Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 http://reviews.cnet.com/Create_your_own_At..._7-6301158.html Sorry, if this should have neen postet before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I haven't seen it before; thanks for posting the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 http://reviews.cnet.com/Create_your_own_At..._7-6301158.html Sorry, if this should have neen postet before. 931811[/snapback] Man, that's fantasic! I never thought we'd have that kind of mainstream attention. It's right up there with the Paul Slocum interview on cable TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Why was it called "create your own Atari 2600 homebrew games" when all they did was show you how run an EMU and some homebrews.......There was nothing on there about "Creating". Fun to see that stuff on tv though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Why was it called "create your own Atari 2600 homebrew games" when all they did was show you how run an EMU and some homebrews.......There was nothing on there about "Creating". Fun to see that stuff on tv though. 931882[/snapback] Yeah, I thought it was going to mention batari Basic, but I don't think that guy even knows about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Why was it called "create your own Atari 2600 homebrew games" when all they did was show you how run an EMU and some homebrews.......There was nothing on there about "Creating". 931882[/snapback] Yeah, it's always interesting to see how homebrew games get portrayed in more mainstream media. I was intrigued by the title of the segment, but not really surprised that there was very little about actually creating your own homebrew games. Still, cool to see some homebrew games in the spotlight, and amusingly both SCSIcide and Marble Craze have appeared on TV before (Joe Grand and Paul Slocum each had separate appearances on G4/TechTV). And it was nice to see the Stelladaptor get a mention as well. Thanks Thomas for bringing this to our attention! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 That's cool, but where's Thrust!!? Marble Craze has great action, btw. -paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stephena Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 (edited) I'm kind of bummed out that they didn't at least mention Stella as another choice for an emulator. Sometimes it's a real letdown to spend months working on something, and then nobody acknowledges it. I would have thought it would be mentioned, seeing as it's the only 2600 emulator available for Linux, OSX and Win32. Heaven knows we're not into this hobby for the money, so some recognition is the only form of 'payment' one can get ... Steve Edited September 15, 2005 by stephena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Marble Craze has great action, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 Thanks Thomas for bringing this to our attention! Thank GoogleAlert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Ahh, here is the "Creating part" : http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11261_7-62989...html?tag=viddet I like the quote from the end of the clip that said homebrewing was a "Flourishing Business". -Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Ahh, here is the "Creating part" : http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11261_7-62989...html?tag=viddet I like the quote from the end of the clip that said homebrewing was a "Flourishing Business". -Tim 932008[/snapback] Yeah, I nearly spit my drink out at that line. As for Stella not being recognized, not sure why they chose to highlight z26. Probably just random happenstance. They are both good emulators. If someone searches for "Atari 2600 Emulation" in Google, the first hit is our 2600 Emulation page, which lists Stella first. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Why was it called "create your own Atari 2600 homebrew games" when all they did was show you how run an EMU and some homebrews.......There was nothing on there about "Creating". Fun to see that stuff on tv though. 931882[/snapback] Yeah, I thought it was going to mention batari Basic, but I don't think that guy even knows about it. 931885[/snapback] Clearly not, from the webpage: Coding 2600 titles from scratchThe exhaustive Atari Age even has the last word with regard to coding resources, with an excellent 2600 coding page that links to Kirk Israel's superlative "2600 101" basic tutorial. The introduction notes that the Atari 2600 is "a very quirky beast [since] it has very little memory or other resources to work with" before explaining the vagaries of the game system. You'll obviously need to program using assembly language all the way--no wimpy C++ here. However, it does link to AA's 2600 coding page which contains a link to bB, so it's better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Well, I'll give Stella the attention it deserves.. it's all I use! I have no intentions of ever switching. Great find Thomas.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 (edited) Thanks Thomas for bringing this to our attention! Thank GoogleAlert! 931988[/snapback] Does that cost money? I don't see anything about price on the questions page. Edited September 16, 2005 by Random Terrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I'm kind of bummed out that they didn't at least mention Stella as another choice for an emulator. Sometimes it's a real letdown to spend months working on something, and then nobody acknowledges it. I would have thought it would be mentioned, seeing as it's the only 2600 emulator available for Linux, OSX and Win32. Heaven knows we're not into this hobby for the money, so some recognition is the only form of 'payment' one can get ... Steve 931936[/snapback] They didn't mention Stellalist either. But all this stuff is interconnected on the web. People will find out indirectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 That's some pretty cool stuff there. I didn't even know Marble Craze was available as a ROM... when did that happen? JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 That's some pretty cool stuff there. I didn't even know Marble Craze was available as a ROM... when did that happen? JR 932316[/snapback] I think they did it when the stella adaptor was released. Before then it was pretty pointless 'cause you couldn't play it without paddles. -Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stephena Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Sorry about that mini Stella rant. We've just been burnt out over the past few months trying to get a new release together, and I should probably have stepped away from the computer instead of writing a reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attendo Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 (edited) Sorry about that mini Stella rant. We've just been burnt out over the past few months trying to get a new release together, and I should probably have stepped away from the computer instead of writing a reply 932526[/snapback] Don worry, we love Stella BTW. Does the new release have a video capture something implemented? Edited September 16, 2005 by attendo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 Does that cost money? I don't see anything about price on the questions page. No, the basic service is for free. You are limited to the number of searches and how "deep" they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Does that cost money? I don't see anything about price on the questions page. No, the basic service is for free. You are limited to the number of searches and how "deep" they are. 932585[/snapback] Thanks. I'll sign up then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire!fire! Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Very belated THANKS for posting this. I have been wondering about downloading games that aren't on carts to play on the PC...this helped a lot! Bummer I am not very good with computers! I did take one programming course - in about 1985 - on a TRS-80. The only part of programming I remember is CH$. Back then I was really good! I could make my name scroll all over the screen! Funny everyone says my Atari 2600 is so old-school but I remember sitting at a TRS-80 playing Space Invaders. Everything was all Xs and Os to make up the images. And I would go home to my high-tech Atari and think how very lucky I was...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I'm kind of bummed out that they didn't at least mention Stella as another choice for an emulator. Sometimes it's a real letdown to spend months working on something, and then nobody acknowledges it. I would have thought it would be mentioned, seeing as it's the only 2600 emulator available for Linux, OSX and Win32. Heaven knows we're not into this hobby for the money, so some recognition is the only form of 'payment' one can get ... Steve I wouldn't worry too much. Stella is probably the most high profile 2600 emulator out there... z26 is more obscure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire!fire! Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Crap, where do I go to get Stella? I just downloaded this z26 thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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