Arenafoot Posted August 26, 2015 Report Posted August 26, 2015 Hack of Dark Chambers..... into Gauntlet 2600. A summary of the game so far: * Play as all 4 characters from the arcade, either as 1 player or in any 2-player combination* Each character starts with a special ability: Warrior: shot power Valkyrie: shield Wizard: magic potions Elf: shot speed* Fight ghosts, grunts, wizards, and death as well as generators and bones* collect magic and upgrade potions* 80 different levels programmed by: CDS Games UPDATE August 24, 2015 I've been able to make a great deal of progress since the above was posted. We're now close to a finished Gauntlet for the Atari 2600. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/238273-dark-chambers-to-gauntlet-conversion/ gauntlet823.bin 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
Rowsdower70 Posted August 26, 2015 Report Posted August 26, 2015 Thanks man, this is great! "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square
AtariBrian Posted August 27, 2015 Report Posted August 27, 2015 This is awesome! Is it ever going to be put on cart?
Arenafoot Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Posted August 27, 2015 This is awesome! Is it ever going to be put on cart? Its still a WIP (work in progress)....maybe after its completed. 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
Arenafoot Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Posted September 2, 2015 another version released today and some mockup labels too...... Gauntlet v901 * Fixed bug in health bar/upgrade display* Fixed missing sound for upgrade potion pickup* Standardized which non-generated enemies appear on screen at level start. Levels 1-7 as in the arcade, and Death now appears consistently above level 8.* Added interlaced color to title pic* Removed Game Over screen* Fixed shield upgrade bug (player was almost invulnerable!)* Corrected enemy hit points (to 1-3, from 2-4)* Weakened shot power upgrade--used to kill enemies outright, now does 2 HP damage. programmed by: "CDS Games" gauntlet901.bin 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
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