+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) STELLA-THON 12 HOUR TWITCH HOMEBREW GAMING MARATHON FUNDRAISER! WATCH YOUTUBE ARCHIVE OF EVENT: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 STELLA-THON DONATION PAGE (GoFundMe): https://www.gofundme.com/zeropagehomebrew-stellafundraiser2019 STELLA-THON AUCTION LIST (EBay): https://www.ebay.ca/sch/rantradio/m.html WHAT: 12 Hour Gaming Marathon Auction & Fundraiser for Stella Development WHEN: Friday July 12, 2019 (Noon to Midnight PT!) STARTS: 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 7PM GMT ENDS: 12AM PT | 3AM ET | 7AM GMT WHERE: ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch Stream ZeroPage Homebrew will be streaming a 12 HOUR homebrew gaming marathon auction & fundraiser on July 12, 2019 for the continued development of the amazing Atari 2600 emulator Stella. Stella development began in 1996, is maintained by Stephen Anthony (stephena), and many contributors have put in the their time, equipment and dollars over the years towards its continued success. 100% of all funds raised through auctions and donations will go to the Stella project! Over the twelve hours of the marathon the crew at ZeroPage will be playing all your favourite homebrews, taking gaming challenges from the chat, trying for new highscores and generally having a ton of fun. We'll also be auctioning off a whole bunch of generously donated items to help raise funds for the incredible work that's being done on Stella. Supporting the development of Stella not only provides you with an amazing Atari 2600 emulator to play all your favourite old school and new homebrew games, it's also and incredibly important tool in the development of new games for your VCS! Stella has a large number of helpful utilities under the hood to help troubleshoot and analyze issues during the process of making a game. By supporting Stella, you're helping accelerate the development of games and push games to further and further heights! Generously Donated Auction Items: CLICK HERE FULL LIST OF ITEMS ON EBAY (NOTE: Above list goes active at the start of the the Stella-thon!) - Draconian - CIB (Signed) : Donated by Darrell Spice Jr. (@SpiceWare) - Medieval Mayhem - CIB with Rare Clear Shell Cart with Box (Signed) : Donated by Darrell Spice Jr. (@SpiceWare) - Space Rocks - CIB w/ Fridge Magnet (Signed) : Donated by Darrell Spice Jr. (@SpiceWare) - Space Rocks - Poster (Signed) : Donated by Darrell Spice Jr. (@SpiceWare) - Stay Frosty 2 - CIB w/ Limited Edition Cart #51 (Signed) : Donated by Darrell Spice Jr.(@SpiceWare) - Stella's Stocking - Cart #153 with Manual (Signed) : Donated by Darrell Spice Jr. (@SpiceWare) - Galaga - CIB (Signed): Donated by John Champeau (@johnnywc) of Champ Games (NOTE: Game will be released/shipped ~2019Q4) - Retron77 Console - CIB Loaded with Homebrew binaries donated by Chris Walton (@cd-w), @Nathan Strum, @Thomas Jentzsch, Manuel Rotschkar (@Cybergoth), Darrell Spice Jr. (@SpiceWare), @Andrew Davie, Oscar Toledo G. (@nanochess), Karl Garrison (@Karl G) and John W. Champeau (@johnnywc) & Manuals from @Albert of AtariAge (PLUS 2600-daptor D9, USB cable, OTG cable for the 2600-dapter, Retro-bit Genesis Gamepad) Donated by Nathan Strum (@Nathan Strum) - Astronomer - CIB, Limited Edition #40 (Last Copy!) : Donated by David Flemming (@ozyr) of Packrat Video Games - The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion Volume 1 & 2 (Vol 1 & 2: Signed by Ed Fries (@Ed Fries) (Microsoft/Halo/Halo 2600), Darrell Spice Jr. (@SpiceWare)| Vol 2 signed by Brock Keaghey (@TheMajorHavoc) (Nexion 3D)) : Signed & Donated by Brian Matherne (@Arenafoot) - Gold Rush - CIB (Signed): Donated by Dan Kitchen (@TikiDan) of Tikivision (NOTE: Game will be released/shipped ~2019Q4) - Halo 2600 - CIB (Signed by Ed Fries @Ed Fries) Donated by Albert Yarusso (@Albert) of AtariAge Video/Audio/Text Call Ins Schedule: 1PM PT: Thomas Jentzsch @Thomas Jentzsch 2PM PT: John Champeau @johnnywc 3PM PT: Darrell Spice Jr. @SpiceWare 4PM PT: Dan Kitchen @TikiDan 5PM PT: Stephen Anthony (Stella) @stephena 6PM PT: TBD 7PM PT: Nathan Strum @Nathan Strum - + more! Events During Show - High Score Challenges: Wall Jump Ninja (Reclaim World Record), Crazy Balloon (Reclaim World Record), Draconian (World Record Increase), Draconian (First Level Only High Score), Astronomer (Patch Challenge), Ameoba Jump High Score Challenge (Dionoid's high is 21,256), Mappy (for 2019 Homebrew Tournament Round #4) - Games to Finish: Knight Guy in Low Res World, Ninjish Guy in Low Res World, Spies in the Night 2, KO Boxing & AVGN KO Boxing, Lost Cat, Hunchy II, Isaiah's Wii Chase, The Stacks, Deepstone Catacomb - Reveals: Box Art for Aardvark More Ideas: - What homebrew games would you like to see us play during the marathon? - Highscores we should try to beat? - Games we should try to finish? - Crazy challenges we should try? (One we're going to try is the highest score possible staying on level 1 of Draconian!) - Other ideas? Edited July 13, 2019 by ZeroPage Homebrew 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) Just want to say that this is a GREAT Idea! It's like a telethon! You and Aerlan should wear tuxedos (or tuxedo t-shirts)! I would like to see you guys try to beat the record in Astronomer, showcase different Adventure-based games & hacks, interview some of the top homebrew programmers via skype, track down someone like Tod Fry or HSW and play their games with them, attempt to get