Medieval Mayhem - Atari 2600 Homebrew

Medieval Mayhem is an original Atari 2600 homebrew game published by AtariAge: http://www.atariage.com

Fans of the popular four-player Atari 2600 game Warlords (itself based on an arcade game of the same name) will be happy to learn that 2600 enthusiast Darrell Spice Jr. has created a new 2600 homebrew titled Medieval Mayhem, an updated take on Warlords. While the original version from Atari is still a blast to play, Medieval Mayhem adds arcade features such as the launch dragon, multiple fireballs and a level of polish missing from the original 2600 release. It also includes a menu to select options before starting the game. Medieval Mayhem is a frenetic multi-player game that you can enjoy against your friends (up to four people may play) or against the computer AI!

Features: * Launch Dragon * Multiple Fireballs * 4 AI levels * Options Menu * Stereo Sound * Titlescreen Music * Demo mode * Individual Player Catch Setting * Fireball Flareups

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Atari
• 2600
• homebrew
• gameplay
• AtariAge

[GaryMcT]

The audio sounds like it is in stereo in this video? How does that work?

[AtariAges]

@GaryMcT The Atari 2600 has two sound channels. The 2600 Stella emulator sends one channel to the left audio output and the other to the right.  Many people modify their 2600 systems for stereo output as well, which is relatively easy to do as the TIA chip in the 2600 actually has separate outputs for these two audio lines.

[codyc67]

@AtariAges Thinking about buying this

but.. Why does a small game like this costs so much :0?

Do I get any extras besides the gamecart?

[AtariAges]

@codyc67 These games are hand-built and it's a fairly time consuming process. Old Atari cartridge shells are recycled, and new circuit boards and parts are used with the games. The game author receives a royalty for each copy sold. The game also comes with a manual. Unfortunately boxes are prohibitively expensive to produce in small quantities.

[codyc67]

@AtariAges Alright

Also why does Dungeon have a box and none of the other do?

[AtariAges]

@codyc67 Some games have hand-built boxes as an option, but the box is not standard in the case of Dungeon (it's a $30 option). The boxes are probably even more time consuming than the games to produce, but they do look great!

[coolguy5772]

I`m getting nervous from the shot-sound D:

[FLCL75]

The animation and color on the dragon and the 'victory knight' make really good use of the 2600, well done. The knight really looks like his armor is made of parts about to fall off -- reminds me of the knights in Hägar the Horrible.

[DarrellSpiceJr]

@sylvur AtariAge sells them in cartridge format for me. YouTube won't let me post a link in the comment, but if you take the AtariAge link, located in the video description, then do the following to get to it:

1) click on Store in the top-right corner

2) in the Categories box on the left, click on 2600 the Homebrews

3) at the moment it appears near the bottom of page 4. The location could change in the future as new games are added all the time.

[sylvur]

Oooh wow that looks like so much fun!!! I wonder if there's people out there that can put rom files on actually ROMs, stick it in a 2600 cartridge box and you could actually play it on a real Atari 2600 console!

[codyc67]

@AtariAges You don't happen to do custom boxes do you?

[codyc67]

@AtariAges Alright thanks :P