Albert Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Contest has been extended one week! The new deadline is 11:59pm CST November 24th!AtariAge and homebrew authors Chris Walton and Thomas Jentzsch are proud to announce a label contest for the upcoming Atari 2600 game Star Castle Arcade! The winning label design will be featured on the Star Castle Arcade cartridge, manual and box.Star Castle Arcade is a 32K game that pushes the boundary of what's possible on the Atari 2600. Star Castle is a 1980 vector arcade game by Cinematronics. The game involves obliterating a series of defenses orbiting a stationary turret in the center of the screen. Chris Walton and Thomas Jentzch have created a fantastic port of Star Castle for the Atari 2600, one of two versions of Star Castle developed in parallel. This new version contains many improvements over the previously released version of Star Castle. The object of Star Castle is to destroy an enemy cannon which sits in the center of three concentric, rotating energy shield rings while avoiding or destroying 'mines' - enemies that spawn from the core, pass through the energy rings, and then home in on the player's ship. They can stick back to the shield if the player maneuvers in such a way that a ring is between the ship and the mines. The player-controlled spaceship can rotate, thrust forward, and fire small projectiles. The cannon's shields are composed of twelve sections each, and each section takes two hits to destroy. Once a section is breached, rings beneath it are exposed to fire.The Star Castle Arcade Label Contest will run until 11:59pm (CST), Sunday, November 24, 2013 and all submissions must be received by this time! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Awesome looking game . Will this save scores like Chetiry ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Awesome looking game . Will this save scores like Chetiry ? Not sure yet, depends if we use a regular Melody board or not. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I am sooooo getting this game once it's released! This reminds me, I need to keep an eye on Space Rocks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 This reminds me, I need to keep an eye on Space Rocks... Space Rocks and the other PRGE releases will be available in the store within the next 48 hours. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 The game is programmed to save the high scores and some other settings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 BTW: We hope for some fresh label ideas to distinguish this version from that other game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Not sure yet, depends if we use a regular Melody board or not...Al If it save like Chetiry all I can say is take my money please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Since it is Star Castle arcade I suggest basing it off this awesome looking arcade flyer. http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=1984&image=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The game looks amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Since it is Star Castle arcade I suggest basing it off this awesome looking arcade flyer. http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=1984&image=1 It could be inspired by it probably, but be sure it's original work. From the contest page: If you use any copyrighted images, you must seek permission from the copyright holder before using that image as part of your label. Likewise, any labels that use artwork from a previously submitted label will be rejected. If we determine you have used copyrighted images on your label (or labels) and you have not obtained the rights to use those images, your entries will be rejected. Also: BTW: We hope for some fresh label ideas to distinguish this version from that other game. The other version of Star Castle used the flyer artwork. So it's probably unlikely anything too similar would be selected. Edited October 28, 2013 by Nathan Strum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Been enjoying my Frenzy from PRGE! now cant wait for this one! Will have to see if I can come up with a label to enter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprybug Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I love it. I love the fact that this game uses math to figure out the pixels of the graphics instead of a set bitmap, just like a vector based game would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 That's one of the best arcade recreations I've seen for the 2600. Excellent work Mr. Jentzsch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I agree. It will go nicely with my other Star Castle cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Space Rocks and the other PRGE releases will be available in the store within the next 48 hours. Cool, I'm glad I brought it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Since it is Star Castle arcade I suggest basing it off this awesome looking arcade flyer. http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=1984&image=1 I included those on the contest page, although the pages linked above are in better shape, so I should swap them out. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 The other version of Star Castle used the flyer artwork. So it's probably unlikely anything too similar would be selected. Agreed, anything that looks like the artwork for the earlier game will surely not be selected: Using the arcade logo is the only exception. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Using the arcade logo is the only exception...Al But that logo's not required though, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 But that logo's not required though, correct? Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Testing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1afyYkMZA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1afyYkMZA Weird. I couldn't see the video posted until I posted it myself, then I could see the other one. Feel free to delete this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Space Rocks and the other PRGE releases will be available in the store within the next 48 hours. ..Al Well my wallet is about to become a lot lighter then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 My jaw is on the floor... Wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC-MAN PRIME Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Agreed, anything that looks like the artwork for the earlier game will surely not be selected: Using the arcade logo is the only exception. ..Al Shucks. I just submitted my work in progress, then I came here and saw this post. :-/ I hadn't seen this previous version, so I didn't know... Anyway, here is (was) my work in progress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Shucks. I just submitted my work in progress, then I came here and saw this post. :-/ I hadn't seen this previous version, so I didn't know... Anyway, here is (was) my work in progress. I think you've changed the artwork enough for it to be considered, and I will add it to the contest page. I've also added some clarification to the contest page to make it clear that the original brochure artwork should not be used, since a previous version of the game used it pretty much without modification. I've included a link on the contest page to a photo from the Kickstarter page showing the box and cartridge. ..Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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