Solely only in the near past I used to be speaking to some mates concerning the unique David Braben’s 8-bit house fight buying and selling simulator of Elite, and the way we have seen a couple of fan based mostly remakes seem in addition to enhancements and ports to completely different 8bit programs. However this newest information could curiosity you, when you have an Atari XL/XE nonetheless, as Rensoupp has launched an early beta of a port from the BBC Micro to the Atari XL/XE. A model of the sport you’ll be able to see being performed within the footage beneath.
This is the most recent from the video. “This port would not enable saving progress, has little sound is mostly untested. It was merely an attention-grabbing dive into digital archeology. Efficiency on the A8 is respectable although its CPU is about 30% slower than the BBC Micro’s when utilizing hires graphics mode. This model retains the 192 scanlines display screen top of the unique not like the C64 which makes use of 144, a related parameter when drawing traces. Some optimizations and options reminiscent of diminished, flickering have been backported from different variations of the sport. Additional optimizations have been added to achieve a playable state by means of there’s room for many extra, requiring much more work”
Though the sport is unlikely ever to be completed with the potential for lacking options, it is nonetheless value trying out!
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