+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 2019 Atari Homebrew Awards Celebrating the best in Atari Homebrew presented by ZeroPage Homebrew, The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion and AtariAge Atari 2600 Homebrew Released in 2019 This list compiled by @Arenafoot is the complete list of all homebrew (excluding hacks and demos) either completed, debuted or updated in 2019 so far! Please comment below if we are missing any, or if we have any errors, as we don't want to leave any games out of the 2019 Awards nominations! Finished and Released 2600 Homebrew in 2019 (Binary or Physical Cart): A Roach In Space by Vladimir Zuñiga (aka John Von Neumann) "vhzc" Aardvark by Oscar Toledo Gutiérrez "nanochess", Thomas Jentzsch (design and coding), Nathan Strum (graphics) Abyss of Chernobyl by Fehér János Zoltán "MemberAtarian" (Still a WIP, Moved to WIP) Amoeba Jump by Dion Olsthoorn "Dionoid" Arcade Pong by David Galloway "djmips" Bass Fishing Tournament by Anthony Quinlan "TwentySixHundred" Battle-Zuma by Ricardo Pim (Not Eligible: Hack of Berzerk) Beast by Natanael Vasconcelos & Ronister Marcelo Beer Pong by Edward A. Smith "easmith" Bitquest II by Brian Wayne Shea "metalbabble" Bran, the Builder (aka Bran, O Construtor) by "DiegoD57" Breakout 2002 by "Mr SQL" Cave Rescue by Natanael Vasconcelos Caverns by Harold Thijssen Controller Test by João Calby (Not Eligible: Not a Game) CRT the Chromatic by Sknarp (Missed from list before nomination voting and will be added to next year's list) Daggerquest by Marcin Łapiński (Not Eligible: Not released, only labels printed with No Public ROM or Cartridge) Dare Devil by Lewis Hill "Muddyfunster" (MuddyVision) Death Match by "MemberAtarian" (FINAL ROMs released) Death Race by Michael Salzman Default 2600 by Fede Pedrozo "Fdx" Deicide: Day of Darkness (Atari 2600) by Fehér János Zoltán "MemberAtarian" music/no ROM - YT video (Not Eligible: Not a Game) Dystopia by Fehér János Zoltán "MemberAtarian" Do Re Mi by Vladimir Zuñiga (aka John Von Neumann) "vhzc" Dog Walk by "nooly" Dragon Racer: Trials of the Wyrm by Todd Furmanski "Revontuli" Dragons Descent by Todd Furmanski "Revontuli" Draw Sprites on Your Atari 2600 by "RandomTerrain" (Not Eligible: Not a Game) Drone Wars by Jesus Jimenez (aka J.J.G.) "Jesús98" EggVenture by Jurell Silks "ScumSoft" (Not Eligible: Still WIP from 2011) Evil Magician Returns II by Todd Holcomb "Byte Knight" Fluid City by "Mr SQL" Galagon (Galaga) by Champ Games Godzilla (homebrew) by Scott Dayton (Not Eligible: Last update in 2014/2015?) Gyvolver by "Random Terrain" Handy Pick Hank by John A. Reder "Neuronic" Heist by Timothy Marsh Hugohunt (4K) by "anglesoft" (Note: 4K & 8K versions released simultaneously) Hugohunt (8K) by "anglesoft" (Not Eligible: Not substantively different from 4K) Impaled Nazarene: Goat Sodomy (Atari 2600) music/no ROM - YT video (Not Eligible: Not a Game) Jay Walker by Ross Adkin "TidusRenegade" K.C.'s Crazy Nightmare by John A. Reder "Neuronic" thru 2600connection.com Kung Fu Combat by Edward A. Smith thru Good Deal Games Ms. Galactopus by Ric Pryor "KaeruYojimbo" One vs.One Basketball by Edward A. Smith "easmith" & Kurt Howe "Nukey Shay" pacman2600_8k_v5_pal60 (unofficial) (Not Eligible: Not completed, no update in 2019) Panic on the Pug Farm by Jeff Kenney and Dan LeRoy (JD Network) - (Not Eligible: Not released yet, No public ROM or Cart) Panic! Rooms by ? (Not Eligible: Not Released yet, No Public ROM or Cartridge) Parsec 2600 by Howard L. Oberg "hloberg" thru 2600Connection.com (Not Eligible: Was completed in 2018, was in last year's voting) Plague by Fehér János Zoltán "MemberAtarian" (Not Eligible: Was completed in 2018, was in last year's voting) Pro Bowling by Edward A. Smith thru Good Deal Games Pro Golf Augusta National by Edward A. Smith thru Good Deal Games (Not Eligible: Not substantively different from original) Pro Golf by Edward A. Smith thru Good Deal Games Pro Golf Desert Classic by Edward A. Smith thru Good Deal Games (Not Eligible: Not substantively different from original) Rally Racer by More Work Games (Cart Only / No ROM) Ramless Pong by "JeremiahK" (1K game) Road Duel by Stephen Wrenn Smith and "BurritoSoft" (Not Eligible: Originally released on cart in 2014) RVG Blast 2 by Jason Santuci "Gemintronic" RVG Blast by Jason Santuci "Gemintronic" Save My Baby by Jeff Stermer "ultima" (was Please Save My Baby) Shielding Color by Antonio Corpas Cuenca "corpiano" Shit Pickle by Jason Schelhorn of Gemintronic Games Simon Says Touch Me! by "Mr SQL" Snow Flakes 2018 by "Lolkiu64" Snow Flakes 2019 by "Lolkiu64" (Not Eligible: Not substantively different from original) Space Game 2KB by Karl Garrison "Karl G" Spaceman Splorf: Planet of Doom by Andreas Gustafsson "Sdw" & Vanja Utne thru Packrat Video Games Spies In The Night 2 by Jared Gray West "graywest" Stake Toss by "Sknarp" Stardust by Brian Wayne Shea (updated in ?