Andromeda Stardust Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I'm sure whichever one wins will look nice. Really awesome the number of submissions so far. I personally like the one with the green chick on the cover art despite it has nothing to do with the actual gameplay. Will the artwork be decided by popular vote or will an appointed judge decide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I'm sure whichever one wins will look nice. Really awesome the number of submissions so far. I personally like the one with the green chick on the cover art despite it has nothing to do with the actual gameplay. Will the artwork be decided by popular vote or will an appointed judge decide?There is a naked woman in the arcade game as well as this 2600 release. And no, that is not a lie. One of the best stories of artwork creation I've ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Will the artwork be decided by popular vote or will an appointed judge decide? The contest winner will be decided by the programmers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 There is a naked woman in the arcade game as well as this 2600 release. And no, that is not a lie. One of the best stories of artwork creation I've ever heard. That's awesome! How do I see it? Easter Egg cheat where I hit some random sequence of buttons, or do I have to become like, super good at the game and reach level X or score Y? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Hidden in plain sight! The star pattern of the coin op is a nude centerfold. The programmers taped one up and put dots outlining the lady! Her head is the upper right and legs point to the bottom left. It's one of the things that when you see it, you always can see it. The centerfold is from the February 1980 issue of OUI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) It's the star pattern. There's an interview somewhere with either Tim Skelly or Scott Boden where they discuss it. (Edit: I need to type faster.) Edited November 23, 2013 by Nathan Strum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 I tried to find that picture, but no success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I'm sure whichever one wins will look nice. Really awesome the number of submissions so far. I personally like the one with the green chick on the cover art despite it has nothing to do with the actual gameplay. Will the artwork be decided by popular vote or will an appointed judge decide? That one's my choice too. I could never see the pattern in the starfield (still can't, and OUI was never my kind of pr0n anyway), so I didn't make the connection. But I think that label captures 1981 in arcade game marketing pretty well. (There's one other that does a good job without the boobage, but I miss how trashy arcades were back then, something even Funspot can't come close to capturing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 She's a star constellation? So it's one of those "use your imagination" bits. Okay makes sense I guess. People got away with that in the arcades but for console games a "hidden Mickey" can become a PR nightmare once it gets discovered by disgruntled parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Well, the starfield in SCA is very similar to the arcade game, though I still can't see it. I don't think it's a "use your imagination" thing, I think it's an "if you're the sort who sees naked bodies in everything, or has seen the original centerfold circa 1980" thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) I can imagine a head on the right and legs at the bottom left. Maybe like the lower left silhouette mirrored. No idea about the two pixel on the upper left. Edited November 23, 2013 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I never saw the orig picture, but it is like the 2nd row far right, flipped with knee farther out. Going left to right, left foot, right knee, fiddly-bits, left arm, chest, head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I never saw the orig picture, but it is like the 2nd row far right, flipped with knee farther out. Going left to right, left foot, right knee, fiddly-bits, left arm, chest, head. Does someone have an actual screenshot of the original arcade? I'm having a hard time trying to visualize it. Well, the starfield in SCA is very similar to the arcade game, though I still can't see it. I don't think it's a "use your imagination" thing, I think it's an "if you're the sort who sees naked bodies in everything, or has seen the original centerfold circa 1980" thing. LOL! I used to be like that as an adolescent. Still am to this day somewhat. Every time I saw two circles, bam, instant boobs! Take for instance this fire hydrant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 There are a number of high-res copies of it on Google Images (I specified size >= 1024x768). I looked it up again just this afternoon but still couldn't see it. Now that a few people have specified what shape to look for, sure, I can sort of see the outline. Makes the "Kirk's Girlfriend" label even more apropos, in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 I found a picture which matches the origin description 100%, but the stars don't quite match. Are we 100% sure about magazine, issue and centerfold? Where is the original source of the information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I seem to remember an interview years ago with Skelly where he spelled it out, but while searching around yesterday I couldn't find it, and saw claims on different pages that it was from January, February or June 1980. I don't think OUI was quite the cultural touchstone Playboy was (though one issue description I found mentioned discussions of George Carlin and bar fight etiquette, so now I'm curious), so you're not just gonna find a torrent or newsgroup with all the old issues meticulously scanned from front to back -- and based on the kinds of vintage pr0n I do like, it'll be tough finding accurately-labeled scans of them at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 I found references to February 1980 or 1980 in general so far. Can you post the links for January and June? Also I found the centerfold often mentioned, but not always. I can PM the picture I found, but I better don't post it completely here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Here's part of an interview with Tim Skelly from the long-defunct Syzygy magazine (Fall 2000), where he recounts the story: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Looks like we have to ask Scott Boden for the correct answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Peccin Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Guys, I just released version 3.40 of Javatari: http://javatari.org Star Castle Arcade should work now, including the highscores. I had no idea how the flash memory saving/loading worked until I contacted Thomas and Chris for help. Thank you guys for the information. Regards, Peccin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameofyou Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Any projected release date for this yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Any projected release date for this yet? +1 Bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Still ongoing, sorry. There are two major issues to be sorted out, both unfortunately with rather slow progress. I want this done even more than anyone of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Still ongoing, sorry. There are two major issues to be sorted out, both unfortunately with rather slow progress. I want this done even more than anyone of you! we all appreciate the time and effort that you guys have been putting in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameofyou Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Still ongoing, sorry. There are two major issues to be sorted out, both unfortunately with rather slow progress. I want this done even more than anyone of you! No worries, I just wanted to make sure there are still plans for a release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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