[Dreamcast VGA]

I heard not every game works in VGA mode. Any of that true?

[The Death of the DS]

Never been a better time to own a DS. DS Game Maker is now free. Flash carts are dirt cheap. The big N has stopped trying to kill homebrew on it.

 

I say: let the kids make games!

http://www.dsgamemaker.com/

[Apple TV - the next console or a lost opportunity]

Apple makes appliances - not tools. A valid strategy as they're still in business. It just saddens me.

[Bubba's Buck Bustin']

I just got a vision of myself accidentally grabbing "Bubba's Buck Bustin'" from the wrong section of the video store and coming home to a screenful of Hillbillies and inter-species taboo.

[Clothed fat guys]

Action Max would have worked better in the age of DVDs. There's enough scripting language in DVDs to make fancy menus. That same basic scripting could've been used to make advanced Action Max games for sure. Unfortunately, the art of manually coding that scripting system in DVDs is a forgotten, black art.

[Explosive Diarrhea for the Odyssey 2]

Have you found any good sources for O2 development info? Any forums?

[PSX sound crap]

Hopefully you've been asking questions on that dev board I posted earlier:

http://www.psxdev.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=40

 

That's the most active one I've seen.

[Am I crazy?]

Pretty much. I used Sound Forge when it was a free pack in with some sound cards. Nowadays I use Audacity and its selection of plugins (including some to make .MP3s)

[Am I crazy?]

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

[PS1 games: how to make one?]

Did you try the links in www.psxdev.net?

 

If thoses are too slow do a Google search on

 

psyq_sdk.zip psx

 

without any quotes and the emuparadise link has a list of sdks for various game consoles including psx

[PS1 games: how to make one?]

This is probably the forum to haunt for tools and advice:

http://www.psxdev.net/

[PS1 games: how to make one?]

The least popular method is PSX Chipmunk BASIC

http://sourceforge.net/projects/psxbasic/

 

I love BASIC so this would be the way I go.

[Game Room to Nursery Conversion - Pt. I: It Starts]

I say put your games and yourself in the attic. Find a keg delivery service that is willing to deliver through windows. Stay there for 18 years.

[A Knight In Shining Armor]

I guess this confirms a pattern of M$ caving in to public pressure. They should stick to the evil things only Technicians and Developers understand are wrong. If we can't explain it to the general public and media then its as good as done. That's why even server operating systems must be activated today. Oh, and good luck activating Office without a Microsoft Live account *groan*

[Return II Terra]

The last time I heard of bus stuffing was for the CompuMate. I think they used it to get better resolution? Rescue Terra I already looked pretty high res. Nice multi colored sprites and three stat displays. Rad!

 

Ahem, what is bus stuffing to you and what will it do?

[Why it won't work]

Bluetooth dongles can be bought for cheap. You don't need quality or range to sync up. Just realise M$ never fully supported Bluetooth so you'll have to install whatever bluetooth stack comes with your USB bluetooth receiver.

[Xbox One & used games pt2]

They could have at least bent the truth and said they will continue to bring exciting new games to the 360 for those without high-speed internet. If they are going all in with always on then they should cover their bets with a lowest common denominator console.

[Atari coding burnout starting to fade]

I can't speak for the other bB enthusiasts but I've been satisfied with my ability to generate sound effects. Although it is tremendously gracious of you to even consider porting libraries to bB.

 

I've been trying to figure out a good way to implement 4 way scrolling and the ability to load in playfield data as needed. batari made an example that I modified to run on newer bB builds here:

http://atariage.com/...ll-examplegame/

 

Sadly, manipulating level data is non-sensical. I don't really understand his code.

 

I guess what I'm saying is, if you ever get to thinking about bB again I'd appreciate any help you could offer simplifying 4 way scrolling (and loading in playfield data)

[Xbox One & used games pt2]

Actually, they did a pretty good job of taking care of my RROD consoles. I still experienced it more than once due to it being a inherent defect.

 

I can't explain how much better your spin is. I can say that their slow burn strategy for revealing potential drawbacks isn't working at all.

 

At least on the software side they have the sneaky creepy tactics down. When you introduce a negative feature like license keys and activation you allow an out AT FIRST. Once Joe End User has accepted things the IT staff have no choice but to accept as well.

 

Many University copies of XP for students were activation free. A few years later activation was mandatory even on those discs. Now even server software has it.

[Atari coding burnout starting to fade]

I hope the "bus-stuffing bankswitch format" has residual benefits for batari BASIC. I could see making an Ultima type game if batari could be motivated to explore large bank switching formats (and incorporate support into bB)

 

UPDATE: I LOVE the Adventure-esque sound effect in cat food

[Xbox One & used games pt2]

That was good! If only you worked for them back in the day they produced consoles with RROD

[A Knight In Shining Armor]

The couldz!!!! Your $100 goes towards all that offloaded AI in Sim City!

[Insomnia ensues #4 - Coding Atari 2600 games 'till dawn!]

1:00pm

 

Spent my lunch-break working on the victim chasing and navigation from screen to screen. Even got an Angel to float away when the victim gets borked. Progress!!

[Insomnia ensues #4 - Coding Atari 2600 games 'till dawn!]

1:20am

 

Otay panky. I give up for tonight. Maybe I'll continue this tomorrow.. see you then!

[Insomnia ensues #4 - Coding Atari 2600 games 'till dawn!]

1:02am

 

Kinda made some progress in introducing the victim to a screen. Even made it exit the screen and enter a different screen when fleeing. Er, I can't seem to find the victim after this. Maybe I will have to dig up bogaxs score debug example.. sigh.