the scores for the Activision patches, and live auctions! Edited May 18, 2019 by hizzy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Suggestions: Set up two consoles, and have Atari Checkers play against Activision Checkers. (Yes... it has been done. But not on a live stream.) It could be something happening in the background, and you'd check in on its progress from time to time. Play Dark Mage, but have the Chat determine what you do. See how fast you can play through an entire Atari 2600 catalog (no third party games - only one game per cartridge to keep it manageable). Interviews with homebrewers Interviews with the Stella developers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 My folks are downsizing, even moving to a new home, so the item's I'm donating have been in my family. We're hoping to track down the manuals for Stella's Stocking and Medieval Mayhem, as well as the box for Stay Frosty 2, in time for the auction. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Are the CIB games new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 "the item's I'm donating have been in my family." - so not new, but very little wear and tear on the items we've found so far. The Draconian cartridge was still in the box, so its possible its never been opened, though I know all the other games have been played. My folks are keeping their Space Rocks poster though, the one in the photo is an extra I've had in that tube since 2013. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Not sure if you are planning on doing this already but I would recommend... stating the fundraising goal upfront including a rationale - e.g. the first $6,000 raised goes to the purchase of a $6,000 development environment; the next $2,000 goes towards internet and hosting fees; anything above that is banked against future stella related expenses updating the progress during the broadcast open a pre-event fundraising period - e.g. donations made during the period from June 21 through June 27 might count towards the final goal run an updating list of donors (pending donor approval) so people can see if their peers have donated (and, potentially, how much) I do a little bit of fundraising on the side; pm me if you want to talk about this a little more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 We found the box for Stay Frosty 2, and discovered the CIB Space Rocks also contained the fridge magnet!And yes, we found the box for Medieval Mayhem! I don't believe many of these were made. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Great suggestions D Train, thanks so much! PMd! Not sure if you are planning on doing this already but I would recommend... stating the fundraising goal upfront including a rationale - e.g. the first $6,000 raised goes to the purchase of a $6,000 development environment; the next $2,000 goes towards internet and hosting fees; anything above that is banked against future stella related expenses updating the progress during the broadcast open a pre-event fundraising period - e.g. donations made during the period from June 21 through June 27 might count towards the final goal run an updating list of donors (pending donor approval) so people can see if their peers have donated (and, potentially, how much) I do a little bit of fundraising on the side; pm me if you want to talk about this a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Awesome Darrell, thanks so much for all of this!! I'll update the list at the top of the thread. :-) We found the box for Stay Frosty 2, and discovered the CIB Space Rocks also contained the fridge magnet!And yes, we found the box for Medieval Mayhem! I don't believe many of these were made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Just added a generous donation to the list for auction from John Champeau from Champ Games. A SIGNED COPY OF GALAGA COMPLETE IN BOX!! This item of course doesn't exist yet so the winning bidder will have to wait until it's released. :-) Thank you so much John! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I figured the only "rationale" for the money raised would be paying back in a small way all of the hours they have put into the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Here's the donation page for Stella that explains it better than I would be able to: https://stella-emu.github.io/donations.html I figured the only "rationale" for the money raised would be paying back in a small way all of the hours they have put into the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 I love the idea of video chats with Stella developers and homebrewers. Thanks for the ideas for the other challenges as well, keep them coming! Thanks Nathan! Suggestions: Set up two consoles, and have Atari Checkers play against Activision Checkers. (Yes... it has been done. But not on a live stream.) It could be something happening in the background, and you'd check in on its progress from time to time. Play Dark Mage, but have the Chat determine what you do. See how fast you can play through an entire Atari 2600 catalog (no third party games - only one game per cartridge to keep it manageable). Interviews with homebrewers Interviews with the Stella developers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I figured the only "rationale" for the money raised would be paying back in a small way all of the hours they have put into the project. for small fundraising campaigns, especially for those not linked to