/?/2019 - v12 on his site) SuperCharger SpaceInvaders Boys by "Mr SQL" SuperCharger SpaceInvaders Girls by "Mr SQL" (Not Eligible: Not substantively different from original) The End 2600 by Carlos "RaymanC" The Goons by Ed Riley "winkdot" Tomb Digger by "gfvh" Tombstones by BJ Best "bjbest60" Tyre Trax by Lewis Hill "Muddyfunster" (MuddyVision) (demo ROM) (Not Eligible: Was completed in 2018, was in last year's voting) UFO LCD by Scott Dayton of NEO Games & Jason Schelhorn of Gemintronic (no ROM released) Upp Plus CinciClassic edition by Jason Schelhorn (Gemintronic) (Not Eligible: Not substantively different from original) VCS Dreidel by Karl Garrison "Karl G" Water Diver by "zdan" Wizard of Wor Arcade by Champ Games Works in Progress 2600 Homebrew in 2019: 4mula by Chris Read "atari2600land" Abyss of Chernobyl by Fehér János Zoltán "MemberAtarian" (Note: Moved from completed, still a WIP) Adventures of the 50 foot tall Stalk of Celery by Chris Read "atari2600land" Alien Ark by Lewis Hill "Muddyfunster" Ants (2019) by Chris Read "atari2600land" Atari TOS 2600 by "TwentySixHundred" (was Primitive Paint 2600) ATAX-ATAX by "Sknarp", Karl Garrison "Karl G" Avalanche by John Champeau (Champ Games) Bad Aegon by Jason Schelhorn "Gemintronic" (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available) Bag Boy by Kevin Kelley "KevKelley" Battle for Proton by Edward Gilmour "azure" Battle Pong by "BNE Jeff" Bifröst (2019 Update) by David Weavil "s0c7" (Not Eligible: Was only a minor compatibility update) Billy the Ball by Chris Read "atari2600land" (title changed from JezzBall 2009 - Qix 2019) BIRA BIRA: The Legend is Real by Scott Dayton (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available) Bird and Beans by "bluswimmer" (Not Eligible: Completed in 2019) BlackJack Theta VIII by Edward Gilmour "azure" (Not Eligible: Nominated in 2018) Breakout 2000 by "Mr SQL" (Completed, not a WIP) Bushido by "Captain Spazer" Cannonhead Clash by "bluswimmer" (was Bomb Game) Cannons by Karl Garrison "Karl G" (Not Eligible: Not A Game, Just an Programming Exercise) Carrot Kingdom Castle Escape (WIP) by Michał Jaworski (Not Eligible: Not A Game, Just a Title Screen) Chaotic Grill by Philip "splendidnut" & "NostAlgae37" (graphics) (Not Eligible: Nominated in 2018) Chess by Andrew Davie (Missed from list before nomination voting and will be added to next year's list) Crude by Simone Serra "seemo" (10/6/19) (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available, Video was Deleted) Deepstone Catacomb by Mick Crocker "mickmuse" DK Arcade 2600 by Michael Haas "iesposta" & "Byte Knight" Don't Lose Your Marbles by Ivan Castillo (POC) (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available) Doris by Simone Serra "seemo" (updated the 2009 Doris) (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available, Video wasDeleted) Flop Band by João Calby George by Chris Read "atari2600land" Goblin by "Esci" Goon Fishing by Glenn Main Goon Nights by Glenn Main Gorilla Force by ZackAttack and Jason D aka MayDay Grand Chalice Cinci by Jason Schelhorn for the 2019 CinciClassic Expo (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available) I Ran (So Far Away) by Vladimir Zuñiga (aka John Von Neumann) "vhzc" Knight's Quest Romancing the Stove by "gfvh" K-Tron Light Cycles by Adriano Sabo "acsabo" Laser Keyboard by Jesus Jimenez (aka J.J.G.) "Jesús98" Lunar Lander by Champ Games (no ROM) Mardi Gras: The Game by Ross Adkin "TidusRenegade" & Brian Matherne "Arenafoot" MidSpace by Chris Read "atari2600land" Mr. Yo-Yo by David Marli "DaveM" Ninja Kombat 2600 by "freshbrood" Ninjish Guy in Low Res World by Vladimir Zuñiga (aka John Von Neumann) "vhzc" Nyan Cat by "JeremiahK" Oof Escape by Penult by Karl Garrison "Karl G" Phantoms of the Dark by Justin