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I know a bunch of platforms are getting ports of the game and the author is giving out the source code freely, just curious if anyone is tackling that project or not?

I dont think that he is giving "freely" the source code. He is taking the control about releases of game.
So:
1 - You can ask for port it;
2- He will do a agreement with you and will give the source code;
3 - You will must return to him the game finished;
4 - He will turn it commercial via cartridges or virtually.

Well, now the author uploaded the source code here:
https://github.com/zeropolis79
Unfortunately, there is not a source code for ZX version that is more close to our SMS, so somebody interested will have of port it from 6502.
Edit: There is a Z80 source code from C128 but i dont know how much it is close to Sega 8 bit.

segarule wrote

Well, now the author uploaded the source code here:
https://github.com/zeropolis79
Unfortunately, there is not a source code for ZX version that is more close to our SMS, so somebody interested will have of port it from 6502.
Edit: There is a Z80 source code from C128 but i dont know how much it is close to Sega 8 bit.

The C128 has both a 6502 and a z80, but, since the port was based on the C64 versio, it uses 6502 assembly. An alternative would be to use the Amiga an/or SDL versions as starting points, since they are made in C (obviously, the graphics routines would have to be rewritten from scratch, no matter what).

segarule wrote

Well, now the author uploaded the source code here:
https://github.com/zeropolis79
Unfortunately, there is not a source code for ZX version that is more close to our SMS, so somebody interested will have of port it from 6502.
Edit: There is a Z80 source code from C128 but i dont know how much it is close to Sega 8 bit.

That repository must be the author of those ports.
The author of the game is David Murray who lives in Texas (in the USA).
David just made a long video on his youtube channel ("The 8-bit Guy") announcing he's basically done with the game. IIRC he said he might be willing to do a little bit of bug checking but he's otherwise not interested in new ports.

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Braillynn Joined: 23 Dec 2022 Posts: 6	Is anyone working on a SMS Attack of the Petscii Robots port? Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:57 am
Braillynn Joined: 23 Dec 2022 Posts: 6	I know a bunch of platforms are getting ports of the game and the author is giving out the source code freely, just curious if anyone is tackling that project or not?

segarule Joined: 23 Jan 2010 Posts: 350	Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:29 am
segarule Joined: 23 Jan 2010 Posts: 350	I dont think that he is giving "freely" the source code. He is taking the control about releases of game. So: 1 - You can ask for port it; 2- He will do a agreement with you and will give the source code; 3 - You will must return to him the game finished; 4 - He will turn it commercial via cartridges or virtually.

segarule Joined: 23 Jan 2010 Posts: 350	Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:15 pm
segarule Joined: 23 Jan 2010 Posts: 350	Well, now the author uploaded the source code here: https://github.com/zeropolis79 Unfortunately, there is not a source code for ZX version that is more close to our SMS, so somebody interested will have of port it from 6502. Edit: There is a Z80 source code from C128 but i dont know how much it is close to Sega 8 bit.

haroldoop Joined: 25 Feb 2006 Posts: 831 Location: Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil	Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2023 12:17 am
	segarule wrote Well, now the author uploaded the source code here: https://github.com/zeropolis79 Unfortunately, there is not a source code for ZX version that is more close to our SMS, so somebody interested will have of port it from 6502. Edit: There is a Z80 source code from C128 but i dont know how much it is close to Sega 8 bit. The C128 has both a 6502 and a z80, but, since the port was based on the C64 versio, it uses 6502 assembly. An alternative would be to use the Amiga an/or SDL versions as starting points, since they are made in C (obviously, the graphics routines would have to be rewritten from scratch, no matter what).

KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 494	Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:17 pm
KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 494	segarule wrote Well, now the author uploaded the source code here: https://github.com/zeropolis79 Unfortunately, there is not a source code for ZX version that is more close to our SMS, so somebody interested will have of port it from 6502. Edit: There is a Z80 source code from C128 but i dont know how much it is close to Sega 8 bit. That repository must be the author of those ports. The author of the game is David Murray who lives in Texas (in the USA). David just made a long video on his youtube channel ("The 8-bit Guy") announcing he's basically done with the game. IIRC he said he might be willing to do a little bit of bug checking but he's otherwise not interested in new ports.

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