Or should I say...

This is Craig the Cranberry:

I'm starting a new project which will (hopefully) be an exercise in learning 4k Atari 2600 program making. But if I fail (I have a knack for it), I'll just make it 2k. I could keep going with the Channel F version, but then I thought the only person who can make Channel F games right now is e5frog, and he's already busy with my Trimerous project. So it's best not interrupt him with this. Besides, Craig won't be finished for a long time.

I got the health decreasing and increasing correctly, but there's no way to hurt or refuel Craig yet. The object of the game is a cross between Adventure and Pitfall: Go to the right side of the screen. Only it's in 3D (?). I also had trouble with a little jump when the game starts on a 2600, but I think I fixed that. Craig can move to another screen now, which right now has nothing. Oh, and I also had lots of trouble with resetting the game and maintaining a constant 262 scanlines, but again, I think I fixed that as well. You start the game by pressing the button on the Atari 2600 that looks a lot like a cranberry, only a little bit bigger. To reset the game, flip the reset switch and Craig will reappear at his starting place in room 0.

I call them rooms when actually they should be called "screens" because Craig is outside in the grassy plains area. Another benefit over the Channel F is the range of colors. Now I have 128 to use! I spent some time doing this and watching the super bowl last night. I really thought the 9ers would win, but it didn't turn out so (I didn't really CARE since the Seahawks weren't in it.) But some guy on TV before predicted the Chiefs would win by 11. And that's exactly what happened. Eerie.

The health meter is at 100%. I was having trouble making it going down. Until I poked around and discovered I could make the "sbc" operation. I always figured there must have been one somewhere, but I tried "suc" and that didn't work. I guess the inventors realized it's one letter away from "suck" and changed it. Well, what does "adc" mean? Addition with carry, right? So I figured the opposite would be "suc."

Anyway, I went to bed and woke up and worked on this some more. And tomorrow, I'll be back to work on it again. (I don't feel like programming any more today.) So congrats to KC.