Plasma - An Atari 2600 VCS Demo

Release: Nordlicht 2016, 7th place in Gravedigger compo.

View in emulator running in web-browser: Stellerator

Downloads

Download the demo only: plasma.zip (Size: 2749; Date: 2016-07-01, 18:51 CEST)
Easy shot, a bundle for Windows: plasma_Windows.zip (Size: 1068639; Date: 2016-07-03, 20:28 CEST)
Source code: plasma.7z (Size: 7799; Date: 2016-07-03, 19:40 CEST)
Cartridge labels: plasma_Labels.zip (Size: 202548; Date: 2016-07-01, 18:44 CEST)
Order cartridge at AtariAge

Credits

SvOlli:: code and all the rest

Instructions

This demo contains just one effect with 256 variations, like the early VCS games also has quite a couple of variations. It was coded to test production of a cartridge on AtariAge. Valuable lesson learned: the old style cartridge label look better than the new style (silver) ones. Controls are:

Left difficulty switch: 50/60 Hz
Right difficulty switch: PAL/NTSC color palette
Color/BW switch: enable/disable sound
Select button or left joystick up/down: select high nibble (effect type)
Start button or left joystick left/right: select low nibble (seed type)
Left joystick fire button: automated effect and seed type switch
Right joystick fire button: easter egg (showing only on effect type 0)

Note: This demo is SuperCharger compatible.

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