[stella] Collaboration

[Glenn Saunders <cybpunks2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:15 PM 1/11/2003 +0100, Thomas wrote:
> One thing I have learned when optimizing code: Never say never! ;-)

Depends on who you are.  I think you're the only one who could possibly get 
my DD kernel working the way I was hoping to do it.  I think it's clear to 
everyone in the scene that you are overall the most skilled active VCS 
coder on the planet.

Since you went as far with the Rubik's Cube challengeas you did, and since 
there is a running theme right now of developers furthering other 
developers' work like Fu Kung...

Maybe if you get bored, as another technical challenge let's see you finish 
the DD kernel to the point where the two cars are movable will 
single-scanline accuracy (constant velocity is fine for now) and can be on 
the same scanline and two gremlins offset by even/odd scanlines who move in 
2-scanline jumps (like Super Challenge Football does it).  I'm sure it's 
possible but I don't think I can ever do it, as simple as it may sound to 
you ;)

I didn't ask you to finish it off because this was the main challenge of 
writing the game--to get the kernel to work.  Plugging in the gameplay, 
animations, and sound during VBLANK would be easy in comparison and I would 
never be able to even claim half credit if that's all I did.

But if you are interested enough in DD, please go ahead and I'll gladly 
finish the game on the 2600 instead of the Atari8, but I'd really only be 
able to justify a design credit on it.

I'm not _as_ motivated to finish it on the A8 because the game concept is 
so minimal in comparison to what the A8 can do and the idea was to answer 
the question "what if Atari ported the game in '77 or '78 (if it could fit 
in 2K) or '79 if 4K?"



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