Number Equalizer 7800 for Atari
This project was mainly a look back at the past – how things were done – and a way to see whether I could get a simple puzzle game up and running. In the future, it could serve as a building block for a more complex game.
It’s based on my earlier Java project, Number Equalizer Columns, where the player’s objective is to match all four columns to the same value.
In this Atari version, I added the option to subtract from the columns as well as add to them. This made the gameplay a bit more interesting.
I used Atari Dev Studio (7800basic) in Visual Studio Code as my editor, and digging into the documentation was essential, since the available methods differ quite a bit from those in modern languages.
🕹️The game has 10 levels, with a column limit of 50 – match all four columns before reaching that limit. This was a fun project, and it was great exploring how an old retro system works.
The latest code can be found here on GitHub: SaharaHex/Number-Equalizer-7800
Resources used for this project:
- Random Terrain : Atari 7800 documentation
- 7800-devtools : Atari 7800 sample code on GitHub; a great place to start
- AtariAge Forum: Atari 7800 programming discussions
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