easmith Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) I intended to make a few games that would feel like games that could have been around in 1981. Those are the games I will always be fondest of. I hope a few folks have gotten some enjoyment out of these simple games. All were programmed with Assembly . http://www.gooddealgames.com/inventory/Atari%202600.html. ESmith2600.zip 1v1_Basketball_Beach_Portable.bin BackYard Football.txt BackYardFootballCART.bin KungFuCombat2.bin KFC manual.pdf ProTennis2.0-10-4-21.bin DarkKeep042622_RC2_NTSC.bin Dark_Keep_Manual_online_version.pdf StrikeZoneRELEASE_NTSC.bin Edited February 20 by easmith 15 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Thought I would post the final versions and instructions sheets for the 3 games I have made this year in one place. Out of ideas at this point and have to get back to work soon . Also, I have included the version of Pickle with the puzzle/contest. Maybe someone will solve it. Only part could be figured out with disassembly , and solution must be explained as if this did not exist . I also changed the default game mode after feedback from ZeroPage Homebrew Video Gaming. I intended to make a few games that would feel like games that could have been around in 1981. Those are the games I will always be fondest of. I hope a few folks have gotten some enjoyment out of these simple games. All were programmed with Assembly . I will eventually release the source code but they are a mess in current state. Thanks so much to the Atari Age community everyone is awesome and very supportive ! Cheers. Edward (Tony) Smith. Alien Attack and Pickle are for sale at http://www.gooddealgames.com/inventory/Atari%202600.html. AAlabel.jpg PICKmain.jpg AR.jpg Awesome collection of games this year Edward!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 A few bugs fixed in Alien Revenge ( I hope) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 another bug fixed where the enemy missiles would move down at an inappropriate time just to left of base. Game is a bit harder now. Also added a warning alarm if timer low or only one hit remaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Fixed Alien Revenge Bug where row 4 enemy missile would register multiple hits on base 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Fixed Alien Revenge Bug where row 4 enemy missile would register multiple hits on base Good to see that you are continuing to polish this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 a few more important bug fixes for Alien Revenge, and a few gameplay adjustments . Hits on enemy now all register ( some were still not ). Another major bug where the enemy state was not properly transitioning after hit by diagonal fire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 a few more important bug fixes for Alien Revenge, and a few gameplay adjustments . Hits on enemy now all register ( some were still not ). Another major bug where the enemy state was not properly transitioning after hit by diagonal fire. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) Very nearly finished here. Fixed pretty much all bugs and cleaned up scanline count. Added button-press reset after game over. Difficulty A is 25 seconds and 7 hits and 1 shield. difficulty B is 40 seconds, 10 hits and 2 shields. Move joystick to fire in 8 directions. Can shoot enemy missiles. Speeds up at later waves . Win by surviving 99 waves . video below is not that great ( doesn't handle flicker well , in that the player laser is easier to track in Stella or CRT TV than it appears in this video) , but it gives an idea. Simple game , but it plays pretty well I think. Edited September 2, 2018 by easmith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Thanks for the update! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) A hint for the Pickle riddle, which remains unsolved -- All the clues are in the manual ( except the 'easter egg' game screen which is itself a clue ). Edited September 3, 2018 by easmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 A few more updates to Alien Revenge ( in initial posting): 1. Added sound effect when you shoot enemy missiles 2. Laser no longer goes through enemy missiles . This makes game a bit more challenging, especially on skill level A 3. Enemy movement direction changes during wave 4. Play area goes all white upon death 5. Play area goes rainbow upon defeating wave 99 6. Cleaned up a few more little bugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 TV Type set to B&W now limits shots to 40 per wave in Alien Revenge . Game is pretty hard now in Difficulty A + B&W . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Is running the baseball puzzle contest yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 12 minutes ago, devwebcl said: Is running the baseball puzzle contest yet? This was a huge flop ( understandably now ) , so I dropped it a while back due to lack of interest. I have a Sega Genesis that I was trying to give away ( still am ). . It was part of Pickle, one of my early attempts at an assembly 2600 game. You have to use the manual ( just one page) to figure out clues and manipulate the game to find and solve a riddle . But still never been solved ! I am kind of embarrassed by the quality of that game now. I took it down from this thread . I was actually thinking of polishing that game up a bit now that I have learned more . So maybe I will put it up again down the road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 I dusted off my old game Alien Revenge now that I have gained more experience. The game had some graphical glitches, specifically the game was jittery. I have fixed this and made a few other changes . It is posted with the others in the initial post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 I reorganized the original post----- I put all the ROMS and manuals in a ZIP file . Includes HotBox and FishFight too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 7:54 AM, easmith said: I reorganized the original post----- I put all the ROMS and manuals in a ZIP file . Includes HotBox and FishFight too. Is HotBox a new graphics upgrade to Pickle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+eebuckeye Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 4 hours ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: Is HotBox a new graphics upgrade to Pickle? Yes. With a few other changes to gameplay . Such as “turbo “ running wie the risk of falling down . you were very close to finding the riddle clue ........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) 1 vs 1 Baseball, 1vs1 Pro Tennis, and Root Beer Pong are now available for purchase , http://www.gooddealgames.com/inventory/Atari 2600.html. I can enjoy having the 2600 sports crown for a few months before Champ Sports takes over . (Don't get me wrong----- I will definitely be buying Champ Sports Baseball !) Edited April 11, 2020 by easmith 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Hi everyone, Fish Fight, Hot Box , and BackYard Football are now available for purchase through http://gooddealgames.com/inventory/Atari%202600.html ES 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Been meaning to post some videos for some time of gameplay of some of these games for those who have not seen them . I do not have the ability to capture any videos for games that use flicker . ************************************************************* 1 vs 1 Basketball ( Beach court) thanks to K. Mosley for Beach graphics hack 1vs 1 Baseball Pro Golf Desert Classic Pro Bowling 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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