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Petscii Robots for Atari and X16 (Patreon)

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2021-08-30 00:05:09
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In this episode I have a look at some of the challenges for coding the Atari and X16 versions of Petscii Robots.  Will re-work the thumbnail tomorrow and release to the world.

I have another video I'm about 50% done with, but I had to put it on hold until after I get back from VCF Midwest near Chicago.  That will be September 11-12.  I need to spend this entire next week building boxes and stuff for my games that I'll be bringing with me, and more importantly, finishing work on the presentation I plan to give there on the demo scene.  I plan to record the presentation and re-work it at home like I did with the phone phreaking video and AST video, which were both recorded live.  So, as soon as I get back from VCF, that should be more or less ready.  At which point, I will return to that other one that is 50% done.  :-)

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Petscii Robots Part 4 - Atari and X16

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Comments

Anonymous

The Vera PSG is an 8-voice? I thought it had 16 channels...?

Anonymous
>>66799866

OK. The documentation said that it would provide 16 channels (if you're fine with hard-panned voices of either left, right, or both), but if this is a recent change, then someone should update the specs. ;-)

Wallace Marbach

Awesome! Very interesting about how the Atari handles things versus other systems from the era. Also excited about full fledged games from the Commander x16. Looking to learn some assembly and write some stuff for the platform.

C Choffat

Those three colors of hexagons are hard to look at after a while. Perhaps just use the grey ones and only a few blue ones? Sorry.

Tim Moen

Great video! I actually like the design of the guy in the Atari mode. Even tho it's only b/w, the graphics look sharp and detailed. I like it much more than the kind of ugly palette on the Apple version.

Tim Moen

Also---I don't have any of the computers you listed, but I do have an NES that I play somewhat regularly, and would be a buyer should that port ever come to fruition. And maybe I'm off base here, but I imagine the NES version would be more accessible in general to other people (potential customers), than say a commodore VIC 20 or one of the other retro computer systems you covered. But so cool that the game is so widely available already

Anonymous

So no back-port to the KIM-1? ;)

Aaron Ingebrigtsen

Will someone help me run petscii robots on my "The C64 Mini" computer?

8BitGuy1
>>66927835

You should be able to just put the D64 image on a USB stick and mount it on the machine. But you'll need a keyboard attached to play it. You'll probably find better help on the official facebook group as several people there have played with it on the mini/maxi products. https://www.facebook.com/groups/975620876261750

Anonymous

Aaron its as simple as finding the .d64 file you purchased and put in on flash drive into the mini, then load it from the menu screen...

Ryan Yoder

I love the updated box idea. That is so retro and makes total sense.

Chad Armstrong

RLE: A great term used in this video, and something I learned about when digging into how Sierra's AGI-era games (early King's Quest or Space Quest games) would save bitmap-style views by using a simple RLE compression to save a few bits here and there.

8BitGuy1
>>67274979

It actually saves more than just a few bits. Especially if you design the artwork with RLE compression in mind. For example, not using dithered patterns, at least not horizontally. My intro screen on the X16 is like 6KB, I think. Which decompresses to 37KB.