Calico - Atari Jaguar Doom backport Version 2.0 release

[Deleted User]

Calico Version 2.0 has been released.
Calico is a Atari Jaguar DOOM backport, available for Windows.
New improvements include gamepad and mouse support, enhanced controls such as separate use and strafe actions, and a new optional shader-based OpenGL 4.0 renderer (enabled by default).

"Calico is a port of the Atari Jaguar DOOM codebase back to the PC, aiming to support playing the game in its original form on that console with a minimum number of required changes.
It accepts either the game's ROM file or the extracted jagdoom.wad file from inside it.
You will need a backup device for Jaguar ROM cartridges in order to legally play the game.
I have undertaken reverse engineering of the GAS assembly files for the renderer, which are written in a custom assembly language understood only by the custom Tom and Jerry ASICs on the Jaguar motherboard.
Gameplay GAS files were additionally verified by cross-referencing against the 3DO source code and the Doom64 EX project, both of which share about 99% of that code but already in a C form.
Calico is named in honor of my late cat, Nikki Fritz, who was a calico tabby mix, because it is a "little kitty" of a Doom port."

Spoiler: Calico Version 2.0 Changelog:

Calico v2.0 contains the following new features and fixes:

• Gamepad support
• Mouse support
• Enhanced control options: separate use, strafe-on, directional strafing, previous/next weapon actions
• Optional GL 4.0 renderer with shader support; enabled by default
• Support for -fast, -nomonsters, -warp, and -skill command-line parameters
• Ability to quit current game and exit program from internal menus
• Fixed a crash caused by the game's non-working status bar gib face
• Audio code corrected for Windows 10 WASAPI compatibility
• Corrected bullet tracers to use correct line-side checking routine (thanks Erick194)
• Calico Configurator setup utility now included

Known Issues

This program is in development, so some things are not finished or have known issues:

• There is no support for music yet.
• There is no multiplayer yet.
• Demos still desync; reason is currently unknown.

Source:https://github.com/team-eternity/calico-doom​

 

[AmandaRose]

Strange choice of name concidering there is a terrible game called Calico that not long came out. I was unfortunate enough to have to review the fucker https://gbatemp.net/review/calico-magical-girls-running-cat-cafes.1637/

 

[Rahkeesh]

Actually I'm more interested if this source reveals understanding of the Tom/Jerry chips. Would be awesome to have that implemented in FPGA someday.