Programming new games for the Ody2/Videopac and Ody3/Videopac+ systems

[Robert Wheelock]

Hello!

I downloaded—and ran—the O2EM Launcher (a GUI front-end for the O2EM emulator for Windows); I also downloaded a few programming tools for it.

I do have some familiarity with the Ody2 console myself (having played games on it at a friend's house years ago...). I just deciphered its 16-color palette:

00 Black 00-00-00 08 White FF-FF-FF
01 Red 2 C6-00-08 09 Red 1 FF-33-33
02 Green 2 00-99-18 0A Green 1 3C-F2-79
03 Brown 9D-85-10 0B Yellow FF-FF-33
04 Blue 2 00-33-CC 0C Blue 1 66-99-FF
05 Violet CE-14-B2 0D Pink FF-99-FF
06 Orange DA-AE-5D 0E Cyan 30-FF-FF
07 Gray 2 5D-6D-69 0F Gray 1 CC-CC-CC

After I familiarize myself with Ody2 4048 programming, I'd like to try my hand at doing a few NEW games and some game REMAKES:

New games for Ody2/Videopac:
Championship Horse Racing (combines Horse Racing with Steeplechase), Cribbage, Astrosmash, Snafu, Roulette, Craps, Polo, Lacrosse, Board Games Pack 1 (Checkers/Chess/Backgammon), Board Games Pack 2 (Parchisi/Ludo/Chinese Marbles), Card Games Pack 1 (Solitaire/Spades/Hearts), Card Games Pack 2 (Rummy/Gin/Hand & Foot), ...

Ody2/Videopac REMAKES (enhancements) for already-existing games:
Bowling, Basketball, Poker/Blackjack, Hockey, Soccer, Alien Invaders, Slot Cars/Go-Karts, Basketball, Baseball, Football, ...

Thank You!

[c***@gmail.com]

Post by Robert Wheelock
Hello!
I downloaded—and ran—the O2EM Launcher (a GUI front-end for the O2EM emulator for Windows); I also downloaded a few programming tools for it.
00 Black 00-00-00 08 White FF-FF-FF
01 Red 2 C6-00-08 09 Red 1 FF-33-33
02 Green 2 00-99-18 0A Green 1 3C-F2-79
03 Brown 9D-85-10 0B Yellow FF-FF-33
04 Blue 2 00-33-CC 0C Blue 1 66-99-FF
05 Violet CE-14-B2 0D Pink FF-99-FF
06 Orange DA-AE-5D 0E Cyan 30-FF-FF
07 Gray 2 5D-6D-69 0F Gray 1 CC-CC-CC
Championship Horse Racing (combines Horse Racing with Steeplechase), Cribbage, Astrosmash, Snafu, Roulette, Craps, Polo, Lacrosse, Board Games Pack 1 (Checkers/Chess/Backgammon), Board Games Pack 2 (Parchisi/Ludo/Chinese Marbles), Card Games Pack 1 (Solitaire/Spades/Hearts), Card Games Pack 2 (Rummy/Gin/Hand & Foot), ...
Bowling, Basketball, Poker/Blackjack, Hockey, Soccer, Alien Invaders, Slot Cars/Go-Karts, Basketball, Baseball, Football, ...
Thank You!

have you programmed new games ?

[Andreas Kohlbach]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Jeez!

And 2013: Jeez²! ;-)

