+cmadruga Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 While we wait for the nomination committee to diligently compile the nominations, why not speculate a little to pass the time? So who do you think will be nominated for GOTY and other categories? Any guesses about Hall of Fame inductions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gunoz Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 I don't envy the decisions the nomination committee has to make, it was a busy year. As for HoF, to me the no-brainer is the one that started it all, 4-Tris. I'd add Space Patrol, D2K, and Christmas Carol right up there too. There's roughly 15-16 years of backlog to choose from, so it might take a while to catch up depending on how many HoF entries per year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGG Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 100% the first HoF entry should be 4-Tris. I don't think HoF entries need to be locked to winners or even nominees of past years. HoF is a great way to recognize influential and awesome games of the past regardless of how they were received at the time. That said, definitely a place for past winners such as D2K and Christmas Carol. 👍👍👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 I agree on 4-Tris for induction, the game that started the Intellivision homebrew scene. Excellent game, and very polished. Stonix is another one well deserving. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gunoz Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Definitely agree on Stonix. And if there's a place in the HoF for non-games, I'd think items such as the Cuttle Cart and Orphan Overlays should be recognized. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 On 3/3/2023 at 7:51 PM, cmadruga said: I agree on 4-Tris for induction, the game that started the Intellivision homebrew scene. Excellent game, and very polished. Stonix is another one well deserving. As influential as 4-Tris was, I think a case could be made that Space Patrol was even more so in inspiring and attracting programmers to the platform. It is also a great game on its own. Perhaps both should be inducted: 4-Tris as the very first milestone, and Space Patrol as truly the first professionally produced game in mass quantities and released to a wide audience, that also pushed the limits of what the Intellivision could do. Stonix is fantastic -- anything that Arnauld makes is pure gold -- but it was released very early on and in smaller quantities, not known by many, and perhaps not as influential as it could have been, unfortunately. Sometimes history conspires against you. dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Other honors bestowed on 4-Tris are: It provided a test case for (or the birth place of) of the SDK-1600 library, which was the core engine driving P-Machinery and Christmas Carol. Released as open source under the GPL. First game run and debugged in jzIntv (which was being created at the time). I'm sure there are other ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I thought I played Stonix, but apparently the first (!) Intellivision game that I came across was Stack 'Em! (4K) from the 2004 MiniGame Compo. Also by Arnauld of course. In 2006, we saw Zombie Marbles (4K ??) and Shape Escape (6K) by John Doherty. I think those were the only three entries for Intellivision in this contest that ran yearly at least 2001-2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 Any speculation about particular categories like graphics, music/sound or packaging? (For the 2022 Award) What are some of the no-brainer nominations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGG Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 I don't think I have enough of the 2022 releases to really make a fair guess, but the Norseman deluxe package from Cote Gamers is definitely a great candidate for best packaging. REALLY nice. Only game I have that may be a competitor to it is Inflitrator with it's included CD. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 5 hours ago, MGG said: the Norseman deluxe package See what a difference a piece of sheet music can do! 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGG Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Lol, ya. But I'm looking more at the complete package. Nicely 3D printed shell with a graphic inset, thick manual with the history of the game and the mindset of the programmer included, art print and sheet music printed on a nice plastic material, 3D printed figure, big box that looks great on a shelf. Exactly what you'd expect from a "collector's edition" and therefore a solid candidate in any packaging category. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 It feels like 2022 raised the bar for packaging in general. Great releases and we saw many elements for the first time in some of those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 15 hours ago, carlsson said: See what a difference a piece of sheet music can do! 🤣 Now we are waiting for the obvious rendition on a piano… wink wink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 I don't know about Norseman, but this video deserves an award. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 3:16 PM, cmadruga said: Now we are waiting for the obvious rendition on a piano… I'm not sure it naturally is a piano piece. I rather had two flutes and a double bass in mind when I composed it. norse-nwc.mp3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Black_Tiger Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Is there a list of which games were physically published in 2022? I'm familiar with every homebrew release, but I can't keep track of what counts for 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 @Black_Tiger Based on my tracking, the universe of GOTY-eligible games would be the ones below: There are some digital-only releases in there. I noticed some differences vs Stupus' list, I think it may be due to timing of (pre)orders collected vs time of actual shipment. I'm going by the latter, which is what makes sense for Awards purposes. People need to have the game on hand to be able to assess it. Plus again I'm accounting for the digital releases. Fox's QuestParsecStar MercenaryInfiltratorRobot ArmyCat AttackThe Pandora IncidentKlaxFrankenstein's MonsterKeystone KoppsFast Food PlusRaiders of the Lost ArkE.T.Pitfall IICastle of DeathGalaxianOnionA Better MousetrapVanguardPenguin LandThe Show Must Go OnOperation CloudfirePoker RisqueBeach HeadIntleSuper Pro Space InvadersSpidermanMancala Then when it comes to packaging, you also have the following entries to consider: Games themselves are not eligible because those came up in previous years, but the updated packaging itself is eligible for a Packaging award. A-F (upgrade kit)Ninja Odyssey (upgrade kit)TNT Cowboy (upgrade kit) Norseman BudgetNorseman Deluxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Black_Tiger Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Does Sorrow of Gadhlad Thur's physical release count (for packaging) since it arrived at the end of 2022? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Black_Tiger said: Does Sorrow of Gadhlad Thur's physical release count (for packaging) since it arrived at the end of 2022? Yes, it should in my view. I forgot to mention it, good catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikazi26 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Also, intellivision collector came out with those cool high quality reproduction cartridge shells and even a new hybrid shell (including the see through ones!). Dang! They must have been expensive to produce! 😜 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vprette Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 results? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, vprette said: results? I think @Papa Pete will mention next steps today. Idea is to do a ceremony video in a few days. Results will be posted here some time after that video goes live. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knievel1 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 6:41 AM, DZ-Jay said: Stonix is fantastic -- anything that Arnauld makes is pure gold -- but it was released very early on and in smaller quantities On 3/5/2023 at 6:41 AM, DZ-Jay said: Would love to see STONIX 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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