Heroes of Might and Magic III almost made it to the Atari!

Shoonay · 29 May 2009, 12:51

Info found here

(Polish2English translation to follow, but only if someone is gonna do the Czech2English translation of that picture. Sensi?

)

Shoonay · 29 May 2009, 13:08

"Long time ago (around the year 1999 I think) there was this idea to write a native version of HoM&M for the Atari. Tiger (our graphician) drew those screens and I wrote a map editor and came up with a few algorithms for path finding and such. And unfortunately that's about it. I had to quit the Atari scene due to my studies and nothing got finished. As a matter of fact I doubt if anything would get finished since we lacked the programming skills... it is a very advanced game you know. At least we made it to a newspaper

(...) The fact that there was III in the title meant the all the basics like fighting were meant to be as in HoM&M3.
Of course the graphics were suppose to be totally rewritten from the very beginning.

I highly doubt anything beside those few Town graphics were finished. The map editor was never transferred to the PC, so even if it exists somewhere on some disks I highly doubt I could found it. (Besides, it was nothing special, just some sprites on fonts. There was no map graphics). To sum it up the project died at it's birth so there's not much to be proud of. Yet another of those too ambitious projects that never made it."

Chain · 29 May 2009, 13:17

Translation:
Guys from group New Generation (NG) started conversion of this game from PC for Atari XL/XE. They shows few pictures of castles, but they say its already not actual, as they want to redraw them for better. New pictures will be in interlace mode, which means they will have also more colors. Game will need 320KB RAM. Map editor is already done.

PICS

DJ from group New Generation (NG) works on connecting DSP into ataaaari 800. It should be something similar like in Falcon, where DSP runs independently from main processor. On 800´s it will be good for playing samples at the same time with I/O operations and playind MODs without need to switching off screen (Antic). (cant stop laughin..., sorry)
DSP should have own switchable adress space at $8000-$9000$.

hope its correct as its only fast&lazy translation

Shoonay · 29 May 2009, 13:19

Thanks Chain

TCD · 29 May 2009, 13:25

It's Atari and it looks rubbish... ah well whatever

Shoonay · 29 May 2009, 13:26

I knew you'd love it TCD

Sensi · 29 May 2009, 22:15

oh sorry, I was on way from work
and its not in czech, I dont understand it

some games from late ninetees or 200x for speccy and 8b comps are pretty good

Retro-Nerd · 29 May 2009, 22:18

Atari 8-bit rocks.

Chain · 29 May 2009, 22:46

Actually its Slovak, but we was in one republic long years, and languages are very similar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia

Wolfus · 30 May 2009, 16:09

I think it's perfectly understandable from the first post

Ahoj Chain

Fred the Fop · 31 May 2009, 08:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

Atari 8-bit rocks.

Dude I agree. Check out last years releases!

http://www.atarimania.com/lst_soft.p..._sauver=Search

29 May 2009, 12:51	#1
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29 May 2009, 13:08	#2
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	"Long time ago (around the year 1999 I think) there was this idea to write a native version of HoM&M for the Atari. Tiger (our graphician) drew those screens and I wrote a map editor and came up with a few algorithms for path finding and such. And unfortunately that's about it. I had to quit the Atari scene due to my studies and nothing got finished. As a matter of fact I doubt if anything would get finished since we lacked the programming skills... it is a very advanced game you know. At least we made it to a newspaper (...) The fact that there was III in the title meant the all the basics like fighting were meant to be as in HoM&M3. Of course the graphics were suppose to be totally rewritten from the very beginning. I highly doubt anything beside those few Town graphics were finished. The map editor was never transferred to the PC, so even if it exists somewhere on some disks I highly doubt I could found it. (Besides, it was nothing special, just some sprites on fonts. There was no map graphics). To sum it up the project died at it's birth so there's not much to be proud of. Yet another of those too ambitious projects that never made it."

29 May 2009, 13:17	#3
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 50 Posts: 1,536	Translation: Guys from group New Generation (NG) started conversion of this game from PC for Atari XL/XE. They shows few pictures of castles, but they say its already not actual, as they want to redraw them for better. New pictures will be in interlace mode, which means they will have also more colors. Game will need 320KB RAM. Map editor is already done. PICS DJ from group New Generation (NG) works on connecting DSP into ataaaari 800. It should be something similar like in Falcon, where DSP runs independently from main processor. On 800´s it will be good for playing samples at the same time with I/O operations and playind MODs without need to switching off screen (Antic). (cant stop laughin..., sorry) DSP should have own switchable adress space at $8000-$9000$. hope its correct as its only fast&lazy translation

29 May 2009, 13:19	#4
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Thanks Chain

29 May 2009, 13:25	#5
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	It's Atari and it looks rubbish... ah well whatever

29 May 2009, 13:26	#6
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	I knew you'd love it TCD

29 May 2009, 22:15	#7
Sensi Unregistered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 1,643	oh sorry, I was on way from work and its not in czech, I dont understand it some games from late ninetees or 200x for speccy and 8b comps are pretty good

29 May 2009, 22:18	#8
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Atari 8-bit rocks.

29 May 2009, 22:46	#9
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 50 Posts: 1,536	Actually its Slovak, but we was in one republic long years, and languages are very similar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia

30 May 2009, 16:09	#10
Wolfus Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Slovakia Age: 41 Posts: 84	I think it's perfectly understandable from the first post Ahoj Chain

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