ActionGeek Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Any aspiring 2600 programmers out there want to take a stab at Kickman? Looks easy enough to do, but then again I don't know how to code for cart, so... More info on Kickman: http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/kickman.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 yea....I'd like to see Kickman for the 2600 as well. You got one more buyer here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 A prototype for this game exists somewhere. The programmer mentions doing it in an article back in 1983 (he has sadly passed away since then). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 i thought someone was coding it for a book or something also??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpfalcon2003 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Wow. This game is really cool. Be great to have on the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 A prototype for this game exists somewhere. The programmer mentions doing it in an article back in 1983 (he has sadly passed away since then). Tempest Hopefully it might one day surface. We all live in hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 The more recent attempt has been in development about as long as Death Derby, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsuinnc Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I love this game (don't really know why). Seems like a book on classic games was released or was supposed to be relesed 4 or 5 years ago and was going to include this game as a 2600 game. Anyway, I got tired of waiting and bought the arcade version off ebay for a great price. I would still love it on a 2600 cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I used to play the hell out if this game when I was little and I for one can not wait till some one here would make it for the 2600 and how cool will it be to play it with the Atari trak ball controller!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 (edited) KICKMAN?for the 2600?...DAMN GOOD IDEA!,that game is awesome. Edited December 2, 2006 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 KICKMAN?for the 2600?...DAMN GOOD IDEA!,that game is awesome. I second it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 i thought someone was coding it for a book or something also??? Yes Mike Mika was planning on doing this for a book on programming the 2600. He had a working kernel too but apparently didn't have the time to finish it. Maybe he'll pick it up again in the future. Recently Manuel has been discussing this in his blog a bit. Check out... Discussing a Kickman Kernel A Kickman Kernel... Another Kickman Kernel Colony 7 delayed / Kickman PD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Kickman is an interesting project, I like thinking about it from time to time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I wonder if we will ever hear from the 'mike mika' end of things ever again... http://atariage.com/forums/lofiversion/ind...eggs/t4375.html http://atariage.com/forums/lofiversion/ind...ggs/t58873.html http://web.archive.org/web/20020124192916/...evelopmentID=11 http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/in...ris_Charla.html http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,1156412,00.asp (screenshot of the mika kicka about the middle of the page.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 If I remember correctly this was advertised on one of those "coming soon" flyers I think... Not to rub it in but I have a Kickman right in front of me in my living room in great shape! If anyone lives near me and would be interested in it I'd be open to offers. I love the game but I've played it so much that I've kinda burnt myself out on it. I'd love to see it on the 2600 as well though... and I'd also be another guaranteed customer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 If I remember correctly this was advertised on one of those "coming soon" flyers I think...Yep:http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?...ERSION_ID=20490 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Primus Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Not to rub it in but I have a Kickman right in front of me in my living room in great shape! If anyone lives near me and would be interested in it I'd be open to offers. I love the game but I've played it so much that I've kinda burnt myself out on it. I'll trade 'ya a TV set for it -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I remember talking with Mike about this at CGE 2002 or 03, as I recall. He said he had a stable working ROM, but it was fairly ugly. He was going to be doing clean-up, but that was all that was needed. But that conversation was 5-6 years ago, so my memories may be faulty. But I recall that 2600 Kickman was a project he was fairly passionate about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Count me in as a buyer too. I'd love to see this come to fruition. Be really nice if it had paddle & trackball support as well as joystick. Analogue paddle or trackball support would be extremely important to the gameplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I agree... always a favorite game of mine. I love the C64 version. Almost bought an arcade machine once (someone beat me to it). If done well, would be one of my favorite 2600 games, no doubt. Would buy in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I agree... always a favorite game of mine. I love the C64 version. Almost bought an arcade machine once (someone beat me to it). If done well, would be one of my favorite 2600 games, no doubt. Would buy in a heartbeat. Great C64 game, and I bet a great 2600 version could be done, if not already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 A 2600 Kickman would be awesome. I played it a bunch on the C64, and there was one amongst the games at the skating rink I used to go to as a kid and I played tons of it. I also played the Eight Ball pinball machine they had a lot, and anything else they had, too... the skating rink was the place to go hang out when I was in about the 5th grade, but I always sucked at roller skating. So I just basically put on some skates and hung out/played video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 It is rather strange that only the C64 got a released version of the game in the end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 There was a great version of this game for the Atari 800 called Pinhead. It was excellent. It used the joystick, however, and maybe the paddles. Some Atari 800 games seemed open to both kinds of controllers. I think Chicken by Synapse was also similar for the 800. But Pinhead was the exact same game as Kickman in the arcade. Great game. I'd love to get it for the 2600. And if Manuel does it, you know it will be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 It sure looks the part http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?...VERSION_ID=3971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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