Atari XL/XE -=Space Taxi=- final release ver. 2.5
29Atari XL/XE =Space Taxi= final release ver. 2.5
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Saberman&IndieRetroNews.com present: Space Taxi
Atari 8 Bit Version by Andrea Cucchetto (Atari Age - Andreatari)
24/08/2023 - BETA 2.5 - FINAL RELEASE - 130K disk version
** This should be the final version before possible cartridge version **
** It contains several bug corrections, changes and new features and **
** the whole program fits in a standard DD 130k Floppy disk :) **
- Most of the files have been compressed with a simple, custom routine that fits perfectly into the program
- The boot program has been modified adding an unpack routine stored in the low memory
- Optimized font handling in level 25 by limiting characters copying to the first $400 bytes
- New voices! Resampled all phrases using a TTS engine to get a better quality and splitting words to save space
- Classic voices saved... I prepared an identical copy, but using the original samples. It could be a perfect 'Side B' ;)
- Improved gate passing handling in level 20 - Fast Break (better Taxi speed control)
- Added "Hey" phrase when the taxi hits the customer
- Added phrase "Hey Taxi" when the taxi lands on a Pad other than the one where the customer is
- Added new "Game Over" phrase at the end of the game
- Added phrase "Pad + nยฐ" when the taxi take the customer on the wrong Pad. In this case the ride bonus is also reset
- Added level name to menu in cheat mode for easier choice
- Added music for high score writing screen (using RMT) when the player gains more than 50$
- Added music for hi-score table (using RMT)
- Modified text for number of players on the menu screen
- Changed the ending text on the level 25 - Mystery screen (clearer tip for cheat mode)
- Fixed flickering in rainbow bar colors in Level 20 - Fast Break during jingles
- Fixed flickering rainbow bar colors in Level 20 - Fast Break during speech synthesis
- Fixed problems reading the "Fire" button on the title and menu screens
- Decreased occasional flickering issues with DLI in all levels during speech synthesis
- Decreased screen flickering during level changes
- Fixed starting title animation so it doesn't lag after game over in some level
- Fixed brown side lines erasing during Taxi drop in Level 25 - Mystery
- Fixed missing bonus handling if taxi bounces while landing... before, it was granted anyway :/
- Fixed a serious bug that assigned a non-existent destination Pad... it occurred when at the beginning of a level, Taxi died before delivering to Pad 1 a passenger picked up on a higher Pad of a previous level with more Pads existing than the new one
- Fixed downward "bounce" bug when up acceleration was maxed out in level 11 - Magnets
Source:
https://www.santellocco.com/atari/spacetaxi.htm
Download:
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