a nonprofit, it's good to have a specific goal or a specific reason behind the fundraising. keeps things transparent and above board. transferring funds as a way of "paying back" for service opens all kind of doors relating to the potential for tax and insurance liabilities that we would all rather keep shut. small transfers of money here and there are one thing, but once you start to hit five figures, you move into grey areas that are potentially very knotty. I have a little bit of a background in this stuff and these are the types of things that keep me up at night or give me nightmares when I think about them too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I have a little bit of a background in this stuff and these are the types of things that keep me up at night or give me nightmares when I think about them too much. Probably another reason why "Cash donations" are ranked last at the donation page. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHairy Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) Not sure if you are planning on doing this already but I would recommend... stating the fundraising goal upfront including a rationale - e.g. the first $6,000 raised goes to the purchase of a $6,000 development environment; the next $2,000 goes towards internet and hosting fees; anything above that is banked against future stella related expenses updating the progress during the broadcast open a pre-event fundraising period - e.g. donations made during the period from June 21 through June 27 might count towards the final goal run an updating list of donors (pending donor approval) so people can see if their peers have donated (and, potentially, how much) I do a little bit of fundraising on the side; pm me if you want to talk about this a little more. I can only speak for myself (and Stephen has invested much, much more into the project, being the maintainer for more than one (two?) decade), but there are virtually no expenses on my end other that time that go into the development of Stella (or 6502.ts / Stellerator for that matter). My laptop is more than enough to handle development, and there are no hosting fees, github is free for open source projects. I am not a collector, and the only hardware I have ever purchased for emulation development are a Jr. with controllers and a bunch of carts off ebay (my childhood one got lost over the years) and a harmony cart. If I ever received money for my involvement with the project, the only possible purpose would be a compensation for the time invested; there simple aren't any expenses to be covered. Edited May 19, 2019 by DirtyHairy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 My folks are downsizing, even moving to a new home, so the item's I'm donating have been in my family. We're hoping to track down the manuals for Stella's Stocking and Medieval Mayhem, as well as the box for Stay Frosty 2, in time for the auction. IMG_1534.jpg Hmm. Clear shell Medieval Mayhem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I hope there is a Thomas Jentzsch autographed game in the auction. He's a homebrew legend! Maybe Al could have some special label variants made up for some homebrews, something commemorating the event? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 UPDATE! Nathan Strum has sweetened the deal on his donation of the CIB Retron77 Console!! Not only will it be loaded with homebrew games donated by Nathan Strum, Thomas Jentzsch & Darrell Spice Jr. it will also come with a bunch of awesome hardware including a 2600-daptor D9, a USB cable, an OTG cable for the 2600-dapter AND a Retro-bit Genesis Gamepad!!!! Thank you so much Nathan!! ALSO the date has been bumped to Friday July 12th to give us more time for all the good things we have planned including some video call ins from developers and community members! Stay tuned for more info! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Can't be there at the 12th (cycling). ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azure Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 5:21 PM, ZeroPage Homebrew said: Noticed something in the graphic. That should be 12PM-12AM PT. 12PM is noon and 12AM is midnight. It would be noon to midnight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Those times had me scratching my head as well. I look forward to tuning in and I'll be making a donation for sure. Keep up the great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 4 hours ago, azure said: Noticed something in the graphic. That should be 12PM-12AM PT. 12PM is noon and 12AM is midnight. It would be noon to midnight. Ooops! You're absolutely right. We're streaming from noon to midnight PT, so it should be 12PM to 12AM. I'll change the graphic! Thanks for pointing that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 UPDATE! I want to thank David Flemming (@ozyr) of Packrat Video Games for his generous donation of a copy of Astronomer for the auction, the LAST copy of the game available! Astronomer will be complete in box and is numbered #40/40! Thank you so much David! Also, I'm happy to announce that we will be having video callins during the marathon from community members! So far we the people that will be calling in are: Darrell Spice Jr., Dan Kitchen, John Champeau, Thomas Jentzsch (maybe) + more!! Stay tuned for more exciting announcements !! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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