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Looking good so far its coming out great^_^

That's pretty cool. What's interesting, is it doesn't "feel" like a 2600 game. It seems more like I'm playing it in MAME, than Stella.

 

This would be great on an old B&W TV.

Neat that you felt that!

 

I'm really going to keep it austere. There will be no settings. No AI. No title screen. The cart will start up and it will be in attract mode.

 

You press either button and the game starts.

 

I've realized that there are usually two ways you can go with the 2600, either you can try and make a game that just makes people sit back and go "I didn't think that was possible on a 2600" or you can try to make a game that really fits into the vibe of the time that the 2600 was in its prime. The third way is a road less taken, try to make a game on the 2600 that feels even more ancient than the 2600. :-)

 

My first major release was the Amiga ball demo and it was definately going for the first reaction.

 

I was trying for the third road with the Mattel Football handheld game running on the 2600.

 

The attraction here is to make a game that looks simpler than even the 2600. Strange thing though, the kernel is actually very complicated and there really aren't any spare cycles! (kudos to bob)

 

 

I've got a version here now that has working variable velocity for the ball and associated collision changes, and with that I'm now ready to implement the various rebound angles from the paddle.

 

I still don't know exactly how the speed should vary as the game progresses.... anybody?

 

- David

Y'know, I was just down in Redondo Beach the other weekend, too...

 

Well, I'll be sure to check it out, next time.