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Calculator Community => Other Calculators => Topic started by: DJ Omnimaga on August 24, 2010, 12:21:47 am

Title: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 24, 2010, 12:21:47 am
What was probably the biggest United-TI hit (and one of the best BASIC game) has finally been featured on ticalc.org, 5.5 years after many requests to get it featured:

http://www.ticalc.org/archives/news/articles/14/146/146632.html

Late congrats to the author and nice job to our new ticalc.org news editors!

For the nostalgics, the old project sub-forum can be found there:

http://www.unitedti.org/forum/index.php?showforum=26
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: bwang on August 24, 2010, 04:04:54 am
O.O that has to be the most delayed feature on ticalc to date :P
I'm glad it got featured though. Contra is a true pure-BASIC masterpiece.
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: calcdude84se on August 24, 2010, 08:56:46 am
Nice. This is definitely going on my "games to play" list :D
It looks awesome, especially given the language.

Edit: 900th post!
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: program4 on August 24, 2010, 09:00:41 am
Yeah, this is the best TI-BASIC game I have ever seen.

42nd post.  ;)
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 24, 2010, 04:12:33 pm
Quote from: bwang on August 24, 2010, 04:04:54 am
O.O that has to be the most delayed feature on ticalc to date :P
I'm glad it got featured though. Contra is a true pure-BASIC masterpiece.
Not really. I think Laser Tank does, according to the file ID. Otherwise, maybe it's FFTOM2, which took 8 years.
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: patriotsfan on August 24, 2010, 07:06:48 pm
Wow! Congrats on the feature finally! Never could get too far in that game though. :(
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: Deep Toaster on August 27, 2010, 04:40:40 pm
Too bad it came so late. The author's given up calc programming already D:

So no Contra II :(
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 27, 2010, 08:27:48 pm
Yeah, and no Contra 1 level editor :(
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: Builderboy on August 27, 2010, 09:14:59 pm
Maybe I will figure out how the levels are saved and make one myself ;D
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 27, 2010, 09:21:04 pm
Lol that would be cool. Or maybe you could make a level editor ;D
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: Builderboy on August 28, 2010, 01:20:23 am
Yeah thats what i meant :P
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 28, 2010, 01:50:41 am
Oh ok I misread. I thought you just meant levels, not editor :P
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: Builderboy on August 28, 2010, 01:56:33 am
Haha well either way, i just realized, i might also have to release a hacked version of Contra itself since it doesn't actually support custom levels. D:
Title: Re: Contra 83 finally makes it... 5.5 years later...
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 28, 2010, 02:06:52 am
Ouch x.x


Well good luck if you do this :P

Finish Serenity and Portal first, tho :P