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AppGameKit Classic Chat / Atari - Pong Indie Developers Challenge

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Daniel TGC
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Posted: 10th Mar 2012 12:59
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Hi guys,

Atari are running an Indie developer challenge, tasked with reinventing Pong.

For more details see:

http://atari.com/pongdeveloperchallenge
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baxslash
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Posted: 10th Mar 2012 13:14
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Awesome... I'm in... wait no I'm not:
Quote: "Must be based in the US."


Quote: "What is your Apple© developer ID? You must have one to enter."


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bjadams
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Posted: 10th Mar 2012 14:17
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The big problem I see with the challenge is that whatever you submit, whether you make it to the top 10, or bottom 10000, whatever you produce will be owned by Atari, and you cannot release the product on your own.

I think the Playbook offer was much more fair.
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XanthorXIII
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Posted: 12th Mar 2012 05:48
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I'm steering clear of the contest myself for that very reason.
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MrValentine
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Posted: 14th Mar 2012 01:42 Edited at: 14th Mar 2012 01:43
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So what they are saying is...

Quote: "Hi guys we suck now and have no idea... we sit around all day drinking cheap beer and used up all our cash... can you do us a favour make us a new game and give us the rights... oh and you get bugger all...
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Well Done, well done...




not only that but they are penalising the entire planet for not being local... hang on... a minute... did they forget where the majority of their income came from? oh that's right...

anyhow A pointless competition... and I heard about this a while ago and thought... meh... pft... whatever...

Anyhow hope someone takes up the challenge even thought its pointless... I just want to see the news reports of Atari getting sued for once...

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Corrections in bold

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Posted: 14th Mar 2012 01:50 Edited at: 14th Mar 2012 03:50
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I don't enter competItions like this or have entered any compEtition execpt a few, because I don't like feeding the big companies for nothing , but then again 50,000 is alot of money. Ok i changed the sentance for you guys. Yes, my grammer does suck.

Developer of Space Chips, pianobasic, zipzapzoom, and vet pinball apps.
Developed the tiled map engine seen on the showcase.
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Posted: 14th Mar 2012 01:56
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Quote: "It is alot cheaper to have someone do it for free, and offer a prize thAn pay an employeE. I am based in the US, and I don't think that helps me . "

I just could not stand the sentence above so I corrected it... hope you do not mind... [and yeah my grammer sucks but eugh you get me]

Quote: "I don't enter competItions like this or have entered any compEtition execpt a few, because I don't like feeding the big companies for nothing."


EA make up your mind

but i agree... these kind of competitions are balarmy

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