Opcode Games Announced First Two 7800 Releases

[sramirez2008]

Extra, Extra…Read All About It!

Popeye is being published by Opcode Games.

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/373918-popeye-and-moon-cresta-soon-available-again-as-physical-releases-for-the-atari-7800/
 

[TrekMD]

Very cool!  These games deserve to be sold and played by every 7800 owner!  I like the packaging they created for the games too!

Edited October 16, 2024 by TrekMD

[Justin]

OpCode and Champ Games are doing a nice job. 

[sramirez2008]

46 minutes ago, TrekMD said:

Very cool!  These games deserve to be sold and played by every 7800 owner! 

Couldn’t agree more.

46 minutes ago, TrekMD said:

I like the packaging they created for the games too!

Their CIBs are excellent. Those magnetic boxes look great and function well.

[TrekMD]

On 10/16/2024 at 12:15 AM, sramirez2008 said:

Their CIBs are excellent. Those magnetic boxes look great and function well.

Agreed!

[Jinroh]

In case any one has not heard, the Popeye version has been updated graphically, game tweaks, etc, so the OpCode version won't just be a rehashing of the AtariAge version.

[TrekMD]

On 11/17/2024 at 12:56 PM, Jinroh said:

In case any one has not heard, the Popeye version has been updated graphically, game tweaks, etc, so the OpCode version won't just be a rehashing of the AtariAge version.

Interesting!  The AA version is excellent.  I wonder what was changed!

[sramirez2008]

14 hours ago, TrekMD said:

Interesting!  The AA version is excellent.  I wonder what was changed!

Wait ‘till you see the updated heart sprites. They look and behave more like the coin-op. Also some tweaks to Popeye and Brutus sprites, bucket and Brutus logic. 

I’m not in the habit of purchasing variants of a game, but I’m going to make an exception for this one.

[DegasElite]

Did Opcode change the on-screen font to something more like the Nintendo version? I think that would really spruce it up.

[DegasElite]

For "Popeye," I mean.

[sramirez2008]

I'm not familiar with the Nintendo version, but the original dev (Darryl Guenther) has worked on all of the updates.

[DegasElite]

I see. It's just that the 8-bit font for the Nintendo 8-bit games in general spruces the games up and makes them look more arcade-like. I thought it would look nice for the A7800 version of "Popeye" as well. Just thinking about it. That font is especially used in "Beef Drop," for instance, if you have seen screenshots of it. If it isn't that way, that's still OK. Just a suggestion, of course. It still looks really good.

[TrekMD]

8 hours ago, sramirez2008 said:

Wait ‘till you see the updated heart sprites. They look and behave more like the coin-op. Also some tweaks to Popeye and Brutus sprites, bucket and Brutus logic. 

I’m not in the habit of purchasing variants of a game, but I’m going to make an exception for this one.

I may be with you there.  This may need a purchase even if I already have the AA version.

[Jinroh]

9 hours ago, sramirez2008 said:

Wait ‘till you see the updated heart sprites. They look and behave more like the coin-op. Also some tweaks to Popeye and Brutus sprites, bucket and Brutus logic. 

I’m not in the habit of purchasing variants of a game, but I’m going to make an exception for this one.

Yes Darryl squeezed more blood from that stone. 😄

[sramirez2008]

OPCODE Games is now taking preorders for the following 7800 games:

Keystone Koppers

Moon Cresta

Popeye

UniWarS

https://opcodegames.com/digital/7800_order.html