Chris Cracknell wrote:
> In article <36C244ED.4EC9EB80@xxxxxxx>, you wrote:
> >Chris Cracknell wrote:
>
> >> Just imagine the possibilities this could have for homebrew Gameboy/Atari
> >> games!
> >
> >Damn good idea Chris!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >Pokemon aside, why don't we use an Atari Lynx instead though? Imagine creating
> >a cart for the Lynx to offer some sort of artificial intelligence routines for
> >player Atrai games. Obviously the Atari games would have to be modified. But
> >can you imagine, one player Indy 500 or 1 player Warlords with 3 other A.I.
> >players. Wohoooo!!!!!!! The possibilities are endless......
> >
> >Again, good thinking Chris...
> ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
>
> Sure, I'm sure that the link port on the Lynx and GameGear can be hooked
> up to the 2600's joystick port as easily as I envision the Gameboy's being
> interfaced. But I'd imagine that since there are so many more Gameboys
> than there are any of the other handhelds that there would likely be
> a bigger userbase for Gameboy/2600 games.
>
> Maybe a version of Edtris than can be played against a person with Gameboy
> tetris?... well that would be kind of lame since you could just as easily
> write a 2 player tetris on the 2600.
I was thinking more long the lines of a Lynx cart that would be a general purpose
"2600 A.I. " cart that could be accesed from a 2600 program to specify A.I.
routines for modified Atari 2600 games. Players wouldn't necessarly play games on
the Lynx. It would act purely as a robot player. The Lynx cart could have a menu
system and a libray of games it supports. Hell, it could act like a "Gameshark,
Game Genie or Bob's Cheatah" as well. It could be somewhat programmable. People
like Corl Forhan have Lynx dev kits already to go and the knowledge to do
something like this. It would be cool to undertake a project like this if I had
time and resources.
Either way, I still think it is a great idea.
BTW: In a somewhat related side bar; The Starpath in-store demo unit communicates
through the joystick port on the 2600. It is a nifty piece of work. It'd be cool
to rip one apart and see if one could replicate it for making big (memory wise)
2600 games. And nope, I am not donating mine to science (at least not yet).
Take care,
Lee
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