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newcoleco
11-16-2007, 12:26 PM
I can't remember if I talked about this project here before or not.

Well, this project is made with ColecoVision minigames submited to the MinigameCompo web site during the last 4 years... not all the minigames but at least 3 of them.

This is the current status of this project in date : 2007, mid-November

Menu (25%) : Actually text-only, planning to make "candy" graphics to make it better.

Game #1 - Diamond Dash (100%) : with improved joystick movements to help getting into tricky spaces accessible only by going diagonaly.

Game #2 - Jump or Die (60%) : almost the same version as the one you can find in the minigame compo web site. This game have be to cut to free up space for the new improved menu.

Game #3 - Easter Bunny (90%) : my newest minigame submission, actually in voting process. Added a title screen with music, color effect and 2 more screens.

Game #4 - Get Booty (90%) : one of the minigames Dale Wick already did and improved with a title screen and difficulty levels.

Game #5 - Space Hunter (90%) : the best reason to do this minigame cartridge. Made by Guy Foster and his wife, this minigame is awesome and should be completed soon with explosion(s) and a boss... if he had time. I promise to release his game in cartridge and it will be done as soon as all the minigames will be ready.

Bonus - Coleco Controllers Test (100%) : program to help you testing your joysticks and find out which one to repair or simply clean up.

Overall it's 90% done if we put aside Jump or Die.
The optimistic release date prediction is : in time for the Holidays.

newcoleco
11-17-2007, 10:49 PM
Space Hunter is now 95% done. A minor bug fix and a graphic modification.

newcoleco
11-18-2007, 07:28 PM
A quick review of the actual state of the cartridge minigames project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJdcTtz0zx8

newcoleco
12-16-2007, 04:00 AM
Some news

Guy Foster did a last effort on "Space Hunter", this game is declared done (raise to 100%)
Dale Wick improved his minigame "Get Booty", status is almost done (raise to 95%)
As you may know, I stated a new job and I didn't work on my Coleco things reccently, except one thing : a modification requested many times, now the man in "Diamond Dash" is not TNT-proof and turn into a red color if killed by the explosion.

The cartridge version will be available only next year. For now, we wish to appreciate the holidays season without any stress like the release of this project.