NES -> Atari 2600 port

[Atariboy2600]

Wonder if there any news on this or will this be like any other pipe-dream of a gameports?

[rockfistus]

What's the word Bobby? Still thinking about giving Metroid a shot?

[vdub_bobby]

What's the word Bobby? Still thinking about giving Metroid a shot?

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[rockfistus]

What's the word Bobby? Still thinking about giving Metroid a shot?

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Awesome! I'm glad your still working on it.

[~llama]

For some real display fun, move Samus off the bottom of the screen... looks nice though, I like the weapon firing.

[Atariboy2600]

What's the word Bobby? Still thinking about giving Metroid a shot?

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Funny that Super Mario win the vote for most wanted NES port to 2600 but some how Metroid seen more in porting game it self. I really like to see SMB to be made more on.

Edited February 27, 2006 by Atariboy2600

[moycon]

I voted for Donkey Kong 3.

 

Mainly because I always liked that game....and I already had a mock screen I made in 2003.

[ZylonBane]

Ah, the joy of blowing poison gas up a monkey's ass.

 

DK3 is one of those games which is best forgotten.

Edited February 27, 2006 by ZylonBane

[moycon]

Ah, the joy of blowing poison gas up a monkey's ass.

 

DK3 is one of those games which is best forgotten.

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Ooooh yes There There.... I completely forgot the poison gas up the ass episode you mentioned happened to you as a child, I don't blame you for wanting to forget.

[ZylonBane]

Oh you're one to talk, Mr. "A sandwich molested me as a child".

[Draikar]

All we need now is molesting sandwich blowing poison gas and you have yourself a real game !

[ZylonBane]

I think that might have been an episode of ATHF.

[Shawn]

 

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VERY impressive. I see alot fo potential with this. Here's hoping it goes all the way.

[Lord Helmet]

I voted for Donkey Kong 3.

 

Mainly because I always liked that game....and I already had a mock screen I made in 2003.

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Man, is there no way to make that ape look, well....like an ape on the 2600?

[~llama]

I think that might have been an episode of ATHF.

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Are you referring to The Broodwich? That's a classic episode... I love the guy in the alternate dimension with the axe talking about the way moonlight hits his severed head collection.

[rockfistus]

I voted for Donkey Kong 3.

 

Mainly because I always liked that game....and I already had a mock screen I made in 2003.

 

That looks awesome, I really hope some of these ideas get made at some point....So far Vdub_Bobby is my only hope

 

/me pokes Bobby with a stick

 

Hows progress?

[vdub_bobby]

Haven't worked on it since...I think since I last posted a binary. Working on other stuff right now. I'll probably return to Metroid at some point, but don't hold your breath.

[Ringman]

I'd be interested in seeing a Megaman port. Basically it'd be 5 levels four robot master levels and a wiley level. Each level would be 3 screens. basically 2 screens of ladder action while avoiding and shooting enemies, maybe an elevator or 2, and the final screen would be the robot master. Weapon weaknesses would of course still be part of the game. Just a thought.

[vdub_bobby]

Haven't worked on it since...I think since I last posted a binary. Working on other stuff right now. I'll probably return to Metroid at some point, but don't hold your breath.

Just realized that, er, actually I *did* do a little more work on this since I last posted a binary.

 

Here's the latest (from, uh, March 3rd...): Metroid20060303.bin

 

Changes:

Music! (choose with SELECT)

(Horizontal) Scrolling!

And, uh, that's pretty much it.

 

 

EDIT: Oh yeah, just noticed! Major change: Now 32K (big jump from 4K! )

Edited July 12, 2006 by vdub_bobby

[Shawn]

Haven't worked on it since...I think since I last posted a binary. Working on other stuff right now. I'll probably return to Metroid at some point, but don't hold your breath.

Just realized that, er, actually I *did* do a little more work on this since I last posted a binary.

 

Here's the latest (from, uh, March 3rd...): Metroid20060303.bin

 

Changes:

Music! (choose with SELECT)

(Horizontal) Scrolling!

And, uh, that's pretty much it.

 

 

EDIT: Oh yeah, just noticed! Major change: Now 32K (big jump from 4K! )

 

What is the settings for stella.pro I need to add?

[vdub_bobby]

Haven't worked on it since...I think since I last posted a binary. Working on other stuff right now. I'll probably return to Metroid at some point, but don't hold your breath.

Just realized that, er, actually I *did* do a little more work on this since I last posted a binary.

 

Here's the latest (from, uh, March 3rd...): Metroid20060303.bin

 

Changes:

Music! (choose with SELECT)

(Horizontal) Scrolling!

And, uh, that's pretty much it.

 

 

EDIT: Oh yeah, just noticed! Major change: Now 32K (big jump from 4K! )

 

What is the settings for stella.pro I need to add?

Oh yeah. Stella doesn't like how I bankswitch, so use a Cuttle Cart (tested) or z26 (tested) or a Krokodile Cart (untested) or burn your own (untested). But no Stella, sorry.

 

I'll try to test it on my new Krok Cart soon.

Edited July 12, 2006 by vdub_bobby

[jpfalcon2003]

Excitebike would be cool. look how good BMX Airmaster came out.

[+stephena]

Oh yeah. Stella doesn't like how I bankswitch, so use a Cuttle Cart (tested) or z26 (tested) or a Krokodile Cart (untested) or burn your own (untested). But no Stella, sorry.

What bankswitching method is being used? Is it a new method that Stella doesn't support, or a current one that just isn't working correctly?

[Atariboy2600]

Heres a mockup sprite of Super Mario 2 cast in the 2600 game using the 8 block width.

[vdub_bobby]

Oh yeah. Stella doesn't like how I bankswitch, so use a Cuttle Cart (tested) or z26 (tested) or a Krokodile Cart (untested) or burn your own (untested). But no Stella, sorry.

What bankswitching method is being used? Is it a new method that Stella doesn't support, or a current one that just isn't working correctly?

Sorry, I was being vague. We've talked about this before, either on the forums somewhere or on the [stella] list - the issue is with how Stella handles the BRK opcode when the stack pointer is (or isn't? can't remember) $FF. Or something like that. My bankswitching routine is called with a BRK opcode.

 

But, batari found (see my blog) that if you start the binary in Stella, enter the debugger, type reset, then exit the debugger, it runs fine. Weird! So you can run it in Stella that way.