I always wonder about these "Hippies smell bad" comments when they come up. Most hippies I ever met smell fine but most businessmen I have met smell like sweat and have coffee, cigarettes, or scotch on their breath (or all of the above mixed together).
I think this is another one of those popular misconceptions along the lines of "women are bad drivers" (in fact they are better drivers on average than men are). It makes one wonder what the cultural necessity is at the root of the misconception.
The benefit of the wide-spread illusion that women are bad drivers in a male dominated society is rather obvious, but why do we need to believe that hippies "smell bad?"
Speaking as a genuine (former) hippie, I suspect that I DID smell bad to the average American. I lived at Wheelers Ranch (look it up) with basically no running water, but we had a community steam bath every Sunday. So what?
I also think that the people working at Atari were NOT Hippies. If they smelled "bad" it was poor hygiene. So don't insult the Hippies by comparing trm to those loser Atari slaves.
I also think that the people working at Atari were NOT Hippies. If they smelled "bad" it was poor hygiene. So don't insult the Hippies by comparing trm to those loser Atari slaves.
You'll have to take this up with Don Lang, Atari engineer, who would not work with Steve Jobs because he (Jobs) was "a g.d. hippie with b.o."
You'll have to take this up with Don Lang, Atari engineer, who would not work with Steve Jobs because he (Jobs) was "a g.d. hippie with b.o."
And because of his different diets it was said that he felt he did not need to shower. Hence the bad odour. I did not mean to insult any hippies. I would have been one, but I was 10 years too late.
How close of a copy are the apps? Most games are shooter type games and it seems to me that you can make a knockoff with enough changes where it wouldn't infringe. The basis for most old games seems to be kill all the bad guys and move to the next level. Why not do their own twist on an Atari game instead of a direct copy?
Really glad I got imame while it was in the app store! I never liked Battlezone (always seemed to get shot from behind), but I've managed to load Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, Defender, Joust, and Punch Out. I'm still looking for a working Popeye rom and a few others. I would be more than happy to pay for legit copies if they were available. I have bought plenty of retro games that have legit ports. Pac man, Mrs Pac man, Galaga, Dragons lair, frogger, and probably a few others so it's not like I want to just swipe free games. I must admit a small thrill from hunting for working roms and then seeing them start IF the rom is not missing files or the wrong version or something. Any way I see an iCade box in my near future. (Class of '86)
Yeah I don't see how anyone can think Vector Tanks isn't just a kicked up version of Battlezone. Just like that K C Munchkin is quite clearly a ripoff of Pac Man. You may not agree that something like that should be actionable, but it has been for quite a long time.
EDIT: Looking at it, Vector Tanks does look like it's a ton of fun, but so was Battlezone
Battlezone is in their Atari Arcade Classics pack, so I can kind of understand this. It's diverting attention away from their own product. Not that I think Atari is right for doing this, but -- I can understand.
I wonder if Atari still hire hippies who smell bad and make them work the night shift?
Different Atari. That Atari (Atari Inc.) went under in 1984. The current Atari is a rebranded Infogrames SA.
As far as the claim in the article on no communication, I'm not so sure about that. The author of this game is the same one that was previously contacted by them to remove his copy of their Adventure game, which was literally a direct reproduction of the original 2600 game on iOS. Likewise, they have a direct program specifically for smaller companies to work with them and license properties -
That being said, Atari SA should also be considering how actions like these (this isn't the first time apps have been forced out of the app store by them) effect the brand's fans. With things as bad for the company as they are right now and not a lot of good remakes of older IP from them, they should consider approaching some of the better offenders to become official ports instead of issuing cease and desists. PR wise 2011 was a terrible year for them with stuff like this.
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I always wonder about these "Hippies smell bad" comments when they come up. Most hippies I ever met smell fine but most businessmen I have met smell like sweat and have coffee, cigarettes, or scotch on their breath (or all of the above mixed together).
I think this is another one of those popular misconceptions along the lines of "women are bad drivers" (in fact they are better drivers on average than men are). It makes one wonder what the cultural necessity is at the root of the misconception.
The benefit of the wide-spread illusion that women are bad drivers in a male dominated society is rather obvious, but why do we need to believe that hippies "smell bad?"
Speaking as a genuine (former) hippie, I suspect that I DID smell bad to the average American. I lived at Wheelers Ranch (look it up) with basically no running water, but we had a community steam bath every Sunday. So what?
I also think that the people working at Atari were NOT Hippies. If they smelled "bad" it was poor hygiene. So don't insult the Hippies by comparing trm to those loser Atari slaves.
Damn it's hard to edit on an iPhone!
I also think that the people working at Atari were NOT Hippies. If they smelled "bad" it was poor hygiene. So don't insult the Hippies by comparing trm to those loser Atari slaves.
You'll have to take this up with Don Lang, Atari engineer, who would not work with Steve Jobs because he (Jobs) was "a g.d. hippie with b.o."
You'll have to take this up with Don Lang, Atari engineer, who would not work with Steve Jobs because he (Jobs) was "a g.d. hippie with b.o."
And because of his different diets it was said that he felt he did not need to shower. Hence the bad odour. I did not mean to insult any hippies. I would have been one, but I was 10 years too late.
EDIT: Looking at it, Vector Tanks does look like it's a ton of fun, but so was Battlezone
I wonder if Atari still hire hippies who smell bad and make them work the night shift?
no, they work for apple now.
source, "steve jobs: the exclusive biography"
I wonder if Atari still hire hippies who smell bad and make them work the night shift?
Different Atari. That Atari (Atari Inc.) went under in 1984. The current Atari is a rebranded Infogrames SA.
As far as the claim in the article on no communication, I'm not so sure about that. The author of this game is the same one that was previously contacted by them to remove his copy of their Adventure game, which was literally a direct reproduction of the original 2600 game on iOS. Likewise, they have a direct program specifically for smaller companies to work with them and license properties -
http://www2.atari.com/go
That being said, Atari SA should also be considering how actions like these (this isn't the first time apps have been forced out of the app store by them) effect the brand's fans. With things as bad for the company as they are right now and not a lot of good remakes of older IP from them, they should consider approaching some of the better offenders to become official ports instead of issuing cease and desists. PR wise 2011 was a terrible year for them with stuff like this.
Here's Atari SA's official response btw:
http://www.develop-online.net/news/3...-defend-our-IP