In article <Pine.BSI.3.95.970301090924.14863A-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, you wrote:
>I'd like to take a poll:
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>How many people on the list are planning to write a 2600 game?
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Me me me me me!
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>Describe the game you are planning (genre, size/#loads, level of
>graphical detail, controller type).
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I don't want to go into too much detail incase I get scooped, but think of it
as "Pong From Hell!" But it won't be doing any fancy multi-sprite tricks.
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>What level of skill are you at in 6502 assembly?
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Intermediate... was once advanced, but haven't programmed anything in over
10 years.
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>What level of skill are you at working on the 2600 in particular?
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Well, I was able to make "Rescue Bira Bira" without much trouble. But probably
wouldn't have been able to accomplish even that if it wasn't for things like
the Stella manual being online, all the newly annotated source codes popping
up, and Bob's amazing Distella programme. But I still haven't done any
original coding, just hacking other stuff. When I get the time I think I'll
sit down and just try to draw a box on the screen with a sprite in the middle
of it, then expand on that by being able to move the sprite with the joystick
etc. But getting the time to muck about is the key issue. What I need is a
pause button for life and then I'm set!
So I guess I'm halfway between "Willing To Learn" and "Beginner".
Put me down as "Tinkerer"
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>How much time do you have to reach your goals in 2600 programming?
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Until this term is over (May-?) I don't have much free time at all. But,
provided I don't take summer courses or have to tour or record with anyone,
this summer should see some 2600 work being done by me.
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>What could be done to create more of an incentive to learn and program
>more aggressively?
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Invent a machine that will beam all knowledge of the Japanese language into
my head so I don't have to spend so much time studying. Then I'll have plenty
of time for programming.
But other than that... maybe some sort of game/programme contest would
create some incentive amoungst others.
CRACKERS
(Time machine needed from hell!!!)
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