Build an Atari in Minecraft?

[fibrewire]

Have a look at this redstone logic in Minecraft - wonder what it would take to build an Atari?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWALarlARSE

[ilovethevectrex]

that would be HARD, but mabey not impossible. i saw a video of a pong game on minecraft, and it was about half as complicated. what games do you plan on making? if you did carts, then good luck with that :/

[neglectoru]

The RedPower control mod has a 6502-inspired CPU, and a simple FORTH operating system. You could attempt to build a CTIA like contraption, but it would probably be very, very messy.

[+Stephen]

Unbelievable - I can no longer tell my nephew (8 years old) that Minecraft is shit.

[sack-c0s]

If you implemented a Atari in Minecraft would global warming unlock new graphics modes?

[Mclaneinc]

Potty mouthed presenters!!

 

Nice work by the maker of said computer but then again I can't see the point in Mine craft, does nowt for me, same with The Sims but my daughter spends hours and hours on Sims 3 as she has with the whole series, me I look at it and beg for a patch drying paint to look at.

[morelenmir]

I have never been able to understand the attraction of 'Mine Craft' myself. To me it seems to have all the fun of an 'Ultima Underworld II' level editor!

[pixelmischief]

It would be more useful to make Minecraft on the Atari than the Atari on Minecraft.

Edited March 23, 2013 by pixelmischief

[ZylonBane]

I have never been able to understand the attraction of 'Mine Craft' myself.

 

It's for people who have imagination and creativity, and apparently not for people who don't.

[snicklin]

Hmm, now I know nothing about Minecraft, but the sneaky part of me is wondering if this is able to deliver any useful output? (i.e. a file perhaps).

 

I'm not sure if processing would be quick enough inside there, but could you basically use the world of Minecraft to do a lot of calculations for you, and then deliver you some output? i.e. You're using their electric to calculate something?

 

For example, you could have a Rastaconverter model! But would you need to be constantly logged in and stood next to the model?

[+Allan]

My son loves it. It's about creating worlds. It's no different that making new levels of Load Runner when I was a teenager.

 

Allan