Atic Atac Remake (ZX Spectrum Next)
A downloadable game
9bitcolor presents Atic Atac Next!
Now that you have been trapped in the evil haunted Castle, your object is to find the hidden Golden Key of A.C.G. and escape via your only exit, the Main Doors.
Features Knight . . . Serf . . . Wizard . . .
Full 8 way movement . . . Working Trapdoors . . . Secret Passages . . .
Frankenstein . . . Mummy . . . Dracula . . . Devil . . .
Witch . . . Monks . . . Ghosts . . . Ghouls . . . Hungry Monsters . . .
Pumpkins . . . Spiders . . . Swag . . . Other Gubbins.
Control your Warrior by keyboard/cursors, Kempston joystick or gamepad.
The default keys are Q, A, O, P, SPACE, M, ENTER and are fully definable in the game.
Multi-button gamepads use UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, A, B, C, START.
Based on the remake by Richard Jordan. Twitter
Original graphics by John Blythe.
Music by Matt Simmonds.
A.I. art by Mark Leither. Twitter
Developed by 9bitcolor.
ENJOY THIS FREEWARE FAN REMAKE
60HZ GAMEPLAY RECOMMENDED
1024K SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM NEXT
A KNIGHT, SERF, AND WIZARD WILL RETURN IN MELKHIOR'S MANSION!
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Install instructions
The game requires an SDHC card or better and is not currently compatible with emulators.
The ZIP file includes a .NEX game file, a .CFG file to set the default keys, and a PNG image with cover art and instructions (also available to download separately).
Copy ATICATAC.NEX and ATICATAC.CFG to any folder on your SDHC card.
The game will detect if the .NEX file is fragmented. Please use the .DEFRAG tool from the NextZXOS Command Line or try copying the .NEX file to your SDHC card again.
CORE 3.02.0 and NextZXOS 2.02 or above are required. tbblue-master.zip
NOTE: The game may glitch on some brands of SDHC cards. This is normal when the card briefly throttles performance to carry out internal housekeeping.
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Hi there! I'm the author of ZEsarUX emulator. I'm trying to run Actic Atac in ZEsarUX and I have some questions about the disk_filemap call the game is using. It now detects the card is not fragmented, reads some bytes from the card (up to offset 2227FH) and then it resets. Can I contact you by email ? My email is chernandezba at hotmail dot com. Thanks!
Hello, I have contacted you on Facebook :)
3,000 DOWNLOADS! THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT :)
Many thanks for this, here is my tribute...
Great video, glad you liked the game. The PAUSE button shows the items you are carrying along with other details. The Map & Tips download is worth a read if you are curious about the game mechanics.
Hands Down... this game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next is the most, I mean the mostest, everything good, compared to any other game I have played for the Next!
Sounds - Awesome!
Music - Awesome!
Graphics - Awesome!
Gameplay - Awesome!
This is just so well done! I am BLOWN Away!
For those that only wanna see the game, that starts at 19 minutes in or so.
TJ
Thanks TJ, glad you liked this. Great video!
thanks for checking out my video. Great game as you can see how I enjoyed it!
2,000 DOWNLOADS! THANK YOU :)
Thank you! I think it is a great that you recognized how good the original audio was and concentrated more on upgrading the graphics.
Is there any way to make each room fully shown on screen like the original instead of the limited scrolling effect? I am guessing the resolution of the room graphics is preventing this.
very good
Thanks for this! :)
does this require the latest firmware 22.10?
The game requires the latest CORE 3.02.0. There is a link in the "Install instructions" section of this page.
I would not mind paying for a physical release though...
Great game thanks, I finally got a new SDHC card and put it in my Speccy Next this morning and the game works great - thank you!
Wow this looks and sounds great. Best game I've seen on the next so far
When launched the loading screen shows up temporarily and then the screen goes blank with a "File Fragmentation Error" message :( Is there something I can do to fix this?
Hi. You can use the .DEFRAG tool in the NextZXOS Command Line to fix the file fragmentation error.
Thanks, that seemed to work! Game looks great BTW.
I ran the .defrag command but I don't know how to use it.
Can you please give me some pointers?
Thank you
I fixed it, I didn't remember all the commands.
I congratulate you because the game is wonderful!! Thanks for what you did
Instructions;
First find the file you want to run in the browser, launch it to get the "defragmented file" error.
Reset the machine.
Now open the "Command Line".
Type "LS" to list the files. You should be in the same file location when you reset.
Find and note the NEX file (Next executable)
You will see the "ATICATAC.NEX" file you tried to run earlier (this example).
Now type ".DEFRAG ATICATAC.NEX" (This example) it takes a while, but that is the nature of the beast.
Thanks for this info, made it very easy to understand ;-)
BEST
Superb. A must have for ZX Spectrum Next/N-Go Users.
Thanks for the feedback!
You're welcome.
hello i have an older core, copied the files over from tbblue to my sd card and booted my n-go up, but its not giving me the choice to update the core?
Holding the U key allows you to enter the core updater when you power on your system. There are some guidelines about updating cores here: https://www.specnext.com/latestdistro
that did it, thank you, and what a great game you created
I'm happy you got it working and like the game.
I have a spectrum next 1 accelerated, if i update the core to 3.02 i have hdmi problems, keeps flashing the image. Any solution?
Sorry you are having HDMI problems.. Could you report the issue in the ZX Spectrum Next official Facebook group?
Top man, cheers :)
You are all welcome!
Great! Thank you.
Can't wait to try this on my KS2!
Wow what a great job you have done, Graphics are awesome on the Next and the background tune is complimentary to the game whilst still retaining the original effects. Im still no good at it, so now I am no good 40 years on...
Thanks for the feedback. The game can be a challenge at times. Good luck with your quests to find the golden key!
I am waiting to receive my Spectrum Next to enjoy this game. I think looks great. Thanks for don't forget to make a fully definable keys!!.
Thanks, glad you are looking forward to it! You can define the keys on the game's title page.
Great I will have to wait for my KS2 Next to arrive
Thank you for this amazing game, well done!!!! I hope you make some more games.....
Thanks for the positive feedback.