Albert Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 http://www.atariage.com/development_page.h...evelopmentID=38Space Treat is a new game being developed for the Atari 2600 by Fabrizio Zavagli (aka Rasty). In Space Treat, you control a ship that must reach the top of the screen, collect the tasty treat located there, and get it back to its base at the bottom. The current version of the game only has three cycling levels and is still missing several features in terms of gameplay, cosmetics, and audio. Fabrizio estimates this version is roughly 60% complete, but it's still playable and we think it shows great promise. You can view screenshots and download the binary here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Wow!! Way to go Rasty!!! Always great to see a 2600 in development!!! Good luck in the finished product. Will this game be for sale at any time??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Thanks, Moycon! Yes I plan to also sell it on carts once it's done, which I hope it's soon, but I don't know what my spare time thinks about it Ciao, Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 I couldn't get the demo to run in Stella It's only a 4k image, so I dunno the deal...but it looks to be cool. From the SS, it appears to be similar to a game on the 8-bit..."Courting Crickets" by Stan Ockers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Nukey: humm I've tested using z26 and CyberStella, both work fine. Maybe with Stella you'll have to force the game as a 4k... Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Yep...it works in both of those. Not in Stella, though. Weird. Very challenging...and the sprites look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Sorta looks like Megamania meets Food Fight :-) Very cool looking game, nice concept, great work.... Now Albert needs to run a Label contest so that the game will have a snazzy looking label to go with it Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Hi Rasty: I just loaded your Space Treat into the Cuttle Cart in a real 2600 console .. Nice work .. and nicely addicting gameplay too! The colors and scrolling objects are all nice and smooth .. I like it! BTW: Your game made me get registered at atariage just so I could post this reply .. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA, USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 quote: Originally posted by solder_guy: BTW: Your game made me get registered at atariage just so I could post this reply .. Hey, you registered for this and not for Thrust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 The game doesn't run using Stella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 jetset516-- The game would require a profile entry...but it runs great in CyberStella! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 quote: Originally posted by jetset516: The game doesn't run using Stella. It doesn't work with older versions (don't know why), but perfect with the latest 1.2 release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Welcome aboard, solder_guy! I also confirm Space Treat runs fine on an actual 2600 with CuttleCart.. but don't really know what's up with PCAE and Stella, will look into that later! greets, Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted June 12, 2002 Share Posted June 12, 2002 FYI, the screen appears to roll on the Mac version of Stella (not sure what version I have though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 FYI, the screen appears to roll on the Mac version of Stella (not sure what version I have though). Yup, all older Stella cores (<1.2) seem to have that problems. But the game runs perfect with the Cuttle Card, so I'm quite sure, it's an emulator problem. You Mac guys should contact the authors of MacStella, so they create an updated version, based on the newest Stella cores. That will also make Thrust and Jammed working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Hey Rasty, are you going to be making a box for this great looking game of yours ? :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 you better let me know when its for sale.. seems destined for greatness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 18, 2002 Author Share Posted June 18, 2002 I've put a newer version of the Space Treat rom up on its Development Page, along with updated screenshots. This newer version has a preliminary title screen and fuel. The fuel works as a timer--when it runs low your ship turns red and slows down. If it runs all the way out, your ship will explode (although the exploding part isn't actually in yet). Enjoy! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 This newer version has a preliminary title screen and fuel. Space Treat is getting better and better! Thanks Rasty! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Beep! .. I mean.. Thanks! (currently working on sound ) Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 The fuel works as a timer--when it runs low your ship turns red and slows down. If it runs all the way out, your ship will explode The two greatest mysteries of them all: 1. Why (How?) do ships explode once their fuel ran out? (Same story as with American cars in movies? ) 2. Why (How?) is the scramble ship refueling, when your're actually *bombing* the fuel-tanks? Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 The two greatest mysteries of them all: 1. Why (How?) do ships explode once their fuel ran out? (Same story as with American cars in movies? ) That's easy: The fuel is needed for the warp kernel shielding generator. 2. Why (How?) is the scramble ship refueling, when your're actually *bombing* the fuel-tanks? Hm, that's a little bit more complicated to explain: What you see, is a camouflaged "beaming device", that beams up all fuel, including the fuel required for the tanks own warp kernel shielding generator. Didn't you know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Didn't you know that Well, these were of course the first answers that came to my mind, but then I thought: Nope - Too obvious Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZ Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 I played it...it has a neat frogger feel to it....very challenging. z26 is what I used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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