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Mr. SID
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 424 |
Donkey Kong Junior for C64
For those of you not reading lemon64 (can't blame you... :)
I'm proud to announce the imminent release of Donkey Kong Junior for the Commodore 64 (PAL and NTSC).
It's one of the classic arcade games of the early 1980s, but unfortunately never got a C64 release. We've spent some time to get rid of that problem.
The game will be available as a free download on Saturday, November 8th 2014.
What are you gonna get? A 100% accurate port of the Atari 7800 version, which is highly regarded as an excellent conversion of the arcade original.
Check out this review if you want to learn more about the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycvw-5r1JtI[/url]
The graphics have been done from scratch to the highest standard by STE'86 with hints taken from the arcade and the NES version, but tweaked to look best on the C64.
The music and sound effects have been painstakingly recreated for the SID by encore and complement the game brilliantly.
To make the wait until Saturday a little bit easier for you, here are some screenshots:
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11350 |
\o/ coool, didnt expect it so early :) |
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Stainless Steel
Registered: Mar 2003
Posts: 966 |
You guys rock! |
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Thierry
Registered: Oct 2009
Posts: 48 |
Exelent news !! , classic ! looks very good
i remember the fake Donkey Kong Jr. |
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Stone
Registered: Oct 2006
Posts: 172 |
Whoa! It looks fantastic. Can't wait to try it :D |
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Mr. SID
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 424 |
I'm not sure if it's going to be as good as that version... :) |
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Yogibear
Registered: Aug 2003
Posts: 223 |
Great stuff guys looking at the screenshots! |
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Zyron
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2381 |
Looks truly amazing! |
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xIII
Registered: Nov 2008
Posts: 210 |
nice, I played this game a lot one of those hand held mini gamethings (don't how you call them :)) |
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The Phantom
Registered: Jan 2004
Posts: 360 |
Nice.. Had this when I had a 7800.. I blew the 7800 up trying to get a 2600 game to work in it... Ahhh.. the good old days...
I always thought the Colecovision version was more accurate to the original?
Doesn't matter... Looks fantastic... Looking forward to playing it :D |
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OEP
Registered: Jun 2002
Posts: 60 |
looking great! |
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Archmage
Registered: Aug 2006
Posts: 185 |
Yay! |
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Yazoo
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 227 |
awesome! |
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Conrad
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 847 |
What everyone else said. :) |
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WdW
Registered: Jun 2013
Posts: 13 |
OMG one of my favorite games on my favorite platform! Can't wait until Saturday. Thanks!!! |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Yay!
I"m no gamer at all, but I admire the work that must've gone into this.
Next: Puzzle Bobble?
http://www.classicgamesarcade.com/game/21606/puzzle-bobble.html |
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iAN CooG
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 3186 |
Monster Buster [16kb cartridge]
already a good replacement for puzzle bobble |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Ah, okay :-)
Let's not hack this thread any further, then! |
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Shadow
Account closed
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 355 |
Looks great from the screenshots!
How did you go about developing this, could you reuse any of the 7800 game logic routines (it's 6502 based if I recall correctly...), or is everything recoded from scratch? |
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Mr. SID
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 424 |
Yes, it's using all of the 7800 game logic, in fact it's pretty much executing a patched version of the 7800 ROM. :) |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Booh, I was all admiring and then you say something like that! |
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Mr. SID
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 424 |
That was easily the more challenging and interesting way of doing it. |
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Rough
Account closed
Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1829 |
I loved to play DK Jr. on that one-game-handheld ("Game&Watch"). You guys rule, example screenshots look very promising. |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
yeah, you guys rule indeed, cant wait to play it and try to relive some of my childhood :) |
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Scarzix
Registered: Aug 2010
Posts: 143 |
Looks like a perfect conversion. That's going to be fun to try and play. |
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celticdesign
Registered: Oct 2005
Posts: 149 |
Donktastic! <3 Kongs!!! |
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Steppe
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 1510 |
We're having a '64 session tonight, so I DEMAND release by 8 o'clock!!!!!11 :-) |
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MADMAX
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 30 |
So does this mean we might see other 7800 games now with this hacked rom? Mr. Sid
Just wondering as it would be cool to see some of the Atari 7800 Larger games. Well thanks and we all seem to try and inspire you on other games too!.
Looks Awesome! |
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Mr. SID
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 424 |
I wouldn't hold my breath... |
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Sixx
Registered: May 2005
Posts: 229 |
This looks really good, really looking forward to tomorrow!
Regarding other Atari 7800 games, the Pac-Man Collection homebrew released a couple years ago is freakin amazing. |
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grasstust
Registered: Apr 2007
Posts: 43 |
Just wanna join in and say: GREAT!!! Looks perfect! - And has that chunky, colorful C64 touch that makes me love the C64 Donkey Kong the most.
What about Parasol Stars - the sequel to Rainbow Island:
http://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/parasol-stars/
That would be my little wish for a game that doesn't exist on the C64 yet! |
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Mr. SID
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 424 |
Here's a video of the game's title screen and attract mode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mN5pI-jM9A |
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Richard
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 621 |
Looks stunning. I'll be keeping a look out for this one :) |
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Peiselulli
Registered: Oct 2006
Posts: 81 |
Whats about "Ninja Golf" from Atari 2600 ? |
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Yogibear
Registered: Aug 2003
Posts: 223 |
Mr. SID: I started to cover the song in the video a while ago but now I don't need to finish it.
This version sounds great! Now 1 day to wait! |
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Count Zero
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 1920 |
Mr.Sid: as Saturday is just a few hours away - will it be a midnight release or more "during the day" ? :)
PS: and I mean good ole "Euro-Time" - who cares for ntsc-freaks and australiens :) |
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 598 |
wow this looks totally amazing!
I can't wait to get my hands on this.
so what count zero said; only a couple of hours left now before you throw this beauty online? :-) |
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Macbeth
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11 |
Looks awesome, and I remember that fake Donkey Kong Jr. too... I spent hours of my youth trying to figure out that password :( |
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WdW
Registered: Jun 2013
Posts: 13 |
It's out! Going to play this now :) |
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jailbird
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1578 |
People. It's a mediocre-at-most game, you wouldn't even take a crap on it 15-20 years ago. What about the hype, or am I missing something? |
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 598 |
@ jailbird,
looking at your previous comments posted today...
are you sure you're not just having a bad day?
it's sunday, time to relax no? |
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jailbird
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1578 |
Quote: @ jailbird,
looking at your previous comments posted today...
are you sure you're not just having a bad day?
it's sunday, time to relax no?
No time to relax, it's grumpy (Mermaid) time.
Where is the origano? |
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cadaver
Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1160 |
To be honest, I could agree with Jailbird as much that personally I don't enjoy *playing* this game at all, which is more a fault of the original game concept and mechanics. Meanwhile the reverse-engineering, coding, graphics and sound work are all extremely respectable. Especially the graphics, where the C64-reinterpretation improves on the original. |
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Rough
Account closed
Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1829 |
@Grasstust: C64 graphics are not "chunky". That's your PC monitor. o_O |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
Quote: People. It's a mediocre-at-most game, you wouldn't even take a crap on it 15-20 years ago. What about the hype, or am I missing something?
we're talkin ~30 years ago here :) 20 years ago was turrican time, totally different league already.
and I totall loved playing THIS back then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dd6DuznTnI |
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Dr.j
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 277 |
its hard to believe ppl producing such cool games nowdays. really hats off for great job |
