Re: Relocatable vector games available

Ooo, Ooo, Mr. Cowgill, Mr. Cowgill... ;)

Did you say menu system? I know we all went around on this for the Tempest
MG, but after living with that one for a while, I'd like to request some
changes...

1) There should be a user settable default stored in NVRAM.
2) Pressing the P1 and P2 buttons should bring up the menu.
3) The menu should not come up on power up.

On the TMG, if you set a default, the only way to get to the menu is to open
the machine, flip the test switch and then hit P1+P2. It would be alot
cleaner if that wasn't necessary. Also, If you want to have a "secure" mode
(no menu available), perhaps you could then look at the test switch.

An alterantive to a defaut setting is just always bring up the last played
game on power up.

And, of course, we all anxiously await the new game that you'll include,
Asteroids Lander Deluxe. Have a hilighted asteroid on which you must land.
You would have to sync up movements pretty precisely as you can only thrust
forward. As you slow down, the asteroid catches up with you and you land. If
you shoot the asteroid, it breaks leaving a smaller piece to land on plus
one to destroy. Etc, Etc, Etc,.

Either that, or vector Pong. :)

-roy-

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clay Cowgill" <vector_clay@hotmail.com>
To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 1:43 AM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Relocatable vector games available

>
> >Comes complete with assembler and assemblable source listings for the
> >games (very little to no comments for them, though).
>
> Yay! Thanks Neil!
>
> >Clay - I'll get on the beam repositioning tomorrow for you...
>
> Groovy.
>
> Just to let everyone know the outcome of the Asteroids/Deluxe/LL Multigame
> thing...
>
> I'm going to go ahead and do the Multigame for Asteroids boardsets. The
> daughtercard will contain Non-volatile SRAM, a POKEY, and EPROM (and a
> decent sized PAL). I'm going to pitch the SRAM architecture-- Doug and I
> were the only people that wanted it, so I can make a two-of-a-kind for us
> later on.
>
> The hardware design is about 90% complete thanks to it being mostly the
same
> as my generic 6502 multigame board. I'm just going to net-list in a POKEY
> by hand and run new prototype PCB's. I'll write the menu system and
finish
> the hacks to LL and DLX in bits and pieces of time in between MultiJAMMA
and
> MultiExidy stuff.
>
> Maybe have something ready to roll by mid-May?
>
> -Clay
>
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