Most Difficult 2600 Programming Feat?

[+Cafeman]

Admittedly, I'm no expert on the 2600. There are plenty of games I've never seen let alone got to play them. That being said, "Thrust" just blew my mind. I have no idea how some of that was done. Of course the extra ROM helps out, but still, very complicated programming I'd bet!

 

River Raid impresses me to this day. It's a 4K cart on one of the weakest systems ever ... yet one of the best vertical shooters I ever played.

[Thomas Jentzsch]

That being said, "Thrust" just blew my mind. I have no idea how some of that was done.  Of course the extra ROM helps out, but still, very complicated programming I'd bet!

Thanks!

 

If you wonder how it's done: The (somehow) commented source code is available and can be found in the Stella Mailing List.

[+Cafeman]

Perhaps someday, Thomas. But for now, I'm afraid to look.