greenween

I like junk!

I like junk!

I like junk!

Thanks to you guys, I have given away about 80% of the stuff I posted. THANK YOU!!

However, I still have some stuff I don't have a need for but I don't want to toss it. What I do want is to make sure it goes to a good home.
Here's what I'm thinking. I will create two faux "junk boxes", one large & one medium. I'm going to cram them with as much stuff as I can. Who knows, maybe I have enough for a third box.
 
If anyone is interested in these boxes, sign up by mentioning it in this thread. If there's more than one member interested, I will do a random drawing & send the box along.
 
If the winners want to keep everything for themselves, great. If they want to treat it like an official junk box and send along to others, that's great too. I really don't care, I just want the stuff to go.
 

Hi all, found this forum, read a few posts and had to join. This is only the second Atari forum I've participated in last ones were BBS's, so it's been awhile
 
I started out in the early days as an Atari authorized service center tech and repaired/refurbished more consoles than you could shake a stick at. Looks like Atari never left and I've still played it all of these years.
 
I'm an IT admin now, but I started out as a lowly bench tech. If you were good, they called you a  "gunslinger" back then  - which seems kind of silly, but it was considered high praise at the time. It was a name reserved for the high end guys who took care of the issues no body else had any luck with, or the ones that were considered to difficult for field personal. Not necessarily related to Atari, just in general.
 
We took contracts with any manufacturer who needed depot style repair where we could get decent money and secure a steady parts chain and factory level service material. I've professionally repaired everything from Bang & Olufsen, Macintosh (not the computer), Apple (the computer), Commodore, Nakamichi, Data South, Unisys, Daisy Tech, Atari (many models), Marantz and more. Nothing was thrown away back then - if it was of quality & had value,  it was all repaired. The Atari was no exception - the 2600's were extremely well made units, and made to be repaired. Actually... they were made to be repaired by folks who knew how to use o-scopes and logic probes. The manuals are geared to flow chart troubleshooting , but the real repair happened at the end of a scope probe. The flow charts were for the new guys and ones destined for field repair. 
 
Anyway, a friend asked me to do a repair on a 2600, so I got into the loft looking for a few parts and would up finding all of my service gear, parts and manuals that I had packed away for who knows why (but I'm glad I did) - and it turns out... I can still repair them like nobody's business. 
 
 

EP 321: Video Pinball
 

The ending isn't the greatest but I really enjoyed the throwback to the original Pitfall in the Mayan Adventure ending:
 

 

Looks incredible!! Gonna try it on my pc anyway!!

Donkey Kong Advanced
A remake of the classic arcade game. This is not a rom hack. It's meant to be more difficult than the original giving players new levels and new challenges. I've tried to study the original as close as I can to maintain the same feel, but added new elements and challenges. Even though it can be played on your PC, it's meant to be played in people's mame arcade cabinets. If you ever put this game in your cabinet, send me a screenshot or video!
 
https://ophelius.itch.io/dk-advanced
 
[bug Reports] Contact me at justinbohemier@gmail.com if you find a bug. Please try to be as detailed as possible and include system specs.
 
[updates]
-Added 16-bit support for older video cards
-Added the option in the config tool to manually enter a specific resolution.
-I included a tool to map out keyboard keys if you're using a joystick.
 
[Changes from the original]
-Obviously the levels look different, some completely new, and others have the same level structure with some differences
-New switch, laser, and key system to save Pauline.
-Mario can jump off high platforms and land without killing himself(c'mon, he's mario)
-New heart bonus items are worth 2000 points but are tricky to get.
-No intro scene, I might add one though.
-Barrels rebound off the floor higher than before
-Hitting barrels with the hammer doesn't pause the game during the explosion
-Level 4 is icy, with a shoe item you can get that makes it not slipery
-and some other stuff
 
[Possible Future Changes]
-More levels. I'm tempted to have 1 long game that doesn't repeat. Instead of repeating every 4 levels, you might have 12 levels with an actual end to the game.
-Bonus level if you collect all the hearts.
-Intro to the game when you push start.
-Cut scenes
 
More information
 
Install instructions
Extract the Zip file and run DK.exe. Press C to add a credit, then Enter to start. Use the Config tool to remap the keys, to make it Free Play, enable full screen, and other options.
 
Anti-Virus Warning: Some people have had their anti-virus flag the exe as a virus, myself included, but I can assure you there's no virus. It was compiled using Freebasic and for some strange technical reason, certain anti-virus programs flag programs compiled with this compiler as having a virus, I don't know why. Just add it to your exceptions list.

Cool video!
 
Wet wipes to Greenween....STAT!

Now I see what you were working on, while I was posting all of those high scores Justin!! Good work!

Gave up on the Wii, but FINALLY figured out the emulator for my pc, complete with high score cart just like Atari Creeps. I'm loving it!

Nice! Yes with the 2600 joystick both guns and bombs fired at the same time too. That's why I wanted to try an emulator to see if it made it better(or worse).

Great video Atari Creep!!

awesome score and video, Atari Creep  It's all about having fun.  Could you imagine all of us in the same room doing this?

Great video Atari Creep!!

Great video Atari Creep!!

Well... this is gonna bite.  I suck and this game is hard as nails. 

18790 The best I got, for now!!!!!!!
 
 STRONG LANGUAGE!
 

I've only played the 2600 and Intellivision versions. So far, even without the boss level, the 2600 gets my vote!!

Thank you Rows!!! Loving it!!

I've only played two of them.............. the Atari 2600 version and this one (which gets my vote, but is not listed in the poll).........

I've only played the 2600 version. So that's what I'm voting for. LOL. Probably not a fair vote, but I wanted to vote.
 
I don't know if it's true or not, but I remember reading somewhere that the boss level is a rip-off of the boss level from Phoenix. But since the game was already similar to Phoenix anyway it was kind of inevitable.

I have played a few ports but Atari 2600 gets my vote. Guess it is because I played that one more and have many fond memories of playing that game on the 2600!

VIC-20 version of Demon Attack is the best one  I think I rated them all once.  I like the 2600 one better than Intv too.  But they are both awesome.