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[catsfolly]

Progress is slowly being made on "Paddle Party" (formerly "Intellipongola").

I have rearranged the code so I can have multiple sets of gram characters to load, and different main loops and gameplay for each game.

Now I just have to make the games work....

Here is the game select menu:



Here is "Air Hockey" :




Here is Handball (just beginning to get this running):



David (aka catsfolly)

[GroovyBee]

Good start on the mini games.

[revolutionika]

Pretty cool Catsfolly!

[DZ-Jay]

Looks awesome! I'll be willing to beta test whenever you have a ROM ready.

[Utopia]

I Love it and look forward to future development. I am already playing Intellipongola on original console and am realy enjoying it.

Edited by Utopia, Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:04 AM.

[HARMIK]

Looking good found out about this on Intvrevolution

[DZ-Jay]

So, catsfollly... Is it done yet? How 'bout now? And now?

...




Now?

[vprette]

DZ-Jay, on Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:45 AM, said:

Looks awesome! I'll be willing to beta test whenever you have a ROM ready.

so all the Sunrise Rangers: they are waiting to provide you free test support :-)

[catsfolly]

Thanks for all the encouraging words. I am knee deep in scrolling code right now.

No, it is not done yet.

I will let everyone know as soon as it gets into a playable state...

catsfolly.

[DZ-Jay]

catsfolly, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 11:05 AM, said:

Thanks for all the encouraging words. I am knee deep in scrolling code right now.

No, it is not done yet.

I will let everyone know as soon as it gets into a playable state...

catsfolly.

How 'bout now?

[catsfolly]

DZ-Jay, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 1:36 PM, said:

catsfolly, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 11:05 AM, said:

Thanks for all the encouraging words. I am knee deep in scrolling code right now.

No, it is not done yet.

I will let everyone know as soon as it gets into a playable state...

catsfolly.

How 'bout now?

Nope!

Here is a clip from the "Tennis in Space" game. This clip has the following known problems:

1. Horizontal scrolling is not working.
2. The scrolling doesn't match the movement of the flying tennis court.
3. The tennis game ball movement and collisions are messed up.
4. The tennis game resets too quickly after the ball is missed.
5. The flying tennis court moves too quickly - it should have inertia.
6. There is only one meteor.
7. The meteor pops in at the top of the screen.
8. The meteor doesn't scroll horizontally.
9. The gif animation loops badly.

etc,etc. It is basically a mess. It has serious problems.

But I think you can get an idea of the kind of look I am going for...



catsfolly

[GroovyBee]

The Goodies would be proud.

[Chuck D. Head]

catsfolly, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 6:11 PM, said:

But I think you can get an idea of the kind of look I am going for...

Yep, and this pushed over into the "definitely interested" camp. Cant wait to see how it all develops!

[revolutionika]

HARMIK, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 4:38 AM, said:

Looking good found out about this on Intvrevolution

hey! i have seen that site....what an awesome site!


p.s. catsfolly....are you done with this game yet?

[catsfolly]

revolutionika, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:17 PM, said:

HARMIK, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 4:38 AM, said:

Looking good found out about this on Intvrevolution

hey! i have seen that site....what an awesome site!


p.s. catsfolly....are you done with this game yet?

Nope. Not just yet...

Homebrew programming takes time!

"Donkey Kong Arcade started development in 2002." - from the Intellivision.us website. That's with Carl Mueller Jr. doing the programming, a guy who knows the Intellivision so well he can emulate it on wimpy 8 bit systems.

"Andrew Davie and Thomas Jentzsch have been working on this Atari 2600 port of Boulder Dash® for almost a decade." - from the Atariage home page.

I promise I will finish Paddle Party in less than 10 years.

Catsfolly

[DZ-Jay]

catsfolly, on Thu Feb 9, 2012 5:56 AM, said:

revolutionika, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:17 PM, said:

HARMIK, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 4:38 AM, said:

Looking good found out about this on Intvrevolution

hey! i have seen that site....what an awesome site!


p.s. catsfolly....are you done with this game yet?

