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May 1999 POTM Results
Posted by Andy on 10 June 1999, 23:41 GMT

Votes tabulated at Thu Jun 10 21:35:08 1999

 
82-Assembly
Short DescriptionVotesPercent
Hard Hat Mack Part 236 45.57%
Picross v1.36 7.59%
* Tetris Attack v1.137 46.84%
Total79100%
 
83-Assembly
Short DescriptionVotesPercent
Life v1.23 5.36%
Minesfield v1.13 5.36%
Snakes v1.07 12.50%
* Tetris Attack v1.136 64.29%
The Fourth Element v1.07 12.50%
Total56100%
 
85-Assembly
Short DescriptionVotesPercent
Elem17 34.00%
* [Usgard 1.1+] Supercopter Beta27 54.00%
[Usgard 1.5+] Lok85 v1.06 12.00%
Total50100%
 
86-Assembly
Short DescriptionVotesPercent
Jezzball8624 33.33%
Whiplash Racing v1.215 20.83%
* Yet Another Shell (YAS) v0.9225 34.72%
Zap-2000 v.728 11.11%
Total72100%
 
89/92+-Assembly
Short DescriptionVotesPercent
Asteroids! v2.022 25.58%
Bigdyna Beta 222 25.58%
CraPong! v2.21 1.16%
* Phoenix v3.235 40.70%
Puissance 43 3.49%
TI-Movem893 3.49%
Total86100%
 
92-Assembly
Short DescriptionVotesPercent
* Bigdyna Beta 235 68.63%
Life Game v1.016 31.37%
Total51100%
 
Computer Utilities
Short DescriptionVotesPercent
TI-89/92 FTP Proxy 1.0b7 8.05%
* Virtual TI v2.0 Alpha 472 82.76%
W32Tran8x v3.28 9.20%
Total87100%

* Denotes Winner


 


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A Suggestion
The Notorious Computerman
(Web Page)

While I fully support all people who develop software for the TI calculators, I think it is unfair to newcomers that old pros keep grabbing up the awards with updates of the same program(s) over and over again. We need to support aspiring authors so that the TI community will be perpetuated... let's face it, once you're out of school, chances are you won't be in the calc "scene" any more. We need to give the new guys support so the TI community won't die out. In light of this, I would like to propose what I call the "No Repeats Stipulation."

"No software which in any previous version, release, or incarnation has already won the 'TICalc Program of the Month Award' is eligable for re-nomination."

This way, new programs will be judged against new programs. Bug-fixes and minor updates to old favorites won't be detracting from the glory due to the new quality titles that are currently being overlooked. It will prevent the same program from getting the thing time after time just because the author fixed a couple bugs or added a new feature or two.

P.S.- {{{SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT}}} Visit my brand-new programming group (established as of today) at http://compustarr.tsx.org

     11 June 1999, 05:50 GMT


Re: A Suggestion
David Phillips
(Web Page)

> release, or incarnation has already won

You'd have to take into account specific situations. For example, say the same engine is used to create more than one game. Quest 3 is a good example. Say Quest 3 wins one month. Six months later, Macross releases a completely new RPG, with the same underlying code, but with completely new graphics, story, etc.

In many cases, creating the engine is the first step. Fleshing out the story, gameplay (partly determined by the engine), graphics, maps, etc., takes just as long was creating the engine.

At current, I have an engine that I could have released as a demo over a month or two ago, but will take another couple months at least before the final game is done. Making maps and sprites takes a darn long time :)

     11 June 1999, 20:22 GMT

Re: May 1999 POTM Results
Kane

Hmm.. why isn't asapxcmd 1.2 there in the TI-86 section? In my opinion it's one of the best asm programs made. It's a great tool for making basic programs act like asm without having to type in about 100 lines to put a simple sprite on the screen, check if variables exist, etc. The only downside is that if you want to distribute your program you need to include an extra ~1200 bytes for asapxcmd, but when you're talking about basic programs that's not much anyways.

     11 June 1999, 12:58 GMT

Well, that''s JUST GREAT.
The Notorious Computerman
(Web Page)

Hmm... not to be immature, but I find it rather disheartening that, after several months of inactivity on the project, I release a brand-new, totally rewritten version of SchoolSuite... to find that this is the ONE MONTH there's no category for BASIC! I honestly think I had a good chance of winning. Let's just hope the BASIC section is back before Triangle Man RPG comes out ;-)

[SIDE NOTE: I have to switch to Netscape every time I want to post a message on this board. Whenever I try with IE, I get an error telling me I left a required field blank... but they're all full! Does anyone else have this problem?]

     12 June 1999, 02:17 GMT


Re: Well, that''s JUST GREAT.
Mitch

Is Triangle Man the same guy that beats up Particle Man and Person Man in the fabulous song Particle Man by the most auspicious group they Might Be Giants?
PS I use IE all the time, and I have never had that problem, but I have IE5 and I had never posted anything when I used 4, I don't know if that would help anything, but IE4 had a lot of bugs in it

     14 June 1999, 16:21 GMT

HOW TO GET VIRTUAL TI 2.0?
Roberto Perez-Franco
(Web Page)

How do I get this award winning software, Virtual TI 2.0?

- Roberto

     13 June 1999, 22:16 GMT


Re: HOW TO GET VIRTUAL TI 2.0?
Louis Howe
(Web Page)

Go to http://vti.acz.org to get Virtual VTI. Keep in mind you need a ROM (downloadable from your calculator) to run it.

     18 June 1999, 16:22 GMT

Re: May 1999 POTM Results
Dan

Hey! This Total program won every category!!! That hardly seems fair.

On a serious note, where's the BASIC?

     15 June 1999, 22:40 GMT


Re: Re: May 1999 POTM Results
Louis Howe
(Web Page)

About your first comment, hehehheh. You had me confused until I actually looked up again at the programs of the month.

About your question, I feel the same way as you. I think that programs written in BASIC and in assembly should not be seperated in the POTM competition.

If I am mistaken and this is the way things already happen, please tell me, but don't ^FLAME^ me.

     18 June 1999, 16:28 GMT

Re: May 1999 POTM Results
Stupid

Everyone, Shut Up!

     17 June 1999, 02:13 GMT

Re: Re: May 1999 POTM Results
Louis Howe
(Web Page)

As someone who is about to (hopefully) get a TI-89 calculator for my next birthday, it is somewhat disheartening to know that so many of the programmers(?) out there who write software for the TI calculators need to flame each other over different languages (ASM and BASIC). I don't think that either language is 'better' than the other, just that they have different strengths and weaknesses. For example, BASIC has a bit more intuitive design phase, making it easier to create complex algorithms on the calculator, whereas assembly programs tend to be much smaller and faster.

In addition, I wonder what motive someone would have for flaming Dan Eble and his request for comments. As far as I know, he created a useful utility, and should not be insulted by those who envy (or who-knows-what) him.

I know that comments like mind make message boards like these stray off-topic. Yet even if I hadn't posted this message, someone else may have posted something like it, and a whole new string of comments would be posted in response to it. But isn't that what message boards are meant for?

     18 June 1999, 16:18 GMT


Re: Re: May 1999 POTM Results
Torch

You're name aptly describes you. Does 'freedom of speech' ring a bell?

     21 June 1999, 02:53 GMT


Re: Re: Re: May 1999 POTM Results
Mr. Grammar

It's "Your", not "You're".

     21 June 1999, 17:59 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: May 1999 POTM Results
Mr. Grammar

Impersonator! You were right, though...

     22 June 1999, 23:50 GMT

Re: May 1999 POTM Results
Hello

bluecalx rules the world

     23 June 1999, 03:37 GMT
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