Time to make good on old promises

[Cupcakus]

New Jobs, New Homes, & New Children finally subsided I feel it's time for my triumphant return to the AA community. So much wonderful stuff has happened here and at home in the past few months.

 

I know this isn't the first time I've attempted to return, but I'm absolutely sure I'm ready this time.

 

My scincere apoligies to AA, Al, and all of those who preordered Kablamo!. When it is finally released I will make sure all who preordered and had to be refunded are properly compensated with something "special".

 

A great misfortune is while I have found my insanely complicated schematics and drawings for the 2600 In A Flash project, I've lost my train of thought on it, and I will have to take several steps back to make progress on it.

 

I want to take things quite a bit slower this time... I simply don't have the free time for three projects at once. So here is the new schedule.

 

Quest: Has been dropped... I lost the source, and I know for a fact if I start an over ambitious project like this again I will end up never finishing it and I will dissapoint yet again.

 

Kablamo!: Is right where I left it, nearly finished. I could probably have a release cantidate in a month or so.

 

Flash Cart: Thoroughly frustrating, but still the project I want to finish the most.

 

So my question to the masses:

 

Should I complete Kablamo! first, or complete the flash cart. I am not able to work on both at the same time anymore... So only one project at a time can occupy my limited free time. Your Choice!

 

It's good to be back, I will try not to dissapoint.... Yet Again....

 

--Chris Larkin

[CPUWIZ]

Welcome back.

 

Shame you lost a bunch of stuff.

[Albert]

Hi Chris, glad to see you back! My opinion is that you should finish Kablamo! first, since that project is nearest completion and I've had a lot of people ask about it since PhillyClassic. Then you can take your time on the Flash cart, without worrying about Kablamo! hanging over your head.

 

..Al

[liveinabin]

Yeah, finish Kablamo!. I did quite a nice label on that one and it'd be a shame to waste it

[Rick Weis]

Welcome Back!

 

i vote for Kablamo also! i've been looking forward for that one to come out!

 

Take care,

 

Rick

[Goochman]

Was Quest the Ultima looking game for the 2600?

[JCroniger]

Good to have you back!!

 

My vote is for Kablamo.

[MegaManFan]

Mr. Larkin, I'm glad that whatever problems you had, you're still around and glady welcome you back to AtariAge. NOW FINISH KA-BLAMO ALREADY!

[Cupcakus]

Was Quest the Ultima looking game for the 2600?  

 

No, AFAIK that is Paul Slocum's RPG game you are thinking of. Quest was a 2600 version of a discontinued Ravensburger board game of the same name.

 

My inspiration to write it was given to me by the fact no one really wanted to play the board game when I had it, as the rules really put player againsed player in a match up that usually ended in hurt feelings. However I realised that PvP video games seem to bring people closer and it seemed a better fit for a video game then a board game.

 

However my ideas for mini-games and other unique features (4 Player multi-tap support/Vibrating Controllers) are too much for me to handle with my new schedule, and I lost the source :-( grrrr... So this one is kaput.

 

http://qotile.net/rpg.html <-- Paul's game

[SS]

Great to see you back Chris and glad to hear that everything’s going well for you now. I’ve been looking forward to “Kablamo!” since you first announced the project but, hey, no rush man. I’m sure that the finished product will be well worth the wait.

[Gateway]

... Quest was a 2600 version of a discontinued Ravensburger board game of the same name.

 

My inspiration to write it was given to me by the fact no one really wanted to play the board game when I had it, as the rules really put player againsed player

in a match up that usually ended in hurt feelings.  However I realised that PvP video games seem to bring people closer and it seemed a better fit for a

video game then a board game.  

 

However my ideas for mini-games and other unique features (4 Player multi-tap support/Vibrating Controllers) are too much for me

to handle with my new schedule, and I lost the source :-( grrrr... So this one is kaput...

 

Sorry to hear this about Quest. So, you don't mind if somebody else uses these gameplay ideas in a Hack or Homebrew of their own?

I've been pondering a few game ideas that have Quest - like features and also elements from the board game Risk.

 

Of course, Risk is copyrighted, otherwise it would be a fun game to port to the 2600, IMO.

 

I would really like to see the 4 - player multitap, but I haven't a clue about constructing such a device myself.

 

Also, I agree that you should finish Kablamo! first and foremost, before devoting time to any other Atari- related project.

 

Welcome back!

[Kroko]

Hi Chris !

 

One vote for the Flash Cart :-)

 

Kroko

[slapdash]

Glad to see you back, here and on Stellalist.

 

I vote for Kablamo! first (I just picked up Boomo! but haven't been able to play it yet).

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

I'd prefer seeing the game get completed as well.

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[DEBRO]

Hi Chris,

 

I'd prefer to see the game finished.

 

I look forward to seeing your flash cart coming to life but since you're closer to finishing the game I'd say do that one.

[rasty]

Welcome back Chris!!

 

I'll cast my vote for the game as well!

 

Regards,

Rasty.-

[Nostalgic]

I also vote for having Kablamo! finished first. Get it off your plate so that you can breathe a little easier. Plus, I have a certain fondness for card games.

[Big Player]

Finish Kablamo. . .then finish the Flash cart.

 

*still kicking self for not getting cuttle cart*

[D.Yancey]

Glad to see you back! I even started a thread a while back called " anyone know what happened to Cupcakus", but no one seemed to know. I'd like to see the Flashcart finished ASAP. It looks like I'm getting out voted, but do your best!

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Finish whatever is the easiest to finish. That and the responses should give you enough encouragement to finish the rest.

[Nukey Shay]

Kablamo! first since it's nearly completed, flashcart later since you need to take a few steps back anyway.[/logic]

 

So sad to hear about losing the source to Quest. (been there, done that) To me, projects can be very hard to revisit after that...since I'd find myself spending more time trying to recall how to duplicate what I had done than the actual time spent coding it.

[Cupcakus]

Thanks for the support everyone.. I will in-fact be finishing Kablamo! first. I will post an update to my website Tonight or tommorrow with new screens and updated info on my current and future plans.

[Godzilla]

well as someone who has paid for and is still waiting for his two copies of kablammo, i vote for kablammo :-) PLEASE? :-)