bcprs1 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I still loving reading this thread over. It cracks me up every time. I reminds me of certain kids I knew back in middle school/jr high who would have these brillant ideas, but no way to execute them. As much as you would try to convince them they were wrong, they would never let go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e1will Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I still loving reading this thread over. It cracks me up every time. I reminds me of certain kids I knew back in middle school/jr high who would have these brillant ideas, but no way to execute them. As much as you would try to convince them they were wrong, they would never let go. I think it's safe to say he's let go! I actually feel bad for the guy; I was full of unrealistic dreams at that age too, and was pretty resistant to logical explanations of why they were unrealistic. I shudder to think if those conversations had been immortalized on the Internet... That said, if there ever is a Knight Rider 2600, I think the manual needs a centerfold. --Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 That said, if there ever is a Knight Rider 2600, I think the manual needs a centerfold. I think that photo is loved in Germany as much as his music. I'm sure there are millions of stained posters to prove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I'm sure there are millions of stained posters to prove it. We don't have millions of deranged gays over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 We don't have millions of deranged gays over here. You don't have to be deranged or gay to have a healthy man love for the Hoff. Sometimes love is juicy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 You don't have to be deranged or gay to have a healthy man love for the Hoff. Sometimes love is juicy. ...says the one who loves E.T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 You don't have to be deranged or gay to have a healthy man love for the Hoff. Sometimes love is juicy. ...says the one who loves E.T. E.T. is what you get if you shave the Hoff from head to toe. Have you ever noticed that the Hoff and E.T. are never seen in the same room together? Now you know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 You don't have to be deranged or gay to have a healthy man love for the Hoff. Sometimes love is juicy. ...says the one who loves E.T. E.T. is what you get if you shave the Hoff from head to toe. Have you ever noticed that the Hoff and E.T. are never seen in the same room together? Now you know why. You're the expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 What is your favorite quote in this thread? Here's mine: That's exactly what every 2600 programming project requires, help from the Kinko's guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 E.T. is what you get if you shave the Hoff from head to toe. Have you ever noticed that the Hoff and E.T. are never seen in the same room together? Now you know why. You're the expert. Of course he is!. Who do you think is shaving Hoff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I actually feel bad for the guy; I was full of unrealistic dreams at that age too, and was pretty resistant to logical explanations of why they were unrealistic. I shudder to think if those conversations had been immortalized on the Internet... Well, thanks to this thread, our friend HardWork has now become the classic textbook example of the misguided game designer wannabee: he picked a completely unrealistic idea as his first project, dove into it with hubristic bravado without really knowing what he was doing, evaded the responsibility of accomplishing something concrete by talking big and trying to do all the easy stuff first, and was completely immune to persuasion to the point of being laughingly ridiculous. These are all common newbie pitfalls, and before HardWork came along they had to be explained in an abstract way, but think of how much more useful and persuasive it is to now have a prototypical example of one person who committed all of them as egregiously as possible. In his case, the problem wasn't so much that he had big dreams, but that he failed to put in the extra effort to adequately ground them in reality. After making such a simple mistake as boldly and as publicly as he did, he really can't complain about our having fun at his expense over it. That's one reason why I'm glad this thread is still around some seven years later: it serves as a powerful negative example to others who might otherwise embarrass themselves in the same way. I explained it this way to another member in a somewhat similar context: Ideas are a dime a dozen (figuratively speaking, of course; their actual value is exactly one dime less than that). Coming up with cool ideas is easy: I've got lots of cool ideas that I think would work great on the 7800. But I realized that, if I spend all of my energy talking about them, or asking other people to do all the hard work for me, or thinking about cool company names or label/box designs before I've written a single line of code, I'd be stuck forever in the land of "wouldn't it be nice." Most classic gaming enthusiasts who have come here with game ideas of their own never got beyond that point, either because they didn't know what to do with their ideas or because they weren't willing to put in the work required to transform them from daydreams into realities. At some point, you've just got to break out the tools and the literature, and challenge yourself to learn the 7800 system and how to develop for it. And if you decide along the way that you can't do it, you can then redirect your energies toward something you can do before you waste any more time and effort pursuing the impossible. In either case, daydreaming isn't nearly as satisfying as showing the world what you can do. Having big dreams is important, especially when you're young, but they're not enough. You also need to be thinking in realistic, hard-headed ways about how you plan to achieve them and what you're willing to do to get what you claim to want; if you don't, you're only setting yourself up for disappointment later in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I think it's safe to say he's let go! i think we're all lucky ... to not have to listen to the midi version of "looking for freedom" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) Here's a title screen for you: .. and the binary to run: knightrider2600.bin I wanted to do a sexy shot of David Hasselhoff in his bikini briefs, but I'm at work, so I have to work quickly while nobody is looking. Edited March 3, 2010 by yuppicide 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinChargers Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Does anyone know if Hardwork is still online? I know a couple years ago he was noted to have made a few stints on other websites. Apparently he hasn't posted since 1/3/2006 and hasn't visited AtariAge since 10/29/2006. However, he did get published in EGM, as you may remember: I've mentioned this before, but has anyone ever tried to contact him with the Email address that was provided in the EGM article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I've mentioned this before, but has anyone ever tried to contact him with the Email address that was provided in the EGM article? I couldn't resist the temptation, so I just sent him a quick note at that e-mail address: Hi, Just wanted to let you know that all your friends on AtariAge are still eagerly awaiting Knight Rider for the 2600. If you and the Kinko's guy need any help, you just let us know; we're all warm to BASIC, and we're no dummies! I probably shouldn't have done it from my personal mail account, but what the hell ... I don't think anybody's actually checking that mailbox these days anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 If they don't want you do do it, why do they call it 'her ass mint'? Sounds kind of disgusting and delicious at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 If they don't want you do do it, why do they call it 'her ass mint'? Sounds kind of disgusting and delicious at the same time. I wouldn't call it harassment. He submitted that e-mail address to be published in a magazine, and this was my one and only time writing him. Besides, I think he owes us an explanation after getting us all excited like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I emailed him a while back, and got no response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 necro-bump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Gah! You beat me to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I wonder how the theme song would sound "ATARI 2600 STYLE" I bet it would be kind of cool , but suck for the most part... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 My favourite thread ever! We should get Pacfan97 in to code this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_Larson Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 The 7 year anniversary of this thread is approaching on the 15th BTW. I'm sure Inky already knew that, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 My favourite thread ever! We should get Pacfan97 in to code this!!! I think this thread is even older than PacFan97. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I'm sure Joe_Cracker would be willing to create this game on his NES Rom Maker and then magically port it to 2600 with the click of a mouse! Maybe we should introduce him to Team Savage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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