First, I just wanted to introduce myself. I may have only recently registered, but I have followed these boards for some time (albeit, as somebody who is primarily interested in Intellivision homebrews). It was the AtariAge release of Tempest that recently prompted me to buy a 5200 console and a slew of cartridges on eBay. I was already familiar with some of the games from their 8-bit ports from when I had a 130XE back when it was actually a going concern.
Secondly, and here's where I hope I'm not going to touch any nerves: I have been watching Biff's 5200 game reviews on YouTube and am drooling over Blaster, which was only released as a prototype. I want this game in a big way. So I have been wondering:
- since AtariAge has the ROM freely available for download
- and they also sell custom cartridges
- could I buy a custom cartridge of this prototype-only game?
After all, it isn't available for sale otherwise. Also, I don't understand what these ROMs would otherwise be used for, so I'm curious what else they would be used for. Please keep in mind: I am a newbie.
Lastly, it is my understanding the 5200 has the same chipset as the 8-bit computers (not sure of the lingo or the exact specs, but I know there are many similarities between the systems), so does anybody know of a way to possibly port an 8-bit game to a 5200 custom cartridge? I am particularly interested in converting the games J.D. Casten wrote for the 8-bit Antic! magazine in the early 80's. This guy wrote some incredible games that I think would play well on the console, especially "Biffdrop".
Apologies if any, or all, of this has been covered in other threads already. I did a search beforehand, but was unable to find exactly what I was looking for. Thanks in advance for your time.
Secondly, and here's where I hope I'm not going to touch any nerves: I have been watching Biff's 5200 game reviews on YouTube and am drooling over Blaster, which was only released as a prototype. I want this game in a big way. So I have been wondering:
- since AtariAge has the ROM freely available for download
- and they also sell custom cartridges
- could I buy a custom cartridge of this prototype-only game?
After all, it isn't available for sale otherwise. Also, I don't understand what these ROMs would otherwise be used for, so I'm curious what else they would be used for. Please keep in mind: I am a newbie.
Lastly, it is my understanding the 5200 has the same chipset as the 8-bit computers (not sure of the lingo or the exact specs, but I know there are many similarities between the systems), so does anybody know of a way to possibly port an 8-bit game to a 5200 custom cartridge? I am particularly interested in converting the games J.D. Casten wrote for the 8-bit Antic! magazine in the early 80's. This guy wrote some incredible games that I think would play well on the console, especially "Biffdrop".
Apologies if any, or all, of this has been covered in other threads already. I did a search beforehand, but was unable to find exactly what I was looking for. Thanks in advance for your time.