Andrew Davie #1 Posted May 22, 2003 I'm tempted to start an interactive course/dialog to help newcomers to '2600 programming get up and running. Just wondering how many people would follow such a happening. * If you would be interested in participating, post a reply to this * What particular areas of progamming would you like to see covered * what level of knowledge should be assumed * any comments? My tentative title for the course would be "000001010 00101000 00000000 01100101" - 10 points to the first person who can tell me what on earth this means Cheers A 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nukey Shay #2 Posted May 22, 2003 * raises hand I forgot to take down the Christmas lights? j/k Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tizoc #3 Posted May 22, 2003 Only 2 points for figuring that out? A little binary humor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Historian #5 Posted May 22, 2003 2600: 101 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #6 Posted May 24, 2003 i will only be learning mc68000 from the jaguar. and next to that . i also want another system to program for. so count me in for the atari 2600. however. i nwould aprreciate it. if you made an .txt/.word file of everything you described. that would be much better than all the topics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #7 Posted May 24, 2003 I would like to try it although I have almost no programming knowledge at all so I imagine I won't last long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nukey Shay #8 Posted May 24, 2003 Hi Guest! It's been a while! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert #9 Posted May 24, 2003 Hi Guest! It's been a while! Oops says Albert as he runs to fix the posting permissions for this forum.. ..Al Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NE146 #10 Posted May 24, 2003 My tentative title for the course would be "000001010 00101000 00000000 01100101" - 10 points to the first person who can tell me what on earth this means It means the name of your course in decimal is 170,393,701? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPIKE #11 Posted May 25, 2003 * If you would be interested in participating, post a reply to this COUNT ME IN!!!! * What particular areas of progamming would you like to see covered starting from scratch....... how to make any game idea a reality through the 2600. (of course given the limitations of the 2600) it would be nice if it started with only 2k and 4k size games. * what level of knowledge should be assumed no assumptions. * any comments? I AM REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS! i have been struggling with the info on "How to Program" the 2600 that i have gathered for quite some time. i understand a lot but then it just becomes a mess after a while. hacking games is one thing but making a game from scratch is the only TRUE personal endeavor in the Atari 2600 that i would REALLY like to pursue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Agent X #12 Posted May 25, 2003 I'm interested! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buck #13 Posted May 26, 2003 Excellent! It'll be interesting to see some information above and beyond the (wonderful and useful) Space Invaders graphics mod pdf that is out there. I'll be tuning in! Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jredant #14 Posted May 27, 2003 I'm working on something similar. So I'm definately going to snag some ideas! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATARI TROLL #15 Posted May 27, 2003 Im interested. Course I hope the teachings are compatible for MAC users using hex editors and hack-o-matic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Davie #16 Posted May 27, 2003 Im interested. Course I hope the teachings are compatible for MAC users using hex editors and hack-o-matic! We are not going to learn how to hack existing programs. We're big boys now, and we can put the toys away. Nothing I'm teaching should be platform-specific, so MAC users are very welcome to come along. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATARI TROLL #17 Posted May 27, 2003 Cool. Glad we don't have to use the toys anymore! Thanks again for replying back! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RCorcoran #18 Posted May 28, 2003 Count me in Andrew! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #19 Posted May 28, 2003 Count me in Andrew! andrews avatar looks more scarier than the avatar fro the guy that drinks blood from his hands. anyhow ron. nice avatar. just wanted to say that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RCorcoran #20 Posted May 29, 2003 anyhow ron. nice avatar. just wanted to say that. Thank you sir. It comes from the Atari Collection Vol. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wapchimp #21 Posted May 30, 2003 oooompa loompa doopity do - you can count me in if I were you. responce inspired by Buck's avatar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharky #22 Posted May 31, 2003 Im interested too! But I dont a very little or none at all about assembly language programming but im very eager to learn. Plus if I felt if I can learn how to successfully program the 2600, I feel like im then capable of learning anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wapchimp #23 Posted May 31, 2003 good point sharky - it looks well complicated - I'm gunna give it ago - but it's about time a vintage 2600 programmer-programmed some sort of developement suite - there will be new games all over the place then. If I can do it my first game is gunna be called atari safari, Ive designed the cover already & got the concept - no-one will guess, it's to obscure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharky #24 Posted June 1, 2003 The designed for game/cartridge would obviously be the easy part, hopefully you make soon be able to make your Safari a reality. How come its copyrighted 1981 ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wapchimp #25 Posted June 1, 2003 Oh it was in another thread - I just copied an old cart & pasted my stuff over it - thats all - plus it gives a proper 'retro' look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites