Very nice indeed, good selection of games but you have not detailed where the temp place is you use to extract the 2 disk games like AE so to be able to browse to the second disk.. Remember APDATA is hidden to normal users so if its been stored in Local/temp then you can't normally browse to it until you set windows to show the dir. That aside its a really nice front end (based upon Gamebase) easy to use and a quality selection of games. Thank you. Edit: Found the temp directory being used, its inside the Emul/Altirra dir where this games pack is setup. You might get a word of Phaeron for including Altirra directly with the release? Edited May 5, 2014 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) Error trying to load Crossfire...Odd looking variable there? And a thought, does this use any part of Gamebase code wise? I only ask as if it did you would need Gamebase installed previous to trying to run this as gamebase installs a few files that don't make it portable. Lastly, Phaerons excellent internal Bios's are great but their may be the odd game that needs the original bios's although you may be lucky, I've only seen one item in a long while not work under the interal bios's. Edited May 5, 2014 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwindz Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Thank you. Mclaneinc. Crossfire bug will be fixed and license clarification is also included to the next version. So I have temporarily removed the download link of version 1.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Hope the next version will be soon, its a very friendly compilation of great games old and new.. Thank you for creating it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Looks pretty interesting. Only 315 titles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Yes, he or she is going for a cream of the crop collection, there's always Mark Hardnman's Atari800 Gamebase which I have to say is excellent and packed with titles but its also nice to have a selection of the best to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwindz Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) All games in the gamepack are being tested and I have another personal schedule, so the release date would be within next weekend. Edited May 9, 2014 by starwindz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Thanks for creating this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwindz Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Version 1.01 released. Please click here or go to the first article of this topic to download it. And please check out the new features. (See the attached screenshots.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Version 1.01 released. You are awesome. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Thanks. I know just how much work can go into this type of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Well thanks so much for this much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Looks great, as said, nice little collection, can't see any basic games so far, did you not add them? Anyway, well done for this, its perfect for the people looking for the cream of the crop games.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) At 720p I can't reach the option menu. I see pretty much every game I've looked for. I noticed Dungeon Lords didn't make the cut, but for all I know that wasn't a popular game. Edited May 17, 2014 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwindz Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 @All It's my pleasure. I just would like to make some kind of all-in-one compilation for old-and-new Atari 800 gamers. And version 1.02 is now being developed to fix some problems and add new games. @Mclaneinc Yes, any BASIC games was not included in this version. Could you please recommend the best BASIC games and let me know where I can download them? @Reaperman Could you please let me know your screen resolution or show me the screenshot of your issue? And 'Dungeon Lords' will be added in the next version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nice collection, starwindz , but some important games from the last few years are missing - for example: Space Harrier, His Dark Majesty, Bomb Jack, Callisto, Ridiculous Reality (but please get the final version, not the version from Atarimania), Knight Lore etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Thanks, this is awesome. I love how you made the emulator an option. Very well done indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwindz Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Nice collection, starwindz , but some important games from the last few years are missing - for example: Space Harrier, His Dark Majesty, Bomb Jack, Callisto, Ridiculous Reality (but please get the final version, not the version from Atarimania), Knight Lore etc. Thank you. Yes, I will try to add all games you mentioned to the next version. I have found Ridiculous Reality in your site, but where can I find the latest version of other games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) @Reaperman Could you please let me know your screen resolution or show me the screenshot of your issue? And 'Dungeon Lords' will be added in the next version. Sure I'm at 1280x720 on both of my main computers (one because it's a netbook, the other because my projector probably needs to be upgraded to something better). What I see is below. Often when I'm too low-res, I can sneak in enough of a move/resize to scroll around and get to everything. For all I know there isn't much I'm missing in the 'options' section. I'm just curious, I suppose. I can get to enough to actually play the games just fine. Edited May 18, 2014 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) Thank you. Yes, I will try to add all games you mentioned to the next version. I have found Ridiculous Reality in your site, but where can I find the latest version of other games? I think all those games are there (on Atarimania) in the last version (except RR). But generally for newer games I would suggest Fandal's site, it's more up-to-date and complete. Edited May 18, 2014 by +Adam+ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwindz Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) Gamepack