Interview With The Homebrewer

[NovaXpress]

Inside the Homebrew Atari 2600 Scene

 

I haven't seen anyone metion this article yet. A greta read. It just got a mention on Slashdot. here's my favorite response:

 

Do they code these games sitting on broken glass whilst being branded with hot pokers whilst listening to Celine Dion?

[birdie3]

That is a very insightful article and I was impressed by it. Everyone take a minute and read it.

[+kisrael]

To be honest, I was ever-so-slightly bummed not to be someone they contacted, but then they linked to 2600 101 so I was happy again :-)

 

Overall a great article though, very in-depth but not too much of a geeksplosion.

[AnonAtariDude]

It was a good introduction for those curious about making their own homebrews. I concluded that it's probably too hard for me to do.

[Rob Mitchell]

It was a good introduction for those curious about making their own homebrews. I concluded that it's probably too hard for me to do.

 

Nice article .. Go to the Programming for Newbies section here on AA.

 

Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA

[Warren]

Once again I'm inspired....

[NovaXpress]

There's a suspicious lack of comments on this article. Is there some behind-the-scenes drama afoot?

[Thomas Jentzsch]

There's a suspicious lack of comments on this article.  Is there some behind-the-scenes drama afoot?

No drama, just check the [stella] mailing list.

[+Nathan Strum]

Excellent article.

 

One of these days I need to sit down and actually try coding something.

[+kisrael]

There's a suspicious lack of comments on this article.  Is there some behind-the-scenes drama afoot?

No drama, just check the [stella] mailing list.

Yeah, what's so suspicious about it?

[Big Player]

Great article. Nice to see it in print that the 2600 homebrew authors have had to spend a lot of time reinventing the wheel, so to speak. That the information on programming the 2600 wasn't easy to find. It took a ton of trial and error to figure the stuff out. And there still aren't some of the tools that the original programmers had, such as a debugger.

 

I'd love to see an article on the history of 2600 homebrewing.

[+Nathan Strum]

Just thinking out loud... would it be possible to run the old debuggers under emulation, assuming 1) you could find them and 2) the old hardware they ran on was emulated (such as in MESS)?

 

(And since you asked... no, I don't actually have any idea what I'm talking about.)

[Jedd]

Many homebrew authors were interviewed for the article, and the story is a great read if you want to learn more about the motivation behind writnig a 2600 game as well as the technical hurdles that must be overcome in the process.

Might want to get that typo fixed...

 

-J

[Callipygous]

Excellent. Good to see some recognition that is outside the retrogaming sphere. Who knows, maybe the article will inspire someone who never considered it before.

[d peoples]

atari2600 n atarijr do they use same games

[+kisrael]

atari2600 n atarijr do they use same games

Yes