Songbird Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 CyberVirus LOST MISSIONS is now available for the Atari Lynx on a professionally molded cartridge. This game contains 9 all-new levels from the original version submitted to Atari for evaluation in 1993. Mission text and objectives are completely different than the later versions published by Songbird. Available now from Songbird. Read about it and also get a hint on another upcoming surprise release in the Songbird newsletter! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrodderz Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 No box for this one Carl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Correct, this is a cartridge-only release. Boxes generally require printing hundreds at a time to be cost effective, so not every game will come with a box. If I see interest in a box for this game spike up around the 100 mark, then I could certainly look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 5 hours ago, djrodderz said: No box for this one Carl? No box? - Only 98 more to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFG 9000 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I ordered this as soon as I saw the email a few days ago. I still haven't given the original Cybervirus the time it deserves, but I'm looking forward to investing more time into both games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Got mine today! Carl comes through with another great release! This is like Cyber Virus 2 in my most humble O opinions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/22/2020 at 4:02 PM, Songbird said: Correct, this is a cartridge-only release. Boxes generally require printing hundreds at a time to be cost effective, so not every game will come with a box. If I see interest in a box for this game spike up around the 100 mark, then I could certainly look into it. How about packaging it with a new-style box with a "lost missions" sticker on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 6 hours ago, davidcalgary29 said: How about packaging it with a new-style box with a "lost missions" sticker on it? I could do that, but definitely some of the info on the box back would be incorrect -- 9 missions vs. 16, etc. Certainly, printing a sticker to put on the existing box is easy enough to do, so if that is appealing, please reply here or email me and I could consider it. 9 hours ago, 4ever2600 said: Got mine today! Carl comes through with another great release! This is like Cyber Virus 2 in my most humble O opinions... Excellent, glad you like it! I was so blown away when I received the original prototype around 1999. I knew I had to pursue the rights and source code so I could properly release it. And now it's come full circle, and everyone can enjoy it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 21 years!?! Well better late than never... now when are we getting Distant Lands and Ultra Vortex? I'd buy those 'as is' on cart just to mess around with! Edited September 26, 2020 by 4ever2600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 Ultravore is back on my priority list, now that I have the full Epyx dev environment running again and also re-immersed myself in 65c02 assembly for not one but two Lynx games this year (Quadromania and ???). No promises, because it needs new artwork for more characters plus some fine-tuning on the gameplay. However if I can get started on it over the winter, I'm hoping for a late 2021 release. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Wow! But is the release title going to be Ultravore or Ultra Vortex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrodderz Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 8 hours ago, Songbird said: I could do that, but definitely some of the info on the box back would be incorrect -- 9 missions vs. 16, etc. Certainly, printing a sticker to put on the existing box is easy enough to do, so if that is appealing, please reply here or email me and I could consider it. Excellent, glad you like it! I was so blown away when I received the original prototype around 1999. I knew I had to pursue the rights and source code so I could properly release it. And now it's come full circle, and everyone can enjoy it. I’d definitely be up for a sticker or something extra. I get charged import duty every purchase so extra stuff so extra stuff would always be welcome Let me know Carl before I order ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKraken Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Would be fantastic to see Ultra Vortex finally released after all these years. I remember young me looking at songbird website 20+ years ago and being "holy s**** this game is coming for the lynx!?!?". Young me didnt know he would have to wait until 2021 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Back on topic: I am getting some Lost Missions stickers made for the existing CyberVirus box, and also printing the Lost Missions instructions on smaller glossy cardstock. That way it can ship in a modified CyberVirus box for those who are interested. Should be available by end of October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Is this a totally new cart aside from the Cyber-Virus cart I already bought from Songbird? I mean is it totally new levels, missions? If if is really different, something new, then I think I may be interested. If it is the same stuff, Plus some new added stuff, I may have to think on it a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Lost Missions contains 9 totally new missions and does not contain any of the missions from the previously published version. It's a separate game ROM. From the first post in this thread: On 9/22/2020 at 8:47 AM, Songbird said: This game contains 9 all-new levels from the original version submitted to Atari for evaluation in 1993. Mission text and objectives are completely different than the later versions published by Songbird. Additional explanation: Lost Missions is essentially identical to the original evaluation version submitted to Atari. The only difference is the Lost Missions name, the Songbird copyright, and a couple of grammar corrections I made to the missions text. All the intro screens, mission briefings, and mission content are from that original ROM. It was very close to being a complete game all the way back in 1993. However when I received the source code to CyberVirus around 2000, it did not contain the source for the missions from the eval version. Thus I ended up creating 16 all-new missions when I published CyberVirus in 2001. Still hoping someday to create a full sequel to CyberVirus with 16+ new missions, new enemies, and more... I even have one new enemy coded up from way back when, but didn't design any missions to include it. Maybe after Ultravore. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 CyberVirus LOST MISSIONS now includes a box with a sticker on it. If you would like to purchase the box separately, you can do so here: https://songbird-productions.com/product/lynx-game-boxes/ Thanks for all the support, and happy gaming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrodderz Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 @Songbird Hi Carl, When are Bugs and Redux available ? Makes it easier to buy a few from you with shipping etc to the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Putting on the final touches now for ABT and Quadromania... ordering pages should go live within a week! Also, here is a sample of the Lost Missions box: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripled79 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 11/2/2020 at 6:22 PM, Songbird said: Putting on the final touches now for ABT and Quadromania... ordering pages should go live within a week! Also, here is a sample of the Lost Missions box: It's alllllll about the box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 10/21/2020 at 5:21 PM, Songbird said: CyberVirus LOST MISSIONS now includes a box with a sticker on it. If you would like to purchase the box separately, you can do so here: https://songbird-productions.com/product/lynx-game-boxes/ Thanks for all the support, and happy gaming! Ordered! -Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Thanks! Looking forward to your thoughts on this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Can't wait to receive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 4:20 PM, gilsaluki said: Is this a totally new cart aside from the Cyber-Virus cart I already bought from Songbird? I mean is it totally new levels, missions? If if is really different, something new, then I think I may be interested. If it is the same stuff, Plus some new added stuff, I may have to think on it a while. Got the Lost Missions new cart. I have to be honest. I don't see a lot of difference on this cart (compared to the legacy cart). It is still hard as hell to play (for me). Graphics, workmanship=A+. Playability, depends. Return-to-the-game regularly? Questionable. Get it only if you are a completist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 You're right that it's essentially the same 3D game engine in both CyberVirus games. The main difference is the all-new missions included in Lost Missions. Also, it does not include the cheats which I added to the original CyberVirus release. Having said that, ammo is more plentiful here so it should be easier to take out buildings and enemies. Overall, some LM missions are harder than the original, but some are definitely easier. You can use Option 1 to skip to the next mission just so you can try them all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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