V1.02 has now 365 games. If you have any comment for this best game list, please write replies. (It will be released soon.) 180 Ace of Aces AE Agent USA Air Support Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves Alien Garden Alley Cat Alternate Reality The City Alternate Reality The Dungeon Amaurote+ Android Attack Aquatron Archon Archon II - Adept Arex Arkanoid Assembloids XE Asteroids Atari Invaders Atlantis Attack of the Mutant Camels Axis Assassin Aztec Challenge Baja Buggies Ballblazer Banana Bandits Bang! Bank! Battlezone Batty Builders BC's Quest for Tires Beach-Head Beamrider Bean Machine, The Beef Drop Beer Belly Burt In Brew Biz Berzerk Blue Max Blueprint BMX Simulator Bomb Jack Boulder Dash Boulder Dash - Professional Version Boulder Dash II Bounty Bob Strikes Back! Bristles Broadsides Bruce Lee Buck Rogers Buried Bucks Callisto Candy Factory Canyon Climber Captain Beeble Catapede Caterpiggle Cavernia Caverns Of Mars Caverns Of Mars II Centipede Chomper Chop Suey Choplifter! Christmas Eve Mightmare , A Claim Jumper Clowns & Ballons Commando Conan Congo Bongo Cops 'n' Robbers Cosmic Tunnels Crazy Clown Jumper Crazy Egon Creepshow Crossfire Crownland Crystal Castles CTetris4 David's Midnight Magic Dawn Raider Daylight Robbery Deathchase XE Defender Demon Attack Desmond's Dungeon Devilator Devil's Dare Devil's Domain Diamond Mine Diamonds Diamondz Dig Dug Dimension X Dog Daze Deluxe Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr Downhill Dr. Mario Draconus Dreadnaught Factor II, The Dreadnaught Factor, The Drelbs Drol Dropzone DungeonLords Eastern Front 1941 Easy Money Eidolon (The) Electrician Electro Maniac! Embargo Encounter! Equestrian Escape Escape From Doomworld Excalibur F-15 Strike Eagle Fast Eddie Feud Fight Night Fill'er Up II Final Legacy Fire Chief Firefleet Flip and Flop Flowers Mania Forbidden Forest Fort Apocalypse Fred FREE - Funny Risky Evil Escape Frogger Galactic Avenger Galactic Chase Galaxian Gangsterville Gato Gauntlet Gauntlet (Mindscape) Gauntletak Getaway! Getris Ghost Chaser Ghost! Gorf Grand Prix Simulator Great American C.C. Road Race Gremlins (5200) Gruds In Space Guard Gumball Gwobby Strikes Back! Gyruss H.E.R.O. H2O Halley Project, The Hard Hat Mack Hard Hat Willy Hardball! Hawkquest Heavy Metal Henry's House High Rise High Rise (Compute!) Hijack! His Dark Majesty Hot Lips House of Usher Hover Bovver Hydraulik Hyperblast! Infiltrator Inside Ixion Jawbreaker Jawbreaker II Jelly Beans Jet Boot Jack Jewel Bits Journey To The Planets Joust Juggler Juice! Jumpman Jungle Hunt Juno First Kaboom! Kangaroo Karateka Kennedy Approach Keystone Kapers Kik-Start Knight Lore Koronis Rift K-Razy Shootout Kult Last Starfighter, The Lifespan Line-Up Little Devil Livewire Livewire 2 Loco Lode Runner Lone Raider, The Lost Tomb Lunar Lander Lunar Leeper Marauder Mario Bros. Megamania Mercenary - Escape from Targ Meteor Mighty Jill Off, The Milk Race Millipede Miner 2049er Mirax Force Missile Command Monex Monster Hunt Monster Smash Montezuma's Revenge Moon Patrol (5200) Mountain King Mouse Attack Mr. Do! Mr. Do!'s Castle Mr. Robot 3 Mr. Robot And His Robot Factory Mr. Robot II Ms. Pac-Man MULE Myriapede Necromancer Nibbler Nibbly Nightmare Manor Nightmares Ninja Octopus Oils Well Olympic Skier One-on-One O'Riley's Mine Pacific Coast Highway Pac-Man Parachute 2011 Pastfinder Pengo Pharaoh's Curse Picnic Paranoia Pinball Construction Set Pinhead Pitfall Pitfall II - Lost Caverns Pitstop Pitstop II Pole Position Pondering About Max's Pooyan Preppie Preppie! II Pro Mountain Bike Simulator Q-Bert Qix Qix (5200) Quasimodo Race in Space Racing Destruction Set Raid Over Moscow Rails West! Rainbow Walker Rally Speedway Rampage RealSports Tennis Rear Guard Rebound Rescue on Fractalus Ridiculous Reality River Raid River Rat Robotron 2084 ROTO Round About Salmon Run Satan's Hollow Savage Pond Scram Sea Dragon Sea Quest Seafox Serpentine Seven Cities Of Gold, The Shamus Shamus - Case II Sidewinder Sidewinder II Silent Service Sinistar Solo Flight Solo Flight - Second Edition Space Ace Space Blaster Space Eggs Space Hawks Space Wars Spare Change Special Delivery Spelunker Spy Hunter Spy Vs. Spy Spy Vs. Spy II Spy Vs. Spy III Spy's Demise Star Fleet I Star League Baseball Star Raiders Star Raiders II Star Trek Star Wars Steeple Jack Submarine Commander Sudoku Sweep Summer Games Super Breakout Super Bunny Super Cobra Super Pacman Super Zaxxon Survivor Tail Of Beta Lyrae, The Tapper Tell Thorn, EMI Soccer Threshold Tiger Attack Tilter Timeslip Topper Track Attack Trains Triad Trix Trolls and Tribulations Turmoil Tutankham Up, Up and Away Warlok Water Ski School Wavy Navy Weihnachtsspiel Whistler's Brother Winter Olympiad Wizard of Wor Wizard's Crown World Karate Championship Xevious Yar's Strike Yoomp! Zador Zeppelin Zone Ranger Zone X Zybex Edited May 18, 2014 by starwindz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) Thanks for showing the whole list and adding some new games I have compared your list with the current Top 100 games by rating list in Atarimania. What is missing: 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe Assault Force 3-D Asteroids Emulator Blinky's Scary School Capture the Flag Deluxe Invaders Fantasyland 2041 AD Gigablast International Karate James Bond 007 Jet Set Willy 2007 Leaper Mission Schreckenstein Space Harrier Space Invaders Spindizzy Tagalon Trailblazer Vanguard Vicky Warhawk Zaxxon Zenji Zork I Edited May 18, 2014 by +Adam+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 @Starwinz, does this need the Gamebase 3 engine to be installed for it to work, I already have it installed so I can't tell. Just in case people not familiar with Gamebase know if its needed or not. For actual gamebases it MUST be installed as gamebase as yet isn't stand alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwindz Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) @Mclaneinc Gamepack does not need gamebase engine files.(DLL and ActiveX). Gamepack directly reads and writes the gamebase mdb file without any other dll files. The policy of gamepack is all-in-one. Edited May 18, 2014 by starwindz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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