eru Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Dear Atari Fans, I'm happy to announce we have finally completed the preparations for the official release of Yoomp version 1.1. It includes the NTSC version, level access codes, and some minor changes. You can get it in two ways. First, you can buy a box with the game at http://buy.yoomp.atari.pl . Go there to read the details on what is inside, and how can you buy it. You can also download a free version of it from http://yoomp.atari.pl . The free version is the same as the box version. With this setup, we provide anyone with the possibility to play the new version. If you would like to show your appreciation, please buy a box version. Keep in mind, that we don't really make a profit on the box version. Preparing the entire box content in this small number of copies was actually pretty expensive. If you want something special, or you really want to support the authors, consider buying the Collector's Edition. I'll be happy to answer any questions - please ask them here, in forums. Happy Yoomping! eru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 YES! Eru & Co. well done! i love the box art and the tape version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 and this would be good to announce on the frontpage of atariage... finally again a non 2600 announcment... Al? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookt Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Absolutely fantastic! Congratulations, the tape / disk / cart and box etc look fantastic. I have sent a PM with a buy request. It's good that such a great new game is getting a 'real' release. Thanks for all the hard work making this guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thank you for programming such a beautiful game. One copy ordered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezz Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 (edited) Congratulations on the final official release! The boxed products and format options adds the final seal on an excellent production. First class all round Edited June 15, 2008 by Tezz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eru Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 (edited) Thanks for all the nice words, and all buy/bid requests. We appreciate it, really. We put a lot of effort into this project, trying to make it something unique. Some updates. I was told that the auction rules are hard/unclear. To make it a bit easier/faster, I added the possibility to provide your initial bid in the original message - then you don't have to do any bidding yourself, if you don't want to. Also, I cleared up some minor things on the front page (that SE and CE have *the same* content). Finally, I would like people to read the website carefully. For example, we won't start sending the packages until we collect all the orders in the period before June 22nd. Edited June 15, 2008 by eru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Totally smoking!!! I sent my request. How cool is it to purchase a NEW RELEASE for the 8bit??? I feel like I just walked into a Federated store in '84 and walked out with the new cool game in hand!! That and just getting my new MIO, who says Atari 8bits are dead???? I extend a huge THANK YOU to all out there involved in keeping our Atari's alive and kickin'. Eru, I look forward to your next release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimsterAA Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Order in - hopefully made the cut! --Timster-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StaxX28 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 (edited) Hi Eru, congratulations fot this great game, one of the best I've seen so far ! Very nice, I really love this box set ! order in ! Edited June 16, 2008 by StaxX28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analmux Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Though this is not really the game-genre I like, I'd especially like to say congratulations and very very big thumbsup to eru e.a. for this effort for the little atari !!! I assume every available CPU cycle is pushed out for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fandal_ Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 This new version freezes on my real PAL Atari. Boot is OK as well ask depack but the game doesn't start. Didn't you change stereo detection routine? F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I can't wait to get home to my atari now. Emulation just doesn't feel as good as the real thing, and now my NTSC machine doesn't have to miss out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eru Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 This new version freezes on my real PAL Atari. Boot is OK as well ask depack but the game doesn't start. Didn't you change stereo detection routine? F. Woow We tested it hundreds of times, really... and it's PAL? What kind of hardware do you have? Any weird modifications? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eru Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 I got some feedback from Seban, that some stereo extensions in Slovakia/Czech Republic have a problem of incorrectly connected IRQ with the second POKEY. I hope he will be able to explain this in more detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eru Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 I would like to announce that the first 25 copies are SOLD OUT. Thanks to all that ordered. Unfortunately, not all people will receive a copy. I will send out notification emails soon (hopefully tomorrow). We are surprised to see that hardly anybody decided to participate in the auction for the Collector's Edition (one person already placed a bid, one is planning to). If it stays like this, we will consider doing something else with it. We understand the auction system might seem a bit complicated, and we're considering what to do about it. Any suggestions are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I would like to announce that the first 25 copies are SOLD OUT.Thanks to all that ordered. Unfortunately, not all people will receive a copy. I will send out notification emails soon (hopefully tomorrow). We are surprised to see that hardly anybody decided to participate in the auction for the Collector's Edition (one person already placed a bid, one is planning to). If it stays like this, we will consider doing something else with it. We understand the auction system might seem a bit complicated, and we're considering what to do about it. Any suggestions are welcome. Put them on EBAY. Then put a link to the EBAY auction from your webpage. A second option would be to sell them through the ATARI AGE store, or VIDEO 61... After they are all sold, I think you should just post all the artwork on here in photoshop or corel formats so people (who want to) can print their own boxes, labels, etc.. I personally loved the game.. But