September 28, 2004
C32 Interactive Fiction Needed, Pronto
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Commodore International is about ready to roll out the new C32 (to be marketed as the VIC 40 in Europe), the world’s first hardware implementation of Infocom’s Z-Machine. There’s only one piece missing: Dave Bernazzani needs you to write interactive fiction for its 32kb Z-Carts.
September 28th, 2004 at 2:07 pm
Hahaha. I checked my calendar but it’s September 28, not April 1.
How about an IF product about launching a nouveau-retro Commodore-based IF hardward device? You got the retro-hardware AND the retro-pomo-self reflexivity.
September 28th, 2004 at 2:11 pm
It’s September 28? Sheesh … maybe my version of ProDOS isn’t Y2K compliant.
The programming contest is for real, though!
September 28th, 2004 at 4:06 pm
This is a neat contest idea, but more importantly, the delivery is brilliant. The web site’s writeup is brilliant!
I may just have to enter this.
September 28th, 2004 at 4:07 pm
Don’t you hate it when you post something, then re-read it, and realize that you blatantly used the same adjective twice?
I like an edit button.
October 11th, 2004 at 2:03 pm
Thanks for the interest in the C32 contest – I found this blog searching for my name and C32 (there are not many sites that make mention of the mythical Commodore32). I’ve only got 2 people interested in the contest so far and I’m not sure that’s enough of a critical mass (one person thought it was a joke at first and figured ‘why not?’ when he discovered otherwise). If you are on the fence as to joining the contest, I’d say go for it! :)
December 1st, 2004 at 5:05 pm
The C32 games are out! (scroll to the bottom…)
December 15th, 2004 at 11:55 pm
The results of the C32 contest have been announced, and there are reviews on rec.games.int-fiction for those who want to check there.