[retro] Chimera +

Chimera + (Atari XE/XL). Tezz (org. FireBird), 2015 (1985)

Here's a summary of the new features:

• The Spaceman (yes it's not a robot!) is now a masked hardware sprite procedure which means it's also independently coloured from the backgrounds.
• The room sprites are now drawn and updated dirty rectangle
• The game now has directional joystick movement like the c64 version rather than rotate and walk as the original Atari version had
• The gameplay maintains a consistant speed regardless of the size of the room or what is occurring within it.
• The rooms all have a new colour scheme designed instead of the ubiquitous shades of the same colour monochrome original
• The vocal samples are now featured including the famous scream.
• I disassembled and ported Rob Hubbard's c64 music player procedures which I'm playing via Święty/Saint's Pokey SID emulation procedures for the title music and game completion music.
• There's a new title screen which is a mix of the c64 and original Atari version
• The sound effects have been tweaked and there's no longer a clash of effects during gameplay. The walking and life support ECG sound effect have been changed.
• The gameplay screen is slightly larger than the original version
• Thanks to Popmilo and Phaeron for their support.

Credits

• Platform: Atari XE/XL
• Year: 2015 (1985)
• More info: atariage.com/forums/topic/2349
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