82atari5200 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Has anybody done this one? Should be a good one to convert. Would like to give it a stab myself if no one else will. any specific tools you guys use to do the conversions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 The game requires very quick directional movement to maneuver through the tunnels and would likely be a nightmare to play with the stock 5200 sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82atari5200 Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Don't want to turn this into a flame thread..but the only problem I've ever had with the 5200 controller is the buttons wearing out. I've found that most people who truly hate them usually just never gave them a chance to get used to them. I've been playing pac-man for 21 years now with no problems what so ever. anyways... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Go for it. If this is your first conversion I would try something simpler like a Antic/Analog assembly language program that doesn't use any of the 8-bit operating system stuff that is not in the 5200 bios. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I love Oil's Well... I'd be very interested in this convert. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I love Oil's Well... I'd be very interested in this convert. AX me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Doesn't Oils Well have a level that's impossible to complete? Or am I thinking of some other similar game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Don't want to turn this into a flame thread..but the only problem I've ever had with the 5200 controller is the buttons wearing out. I've found that most people who truly hate them usually just never gave them a chance to get used to them. I've been playing pac-man for 21 years now with no problems what so ever. anyways... Ditto on the 5200 controllers. They were(are) highly engineered, expensive, precision built instruments designed for mature computer gamers who took care of their stuff. They just needed to plate the circuits and button contacts with gold(but,more$$) for the longterm. As far as performance--no real problems here...ever. As far as porting Oil's Well to the 5200, I'm suprised it hasn't already been done. I'd love to put it on the flash-cart. It would certainly beat having to track down the Colecovision cart, which is pretty flippin' rare. Maybe Classics could.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I'm still waiting for a 52K port of Laser Gates, myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Don't want to turn this into a flame thread..but the only problem I've ever had with the 5200 controller is the buttons wearing out. I've found that most people who truly hate them usually just never gave them a chance to get used to them. I've been playing pac-man for 21 years now with no problems what so ever. anyways... Ditto on the 5200 controllers. They were(are) highly engineered, expensive, precision built instruments designed for mature computer gamers who took care of their stuff. They just needed to plate the circuits and button contacts with gold(but,more$$) for the longterm. As far as performance--no real problems here...ever. As far as porting Oil's Well to the 5200, I'm suprised it hasn't already been done. I'd love to put it on the flash-cart. It would certainly beat having to track down the Colecovision cart, which is pretty flippin' rare. Maybe Classics could.... Double ditto on the controllers. I never heard anyone complain about the controllers back in the 80's, and I knew plenty of people who owned a 5200. Only when I joined AA did I ever hear any complaints about the controllers beyond the fire buttons. It seems like the controllers are an easy target, especially if you're not very good at gaming. I wish I knew how to convert the A8 games myself. Oils well would have been done a long time ago, as would be half the Atari compute line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 It might be easier to start with the source code from Jack the Digger (jackdig.bas from here). I haven't tried the game, but it looks the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 It might be easier to start with the source code from Jack the Digger (jackdig.bas from here). I haven't tried the game, but it looks the same. I think it would be a lot harder because it is written in BASIC. I would think you would be better off disassembling Oils Well. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I think it would be a lot harder because it is written in BASIC. I would think you would be better off disassembling Oils Well. I meant as a starting point for conversion. To convert the BASIC and 6502 routines solely into 6502. However, I admit that I don't know much about the differences between the A8 and 5200 internal architectures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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