http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431-dragging-through-the-retro-streets-at-dawn/ dragging through the retro streets at dawn Syndication Sun, 20 May 2012 10:27:38 +0000 editor@atariage.com (AtariAge Forums) IP.Blog 60 http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-9136-irata-anthem-sung-by-tia/


When working...]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 03:57:00 +0000 http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-9136-irata-anthem-sung-by-tia/ http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8644-wips-of-days-gone-by-part-2/ answer me these questions three...

I mentioned in my first WIP article that I have three criteria for evaluating a game idea.

• Is my concept really technically feasible?
  
• Is it interesting?
  
• Is it fun?

These are sometimes tough to...]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8644-wips-of-days-gone-by-part-2/ http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8248-speakalator-compose-phrases-for-atarivox-on-unix-platforms/
Using a TTL level serial port, you can connect your AtariVox to your PC and pull it's strings from a nice point-and-click interface.

You can use...]]> Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8248-speakalator-compose-phrases-for-atarivox-on-unix-platforms/ http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8209-racing-the-beam-and-riding-the-speaker/ stella's voice

The 2600 isn't widely hailed for it's luxurious sound.

The TIA chip, which is responsible for the sound of the 2600 as well as the video, was designed with fairly minimal audio capabilities. On it's own it has the ability to make fairly simple tones, rumbles, and white noise type sounds.

Similar to how you need to...]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8209-racing-the-beam-and-riding-the-speaker/ http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8199-of-mountaineers-and-retro-coders/ the ascent

Mountain climbing is an activity that can be done many ways.

Mountaineers may employ sherpas to assist, or they can choose to climb only with other mountaineers. They may set up base camps at which they have large amounts of supplies, or they may simply climb steadily, carrying a meager stock of supplies that must last the whole...]]> Mon, 23 May 2011 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8199-of-mountaineers-and-retro-coders/ http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8155-wips-of-days-gone-by-part-1/ "Time it was, and what a time it was, it was
A time of innocence, a time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
Preserve your memories; they're all that's left you"
-P. Simon
new code, old system...

For the last few years I've been writing code for the Atari 2600 in my free hours....]]> Sat, 07 May 2011 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/431/entry-8155-wips-of-days-gone-by-part-1/