Scott Stilphen Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 What happened to these projects? I've never heard of any more updates on info since they were mentioned in NG (a YEAR ago!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian75 Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 I have been patiently waiting for Kickman as well and am wondering what happened. My money is ready and waiting for whenever this project is completed. I hope it has not been abandoned. If you have any info please let us know. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 I've heard that Mike wanted to reprogram the demo from scratch again, because he wasn't satisfied with the result. So why don't you ask him directly? Here is his address: mikem@digitaleclipse.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted April 8, 2002 Author Share Posted April 8, 2002 I did, but he never replied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Scott Stilphen: I did, but he never replied. Then you should perhaps ask Manuel (Cybergoth), he was in contact with Mike this Januar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 For that matter, whatever happened to Dade (from the old boards)? http://web.archive.org/web/20000815235351/...s.com/wwwboard/ Wonder if he finished any of his projects? [ 04-08-2002: Message edited by: Nukey Shay ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Whoah!! it's the old Nexus msg board! Wow thanks for the nifty tip on finding them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Yeah, the wayback can find a lotta stuff you thought was dead (and the more you use it, the longer it lives). Funny thing...I was Rhindle on the old board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 By the time he gets Kickman out the real prototype will probably be found. I know its out there somewhere... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolenta Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Tempest: By the time he gets Kickman out the real prototype will probably be found. I know its out there somewhere... CBS never showed it. They had a show at the New York Automat in 1983, one week before Summer CES, where all of their games were on display (including Wings). They gave out a handout which showed screenshots of upcoming games and Kickman was listed there, however the screenshot was a drawing. [ 04-08-2002: Message edited by: rolenta ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 I also hope Mike is able to find time someday to finish this game as well as the book he was working on. Given how things go in the game industry, he's probably just very busy with his job and hasn't really had time to put into his 2600 endeavors. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by NE146: Whoah!! it's the old Nexus msg board! Wow thanks for the nifty tip on finding them!! Yes, this is great! I didn't know until now. To bad that the message board is not archived correctly. Or am I doing something wrong? Al should notice this somewhere, so that everybody finds this information. Or will you be able to bring the whole old Nexus archives online again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Hi there! quote: Originally posted by Thomas Jentzsch: Then you should perhaps ask Manuel (Cybergoth), he was in contact with Mike this Januar. Well, of course I'm always on the hunt for new Xype titles Back then, Mike was ultimately busy with his company, Digital Eclipse (You might probably know, they did Rayman, X-Men and several other GBA titles lately) In his own words: "I'm full time development at Digital Eclipse, so my time is very limited, and the last thing I enjoy doing when I get home is programming, just because my eyes hurt too much" But, he said that he _is_ working on the book and, as Thomas already said, he wantded to rewrite Kickman from scratch. (Though I can say, that the current demo version is already very promising) I'd just wait, I'm sure he'll have both the book and the game ready some day Greetings, Manuel [ 04-09-2002: Message edited by: Cybergoth ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 quoteCBS never showed it. They had a show at the New York Automat in 1983, one week before Summer CES, where all of their games were on display (including Wings). They gave out a handout which showed screenshots of upcoming games and Kickman was listed there, however the screenshot was a drawing. No kidding? I always assumed Kickman was shown at the show. At least Wings existed at one point. Didn't the Columbia Game Club list Kickman in their catalog? Maybe thats where I got the idea that it existed. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 I've seen some CBS literature that shows screenshots (not drawings) of Kickman (both 2600 and Intellivision!), Targ, and Wings. Here's a release schedule from 83: [ 04-09-2002: Message edited by: Scott Stilphen ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iocat Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Scott Stilphen: What happened to these projects? I've never heard of any more updates on info since they were mentioned in NG (a YEAR ago!) Work at Digital Eclipse has been pretty busy(we just shipped Atari Anniversary Advanced for GBA, by the way), which is why progress on the book and demo have ground more or less to a halt for the time being, and a few other things have gotten in the way (ask Mike about his scratch-built miniature Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet). The plan is to have something for GCE, although that was the plan last year, too... I know Mike does want to redo the demo from scratch, so it is more modular -- this will help with the book. Once he gets a chance to do that, the book will probably get done pretty fast. Anyway, sorry it's taking so long! -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Thomas-- Yeah, the info is archived correctly...problem is that's the only board page that made it into the archives. Probably due to the number of hits that page got when the board was being revised. Oh, and the search function won't work without Java. Here's how you open everything... http://web.archive.org/web/*sa_/http://www...ri2600nexus.com If you open any page and add wwwboard/ to the end of the address, it will just flip you to that last board page (most of the messages can be opened, though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 They've gotta be using their own space to store all that stuff, too. Look here-- http://web.archive.org/web/20001206073600/...rum.cgi?forum=2 I wonder if any rom links made it into the files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Hi Chris and thanks for the update. I for one certainly know how hectic it can get at times when working for a game company. I'm still working on five foreign versions of Deus Ex PS2, which is something that should have been long finished by now. I look forward to Kickman and I'm glad to hear that it hasn't been abandoned, along with the 2600 Programming for Dummies book. I'm encouraged by the desire to have something for CGE. As if I'm not already going to be overwhelmed by everything at the show! Thanks again, ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Hey Tempest here's that CHouse catalog page: Columbia House Also here's a thread from back in December discussing Kickman. I believe a prototype must be out there....I mean how could they offer the thing for sale at one time?? It had to at least be pretty far along in development...no??? KickMan Thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradjewell Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 There are some rare games in that ad, aren't they? Haven't we learned from the past that ads probably don't mean anything about development though? We can look at a bunch 2600 game ads, and especially the Atari Jaguar. There were a million ads and picture of games that I don't think anyone gave a thought about hardly. I guess I'm just bitter. I want my Highlander 2 and 3 on Jag CD. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolenta Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 quote: Originally posted by moycon: I mean how could they offer the thing for sale at one time?? Both Kickman and Spectravision's Mangia were offered through the club. However if you ordered it, Columbia sent you a letter saying that they were 'out of stock' and that the orders would be shipped as soon as the stock was replentished, which of course they never were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 So Manigia was never sold through the Columbia Game Club? Does that mean only the PAL version exists? So where did that ROM file come from? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted April 10, 2002 Author Share Posted April 10, 2002 "After further review", it appears the 2600 screenshot isn't real (5 balloons falling on rack #2?!?), but I'd guess that it's a fairly accurate representation of how it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Yeah I'd say the other picture is defenitly Intellivision. Look at the score counter, the 0 is square with that little dot in the center. That's the Intellivision's built in character set all the way. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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