New version of «Castle Defender» for Atari 8-bit
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Full NTSC support and several bug fixes bring us "Castle Defender" version 1.2 for Atari 8-bit computers.
Martin “MatoSimi” Šimecek (Slovakia) posted this update to his game, which ranked second in theABBUC 2019 retro contestand third placeat Kaz Kompo 2019
The list of changes includes:
- Fixed the splash screen in NTSC.
- Speed adjustments to match PAL format.
- Improved stereo playback.
- Fixed crashes in transitions between the title screen and gameplay.
- Added a next level jingle.
- Added SELECT and START controls to the game menu.
- Fixed sidebar stats when advancing to the next level.
- Loading screen updated.
Originally released for BBC Micro, Castle Defender sees the player stop monsters from trying to enter the castle, placing a variety of weapons along the way.
Šimecek contacted the original author and used his sources to port the game to the Atari XL/XE series computers. The full story about its development is available hereon the “MatoSimi” website
Castle Defender v1.2 for Atari 8-bit computers
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