How big on the screen should the pokemon be? Also, do we give the characteristics such as strong points, weak points, and its special attacks?
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>Also, do we give the characteristics such as strong points, weak points, and its special attacks?

I think this would include all of those you mentioned:

Users can design a name, graphic, and other stats for a custom Pokémon.

-Miles Raymond

If you check out the following address, you will find all this information out!

http://basm.org

Then, click on the links for todays update!

Matt H.

Why only two? I think more winners should be awarded.

-Miles Raymond

Hi, I am Joel Seligstein, I am the head of the Pokemon project. When you create your pokemon,we have not decided all of the logistics for the sprite size, etc. We will have a page of rules posted within the next couple of days. We went ahead and released the idea so people could start thinking.

Why only two winners? Because that makes people work harder (it initially was only one). Also, there is the question of memory. We are already using the whole calc's mem, so we are hoping it can even fit (remember how much stuff we have to store constantly from each pokemon type, level, moves, HP, etc.) We are givin translucent slide cases to the two winners, also, so we know it isn't a lot, but still, money doesn't grow on trees.

Thanks!

Im sorry if I seem ignorant but I juswt have one question. What is/are Pokémon and what's so great about it. I hear everyone talking about it but I still don't know what is is.

Pokemon is this cartoon show that's really big in Japan and has become big in the US lately, too. It's really lame, IMO. See the above URL.

Actually, Pokémon is a game boy game made by Nintendo, and there's lots of licenced Pokémon things.

That news article is a bunch of mess. Are kids really going to start turning from God and start worshipping Pokemon? I don't think so!

I am a firm believer and am currently listening to DC Talk with a stack of other Christian related CDs next to me.

"'Abra' and 'Cadabra'. That immediately raised my attenea!"

Okay, like kids haven't ever seen some magic! There are thousands of magicians who trust in God, but don't think that magic comes for the devil simple because it entertains more than decepts! Like Pokemon!

Well, my mother just kicked the soap box out from under me. If anyone wants to discuss this further, please use me e-mail address (matt@basm.org) so that I don't get called on by ticalc.org staff for off subject matters.

Matt H.

Devil? God? What? Do not start to bring the biggest mistake in history into this! I Do belive that it originated in Japan where they are mostly Buhddist and Shinto, n'est-ce pas?

I would like to say however, it is great that someone is involving the public gamers into the development of a game one soon will play like your group BASM. Great Idea!

Okay, first, I wasn't quite bringing up God, I was just simply stating where I stand.

Secondly, I was just saying that the article was really silly and made no sense (I mean, come one, a bunch of Pokemon isn't an occult!).

Thirdly, the article WAS kind-of funny, and amusingly entertaining!

Fourthly, how is God the biggest mistake?

Matt H.

I would like to point out that I am not in any way supporting what is happening to innocent pokemon. I saw that news article on geeknews.com, and thought it was funny, and put it in the post I was composing in the other window. You would not believe the E-mails I got calling me both a satanist and a "rabid Jesus fraek [sic]" I am neither, however I do have some Christian MP3s. sorry to waste 405 bytes.

Will there be 150 pokemon? What about the plot?

We cannot at this time be sure of how many actual pokémon there will be. Memory contraints are the main problem at this time. As for the plot, it is expected to be similar to the original pokémon, with some variations.

SOME variations? Come on Adam! Tell the truth!

The MAJOR variations are:

1) A whole different world
2) Different interaction with people of that world
3) Ultimate passwords that allow for the player to go to whole new Pokemon worlds (!!!!!)
4) Tons of other stuff...

(Well, maybe not "Tons" of other stuff, but, several other things...)
Matt H.

I always thought it would be a good idea so i will ask, will these "passwords" carry over into further versions of this game? (i.e. make one world take up 23k and when you finish, it writes to a small second program, so when you load the second world, the little program acts as a password.)

We have some what discussed that. What we have concluded is that each world will be an "exteranal level". Each world, except the first, will require a password to load. The external worlds will ask for the password themselves.

What we currently have decided, the password will be given to the player once they have completely completed (?) the world (which may be as difficult as catching all pokemon in that world!).

Matt H.

are you planning on releasing a demo any time soon? even a very small crappy one would be nice, just to see how the work is progressing....