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The 2001 Minigame Competition
Introduction by Dave Moorman
and "chill"
[The Idea]
(as explained by "chill")
This is just great.
- Several of the most popular 8-bits
machines of their day - you get to
pick the one you're most nostalgiac
about.
- BASIC or assembly, or both! -
whichever you're comfortable with or
want to tackle.
- Write it small - 512 bytes or 2K -
a "put up or shutup" challenge like a
red flag to a bull for all of us who
rant night and day about code bloat.
- "No prizes, it's just for fun..."
-- not that I'd mind winning something
cool, but if somebody had to put up
prizes, a community event like this
would never happen. And my 8-bit
experiences [are] for fun!
[DAVE'S RAVE]
This is just the thing the
programming community needs -- a
chance to get down and crank out taut,
dramatic code. Robin Harbron wrote me
that his MINIMA game took first place.
So I immediately downloaded the games
and took a look.
Some of the entries were for other
8-bit platforms such as the Atari and
the Spectrum. If you want to see these
and have a Pentium Computer, you can
get the file plus emulators yourself.
Obviously, LOADSTAR can only present
the C-64 masterpieces.
We are talking [tiny]! Six of
these games are in the 512 byte
category -- including a Space Invader
Clonette, Code Breaker, DwCave, Letter
Attack (in Basic!), ULEtBORG, and a
3-D kick called TetrAttack. The other
seven here are 2048 bytes or less --
Minima, Ice Cave, Mager-Tris, Snake,
Cliff Diving, Flag Quiz, and Sweeper
of Mines.
Now, where possible, I have added
a "Return to LOADSTAR" routine, which
slightly bloated the code. And all
programs that do [not] return are
loaded by a boot program that lets you
quit before you begin. In fact, I have
created a new file extension: DNR
(Does Not Return).
Two programs require a joystick in
Port 1 -- Snake and Ice Cave. I know.
It's almost a Geneva Convention --
somewhere between the prohibition of
shotguns and the approval of flame
throwers. Ever think about that one?
I'm fast getting off topic, so dig
in and enjoy!
DMM
By the way -- Chill mentioned wishing
there was some prize involved.
LOADSTAR is sending a $25 gift
certificate to each of the programmers
that entered the contest. And look
forward to a major contest from
LOADSTAR next year.
DMM