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Site URL
http://macrosssoftware.com
Founders
Founding Date
Sometime 1997
Years Active
1997 to 2003
Programmed For
TI-85, TI-86, TI-89
Languages
Aliases
None
Affiliations
Macross Software was a programming group that developed several high-quality programs and games for the TI-86 and TI-89 graphing calculators.
Group Significance
The group released several notable programs and had some very ambitious projects that they were working on. In particular, Mega Man 86 (a high-quality clone of Mega Man in greyscale for the TI-86) and XeonTech (an advanced greyscale RPG for the TI-89).
- Macross Software has found a revolutionary new way to access the Internet — from your calculator at school. Called Wireless TI, this is a package of documents and utilities that allows you to wire yourself in a new, interesting way.
- Cullen Sauls released Megan Man 86, a full-featured greyscale rendition of the classic mega man game.
- Haroon was developing Mortal Kombat for the TI-86.
- Jigsaw 86 is jigsaw game where you can put a scrambled picture back together. Pieces can be stored in a "tray", and puzzles are customizable with piece size and the type of cursor. It even comes with a puzzle creator so you can make as many puzzles as you want.
- The first beta of Xeontech, their flagship Action-RPG game engine for the TI-89
- Mikel Blanchard has released The Quest III Chapter 1 for Usgard. This game is geared to be a mix between Diablo and Final Fantasy VII, and is only the first in a series of chapters to be released. This game also takes up all the memory on the TI-85, but for RPG fans, it is probably worth it.
Contributions
- List of their programs and games
- Include a screenshot for some of their best games/programs
Group Staff
Some of their staff members were involved with other TI sites and groups, including Hideaki with the development of Crash for the TI-82 and Haroon with the TCPA.
- Mikel Blanchard — founder
- Nathan Behncke
- Cullen Sauls
- Josh Morris
- Haroon Iqbal
- Jeff Hellrung
- Hideaki Omuro
Group Milestones
Site URLs
- http://macrosssoftware.com
- http://www.macross2000.org
- http://macross.calc.org
- http://www.dimension-ti.org/macross
- http://macrosssoftware.home.ml.org
- http://members.xoom.com/CashOnly/Macross.html
Site Screenshots
Group History
Macross Software was started by Mikel Blanchard sometime in 1997.
Miscellaneous
They were one of the many TI sites and groups that was hosted by Dimension-TI.
The group and their projects were featured on ticalc.org several times.