2018 Atari Awards
Celebrating the best in Atari 2600 Homebrew
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Technical Achievement Award:
Selection should be based on innovations that push the boundaries of Atari VCS compatible hardware or software that debuted during the year. The technical achievement must have been demonstrated in a public available video, released hardware or in a completed game, WIP game, demo or hack. Technical achievements debuted in a previous year are not eligible.
Voting:
Please select one of the choices for this category. The winner and runners up will be revealed LIVE during the 2018 Atari Awards Presentation Ceremony on ZeroPage Homebrew's Twitch channel on February 23rd, 2019 at 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT!
Nominees:
Aardvark by Thomas Jentzsch: Alternating playfield priority to create transparency effect (sun/moon shining through the clouds)
Aardvark by Thomas Jentzsch: 32 pixel sprite that smoothly enters, traverses and exits the length of the color changing playfield (both single line) without using HMOVE blanks, WSYNCs or using extra sprite data
Grey Screen with No Music by Tjoppen for 16 Byte "Maximum Minimal" Demo
Hard 2632 by Imp & SvOlli: 32 byte hardware dip switch demo implementation
Mappy by Thomas Jentzsch (code) & Nathan Strum (graphics): 85 pixel multicolor title screen
Mappy by John Champeau: Player and Enemy anti-flicker code
Studio 2600 by Norbert Landsteiner aka NoLand: 2600 Audio Demo Software
Download (Binaries/Instructions/Packaging): https://onedrive.liv...BF48A1964E7EEB5
Edited by cimmerian, Thu Jan 24, 2019 12:45 PM.