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elviticus

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  1. OK, just wanted to give a quick update. First of all, special thanks to @_The Doctor__ for helping me get these games off my floppy disks and into a more modern format! I am attaching the files here, in case anyone wants to try the games shown in the video. Also, thanks so much to @www.atarimania.com who is putting my games on his awesome site. I am truly honored to have my games on there!! Finally, to any who do try these games, I'd love to hear your feedback: good, bad, or ugly. When I was doing these in 2005, I was just having fun, and seeing if I could get better at my teenage hobby. I never dreamed anybody else (outside of friends or family) would be able to play them. MDGAMES1.ATR MDGAMES1.LOG MDGAMES2.ATR MDGAMES2.LOG
  2. Wow- I would love that, and would be very honored! Only problem is, I don't really know how to share them... I made them on my old 800, and they are saved to floppy disk. I am embarrassed to say that I don't know how to make them "sharable" on a modern computer, and I am not very good at using mine. Is there an easy way I can share them? I'll send you a floppy disk copy, if you like.
  3. Yeah, I lost track of the ones I made as a kid too... wish I still had em just for posterity. These ones I made as an adult (around 2005, in my thirties). I am glad my friend made this so I can show people, and laugh at them myself for years to come!!
  4. Actually, these are ones from my second round of programming... around 2005. My 80s ones disappeared long ago, like yours!
  5. Very cool- thanks The Doctor! How are those games possible in ten lines?? I have a lot to learn. ?
  6. Thank you! Yeah, my 80s games were much worse, and also overly ambitious for what I could pull off with Basic. Like you, when I got into programming, I pretty much quit playing games... preferring to tinker with what I was writing. When you say "30+ games released during the last 7 years are tenliners", do you mean games you wrote in 10 lines of code??
  7. Thanks! Yeah, I figured there must be others out there that felt the same... At the time, I really only had a couple books on programming, and assembly seemed completely out of reach. This last time (though I used the same computer, disk drive, etc.) I was able to find books and information thanks to the internet. Plus, I was more patient!
  8. Hi all! I have been an Atari nut since the early 80s. When I eventually got an Atari 800 (after a couple years with my beloved VCS) I spent a lot of time programming games, mostly in BASIC. After I "re-collected" all my old games and computers in the late 90s/early 00s, I decided to try again, this time dabbling with machine language so I could make them more "arcade like." I asked my friend (a film maker) to shoot some video so I could show other friends my creations, and he decided to make a mini documentary about it. Disclaimer: I am not a great programmer, nor was I ever, but I do have a passion for this stuff, and I thought some of you might like to see it. Enjoy!
  9. Yes, I know... Kind of wishful thinking, but I do miss it. Not so much to save money, but I loved the incentives (spend $100 and get....), and definitely loved the holiday carts! That said, I think there is a lot more interest in the hobby than there used to be, and a LOT more items in the store, which I suppose means more assembling, boxing, etc. etc. Anyway, I'll keep playing my old holiday carts for now, make a "holiday order" just the same, and just look forward to a big box of new home-brews under the tree!
  10. One of my Christmas traditions is buying myself a bunch of games from the AtariAge store and this year will be no different, but before I load up, I just want to ask: any chance of a holiday sale? I'm buying stuff either way, but I thought I'd check before I pull the trigger. BTW, another tradition I have is breaking out all the old Christmas carts (I think the first one is from 2004?!) and celebrating the season with the Atari- thanks Atari Age for all the great games, and keeping the old Atari alive!
  11. Anybody still waiting to get their copy of Mystery Game? I ordered mine April 16th (part of the last round of ordering), and haven't seen it yet! I tried to get in touch through Intellivision Revolution website twice, and once through PayPal to check on status, but got no response. I'm in no hurry, and have ordered several games in the past with no problem. Any one have info?
  12. Cool idea! Yep, Wizard of Wor is another I forgot.... Was actually just playing Towering Inferno after listening to Ferg's game by game podcast on that game and Name This Game.
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