[stella] Re: Programming Contest?

["Andrew Wallace" <apeboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chad Schell writes: 

> Hello everyone, 
>
> I've been thinking about this for a while, but I'm just not sure how well 
> it would actually work.  I'm considering holding a programming contest 
> with the prize being a free Cuttle Cart. 
>
> The contest would involve the creation of a 2600 game which uses the 
> driving controllers.  You see, my all time favorite 2600 game is Race / 
> Indy 500.  The Tag and especially hit the box games are just too much fun!

Yes it's great fun.
Even my 10 year old nephew (you know the type -- old games are lame...) 
admitted that Indy 500 was fun. 

I am currently about half way through developing my first 'warm-up' game (I 
will post the current version to the list in a few days after my cuttle cart 
arrives (currently it is somewhere between LA and Adelaide) (I can't have 
anyone else running it on a real 2600 before I do)). 

My next game is planned to use the driving controller (taking some of the 
gameplay of space zap, warlords and turmoil ... fast and noisy). 


>  However, these poor controllers were otherwise ignored and I'd like to 
> see them get used.  (I know, Bob Colbert's Stella Sketch used them, but 
> that's not available anymore.) 
>
> Anyway, I don't like writing games - so I'll never create a game that uses 
> them.  So I figure this is possibly a way to get some more games out 
> there.  However, because throwing together a 2600 game isn't trivial, I'm 
> not sure how many people would actually enter or how long the contest 
> would have to run to give people a chance.

I guess most of us are doing this 2600 development as a very part time thing 
so the contest should probably stretch out for quite a while. 

> So I thought I'd ask the collection of people who do the most 2600 
> programming.  Is such a contest worth holding?  Would anyone here be 
> interested?  Would it help if hacked versions of current games counted, 
> like Race with more courses, or tag on ice, or Gyruss with driving 
> controllers etc?

Some new Indy 500 tracks or game play modes would be great, hopefully 
someone will take on the challenge. Convert this 2K masterpiece into a 4K 
triumph. 

Andrew 


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