Subject: Re: [stella] Re: the big sprite From: jeffgamer@xxxxxxxxxxxx (jeff rothkopf) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 12:24:41 -0400 (EDT) |
>>There's also another issue we haven't touched - how do you do controls for >>high punch, high kick, low punch, low kick, and block with only one >>button?! :) > >If the 17 possibilities, that a one button joystick offers are >not enough, we could use Budokan's control scheme. Moving the >stick to any of the 9 possible positions would start some basic >movements like stepping or bending to the sides or jumping etc. >If you press the button during that movement and press the stick >in a different position, some special attack would be startet. As one who thus far has only programmed his VCR and a few games in BASIC and PASCAL waaaay back in high school, my thoughts here may be totally naive, but I got to thinking. The Atari 2600 has the keypad controllers available for it, with mutliple buttons available. I know that the Colecovision controllers can be used on the 2600 as a joystick...I recall doing so years ago. Would it be possible to use a Colecovision joystick on an Atari 2600, thus combining the play action of a joystick with the increased number of possible combinations that the CV keypad allows for? This could greatly increase the number of moves one could employ in a game like MK. IMPORTANT: I'm moving to a new home on April 1 (I'm finally becoming a homeowner!), and will be exceedingly busy with packing and preparations. This will add to my already heavy off-line demands, which could lead to some delays in responding to e-mail messages. Feel free to send me gentle reminder messages if you don't hear back from me after a couple of days, or even to phone me if you feel the need... *** Screenwriter, Songwriter, Playwright, Novelist *** Tutor for SAT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, SSAT, PSAT, TOEFL, English, Grammar, Writing, History, Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, Science, Psychology Study Skills *** Psychologist (Ph.D from the University of Miami). *** Professor/Teacher at Miami-Dade Community College *** Collector of Atari 2600, 5200, 7800; Colecovision; Intellivision; Odyssey; Microvision; Adventurevision; Virtual Boy; & Vectrex. Also collect many other classic videogame and 8-bit computer systems, carts, and peripherals, such as Bally or Texas Instruments TI99. Will buy and trade items. Will also sell some of my extras. === Jeffrey S. Rothkopf, 305-378-6133 -- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/stella.html Don't post pirate BINs to Stellalist. Be a programmer, not a pirate. Write the best game, win framed autographs of famous Atari alumni!!
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