[stella] My first (half) game + Cuttle Cart comments

["Andrew Wallace" <apeboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, here is the current state of my game (a sort of 'space laser' variation).

 

The current state:

The upper player just moves and fires randomly.

The upper energy/lives bar is just updated to add some action until I add the energy/lives code.

The lower player is controlled by joystick 0.

 

There is quite a way to go (collision detection for the rocks and the players, energy use / replenish, game variations, switches, AI for one player game, a better random routine, paddles for movement is also a possibility, title screen)

 

Now, some questions:

 

Does the attached NTSC bin work correctly on an NTSC 2600, I think I got the scan lines right, but ...?

In general can NTSC users use PAL 2600 games successfully?

 

I'm running on a PAL system here (in Australia) and the NTSC version works OK for me but the colours are wrong (as expected). I'll have to add a NTSC 2600 to my collection as so many of the roms are easier to find in NTSC format.

 

My Cuttle Cart arrived today and it is truly a wonderful device. Now I can press a single keystroke in my editor, and 6 seconds later my program is running on a real 2600. Chad has provided a great service for the 2600 community.

 

Andrew.

 

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