Yaron Nir Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 I saw somewhere back in the day that this game was under development. i was very curious to see it had new levels and new actions and actually looked very promising . is the game being written by someone from the AA community? Or atarionline community ? anyone know what is the current status of the development ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Can't say I've heard the same. Some of those Datasoft platform engine games were pretty good. The great tragedy was Conan. Good concept but too inefficient with too much slowdown which made it next to unplayable at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilheim Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Rybags said: Can't say I've heard the same. Some of those Datasoft platform engine games were pretty good. The great tragedy was Conan. Good concept but too inefficient with too much slowdown which made it next to unplayable at times. It would be interesting to optimize the sprites routine. Did anyone make a look into it? Edited April 16, 2020 by Wilheim Mispelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Original release was Apple II and I just found out it was released coinciding with Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie of the same name. Generally Apple II ports didn't use PMGs (and I don't think this does) and likely the schedule meant they didn't perform much optimisation. No doubt with some extra Ram commitment thrown in the game could be made to run somewhat better. But whether anyone wants to devote time to it? Probably easier to run in emulation with a turbo CPU option enabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusakat Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Rybags said: Can't say I've heard the same. Some of those Datasoft platform engine games were pretty good. The great tragedy was Conan. Good concept but too inefficient with too much slowdown which made it next to unplayable at times. Wasn't Goonies a Datasoft title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 17 minutes ago, Rybags said: Original release was Apple II and I just found out it was released coinciding with Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie of the same name. Generally Apple II ports didn't use PMGs (and I don't think this does) and likely the schedule meant they didn't perform much optimisation. No doubt with some extra Ram commitment thrown in the game could be made to run somewhat better. But whether anyone wants to devote time to it? Probably easier to run in emulation with a turbo CPU option enabled. This is one I would devote time to if I actually knew how to do it. The colors are terrible in it as well. But would love a Zorro 2, I have close to completing the first game enough times that the music is one of those that will get stuck in my head for days... much like Pitfall 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 ZorroII - ask sOnar from atarionline.pl. You also ask Kaz about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhell Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, pusakat said: Wasn't Goonies a Datasoft title? Yes. Kind of had that Conan feel to it also, but smoother (less sprites at once I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 I thought they did more adventure platformers, but I think this is the list: Conan, Bruce Lee, Zorro, The Goonies. They do have a sort of similar, evolutionary feel about them (though Conan is somewhat primitive). Zorro and The Goonies seem to add more gizmos to play around with. Canyon Climber is from Datasoft also, but it's a pretty simple game and I doubt shares any game engine elements with the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 3 hours ago, leech said: the music is one of those that will get stuck in my head for days... press 'S' to allow your ears to recover! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 I heard that it's secret, free CGS project. No s-shots, betas and other sh*ts until working version was made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaron Nir Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Found this: http://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1503693312&archive=&start_from=0&ucat=1&ct=nowinki&sub=S&PHPSESSID=e64e6b09654aa4ea513d75e7a672e824&PHPSESSID=e64e6b09654aa4ea513d75e7a672e824 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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