Alena Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 I want you amazing programmers out there to make the ultimate "Thank you" message to Nolan Bushnell: a 2-player go game for the VCS! Once you're done, don't forget to tell Bushnell about it on social media, it's his favorite game on the system he invented, and he deserves it for jump-starting the industry! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 The character/tile engine would be perfect for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Dedicate it also to the late Ted Dabney. And Al Alcorn. That's the triumvirate that made Atari what it was... without Pong, they would've been another Exidy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 I think the tile engine - 8 characters deep and 10 in width... would look something like this, when displaying a (scrollable) go board... It's a mockup - the screen would be more 'venetian-blindy-looky' but it wouldn't flicker, and the colours would be different. But, I think... do-able. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I felt like a bit of a break, so I spent a couple of hours implementing a Go screen. Until I lost interest. It's workable, but not very pretty. I think I might leave it at that, just as a demo of what it might look like. My previous inaccurate and clueless mockup image was the result of alcohol and lack of sleep. The basic concept is you move around the circle, press the button, and it drops a "stone" at that position in the current player's colour. Then the other player has a go. Nolan, you can pay me to finish this one off for you go2.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Minor update - colour change, and filling the board with random stones, just to see how a full board would look, and if it scrolls OK. go3.mp4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alena Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Looks nice! What would be difficult is getting the '70s computer to recognize what is and isn't captured. Even I can't do that all that well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.