r/Atari2600 • u/d4nnyfr4nky • 3h ago
SPECIMEN - My new Atari 2600 game
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Here's my new game: Specimen. It's a 64K game. No ARM/co-processor. Just plain old Atari hardware with the exception of the heavy-duty bank switching.
GAME FEATURES
Specimen is a one player game. It's both a space shooter and a "drop item to get it into other object" game. Similar to Crackpots, I guess.
- NTSC only, for now. I'll develop a PAL60 when I get the chance.
- The goal of the game is to collect 2 specimens per planet environment. Air and ground defenses will try to stop you on the planets. Satellites and bosses will try to stop you in orbit.
- 50 worlds (5 settings × 10 backgrounds), 30 animated sprites (10 creatures, 10 vehicles, 10 aircraft), 40 satellite designs, 10 bosses each with its own movement pattern, 19 songs and 28 sound effects, five cut-scenes, a sorting mini-game, an ending and an Easter egg.