YANDMAN Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I found this whilst browsing, Somebody has programmed a Flappy Bird game for the 2600, Couldn't see it mentioned anywhere here yet so thought i would share. http://tacsgames.com/2014/02/08/flappo-bird-out-now-for-atari-2600/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 It plays pretty much like the Ipad version, which means I still suck at it. I could only get around 6. I'll have to plug in a real joystick later and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NML32 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I wondered when the Flappy Bird ports would start showing up. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just gave it a try... pretty tough! Gravity is really strong and the bird is erratic as he flaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Heh, I just thought of doing an Apple ][ port last night but my head exploded trying to figure out how to do the scrolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr0st Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Play Crash n' Dive on the Swoops! homebrew, it plays brilliantly. One of those games where ya keep saying 'one more go'!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Play Crash n' Dive on the Swoops! homebrew, it plays brilliantly. One of those games where ya keep saying 'one more go'!!I love your Avatar!Yolandi is freaky hot! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr0st Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I love your Avatar! Yolandi is freaky hot! I've become addicted to them! I'm a Ninja! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I think that bird is a turkey made of lead. Also, she's "freeky" hot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I wondered when the Flappy Bird ports would start showing up. Thanks for the link. But it's totally original according to this page: tacsgames.com/2014/02/08/flappo-bird-out-now-for-atari-2600/ For those who don't know, this is another batari Basic game where the programmer seems to have spent hardly any time on the sound effects. You hear an annoying beep whenever you press the fire button. Seems like no attempt has been made to shape the sound effects. If sound can be compared to food, he just dumped it straight out of the can onto your plate. It's cold, congealed, and still shaped like the can. He said "it only took a couple of hours to build once I’d got the tools set up" and it shows. You can get the basics of a game up and running in a couple of hours, but at least a few days should be spent bug testing and polishing (some people spend weeks or months). Spending a couple of hours making a rough first draft batari Basic game, then asking people to give you money for it is sickening. I know that people don't have to pay to play it, but it's still sickening to ask for money for an inferior product that you hardly spent any time on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nognir Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 That's the reason why I haven't tried it yet. Seems like a bit rushed IMO. Don't know if he is still working on it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) But it's totally original according to this page: tacsgames.com/2014/02/08/flappo-bird-out-now-for-atari-2600/ For those who don't know, this is another batari Basic game where the programmer seems to have spent hardly any time on the sound effects. You hear an annoying beep whenever you press the fire button. Seems like no attempt has been made to shape the sound effects. If sound can be compared to food, he just dumped it straight out of the can onto your plate. It's cold, congealed, and still shaped like the can. He said "it only took a couple of hours to build once I’d got the tools set up" and it shows. You can get the basics of a game up and running in a couple of hours, but at least a few days should be spent bug testing and polishing (some people spend weeks or months). Spending a couple of hours making a rough first draft batari Basic game, then asking people to give you money for it is sickening. I know that people don't have to pay to play it, but it's still sickening to ask for money for an inferior product that you hardly spent any time on. And this is why I've bashed bB in the past but I guess I've come to realize that shitty games shouldn't be blamed on the tools but lazy programmers who think that making one block shoot at another block is a "game" Seriously there must be 50 of them by now Changing the colors and sprites of a "my first program" sample is not a game And it AMAZES me when people drop $40 for the "boxed edition" Compare that to something like Endless Snow that had some thought behind it. I broke my no more paying for bB rule for that one. And maybe I'm missing out here. Could make a few bucks on the side. Edited February 12, 2014 by godzillajoe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 And maybe I'm missing out here. Could make a few bucks on the side. Yep. All you need are 2 hours and an 'original' idea. You'll make millions! We all know that there are plenty of crap games made with assembly language, so assembly language doesn't always mean quality. I hope people won't believe that all batari Basic games are automatically crap just because a lazy person can squat and squeeze out a rough version of a game in a couple of hours. It's not batari Basic's fault that there are people who don't seem to care about quality. One of these days, an Atari 7800 version of batari Basic will be released and there will probably be quality games and lazy crap games made for that console too. I just hope Atari 7800 gamers will blame lazy programmers instead of blaming batari Basic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 No, that was my point. I still think it makes it too easy for someone to poop out a "game" but I don't blame the tools. Just the "tools" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/T.A.C.S.+Games+news/news.asp?c=55769 An excerpt from an interview with Mr. Thomas Hopper: (developer of flappo bird) "I've spoken with some of my fellow PSM developers who think there should be a minimum threshold for quality", he continues, "but I don't agree with them."Other mobile platforms get their fair share of rubbish, but PSM suffers particularly because there aren't as many high quality games arriving on the platform, and also because store doesn't filter on popularity like the App Store or Google Play does."PlayStation Mobile, of course, has no such features and lacks even a search function – in order to find the good stuff, users have to sift through some garbage.As Hopper says, it's the ratio of wheat to chaff that's worrying - an issue that would be far less problematic if there were a steady stream of great games regularly arriving on PSM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Kind of a bit like the orginal industry crash of the early '80s, huh? Ton of games coming on the market for high prices made by every man and his dog. Eventually people will start to discriminate rather than buying everything in sight -- and demand will plummet and prices will plummet and soon it won't be worthwhile writing a game "for profit" and once again we'll be back to bugger all releases. Hopefully 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 No, that was my point. I still think it makes it too easy for someone to poop out a "game" but I don't blame the tools. Just the "tools" Yeah, I know. That was probably my 10th rewrite, deleting sentences, moving sentences and all that crap, but my post still wasn't turning out the way I wanted it, so I just gave up on it. I was agreeing with you and hoping to prepare people for what is to come at the same time. I can't wait to start working on some Atari 7800 games. I hope they won't suck, but I can't promise that they won't. I can promise that I'll spend more than 2 hours on them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Eh. I stopped caring. Let people do what they want. They're not getting *my* money. I need to get back into 6502 and the "game" I was working on. That was about two years ago so it would essentially be starting at square one which depresses me I kinda wanna learn bB just for fun anyway and see if *I* can make a cool game using it since I have been pretty harsh in the past. Kind of a "put up or shut up" challenge But after coding C# at work all day, no motivation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Eh. I stopped caring. Let people do what they want. They're not getting *my* money. I need to get back into 6502 and the "game" I was working on. That was about two years ago so it would essentially be starting at square one which depresses me I kinda wanna learn bB just for fun anyway and see if *I* can make a cool game using it since I have been pretty harsh in the past. Kind of a "put up or shut up" challenge But after coding C# at work all day, no motivation. Take your time. You know we got your back when it feels right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Well if there's one thing around here that is inspiring it's the number of maniacs who love this little old system and will help out. Unlike places like Stack Overflow where they just try to make you feel stupid. Maybe in the summer. I've only been at this gig for 3 months so I have to crank now that the learning curve is over But I tend to come alive when the weather warms up Well, I think we've hijacked this thread enough. Gotta pack up and wait for another storm Endless Snow indeed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My computer wont download the file. Can someone send it to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My computer wont download the file. Can someone send it to me? I attached the game for all who have problems with downloading the game: flappo.bin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC-MAN-RED Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Free Bird...sprite! Can't believe I just said that. Anyway, Mr. Hopper is welcome to it: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Nice, but it needs more work imo. I'd love to see an Activision inspired version with smooth scrolling. Here's a flash version of the game: http://www.dogetek.co/game/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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