Updates for 2018 (ribbit!)

Hi again folks!

As many of you knows that 2017 wasn't very good on me and even a month ago on my-b-day (car accident) and that's part of life and can't be changed so case close as we can't change the past, only accept it.

So hopefully that 2018 and beyond will be brighter and for now, it is getting better as i have released two games and working on not one but two, as the first one is the most sought by collectors: Interplanetary Voyage, as this one is not only the last official game to be release but is the only one which comes with the cartridge #12.

So after i have release Interplanetary Voyage:, these are the remaining official game to do:

* Baseball
* Brain Wave
* Invasion
* W.I.N.
* Wipeout

And two of them (Baseball & Invasion) are still on the "WIP list" as i'm missing some accessories to finish them (anyone has one or both games ?). After which, only homebrews to do and there is a brand new homebrew game released this month called "Peacekeeper/Command-O" but more details coming real soon.

And speaking of homebrews, i've been working on a "port" for the OdySim. Just watch the vid:

More details coming soon on this one...just hoping that Konami won't have my head on a platter...LOL!!

And finally, i am sorry to anyone that i haven't replied on this blog and/or emails for the past year.
As in the beginning of this post, 2017 hasn't been quite kindly to me and i've taken some time to recover. So this week-end, i've tried to replied to everyone and if i've forgotten someone, don't hesiate to let me now because i'm getting older and i trend to forget (lol!).

So keep on posting your comments, suggestions, etc...always a pleasure to read everything! Until next post, take care & keep in touch folks! =)

--- Sly DC ---

Soccer/Futbol finally released!

Hi folks,

I've just finished coding the "Soccer/Futbol" game this morning ad hopefully, without any bugs or misprinted text (i'm almost half a century old so bear with me...LOL!). I have put the two different overlays for this exclusive European & South American release:

And i also put not 1 or 2 scoreboards, but four to choose from: the mini-scoreboard and the regular scoreboard (as usual) plus these two:

 The "Newer" scoreboard

and the "Overkal" scoreboard.

And you can mix & match between overlays (or not) and scoreboards (or not). I also coded the "Cartridge #5" for the "11 Meters Kick" penalty as described in the manual. Just press "F6" and this what happens:

Player #2 is now in the left goal and Player #1 is in the upper-left corner and when you want to make your kick, the speed of the ball is almost at it's maximum speed (i've put 800 for ball speed instead of the usual 300) and in the upper-right corner, "CART 5" is displayed so that you know you are still playing with cartridge #5. To revert back to playing with cartridge #3, just press again "F6".

BTW, did any of you folks knew that "Uppy" from Atari Age forum wanted to release this game for the North American residents? He announced it in 2015 and was still pending in April 2017 but i don't remember if he wanted to release both overlays or simply one. 

And just a small fun fact, i have drawned the entire "Overkal/Undiscovered clone (name withheld for now)" pixel by pixel as i only had a poor picture of this overlay. 

So hope you'll enjoy this new release and "blog" you soon! =)

--- Sly DC ---