Recent 8-Bit Packs for CoinOPS

This video screensaver shows some of the 8-Bit games I have recently configured for my CoinOPS installation.

CoinOPS C64 Megapack 2

Almost 500 more C64 games configured and ready to play.  Included within this pack are many more obscure titles.  My focus with game choice were early 80s games, budget games, and some of the best new homebrew titles.

CoinOPS Amstrad Megapack 3

A further set of Amstrad CPC games, some good and many bad.  Of particular interest is the Amstrad CPC version of Final Fight which shows just how bad a game could be and yet still be released commercially.

CoinOPS C64 Pack 5

A small pack that updates the list of games to fill out in particular the games of Jeff Minter.  An additional couple of games are the C64 version of Canabalt and a classic arcade adventure Treasure Island.

CoinOPS Atari 8-Bit Megapack 1

The Atari 8 bit series encompasses the Atari 400, 800, XL, and XE models, dating from the late 70s upto the early 90s.  These computers had their golden age in the US from 1979 to 1984 and enjoyed a Silver age in Poland, Czechoslovakia and the Eastern Bloc in 86 to 97.

CoinOPS Commodore 64 Megapack 1

More than 855 C64 games in this pack that took me about 6 months to produce.

CoinOPS Amiga Pack 1

A pack of mainly single disk amiga games, with an emphasis on games that were less well known, particularly adventures and more obscure games that don't appear on frequent top ten lists.

CoinOPS Amstrad Megapack 2

The Amstrad CPC platform came in third place in the UK 8-bit home computer area.  Despite having perhaps the best colour pallette it did not benefit from the hardware tricks of the C64, nor the flexibility of the ZX Spectrum.  Many of the games are slower than their Sinclair and Commodore counterparts.  However there are some very good exclusives such as Get Dexter that do show the potential of the hardware.

Intro

I will be using this blog site to keep track of the packs I have produced for the CoinOPS emulator frontend for the original modded xbox.

Information about CoinOPS can be found on the project site: http://coinopsproject.freeforums.org/

Packs that I list here are available to those who contribute time and effort to CoinOPS project and whom have been recognised as such by the forum admins.

I had in the past distributed my packs freely, but found that certain parasites had decided to sell xboxes with them preinstalled, without having given anything back to the community.  Some sellers were making more than £1000 per week from this.

To prevent others from profiting from my free time I am now only sharing these packs with others who directly contribute to this great project.