Can some get this game working

[Champions_2002]

I have just typed in Pedestrian from monitor and i cannot getting it working, so i thought i would ask the people on here to see if i have typed it correctly and get a working copy of this game.

 

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-pedestrian_20371.html

 

 

PEDS.BAS

[Nukey Shay]

You'd get better response if you posted a link to the original article Anyway, lines 350 and 360 are both computing the base POKE address wrong (multiplying the 3rd values instead of adding them), which leads to it being out of range. With those corrected, the program still runs out of data. Recheck your READ and DATA lines for incorrect or missing values.

[Champions_2002]

You'd get better response if you posted a link to the original article Anyway, lines 350 and 360 are both computing the base POKE address wrong (multiplying the 3rd values instead of adding them), which leads to it being out of range. With those corrected, the program still runs out of data. Recheck your READ and DATA lines for incorrect or missing values.

here is the link for the pdf mag

 

http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/UKACOC_Newsletter_No_03.pdf

[+Roydea6]

Check linke 310 also:

 

310 V=PEEK(134)+PEEK(135)*256:A=PEEK(14)+PEEK(141)*256:G=I*256+512-A:H=INT(G/256):L=G-H*256

[Nukey Shay]

Good catch. Line 380 is missing half of it's values, and line 670 has 2 mistakes (should include N=N MINUS Q, and POKE K,ZERO). Line 820 is missing 4 values before the last one of 75. There's obviously some remaining bugs, because the lowest red car player is messed up and the game still crashes when time is up.

[russg]

I have just typed in Pedestrian from monitor and i cannot getting it working, so i thought i would ask the people on here to see if i have typed it correctly and get a working copy of this game.

 

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-pedestrian_20371.html

 

 

I spent a couple hours checking and correcting PEDS.BAS. I found several significant errors in the PEDS posted here.

However, I can't get it to work properly in Altirra.

I did figure it requires PAL video. Maybe someone from the UK can try my PED8.BAS.

I don't believe it ever worked, but maybe someone from UK can get it working and tell us how.

PED8.zip

Edited February 29, 2016 by russg

[Caterpiggle]

I tried to test on emulator and it does not work ...

 

all I see is blue screen "READY" , THAT'S IT. Yes,in PAL.

Edited February 29, 2016 by Caterpiggle

[Nukey Shay]

@russg: Good work, but you did not change the base POKE addresses at lines 350 and 360 (as mentioned in post #2). These should read I*256+896 and I*256+384 respectively...not I*256*896 and I*256*384). After fixing those, your PED8.BAS version works. Tho it's so slow, it was not really worth the effort. Altering the P/M gfx to use strings might speed things up, if anyone wants to try hacking it. For another good boost, it really ought to be using Antic mode 4 for the road...as well (instead of wasting all that processor time in bitmap gfx).

Edited February 29, 2016 by Nukey Shay

[Nukey Shay]

@Caterpiggle: Works in Atari800Win. Nothing stands out that would prevent it working on real hardware (XL, XE, or plain vanilla).

[russg]

@russg: Good work, but you did not change the base POKE addresses at lines 350 and 360 (as mentioned in post #2). These should read I*256+896 and I*256+384 respectively...not I*256*896 and I*256*384). After fixing those, your PED8.BAS version works. Tho it's so slow, it was not really worth the effort. Altering the P/M gfx to use strings might speed things up, if anyone wants to try hacking it. For another good boost, it really ought to be using Antic mode 4 for the road...as well (instead of wasting all that processor time in bitmap gfx).

Here's an ATR with PED9.BAS, with the correct POKE addresses that works.

NEWMYDOS.zip

[Champions_2002]

Here's an ATR with PED9.BAS, with the correct POKE addresses that works.

Thank you so much for making this work this can now be added the Atarimania database

[+CharlieChaplin]

@russg: Good work, but you did not change the base POKE addresses at lines 350 and 360 (as mentioned in post #2). These should read I*256+896 and I*256+384 respectively...not I*256*896 and I*256*384). After fixing those, your PED8.BAS version works. Tho it's so slow, it was not really worth the effort. Altering the P/M gfx to use strings might speed things up, if anyone wants to try hacking it. For another good boost, it really ought to be using Antic mode 4 for the road...as well (instead of wasting all that processor time in bitmap gfx).

 

For non-programmers (like me): Use Altirra Basic to speed things up...

(Not sure if it works with TB XL or CTB / compiled TB)

[+Allan]

What year was this magazine published? There is no date in the magazine. Odd.

 

Allan

[russg]

What year was this magazine published? There is no date in the magazine. Odd.

 

Allan

March 1983

[+Allan]

March 1983

Thanks.

 

Allan

[_The Doctor__]

lot's of good suggestions to make this better.... anyone up to doing what's been described?

[Nukey Shay]

I dunno...at least Frogger had 2 distinct areas. And Freeway was head-to-head. Kinda boring as-is. Like Slot Machine

[Wrathchild]

Reminds me of Chicken but Mashed Turtles was more fun (e.g. via MultiJoy at Atariáda)

Edited March 3, 2016 by Wrathchild

[_The Doctor__]

does mashed turtle support regular two player mode without a multijoy?

[+Philsan]

does mashed turtle support regular two player mode without a multijoy?

Yes, I played with my daughter recently.