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Classic Gaming Expo Exposed
Thanks to GameSpy for their report from last weekend's Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. As the article points out: "There's a huge focus on the 'homebrew' market, a clique of game makers that program 'new' classic cartridges from their basement", and additionally highlighted is "Seth Barken's Blue Wizard is About to Die (from Rusty Immelman Press), a collection of poems spanning over 20 years of gamedom, from the days of Defender and Robotron, all through the '80s, and up till Metal Gear Solid" - this apparently includes Megaman haiku, even. There's also a photo gallery from the convention, including some classic machines.
If you're interested in learning more about homebrew games for classic systems, we have a wealth of information over at AtariAge. You can learn about games currently being written in our In Development section, browse our rarity guide for 2600 homebrew games that have already been released, discuss homebrew programming with various homebrew authors in our forums, and purchase new homebrew titles in cartridge form in our online store. Atari 2600 programmer Andrew Davie is writing a comprehensive 2600 Programming For Dummies tutorial for those who are interested in what makes the 2600 tick and want to try their hand at programming this beast. And several homebrew authors have released commented source code for their games, also helping to pave the way for those who would like to program these classic systems.
Right now we're holding a CVDRUM Splash Screen Contest, which lets anyone submit entries for a splash screen to be included in the upcoming ColecoVision CVDRUM homebrew release.
It's a new initiative by Gamespy. They are editing all of their screenshots/photos and giving them a green tint in hopes to make them match their site theme.