Subject: Re: [stella] Dungeons From: Russ Perry Jr <slapdash@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 08:21:33 -0500 |
At 8:59 AM +0200 4/24/01, Manuel Polik wrote: >Glenn Saunders schrieb: >> One word: Supercharger. >Glenn, I know you're always trying to move people in that direction. But >I'd never go that way. To me it's not the *real* thing. Doing something >for the Supercharger is like cheating. That's like saying that Starpath was cheating. Heck no, they made it work in the VCS, so it's hardly cheating, right? Burger (an occasional poster here) had worked on a device that even had it's own *processor* that allowed you to do even more than the Supercharger does. Cheating? Not if it follows the rules the VCS lays down. Would you also say that Pitfall II cheated for its extra chip? Of Mountain King for the RAM Plus? >If I really wanted more RAM, better graphics abilities, larger medias >and such, I wouldn't go for the VCS as a target anyway... I do understand what you're saying, but I don't think it's fair to say that the Supercharger is cheating, but rather you seek the larger challenge of developing within the 4K ROM format. >Hope you don't mind, that's just my personal opinion. Besides - judging >from the # of homebrew cartridges compared to the Supercharger stuff, >I'd say there's more people thinking like that... On the other hand, you have to keep in mind that the Supercharger introduces other challenges to coding 2600 games -- making sure it loads appropriately, and if you decide to do multiload, how to fill the game meaningfully. I think most people who have coded for the 2600 think they should start with the basics first, but then never get back to another game because of how much time the first took them... -- //*================================================================++ || Russ Perry Jr 2175 S Tonne Dr #114 Arlington Hts IL 60005 || || 847-952-9729 slapdash@xxxxxxxxxxxx VIDEOGAME COLLECTOR! || ++================================================================*// - Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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