BadCoder Consolation
Atari Jaguar Video-Games Programming and Development
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Who IS BadCoder?
BadCoder is an experienced applications and systems programmer, but be warned,
not (in recent times) a commercial game programmer or developer. I have written
commercial games previously, but that was a long time ago now. I do not wish
to reveal my true identity at this time, for a variety of reasons, but all will be
revealed in due course.
I like to keep my identity a secret, except to a very small group of others, but
it is interesting how difficult this is on the web. Just browsing Jaguar web-sites,
posting messages to message boards, or Internet news groups, all of these
activities threaten to reveal my identity, inadvertently, it could make one quite
paranoid. Speaking of secrets, did you find all the BadCode Easter Eggs?
This concern was how I ended up using the Anonymizer service, and the Spaceproxy
services. Both of them offer totally anonymous browsing, but I have found Anonymiser much more
reliable, quicker, and well... click on the banner above and find out more about
the service, I thoroughly recommend it for anybody wanting to browse sites
anonymously, or to give information anonymously.
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Why do you do this?
As useful console oriented video-games developments sites are a bit thin on the
ground these days, BadCoder is here to try and help, explaining how his demos and
games are written, how simple code can produce impressive results. What should be
remembered by any potential amateur game developer embarking on a project on a
machine such as the Jaguar is how different a console is from a PC, and how much
more frugal he or she should be with system resources.
BadCoder was frustrated to see enthusiastic young programmers unable to start on
their code for want of basic information about how to write a skeleton program, how
to structure their game, how to compile and link for Jaguar, and how to create
suitable graphics and sound.
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What are you promising Atari Jaguar fans?
Nothing. I do this now only for my own fun.
BadCoder is promising nothing to Jaguar fans. Since BadCode0 proof has not been
a problem I hope, and BadCode4 was the first demo to include a playable game.
BadCode5 will definitely include a better game, but beyond saying that I will
release it I am promising nothing.
No commercial games, no shareware cartridges or CD games, no new version
of demos such as Duranik's Native, no flashy web-pages or plans to save the
Atari Jaguar. Of course I'm not promising not to release anything like this either,
just check back here often and you may be pleased with the results of your
interest, time permitting.
If you are really interested in what I am doing, then I will be using my new
web-log in order to report on less
progress on an ad-hoc basis, between the major updates
such as announcing new demos and games.
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Like what BadCoder is working on?
If you do, the nicest way to thank me is to make sure when you order from Amazon,
click
here every time to go to their site. You'll get the SAME excellent prices, the
SAME excellent service, and I'll get a little bit of commission on your purchases to
help development.
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