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Made by Sega in 1995, Super Columns is just one of the many games based on Strat-O-Gems.

 

I know you were facetious with the above, but I started work on what would become Strat-O-Gems, based on a PC game entitled Columns, back in 1994. An examination of the present code and the 1994 code would reveal the similarities.

Made by Sega in 1995, Super Columns is just one of the many games based on Strat-O-Gems.

 

I know you were facetious with the above, but I started work on what would become Strat-O-Gems, based on a PC game entitled Columns, back in 1994. An examination of the present code and the 1994 code would reveal the similarities.

So Puyo Pop is a rip-off of Columns?

I'm sorry, I didn't know people were working on homebrew Atari 2600 games in 1994. I thought the only homebrew 2600 game back then was Edtris.

 

I must mention that the first homebrew game I'll buy will be Strat-O-Gems.

 

EDIT: I guess my wording was off. It should have read "it was one of the games that Strat-O-Gems was based on."

I'm sorry, I didn't know people were working on homebrew Atari 2600 games in 1994. I thought the only homebrew 2600 game back then was Edtris.

 

I briefly tried 2600 development back in 1994. If I'd figured out the RIOT timer, I probably would have gotten farther than I did. In case you're wondering, here's what I had on October 21, 1994: Old thread with attachment

As a further clarification, I had some knew how things like the multi-sprite trick worked, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out why it behaved so goofy. Even though I understand the hardware, I still find myself somewhat perplexed by it.