Fort Apocalypse Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 http://www.instructables.com/id/How_to_Make_an_Atari_Game/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Interesting, but the pictures at the last page are running on an 8-bit Atari computer, not the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Apocalypse Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 (edited) Interesting, but the pictures at the last page are running on an 8-bit Atari computer, not the 2600. Rats. Sorry! But the first page of the article said: It's the console that stood the test of time longer than any other... the Atari 2600 VCS! From Warlords, Pole Position, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, and even the infamous Pac-Man, the classics from the 70's, 80's, and on into the 90's are still as playable today as when they were released. The characters created still permeate pop-culture and are among the most unique of all video games. It's a mystery article I suppose. The cartridge magically transforms your 2600 into an Atari 400! Edited March 31, 2009 by Fort Apocalypse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayDay Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Thomas is correct... Albert took a look and told me the same thing, it has since been updated. There were a couple of other mistakes, which have been updated as well. For example, I never realized AtariAge is properly used as a single name with no space! I put a link to this in my blog here before I posted it over at instructables, thanks to everyone who's taken a look. If there are other mistakes/things that need updated, feel free to get in touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Great, glad to see you updated the article. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayDay Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Still working on it, but yeah, all the "bad" info should be gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 If you've been following AtariAge for any length of time, you know that many new Atari 2600 games have been created in the last decade. Have you ever wanted to see if you have what it takes to write your own 2600 game? AtariAge user MayDay has written up an article over on Instructables.com on How to Make an Atari Game. In this article you'll get a nice overview of how to get started, with plenty of helpful links to point you at the appropriate knowledge, resources and tools you'll need. Atari 2600 programming is not for the faint of heart, and the better prepared you are before you dive in, the more likely you'll be to complete a project rather than become overwhelmed. You can read the full article here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 While you are correcting things, it's batari Basic with a little b, not Batari Basic with a big B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogstar_robot Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 While you are correcting things, it's batari Basic with a little b, not Batari Basic with a big B. PS. The big "B" is in the flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayDay Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 While you are correcting things, it's batari Basic with a little b, not Batari Basic with a big B. *gasp* I knew that... I thought I had it right, didn't realize I referenced it two different times in the article. Nice catch, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXUlTiMaTe-SiNXx Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Nice tutorial, i actually came across it yesterday when i was browsing the net, it would be nice if you went into more detail about burning the cart tho "buy one from pixlespast and burn it" isnt really as in the as the rest of the tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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