Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This week we'll look at the world premiere of the latest game from Nick Marentes, Rally SG, inspired by Rally-X from the arcade, it uses the 9-color semigraphics mode, and will run on a CoCo 1,2,3 and Dragon with 64K. nickmarentes.com
This along with CoCo and retro news, GameOn! results, the new game of the week, projects, updates, acquisitions, and all kinds of CoCo goodness!
Email any suggestions you have for the show to cocotalk@cocotalk.live
Visit us on the web at http://cocotalk.live
Join us for daily conversations on Discord: http://discord.cocotalk.live
To find out more about the Color Computer visit imacoconut.com
Custom artwork designed by Instagram artist Joel M. Adams:
instagram.com/artistjoelmadams
Custom CoCoTALK! and retro merchandise is available at:
8bit256.com
Consider becoming a patron of the show:
patreon.com/ogsteviestrow
Live interactive video streams:
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General segments with time stamps you can quick link to:
00:07:20 Panel Introductions
00:14:48 News from around the retro world
00:29:58 CoCo Thoughts
00:30:23 GameON! challenge results
00:42:45 Next week's game announcment
00:43:34 Up coming game of the week announcment - Bomb Threat
00:49:15 GameON! news
00:59:47 Nick Marentes - Rally SG premiere
News stories for Episode #166, June 27, 2020 show:
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1) CanadianRetroThings has a new video out showing him hooking up his giant Panasonic TV/Radio/Cassette deck to his MC-10 this time:
youtu.be/3j-fA5kBUdo
2) Davy Mitchell posted a link to his blog, "Davy's Retro Corner", in the Dragon Facebook group. This entry talks about a 3D terrain generating program
davysretrocorner.blogspot.com/2020/06/type-in-dragon-user-fault-line-graphics.html
3) The Trash Talk (TRS-80) podcast has game programming contest, that includes the Coco.
trs-80.org.uk/2020competition.html
4) Tim Halloran has a video demonstrating him powering his Coco 2 - from USB:
youtu.be/qfa4Db2OwE8
5) Keith (ChibiAkumas on YouTube) has his 2nd 6809 assembly language tutorial up - this episode covers the 6809 addressing modes:
youtu.be/JpIi85GWDRo
6) Ed Snider has some photos of his 32K RAM MC-10 board in the making
facebook.com/groups/731424100317748/permalink/2969740209819448
Game On news:
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1) Paul Shoemaker is working on a Coco 3 only Dungeon Crawler, and shows a sample screen using a tileset he purchased:
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158370706662641
2) Neil Blanchard has ROM cartridge versions of Rick Adam's "Bomb Threat" game available again, for $30.
facebook.com/groups/1606095809633762/permalink/2636663219910344/?sale_post_id=2636663219910344
3) Neil also has the new cartridge game by Evan Wright called 3D Monster Maze, which is a Coco 1/2 version of the game
facebook.com/groups/1606095809633762/permalink/2636658969910769/?sale_post_id=2636658969910769
Evan also upload a video of the final version in action:
youtu.be/4uqWLrzsd2U
4) Cuthbert Dragon has a few new Dragon gameplay videos of note this week:
youtube.com/user/MaryWinstead32/videos
- Monsters
5) Ciaran has released an updated Coco version of the Dragon game ROTABB's - it now includes the original loaded an opening story:
6809.org.uk/tmp/da/coco_ports
6) Nick Marentes has a video out to promote his Rally-SG game for all Coco's and the Dragon's (with at least 64K), which is getting released in August:
youtu.be/9lUiwo7Zly4
This week we'll look at the world premiere of the latest game from Nick Marentes, Rally SG, inspired by Rally-X from the arcade, it uses the 9-color semigraphics mode, and will run on a CoCo 1,2,3 and Dragon with 64K. nickmarentes.com
This along with CoCo and retro news, GameOn! results, the new game of the week, projects, updates, acquisitions, and all kinds of CoCo goodness!
Email any suggestions you have for the show to cocotalk@cocotalk.live
Visit us on the web at http://cocotalk.live
Join us for daily conversations on Discord: http://discord.cocotalk.live
To find out more about the Color Computer visit imacoconut.com
Custom artwork designed by Instagram artist Joel M. Adams:
instagram.com/artistjoelmadams
Custom CoCoTALK! and retro merchandise is available at:
8bit256.com
Consider becoming a patron of the show:
patreon.com/ogsteviestrow
Live interactive video streams:
youtube.com/c/Ogsteviestrow/live
facebook.com/cocotalklive
periscope.tv/CoCoTALKlive
twitter.com/CoCoTALKlive
General segments with time stamps you can quick link to:
00:07:20 Panel Introductions
00:14:48 News from around the retro world
00:29:58 CoCo Thoughts
00:30:23 GameON! challenge results
00:42:45 Next week's game announcment
00:43:34 Up coming game of the week announcment - Bomb Threat
00:49:15 GameON! news
00:59:47 Nick Marentes - Rally SG premiere
News stories for Episode #166, June 27, 2020 show:
=================================================
1) CanadianRetroThings has a new video out showing him hooking up his giant Panasonic TV/Radio/Cassette deck to his MC-10 this time:
youtu.be/3j-fA5kBUdo
2) Davy Mitchell posted a link to his blog, "Davy's Retro Corner", in the Dragon Facebook group. This entry talks about a 3D terrain generating program
davysretrocorner.blogspot.com/2020/06/type-in-dragon-user-fault-line-graphics.html
3) The Trash Talk (TRS-80) podcast has game programming contest, that includes the Coco.
trs-80.org.uk/2020competition.html
4) Tim Halloran has a video demonstrating him powering his Coco 2 - from USB:
youtu.be/qfa4Db2OwE8
5) Keith (ChibiAkumas on YouTube) has his 2nd 6809 assembly language tutorial up - this episode covers the 6809 addressing modes:
youtu.be/JpIi85GWDRo
6) Ed Snider has some photos of his 32K RAM MC-10 board in the making
facebook.com/groups/731424100317748/permalink/2969740209819448
Game On news:
=============
1) Paul Shoemaker is working on a Coco 3 only Dungeon Crawler, and shows a sample screen using a tileset he purchased:
facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10158370706662641
2) Neil Blanchard has ROM cartridge versions of Rick Adam's "Bomb Threat" game available again, for $30.
facebook.com/groups/1606095809633762/permalink/2636663219910344/?sale_post_id=2636663219910344
3) Neil also has the new cartridge game by Evan Wright called 3D Monster Maze, which is a Coco 1/2 version of the game
facebook.com/groups/1606095809633762/permalink/2636658969910769/?sale_post_id=2636658969910769
Evan also upload a video of the final version in action:
youtu.be/4uqWLrzsd2U
4) Cuthbert Dragon has a few new Dragon gameplay videos of note this week:
youtube.com/user/MaryWinstead32/videos
- Monsters
5) Ciaran has released an updated Coco version of the Dragon game ROTABB's - it now includes the original loaded an opening story:
6809.org.uk/tmp/da/coco_ports
6) Nick Marentes has a video out to promote his Rally-SG game for all Coco's and the Dragon's (with at least 64K), which is getting released in August:
youtu.be/9lUiwo7Zly4