Gibson (Not Eligible: Posted in 2018) Pigeon Fever by Michał Jaworski "SteigerHSV" Pixel Ninja Pit Jumper by "Sknarp" Railslider by "Lillapojkenpåön" (Not Eligible: Nominated in 2018) Retro Game Quest by Jason Schelhorn "Gemintronic" (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available) Retroventure by "Maurice Den Braber" RoboMechanik by Krzysztof Kluczek "KK/Altair" (Not Eligible: Nominated in 2018) Robot City by Thomas Jentzsch Robot Zed by Chris Spry "Sprybug" Save Gaia: The Cy-Mage by Michael Brown "EvoMikeUK" Shark Jaws + by Ed Riley "winkdot" Sixteen (on Playfields vol 3) by Simone Serra "seemo" (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available, Video was Deleted) Slot Machine (aka Dumb Slot Machine) by "Secamline" Snowball Fight by "Captain Spazer" Sokoboo (Sokoban) by Andrew Davie Space Taxi by "BNE Jeff" Spooks 'N Spectors by Lewis Hill "Muddyfunster" (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available) Street Rod 2600 by "TwentySixHundred" Sunset Forest Rider 2 by "gfvh" Sunset Forest Rider 3 by "gfvh" Super Mario World by "superskyphoenix03" The Children of Hurin prototype by Jeff Stermer "ultima" Tint (2019) by Simone Serra "seemo" (Not Eligible: No Video or Binary Download Available, Video was Deleted) Tower of Rubble by Dion Olsthoorn "Dionoid" T-Rex Runner by "Shawn" Tumble Temple by "bluswimmer" Unnamed game by "ZippyRedPlumber" (Not Eligible: Not a Game, Just Moves A Sprite on Screen) VS Squad by "triggthediscovery" White Water Madness by Chris Read "atari2600land" Wushu Masters by "ZackAttack" and Jason D. "MayDay" Zoo Keeper by Champ Games Edited January 13, 2020 by ZeroPage Homebrew 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Wow! What a year!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 On 12/2/2019 at 11:31 PM, ZeroPage Homebrew said: Mardi Gras: The Game by Ross Adkin "TidusRenegade" & Brian Matherne "Arenafoot" what is this mardi gras game you speak of? has this been demonstrated in public anywhere? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 18 hours ago, D Train said: what is this mardi gras game you speak of? has this been demonstrated in public anywhere? Yup, it was on ZeroPage on August 2, 2019: (STARTS AT 1:19:43 / WATCH AT 60FPS) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevKelley Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Wow. I didn't realize how many games there were. Neat to see mine listed. Hope I can move it to a different category in subsequent years. Lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 3 hours ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: Yup, it was on ZeroPage on August 2, 2019: thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Will a zipped up rom archive exist for all nominees by category so that we can easily play them when the voting starts? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Dang, that's quite the list of games! Thank you to all who make them! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, CapitanClassic said: Will a zipped up rom archive exist for all nominees by category so that we can easily play them when the voting starts? You bet! We want to make the voting as easy as possible so we'll make sure you have access to all the publicly available ROMs of the nominated games. Edited December 5, 2019 by ZeroPage Homebrew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Nowadays there are more Atari VCS homebrews than official commercial releases? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 No wonder Albert hasn't replied to my PM. He's probably lying in a corner of a dark room in the fetal position saying "all work and no play makes Al a dull boy" over and over again. