krisjohn Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Well done, and now I've looked at the label I can see that it is a very good representation of the theme of the game. A well deserved accolade. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Way to go Phosphor Dot Fossils!! A well deserved win...regardless of the fact that you're in your bath robe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphor Dot Fossils Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Least I wasn't naked. Polite society frowns upon being fried by a damn great space fireball while unclothed. It's just not done around here. Thanks for the kind words, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Least I wasn't naked. I am naked on all my labels... You just have to zoom in really close... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 16, 2003 Author Share Posted September 16, 2003 I guess for the rest of us, there's always next time. Say... what is the next game due for a label contest? It's not a game. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanman Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 do the adminastrators read every post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 do the adminastrators read every post? Nope but a lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajoe Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Hope nobody strips of my prize for revealing this, but the "space pilot cowering in the cockpit" is actually me, in my bathrobe, standing against a white wall. Posing in a bathrobe for an Atari 2600 label will make you inmortal in the obscure part of video game history! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Congrats, PDF. Very professional looking and an interesting perspective on the game. Overall, a very nice batch of entries. Lots of variety. Matt Reed, I really like the style of that illustration you did. It's reminiscent of the kind of art featured on some of the ol' Atari packaging, catalogs and instruction manuals. Did you use markers/colored pencils or is that painted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 Damn! Congrats PDF. I liked your label designs over the others. I'm inspired to download PhotoImpact and see if I can make any label mockups. The way the Backfire label is designed, it's sure to be a keeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 I can't wait to see it slapped on a cart in the AA store. Way to go PDF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmartin252 Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 Well done Earl, a deserved winner, your label really looks professional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xredmenacex Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Congrats to PDF! I thought your labels were some of the best. Matt Reed, I really like the style of that illustration you did. It's reminiscent of the kind of art featured on some of the ol' Atari packaging, catalogs and instruction manuals. Did you use markers/colored pencils or is that painted? DaveD thanks for the kind words!! I painted this with acrylics. I really like the look of the old Atari labels with hand-done/painted artwork. I'm glad you could see that was what I was going for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpmxxipt Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 IMHO these are some of the best labels yet! WTG all who submitted! I thought there were at least TEN that shoulda won on any given day. It must have been a very tough call to pick a winner. rpm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphor Dot Fossils Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 If you guys like how the label preview looks, wait until you see the manual. Albert showed it to me at OKGE, and it is a beaut - well done to all involved (and I supplied some extra spacey artwork for the manual which wasn't among my label entries). Believe me, I just wanted to take that puppy home with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 23, 2003 Author Share Posted September 23, 2003 Backfire has been added to our store, and I've taken some pictures of the cartridge and manual: The manual is 12, full-color pages and was put together by Dale Crum, using the artwork created by Earl. Here's the page in the store: AtariAge Store: Backfire I will be posting the final binary soon. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 I will be posting the final binary soon. I'm assuming that the "final binary" is the version that's available on the cart? Looks as if I'll have to put in a new order at the AA Store soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 23, 2003 Author Share Posted September 23, 2003 I'm assuming that the "final binary" is the version that's available on the cart? Yes. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadivision Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 That extra artwork for the manual looks really cool! Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend OKGE, so I haven't seen it yet. Albert shipped me my cart yesterday, so I should have it soon. I can't wait to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) We'll be featuring Backfire on tomorrow's (Friday) ZeroPage Homebrew stream on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 2AM GMT! Hope everyone can watch!Twitch Stream: http://twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/Games: - Space Treat Deluxe (2003) by Fabrizio Zavagli aka rasty- Backfire (2003) by Chad Lare aka Chadivision- AVGN KO Boxing (2009) by Devin D. Cook aka Devin- DK Arcade 2600 (2019 WIP Update) by Michael Haas & Todd Holcomb aka iesposta & Byte Knight Edited April 12, 2019 by ZeroPage Homebrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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