+Ryan Witmer Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 That looks fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Just built a RealSports Curling cart. The plan is to release the game at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo next month, assuming I can get the boxes, manuals and labels printed in time. Will hit the store in mid-November. 5200_RealSportsCurling_Cart.jpg ..Al Very nice result. I know there was some anticipation in seeing what the label/box art would be. Very pleased with the results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Any chance of adapting this to the 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Awesome! Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ryan Witmer Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 Any chance of adapting this to the 2600? Certainly not by me, but other people are welcome to try. The source code is available, but from my understanding of the 2600 hardware I doubt it would even be all that useful (a 7800 version might actually be able to reuse large chunks of the code). Any conversion would need to be seriously scaled back, I would think. It took quite a lot of effort to get 16 rocks, the rings, and all the different lines on the screen and I can't even imagine how you would do that on a 2600. Then again, there's some pretty amazing 2600 wizardry going on these days so maybe it could be done in some form. What I would really like to see is an Atari 8-bit computer conversion. This would be an ideal game for the paddle controllers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Definitely picking this up in November, looks awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 What I would really like to see is an Atari 8-bit computer conversion. This would be an ideal game for the paddle controllers. That would be great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 RealSports Curling is now available in the AtariAge Store! ..Al 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 RealSports Curling is now available in the AtariAge Store! ..Al Why does it say "Box Upgrade-NO" when I put it in my cart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Why does it say "Box Upgrade-NO" when I put it in my cart? That was a mistake for the store entry, the game includes the box for $45. I've fixed the store, please remove the game from your cart and add again and that should fix it. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Certainly not by me, but other people are welcome to try. The source code is available, but from my understanding of the 2600 hardware I doubt it would even be all that useful (a 7800 version might actually be able to reuse large chunks of the code). Any conversion would need to be seriously scaled back, I would think. It took quite a lot of effort to get 16 rocks, the rings, and all the different lines on the screen and I can't even imagine how you would do that on a 2600. Then again, there's some pretty amazing 2600 wizardry going on these days so maybe it could be done in some form. What I would really like to see is an Atari 8-bit computer conversion. This would be an ideal game for the paddle controllers. There are 5200 owners with *paddle* controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 There are 5200 owners with *paddle* controllers. ...and they work probably work now, except you would need a simple adapter to trade the x and y axes. Swap two pins on the 5200 controller plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Just stopping by this thread to say THANK YOU!!! I just received my cart from the store and it's AMAZING. I love curling and the 5200 both and am so happy to have this game. How about some Atari 5200 Pond Hockey next--I'm half-Canadian so this one is really getting me going! Thank you AverageSoftware (love the name) and Al! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Just stopping by this thread to say THANK YOU!!! I just received my cart from the store and it's AMAZING. I love curling and the 5200 both and am so happy to have this game. How about some Atari 5200 Pond Hockey next--I'm half-Canadian so this one is really getting me going! Thank you AverageSoftware (love the name) and Al! Awesome, glad to hear it arrived safely and that you're having fun with it! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ryan Witmer Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Just stopping by this thread to say THANK YOU!!! I just received my cart from the store and it's AMAZING. I love curling and the 5200 both and am so happy to have this game. How about some Atari 5200 Pond Hockey next--I'm half-Canadian so this one is really getting me going! Thank you AverageSoftware (love the name) and Al! Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoy the game! Be sure to try the 8 player mode if you have a 4-port 5200 and lots of like-minded friends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 The Video Game Critic reviewed RealSports Curling. https://videogamecritic.com/5200rr.htm?e=23179#rev5611 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) On 12/14/2018 at 11:12 AM, phaxda said: Just stopping by this thread to say THANK YOU!!! I just received my cart from the store and it's AMAZING. I love curling and the 5200 both and am so happy to have this game. How about some Atari 5200 Pond Hockey next--I'm half-Canadian so this one is really getting me going! Thank you AverageSoftware (love the name) and Al! RealSports Hockey should definitely be developed, that's the last sport the Atari systems (especially the 5200) don't (yet) have a port of. As a Kings fan (47 years going, since 1975 when I was 9 years old) and hearing of and about Atari Canada in the 80s I was hoping that maybe THEY would've developed such a cart, but not to be. Edited March 21, 2022 by BIGHMW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Brisevac Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: The Video Game Critic reviewed RealSports Curling. https://videogamecritic.com/5200rr.htm?e=23179#rev5611 Looks like a fun game. Much like lawn bowls :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ryan Witmer Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 13 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: The Video Game Critic reviewed RealSports Curling. https://videogamecritic.com/5200rr.htm?e=23179#rev5611 Cafeman gave me a heads-up on this a little while ago. Glad to see he enjoyed the game. Calling the manual "eight pages of excitement" is probably my favorite part. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ryan Witmer said: "eight pages of excitement" is probably my favorite part. I thought that was cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) @Ryan Witmer thanks for this. Just trying it for the first time. The anthem at the beginning took me by surprise! It also took me back to Summer Games anthems. Is there a digital manual? Edited April 2, 2022 by yodan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ryan Witmer Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 2 hours ago, yodan said: @Ryan Witmer thanks for this. Just trying it for the first time. The anthem at the beginning took me by surprise! It also took me back to Summer Games anthems. Is there a digital manual? You're welcome, hope you have fun with it. That anthem is the only piece of music I've ever done on the 5200 and I just did it by transcribing some sheet music I found. There is no digital manual, but here is the text file that was used for the printed manual. It should be the same aside from whatever minor editorial changes Albert made. manual.txt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 The Video Game Critic has reviewed RealSports Cornhole. @Ryan Witmer I had no idea you were working on this. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 27 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: The Video Game Critic has reviewed RealSports Cornhole. @Ryan Witmer I had no idea you were working on this. ? Spoiler APRIL FOOL"S!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusfalkirk Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I realize that I'm coming to this thread REAL late, but I've got to say THANK YOU so much for developing this game! I'm one of those crazy people who really enjoy watching Curling every four years in the Winter Olympics. So to be able to play a version of it on a home console is spectacular. I'm playing it in an emulator for the Mac, OpenEMU to be exact. After downloading it, and the rules, I decided to select game 9 and watch the cpu play against itself. It was really close to watching a game duting the Olympics! Thank you again for this and I'm sure I'll have lots of fun with it. magnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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