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, high voltage said: Nowadays there are more Atari VCS homebrews than official commercial releases? Yes... very much so. There are 26 physical releases for 2019 (so far), not counting hacks that were released on cartridge. Alot more are released as ROMs online. Green font are PRGE 2019 releases. Edited December 6, 2019 by Arenafoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) On 12/4/2019 at 12:45 AM, D Train said: what is this mardi gras game you speak of? has this been demonstrated in public anywhere? v13 & v15 were on Zeropage Homebrew, we have a possible RC1 ROM which will be featured on ZPH again. Hoping to do a physical release (cart and manual) for Mardi Gras Day 2020 (Feb 25, 2020) with Mardi Gras goodies included (beads, doubloons, King Cake Baby), and a high score patch to earn also. Only the beta testers have the early ROM versions of Mardi Gras. Edited December 6, 2019 by Arenafoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 There are some WIPs in the list which were already competing as WIPs last year. So they shouldn't be eligible for another year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 7 hours ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: There are some WIPs in the list which were already competing as WIPs last year. So they shouldn't be eligible for another year. You are very correct! Below are the nominated 2018 WIPs and I've highlighted the ones listed again 2019 for WIP. Thanks for the keen eyes on the list, looks like posting it early is working. I'll cross them out above! Aardvark by Oscar Toledo Gutiérrez aka nanochess, Thomas Jentzsch (coding), Nathan Strum (graphics) Amoeba Jump by Dion Olsthoom aka Dionoid Black Jack Theta VIII by Edward Gilmour aka azure ChaoticGrill (port of Burgertime) by splendidnut, NostAlgae37 (graphics) Dare Devil (bB) by Lewis Hill aka Muddyfunster Dragon's Descent (bB) by Revontuli Pac-Man 2600 8K by DINTAR816 Railslider (bB) by Lillapojkenpåön Robo-Ninja Climb by Nathan Tolbert aka gauauu RoboMechanik by Krzysztof Kluczek aka KK/Altair Spies in the Night 2 (bB) by Jared Gray West aka graywest Wizard of Wor Arcade by John W. Champeau aka johnnywc of Champ Games, Mike Haas (sound), Nathan Strum (graphics) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 I *might* be inclined to leave a WIP on the list if there had been major changes from one year to the next. on the other hand, a one and done policy might serve as incentive for developers to finish up so that they can qualify as finished/released... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/5/2019 at 4:16 PM, Random Terrain said: No wonder Albert hasn't replied to my PM. He's probably lying in a corner of a dark room in the fetal position saying "all work and no play makes Al a dull boy" over and over again. Actually he lies in the "Adventure" maze frozen to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 6 hours ago, D Train said: on the other hand, a one and done policy might serve as incentive for developers to finish up so that they can qualify as finished/released... This! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0c7 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 I don't really consider Bifröst to be a WIP. It was finished long ago. The most recent changes were more of a patch to allow it to play on ZPH's funky hardware setup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, s0c7 said: I don't really consider Bifröst to be a WIP. It was finished long ago. The most recent changes were more of a patch to allow it to play on ZPH's funky hardware setup. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 How about Avalanche? It is missing in both lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/7/2019 at 12:14 PM, Thomas Jentzsch said: How about Avalanche? It is missing in both lists. https://atariage.com/forums/topic/110393-avalanche/?do=findComment&comment=4197588 no ROM posted since 2017 I asked John and its still the "old version" https://atariage.com/forums/topic/110393-avalanche/?do=findComment&comment=4197575 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) So the version James played at the show was exclusive only? Too bad. Edited December 9, 2019 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 12/8/2019 at 1:30 PM, Thomas Jentzsch said: So the version James played at the show was exclusive only? Too bad. The one I played on the show was updated on Feb 18, 2019 with many changes. I've added it to the WIP list at the top, thanks for the reminder Thomas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 12/7/2019 at 8:55 AM, s0c7 said: I don't really consider Bifröst to be a WIP. It was finished long ago. The most recent changes were more of a patch to allow it to play on ZPH's funky hardware setup. Makes sense, I'll update the list! Thanks for the heads up s0c7! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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