I do not collect boxes.. I barely have room for all the hardware (And a few original HARDWARE boxes)... Theres no way I could store the boxes for all the software I have.. I also do not have fond memories of cassete drives. I really have no use for a cassete copy of the game. A smaller package including just the cart and/or floppy with a small manual/brochure would make more sense for me, if I was going to buy something. Im not saying that the DELUXE COLLECTOR packages are a bad idea.. I'm just saying that offering several incremental "packages" to fit the buyers wants/needs might generate a better response.. Lastly, I would like to say that Yoomp is probably the best non-commercially developed game Ive ever seen. If I was you, I would not be too disapointed just because you didnt sell out in one day... There are ALOT of atari collectors out there that don't check the forumns on a daily basis.. And more people are getting into (or back into) atari collecting every day.. You will definitely sell every copy you have (and more if you make them).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I feel about the same. Not to put a damper on such a great release, but I'm a gamer not a collector. I enjoy playing the game in emulation but I'd like to play it on a real Atari. The thing is I'd rather just buy a copy of the game on cart then have all three formats and boxes and manuals, etc. Just my 2 cents.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Dear Atari Fans, I'm happy to announce we have finally completed the preparations for the official release of Yoomp version 1.1. It includes the NTSC version, level access codes, and some minor changes. You can get it in two ways. First, you can buy a box with the game at http://buy.yoomp.atari.pl . Go there to read the details on what is inside, and how can you buy it. You can also download a free version of it from http://yoomp.atari.pl . The free version is the same as the box version. With this setup, we provide anyone with the possibility to play the new version. If you would like to show your appreciation, please buy a box version. Keep in mind, that we don't really make a profit on the box version. Preparing the entire box content in this small number of copies was actually pretty expensive. If you want something special, or you really want to support the authors, consider buying the Collector's Edition. I'll be happy to answer any questions - please ask them here, in forums. Happy Yoomping! eru Looks like you are out of stock. Please let me know if any more copies become available (I'm not interested in bidding for one.) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I would like to announce that the first 25 copies are SOLD OUT.Thanks to all that ordered. Unfortunately, not all people will receive a copy. I will send out notification emails soon (hopefully tomorrow). We are surprised to see that hardly anybody decided to participate in the auction for the Collector's Edition (one person already placed a bid, one is planning to). If it stays like this, we will consider doing something else with it. We understand the auction system might seem a bit complicated, and we're considering what to do about it. Any suggestions are welcome. I missed these, I would be happy to buy a boxed cart from you. Pleeezee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I would like to announce that the first 25 copies are SOLD OUT.Thanks to all that ordered. Unfortunately, not all people will receive a copy. I will send out notification emails soon (hopefully tomorrow). We are surprised to see that hardly anybody decided to participate in the auction for the Collector's Edition (one person already placed a bid, one is planning to). If it stays like this, we will consider doing something else with it. We understand the auction system might seem a bit complicated, and we're considering what to do about it. Any suggestions are welcome. I personally have never gone for the collector's edition when the same package exists for a cheaper price. If it's a choice of box/no box I do prefer the box, but I prefer to just buy outright and not fool around with some auction. I suppose the collector's editions could very well sell for the same price as the standard edition, but in an auction format there are no guarantees. I also thought the auction process seemed a bit too complicated, and not knowing the immediate outcome vs buying the standard edition, well I would rather take the easiest route. I think ebay would be good for a couple of these collectors editions if they aren't sold out. Much more exposure there I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seban Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Hi! This new version freezes on my real PAL Atari. Boot is OK as well ask depack but the game doesn't start. Didn't you change stereo detection routine? Some time ago on Atari Area forums we talk about it. In that time You have connected the second POKEY IRQ pin. Did you disconnect this PIN? It should not be connected. The IRQ pin of second POKEY must be not connected to anywhere. We talked about it here: http://atariarea.krap.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4233 with greetings Sebastian Igielski (a.k.a. Seban/SLIGHT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fandal_ Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Hi! This new version freezes on my real PAL Atari. Boot is OK as well ask depack but the game doesn't start. Didn't you change stereo detection routine? Some time ago on Atari Area forums we talk about it. In that time You have connected the second POKEY IRQ pin. Did you disconnect this PIN? It should not be connected. The IRQ pin of second POKEY must be not connected to anywhere. We talked about it here: http://atariarea.krap.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4233 with greetings Sebastian Igielski (a.k.a. Seban/SLIGHT) Yes, you're right. It's a problem with my stereo upgrade. I have totally forgotten we have discussed it years ago. F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Grtx Seban! Man of great crew Slight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eru Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Dear all, As you have read above, the Standard Edition of Yoomp! is SOLD OUT. Initially, there was very little interest in the auction for the Collector's Edition, but the things slowly start rolling. Hence, we will continue with the process. If there are some copies left, we might consider selling them on ebay later. Keep in mind, that people participating in the ongoing auction will get the lowest (best) numbers. In the meantime, I have sent a notification to all the people applying for the SE copy, both the lucky 25, as well as those that were too late. If you didn't get a message from me, please contact me with a PM. Regards, eru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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