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Hey, I lurve me tapes, Paul, though I know where yer coming from... 15-25min (non-reliable) loading times sometimes!

Ne'er mind.

I'm gonna track down some original inlay scans from some place and colour laser print em just so they look a bit better in their cassette boxes and throw out the old dirty ones and replace with cleaner empty boxes lying around in my tape collection, like say this Amstrad version of Star Wars:


If anyone has a link to an Atari tape inlay website then please let me know - maybe Atarimania will be OK as I know they have the accompanying images to go with all the software too?

Now, I did like Tomahawk by Digital Integration - who did Fighter Pilot too - and I really got into it, all those years back.

Like you say, anyone can enjoy a blast on Star Raiders PLUS there's Star Wars in there (Domark?) and I also lurve me SSI titles, as you know, so I'll be having a gan on that Battalion Commander at some point.

I think I miscounted and there's 13 in there after all, lads, but hey. it hasn't been unlucky for me one bit - quite the opposite.

Cheers for the feedback, Paul and I never knew about the artefacting/additional colour mod you and the Atari coders were able to do with Crossfire - great work.

 

Its not a stunningly difficult mod, you find the display list, there's a long list of 0F's, and you change them to 0E, and viola, you have colour, with tools like Omnimon, it's really easy (on the fly), or Diskey (by Sparkys Starks) if you want to mod an ATR.

 

GET IN THERE! Haven't played Commando in nigh on... 38 years!!!



Cheers once more, Rich.

Must find me Dare Devil Denis...!

 

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That's a fine looking version of Commando, Andy. How does it play?

 

Yeah that’s the only thing with the Electron the speed compared to its big brother. Because of the way the memory is configured it only reads a Nybble at a time so it takes two cycles to read a complete Byte which combined with RAM contention with the Display means it is around 4 times slower than a standard Beeb. That said compared to other 8-Bits it has a very fast BASIC and is not too bad compared to other U.K. 8-Bits.

 

This is my childhood version of Commando and I always thought it plays pretty well.

 

Lovely jubbly, Rich.

I have one too - doesn't get much playtime but must give it an airing this autumn and report back on my artistic masterpieces after visiting Paris and Monet's inspirational lily ponds at Giverny - thanks for the heads-up, Manu!

 

Like it, Rich.
Did we ever get a half decent conversion on the Atari classic... or Oric, of Commando or a clone of it?
For some reason I've got LA Swat on a budget label going around my head but I could be miles off with that particular game title.
Help me out, lads... senior moment.
Again ;-)

Becoming worryingly more frequent...

 

Cheers, Rich.

Never seen that game before - seems to play OK - graphics are a bit browned off but there again, khaki brown is the general army uniform and desert kinda colours so I shouldn't complain!

Remember Tynesoft alright but never that particular game and it sounds like I was on the right lines with LA Swat as Al seems to be backing me up on that one. Was that like a street backdrop and cop / shoot the guys on the rooftops as you made your way down the street / overhead view caper?

 

Spot on Andy!

 

Nice one Matt. Think I'll need to have a little play with the various versions over the weekend at some point.

 

@M.D.Baker Matt, how are you getting on with the VCS 800? I'm getting more and more tempted by it as a potential purchase sometime in the future so keen to hear any of your views good or bad.

 

It certainly does, I enjoy that style of graphic. Also didn't realise that the VCS store had 7800 games on it. Might need to take a closer look....

 

Loving yer snazzy wee security monitor, Al.

I've often thought about one of these too and then try and jerry-rig a wee mock-up Atmos notebook type creation... but probably beyond my Pritt stick and Blutack means!!

Seriously now, it's a smashing idea cos as you say, it brings back the correct ratio / original feel factor a lot stronger than does a whacking great widescreen modern LCD.

Mind, horses for courses and some days you do want the bigger screen experience.

A very good acquisition, mate - GAME ON!

 

The good thing is Andy, as you can see from the photo's it is duplicated on my main display so works very nicely for setting options etc.

Also had the thought that couple it with the A500 or C64 Mini consoles and you have a tasty little setup for taking away with you.

 

Totally - it gives us extra incentive to get the great games/times going once more.
Paul can possibly give "tactical" advice, ie. Baz, get yer finger out yer ass, mate, and Al - you wanna re-try that level but this time after 3 pints of heavy n Irn Bru?

 

Are we playing bog standard Commando ( ROM ) or Commando+ ( XEX ) for this challenge? I don't have a VBXE so I couldn't play that version.

 

I vote for Commando+

 

Needs I think 256KB Andy, I have a 512KB expansion loose in my spares box, not much use for this but going forward might be handy.

 

I'll use the Commando+ version then. Thanks for the clarification Matt

 

That's a hell of a lot cheaper than expected you to say, I'd say it's a good price and I bet they don't come up that often. You have great fun with your gear Matt, I sort of miss the playing but not too much. Keep safe and keep playing and modding..

 

Pray, do tell more, Al, more, more, more!

 

Ooooh, I would hazard a guess that we've got a bootful there, Al, of some Atari 8bit hardware and software incl. Atari 1027 printer - mainly covered up - and its manual, an SIO lead and some boxes of 5.25" diskettes... nice purchase, mate.

More, more, more when the rain persists orf, my man, please... it looks like just the kinda treasure chest I like to get me hands on - great buy, bud and I hope you got it all for a narce price.

 

Ah, I thought afterwards, Al, I was 2 out... the 1029 was a programmable printer and I'd got the model no.s mixed up with a 1027 (these tend to drop to bits, I believe, with old age). Very interesting, mate. Have a go at testing em out, see if some disks will boot - what you got on em etc - and showing us the results and you never know... maybe there will be some interest here but like you, right now, I must shuffle some gear out the door as back home I've got too much too.

 

I mistook it for a 1027 at first as well Andy. Hopefully I'll get time for a closer look at the bundle later. Excited to see what might be on the floppies!