Post by c***@gmail.com

Post by Robert Wheelock
I downloaded—and ran—the O2EM Launcher (a GUI front-end for the O2EM
emulator for Windows); I also downloaded a few programming tools for
it.
I do have some familiarity with the Ody2 console myself (having
played games on it at a friend's house years ago...). I just
00 Black 00-00-00 08 White FF-FF-FF
01 Red 2 C6-00-08 09 Red 1 FF-33-33
02 Green 2 00-99-18 0A Green 1 3C-F2-79
03 Brown 9D-85-10 0B Yellow FF-FF-33
04 Blue 2 00-33-CC 0C Blue 1 66-99-FF
05 Violet CE-14-B2 0D Pink FF-99-FF
06 Orange DA-AE-5D 0E Cyan 30-FF-FF
07 Gray 2 5D-6D-69 0F Gray 1 CC-CC-CC
After I familiarize myself with Ody2 4048 programming, I'd like to
Championship Horse Racing (combines Horse Racing with Steeplechase),
Cribbage, Astrosmash, Snafu, Roulette, Craps, Polo, Lacrosse, Board
Games Pack 1 (Checkers/Chess/Backgammon), Board Games Pack 2
(Parchisi/Ludo/Chinese Marbles), Card Games Pack 1
(Solitaire/Spades/Hearts), Card Games Pack 2 (Rummy/Gin/Hand &
Foot), ...
Bowling, Basketball, Poker/Blackjack, Hockey, Soccer, Alien
Invaders, Slot Cars/Go-Karts, Basketball, Baseball, Football, ...
Thank You!

have you programmed new games ?

Would be interesting. I have probably all old games as cartridge images
though. They are found somewhere at http://www.archive.org/

[Robert Wheelock]

Hello!

Would anybody know of some editing/programming tools for Videopac/Odyssey2 videogame (4048) programming?!?!

[g***@gmail.com]

Post by Robert Wheelock
Would anybody know of some editing/programming tools for Videopac/Odyssey2 videogame (4048) programming?!?!

I thought you said you'd downloaded some? Worst-case you might be able to knock up a simple assembler yourself for text-mode Windows. Or adapt an existing one, aren't there
assemblers that can be taught new processors and opcodes? Anyway it's 8 years later and all that time I never saw your post. Did you get anywhere?

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if love is a drug, then, ideally, it's a healing, healthful drug... it's
kind of like prozac is supposed to work (without the sexual side
effects and long-term damage to the brain and psyche)

[Andreas Kohlbach]

Post by g***@gmail.com

Post by Robert Wheelock
Would anybody know of some editing/programming tools for Videopac/Odyssey2 videogame (4048) programming?!?!

I thought you said you'd downloaded some? Worst-case you might be able
to knock up a simple assembler yourself for text-mode Windows. Or
adapt an existing one, aren't there
assemblers that can be taught new processors and opcodes?

The console has an Intel 8048. There should be emulators for that.

Post by g***@gmail.com
Anyway it's 8 years later and all that time I never saw your post. Did
you get anywhere?

2021 - 2017 = 8?

My abacus just crashed. ;-)

[g***@gmail.com]

Post by Andreas Kohlbach
The console has an Intel 8048. There should be emulators for that.

Post by g***@gmail.com
Anyway it's 8 years later and all that time I never saw your post. Did
you get anywhere?

2021 - 2017 = 8?
Newsgroups: comp.emulators.misc
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:48:00 -0700 (PDT)

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Post by Andreas Kohlbach
Subject: Programming new games for the Ody2/Videopac and Ody3/Videopac+ systems
Hello!
I downloaded—and ran—the O2EM Launcher (a GUI front-end for the O2EM emulator for Windows); I also downloaded a few programming tools for it.
00 Black 00-00-00 08 White FF-FF-FF

So where are those programming tools!? Took you four years to forget you'd tried it the first time! Would be absolutely great to
see new games for such a weird console. I dunno if you'd be the first, I think even the Fairchild Channel F has SOME homebrew. The
Radofin / Acetronic still doesn't, though, again AFAIK.

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if love is a drug, then, ideally, it's a healing, healthful drug... it's
kind of like prozac is supposed to work (without the sexual side
effects and long-term damage to the brain and psyche)

[Gary]

Would be absolutely great to see new games for such a weird console

There is already a lively homebrew scene for this console:
https://videogamehomebrew.fandom.com/wiki/Odyssey_2_/_Videopac_Homebrew