angusjake Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 !! I went to bed yesterday after reading the thread thinking a new proto had been found - all I can say is 'BRILLIANT'. This was harmless and will go down as one of the funnier hoaxes of all Atari-time - let it be a lesson that didn't cost you a cent. Suffice it to say, there are people on this board with WAY too much time on their hands!! (you know who you are) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Dunno what this says about authenticity, but... Both the TURBO.BIN binary and the Smurfs - Rescue in Gargamel's Castle (1982) (Coleco).bin binary (md5sum 3d1e83afdb4265fa2fb84819c9cfd39c) are 8K, and the last 4K are identiical. If it is a hoax, someone went through some odd contortions to get the two binaries to match up like that. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusjake Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Looking back on the posts, what is so funny is how how sometimes its just so hard to see something for what it is when you REALLY want to believe otherwise. Just to give credit where credit is due to the skeptics: Inky first suspected a hoax; and Moycon first suspected Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 How long has this been brewing, and how many hours did it take you to get that to work, Thomas? The idea started when the McDonalds proto surfaced, because for me it was hard to believe that people would any money for that. And since we had discussed about Turbo and how it might be programmed just a few weeks before, I thought this would be a nice game to base the joke on. I had then forgotten the whole idea until this thread. First I only wanted to create a dead simple mockup, only showing the buildings (as simple as McDonalds). But while programming that and discussing about the joke details (story, hiding IP adresses, Bushies name etc.) with Albert, it became more and more fun and so I added the second building pattern, the score, the cars, some sounds and some minimum control until the "game" became what it is now. Finally I added the April Fools screen (we where discussing a lot how hard it should be to find it), where I could reuse some code from the Robot City title screen. Then Albert was running out of time due to PC4 and fortunately CPUWIZ took over. So it all started in late February and the programming was almost ready two or three weeks later. The remaining time was used to prepare the hardware, finetune the story etc. and having a lot of fun in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushie2600 Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 Suffice it to say, there are people on this board with WAY too much time on their hands!! (you know who you are) Who? Me??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Looking back on the posts, what is so funny is how how sometimes its just so hard to see something for what it is when you REALLY want to believe otherwise. Just to give credit where credit is due to the skeptics:Inky first suspected a hoax; and Moycon first suspected Thomas. From now on I believe NOTHING on 4-01 Not even my own posts, because those may have been a joke too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 First I only wanted to create a dead simple mockup, only showing the buildings (as simple as McDonalds). But while programming that and discussing about the joke details (story, hiding IP adresses, Bushies name etc.) with Albert, it became more and more fun and so I added the second building pattern, the score, the cars, some sounds and some minimum control until the "game" became what it is now. Finally I added the April Fools screen (we where discussing a lot how hard it should be to find it), where I could reuse some code from the Robot City title screen. Then Albert was running out of time due to PC4 and fortunately CPUWIZ took over. So it all started in late February and the programming was almost ready two or three weeks later. The remaining time was used to prepare the hardware, finetune the story etc. and having a lot of fun in advance. So my only question is this: If you could make a mock-up prank version look this good with that much effort, how much more effort would it take to turn it into a real pseudo-Turbo game? You could make the payoff for those of us who felt burned by it worthwhile and have it be an exclusive release at the CGExpo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 So my only question is this: If you could make a mock-up prank version look this good with that much effort, how much more effort would it take to turn it into a real pseudo-Turbo game? You could make the payoff for those of us who felt burned by it worthwhile and have it be an exclusive release at the CGExpo. Hm, since the design was never meant to last I would have to do large parts from scratch again. And then it depends howe much Turbo you want (different scenarios, paddles or joystick etc.). But IMO the major problem is, that I don't think the game would be much fun to play. And there already is Enduro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul Slocum Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 What about a driving controller hack for Enduro? -Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 What about a driving controller hack for Enduro? -Paul Ahhhh. Nice idea. I can already picture an AA label contest for it. I'm afraid Ken Love would probably object though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 or maybe hacking the terrain elements into enduro. call it enturbo or turbduro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSmirk Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 I wasn't following this drama past April 1st... and just caught up on this thread today....... Thomas, CPUWIZ,Al......god DAMN that was a good one! After being awash in a sea of lame-ass April Fools pranks on other sites....this one is impressive and nicely pulled off! *Applause* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doron Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 So my only question is this: If you could make a mock-up prank version look this good with that much effort, how much more effort would it take to turn it into a real pseudo-Turbo game? You could make the payoff for those of us who felt burned by it worthwhile and have it be an exclusive release at the CGExpo. Hm, since the design was never meant to last I would have to do large parts from scratch again. And then it depends howe much Turbo you want (different scenarios, paddles or joystick etc.). But IMO the major problem is, that I don't think the game would be much fun to play. And there already is Enduro! Well, It would be fun if you could blow things up! yes, cars, buildings, everything, like in "Thunderblade" or that racing game from atari - "Road Blaster". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 ...or Spy Hunter Games like those don't need a curved road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griking Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Just out of curiosity, where in Connecticut was this flea market and when did you go? I'm from Connecticut myself and I have to say that I'm somewhat curious about what flea markets have been open recently since it's been somewhat cold recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushie2600 Posted April 4, 2003 Author Share Posted April 4, 2003 Please read the entire thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Just out of curiosity, where in Connecticut was this flea market and when did you go? I'm from Connecticut myself and I have to say that I'm somewhat curious about what flea markets have been open recently since it's been somewhat cold recently. It's classified. I'd tell ya, but then I'd have to kill ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griking Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Yeah, I guess that's what I get for not reading the entire thread before I responded. the jokes on me I guess Great joke though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushie2600 Posted April 6, 2003 Author Share Posted April 6, 2003 > 10,000 views! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 > 10,000 views! Only the photo thread and bikini thread have more views now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 i thought i would bump this infamous thread, seeing how april fools 2k4 is wednesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Ah yes. It's a must see right around this time of year. Good call. Good call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Yeah this one did catch me out the first time around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrummy Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 holy canola oil, it has been a year and I am still doing the exact same thing I was last year. Sitting here goofing off at work. Thanks Atari Age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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