Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 I am happy to announce that Top&Tom 2 got nominated for the 5th Atari Homebrew Awards. Being the only 4K game nominated in this category, this nomination is quite cool already. Even MORE great, new games are waiting to be discovered by YOU than last year! So head over, play the games and VOTE for your favorites! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) Since the author of the original game, chsxf plans to launch it as a mobile game very soon, he asked me to change the name. Everything not including "Top&Tom" or "Top and Tom" is fine. I somehow saw this coming, so I had prepared some plays on the name. Here are some ideas: Tom&Bot (Tom for me, and Bot for the car at the bottom, mostly controller by the top car) Bot&Tom (same, but also a play with "bottom", for whatever reason ) Or variations like Tom 'n Bot or BotTom. And maybe I will add a "!" to the name, just to stay consistent with VROOM! or SWOOPS! What do you think? Any completely different idea, which somehow fit to the gameplay? Edited February 4, 2023 by Thomas Jentzsch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Bounce-n-Bot, perhaps? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Armscar Coder Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 How about "Hop-n-Bot" or "Zig & Zag" (for something a little different). Great game by the way. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumaconcolor Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I like "Hop-n-Bot" and "Bounce-n-Bot" so far. Actually, "Top & Tom" doesn't really fit the game for me; I'm an American speaker of English, if that makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: Bot&Tom (same, but also a play with "bottom", for whatever reason ) While all the suggestions are good and would work, I like Bot&Tom best, with the wordplay on "bottom" while still being a nod to the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MarcoJ Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 How about, Bot and Jerry? It’s a play on Tom and Jerry the cartoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafAtariFromKansas Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 11 hours ago, Armscar Coder said: "Zig & Zag" I like that idea... 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MarcoJ Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Jump and Bump…oh wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prizrak Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 TIA and RIOT? Stella and Steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 After thinking about your reactions, I decided to change the name into "Bot&Tom". I have attached the latest ROM reflecting the name change to the first post. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.o.terra kaesi Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 "Bot&tom" with the analogy to "bottom" ist perfect and clever! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 19 hours ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: After thinking about your reactions, I decided to change the name into "Bot&Tom". I have attached the latest ROM reflecting the name change to the first post. Do you have a new boxart for the PlusROM HSC? Or should I just change the name on the temporary one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 16 minutes ago, Al_Nafuur said: Or should I just change the name on the temporary one? Yes, change it, please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumaconcolor Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Good choice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 6 hours ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: Yes, change it, please. Done: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomberman94 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 7:37 PM, Thomas Jentzsch said: After thinking about your reactions, I decided to change the name into "Bot&Tom". I have attached the latest ROM reflecting the name change to the first post. Just played your modified version and became aware that you put the name „TOM“ upside down - I really like your attention to detail 😊👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 (edited) On 2/4/2023 at 11:05 AM, Thomas Jentzsch said: I am happy to announce that Top&Tom 2 got nominated for the 5th Atari Homebrew Awards. Being the only 4K game nominated in this category, this nomination is quite cool already. Even MORE great, new games are waiting to be discovered by YOU than last year! So head over, play the games and VOTE for your favorites! A shared 3rd place, behind two 32K ARM games. Very nice! Looking forward to next year... Edited February 26, 2023 by Thomas Jentzsch 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Congratulations Thomas.🙂 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 Even though it is not mentioned in Al's list for PRGE, Bot&Tom will be released on cart there too. No lawyers involvements required. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Bot & Tom will see its physical debut at this year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo! Here's a preview of the box, created by @Atariboy2600 : If you're not able to make it to the show, Bot & Tom will be available in the AtariAge Store after the show. ..Al 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+splendidnut Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 That's really fun artwork! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomberman94 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Great artwork and highly addictive game - on par with Amoeba Jump IMO. Kudos to @Thomas Jentzsch for this fine release. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 It is a really fun (and challenging!) game once you learn the game mechanics. Definitely requires practice!!! ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e1will Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Thomas, this is a great game. I’ve not tried out all the PRGE games yet, but so far this is my favorite. Very fun to play, and a bit addictive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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