Arcade WARLORDS programmer

[astroblaster]

Hello, everyone!

 

I hope this is the right forum for this post. Does anyone know who created the arcade version of Warlords? I know Carla Meninsky programmed the 2600 version. I was able to e-mail her and she believed it was Ed Rotberg but she wasn't certain because they were in different divisions. I couldn't find Warlords in any list associated with him.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks!!

[Nukey Shay]

He programmed Battlezone the same year that Warlords was...so there might be a clue buried in the games (if they share similar coding technique). Both games used a 6502 processor...though Battlezone probably had longer R&D due to it's military application. Warlords is uncredited on the 'net as far as I can tell.

[Bryan]

He programmed Battlezone the same year that Warlords was...so there might be a clue buried in the games (if they share similar coding technique). Both games used a 6502 processor...though Battlezone probably had longer R&D due to it's military application. Warlords is uncredited on the 'net as far as I can tell.

 

I know the default high scores belong to:

 

CGR, GSD, RFW

 

One coding technique that stands out in my mind (from when I disassembled the arcade ROM) was the heavy use of CLV BVC instead of JMP.

 

-Bry

Edited April 2, 2006 by Bryan

[Nukey Shay]

I get nothing on those initials. At least not in that order. Tho RFW has a partial match for Robert Weatherby (Atari arcade games, 1985...Xonox titles before that), and Bob Whitehead (Atari 2600 titles before and after 1980).

[Bryan]

I get nothing on those initials. At least not in that order. Tho RFW has a partial match for Robert Weatherby (Atari arcade games, 1985...Xonox titles before that), and Bob Whitehead (Atari 2600 titles before and after 1980).

 

Yeah, I never could figure it out either. I had to wonder if the initials meant something else, or were intentionally mangled in some way. There has to be some Atari old timer who knows for sure.

 

-Bry

[Nukey Shay]

No luck with the CLV/BVC thing either I got no instance of that combo in the romset.

[Bryan]

No luck with the CLV/BVC thing either I got no instance of that combo in the romset.

 

You didn't see it in the arcade ROM? I'm looking at it right now (B8 50 XX)...

 

@5096

@5119

@5133

@5187

@51A5

 

and it just goes on and on like that... The last one I think I found was at 7442. Some parts of the code don't do it at all (such as the sound and self-test code).

 

-Bry

[Nukey Shay]

In Battlezone? Or Warlords?

I was looking in the Battlezone romset, since it sounded like you were referring to Warlords. Debug came up with nothing.

[Bryan]

In Battlezone? Or Warlords?

I was looking in the Battlezone romset, since it sounded like you were referring to Warlords. Debug came up with nothing.

 

I was looking at Warlords (and not paying very good attention to the thread).

 

-Bry

[Bryan]

I've asked Owen Rubin. Let's see if he responds.

 

-Bry

[Bryan]

I guess he's not going to answer.

 

-Bry

[podfish]

I -think- it's another Ed Logg game..