+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/25/2020 at 8:39 AM, atari2600land said: GoSub 7800 is completed. Thanks so much for the update and congrats! Moved from WIP to Completed: GoSub by @atari2600land 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Added to WIP: A Roach in Space by @vhzc 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Updated link and name of WIP game as the binary was released: A Roach in Space II: Cosmic Bugaloo by @vhzc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) Added to WIP: Plink by @SmittyB Edited October 18, 2020 by ZeroPage Homebrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 33 minutes ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: Added to WIP: Plink by @SmittyB Cool. Where can this be found? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 28 minutes ago, Karl G said: Cool. Where can this be found? An early WIP has been posted on the AtariAge Discord server in the #homebrew-chat channel. - James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostAlgae37 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 8/16/2020 at 4:57 PM, Trebor said: That's actually "Captain Comic" based on the MS-DOS game from 1988. ?? The original game seems to be a lame attempt at something in the vein of Super Mario Bros. for the MS-DOS platform? The character sprite even appears to be a bastardization of the mushroom-enlarged Mario from the Nintendo classic. I guess that's what passed for originality back in 1988. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Moved from WIP to Completed: Millie and Molly by Matt Smith @mksmith [ref] 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Moved to Completed as per this post declaring it finished: Pac-Man Collection: XM Enhanced by Bob DeCrescenzo @PacManPlus and Perry Thuente @tep392 (Sound) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electronicsibley Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 7 hours ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: Moved to Completed as per this post declaring it finished: Pac-Man Collection: XM Enhanced by Bob DeCrescenzo @PacManPlus and Perry Thuente @tep392 (Sound) Awesome! Should Millie & Mollie and Dragons Cache move to completed as well? May also be worth updating reference to Popeye as a full game given the good news on that thread. Lots of action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, electronicsibley said: Awesome! Should Millie & Mollie and Dragons Cache move to completed as well? May also be worth updating reference to Popeye as a full game given the good news on that thread. Lots of action! The first post has the updated lists. Millie & Mollie is already noted as completed. I think Dragon's Cache is still being tweaked and tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electronicsibley Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Muddyfunster said: The first post has the updated lists. Millie & Mollie is already noted as completed. I think Dragon's Cache is still being tweaked and tested. Ah, thanks. Something weird going on with my browser. I didn’t see that a moment ago. Carry on everyone. Don’t mind me! ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 1:16 PM, NostAlgae37 said: The original game seems to be a lame attempt at something in the vein of Super Mario Bros. for the MS-DOS platform? The character sprite even appears to be a bastardization of the mushroom-enlarged Mario from the Nintendo classic. I guess that's what passed for originality back in 1988. Don't stress, downloads have been removed and there wont be any further public releases of this Captain Comic project... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Halloween Last Stand - fultonbot/8BitRocket Studios 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 7 hours ago, TwentySixHundred said: Don't stress, downloads have been removed and there wont be any further public releases of this Captain Comic project... It sounds like one person wasn't fond of the original DOS version. Hopefully this wasn't your reason for giving up on it? I for one was looking forward to seeing how it developed. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Karl G said: It sounds like one person wasn't fond of the original DOS version. Hopefully this wasn't your reason for giving up on it? I for one was looking forward to seeing how it developed. I agree with Karl, I thought it was a solid start, hopefully you will pick it back up again. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 In light of recent feedback and news, it's somewhat ironic to know that Captain Comic received a port to the NES. The back of the NES box provided several review quotes of the PC DOS Version: "Colorful And Well Thought-Out Arcade Style Game." - Game Players "A Clever Combination Of Fantasy And Puzzle Solving...Once You Try Captain Comic You Will Be Addicted." - PC Resources "This Is One Experience You Really Wont Want To Miss." - Computing Now! Certainly your prerogative to discontinue development @TwentySixHundred, looks like we may have missed out on possibly a great addition to the 7800 though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Trebor said: Halloween Last Stand - fultonbot/8BitRocket Studios Thanks for the heads up on that! I've added it to the WIP list: Last Stand: Halloween by @fultonbot (8BitRocket Studios) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Renamed Popeye 7800: Mini-game to Popeye 7800 in WIP as he's expanded the game: Popeye 7800 by @darryl1970 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Thanks for keeping this up. So much easier to keep up with things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 26 minutes ago, MrBeefy said: Thanks for keeping this up. So much easier to keep up with things. No problem, it really helps me keep track of things for the upcoming Atari Homebrew Awards and in turn helps everyone else not miss any exciting new releases! ? - James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fultonbot Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: No problem, it really helps me keep track of things for the upcoming Atari Homebrew Awards and in turn helps everyone else not miss any exciting new releases! ? - James Please add an award for "most games started but none finished" so I can finally win something. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 2 hours ago, fultonbot said: Please add an award for "most games started but none finished" so I can finally win something. Hahah, it's stiff competition for that award this year!! - James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbilly Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 13 hours ago, TwentySixHundred said: Don't stress, downloads have been removed and there wont be any further public releases of this Captain Comic project... Sorry to hear that TSH. Hope you change your mind someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) On 11/3/2020 at 8:50 AM, Karl G said: It sounds like one person wasn't fond of the original DOS version. Hopefully this wasn't your reason for giving up on it? I for one was looking forward to seeing how it developed. On 11/3/2020 at 8:56 AM, Muddyfunster said: I agree with Karl, I thought it was a solid start, hopefully you will pick it back up again. On 11/3/2020 at 10:52 AM, Trebor said: In light of recent feedback and news, it's somewhat ironic to know that Captain Comic received a port to the NES. The back of the NES box provided several review quotes of the PC DOS Version: "Colorful And Well Thought-Out Arcade Style Game." - Game Players "A Clever Combination Of Fantasy And Puzzle Solving...Once You Try Captain Comic You Will Be Addicted." - PC Resources "This Is One Experience You Really Wont Want To Miss." - Computing Now! Certainly your prerogative to discontinue development @TwentySixHundred, looks like we may have missed out on possibly a great addition to the 7800 though. On 11/3/2020 at 3:02 PM, willbilly said: Sorry to hear that TSH. Hope you change your mind someday. Thanks to everyone who had shown interest. There is a few reasons and i guess after seeing that comment it was the straw that broke the camels back. Basically i have had self doubt about the game, for one my biggest gripe is screen to screen transitions. I really feel it's not much of a platformer and lacks that wow appeal when there is no screen scrolling. I know it's possible however im not sure with the engine i have whether it would work. If i managed to implement the feature there would probably be flicker due to fetching alphadata from other banks. I could probably reduce flicker by loading three or more screens at one given time into RAM but there would probably still be flicker or slowdowns. The other reason is lack of originality like mentioned, other then level design. It's not a one for one port so kind of bothers me if im just wasting my time creating a subpar game. It's basically a game i had fond memories of and never noticed it's similarities to Super Mario Bros I just don't know and have self doubts for the reasons i had mentioned above. I may decide to pick it up again although motivation for the project is fairly low at this point. I have a few other projects im having fun with that also lack originality lol. Think that's my problem as i tend to recreate games i have fond memories of. Anyway thanks for the kind words guys ? Edited November 6, 2020 by TwentySixHundred 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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