killersquirel Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Hello. In the 5200 Hack threads there was a fix to Missile Command+ to work on real hardware. The game works great with the joystick, but no longer works with the trackball. Is there anyone that could fix this so that it can be played with the trackball? Here's a link to the thread. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/128201-missile-command/ Thanks, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 This has been brought to my attention that you hit the reset switch to change it to trackball control. There is a weirdness in that if you move the trackball in the beginning of the round before it lets you control that will screw up the "alignment" of the control and can potentially sink your game. Would this require an easy fix or would it be more complicated? -mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 This has been brought to my attention that you hit the reset switch to change it to trackball control. There is a weirdness in that if you move the trackball in the beginning of the round before it lets you control that will screw up the "alignment" of the control and can potentially sink your game. Would this require an easy fix or would it be more complicated? -mike This is because the trackball calibration was not correctly implemented. The cal line needs to be pulled low during calibration so that moving the ball won't mess it up. It would be a fairly simple thing to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I sense Dan Kramer's blessing is required... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 I would love for a talented programmer to fix the calibration for Missile Command+. It's such a great hack of the game that to have the same type of control that the original offers would be great. -mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I'm kind of busy right now, but might be able to fix it in a few weeks. Remind me if I forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I would love for a talented programmer to fix the calibration for Missile Command+. It's such a great hack of the game that to have the same type of control that the original offers would be great. -mike How different is it from, say, GCC's unauthorized Missile Command hack known as Super Missile Attack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 How different is it from, say, GCC's unauthorized Missile Command hack known as Super Missile Attack? It is just Atari A8/5200 Missile Command with three missile bases and the options of auto base selection, or pressing 1,2,3 to fire from that particular base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 It is just Atari A8/5200 Missile Command with three missile bases and the options of auto base selection, or pressing 1,2,3 to fire from that particular base. Hmm. I think Dan Kramer mentioned they had a hacked version like that that they sued back at Atari Inc back in the day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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