New version of «Popeye» with arcade graphics for Atari with VBXE | Download
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Users of Atari XL/XE computers equipped with the VBXE graphics card can now enjoy the arcade version of the classic "Popeye" (Nintendo, 1982).
After exactly one year of work, AtariAge forum user Woj has shared his pixel-by-pixel replica of the video game that pays tribute to one of the most beloved comic and cartoon characters of the last century.
The aim of the game is to guide Popeye, avoiding Brutus and collecting spinach to temporarily defeat him. Players also need to collect hearts, musical notes and letters dropped by Olivia, the protagonist's girlfriend. If Brutus hits Popeye, he loses a life; but defeating him with spinach earns 3000 points.
Unlike the original for Atari 8-bit computers, released by Parker Brothers in 1983, this version of "Popeye" features arcade sprites, thanks to the higher resolution and high-quality RGB graphics generated by the VBXE.
Additionally, it includes Attract Mode (demo mode), and to top it off, Woj completely rewrote the soundtrack, both in mono and stereo. The author received support from Avery "Phaeron" Lee for the game's collisions, as well as Darryl "darryl1970" Guenther and Gary "Rybags" Ryan, for bug fixing and the implementation of interlaced mode, respectively.
It is worth noting that the VBXE graphics card produces high-quality RGB images with a resolution of up to 640x480i, allowing 1024 colors from a 21-bit palette.
Popeye arcade - VBXE version for Atari 8-bit computers
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- If the NTSC version has display glitches (including on the Altirra emulator), press the V key at any time to correct it (this is due to a recently discovered "feature" in NTSC installations of VBXE).
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