Just a heads-up that I've posted a video of an Atari 2600 version of Boulder Dash on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbiH4jFpfb0
This was quite a technical challenge, as the machine has no hardware video memory (all updates to screen are on-the-fly as the TV beam sweeps), single-colour background, and only 40 pixel horizontal resolution for background graphics. Overall I think the result, given the hardware limitations, are amazing.
Cheers
A
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Wow, great job!
Just wondering, what time was the game released for this machine? Or did you code it yourself?
Just wondering, what time was the game released for this machine? Or did you code it yourself?
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Re: Atari 2600 Boulder Dash
This project didn't die. A demo has just been released of FUNNEL and APOCALYPSE caves. Visit http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/18 ... o-release/ to download the binary. You'll also need the 'stella' Atari 2600 emulator.
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Nice work Andrew! Awesome
I should get the stella emulator so I can try it out - I've never played on an Atari 2600 before
PS. I notice you live in Tasmania...so do I!
cheers,
Paul
I should get the stella emulator so I can try it out - I've never played on an Atari 2600 before
PS. I notice you live in Tasmania...so do I!
cheers,
Paul
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