The End. (new homebrew game)

[+Propane13]

Hi JJJJS,

 

In all honesty, thanks for replying.

 

Again I'm sorry that some people feel this is a money grab. I highly doubt that anyone in 2016 sets out to make a 2600 game with profit in mind.

 

You'd be surprised-- it's actually a somewhat common occurrence here.

 

Personally I believe that my history of fixing dozens of consoles and modding even more throughout the years without asking for compensation should show that I'm a fan of the console. I understand that very few people here know about any of that, I don't advertise it and this is basically my first exposure/interaction to the atari community at large and so I don't blame someone for thinking the worst. We didn't plan on doing a run of new games this year since we've been busier than usual with new developments, but this idea came to me, I thought it was cool and I like working with the 2600 so there it is. I'm very happy with how it turned out, I like the way it plays, I like using the controller, the people who have played it enjoyed it and that's really what matters to me. It's all about making something fun since we're fans of the system.

 

These are all good things. Your original post here kind of set off a few red flags (low post count, limited edition game, special one-of-a-kind box or controller).

I hope you understand that there's reasons for some of us to be a bit hesitant. It does sounds like you actually didn't know there's folks out there that constantly make a buck off collectors and try to turn small profits. Even a few years ago, some folks would just hack the graphics to games, put out a "cool box", and then sell a limited set of 10 items at a high price. That's probably still going on. Even now, I see a lot of unfinished games go out the door at high prices.

 

I'm getting the feeling that I've misjudged your intentions, and I hope I haven't soured your first impressions of the site. With that said, it does sound like you are genuinely thinking about becoming a part of the community. If you're really unaware of the controversy around "quick releases" and folks trying to make a buck, well, then you're quite lucky. Some of us have been subject to such things for a long time. I'd suggest being different from those folks. I would encourage to use atariage as a resource to take what you have and improve it. There are people here who absolutely LOVE taking work-in-progress ROMs, debugging them, giving feedback, helping tweak sprites, etc. In many cases, a fair game has become a good game, and in others, a good game has become a GREAT game. I would highly suggest leveraging the community here; you'll probably come up with something that's much more satisfying, both to you, and the community. I would encourage you to think about this.

 

Are you open to potentially adding more polish to the game / taking feedback?

[R.Cade]

Here's a short video. Sorry about the disappearing graphics, youtube compression strikes again!

 

This *should* work with the Edladdin twin stick controllers. The controller has the same functionality as 2 CX40 sticks so it will work for any CX40 compatible game.

 

And yes, it is crazy to make an entirely new game and then only make one copy...sometimes my eccentricity gets the best of me.

 

It's Battling Seizure Robots!

 

 

Edited October 11, 2016 by R.Cade