Nope. Not just yet...

Homebrew programming takes time!

"Donkey Kong Arcade started development in 2002." - from the Intellivision.us website. That's with Carl Mueller Jr. doing the programming, a guy who knows the Intellivision so well he can emulate it on wimpy 8 bit systems.

"Andrew Davie and Thomas Jentzsch have been working on this Atari 2600 port of Boulder Dash® for almost a decade." - from the Atariage home page.

I promise I will finish Paddle Party in less than 10 years.

Catsfolly

catsfolly, on Thu Feb 9, 2012 5:56 AM, said:

revolutionika, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:17 PM, said:

HARMIK, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 4:38 AM, said:

Looking good found out about this on Intvrevolution

hey! i have seen that site....what an awesome site!


p.s. catsfolly....are you done with this game yet?

Nope. Not just yet...

Homebrew programming takes time!

"Donkey Kong Arcade started development in 2002." - from the Intellivision.us website. That's with Carl Mueller Jr. doing the programming, a guy who knows the Intellivision so well he can emulate it on wimpy 8 bit systems.

"Andrew Davie and Thomas Jentzsch have been working on this Atari 2600 port of Boulder Dash® for almost a decade." - from the Atariage home page.

I promise I will finish Paddle Party in less than 10 years.

Catsfolly

I understand you need more time.

So...

...

...Now?

Edited by DZ-Jay, Thu Feb 9, 2012 12:56 PM.

[catsfolly]

I forgot about screenshots for "DoubleBall".
It's not so exciting to look at, but it is fun to play...

[revolutionika]

Nice, I like your approach. This compilation of games looks great!


p.s. are you done yet?

[jeffgamer]

When this is released in cart form, please put me down on the list for a copy! Thanks! :-)

[Games For Your Intellivision]

I might consider publishing this if there is enough interest.

[revolutionika]

Games For Your Intellivision, on Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:41 PM, said:

I might consider publishing this if there is enough interest.

How many copies would have to be sold of any particular game to be worthwhile?

I know it seems like alot of the atari and colecovision games get a 50 game production run. sometimes 100?

just curious.

[Games For Your Intellivision]

I think 50 would be too low.

You have to make a box.....instructions... and maybe overlays

[revolutionika]

Games For Your Intellivision, on Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:51 PM, said:

I think 50 would be too low.

You have to make a box.....instructions... and maybe overlays

my guess is maybe 100 to 150, but that is a guess.

has anyone thought about skipping the standard cardboard box and going with a UGC with a sleeve? (similar to genesis cases)

those clamshells can be boughten for around 50 cents to 1.00 per box and then just print up the cover. of course a cardboard box does look better.

[DZ-Jay]

revolutionika, on Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:05 PM, said:

Games For Your Intellivision, on Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:51 PM, said:

I think 50 would be too low.

You have to make a box.....instructions... and maybe overlays

my guess is maybe 100 to 150, but that is a guess.

has anyone thought about skipping the standard cardboard box and going with a UGC with a sleeve? (similar to genesis cases)

those clamshells can be boughten for around 50 cents to 1.00 per box and then just print up the cover. of course a cardboard box does look better.

Sure, if all you want is the cart with a game. But in my opinion, part of the attraction of making a retro game and publishing it is the full retro experience, including the manual, box, and overlays in close the same style of the original.

-dZ.

[vprette]

revolutionika, on Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:05 PM, said:

Games For Your Intellivision, on Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:51 PM, said:

I think 50 would be too low.

You have to make a box.....instructions... and maybe overlays

my guess is maybe 100 to 150, but that is a guess.

has anyone thought about skipping the standard cardboard box and going with a UGC with a sleeve? (similar to genesis cases)

those clamshells can be boughten for around 50 cents to 1.00 per box and then just print up the cover. of course a cardboard box does look better.

this would not be a genuine intv product