TrekMD Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 AA member Muddyfunster has just released a new original homebrew for the Atari 2600. The games is called Tyre Trax and looks fantastic! It's still a work in progress but the look of the game reminds me of an Activision title. Here is his post alone with pictures of the title. You can download the game here.----------------This is a clock racer where the player has to complete the course in the shortest possible time. Still a bunch of things to add (like an in game reset switch function..).I have no idea how this plays on real hardware as I don't have a Harmany Cart to test as as I'm using the DPC+ kernal, it doesn't work on my Uno_Cart.Inspiration.I always used to love games like Barnstorming and Grandprix by Activision where it's you vs the clock. This game is inspired by those and also by the unique art style of classic Activation with the gradient sky etc.I ride on my mountain bike a lot near where I live in the UK and we have a lot of canals. The idea for this game came when I was out riding along the tow path, having to avoid crazy old ladies with their yappy dogs, fishermen, rocks, and the local chavs (I guess "punk" would be the closest way to describe that to our colonial friends in the US ). I thought this would make a great Atari game so I gave it a shot. In reality the tow path isn't as wide as my game, but then if it was modeled too much on the "real" I guess it wouldn't be much fun as a game ;-)PlayingRight now, 4 game modes are present to try out.Game 1 : Summertime - nice and simple, learn to play (15 obstacles)Game 2 : Sunset - bit more challenging with more obstacles. (20 obstacles)Game 3 : Winter - hard, (25 obstacles) - rocks start a bit closer as visibility is lower !Game 4 : Winter 2 - as above with more obstacles and lower visibility (30).ControlsFire or Reset to start after selecting your game.Right to accelerateLeft to slow down.If you hit an obstacle you get stopped in your (tyre) trax..Game over - you will need to restart / reload (next thing I'll be fixing). RickR 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Fantastic! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauber Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Looks very Activision can't wait to try it! Quote Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 He has been making changes to it based on input and it keeps getting better. Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) Tyre Trax has been nominated in Best Homebrew, Best bB Homebrew, Best Programming, Best Graphics, and Best Packaging categories for The 2018 Atari Awards!!! http://atariage.com/forums/forum/203-2018-atari-awards/ Edited January 24, 2019 by Arenafoot Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 FYI - Tyre Trax will be available for sale at the AtariAge booth at PRGE 2019! Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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