Crack'ed 1-1-89

This is a late WIP for Crack'ed that was compiled from source code that was shared on the internet.  Although the file is dated 1-1-89 it is believed that this version is actually earlier than the 11-28-88 version due to the fact that it still requires the Atari ST development board with 24K to run and is missing some refinement on the new Rooster Ranch screen.  This version does have some new features however such as a new symbol for your crosshairs when holding an egg (which looks like a bomb for some reason).

Because this version was still under development it doesn't follow standard Atari 2600 4K bankswitching and will only work on Atari ST development flash card plugged into an Atari 7800 (which was the standard 2600/7800 development system at the time) or a version of the Stella emulator that supports the 24K developer mode.

Please note that the date presented here is not the date of the prototype but rather the latest date found in the source code files as there was no date listed in the code itself.

Differences

The title screen logo is a slightly brighter yellow

The eggs on the title screen are a brighter yellow color

The eggs on the title screen are displayed slower

The sounds of the eggs being displayed on the title screen is different

There are two demos, one for the Ye Old Yoke Tree and one for Subway Mania

There is a beep when starting up the game due to the skill level changing

The skill level text is always the same different color no matter which difficulty selected.  In the later version Easy is white, Normal is pinkish, and Insane is a glowing orange color.

The debug 'level clear' mode is enabled so Reset does not work normally

The screen freeze functionality is enabled

The title screen is centered differently black space only at the bottom instead of at the top and bottom

The screen bounces slightly more often to the kernel being more unstable

When catching an egg the crosshair turns into a 'bomb' symbol instead of showing a dot

There is a new sound when the 'bomb' symbol is displayed

There's a no sound when you shoot

The fade in of the text on the Ye Old Yolk Tree level name screen is different and is missing the red color

The text on the Ye Old Yolk Tree level name screen is a orange color instead of yellow

The eggs on the end of level screen count up slower

The eggs on the end of level screen are yellow like on the title screen

You go to the Rooster Ranch level only on the second loop and up instead of on the first loop

The bar at the bottom of the Rooster Ranch screen is purple instead of blue

There are more colored bars between the levels of windows on the Rooster Ranch screen and new ones on the top

There are three egg symbols instead of digits displaying your bonus score on the bottom of the Rooster Ranch screen

There's no egg symbol next to the number of eggs you have left on the Rooster Ranch screen

The screen does not flash when you shoot on the Rooster Ranch screen

Sometimes the egg counter will get glitched on the Rooster Ranch screen

The targeting sights on the Rooster Ranch are very off

The game difficulty is easier overall

The game over screen is black instead of green

The game over text is yellow instead of orange

The game over text is positioned differently

Your high score is missing from the top of the game over screen

The humanoid enemies on the Subway Mania screen blink

 

The new 'bomb' symbol	Different colored eggs
A little glitch in the display at the bottom	Yellow text on the name screen

 

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