darwinmac Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 5 hours ago, Fred_M said: There will be a limited number available. If there are any left after the Abbuc meeting, they will be sold on Vinted or Ebay. Will there be a digital version available for those of us who would like the enhanced version? Bob C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_M Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, darwinmac said: Will there be a digital version available for those of us who would like the enhanced version? Bob C Probably somewhere around the end of the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinmac Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Fred_M said: Probably somewhere around the end of the year. Sounds good. I look forward to it. Bob C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 10:27 AM, PPR said: Caverns of Eris.... (one year of work) Love the DLI coloring and different speed parallax scrolling between top and bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yautja Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 So, where are the results? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Yautja said: So, where are the results? Stay tuned. @holgibo currently is driving home from a little vacation (info from ABBUC e.V. forum). When he's back home, the results will be posted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holgibo Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 Hello everyone, you can find the result and some additional informations of the contest here: https://abbuc.de/2023/10/ergebnis-abbuc-software-wettbewerb-2023-result-abbuc-software-contest-2023/ All participants will be contacted by us and will receive their prize money shortly. 8bit regards, Holger 10 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmilo Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Thanks for organizing nice compo as always ! Congrats to all participants! Now let's play some games 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Hello guys Congratulations to all who entered the ABBUC software contest this years. I hope to see you enter the contest next year again. Sincerely Mathy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 I made a collage sorting by ranking screenshots. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Contest was close for 1st and 2nd place, and then close for the next 4 spots after that. Can't wait to try them out. Congrats to @amarok for the win, @LarsImNetz for 2nd, and @C3PU for 3rd... and to all other participants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarok Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 I would like to congratulate all the competition participants because they sacrificed an important part of their own lives to create such wonderful works. I am glad our beloved Atari is still getting amazing software. I am proud to be part of such a wonderful community! 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetz Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Yes, congratulations to everyone who participated, I think this contest is really an important factor to keep our Atari alive even after more than 40 years! However, I think I won't be participating with a tool/utility contribution again, as it becomes clear in the result that this is not what the community favors when all three entries in this category cover the last three places in the ranking. Some YouTube channels were also just reporting about the games submitted and not the tools/utilities. It's understandable in a way because showing how a tool works or what it is useful for is not an easy task, but the neglect was nevertheless somewhat demotivating. Just my observation, no need to change anything in the contest itself because the prize distribution system already prevents huge gaps, especially at the bottom of the list, so that's not an issue at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Thanks to all who made such great entries. For me everyone is a winner, who finished an entry. @freetz would be a pitty, if there where no tools, anymore. But it was a bad decision imho, when tools and games was put together in same contest. @matosimi DotA, for me, should be rated higher. But there are many top entries this time. I had voted more than once with a 10. I understand it like that: things that you most likely use/play many times again are getting 10 points, less points, when it won't be that often. Edited October 30, 2023 by pps 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetz Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Well, if I remember correctly, it was me who introduced the merging of games and tools in the same contest when I was heading the software department a couple of years ago ;). The reason behind it was that oftentimes there were not enough submissions of tools/utilities, sometimes just one or two, so the tools contest wouldn't even take place because of a minimum of three - which was even worse IMHO. Again, I have no hard feelings and this way at least it becomes clearer what the community wants and likes - I don't argue with that, in a way it helps me prioritize what projects I should spend the time I have for the Atari so that the community benefits most. Still, I enjoyed every minute coding WozMon because I really learned a lot from it :)... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 2 hours ago, freetz said: Well, if I remember correctly, it was me who introduced the merging of games and tools in the same contest when I was heading the software department a couple of years ago ;). The reason behind it was that oftentimes there were not enough submissions of tools/utilities, sometimes just one or two, so the tools contest wouldn't even take place because of a minimum of three... I totally understand this move, but sad enough, the tools always have nearly no chance competing to games. Users tend to use tools on modern platforms more often now. The Atari gets more and more into a system, to play with. That's what it seems to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmilo Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Time for more people to play new games Here are two games from me. Hope you'll like them. You can find both Inkspill and Double in attached zip file. Till next time Vladimir abbuc2023_double_and_inkspill.zip 11 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNameOfTheGame Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, popmilo said: Time for more people to play new games Here are two games from me. Hope you'll like them. You can find both Inkspill and Double in attached zip file. Till next time Vladimir Yes, best time of the year for A8 fans :). Great job and thanks for these! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matosimi Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 ...also you can enjoy my entry: DotA rev49 abbuc2023.xex 9 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPR Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 ... and this is Caverns Of Eris - to pause it just press the Option key.... enjoy!! CavernsOfEris.ATR 10 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPR Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) 23 hours ago, Gunstar said: Love the DLI coloring and different speed parallax scrolling between top and bottom. haha - if you look in detail, you can see 3 different blue-brighness of one color in one line... Edited October 30, 2023 by PPR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holgibo Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 7 hours ago, freetz said: Well, if I remember correctly, it was me who introduced the merging of games and tools in the same contest when I was heading the software department a couple of years ago ;). The reason behind it was that oftentimes there were not enough submissions of tools/utilities, sometimes just one or two, so the tools contest wouldn't even take place because of a minimum of three - which was even worse IMHO. Again, I have no hard feelings and this way at least it becomes clearer what the community wants and likes - I don't argue with that, in a way it helps me prioritize what projects I should spend the time I have for the Atari so that the community benefits most. Still, I enjoyed every minute coding WozMon because I really learned a lot from it :)... Hm, years ago, when you were leading the software department, I made this suggestion on a JHV, the memebrs voted for it, and after that we had two categories... but sadly in most competitions following there weren't enough entries in the tools sector for a contest, One year I had submitted two application programs, but I was the only one who made entries for it... and since a miminum of 3 contributions was required, it then did not take place at all for applications.... Shortly after this I got the software department job from you, freetz. A few years ago the tools category was dropped again on decission of the members voting at the JHV. I don't think, there will be two categories again. Perhaps applications can be promoted differently by the ABBUC in the future. I will discuss this with the board of the ABBUC. I am a big fan of applications and tools for the A8 , and I use my Atari still for productive working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetz Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Both is correct - I took over the software department in 2017 (when there already were separate games and app categories) and you submitted an application in 2018 for which there were too few entries in that category. Because of this and also other restrictions, I proposed the merger of the games and application section and the removal of other conditions which was accepted at the JHV in 2018. In 2019, I handed over the job to you. At least that's what I found in my e-mails ;). Anyway, I think it's a good idea to think of other means how to promote tools and apps, but I can also accept it if these are no longer that relevant due to most people coding and "working" rather on their Mac/PC than on the Atari... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matosimi Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I just finished writing a short "making of" post about DotA, so if you are interested you can read it here: http://matosimi.websupport.sk/atari/2023/10/dota-making-of/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 4 hours ago, matosimi said: I just finished writing a short "making of" post about DotA, so if you are interested you can read it here: As always interesting to read. Thank you! Any chance for CX77/CMI08 support like in "Xirius Defect"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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