It is important to remember that the 89 and 92(+) are the more powerful calcs that can be used more readily in RPG's. I remember hearing somewhere that the screen buffer on the 89 and 92(+) is far larger than those on the Z80 calcs, allowing much faster scrolling, therefore better RPG's and bird's eye views for games like the Bomberman clones(BigDyna, Bomberboy, Bomb89, BomberMaze).
It is a good idea to port this to the 68k calcs. I can't do it, but there is always someone out there who can.

BTW, I think I have the first comment.

The 89 and 92+ use a 68k cpu. Joltima is written for a z80. It would require a complete rewrite to run on a 68k calc.

Yeah, I hate z80, it doesn't have libs and a crappy screen buffer.
I am working with Eric Meeks on Zelda89, and the scrolling is much better than it would be on a z80!

Not having libraries is a GOOD thing! Have you seen Zelda 86? I don't see how the scrolling could get much better.

http://david.acz.org/zelda.gif

I agree, because I have an 89 and a 92 but no z80 calcs.

My HW2 89, doesn't show grey-scale in almost every game that has grey-scale gfx in it (solar striker, pac-man). What's the reason of it? Can anybody help?
Even though my reply isn't related to this discussion, I posted it here, because I just didn't know where else.

Thanks!

I would make one, but I don't have an 89 or a 92. If anyone wants to buy me an 89, I would make a greyscale RPG in C.

People with 89's or 92+'s should check out Zenith Saga, see the url above.

Why the change from Clear to Graph (to quit)?

It is Exit on the 85/86 versions.

Why ticalc don't post a news on chrono fantasy, an incoming RPG for 89-92 calculators ? Just look on this REAL screenshots :
www.technic.ovh.org/t3/screen.shtml

Wow. All these TI-83 Plus games, applications, etc., and so little time to use them. Hey, start working on something like modems for the calculator. :)

Well, you can already plug your calculator into your graphlink into an external modem for the purposes of telnetting, as described here: http:// affinix.com/~justin/programs/telnet83/
Fission Labs is also working on a modem, you can get more info here: http://fission2.com/labs/tiv.htm
Not sure how it's different from a regular modem tho.

Yeah. All this stuff sounds good, but someone should make a clip on modem or something with an application that works with the clip on modem. TI should make that... hmm... What's their address to suggest something?

Thanks for the links above. :) I'll check them out.

--NATE

If anyone has any information about a clip-on modem for the TI, please tell me.

Thanks.

--NATE

I would like to see a 'network' capability for calculators. Is this possible? Just think, mulitplayer strategy games or something else! Maybe they could use a hub? :-)

Read the above news article. :) Yes. There is one. :)

It is great to see a renewed interest in TI-RPG's...all the best Calc RPG programers quit making games years ago, and now because of the 83Plus software most people don't even know about any of the great RPG's calculator. I hope that more people will continue to port 83 RPG's to 83Plus, I also hope that this sparks some creativity in the programing world and that we get more Calc RPG's. I work with Alienhead productions, creator 2 Gundam Wing RPG's, and we are curently working on a full conversion of the SNES game Chrono Trigger, I hope that when it's released gamer's will be craving new RPG's because of this recent trend.

How do you plan on fitting a full conversion of Chrono Trigger on a calculator?

If u want to see the first screenshots of chrono trigger for ti...

www.technic.ovh.org/t3/screen.shtml

I have seen those pics but I know it will never be able to down-grade to the TI-83 or 83Plus. I'll have some info and screen shots of my Chrono Trigger at www7.Alienhead.SomeWhere.Net soon.

We are going to make about 4 or 5 different programs, or packs, which you just move you save file (a list) from one to the other.